# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=990&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 991 --- ## [Just got my updated vaccine for Omicron & BA5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-updated-vaccine-for-omicron-ba5/971231)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-updated-vaccine-for-omicron-ba5/971231 "2022-10-20T10:08:41Z")
I just got it. This is my 5th shot: 1st shot 2nd shot 3rd shot (that is, full strength Moderna) Booster (that is, half strength Moderna) Omicron version today Plus, I got the senior flu vaccine (double strength) i… --- ## [Your opinion on setting up a NAS/media server](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-setting-up-a-nas-media-server/971584)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-setting-up-a-nas-media-server/971584 "2022-10-20T07:08:41Z")
When we moved to our present house last year, there was no room for an office (and I was retiring anyway), so I put my old office computer (Dell XPS 8900, 250 GB SSD, two 2 TB HDD, Windows 10) in the den and now use our … --- ## [Lime returns to Skittles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-returns-to-skittles/973083)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lime-returns-to-skittles/973083 "2022-10-20T05:26:10Z")
They got rid of that sour apple abomination. Now I can go back to eating 80% of my skittles! --- ## [Where did the "to survive the curse you must pass it on" horror trope start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-to-survive-the-curse-you-must-pass-it-on-horror-trope-start/973443)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-to-survive-the-curse-you-must-pass-it-on-horror-trope-start/973443 "2022-10-20T05:15:33Z")
I read a synopsis for the recent horror movie and it seems to follow the same trope as movies like The Ring, Drag Me to Hell, It Follows, etc. of “The protagonist is cursed and will die within a short period of time. Th… --- ## [What Do Prescription-Free Hearing Aids Actually Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-prescription-free-hearing-aids-actually-mean/971805)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-prescription-free-hearing-aids-actually-mean/971805 "2022-10-20T05:05:41Z")
Americans will soon be able to get hearing aids without a prescription. But doesn’t every patient need a hearing aid tailored to their own hearing loss (and ear shape)? Mrs. H has hearing difficulties and purchased thes… --- ## [When did the DMV take over our medical system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-dmv-take-over-our-medical-system/972164)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-dmv-take-over-our-medical-system/972164 "2022-10-20T05:02:19Z")
Continuing from the previous exciting (?!) episode. They play rock and roll in churches now?! - Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) - Straight Dope Message Board Warning: this story is a bit long and depressi… --- ## [Guitarists, how difficult is it to play a 12 string guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-how-difficult-is-it-to-play-a-12-string-guitar/931384)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-how-difficult-is-it-to-play-a-12-string-guitar/931384 "2022-10-20T03:41:36Z")
First of all, thanks for all the great answers to my capo question. I’ve been watching a lot of performances live from the Cavern Club which feature mostly solo musicians with an acoustic guitar. Is it difficult for som… --- ## [Post-Covid similar to sleep deprivation #the-quarantine-zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-covid-similar-to-sleep-deprivation-the-quarantine-zone/973517)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-covid-similar-to-sleep-deprivation-the-quarantine-zone/973517 "2022-10-20T02:34:48Z")
Interesting article re post-Covid: mental effects are similar to sleep-deprivation. That matches my personal experience; lack of energy, both mental and physical, needing more sleep, and really tired in the evenings, … --- ## [On dogs, bones and toothses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dogs-bones-and-toothses/973370)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dogs-bones-and-toothses/973370 "2022-10-20T01:04:14Z")
Watching my small dogs go to town on a beef rib I started wondering, we humans break teeth all the time on things harder than a marshmallow. So how is it that a dog can utterly demolish a hard bone in minutes without br… --- ## [Are your folks smart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-folks-smart/973353)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-folks-smart/973353 "2022-10-19T23:26:53Z")
My Mom is Smart! Well ok, she has a lot of factual trivia, but she’s still pretty smart. My parents watch Jeopardy every evening. My Mom will often know most of the answers and I’ve seen her “run a category” blurting … --- ## [NFL 2022 Week Six Ways to Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-six-ways-to-sunday/973255)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-six-ways-to-sunday/973255 "2022-10-19T22:26:25Z")
A little late so we don’t get to discuss in real time the offensive showcase between the Commanders and Bears last night. I leave it to the reader to determine the intended meaning of “offensive”. Here are the games, wi… --- ## [The elevator dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elevator-dream/973402)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elevator-dream/973402 "2022-10-19T22:06:41Z")
I have had the most bizarre recurring dream. I get in an elevator, usually in the basement of a hotel. And the elevator starts to go up, then it goes sideways, and moves in a very erratic fashion. Scares the shit out of … --- ## [Heated machines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-machines/973506)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-machines/973506 "2022-10-19T21:59:08Z")
In the lobby of our building, they have this machine blowing, even though theres no damage there. Its been running continuously since Sunday. It started at 303 degrees. Now it says 370. Should I be worried? I’m already w… --- ## [If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a grizzly bear... HELP THE BEAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503 "2022-10-19T21:12:43Z")
A Northwest College wrestler grappled with a grizzly bear to save his teammates from being brutally killed by it, ultimately turning the brunt of its attack on himself. Don’t worry; everyone seems to be okay. --- ## [Homonyms to initialisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homonyms-to-initialisms/973013)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homonyms-to-initialisms/973013 "2022-10-19T20:26:01Z")
Some ground rules: Let’s ignore stress, “single letter words” like R and U, whether or not the initialism is common or even in use, and lets not quibble about whether or not someone’s pronunciation of a word is sufficien… --- ## [Can somebody explain Hellraiser 2022 to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-hellraiser-2022-to-me/973437)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-hellraiser-2022-to-me/973437 "2022-10-19T20:14:05Z")
