# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=985&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 986 --- ## [Advice about cooking with rice wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-cooking-with-rice-wine/973727)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-cooking-with-rice-wine/973727 "2022-10-27T05:06:33Z")
Vaderling is taking on special cooking projects at home, trying things, stretching his palate, sorta. Anyhoo, he has found a recipe, it calls for chinese rice wine. I don’t have that easily available, but I do have a c… --- ## [Best restaurant in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-restaurant-in-the-world/973682)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-restaurant-in-the-world/973682 "2022-10-27T02:06:16Z")
We haven’t traveled much in the Covid years. We’ve had some spectacular meals mostly in the US, but some internationally. If you had your choice, and money, where would you go? French Laundry? Nobu? Or your local bu… --- ## [Popping a cyst (warning...NSFW, GRAPHIC, YUCKY, ETC.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-a-cyst-warning-nsfw-graphic-yucky-etc/973592)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-a-cyst-warning-nsfw-graphic-yucky-etc/973592 "2022-10-27T01:54:19Z")
​(1) BEST Pimple Popping // Big Cystic Acne Blackheads // Whiteheads Removal / Squeezing Pimples / H#070 - YouTube --- ## [Planning a trip to NYC in mid-Oct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-nyc-in-mid-oct/964330)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-nyc-in-mid-oct/964330 "2022-10-27T01:36:42Z")
Piggybacking off of this thread, my wife and I are planing on taking a 4-5 day long weekend to NYC in the 2d half of October. Lot of good suggestions in that thread. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions as to spec… --- ## [A post was split to a new topic: SPAMMER collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-was-split-to-a-new-topic-spammer-collection/973836)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-was-split-to-a-new-topic-spammer-collection/973836 "2022-10-27T01:26:25Z")
Noticed this recently in a resurrected thread on the ownership of the UN building: Are we now taking spam/bot posts and saving them elsewhere? Maybe we have always done that, but I always percieved “being whisked awa… --- ## [Futuristic household robots in an old Saturday-morning cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-household-robots-in-an-old-saturday-morning-cartoon/972354)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-household-robots-in-an-old-saturday-morning-cartoon/972354 "2022-10-27T00:36:51Z")
Does anybody remember a cartoon–probably Warner Brothers–that featured a futuristic house full of servant robots? They were not humanoid, they were more like what you might see in today’s car factories, although they wer… --- ## [Help me decide what piano to eventually buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-what-piano-to-eventually-buy/973607)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-what-piano-to-eventually-buy/973607 "2022-10-26T23:22:30Z")
I recently got a Yamaha P-45, and I’m enjoying learning to play piano. (I play guitar already so I think having musical experience is making the learning process more fun than it would be if I was starting from scratch.)… --- ## [Should I answer telephone political polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-answer-telephone-political-polls/973636)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-answer-telephone-political-polls/973636 "2022-10-26T23:09:37Z")
First of all: yes I still have a landline, and yes I at least sometimes answer the phone – a call from an unfamiliar number may be a potential customer calling the farm. Lately sometimes the calls have been political po… --- ## [Why are Shakespeare plays Two Noble Kinsman and Henry VIII not included in many Complete Shakespeare Works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-shakespeare-plays-two-noble-kinsman-and-henry-viii-not-included-in-many-complete-shakespeare-works/973663)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-shakespeare-plays-two-noble-kinsman-and-henry-viii-not-included-in-many-complete-shakespeare-works/973663 "2022-10-26T22:02:25Z")
Why are the last of Shaksspeae plays “The Two Noble Kinsman” and “Henry VIII” not included in many Complete Shakespeare Works? --- ## [Building a sept from gingerbread for a holday display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-sept-from-gingerbread-for-a-holday-display/973842)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-sept-from-gingerbread-for-a-holday-display/973842 "2022-10-26T21:28:41Z")
