# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4847\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2026-10-05T14:29:54Z")
We look for dimwitted dopes the world over, why not their malignant counterparts? Like Alexander Lushenko, who, apart from being Putin’s lapdog, is keeping an opposition journalist and activist (and his girlfriend) in p… --- ## [Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2752\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2026-10-05T14:29:48Z")
This thread is for discussion of Rich Burlew’s comic strip The Order of the Stick. Book 7, the final book, is due to start today. The previous book took about 6 years. This book promises to be even longer. Read it from… --- ## [Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Fourthcoming Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468 "2026-10-05T14:28:44Z")
I don’t have a good puzzle to kick of this thread, but I do think it is time to start a new thread as it is better to not have so many pages to scroll through. Anyone got one to start us off again? --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1915\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2026-10-05T14:27:21Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2026. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points… --- ## [Time again for a Daylight Saving thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394 "2026-10-05T14:26:26Z")
Rather than resurrecting any number of zombies, lets discuss Daylight Saving Time NO S!. It is not Daylight Savings It is such an antiquated idea. We have electric lights now for the evenings. Someone here, ca… --- ## [If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4854\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796 "2026-10-05T14:22:46Z")
As you may or may not be aware, the New York Times has other games besides Wordle and they recently introduced a new daily one that is pretty good. It’s called “Connections” and the premise is you get an array of 16 word… --- ## [Ook-tober Mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511 "2026-10-05T14:16:53Z")
You may have heard of the big storm that hit the Northeast US last week? Our house is about 100 feet from the ocean on the North Shore of Boston, and after four or five days of heavy winds and rain, the “main” storm hit… --- ## [I pit male rapist apologists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-male-rapist-apologists/1033569)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-male-rapist-apologists/1033569 "2026-10-05T14:15:01Z")
So, in the last several days, my Facebook feed has become full of Cornell 7 posts, maybe 95-ish percent by women. Any other posts, by men, and comments by men, basically say that \[and I am obviously paraphrasing\] “pussy … --- ## [Tennessee Fails to Execute the Execution of Christa Pike. Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507 "2026-10-05T14:13:56Z")
I didn’t actually intend to start a thread about this, I assumed there would already be several threads about her situation from days ago. And after today’s events I was POSITIVE there would be even more threads! Nope. … --- ## [What a bunch of baloney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-bunch-of-baloney/1033543)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-bunch-of-baloney/1033543 "2026-10-05T14:13:09Z")
There are flavors of bologna available-garlic, smokey, sweet etc., but I want y’all to come up with bologna flavors that you honestly think might taste good. Neapolitan bologna loaf, anyone? :grin: --- ## [Pitting Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214 "2026-10-05T14:12:13Z")
For the longest time I was willing to dismiss @Der\_Trihs’s extreme statements as hyperbole, exaggeration for rhetorical effect. But with his latest post as quoted: it’s just that the anti-abortion side only cares about… --- ## [Stupid liberal idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 8217\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086 "2026-10-05T14:11:19Z")
So many to choose from… Let’s start with a classic example of the jackass Nanny State mentality: Wiffleball? Freeze tag? I’m surprised the legislature didn’t mandate that kids all be wrapped in cotton padding 24/7… --- ## [I've started recording tracks again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197 "2026-10-05T14:08:59Z")
Between 2017 and 2020 I recorded 12 of my own pieces (piano or piano/vocal) as a playlist, modern equivalent of an album. Hadn’t done any since (focused on writing books and being an author) but our choir declared in fa… --- ## [The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5750\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944 "2026-10-05T13:41:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) - #10004 by knoodler. Previous discussions: The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) --- ## [How are gas prices in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 830\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2026-10-05T13:40:37Z")
There were a few posts about gas prices in the ‘Russia invades Ukraine’ thread. I thought I’d start a thread to see how gas prices are across the country and world. Prices at the Lummi gas station were probably the sec… --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8308\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-10-05T13:38:17Z")
