# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=106&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 107 --- ## [Looking for a type of alternate history story (AIDS related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313 "2026-04-18T12:47:42Z")
I am looking for alternate history stories where AIDS never happens. I know there are a lot a stories where it isn’t mentioned at all, but I am looking for the ones that deal directly with the different ways history and… --- ## [The De-Clutter and Clean Up Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-de-clutter-and-clean-up-support-thread/628329)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 1173\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-de-clutter-and-clean-up-support-thread/628329 "2026-04-18T09:22:40Z")
FIRST THING: I want to keep this thread POSITIVE and UPBEAT. It is meant to be encouraging and helpful. Please refrain from judgmental or disparaging comments. Thank you. I’m trying to keep on track with organizing … --- ## [Crumbling Spine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crumbling-spine/1029158)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crumbling-spine/1029158 "2026-04-18T01:00:39Z")
I’ve had back problems all my life subsequent to a car accident I experienced as a 3 year old. I was hit by a car and drug down the street while attached to the bumper because the guy did not realize he had hit me. I fel… --- ## [Bayliss speaks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayliss-speaks/993991)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayliss-speaks/993991 "2026-04-17T21:46:26Z")
Well, not yet. I’ve watched many videos of people teaching their dogs and cats to use buttons to say words. Some of them are quite amazing. So I ordered some. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don’t expec… --- ## [March 28, 2026 - No Kings Day marches and rallies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-28-2026-no-kings-day-marches-and-rallies/1028660)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-28-2026-no-kings-day-marches-and-rallies/1028660 "2026-04-17T20:54:17Z")
Here’s the past thread from the most recent October 2025 No Kings Day: The October one was a whopper: Organizers of the protests estimated that the protests drew nearly 7 million attendees,\[20\]\[21\] while a partnersh… --- ## [MaryAnne, Gilligan when come back, bring pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryanne-gilligan-when-come-back-bring-pie/1029234)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryanne-gilligan-when-come-back-bring-pie/1029234 "2026-04-17T20:39:52Z")
First season episode #25 ‘Physical fitness’. Skipper needs to lose weight for a hilarious (?)reason. Gilligan needs to gain weight and strength. Similiar reasons. So MaryAnne being the nurturer she is make pies. Lots … --- ## [Let's talk about Ramen noodles--the kind you make at home from a packet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ramen-noodles-the-kind-you-make-at-home-from-a-packet/1027981)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ramen-noodles-the-kind-you-make-at-home-from-a-packet/1027981 "2026-04-17T20:38:09Z")
My preferred brand is Shin Ramyun Black (not the cup, but the kind you make in a saucepan). I always keep a few packages of these on hand. Made one this evening! Start by boiling two-ish cups of water in a roomy sauc… --- ## [Stephen Colbert's Tolkien Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-tolkien-movie/1028748)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-tolkien-movie/1028748 "2026-04-17T20:29:56Z")
It covers some of the Fellowship - specifically chapters “Three is Company” through “Fog on the Barrow Downs” Guess we will finally see Tom Bombadil, Old Man Willow, and Goldberry – which was skipped even in the Radio D… --- ## [A very surprising announcement from Mel Brooks -- Spaceballs sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-surprising-announcement-from-mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel/1019532)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-surprising-announcement-from-mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel/1019532 "2026-04-17T20:13:06Z")
Short video, very amusing: Yes, it’s Spaceballs 2. Evidently Pullman will be back, and they’ve convinced Moranis to take a break from retirement. --- ## [I'm no fan of Iran but these fake Lego videos they are making about Trump just pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-fan-of-iran-but-these-fake-lego-videos-they-are-making-about-trump-just-pop/1029291)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-fan-of-iran-but-these-fake-lego-videos-they-are-making-about-trump-just-pop/1029291 "2026-04-17T19:34:02Z")
Has anybody else been seeing these? It’s AI. And I know a lot of us don’t like AI on this board. But damn, what can I say? I just think they pop. This is the latest one. (Not their best one. Just their latest) … --- ## [Consumer Advocates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-advocates/1029242)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-advocates/1029242 "2026-04-17T18:24:00Z")