In my city there is an annual holiday event downtown. The main feature is a display of gingerbread creations. I’ve entered many times back when I was working, but since retirement I haven’t. Now I want to get back in.… --- ## [An interesting article on satellite-based earthquake prediction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-article-on-satellite-based-earthquake-prediction/973763)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-article-on-satellite-based-earthquake-prediction/973763 "2022-10-26T19:50:24Z")
This article appeared today in my geophysics news feed. I was initially struck by the photo, which looks unreal enough to suspect Photoshop. Until you see the credit is the US Navy, who’d have little reason to fake thi… --- ## [Jules Bass (‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ ‘Frosty the Snowman’) passes away at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823 "2022-10-26T17:42:53Z")
What to say? Jules Bass’ and Arthur Rankin’s specials have brightened up the holiday seasons for decades … both for my generation and my children’s. --- ## [Who likes "Hollywood" plastic surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-hollywood-plastic-surgery/940087)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-hollywood-plastic-surgery/940087 "2022-10-26T17:28:33Z")
Not sure if this is more appropriate for another forum, but I was wondering why so many actors (I mostly notice the females) get so much plastic surgery. Maybe more get subtle work than I notice, but when I see an actre… --- ## [Authors with particular linguistic habits or tics, like often repeated or misused words or phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-particular-linguistic-habits-or-tics-like-often-repeated-or-misused-words-or-phrases/973332)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-particular-linguistic-habits-or-tics-like-often-repeated-or-misused-words-or-phrases/973332 "2022-10-26T16:32:59Z")
Mrs. solost tried to download a book from an online lending library to her Kindle, but to do this you use Amazon, and she was accidentally logged into my Amazon account, so it showed up on my Kindle. So she says eh, go a… --- ## [Car Design: Real vs. Toy Copies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-design-real-vs-toy-copies/973792)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-design-real-vs-toy-copies/973792 "2022-10-26T16:26:55Z")
I was watching “Toys That Built America” on the History Channel. They mentioned that the first Hot Wheels was a car unseen before. Turns out it was a (yet to be revealed) 1968 Corvette. You see, Mattel hired a Chevy car … --- ## [John Clarke (of Clarke and Dawe) RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-clarke-of-clarke-and-dawe-rip/784165)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-clarke-of-clarke-and-dawe-rip/784165 "2022-10-26T15:31:26Z")
I caught a marathon of The Games on PBS many years ago and absolutely fell in love with his sense of humor. Through Youtube I’ve watched many more hours of his work. Brilliant satirist, painfully funny guy. ETA - sorr… --- ## [Do Mini Exercise Sessions Throughout the Day Limit My Gains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mini-exercise-sessions-throughout-the-day-limit-my-gains/973765)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mini-exercise-sessions-throughout-the-day-limit-my-gains/973765 "2022-10-26T15:14:49Z")
Pre-Covid, I did my workouts at my gym in one 45-minute session. Now, I’d like to spread my at-home exercise routines throughout my workday. This gets me up and moving, instead of sitting too long. My plan is simple: Ev… --- ## [Do people actually break into cars specifically to steal baseball hats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-break-into-cars-specifically-to-steal-baseball-hats/973669)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-break-into-cars-specifically-to-steal-baseball-hats/973669 "2022-10-26T15:04:16Z")
Growing up one of the weird rules my parents had was to NEVER leave a baseball hat in a car (or at least in plain sight) because baseball hats (specifically ones with actual MLB teams) were “hot” on a theives radar. The … --- ## [Question regarding the Battle of Carhampton 836 AD King Ecgbehrt of Wessex vs. Viking Raid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-battle-of-carhampton-836-ad-king-ecgbehrt-of-wessex-vs-viking-raid/973676)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-battle-of-carhampton-836-ad-king-ecgbehrt-of-wessex-vs-viking-raid/973676 "2022-10-26T13:34:30Z")
The Entire History of Viking Britain // Medieval England Documentary 8 minutes 12/13 seconds into the video, the narrator claims King Ecgbehrt of Wessex defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Carhampton in 8… --- ## [When was the last time a UK general election was called quickly after a new Prime Minister took office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-uk-general-election-was-called-quickly-after-a-new-prime-minister-took-office/973709)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-uk-general-election-was-called-quickly-after-a-new-prime-minister-took-office/973709 "2022-10-26T13:28:09Z")
