# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=112 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 113 --- ## [Lingvano, or learning how to sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingvano-or-learning-how-to-sign/1029269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingvano-or-learning-how-to-sign/1029269 "2026-05-01T15:51:38Z")
I’ve bought a few used books on sign language before and kind of ignored them. It occurred to me an app might be better substitute for actual lessons and You Tube. So I tried Lingvano. It seems pretty good, but is abo… --- ## [Cheers - Happy 64th, Freddie Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714 "2026-05-01T13:39:19Z")
The man at his best: --- ## [PJD tries a PBJ - you'll be AMAZED etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pjd-tries-a-pbj-youll-be-amazed-etc/1029666)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pjd-tries-a-pbj-youll-be-amazed-etc/1029666 "2026-05-01T13:17:09Z")
Inspired by the discussion on PBJ in the poll discussion thread (and a previous discussion in the cheese and pickle thread), I finally bit the bullet by the horns and made a PBJ sandwich!! I made a loaf of basic white b… --- ## [Displaying images: any FAQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679 "2026-05-01T12:48:19Z")
Apologies if my perfunctory search wasn’t enough to find any answers already put on the site, but in our caption competition thread in Thread Games, I’ve often struggled with getting images to display reliably for all … --- ## [Neville Chamberlain: Misunderstood Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neville-chamberlain-misunderstood-hero/1029248)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neville-chamberlain-misunderstood-hero/1029248 "2026-05-01T12:24:19Z")
Everything you probably think you know about Chamberlain – that he was a gullible fool who was easily manipulated by Hitler – is absolutely wrong. This post is based on the work of Dr. Gerhard Weinberg, an award-winning… --- ## [The annoyance that is Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-that-is-windows-11/1029530)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-that-is-windows-11/1029530 "2026-05-01T11:57:20Z")
Sadly, i agree that Windows 11 is in many ways indistinguishable from malware. It gave me a ransomware attack, moving all my files offline and then threatening to delete them if i didn’t buy (cloud) space for them. Als… --- ## [How can cat hairs with one color on the tip and another at the base?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-cat-hairs-with-one-color-on-the-tip-and-another-at-the-base/1020383)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-cat-hairs-with-one-color-on-the-tip-and-another-at-the-base/1020383 "2026-05-01T11:10:44Z")
I have a gray tabby. If I part some fur, it’s white at the base, gray at the tips. I can imagine a scenario where a hair follicle might apply pigment to a new hair, then stop, so the bottom looks white. Then the hair ev… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #41 – April, 2026 – “Ancient”: Poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934 "2026-05-01T11:07:01Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for April, 2026. The topic this month is “Ancient” chosen by @romansperson One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brie… --- ## [NYT List of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-list-of-the-30-greatest-living-american-songwriters/1029619)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-list-of-the-30-greatest-living-american-songwriters/1029619 "2026-05-01T10:50:27Z")
Gift link: I would say that I have some disagreements with the list. For example, Madonna wrote a lot of her own stuff and I’d put her ahead of Mariah Carey. Norah Jones isn’t on the list and neither is Alicia Keys,… --- ## [Donald Trump, Jesus, and a doctor walk into a bar …](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jesus-and-a-doctor-walk-into-a-bar/1029347)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jesus-and-a-doctor-walk-into-a-bar/1029347 "2026-05-01T07:38:58Z")
Donald Trump, Jesus, and a doctor walk into a bar … Desi Lydic started this joke on the Daily Show but didn’t finish. I think it’s too good a setup to waste. 100 internet points to whoever makes the funniest version! … --- ## [Discussion regarding Democrats forcing a shutdown over ICE overreach (2026 ICE shootings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-regarding-democrats-forcing-a-shutdown-over-ice-overreach-2026-ice-shootings/1027058)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-regarding-democrats-forcing-a-shutdown-over-ice-overreach-2026-ice-shootings/1027058 "2026-05-01T03:24:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026): I mentioned that I supported this in the above thread, but am spinning it off as to not hijack the parent. In short - ICE actions in MN have b… --- ## [Count DOWN FROM 1,000,000 "game" thread thingymado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 733\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655 "2026-05-01T03:00:40Z")
Based off of Beck’s weird phrasing here, I’ve decided to start a counter game to the million post thread. Let’s count DOWN FROM a million. And it’ll be…well…not really interesting…but…uh…curious? To see when the two game… --- ## [Oklahoma state Senate candidate found dead in truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-state-senate-candidate-found-dead-in-truck/1029684)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-state-senate-candidate-found-dead-in-truck/1029684 "2026-05-01T02:57:55Z")
Barry Christian, 54, a Republican candidate for the OK state senate, missed a scheduled meeting yesterday and was reported missing. Today he was found dead in the trunk of his own car, which was abandoned on the side of… --- ## [Any particular vocalists who annoy you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540 "2026-05-01T01:53:43Z")
Yeah, I got a few. Axl Rose - voice of a whiny punk. And I don’t mean punk rocker. Eddie Vedder - blue-eyed soul dreariness. David Clayton Thomas not pleased. Roger Chapman - Family vocalist and his vibrato squakings … --- ## [The German killer joke from Monty Python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-german-killer-joke-from-monty-python/23397)
**Author:** [@SarumanRex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarumanRex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-german-killer-joke-from-monty-python/23397 "2026-05-01T01:31:09Z")
In an episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus there was a WWII skit where the British discover a joke that is so funny it will kill anyone who hears it (and understands it). Only British soldiers who do not speak German … --- ## [Actors / comedians who played a worse version of themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-comedians-who-played-a-worse-version-of-themselves/997737)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-comedians-who-played-a-worse-version-of-themselves/997737 "2026-05-01T01:12:58Z")
