# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=104&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 105 --- ## [The last, and hardest, decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-and-hardest-decision/1028932)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-and-hardest-decision/1028932 "2026-04-21T00:44:05Z")
Now? Not yet? How much longer? My cat Freddie Mercury (“Merc”), a senior former stray, has intestinal lymphoma that the vet can now feel with palpation. He’s eating a lot, frequent little meals of the always available w… --- ## [Does playing scrabble or other letter to word games temporarily mess up your word recognition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playing-scrabble-or-other-letter-to-word-games-temporarily-mess-up-your-word-recognition/1029074)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-playing-scrabble-or-other-letter-to-word-games-temporarily-mess-up-your-word-recognition/1029074 "2026-04-21T00:16:24Z")
I play the Thread games here. Where a new word is created from the letters in the old word. Focusing entirely on the letters sometimes makes me question if the word is spelled correctly. Like priest. It didn’t look cor… --- ## [Texas charter school students forced to do pushups; some may have permanent health issues as a result](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-charter-school-students-forced-to-do-pushups-some-may-have-permanent-health-issues-as-a-result/1029351)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-charter-school-students-forced-to-do-pushups-some-may-have-permanent-health-issues-as-a-result/1029351 "2026-04-21T00:15:23Z")
This source does not say how old the 80 or so students were, but I get the impression they were at least mostly male, and probably teenagers. They were forced to do hundreds of them, in some cases on 3 successive days, … --- ## [Late-80s MS-DOS file question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-80s-ms-dos-file-question/807059)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-80s-ms-dos-file-question/807059 "2026-04-20T22:57:55Z")
I’m going through some very old computer files (ca. 1989) and I’ve come across a file that I saved called MOUSELES.CHK. I cannot find any useful references to this file on the web, or even searching back issues of PC Ma… --- ## [Things that would have made no sense 20 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-would-have-made-no-sense-20-years-ago/1029369)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-would-have-made-no-sense-20-years-ago/1029369 "2026-04-20T22:38:13Z")
For instance - Tomorrow my wife and I will ride our electric bicycles to the pickleball courts. Sounds futuristic. It kind of is. I love my new bike. It needs a name. --- ## [What company won't be around anymore in 10 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-company-wont-be-around-anymore-in-10-years/1027397)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-company-wont-be-around-anymore-in-10-years/1027397 "2026-04-20T21:46:11Z")
Harley Davidson (don’t get me wrong, the brand will still be around like MG or Benelli - owned by a chinese holding) Same for Sears, Target, Saks/Neiman, Nikon/Canon/Fuji Sony…(?) --- ## [Weird optical illusion (photo I took)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-optical-illusion-photo-i-took/1029357)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-optical-illusion-photo-i-took/1029357 "2026-04-20T19:49:10Z")
This photo was taken by me a day or so ago. I liked the font and wanted a memory of it. Here’s the weird part. That 5 is projecting out from the door. It was taken in bright sunlight, and it’s on a vertical surface. But… --- ## [Bill Veeck Innovations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-veeck-innovations/1029401)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-veeck-innovations/1029401 "2026-04-20T19:05:37Z")
Bill Veeck introduced several innovations while he owned the White Sox. To name a few: the exploding scoreboard, a shower in the left field stands, compressed air home plate cleaner, a ball basket for umpires, etc. I ca… --- ## [When teaching Religion, Myth and Legend as Literature should it be labeled as Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-teaching-religion-myth-and-legend-as-literature-should-it-be-labeled-as-fiction/1029156)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-teaching-religion-myth-and-legend-as-literature-should-it-be-labeled-as-fiction/1029156 "2026-04-20T18:35:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from They are trying it again- Ten Commandments: Rather than Hijack the above thread, I wanted to reply to @DrDeth in a separate thread where we can argue a more general question than the speci… --- ## [Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-2/985165)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-2/985165 "2026-04-20T16:17:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) - #10004 by dirtball. Previous discussions: Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) --- ## [A different kind of Google Cloud: steam from data center fogs in local airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-kind-of-google-cloud-steam-from-data-center-fogs-in-local-airport/1029393)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-kind-of-google-cloud-steam-from-data-center-fogs-in-local-airport/1029393 "2026-04-20T16:06:51Z")
