# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=107&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [MLB uniforms question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-uniforms-question/1029373)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-uniforms-question/1029373 "2026-04-19T02:45:05Z")
The rules for uniforms contains the following paragraph: “If the undershirt is exposed then all the players on the team must wear matching ones. Numbers or other devices may be worn on the sleeve of the undershirt (for … --- ## [The mind-boggling movie quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-boggling-movie-quote/304608)
**Author:** [@pessimisticgrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pessimisticgrace)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-boggling-movie-quote/304608 "2026-04-18T23:27:39Z")
I don’t know if SDMB’s ever had a post about where the darned thing came from, but I’ve seen it brought up on about 10 different message boards without a definitive answer. If it has been brought up, please link me becau… --- ## [How are things THE SAME as when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-things-the-same-as-when-you-were-a-kid/1029041)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-things-the-same-as-when-you-were-a-kid/1029041 "2026-04-18T23:19:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from How were things different when you were a kid?: This comment led me to wonder about the question in the title. Is there anything you can think of that is exactly the same as when you wer… --- ## [Has any show's promotional product out lasted Flintstones Gummies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906 "2026-04-18T23:13:24Z")
Random thought while being mobbed by my young (2-7 yo) kids for their Flintstones gummies. To them Flintstones are entirely a kind of vitamin gummy. They have no concept of the Flintstones as a show I watched the Flint… --- ## [Is there a quiet orange Kool Aid crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quiet-orange-kool-aid-crisis/1029296)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quiet-orange-kool-aid-crisis/1029296 "2026-04-18T21:32:47Z")
I have been noticing in the last few months that local grocery stores that you can order delivery from either do not have 19/20 ounce cannisters of orange Kool Aid at all or charge a higher price for them. For instance, … --- ## [Who in America is actually happy about the Trump/politics situation today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-america-is-actually-happy-about-the-trump-politics-situation-today/1029069)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-america-is-actually-happy-about-the-trump-politics-situation-today/1029069 "2026-04-18T20:58:18Z")
Progressives/Democrats aren’t happy, of course. But it seems like almost no Trump supporters themselves are happy either. The rich may like the wealth increase for now but then see how Trump’s behavior crashes the stock… --- ## [Dune Part Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-part-three/1028528)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-part-three/1028528 "2026-04-18T18:13:26Z")
Teaser trailer out: I can’t remember where I saw it, but Villeneuve is not interested in going any further (probably because it gets too weird) --- ## [It's all in the wrist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-in-the-wrist/1029364)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-in-the-wrist/1029364 "2026-04-18T17:18:48Z")
I get up every morning and I straighten my sheets. Then I go to my bathroom and wake my face up. Occasionally I run a brush thru my hair. Not today. Just don’t care. Spritz body scent once. Brush teeth. I then go back … --- ## [What is this antique clamp-on gadget with crank and pulleys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-clamp-on-gadget-with-crank-and-pulleys/1029274)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-clamp-on-gadget-with-crank-and-pulleys/1029274 "2026-04-18T16:29:10Z")
I bought one seemingly almost identical to the one advertised here in this old listing. This contraption has a tapered output shaft. There’s nothing on the output shaft of the one I bought, though there seems to be a bla… --- ## [Neighbors' tree. My tree. Neighbors I don't know well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-tree-my-tree-neighbors-i-dont-know-well/1029294)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-tree-my-tree-neighbors-i-dont-know-well/1029294 "2026-04-18T16:28:02Z")
You are not a lawyer (and I hope we won’t need one). But here’s the situation: Bad, near-tornado-like storm last night. Top half of neighbor’s large maple tree snapped off and is entirely in their yard but leaning and … --- ## [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… --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=106&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=108&state=tracking)