# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=107&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [What are the more mundane things that happen after a plane crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-more-mundane-things-that-happen-after-a-plane-crash/1029210)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-more-mundane-things-that-happen-after-a-plane-crash/1029210 "2026-04-16T15:28:47Z")
UPS Flight 2976 was an MD-11 aircraft that crashed upon takeoff from Louisville in November, 2025. It appears that Engine 1 separated from the aircraft and the ensuing damage caused by its departure caused the plane to … --- ## [YouTube has gone downhill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-has-gone-downhill/1029167)
**Author:** [@YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YouTube)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-has-gone-downhill/1029167 "2026-04-16T14:52:56Z")
I just joined this, and this username was available LOL. Guess I willl talk about this then. --- ## [2025/2026 Snow Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-2026-snow-thread/1023901)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-2026-snow-thread/1023901 "2026-04-16T13:13:10Z")
And so it begins. Just looked out my window and I see the rain is turning into snow. Last year’s thread: --- ## [Movies that Time forgot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164 "2026-04-16T12:54:39Z")
I think I’ve written about this before – movies that I used to see on TV all the time, but which disappeared into oblivion. In this case I’m thinking about the horrible, cheap horror and monster films from the 1950s tha… --- ## [Does it violate free will if the person was never given the desire to do something in the first place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-violate-free-will-if-the-person-was-never-given-the-desire-to-do-something-in-the-first-place/1025339)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 817\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-violate-free-will-if-the-person-was-never-given-the-desire-to-do-something-in-the-first-place/1025339 "2026-04-16T07:13:55Z")
Non Christians often challenge the Biblical God punishing Adam and Eve for disobeying him or flooding the world to punish humanity for being so evil by asking why an omniscient God would make people that would just do wr… --- ## [Weird spam- notice appearing in my Outlook calendar without accompanying email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-spam-notice-appearing-in-my-outlook-calendar-without-accompanying-email/1029259)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-spam-notice-appearing-in-my-outlook-calendar-without-accompanying-email/1029259 "2026-04-16T03:46:32Z")
Over the last few months I’ve occasionally gotten an entry in my Outlook calendar that I didn’t put there. I got one today. It’s clearly spam, something like “Your \ subscription will be renewed on \.” The… --- ## [Eggceptionality eggspensive eggs - what are the prices like in your town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggceptionality-eggspensive-eggs-what-are-the-prices-like-in-your-town/1012719)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggceptionality-eggspensive-eggs-what-are-the-prices-like-in-your-town/1012719 "2026-04-16T01:46:45Z")
Went to the grocery store today to pick up a few things and was shocked by the price of eggs. Yes, I know it’s due to the bird flu. They were asking $6.42 (USA dollars) for a dozen. What are the prices like in your town? … --- ## [That annoying "guessing game" type of training feedback - considered good practice or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-annoying-guessing-game-type-of-training-feedback-considered-good-practice-or-not/1029249)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-annoying-guessing-game-type-of-training-feedback-considered-good-practice-or-not/1029249 "2026-04-15T21:36:22Z")
There is one type of training feedback, used particularly in practical skills, that really gets my back up. For example, decades ago in sailing class: Now, do you think you did everything correctly? ……… …………. ? ………… --- ## [Colored lights through colored glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-lights-through-colored-glass/1029260)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-lights-through-colored-glass/1029260 "2026-04-15T21:22:43Z")
I watched an interesting light show at a bar today. The rows of bottles above the bar had a continuous light bar behind them, a strip about 1/2” high. The light slowly changed through different colors. Most bottles were … --- ## [Dishes made with Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-made-with-anger/1029017)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-made-with-anger/1029017 "2026-04-15T21:16:41Z")
I think it’s a fair bet to say we’ve all encountered the expression, “Because it’s made with love” and that’s why the dish is so good. What dish would be so good if it were made with anger? --- ## [Ant misbehaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-misbehaving/1028403)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-misbehaving/1028403 "2026-04-15T20:54:19Z")
“What are you in here for, buddy?” “Ant smuggling.” Last year, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) warned of a growing demand for garden ants – scientifically known as Messor cephalotes - in Europe and Asia, where coll… --- ## [What would you call this hat that Basil Rathbone is wearing as Sherlock Holmes (not the deer-stalker)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-hat-that-basil-rathbone-is-wearing-as-sherlock-holmes-not-the-deer-stalker/1029132)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-hat-that-basil-rathbone-is-wearing-as-sherlock-holmes-not-the-deer-stalker/1029132 "2026-04-15T19:20:44Z")
In his first two or three Holmes films, Rathbone wore the deer-stalker a lot, I think. But in later films, where they were emphasizing the current-day time frame rather than Victoriana, he was wearing this hat. To me … --- ## [Don’t say yes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-say-yes/1027995)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-say-yes/1027995 "2026-04-15T18:55:54Z")
This is a frequently heard piece of advice: When you get a cold sales call, do not use the word “yes” in any context - scammers might record it, paste it in a sound file right after a question whether you agree to a cont… --- ## [92 Chocolate Easter Eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-chocolate-easter-eggs/1028600 "2026-04-15T18:12:51Z")
My mother and her sisters loved candy. They knew every candy store within a 50 mile radius. Candy was a staple of life. Their food pyramid was built with blocks of sugar surrounded with a halo of shimmering chocolate. … --- ## [Kalanchoe, the flower - pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kalanchoe-the-flower-pronunciation/1029278)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kalanchoe-the-flower-pronunciation/1029278 "2026-04-15T17:43:45Z")
We like these flowers because they have pretty blooms and grow well in our environment. Kalanchoe: We have always pronounced it ka -LAN - choe We were watching a video in which he pronounced it KOLIN - choe I looked … --- ## [Back-in Parkers - You Bastards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858)