Does anyone know who is/are the consumer advocate group(s) that would flood the phones and/or faxes of politicians to lobby for laws limiting SPAM? I’d love to contact them about my situation. I am hoping someone here kn… --- ## [Organizations using complex file structures for document management - common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizations-using-complex-file-structures-for-document-management-common/1029312)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizations-using-complex-file-structures-for-document-management-common/1029312 "2026-04-17T18:23:43Z")
I have been working at my current employer for a year, and I continue to be baffled at how complicated and… unevolved our systems are for what feels like basic document management. A large part of my job involves comple… --- ## [What can stop the GOP from filling Supreme Court vacancies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-stop-the-gop-from-filling-supreme-court-vacancies/1029216)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-stop-the-gop-from-filling-supreme-court-vacancies/1029216 "2026-04-17T18:13:45Z")
Here’s a scenario, far from improbable: Dems flip the Senate in the fall of 2026, and Alito and Thomas immediately announce their retirements. The GOP majority, in office from Election Day through the New Year, rushes t… --- ## [The fight in my shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fight-in-my-shower/1029231)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fight-in-my-shower/1029231 "2026-04-17T18:00:42Z")
I wanted to jump in the shower, but there was a wolf spider hunting a centipede in there. Both are rather large specimens. Imma let them fight it out. I’ll deal with the winner after I’ve had a chance to chill out a b… --- ## [Florida Judge retires early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-judge-retires-early/1029328)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-judge-retires-early/1029328 "2026-04-17T16:35:12Z")
Leon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey has submitted her resignation, which will probably allow the Governor to choose a replacement, rather than going to election which may result in some random popular choice. Par f… --- ## [British diplomats/ ambassadors in the antebellum American South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-diplomats-ambassadors-in-the-antebellum-american-south/1029257)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-diplomats-ambassadors-in-the-antebellum-american-south/1029257 "2026-04-17T14:49:22Z")
Really obscure question that I have no idea how to research: In the antebellum era circa 1825-1855, did Great Britain maintain any sort of legation or consulate in any of the major southern Atlantic ports from which cott… --- ## [What could be wrong with my truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-wrong-with-my-truck/1029287)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-wrong-with-my-truck/1029287 "2026-04-17T13:42:03Z")
I have a 2018 Chevy Silverado pick-up truck, bought new. About a month and a half ago when I went to get into it the remote wouldn’t unlock the door. No blinking lights, no clicking of the door locks. Nothing. Simple f… --- ## [Serious question about coconuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-about-coconuts/1029233)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-about-coconuts/1029233 "2026-04-17T12:57:13Z")
I checked and a swallow weights about 0.5 ounces. Coconuts weigh around 1.25 pounds so there is no way a swallow can carry a coconut. So, seriously, could a bald eagle carry a coconut? --- ## [NASA Wake Up Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-wake-up-songs/1029119)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-wake-up-songs/1029119 "2026-04-17T09:16:08Z")
Ever since the days of Gemini, NASA has been awakening astronauts with their choice of “wake up” songs. For reasons that stagger the imagination, YOU are on the next mission. So what are you choices for greeting the mor… --- ## [Is "cashless society" the new great conspiratorial battleground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cashless-society-the-new-great-conspiratorial-battleground/1028261)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cashless-society-the-new-great-conspiratorial-battleground/1028261 "2026-04-17T01:20:17Z")
So a couple I’m friends with who used to live in NYC but moved down South were just on vacation at a resort that is cashless. This did not sit well with the wife. Apparently, it is not simply a matter of inconvenience … --- ## [Why did Canada Post not let me have an intl. parcel sent by regular surface mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-canada-post-not-let-me-have-an-intl-parcel-sent-by-regular-surface-mail/1029322)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-canada-post-not-let-me-have-an-intl-parcel-sent-by-regular-surface-mail/1029322 "2026-04-17T00:14:57Z")
