# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=116 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 117 --- ## [At 1:45pm (Eastern Daylight Time) I dropped my tax returns into an official US mail box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-1-45pm-eastern-daylight-time-i-dropped-my-tax-returns-into-an-official-us-mail-box/1029247)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-1-45pm-eastern-daylight-time-i-dropped-my-tax-returns-into-an-official-us-mail-box/1029247 "2026-04-23T17:36:29Z")
IOW, almost 60 hours before the deadline! Wahoo! (Any remaining slackers out there I can justly look down upon and sneer?) --- ## [Looking for an SF story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501 "2026-04-23T16:18:09Z")
Short story, I think. Probably between 1955 and 1970? People have two separate personalities: an ‘uber’ and an ‘alter’ (probably not the actual terms in the story?) which alternate. Maybe daily or weekly? The two are… --- ## [Pride & Prejudice - why not Mary and Mr. Collins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-prejudice-why-not-mary-and-mr-collins/458018)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-prejudice-why-not-mary-and-mr-collins/458018 "2026-04-23T12:53:12Z")
It’s obvious that Lizzie and Mr. Collins would never have made a match. But why didn’t Mrs. Bennet steer him towards Mary? Yes, she’s a younger daughter, but it would keep the estate in the family and the two of them cou… --- ## [In Beetle Bailey what was up with the weird officer's helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-beetle-bailey-what-was-up-with-the-weird-officers-helmets/1029368)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-beetle-bailey-what-was-up-with-the-weird-officers-helmets/1029368 "2026-04-23T11:32:46Z")
First they didn’t look like helmets but rather just globes on people’s heads, but I chalk that up to artistic style. But they were red on top white on bottom with a giant officers rank symbol in the dead center of it, t… --- ## [Know any smaller bands you think need more recognition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-smaller-bands-you-think-need-more-recognition/1028900)
**Author:** [@Hajis\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hajis_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-smaller-bands-you-think-need-more-recognition/1028900 "2026-04-23T11:19:29Z")
Got to go to a small music show with a couple of awesome bands, i really liked Filth and 9 Dead, but i wanna also get some music recommendations from any bands that also might be under the radar. --- ## [Could home (whiskey) distilling cause low blood pressure and a heart attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-home-whiskey-distilling-cause-low-blood-pressure-and-a-heart-attack/1029209)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-home-whiskey-distilling-cause-low-blood-pressure-and-a-heart-attack/1029209 "2026-04-23T10:36:30Z")
A late, former coworker died a couple of years ago. I think he was 62 or 63. He was taken to the ER and was found to have low blood pressure. He was admitted, and died of a heart attack a couple/few days later. He ha… --- ## [Sticking your neck out: hard to beat this guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticking-your-neck-out-hard-to-beat-this-guy/1029155)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticking-your-neck-out-hard-to-beat-this-guy/1029155 "2026-04-23T08:34:39Z")
From the introduction to a 2004 book “It may be too late. Economic malaise in the Arab world is so advanced and Arab regimes so inept and corrupt that some kind of revolution could be inevitable – perhaps even desirable… --- ## [Stump me with your avatarl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-me-with-your-avatarl/1029226)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-me-with-your-avatarl/1029226 "2026-04-23T04:12:57Z")
Post in here and I will try to explain your avatar. Nothing super deep here, it’s just going to be naming it pretty much, providing I know what it is. So if your Avatar is of a person, I will try to name the person. If … --- ## [Tai Chi - any practitioners? How good is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tai-chi-any-practitioners-how-good-is-it/1029262)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tai-chi-any-practitioners-how-good-is-it/1029262 "2026-04-23T03:34:43Z")
Somewhere in the bowels of Google, AI, or whatever, algorithms have recently decided I should be inundated with adverts for a Tai Chi app. The ads are patently ridiculous - a hefty, slow-moving older woman is shown in a… --- ## [Robot wins Peking Half-marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-wins-peking-half-marathon/1029392)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-wins-peking-half-marathon/1029392 "2026-04-23T03:18:15Z")