I’ve been watching the final season of ‘Curb your Enthusiasm’, and I’m currently listening to Larry David being interviewed on Conan O’Brien’s podcast. Conan (half?) jokes to Larry at one point that he’s supposed to be … --- ## [Midsomer Murders - What is that nocturnal animal/bird cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsomer-murders-what-is-that-nocturnal-animal-bird-cry/703581)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsomer-murders-what-is-that-nocturnal-animal-bird-cry/703581 "2026-05-01T01:05:46Z")
In pretty much every episode of “Midsomer Murder” with an outdoor night time scene, sooner or later you hear a cry. A sort of loudish “YAWWK.” At first I thought it might be the death cry of some animal, but sometimes … --- ## [SimulaVerse on YouTube - Simulating different ideas about our planet and Solar System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulaverse-on-youtube-simulating-different-ideas-about-our-planet-and-solar-system/1029680)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulaverse-on-youtube-simulating-different-ideas-about-our-planet-and-solar-system/1029680 "2026-04-30T22:18:59Z")
I recently discovered the channel “SimulaVerse” on YouTube, in which a guy is challenged to alter certain facts about our planet and the others, and the Sun, to see what would happen if circumstances were different. And… --- ## [NYT article suggests shoplifting as a form of protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-suggests-shoplifting-as-a-form-of-protest/1029596)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-suggests-shoplifting-as-a-form-of-protest/1029596 "2026-04-30T21:56:00Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opinion/shoplifting-political-protest-microlooting-whole-foods.html I am wondering if any of you heard about this article, it’s been making the rounds on BlueSky with both condemnation… --- ## [Sawe breaks the 2 hour barrier in the marathon at London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawe-breaks-the-2-hour-barrier-in-the-marathon-at-london/1029568)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawe-breaks-the-2-hour-barrier-in-the-marathon-at-london/1029568 "2026-04-30T21:48:59Z")
Sebastian Sawe runs the first sub-2 hour marathon in a time of 1:59:30. Sabastian Sawe runs first sub-2-hour marathon race, shatters world record in London A HISTORIC MARATHON WORLD RECORD!!! || The 2026 London Maratho… --- ## [Any threads for retired folks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-for-retired-folks/1029603)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-for-retired-folks/1029603 "2026-04-30T21:15:22Z")
Not seeing it, so here we go. Many of the folks on the SDMB are older. So this is for us, or anyone that wants to ask. Myself, retired in December after 33 years at the last job. But I was working since I was 11yo. I’m… --- ## [Karma, karma, karma -- big game hunter trampled by elephants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-karma-karma-big-game-hunter-trampled-by-elephants/1029565)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-karma-karma-big-game-hunter-trampled-by-elephants/1029565 "2026-04-30T19:26:27Z")
A big game hunter from California dies when he’s trampled by elephants. --- ## [How actors that have been typecast deal with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-actors-that-have-been-typecast-deal-with-it/1029321)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-actors-that-have-been-typecast-deal-with-it/1029321 "2026-04-30T19:14:49Z")
Mention of Bob Denver on another thread has got me thinking about how he dealt with being typecast as ‘the lovable goof’. From all accounts (I just watched a 1982 interview with Letterman) Denver didn’t seem to be at all… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2026-edition/1028876)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2026-edition/1028876 "2026-04-30T18:46:33Z")
The rest of this month is appointments, appointments, appointments, so I’m getting this up now before I forget. We made it to April unnuked! HOORAY! Some days, listening to the news, I wonder if I’ll be starring in my o… --- ## [Franchisers, the lowest of the low. (Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franchisers-the-lowest-of-the-low-long/959839)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franchisers-the-lowest-of-the-low-long/959839 "2026-04-30T15:05:39Z")
Definition of Terms: Franchise - A business model which you purchase for an initial lump sum and then a split of your revenues. Franchisor/Franchiser - The company selling this business model. Franchisee - The person … --- ## [Why do my glasses get so dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-glasses-get-so-dirty/1028047)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-glasses-get-so-dirty/1028047 "2026-04-30T13:48:41Z")
I suspect many here wear glasses and have experienced this. You clean them in the morning, put them on your face and some hours later they are gunked up. Maybe not badly, but noticeably (I am particularly sensitive to … --- ## [Bad bad bad Belly of the Beast! (Medical scans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-belly-of-the-beast-medical-scans/1029650)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-belly-of-the-beast-medical-scans/1029650 "2026-04-30T05:54:02Z")
Ol’ Beck is slid into a tube. Untold powers zapped into her broken, scrawny body again. I swear when I die..if you exhume me 10years in the future, I’ll be glowing in the dark. Really how much of this crap can a body t… --- ## [How would I address my niece in Japanese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-address-my-niece-in-japanese/1029483)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-address-my-niece-in-japanese/1029483 "2026-04-30T05:17:55Z")
The Japanese word for “niece” is mei. So let’s say my niece is Suta. Would I address her as Suta-chan (leaving out the mei)? Or Suta-mei? Or Suta-mei-chan? --- ## [Looking for a Biblical guide approved by religious leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606 "2026-04-30T03:42:25Z")
Are there any Biblical guides out there approved by religious leaders that tell us which Biblical claims and/or stories are factual and which are parables/lessons? --- ## [AI deletes company's entire database](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-deletes-companys-entire-database/1029636)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-deletes-companys-entire-database/1029636 "2026-04-30T01:56:50Z")
What a shame. :slightly\_smiling\_face: PocketOS, which provides software for car rental businesses, suffered a massive outage over the weekend after the autonomous artificial intelligence tool wiped the database and all… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=113)