I recently started the process of having my remaining personal effects in my parents’ house (in Richmond Hill, ON), sent to me to Prague, Czech Republic. My father prepared three batches of them which he roughly weighed … --- ## [Fellow AFOLs: Share your stories/pics!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-afols-share-your-stories-pics/1011831)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-afols-share-your-stories-pics/1011831 "2026-04-16T23:53:07Z")
This thread is for Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) to share stories, pictures of/discussion about builds, LEGO news, etc. Related acronyms and terminology might not always be explained up front “Lego” (vs “LEGO”) is fine; “… --- ## [I need your best deviled egg recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-deviled-egg-recipes/998503)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-deviled-egg-recipes/998503 "2026-04-16T23:20:19Z")
I mean the type your Aunt Nellie made when she came over for Thanksgiving or the ones your grandmother’s friend would make for the Eastern Star picnic. So what deviled egg recipes out there are the best of the best? --- ## [Problem with delivery of international registered letters to US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-delivery-of-international-registered-letters-to-us/1029284)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-delivery-of-international-registered-letters-to-us/1029284 "2026-04-16T22:39:28Z")
I am in the middle of a very prolonged battle between the IRS and my bank in the US about the loss of a covid stimulus check in 2021. On January 3 2026 I sent registered letters (with signature requirement) from Switzerl… --- ## [How a butterfly morphs revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-butterfly-morphs-revisited/1012731)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-butterfly-morphs-revisited/1012731 "2026-04-16T22:16:29Z")
Earlier column from SD Staff Doug Yanega He doesn’t actually say that the complete larva liquefies, except for the imaginal discs, but seems to imply it. Another bug expert explains it, and it seems not quite so dramat… --- ## [What is the furthest north, south, east and west you've ever been? (By Longitude please.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653 "2026-04-16T20:30:10Z")
We do this from time to time here on the ‘Dope, and it’s a slow day at work, so… Furthest North: London, England, UK 51°30’26” North. I’m not prepared to say what specific spot in London was the furthest north, so I jus… --- ## [Family sues Panera Bread over possible death from energy drink-do they have a case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-sues-panera-bread-over-possible-death-from-energy-drink-do-they-have-a-case/992226)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-sues-panera-bread-over-possible-death-from-energy-drink-do-they-have-a-case/992226 "2026-04-16T19:05:40Z")
A young woman with a heart condition drank a Charged Lemonade, being unaware of its caffeine content, and later died. The family contends that it should have been displayed with the high-caffeine drinks and if she had kn… --- ## [What famous musicians have even more famous musician children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-musicians-have-even-more-famous-musician-children/1029092)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-musicians-have-even-more-famous-musician-children/1029092 "2026-04-16T18:52:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Paul Simon - Something So Wrong?: The latest Paul Simon thread reminded me I’ve been meaning to pose this question in CS: There are a lot of successful, famous, or noteworthy musicians wh… --- ## [Donald Trump on Truth Social](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-on-truth-social/1029203)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-on-truth-social/1029203 "2026-04-16T18:00:56Z")
I was going to post this in one of the many ongoing Donald Trump threads, but I finally figured…”this is something that happens with so much regular frequency, that it probably deserves its own thread finally”. Every ti… --- ## [Idioms equivalence, I am searching for "To look dagger at someone" in other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-equivalence-i-am-searching-for-to-look-dagger-at-someone-in-other-languages/1029049)
**Author:** [@LAphofol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LAphofol)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idioms-equivalence-i-am-searching-for-to-look-dagger-at-someone-in-other-languages/1029049 "2026-04-16T15:31:35Z")
Context in my first post : Equivalents in other languages of "Eagle-Eyed" (someone with sharp vision) I am now searching for other languages than French and English for this Idiom meaning “Looking angrily at someone, st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=105&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=107&state=muted)