# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=120&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 121 --- ## [Chardon School Shooter Sentencing Hearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chardon-school-shooter-sentencing-hearing/1028490)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chardon-school-shooter-sentencing-hearing/1028490 "2026-03-25T14:49:39Z")
Why wasn’t Chardon School shooter TJ Lane immediately held in contempt of court and escorted out when, at his sentencing hearing, he took off his dress shirt to reveal he was wearing a tshirt with KILLER written on it? O… --- ## [Fargo S4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s4/826991)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s4/826991 "2026-03-25T14:28:18Z")
Fargo S4 is a go, set in the early Fifties and starring Chris Rock: ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Is Happening With Chris Rock Starring – TCA – Deadline Here’s the S3 thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823… --- ## [Trump says he’s replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-he-s-replacing-homeland-security-secretary-noem-with-gop-sen-markwayne-mullin/1028234)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-he-s-replacing-homeland-security-secretary-noem-with-gop-sen-markwayne-mullin/1028234 "2026-03-25T12:15:21Z")
Link here President Donald Trump said he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on s… --- ## [What Comes from Congressional Hearings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comes-from-congressional-hearings/1028612)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comes-from-congressional-hearings/1028612 "2026-03-25T05:00:01Z")
Mods, if this isn’t the correct forum, please move. Over and over, I see officials of some sort being questioned in Congressional hearings, and quite often they are being exposed for various reasons that sometimes appea… --- ## [My husband is seriously ill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-seriously-ill/1023019)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-seriously-ill/1023019 "2026-03-25T01:17:26Z")
He probably has multiple myeloma, although we won’t know until after the biopsy he’s supposed to get today is analyzed. He’s currently hospitalized with acute kidney problems. He was supposed to be scanned to diagnose h… --- ## [The 2026 Oscars (celebrating films of 2025) - nominations, predictions, discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-oscars-celebrating-films-of-2025-nominations-predictions-discussion/1026926 "2026-03-25T00:56:06Z")
Firstly, I am SHOCKED. Sinners not only got a lot of nominations, which I expected, but it now is the most nominated film in history. It got 16, while Titanic got 14. Insane. By insane, I mean…it does not deserve that m… --- ## [How does Israel have such good intelligence on how to target people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-israel-have-such-good-intelligence-on-how-to-target-people/1028637)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-israel-have-such-good-intelligence-on-how-to-target-people/1028637 "2026-03-24T23:51:33Z")
They seem to have taken this to an entirely new level in warfare. I know human intelligence like double agents and spies play a role, but this tactic has always existed and I feel Israel is far better at targeting indivi… --- ## [Line between taking medicine regularly and addiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-between-taking-medicine-regularly-and-addiction/1027865)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-between-taking-medicine-regularly-and-addiction/1027865 "2026-03-24T23:39:53Z")
As I age, I’m in the dilemma of trying to decide whether long-term use of mild stimulants like caffeine falls into the category of medicine or addiction. If I feel great when I first start taking something, eventually re… --- ## [Chimps display new fashion of sticking grass in their butts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668 "2026-03-24T22:14:22Z")
They’re just like us! Soon all of the runways in Paris will be following their example! https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/chimpanzee-grass-butt-1.7583207 --- ## ["Lost In Space" may be more lost than we thought!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-may-be-more-lost-than-we-thought/1028472)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-may-be-more-lost-than-we-thought/1028472 "2026-03-24T21:18:56Z")
In a 1967 episode of LOST IN SPACE (Season 3, "Visit To A Hostile Planet), because of a bit of a time warp, the Jupiter II ends up back on Earth…but in 1947. Hijinks ensue, as they often did in the third season, but in t… --- ## [Chuck Norris (hospitalized 19 March 2026), died 20 March 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578 "2026-03-24T18:24:59Z")
So reports TMZ. Hardly anything known at this point, just that he’s been training in Hawaii and he’s in good spirits. --- ## [London cab drivers and "The Knowledge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-cab-drivers-and-the-knowledge/1028506)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-cab-drivers-and-the-knowledge/1028506 "2026-03-24T16:46:29Z")
Potential London cab drivers must take and pass a series of tests known as “The Knowledge”. It tests their knowledge of the streets and landmarks of London, and the fastest (or most efficient) ways of getting a passenger… --- ## [Keurig-type coffee pods for larger cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714 "2026-03-24T13:51:14Z")
I have noticed that, generally, coffee pods are made for 6 to 8 ounce cups. Are there pods out there made for 10, 12 or even 16 ounce cups? --- ## [Name a book you think would work best as an animated movie or tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-book-you-think-would-work-best-as-an-animated-movie-or-tv-series/1028467)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-book-you-think-would-work-best-as-an-animated-movie-or-tv-series/1028467 "2026-03-24T12:45:25Z")
A Book or series of related books in the same universe (not a list) that you (personally, not people on the internet) think would be great as an animated movie or tv series. Another note: This is NOT a contest. You do… --- ## [In which cultures are you expected to address everyone, even strangers, with familial honorifics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-cultures-are-you-expected-to-address-everyone-even-strangers-with-familial-honorifics/1028529)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-cultures-are-you-expected-to-address-everyone-even-strangers-with-familial-honorifics/1028529 "2026-03-24T12:13:37Z")
