# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=110&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 111 --- ## [2026 Masters Golf Tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-masters-golf-tournament/1029183)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-masters-golf-tournament/1029183 "2026-04-14T00:10:28Z")
I did not see a thread discussing this. We are in the closing stages of the second round and one of the pre-tournament favorites, Bryson DeChambeau has missed the cut with a spectacular triple bogey on his 36tb hole. A… --- ## [Apple TV turning Martha Wells Murderbot book series into an episodic TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-turning-martha-wells-murderbot-book-series-into-an-episodic-tv-series/994883)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-turning-martha-wells-murderbot-book-series-into-an-episodic-tv-series/994883 "2026-04-13T23:49:14Z")
Will star Alexander Skaarsgard as the Muderbot. Really enjoyed the books, hopefully this will be good as well. --- ## [Shipping antiquities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-antiquities/1029149)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-antiquities/1029149 "2026-04-13T19:02:51Z")
Does anyone know how best to pack/ship antiquities to another country? --- ## [What commonplace, seemingly innocuous things might someday be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commonplace-seemingly-innocuous-things-might-someday-be-banned/1029102)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commonplace-seemingly-innocuous-things-might-someday-be-banned/1029102 "2026-04-13T18:06:27Z")
The ongoing thread How were things different when you were a kid? includes a fair number of things that either de facto or de jure have been eliminated from our society as potentially unsafe, insensitive, or now consider… --- ## [Who are your 5 favorite female sitcom characters of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-5-favorite-female-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028321)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-5-favorite-female-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028321 "2026-04-13T16:51:41Z")
Please limit your input to just five female sitcom characters. If it may be considered semi-obscure, please include the name of the show. Live action only, no animated characters (sorry, Wilma). Still working on my fi… --- ## [Do you name inanimate objects you're fond of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-name-inanimate-objects-youre-fond-of/145763)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-name-inanimate-objects-youre-fond-of/145763 "2026-04-13T16:48:28Z")
I know it’s not uncommon to name musical instruments. In the past, I have owned a guitar named Maynard, and my G&L SB2 bass guitar Isadore is now available for adoption. I’ve decided that Glorianna is the perfect name fo… --- ## [Sweet Baby Jesus--AND I DON"T MEAN TRUMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-baby-jesus-and-i-don-t-mean-trump/1029244)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-baby-jesus-and-i-don-t-mean-trump/1029244 "2026-04-13T15:31:12Z")
Oh my God. Trump, on EASTER SUNDAY, put a picture of himself on X, awith himself as Jesus. On Easter. When you add in the “Allah” remarks–he has no comprehension at all of Religion. AS A THING! --- ## [The Most Under/Over rated Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-under-over-rated-foods/1029125)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-under-over-rated-foods/1029125 "2026-04-13T14:28:13Z")
I’ve always had a mental list of things I love that no one else seems to care about. Top of the list is Butterscotch - pudding, candy, pie, ice cream sauce. All of them seem to suffer because if they are available, cho… --- ## [Let's talk about the long-term effects of today's events on a global scale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-long-term-effects-of-todays-events-on-a-global-scale/1029206)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-long-term-effects-of-todays-events-on-a-global-scale/1029206 "2026-04-13T12:26:44Z")
Politics aside; national exceptionalism, ethnic priority, xenophobia, religious factors aside. What I am concerned with here is the long-term viability and preservation of homo sapiens or a reasonable facsimile. If I ha… --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 5, the Final Four. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1029189)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1029189 "2026-04-13T10:19:56Z")
This is Round Four of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following head-to-head battles. Polls wil… --- ## [Jergens! You think you fooled me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jergens-you-think-you-fooled-me/1029222)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jergens-you-think-you-fooled-me/1029222 "2026-04-13T07:30:19Z")
Well, you kinda did. You know the smell of Jergens. Right? Kinda sickly sweet. I used to get pink cheeks in windy weather so Laura Lee Love(real name), our housekeeper would rub Jergens on my cheeks. I simply hated th… --- ## [Debunking Psychic John Starkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-psychic-john-starkey/217944)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-psychic-john-starkey/217944 "2026-04-13T03:49:00Z")
About a year ago, I got into a “discussion” with a friend about psychics – he thought I was closed-minded because I proceed from the assumption that the paranormal is bunk. And we briefly discussed hot-reading and cold-r… --- ## [(Old) Where in the world is the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-where-in-the-world-is-the-mmp/1029063)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-where-in-the-world-is-the-mmp/1029063 "2026-04-13T02:07:01Z")
So it’s nearly 7:45am and no MMP? Unheard off! Intolerable! So I’ll start it. Leaving Wednesday for my big vacation of the year, doing Portugal, Spain and France for nearly 3 weeks. So where are the rest of you going… --- ## [So the first trailer for that new HBO Harry Potter series has arrived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-first-trailer-for-that-new-hbo-harry-potter-series-has-arrived/1028788)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-first-trailer-for-that-new-hbo-harry-potter-series-has-arrived/1028788 "2026-04-13T01:34:29Z")
I have such hate for Rowling, but this is probably going to do fabulously for HBO (we plan to cancel HBO when it lands and tell them why, but they really don’t give a shit). Two thoughts on viewing it: It’s weird seei… --- ## [Hormuz strait - starting a tanker (ship)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormuz-strait-starting-a-tanker-ship/1029145)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormuz-strait-starting-a-tanker-ship/1029145 "2026-04-13T01:23:55Z")