Google has a data center (several of them, actually) in The Dalles OR. The Dalles is a small city on the Columbia that has an airport across the river in Washington. Pilots there are complaining that the evaporative cool… --- ## [Dirty Harry 1971 Police Memorial Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-harry-1971-police-memorial-question/1029414)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-harry-1971-police-memorial-question/1029414 "2026-04-20T15:17:27Z")
Dirty Harry, 1971 begins with a close-up of a Granite memorial with the following inscription. The memorial is inscribed with a list of Slain Officers Names and date of death. I copied the first three. Google confirms t… --- ## [So what do we impeach him for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-impeach-him-for/1028886)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-we-impeach-him-for/1028886 "2026-04-20T15:07:08Z")
This is hypothetical. Suppose we’ve got the votes in the senate (the house should be easy), what would/should we impeach Trump for? He was impeached for his extortion of Zelinskyy. He was impeached for the insurrection … --- ## [Cross & Blackwell Mint Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-blackwell-mint-sauce/980050)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-blackwell-mint-sauce/980050 "2026-04-20T10:45:23Z")
My beloved mint sauce seems to no longer be available. The Cross & Blackwell site says none of their preferred vendors sell it. I just checked a dozen grocery sites and Amazon, and they all say it is unavailable. Oh, an… --- ## [Slay the Spire II arrives soon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slay-the-spire-ii-arrives-soon/1028111)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slay-the-spire-ii-arrives-soon/1028111 "2026-04-20T10:25:42Z")
Early access starts 3/5. I am very excited. I never fully finished the first one (got to 20 with the Ironclad and Silent and 19 with the Defect and the Watcher) but it is by far the game I play the most when I just want … --- ## [DC Bar: Urgent Message For Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-bar-urgent-message-for-members/1017322)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-bar-urgent-message-for-members/1017322 "2026-04-20T09:16:39Z")
That is the title of the video below. I am not sure how many lawyers we have here who belong to the DC Bar but, if you are one of them, please watch the short (4 minute) video below. The fight against Trump and his ena… --- ## [(Old) A Day Off in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1029239)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1029239 "2026-04-20T04:25:38Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 8c/47f with a predicted high of 13c/55f and mostly sunny. Weather app says “If this fucking weather was a soup, it would be fucking called Bouillabullshit.” For the non-RDOS amongst us… --- ## [I hate ceramic-coated nonstick skillets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-ceramic-coated-nonstick-skillets/1029243)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-ceramic-coated-nonstick-skillets/1029243 "2026-04-20T03:05:44Z")
I’ve tried them twice now and they do a shitty job. The metal is generally thinner and they don’t heat evenly. Eggs film over quickly with a stiff, cellophane-like crust. I’ve always used Oxo pans in the past, but rec… --- ## [So what is shortsheeting a bed anyway? And why is it hilarious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-shortsheeting-a-bed-anyway-and-why-is-it-hilarious/1029279)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-shortsheeting-a-bed-anyway-and-why-is-it-hilarious/1029279 "2026-04-20T02:43:00Z")
I just watched an old Adam-12 rerun where Malloy goes on a youth camping trip as a counsellor and he tells Reed that the kids shortsheeted his bed. I’ve heard of this periodically, although not anytime recently, and I g… --- ## [Anyone use the recipes on the box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-the-recipes-on-the-box/769876)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-the-recipes-on-the-box/769876 "2026-04-20T02:37:45Z")
I bought some frozen Tilapia on a lark and when I got it out of the freezer, I saw it had a recipe on the back for Tilapia Veracruz. Looked quick and easy so I made it and liked it. Same with a Cornbread Supreme recipe… --- ## [I'm back. What'd I miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-whatd-i-miss/1029403)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-whatd-i-miss/1029403 "2026-04-20T00:51:45Z")