faster than any human in 50 min for 21km … - 10 min faster than the fastest human … What is significant: last year the fastest robot took 2hours 40 min (160min) for the same race (need to dump the “—” in the YT link)… --- ## [It was ten years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-ten-years-ago-today/1029471)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-ten-years-ago-today/1029471 "2026-04-23T01:11:43Z")
I was at work and trying to not cry as I was looking at TMZ’s first reports that Prince was dead. I’m a fan, and I can’t believe that he has been gone ten years. --- ## [Bad bad bad beck and the tacos that kept coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436 "2026-04-22T21:51:01Z")
Went to a sit down place, (IOW not the Bell) for lunch. The Lil 'wrekker gets a big discount there. I’m often concerned with these places. My diet is so restricted. But I found the mini Taco platter. You know the litt… --- ## [Crossdressing men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossdressing-men/162639)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossdressing-men/162639 "2026-04-22T21:26:16Z")
Just wondering how many Doper guys have ever worn women’s clothing (that they will admit to). As a lifestyle choice, for Halloween, theater, or any other reason. I have twice. Both times for Halloween while in college… --- ## [You get powers but you have to choose five people to get them as well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343 "2026-04-22T20:32:24Z")
You get powers today. The powers are super strength (10,000 tons), speed (Mach 100), reflexes (microsecond reaction time), healing (perfect physical and mental health until you die at the age of 150), durability (no weap… --- ## [OK, I need to share this Bored Panda article about the Weirdest things hotel workers found when cleaning up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-need-to-share-this-bored-panda-article-about-the-weirdest-things-hotel-workers-found-when-cleaning-up/1029496)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-need-to-share-this-bored-panda-article-about-the-weirdest-things-hotel-workers-found-when-cleaning-up/1029496 "2026-04-22T20:05:47Z")
From “A Goat Dressed Like Abraham Lincoln”: From Unhinged To Gross, Here Are 55 Incidents Hotel Workers Will Never Forget | Bored Panda My favorites Two guests got into the basement and emptied the icemaker on to the … --- ## [Here Kitty-Kitty-Kitty! link \[Tiger leaps into crowd at Russian circus\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-kitty-kitty-kitty-link-tiger-leaps-into-crowd-at-russian-circus/1029489)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-kitty-kitty-kitty-link-tiger-leaps-into-crowd-at-russian-circus/1029489 "2026-04-22T20:05:28Z")
A giant tiger jumps into the audience in Russia. --- ## [Help Finding Thread About Imbedding Youtube Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread-about-imbedding-youtube-videos/1029473)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread-about-imbedding-youtube-videos/1029473 "2026-04-22T19:54:05Z")
I can’t find a thread I posted in that explained how to imbed videos. The only way that worked consistently for me involved ctrl + c and then something like ctrl + shift + v? Does anyone remember the thread? Thank you! --- ## [PBS Shows and “Walter Presents”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-shows-and-walter-presents/1029348)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-shows-and-walter-presents/1029348 "2026-04-22T19:29:47Z")
I intermittently support public TV, so am giving monthly donations largely so I could see the American Revolution series from Ken Burns - which is okay, but lacks the ample fascinating archive footage displayed in many o… --- ## [What's the most unusual radio format you've ever encountered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-radio-format-youve-ever-encountered/727970)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-radio-format-youve-ever-encountered/727970 "2026-04-22T18:43:24Z")
This is a spinoff of the “obscure #1 song” thread. In 2007, I was driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle at dusk, and while searching the radio, I found a station that only played songs that had hit #1 on the charts. W… --- ## [Referral for Domestic Violence counselor, Seattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484 "2026-04-22T18:00:58Z")
Anyone have a referral for a domestic violence counselor in or near Seattle? A friend’s daughter needs someone and is having trouble accessing services because no kids are in the picture. Please message me. Thanks. --- ## [ComEd FUBAR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comed-fubar/1029316)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comed-fubar/1029316 "2026-04-22T16:12:20Z")