Given that the HS will open up again now I was wondering what’s involved in starting those huge engines in tankerships. The uneducated me thinks the starter motor will be like truck engine. Or so. Any deeper knowledge … --- ## [Minute Steaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191 "2026-04-13T01:08:28Z")
Was there a frozen (?) product in the '70s called ‘Minute Steaks’? I googled, and it seems it’s a well-known concept; but I could swear there was a product called ‘Minute Steaks’ that dat bought in a supermarket (most l… --- ## [Superman's most flagrant disregard for public safety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-most-flagrant-disregard-for-public-safety/965937)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-most-flagrant-disregard-for-public-safety/965937 "2026-04-13T00:27:00Z")
I was watching a DC animated film a few days ago. In it, Superman is fighting a bad guy in downtown metropolis. Building are falling, and cars are flying with pedestrians all around. At this point, it’s all fairly typica… --- ## [Reverse Mortgage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-mortgage/691922)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-mortgage/691922 "2026-04-12T22:13:59Z")
Does anyone have any experience, either directly or through association, with reverse mortgages? Are they worth it, or are they just another way to steal assets from people who have few choices? I am 64, 3 months away … --- ## [Moderation in "So What do we impeach him for"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-so-what-do-we-impeach-him-for/1029218)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-so-what-do-we-impeach-him-for/1029218 "2026-04-12T21:25:18Z")
In this thread, So what do we impeach him for?, ParallelLines moderated the discussion. Blockquote I really appreciate the moderation around here and I generally think you do a great job, so please take this as the … --- ## [Bird Buddy aficionado thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-buddy-aficionado-thread/1029118)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-buddy-aficionado-thread/1029118 "2026-04-12T18:11:09Z")
I have been thinking about writing this for a few days but now I’m inspired by Beck’s bird seed thread. I got my wife the bird buddy for Christmas. Ok maybe it was more for me. If you are not familiar it is a bird feede… --- ## [Tell me about cruises, especially more laid-back, "educational" ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cruises-especially-more-laid-back-educational-ones/1029178)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cruises-especially-more-laid-back-educational-ones/1029178 "2026-04-12T17:50:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from I'm new to credit card miles & points, please explain this to me like I'm 11: I’m not rich enough, old enough, or sea-worthy enough to have actually gone on any cruises, but this random a… --- ## [RIP Asha Bhosle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-asha-bhosle/1029225)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-asha-bhosle/1029225 "2026-04-12T17:41:13Z")
Among the most popular Bollywood singers, and also referenced quite a bit by other artists. Enjoy the hippie dippy celebration of Dum Maro Dum: --- ## [LA 28 Olympics tickets are on sale. I got some](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-28-olympics-tickets-are-on-sale-i-got-some/1029224)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-28-olympics-tickets-are-on-sale-i-got-some/1029224 "2026-04-12T17:36:13Z")
LA 28 Olympics tickets are now on sale. Note that the procedure is fairly complicated. You need to sign up and they give you a specific 48 hour period during which you are eligible to buy tickets. Local residents of the … --- ## [Home distilling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling/1029202)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling/1029202 "2026-04-12T17:31:07Z")
The 5th Circuit just ruled that the 1868 federal law banning home distillation of alcohol is unconstitutional. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-declares-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-unconst… --- ## [Pink pineapples - anyone tried these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-pineapples-anyone-tried-these/1029057)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-pineapples-anyone-tried-these/1029057 "2026-04-12T17:26:57Z")
They’ve been available in my area for some time, although they are quite expensive ($10 or so). A local grocery store had them for $5, so I picked one up a couple days ago. Okay, I cut the top off and ate a slice of it… --- ## [Your cabbage soup - tomato or no tomato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cabbage-soup-tomato-or-no-tomato/829561)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cabbage-soup-tomato-or-no-tomato/829561 "2026-04-12T16:23:27Z")
Definitely cabbage soup weather out there. My grandfather’s cabbage soup was just sliced onion and big chunks of potato and cabbage. You had to cut the potatoes with the edge of the spoon. Lots of dill and thickened w… --- ## [Artificial sweeteners: recent bad news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-sweeteners-recent-bad-news/986345)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-sweeteners-recent-bad-news/986345 "2026-04-12T15:34:01Z")
In the past couple months there’s been this report about aspartame being “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” And this report about sucralose potentially damaging DNA (!!!). And this report about erythritol perhaps causi… --- ## [Debt collection letter received after 32 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-collection-letter-received-after-32-years/980433)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-collection-letter-received-after-32-years/980433 "2026-04-12T12:15:06Z")
I sent my Virginia tax return off a few weeks ago and was expecting a $181 refund. Yesterday I got a letter from George Mason University, which I attended for one semester in the fall of 1991 saying I owed them $490 and… --- ## [Smapti's Continuing Adventures in Judaism: First Seder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-seder/1028989)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-seder/1028989 "2026-04-12T08:16:16Z")
Part three in the ongoing series of threads about my exploring Jewish practice with an eye at formally beginning the conversion process in the near future. The Seder has fascinated me since I first learned about it in s… --- ## [How do American Jews typically feel about Israel and Zionism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-jews-typically-feel-about-israel-and-zionism/1029177)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-jews-typically-feel-about-israel-and-zionism/1029177 "2026-04-12T08:04:52Z")
OK… huge disclaimer upfront: This is not meant to disparage Jews in any way, shape or form, be they American or otherwise. It also isn’t meant to directly critique Israeli policy per se. It’s meant as an honest question … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=109&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=111&state=tracking)