Hi folks: Somewhere in the process of raising young kids, I fell away from posting here. But now I’m back! Catch me up. Have all the Shodan types now been been banned? What are the current long-simmering beefs? Is Mil… --- ## [Home-distilling ban ruled unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249 "2026-04-20T00:43:55Z")
I think this is the correct forum for this. If not, mods, please relocate as the spirit moves you. A federal judge in Texas ruled Congress was too big for its britches when it banned home-distilling. (The link goes to Y… --- ## [Has anyone ever heard of this fairy tale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this-fairy-tale/63914)
**Author:** [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this-fairy-tale/63914 "2026-04-20T00:28:06Z")
I have clear memories of this fairy tale from my childhood, but my parents swear they’ve never heard of it, much less told me it, my brother has no idea what I’m talking about, and neither do my friends. I only remember … --- ## [How would the card-game con in The Sting work in real life? (Open spoilers for 50-year-old movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-card-game-con-in-the-sting-work-in-real-life-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-movie/1028937)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-card-game-con-in-the-sting-work-in-real-life-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-movie/1028937 "2026-04-19T21:45:08Z")
In The Sting, Gondorff plays poker against Lonnegan. Lonnegan uses a pre-stacked deck to deal himself four nines. Lonnegan is dealt a Full House, which he knows will lose, and then bim bam boom, he has four Jacks and tak… --- ## [How likely is Uber to ban me if I do a credit-card charge back for food that was never delivered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-uber-to-ban-me-if-i-do-a-credit-card-charge-back-for-food-that-was-never-delivered/1027885)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-uber-to-ban-me-if-i-do-a-credit-card-charge-back-for-food-that-was-never-delivered/1027885 "2026-04-19T21:19:58Z")
So, I ordered some food, UberEats driver never delivers it to me, but I get charged money for it anyway. Numerous sessions of bringing this up with UberEats customer support always gave the same reply, “We are unable to … --- ## [Where do East & West start and end, anyway? (Prime Meridian, antimeridian, and the International Date Line)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-east-west-start-and-end-anyway-prime-meridian-antimeridian-and-the-international-date-line/1028690)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-east-west-start-and-end-anyway-prime-meridian-antimeridian-and-the-international-date-line/1028690 "2026-04-19T20:03:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is the furthest north, south, east and west you've ever been? (By Longitude please.): An interesting side discussion (well, to me anyway) there was about where exactly “East” and “Wes… --- ## [Car would not start last night. Started fine this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-would-not-start-last-night-started-fine-this-morning/1029370)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-would-not-start-last-night-started-fine-this-morning/1029370 "2026-04-19T19:53:29Z")
I drove all over yesterday then about 7pm I was missing an item for dinner and car wouldn’t start. The starter sounded fine and healthy, it just wouldn’t engage. The battery is less than a year old but I still had a fr… --- ## [Kansas City area Dopers - anybody hear that explosion last night? (Sat 4/18/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-area-dopers-anybody-hear-that-explosion-last-night-sat-4-18-2026/1029399)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-area-dopers-anybody-hear-that-explosion-last-night-sat-4-18-2026/1029399 "2026-04-19T17:04:10Z")
Saturday evening April 18, somewhere around 8 to 8:30 pm, we heard a window-rattling bang or explosion. It didn’t sound close but it was still loud enough for my wife and I to look at each other and say “What was that?” … --- ## [A question on marriages / partnerships with one sole breadwinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-marriages-partnerships-with-one-sole-breadwinner/1029326)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-marriages-partnerships-with-one-sole-breadwinner/1029326 "2026-04-19T16:48:32Z")
I’ve been binge watching Everybody Loves Raymond, and there’s something about the dynamic between Deb and Ray that bugs me. For context: Ray is the sole breadwinner and Deb is a stay at home mom. At the point in the seri… --- ## [Judicial nom. of Justin Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judicial-nom-of-justin-smith/1029376)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judicial-nom-of-justin-smith/1029376 "2026-04-19T16:17:10Z")
This is driving me crazy. I can’t figure out what actor this guy reminds me of. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=103&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=105&state=muted)