# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=104&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 105 --- ## [Crossdressing men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossdressing-men/162639)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossdressing-men/162639 "2026-04-22T21:26:16Z")
Just wondering how many Doper guys have ever worn women’s clothing (that they will admit to). As a lifestyle choice, for Halloween, theater, or any other reason. I have twice. Both times for Halloween while in college… --- ## [You get powers but you have to choose five people to get them as well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343 "2026-04-22T20:32:24Z")
You get powers today. The powers are super strength (10,000 tons), speed (Mach 100), reflexes (microsecond reaction time), healing (perfect physical and mental health until you die at the age of 150), durability (no weap… --- ## [OK, I need to share this Bored Panda article about the Weirdest things hotel workers found when cleaning up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-need-to-share-this-bored-panda-article-about-the-weirdest-things-hotel-workers-found-when-cleaning-up/1029496)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-need-to-share-this-bored-panda-article-about-the-weirdest-things-hotel-workers-found-when-cleaning-up/1029496 "2026-04-22T20:05:47Z")
From “A Goat Dressed Like Abraham Lincoln”: From Unhinged To Gross, Here Are 55 Incidents Hotel Workers Will Never Forget | Bored Panda My favorites Two guests got into the basement and emptied the icemaker on to the … --- ## [Here Kitty-Kitty-Kitty! link \[Tiger leaps into crowd at Russian circus\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-kitty-kitty-kitty-link-tiger-leaps-into-crowd-at-russian-circus/1029489)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-kitty-kitty-kitty-link-tiger-leaps-into-crowd-at-russian-circus/1029489 "2026-04-22T20:05:28Z")
A giant tiger jumps into the audience in Russia. --- ## [Help Finding Thread About Imbedding Youtube Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread-about-imbedding-youtube-videos/1029473)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread-about-imbedding-youtube-videos/1029473 "2026-04-22T19:54:05Z")
I can’t find a thread I posted in that explained how to imbed videos. The only way that worked consistently for me involved ctrl + c and then something like ctrl + shift + v? Does anyone remember the thread? Thank you! --- ## [PBS Shows and “Walter Presents”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-shows-and-walter-presents/1029348)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-shows-and-walter-presents/1029348 "2026-04-22T19:29:47Z")
I intermittently support public TV, so am giving monthly donations largely so I could see the American Revolution series from Ken Burns - which is okay, but lacks the ample fascinating archive footage displayed in many o… --- ## [What's the most unusual radio format you've ever encountered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-radio-format-youve-ever-encountered/727970)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-radio-format-youve-ever-encountered/727970 "2026-04-22T18:43:24Z")
This is a spinoff of the “obscure #1 song” thread. In 2007, I was driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle at dusk, and while searching the radio, I found a station that only played songs that had hit #1 on the charts. W… --- ## [Referral for Domestic Violence counselor, Seattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484 "2026-04-22T18:00:58Z")
Anyone have a referral for a domestic violence counselor in or near Seattle? A friend’s daughter needs someone and is having trouble accessing services because no kids are in the picture. Please message me. Thanks. --- ## [ComEd FUBAR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comed-fubar/1029316)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comed-fubar/1029316 "2026-04-22T16:12:20Z")
So, our 800 students were halfway through the process of scanning into school when, without warning, we lost all electrical power. Other than the few battery powered emergency lights and our UPS backed up servers and sw… --- ## [Archaeologists find fragment of Homer’s Iliad inside Egyptian mummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-fragment-of-homer-s-iliad-inside-egyptian-mummy/1029462)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-fragment-of-homer-s-iliad-inside-egyptian-mummy/1029462 "2026-04-22T15:37:13Z")
Other sources say it’s a fragment. I’m not particularly surprised. Consider how used newspaper is used in homes. Great for puppy training. Newspaper has been used as insulation in inexpensive structures. Maybe mortician… --- ## [On the Significance of Historic Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-significance-of-historic-names/1029455)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-significance-of-historic-names/1029455 "2026-04-22T15:09:27Z")