Asking a factual question, not for political opinions. It’s happened several times over the past few decades that a UK Prime Minister has resigned, and been replaced by a new Prime Minister from his/her party. When was… --- ## [Low-effort Halloween costumes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499 "2022-10-26T12:29:00Z")
Hi, y’all. So the thing is this: My husband and I are dutifully going to a neighborhood gathering on Halloween night. It’ll be held outdoors, mostly adults attending, and we don’t plan to stay long. However, costumes… --- ## [When you're old enough for your dental fillings to go bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-old-enough-for-your-dental-fillings-to-go-bad/973587)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-old-enough-for-your-dental-fillings-to-go-bad/973587 "2022-10-24T20:57:16Z")
Another reminder that the years are rushing by. I had two old dental fillings go bad. The upper tooth had a piece break off next to the filling and it had decay under it. That required a new porcelain crown. The lower … --- ## [Describe Your Favourite Pair of Jeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-favourite-pair-of-jeans/973158)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-favourite-pair-of-jeans/973158 "2022-10-26T06:08:32Z")
Since they are all we wear since Covid…. --- ## [Is Biden too old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-too-old/972405)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-too-old/972405 "2022-10-26T03:24:08Z")
There are plenty of videos of Biden looking a bit old and out of it, but most of these that I’ve seen seem to rely on camera angles where he’s responding to something off screen that we can’t see and hear. Today, howeve… --- ## [How does cartilage grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-cartilage-grow/973799)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-cartilage-grow/973799 "2022-10-26T02:32:49Z")
My wife has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus. The orthopedist said the treatment is to arthroscopically snip the tear so that the flappy edges are not rubbing on nerves in surrounding tissue (I am paraphrasing as a la… --- ## [Question about the Star Trek franchise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-star-trek-franchise/973681)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-star-trek-franchise/973681 "2022-10-26T02:16:16Z")
I’ve seen there have been a lot of ST reboots and new series. I haven’t watched any of them. I kind of stopped watching sometime during Voyager. Now, I’ve been re reading a book series collectively titled the Ring of … --- ## [USDJPY: why is the dollar/yen exchange rate so skewed right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usdjpy-why-is-the-dollar-yen-exchange-rate-so-skewed-right-now/973783)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usdjpy-why-is-the-dollar-yen-exchange-rate-so-skewed-right-now/973783 "2022-10-26T00:09:24Z")
Japanese yen are the cheapest they’ve been in 30+ years: you can currently get about 150 yen per dollar. As recently as ten years ago, it was about 75 yen per dollar. From what I can gather, classic supply and demand a… --- ## [Thoughts on gender-swapping in video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-gender-swapping-in-video-games/972754)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-gender-swapping-in-video-games/972754 "2022-10-25T23:16:00Z")
OK, weak title - I’ll elaborate… Since my time on earth began, whenever playing video games, I (a biological male who identifies as such without much hesitation or ambiguity) have opted to play with a female character o… --- ## [Stunning (in a good way) customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-in-a-good-way-customer-service/952949)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunning-in-a-good-way-customer-service/952949 "2022-10-25T22:18:34Z")
We have an adorable 1 year old puppy, named Llewellyn - or Louie, for short. A few months ago he decided to get picky about his kibble. But at a friends house, he scarfed the friends’ dog’s food - so we asked for the b… --- ## [How does my power company "know" what I'm using my electricity for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-power-company-know-what-im-using-my-electricity-for/972002)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-power-company-know-what-im-using-my-electricity-for/972002 "2022-10-25T21:21:12Z")
My power company sends me a monthly “Home Energy Report” that purports to show a breakdown of how many dollars’ worth of electricity I used last month by various categories: cooling, kitchen, laundry, lighting, electroni… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=984&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=986&state=muted)