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**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762 "2026-10-01T10:50:27Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for September, 2026. The topic this month is “Stone” chosen by Twoflower. One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brief… --- ## [Lyrics to "Oughta Be"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033500)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033500 "2026-10-01T05:07:54Z")
I originally posted this to Great Debates because I remember it was the designated place to put religious witnessing and stuff like that. It’s a song, with lyrics, both of which I wrote but haven’t recorded yet. I just… --- ## [What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5648\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2026-10-01T04:50:04Z")
The first thing that I thought of were Hollywood style car chases. Obviously car chases are a real thing but I have never seen one that even remotely resembles anything like is in a typical action movie. ETA: I’m not t… --- ## [Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8051\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972 "2026-10-01T03:51:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) - #10091 by Walken\_After\_Midnight. Previous discussions: Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) Just a reminder: Kedikat has been ins… --- ## [Lyrics to "Oughta Be"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033498)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033498 "2026-10-01T03:01:02Z")
Oughta Be Have you ever woken up from a Sunday morning suicide attempt And said “Why” And said “Why” And said “Why am I?” I know exactly who I am And where I am What I wanna know is why Before I Depart again I… --- ## [Another wikipedia editing question: "Checkability"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wikipedia-editing-question-checkability/1033460)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wikipedia-editing-question-checkability/1033460 "2026-10-01T01:24:48Z")
I made an edit on wikipedia, pretty minor, just changing from where a couple “had a son” to “adopted a son.” I supplied a citation to a (paywalled) newspaper article attesting to as much. Five hours later, it was rever… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - September 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-september-2026-edition/1032704)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-september-2026-edition/1032704 "2026-10-01T01:13:26Z")
As August winds down, there is only ONE question on the mind of all North Americans: “Can we just cool down already?!” And if everything would stop burning that would be great too!!! Inerestingly, this has been the worst… --- ## [What \*as seen on TV" products have you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409 "2026-10-01T01:02:38Z")
I got hung on those blankets with arms. Ordered several. Junky fabric. We were too long for them. You may not know it but I have freakishly long arms. It was basically elbow length in the sleeve. When washed and dried … --- ## [Your geographical misconceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-geographical-misconceptions/929294)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 1047\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-geographical-misconceptions/929294 "2026-10-01T00:40:59Z")
Including general knowledge gaps that you feel you shouldn’t have had (e.g. “wait, there’s been a country there this entire time?”) Young child: I thought Berlin was right on the full FRG/GDR border, and that the Berl… --- ## [California posts public warning the day before 23andme goes bankrupt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-posts-public-warning-the-day-before-23andme-goes-bankrupt/1016009)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-posts-public-warning-the-day-before-23andme-goes-bankrupt/1016009 "2026-10-01T00:39:37Z")
Yesterday the State of California warned that the genetic testing company 23andme is in poor financial shape, and urged people to delete their information there: Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for … --- ## [Social Media -- Ban the Ads, Charge the User?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-ban-the-ads-charge-the-user/1033408)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-ban-the-ads-charge-the-user/1033408 "2026-10-01T00:02:22Z")
With all the talk about how harmful social media can be for various groups because of the clever algorithims enticing people to keep clicking, bringing up pages that confirm their perceived prejudices. I have never hear… --- ## [2026 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1025430)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1025430 "2026-09-30T23:27:10Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2025 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as… --- ## [Why isn't space cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-space-cold/1033465)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-space-cold/1033465 "2026-09-30T22:07:05Z")
People tell me that space isn’t cold. But cold isn’t even a thing. It’s a privative. It’s defined by the absence of heat. You can’t increase coldness, you can only make something less hot, and in common parlance that … --- ## [Thread for Discussion of Political Ramifications of Trump Injury from Shooting at the Butler, PA Rally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-discussion-of-political-ramifications-of-trump-injury-from-shooting-at-the-butler-pa-rally/1004185)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-discussion-of-political-ramifications-of-trump-injury-from-shooting-at-the-butler-pa-rally/1004185 "2026-09-30T22:00:24Z")
Rather than clutter the thread discussing the facts surrounding the shooting, let’s discuss what people feel are the political ramifications of that shooting in this thread. Thanks. --- ## [@TriPolar has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tripolar-has-died/1023863)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tripolar-has-died/1023863 "2026-09-30T21:46:44Z")
I just got word from his family that our poster @TriPolar (Ed) passed away at home on June 22, 2025, which was also the last day he posted here. He was only 69. He left behind a wife and two sons. Ed was a computer prog… --- ## [So tell me about visiting New Mexico in the fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-visiting-new-mexico-in-the-fall/1030802)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-visiting-new-mexico-in-the-fall/1030802 "2026-09-30T21:12:05Z")
