# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=105&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 106 --- ## [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 … --- ## [Super Troopers 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-troopers-3/1029444)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-troopers-3/1029444 "2026-04-21T16:22:12Z")
Our threads on the first two movies: Trailer for the new one, which is coming in August: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYFevn5frf0 For more: Super Troopers 3 - Wikipedia I suspect there will be shenanigans… --- ## [New Rules for Politics and Elections – January 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-politics-and-elections-january-2020/845727)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-politics-and-elections-january-2020/845727 "2026-04-21T15:26:33Z")
Moderation in Great Debates and Politics and Elections In general, Great Debates and Politics and Elections are the most contentious fora on the SDMB. Because of that, you’ll find that moderation is more active and pro… --- ## [Have you owned an automobile (or truck) from each of the Big 3 automakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-owned-an-automobile-or-truck-from-each-of-the-big-3-automakers/1029342)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-owned-an-automobile-or-truck-from-each-of-the-big-3-automakers/1029342 "2026-04-21T14:24:50Z")
Simple poll. Have you owned a car or truck from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler? Yes, I have and feel free to include all their other brands. I’ve had a Mercury Topaz, Pontiac Grand Prix, and a PT Cruiser. I’ve also … --- ## [Swiss Family Robinson--Correct Original English Translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-family-robinson-correct-original-english-translation/1017613)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-family-robinson-correct-original-english-translation/1017613 "2026-04-21T13:55:19Z")
The Swiss Family Robinson was pirated extensively upon publication. Many versions exist, some containing less of the original than desirable. Also, too many abridged versions exist. What is the best, unabridged, Engli… --- ## [Installing EV charging for one unit in a 6-unit condo building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-ev-charging-for-one-unit-in-a-6-unit-condo-building/1029323)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-ev-charging-for-one-unit-in-a-6-unit-condo-building/1029323 "2026-04-21T11:30:14Z")
First of all, yes, we’re going to talk with an electrician. But here’s the story: We live in a 6-unit condo building. Below the building, each unit has one parking space. The electrical panel for the building is in a uti… --- ## [Would quantum computing make cryptocurrencies obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-quantum-computing-make-cryptocurrencies-obsolete/1029318)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-quantum-computing-make-cryptocurrencies-obsolete/1029318 "2026-04-21T11:15:55Z")
I don’t understand how they are supposed to do it, but I read that quantum computers will allegedly be very good and fast at breaking cryptographical codes. And I read that the generation (“mining”) and security of cryp… --- ## [How can the U.S. regain International goodwill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-u-s-regain-international-goodwill/387946)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-u-s-regain-international-goodwill/387946 "2026-04-21T11:13:52Z")
At the end of his ‘Napalm’ speech Col. Kilgore says, ‘Someday this war’s gonna end.’ After the WTC/Pentagon attacks we had the world’s support. I thought then, and think now, that invading Afghanistan was the correct m… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=104&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=106&state=watching)