An elderly couple were watching the tv and the husband had the remote. He kept changing back and forth between a porn channel and a fishing programme. “For heaven’s sake” said his wife “leave it on the porn channel, yo… --- ## [Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1471\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433 "2026-10-05T13:30:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) - #10001 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) --- ## [Again with the annoying commercials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7702\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2026-10-05T13:24:39Z")
The previous thread has dropped off my first page, which is set to show any thread with a post within the last month. So here’s a new thread on this perennial subject. There’s a commercial for something called Dentastix… --- ## [What's the most interesting car you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 8288\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2026-10-05T13:16:39Z")
I often keep a running track of the most interesting car I see on my commute each day. It can be a rare sports car, a brand new model, an old classic, or even a bizarre paint job. Heck, somedays it’s an amazing bumper st… --- ## [­xkcd thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6433\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2026-10-05T13:16:22Z")
The xkcd forums have not been updated in so long that its certificate has expired. So you can’t even get to the page that says they’ve been taken offline. I don’t know if there’s anywhere else to discuss the comic, so I … --- ## [Lanterns (the green kind)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lanterns-the-green-kind/1032374 "2026-10-05T13:04:42Z")
Watched the first episode. Liked it, looking forward to the next episode. Drama with very little humor. Despite that the first episode reminded me quite a bit of --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495 "2026-10-05T12:59:44Z")
October is here! Time to get the skellys out of the basement and hang the ghosts on my porch. If you’re up north, it’s time to bust out the long sleeved shirts and comfy hoodies. Down south, time get out the shorts and m… --- ## [Clues by Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350 "2026-10-05T12:58:42Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a cr… --- ## [Please help me identify this 80's music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119 "2026-10-05T12:58:03Z")
This would be the early 80’s, when music videos first started playing on TV. I don’t remember the song or the band, but the story of the video was of a teenage girl who has a crappy home life and runs away. At the end … --- ## [Five suspects arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447 "2026-10-05T12:54:58Z")
Breaking News from BBC , a farmer who called 999 when she saw “a large group of hooded and masked men” said she “foiled” their plans - here’s the WhatsApp she sent her neighbours at 01:49 on Sunday But Defence Secr… --- ## [Why 3 different milks in Tres Leche cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-different-milks-in-tres-leche-cake/1033577)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-different-milks-in-tres-leche-cake/1033577 "2026-10-05T12:40:00Z")
A search shows that after sweetened condensed milk was introduced to South America in the late 1800s they soaked cake in it. But it would seem that that is the basic taste of the sauce. If you want it thinner, add milk. … --- ## [Best celestial objects to use to triangulate oneself in the galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-celestial-objects-to-use-to-triangulate-oneself-in-the-galaxy/1033585)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-celestial-objects-to-use-to-triangulate-oneself-in-the-galaxy/1033585 "2026-10-05T12:39:39Z")
Was thinking of Planet of the Apes and them not realizing that they just returned to Earth in the future. Say you need to know where you are, and hence where Earth is, and thus which direction to head off on to get back … --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464 "2026-10-05T12:37:22Z")
In Week 3, Atlanta destroyed the Pack on Thursday, and the undefeated Bills kept the Chargers winless. The Browns won their second straight, while the Colts got their first win at the expense of Houston, who is 0-3. Ti… --- ## [If the sun can radiate heat into space, why is this a problem for data centers in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sun-can-radiate-heat-into-space-why-is-this-a-problem-for-data-centers-in-space/1033454)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sun-can-radiate-heat-into-space-why-is-this-a-problem-for-data-centers-in-space/1033454 "2026-10-05T12:36:05Z")
The consensus I’ve heard on AI data centers in space is that cooling them is going to be next to impossible, since they’re in a vacuum. And sure, the vacuum of space isn’t really cold, it just doesn’t have any temperatu… --- ## [Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8809\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2026-10-05T12:35:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) - #10010 by Atamasama. Previous discussions: Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=2&state=muted)