One thing that has popped up in my consciousness over the years is that we often don’t appreciate the significance of names in history, mostly because we’ve been too heavily influenced by one individual who has that name… --- ## [Time to eliminate Senate filibusters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-eliminate-senate-filibusters/491756)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-eliminate-senate-filibusters/491756 "2026-04-22T14:32:26Z")
Is it time to finally do away with the filibuster in the Senate? In theory, the Senate is supposed to be the moderating house of Congress. And the filibuster is considered to be a part of that, by forcing the majority … --- ## [Who is the longest "lived" fictional character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-longest-lived-fictional-character/234587)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-longest-lived-fictional-character/234587 "2026-04-22T14:21:26Z")
I’ve just gotten back into P.G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, and I noticed with some surprise that the first Jeeves story appeared in 1916 and the last was written (or at least begun) in 1974, for a “lifespan”… --- ## [Do you think it would be morally justified to alter someone’s mind in these scenarios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-would-be-morally-justified-to-alter-someone-s-mind-in-these-scenarios/1029320)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-would-be-morally-justified-to-alter-someone-s-mind-in-these-scenarios/1029320 "2026-04-22T10:48:30Z")
Do you think it would be morally justified to magically alter someone’s mind for the better in these two scenarios? Assume you’re the one doing the altering in each scenario. 1: An extremely racist person (as you defin… --- ## [How often do you use a power setting other than high on the microwave and when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-a-power-setting-other-than-high-on-the-microwave-and-when/1023228)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-a-power-setting-other-than-high-on-the-microwave-and-when/1023228 "2026-04-22T04:43:17Z")
I would guess that most people usually just use the highest (and default) power on their microwaves but here’s a poll anyway. If you do vary the power, when do you do it? I’ll put mine on 50% when reheating steak in an … --- ## [I am confused about Alex Jones' lawyer's "mistake" in sending all of Jones' phone contents to the plaintiffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-confused-about-alex-jones-lawyers-mistake-in-sending-all-of-jones-phone-contents-to-the-plaintiffs/969096)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-confused-about-alex-jones-lawyers-mistake-in-sending-all-of-jones-phone-contents-to-the-plaintiffs/969096 "2026-04-22T04:33:03Z")
By now, most people have heard that Alex Jones’ lawyer mistakenly gave the attorneys representing Sandy Hook parents the entire contents of Jones’ cell phone. This includes text messages and emails dating back years. M… --- ## [Spinal cord injuries are not fun at all, but I'm very, VERY fortunate. And grateful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-cord-injuries-are-not-fun-at-all-but-im-very-very-fortunate-and-grateful/1028083)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-cord-injuries-are-not-fun-at-all-but-im-very-very-fortunate-and-grateful/1028083 "2026-04-22T01:18:05Z")
Spinal cord injuries are not fun. Since I have known cervical spinal canal stenosis (previously asymptomatic), my neurosurgeon advised me to be on the alert for the appearance of signs or symptoms of spinal cord compres… --- ## [Changes to Hijacking Rules in the Politics and Elections Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405 "2026-04-22T01:15:17Z")
The P&E moderator staff are announcing a change to our rules with respect to hijacking. First, some background: The more stringent current hijacking rules came into existence in 2020, largely authored by Jonathan Chanc… --- ## [What was the deal on Virginia's Confederate tax break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-deal-on-virginias-confederate-tax-break/1029434)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-deal-on-virginias-confederate-tax-break/1029434 "2026-04-22T00:14:54Z")
It’s been a news item lately that Governor Abigail Spanberger has ended a program that was giving tax breaks to Confederate museums and monuments. (Not that this was the biggest news item about Virginia’s executive branc… --- ## [Fraternal/sororal/social organizations in public sphere: morality thereof, esp if secretive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternal-sororal-social-organizations-in-public-sphere-morality-thereof-esp-if-secretive/1028778)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternal-sororal-social-organizations-in-public-sphere-morality-thereof-esp-if-secretive/1028778 "2026-04-21T23:54:53Z")