**Author:** [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-parkers-you-bastards/1027858 "2026-04-15T16:49:26Z")
So if you’ve been backing in to parking spaces prior to the 2015 U.S.reverse camera mandate read no further, as I assume you’re a competent person whose head swivels on their neck and who can accomplish this feat in unde… --- ## [International responses to "problematic" countries (like Iran)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-responses-to-problematic-countries-like-iran/1029122)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-responses-to-problematic-countries-like-iran/1029122 "2026-04-15T16:05:54Z")
Back in the P&E thread https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-america-is-actually-happy-about-the-trump-politics-situation-today/ @Sitnam and I got sidetracked into an interesting discussion re: “What should be the b… --- ## [I'm new to credit card miles & points, please explain this to me like I'm 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-to-credit-card-miles-points-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-11/1029147)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-new-to-credit-card-miles-points-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-11/1029147 "2026-04-15T13:52:41Z")
I am finally at a place in my life where I have, in combination, good credit and some money. So I decided to jump into the world of credit card miles & points. Now, some context: I don’t intend to gin the system to such … --- ## [Florida doctor removes wrong organ, resulting in patient's death (2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-doctor-removes-wrong-organ-resulting-in-patients-death-2024/1029289)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-doctor-removes-wrong-organ-resulting-in-patients-death-2024/1029289 "2026-04-15T13:25:16Z")
Link. Supposed to be a laparoscopic splenectomy, but he instead removed the liver. Not a lot of detail on exactly what happened, but I can see squeezing a spleen thru a laparoscope, but it seems a tall order for a live… --- ## ["First Amendment Auditors" in Trader Joe's Parking Lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amendment-auditors-in-trader-joes-parking-lots/1028843)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amendment-auditors-in-trader-joes-parking-lots/1028843 "2026-04-15T13:01:32Z")
On Nextdoor this morning I saw pictures of a couple of guys in our local Trader Joe’s parking lot. They were taking pictures and videos of people’s cars, license plates, and faces. The ND poster was asking “what the he… --- ## [Ongoing "high-value" META-thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-high-value-meta-thread/1029285)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-high-value-meta-thread/1029285 "2026-04-15T12:03:03Z")
Just wondering if it made sense to have a thread where people can post links to “above average” threads here. Current ones, only - pls … so no funny-2011-zombies. I get a lot of useful info out of: and both rathe… --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 6, the Final Match. Choose your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-6-the-final-match-choose-your-favorite/1029240)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-6-the-final-match-choose-your-favorite/1029240 "2026-04-15T11:35:26Z")
This is the sixth and final round of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character. poll --- ## [Pronunciation of "parmesan"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-parmesan/1028593)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-parmesan/1028593 "2026-04-15T02:38:23Z")
Parmesan is the anglicized word for parmigiano/a, from the Italian meaning from Parma. But we pronounce the “s” like / ʐ / (“zh”). I cannot think of another English word where we pronounce an “s” like that when it is fo… --- ## [What is a spreadsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-spreadsheet/1028642)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-spreadsheet/1028642 "2026-04-15T02:34:00Z")
Millennia, in fact. --- ## [Anniversary of Reagan's "Star Wars" speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-of-reagans-star-wars-speech/1028706)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-of-reagans-star-wars-speech/1028706 "2026-04-15T00:53:11Z")
The date of Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” speech is burned in my memory – March 23, 1983. I looked at today’s date on my computer and couldn’t help but think of it. It’s the date that I sat up in my chair while watching … --- ## [The Most Disparate IMDB Credits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disparate-imdb-credits/1029251)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disparate-imdb-credits/1029251 "2026-04-14T23:55:15Z")
George Miller is likely best known for his writing and directing of the Mad Max movies. Spanning the course of 35 years, Miller brought to life the post-apocalyptic Australia of the Mad Max movies. His final installment … --- ## [What was wrong with shoes, 100+ years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-shoes-100-years-ago/1029131)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-shoes-100-years-ago/1029131 "2026-04-14T23:46:01Z")
H.L. Mencken, writing in 1934: “When I was a youngster, in the closing decades of the last century … There was no such thing as walking off in comfort in a new pair of shoes. The shoemakers shaped their lasts to rub and… --- ## [Did Gus Grissom Screw the Pooch and Blow Liberty Bell 7's Hatch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gus-grissom-screw-the-pooch-and-blow-liberty-bell-7s-hatch/396228)
**Author:** [@Nobody\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_Special)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gus-grissom-screw-the-pooch-and-blow-liberty-bell-7s-hatch/396228 "2026-04-14T23:16:14Z")
A few years ago I watched the Discovery Channel program on the recovery of Liberty Bell 7, but the show ended after the capsule had been pulled onboard the salvage ship. Did further investigation determine whether the ex… --- ## [A couple of questions related to real estate taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-related-to-real-estate-taxes/1029237)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-related-to-real-estate-taxes/1029237 "2026-04-14T20:51:02Z")
I’m a relatively new homeowner, so my knowledge gaps are considerable. So I wanted to tap the brain trust of a…more experienced audience. While checking my mortgage, I looked up my escrow account. In 2025 and 2023, I a… --- ## [Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2026-nominees/1027963)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2026-nominees/1027963 "2026-04-14T19:45:45Z")
Epiphany: There are just way too many of these. Last year 13 acts were inducted. Unless you think that, on average, 13 HoF-worthy bands debut in a given year, it’s a continual lowering of the bar. Anyway, this year we h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=106&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=108&state=muted)