So, our 800 students were halfway through the process of scanning into school when, without warning, we lost all electrical power. Other than the few battery powered emergency lights and our UPS backed up servers and sw… --- ## [Archaeologists find fragment of Homer’s Iliad inside Egyptian mummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-fragment-of-homer-s-iliad-inside-egyptian-mummy/1029462)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeologists-find-fragment-of-homer-s-iliad-inside-egyptian-mummy/1029462 "2026-04-22T15:37:13Z")
Other sources say it’s a fragment. I’m not particularly surprised. Consider how used newspaper is used in homes. Great for puppy training. Newspaper has been used as insulation in inexpensive structures. Maybe mortician… --- ## [On the Significance of Historic Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-significance-of-historic-names/1029455)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-significance-of-historic-names/1029455 "2026-04-22T15:09:27Z")
One thing that has popped up in my consciousness over the years is that we often don’t appreciate the significance of names in history, mostly because we’ve been too heavily influenced by one individual who has that name… --- ## [Time to eliminate Senate filibusters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-eliminate-senate-filibusters/491756)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-eliminate-senate-filibusters/491756 "2026-04-22T14:32:26Z")
Is it time to finally do away with the filibuster in the Senate? In theory, the Senate is supposed to be the moderating house of Congress. And the filibuster is considered to be a part of that, by forcing the majority … --- ## [Who is the longest "lived" fictional character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-longest-lived-fictional-character/234587)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-longest-lived-fictional-character/234587 "2026-04-22T14:21:26Z")
I’ve just gotten back into P.G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, and I noticed with some surprise that the first Jeeves story appeared in 1916 and the last was written (or at least begun) in 1974, for a “lifespan”… --- ## [Do you think it would be morally justified to alter someone’s mind in these scenarios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-would-be-morally-justified-to-alter-someone-s-mind-in-these-scenarios/1029320)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-would-be-morally-justified-to-alter-someone-s-mind-in-these-scenarios/1029320 "2026-04-22T10:48:30Z")
Do you think it would be morally justified to magically alter someone’s mind for the better in these two scenarios? Assume you’re the one doing the altering in each scenario. 1: An extremely racist person (as you defin… --- ## [How often do you use a power setting other than high on the microwave and when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-a-power-setting-other-than-high-on-the-microwave-and-when/1023228)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-a-power-setting-other-than-high-on-the-microwave-and-when/1023228 "2026-04-22T04:43:17Z")
I would guess that most people usually just use the highest (and default) power on their microwaves but here’s a poll anyway. If you do vary the power, when do you do it? I’ll put mine on 50% when reheating steak in an … --- ## [I am confused about Alex Jones' lawyer's "mistake" in sending all of Jones' phone contents to the plaintiffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-confused-about-alex-jones-lawyers-mistake-in-sending-all-of-jones-phone-contents-to-the-plaintiffs/969096)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-confused-about-alex-jones-lawyers-mistake-in-sending-all-of-jones-phone-contents-to-the-plaintiffs/969096 "2026-04-22T04:33:03Z")
By now, most people have heard that Alex Jones’ lawyer mistakenly gave the attorneys representing Sandy Hook parents the entire contents of Jones’ cell phone. This includes text messages and emails dating back years. M… --- ## [Spinal cord injuries are not fun at all, but I'm very, VERY fortunate. And grateful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-cord-injuries-are-not-fun-at-all-but-im-very-very-fortunate-and-grateful/1028083)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-cord-injuries-are-not-fun-at-all-but-im-very-very-fortunate-and-grateful/1028083 "2026-04-22T01:18:05Z")
Spinal cord injuries are not fun. Since I have known cervical spinal canal stenosis (previously asymptomatic), my neurosurgeon advised me to be on the alert for the appearance of signs or symptoms of spinal cord compres… --- ## [Changes to Hijacking Rules in the Politics and Elections Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405 "2026-04-22T01:15:17Z")
The P&E moderator staff are announcing a change to our rules with respect to hijacking. First, some background: The more stringent current hijacking rules came into existence in 2020, largely authored by Jonathan Chanc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=117)