This thread is not about fraternities and sororities in colleges and universities (though that is a great discussion topic on its own, probably covered extensively over the years on this board). It’s about when grown in… --- ## [LA classics gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-classics-gone/1029437)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-classics-gone/1029437 "2026-04-21T23:01:42Z")
all is lost. alas. Clifton Cafeteria in downtown LA, open since 1935, has closed for good. Along with 117-year-old Coles, who supposedly invented the French Dip, has gone with them. So much history left in the dust, due … --- ## [What does "chickadee" mean (in terms of clothes/fashion)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-chickadee-mean-in-terms-of-clothes-fashion/1029129)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-chickadee-mean-in-terms-of-clothes-fashion/1029129 "2026-04-21T22:26:22Z")
Came across this sentence, presented here context-free. What is meant by “chickadees”? I know what’s meant by pastels, Hyannis Port, and yacht-club-coded. Chickadee means nothing to me, except the little bird. if \[this… --- ## [Usb c to headphone jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-c-to-headphone-jack/1029267)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-c-to-headphone-jack/1029267 "2026-04-21T21:35:07Z")
I want to be able to plug my phone into existing, standard speaker systems. The simplest way to do that is to get a usb c to headphone cable. Or just an adapter, as i have a number of headphones to headphone cables. Ada… --- ## [Jokes that don't work anymore (on a contemporary, younger crowd)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293 "2026-04-21T21:24:13Z")
Standing around the (proverbial) water cooler someone told the old Tony Orlando joke: Tony Orlando was missing all night but they finally found him at the crack of Dawn. Some of us laughed but a couple of the women (40… --- ## [Where are all the naked dresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-naked-dresses/1029426)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-naked-dresses/1029426 "2026-04-21T21:05:42Z")
On various news sites I keep seeing stories about the latest actress or influencer wearing a naked dress or outfit to some gala or other. The stories usually have a blurred image or one covered with a a black bar. Wher… --- ## [Objection to Warning in the Leave the Birth Rate Alone Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objection-to-warning-in-the-leave-the-birth-rate-alone-thread/1029303)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objection-to-warning-in-the-leave-the-birth-rate-alone-thread/1029303 "2026-04-21T19:51:06Z")
I was given a Warning for alleged hijacking in the Leave the Birth Rate Alone thread, which I find nonsensical and hypocritical. In a thread about attempts to change the birth rate causing harm, the fact that the white n… --- ## [Let's talk about Welsh Rarebit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-welsh-rarebit/1023705)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-welsh-rarebit/1023705 "2026-04-21T19:33:09Z")
Which is a cheese topping/spread/dip for toasted bread and possibly other things. Stouffers used to make a frozen WR that was really good. But as with all products of any kind that I like, the company stopped producing … --- ## [What is the song you can no longer listen to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-you-can-no-longer-listen-to/1028758)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-you-can-no-longer-listen-to/1028758 "2026-04-21T19:11:49Z")
The Guardian has a series called Honest Playlist where they ask musicians/artists 12 questions about music, one of which is “the song I can no longer listen to.” It came up in the context of Moby complaining about The Ki… --- ## [Dr. Demento](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-demento/326148)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-demento/326148 "2026-04-21T17:31:51Z")
I found a tape I recorded off of KMET of the Dr. Demento Show. They mention 1981 several times, but the label on the tape says Mars \[something\] 1982. Anyway, it’s been a long time since I’ve listended to Dr. D and I th… --- ## [A Request for Some Folderal and Fiddle-Dee-Dee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-some-folderal-and-fiddle-dee-dee/1029457)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-some-folderal-and-fiddle-dee-dee/1029457 "2026-04-21T16:27:37Z")
Back in the sixties, beverage cans were made of steel and had top and bottom ends that would accept a spot weld to conjoin two or more cans. My neighbor collected them and sculpted pieces of furniture such as chairs and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=103&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=105&state=watching)