Anybody? Yes I know it’s fantasy. But I can’t discern any consistent internal logic. Yes I know it’s a magical object. But so is the One Ring. Which is grokkable Can anyone draw me a map? "Yes I’ve seen the original,… --- ## [Is this a scam? Smells voter-fraudy to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-smells-voter-fraudy-to-me/973462)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-smells-voter-fraudy-to-me/973462 "2022-10-19T17:48:44Z")
Got a text yesterday from “Ylonda with Progressive Turnout Project”, asking me if I wanted to make some money: “We’re paying Democrats like you $250/week to rally your friends and family to vote! Interested?” Aside fro… --- ## [Which sports have fans that are violent enough that they need to be segregated in the stadium stands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-fans-that-are-violent-enough-that-they-need-to-be-segregated-in-the-stadium-stands/972570)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-fans-that-are-violent-enough-that-they-need-to-be-segregated-in-the-stadium-stands/972570 "2022-10-19T17:26:13Z")
Reading about the news yesterday about 127 fans and police being killed in a soccer clash at a stadium in Indonesia, and thinking about the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster that killed 97 people, it got me to thinking that soc… --- ## [Dealing with dangerous shipwrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-dangerous-shipwrecks/973490)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-dangerous-shipwrecks/973490 "2022-10-19T17:20:48Z")
I was reading CNN this morning when I came across an article about a leaky shipwreck in Belgian waters of the North Sea. I’ve read of dozens, if not hundreds of such wrecks around the world that continue to pollute bu… --- ## [Online food menus using your smart phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-food-menus-using-your-smart-phone/973150)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-food-menus-using-your-smart-phone/973150 "2022-10-19T17:17:17Z")
When we are traveling I use Google Maps to see what restaurants are around. Naturally I need to see the menu. There is very seldom an actual printed menu you can call up on the smart phone. Instead what they do is lay th… --- ## [Severe toxicity from casual fentanyl exposure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-toxicity-from-casual-fentanyl-exposure/948186)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-toxicity-from-casual-fentanyl-exposure/948186 "2022-10-19T17:16:14Z")
Yet another story about a law enforcement officer’s severe symptoms, purportedly from exposure to fentanyl. There have been numerous accounts of this type, disputed by addiction experts who note that lots of people in… --- ## [NYT Poll "Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn’t a Priority"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-poll-voters-see-democracy-in-peril-but-saving-it-isn-t-a-priority/973448)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-poll-voters-see-democracy-in-peril-but-saving-it-isn-t-a-priority/973448 "2022-10-19T17:14:42Z")
Story here That was a chilling headline to wake up to. I guess that about wraps it up for us. --- ## [Need A Little Help With a Spam Filter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-a-spam-filter/973393)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-a-spam-filter/973393 "2022-10-19T17:10:34Z")
So I’m suddenly getting a ton of spam, every day, on my gmail account and I’m trying to figure out how gmail filters work, or more specifically, how to make gmail filters work for me. All of it comes from fake email add… --- ## [Help me make my Spotify classical playlists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984 "2022-10-19T16:59:54Z")
Heya, classical music enthusiasts! I’m looking to set up several classical music playlists and I was looking for some input on them. I’m looking for say 50 to 100 or so “tracks” (I know, I know) in each one, with a good… --- ## [Rock songs with non-English lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-non-english-lyrics/151804)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-non-english-lyrics/151804 "2022-10-19T16:41:19Z")
How many rock songs (~1958 - present) can you think of which have some lyrics of a foreign language? Billy Joel has several with French lyrics. Chicago has at least one with Italian. I’d lump in Ricky Martin is living… --- ## [What does Mint Mobile do that Verizon or T-Mobile do not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mint-mobile-do-that-verizon-or-t-mobile-do-not/973404)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mint-mobile-do-that-verizon-or-t-mobile-do-not/973404 "2022-10-19T16:09:22Z")
I have some friends who use Mint Mobile for around $18 per month and, in their words, it provides essentially everything that Verizon or T-Mobile do for $130 per month. I’m convinced there must be some catch, so…what is… --- ## [What do the soldiers do when a war ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-soldiers-do-when-a-war-ends/973164)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-soldiers-do-when-a-war-ends/973164 "2022-10-19T16:05:57Z")
I know this differs depending on how the end of the war done. High ranking officers may be executed or brought to trial for their transgressions against the opposing force, but what about the rank and file foot soldiers?… --- ## [Tips and tricks for using YouTube TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-youtube-tv/973461)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-youtube-tv/973461 "2022-10-19T15:53:45Z")
We finally cut the cord and switched to YouTube TV, and for the most part we like it just fine. But the interface can be confusing, and I haven’t been able to find any support number or even robo-chat. So I’m hoping my f… --- ## [Scholars disagreeing with authors about their works(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholars-disagreeing-with-authors-about-their-works/972656)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholars-disagreeing-with-authors-about-their-works/972656 "2022-10-19T15:35:25Z")
So my boys and I recently got done reading the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, and we read them in the order they were in the box set- i.e. the chronological order in Narnian time. So Magician’s Nephew, then "The Li… --- ## [Radioactive isotope lead-210 from what source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-isotope-lead-210-from-what-source/973380)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-isotope-lead-210-from-what-source/973380 "2022-10-19T14:36:36Z")
This article is about elevated levels of Lead-210 left over from WWII sources that has contaminated a school. I don’t recall hearing of this isotope before. What nuclear weapons manufacturing would have produced it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=989&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=991&state=watching)