We’d been debating between Montreal and New Mexico, and currently New Mexico is in the lead due to airfare prices being about half that of Montreal’s (despite it being only about a 2-hour flight from home, with Albuquerq… --- ## [Did the Lindsay Clancy thread disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023 "2026-09-30T21:08:43Z")
I was almost certain I saw one at some point. But now I can’t find it, and searching turns up nothing. --- ## [Abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abuse-allegations-against-cesar-chavez/1028555)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abuse-allegations-against-cesar-chavez/1028555 "2026-09-30T20:41:19Z")
The NY Times today published accusations that Cesar Chavez sexually abused at least two minors in the 1970s and sexually assaulted farmworker leader Dolores Huerta in 1966. Be aware, the stories in the linked article are… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-3/1033281)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-3/1033281 "2026-09-30T19:44:23Z")
In Week 2, Josh Allen continued to put up huge numbers in a win over Detroit. Carolina thrashed Atlanta, and the Vikes won a defensive struggle in the rain in Chicago. Eagles and Packers both escaped with close road win… --- ## [In Memoriam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917 "2026-09-30T18:16:58Z")
Over the years the Straight Dope community has included a huge variety of memorable and remarkable people. Posters come and go for their own reasons, but some have left us much sooner than we would have liked. This is … --- ## [So here’s my theory on 9/11 (U.S. knew it was imminent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-here-s-my-theory-on-9-11-u-s-knew-it-was-imminent/1033012)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-here-s-my-theory-on-9-11-u-s-knew-it-was-imminent/1033012 "2026-09-30T16:41:24Z")
No, nothing about controlled demolitions, or Israeli intelligence, or a U.S. attack on its own people. But I do believe that the top of the U.S. government knew that this attack was imminent (despite not specifically kn… --- ## [How did we come up with "icky"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-we-come-up-with-icky/1033403)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-we-come-up-with-icky/1033403 "2026-09-30T16:14:54Z")
It doesn’t seem to have any basis I can think of. Is it used only in the US? And don’t give me any fish story. --- ## [As if Venezuela hasn't been through enough: 7.2 and 7.5 quakes (6/24/26)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-venezuela-hasnt-been-through-enough-7-2-and-7-5-quakes-6-24-26/1031171)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-venezuela-hasnt-been-through-enough-7-2-and-7-5-quakes-6-24-26/1031171 "2026-09-30T16:09:42Z")
I just heard on MSNOW that high casualties (as in 10,000 fatalities or more) are predicted. I sure hope that is not the case, and haven’t heard anything about tsunami alerts from this quake, or for that matter from the … --- ## [Fender Strat, 2001, USA Made (MSP or drivable distance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fender-strat-2001-usa-made-msp-or-drivable-distance/1033458)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fender-strat-2001-usa-made-msp-or-drivable-distance/1033458 "2026-09-30T15:37:46Z")
This strat is in perfect condition and comes with a Fender hard case and practice amp. Also a tuner, some picks and slides. You must live in or near MSP or be able to drive here to see/buy. I’m pretty firm at $900. --- ## [Yay, I’m gonna see Graham Parker for the first time in September!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-i-m-gonna-see-graham-parker-for-the-first-time-in-september/1028631)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-i-m-gonna-see-graham-parker-for-the-first-time-in-september/1028631 "2026-09-30T15:36:10Z")
(Title stolen from @einsteinshund :wink: ) Now. The Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham is a tiny little venue, seats 200, run largely by volunteers from the community, but boy does it punch above its weight. And it’s cl… --- ## [Wasp behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-behavior/1033474)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-behavior/1033474 "2026-09-30T13:54:52Z")
I work at a facility that has 5 story tower for training firefighters. You’ve probably seen one - brick with metal exterior stairs and and a concrete interior stairway. I was on the roof of the building and noticed many … --- ## [Is ~ (tilde) widely used and understood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tilde-widely-used-and-understood/1032449)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tilde-widely-used-and-understood/1032449 "2026-09-30T13:52:56Z")
I’ve found I use the tilde ~ almost daily in work communications (i.e. ~ 10:30am, ~ 4-5 weeks, ~ $17k). And now I’ve started using it a lot in personal texts and emails. Just yesterday I gave our dog sitter written ins… --- ## [Recommend a new Chromebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-new-chromebook/1033396)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-new-chromebook/1033396 "2026-09-30T13:26:06Z")
I have an Acer CB Plus 714 Flip and the latest update threw it into a boot loop. Apparently, Google has been bricking these models for about a month. I’m trying various things to recover it, but assuming that doesn’t w… --- ## [Narrowly avoided terror attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrowly-avoided-terror-attack/1033485)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrowly-avoided-terror-attack/1033485 "2026-09-30T13:16:26Z")
A FlyDubai plane headed to Israel made an emergency landing on Saudi Arabia after one of the pilots stabbed his copilot and tried to crash the plane. Luckily, he tried to push the stabbed copilot out of the cockpit which… --- ## [Obvious things about a creative work you realize after the millionth time (OPEN SPOILERS POSSIBLE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-things-about-a-creative-work-you-realize-after-the-millionth-time-open-spoilers-possible/504117)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 7349\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-things-about-a-creative-work-you-realize-after-the-millionth-time-open-spoilers-possible/504117 "2026-09-30T12:55:11Z")
I have posted about working for a year on an annotated versions of Ira Levin’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” only to look at the cover six months later and realize: Rosemary’s Baby. Rose-mary’s Baby Mary’s Baby:smack: Yesterday… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=10&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=12&state=muted)