It seems to be de rigeur in India to use familial honorifics when addressing, well, just about anybody. For example, Raj addresses an older South Asian man in The Big Bang Theory, as “grandfather.” Similarly, an Indian f… --- ## [A new thing I learned on a Brit PBS drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-thing-i-learned-on-a-brit-pbs-drama/1028694)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-thing-i-learned-on-a-brit-pbs-drama/1028694 "2026-03-24T09:15:55Z")
Watching “Call the Midwife”. Guy says to one of the nuns “Who’d I be if I can’t share a cup o’rosy” Ok that is a cup of tea. How sweet. Love it. --- ## [2025 Oscar (97th Academy Awards) Nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397 "2026-03-24T09:11:06Z")
97th Academy Awards - Wikipedia Oscar nominations have been released, and as usual we won’t see any of these until we watch them all at once in a couple of weeks (all in the theater except Dune 2, which we’ll watch at h… --- ## [What would you do about this toy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-about-this-toy/1028616)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-about-this-toy/1028616 "2026-03-24T01:37:19Z")
We have a large amount of Brio trainset from when our kids were young. Long story short, we hung onto the Brio, thinking it would be nice for our grandkids to play with. Our grandkids (ages 10 and 5), do not play with … --- ## [Bath, or shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-or-shower/1028627)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-or-shower/1028627 "2026-03-24T01:07:43Z")
Real simple: Do you prefer to take a shower, or take a bath? Personally, I much prefer baths. In fact, I just took a long, hot and luxurious bath with huckleberry bath salts. --- ## [Quadruple amputee cornhole player shoots a guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-cornhole-player-shoots-a-guy/1028724)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-cornhole-player-shoots-a-guy/1028724 "2026-03-24T00:26:20Z")
Let him be an inspiration: no matter what your limitations, you, too can be a murderer. --- ## [Bill Cosby admitted (in 2005 lawsuit) that he drugged women for sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-admitted-in-2005-lawsuit-that-he-drugged-women-for-sex/724423)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-admitted-in-2005-lawsuit-that-he-drugged-women-for-sex/724423 "2026-03-23T22:28:35Z")
Details here (the paperwork from the lawsuit was made public). This should kill any doubts that remain in anyone about his guilt. --- ## [Nose outta joint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-outta-joint/1028494)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-outta-joint/1028494 "2026-03-23T21:07:14Z")
No. I’m not angry or peeved at anyone(well, there is that one person…). Backstory: 3 or 4 weeks ago I bit my cutest fuzzy doggy bathroom rug. Not cause I wanted to. I woke up about the instant I face planted. I immedi… --- ## [Question about OP's control over thread's progress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ops-control-over-threads-progress/1028650)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ops-control-over-threads-progress/1028650 "2026-03-23T21:00:54Z")
It is no secret that I have had some confusion over moderation WRT hijacks. Of course, I don’t know how much of that moderation is mod-driven or in response to complaints. And in the past I’ve been told I cannot ask to… --- ## [Incorporating weight-loss drugs into your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporating-weight-loss-drugs-into-your-life/1015675)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporating-weight-loss-drugs-into-your-life/1015675 "2026-03-23T20:09:05Z")
A recent thread about Ozempic has caused me to reconsider my stance on these modern weight-loss drugs. I am scheduled to see an endocrinologist in July, and I am preparing myself for making a decision. My question appli… --- ## [Bath redo. New piping. Hot water recirculating loop, tankless, or keep as was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-redo-new-piping-hot-water-recirculating-loop-tankless-or-keep-as-was/1028675)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bath-redo-new-piping-hot-water-recirculating-loop-tankless-or-keep-as-was/1028675 "2026-03-23T19:42:17Z")
Mind you the contractor so far has only sprung on us that the now exposing existing pipes are both undersized and galvanized steel, best to replace, albeit not required. But suspect the upgrade options will be presented. … --- ## [What percentage of US state governors elected since 2000 were female?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-us-state-governors-elected-since-2000-were-female/1028551)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-us-state-governors-elected-since-2000-were-female/1028551 "2026-03-23T17:55:07Z")
What percentage of US state governors elected since 2000 were female? Consider: Only elections, not appointments. Elections since, and including, 2000. Normalized for 4-year terms (for New Hampshire and Vermont which … --- ## [Of the dead, say nothing but good \[Latin translation\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-dead-say-nothing-but-good-latin-translation/1028693)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-dead-say-nothing-but-good-latin-translation/1028693 "2026-03-23T15:00:05Z")
Political warning: I am using Trump in this ‘exchange’. What is the nearest translation into Latin of the following dialogue: Of the dead, say nothing but good. Trump is dead. Good. De mortuis, bonum tantum dic. … --- ## [Is it possible to search YouTube comments? Specifically, to find a comment of my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-youtube-comments-specifically-to-find-a-comment-of-my-own/1028699)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-youtube-comments-specifically-to-find-a-comment-of-my-own/1028699 "2026-03-23T14:55:15Z")
I had a useful exchange of information in the comments on a YouTube video, but I don’t remember which one it was. I remember enough about the comments, maybe, to find them, if it is possible to do such a search; or I cou… --- ## [Settle another first world problems spousal tiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-another-first-world-problems-spousal-tiff/1028406)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-another-first-world-problems-spousal-tiff/1028406 "2026-03-23T14:47:28Z")
My wife often checks Seat Geek at work to see if there are any last minute deals on NHL tickets. The text exchange today went like this- Her: Want to go to the hockey game tonight? Looks like we can get decent seats in… --- ## [Something New -- Autism T-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-new-autism-t-shirts/1028573)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-new-autism-t-shirts/1028573 "2026-03-23T13:27:35Z")
Last night I stopped in a Spencer’s Gift Store, something I hadn’t done in a while. I noticed something I’d never seen before – T-shirts celebrating Autism. I’m not talking about “autism Awareness” shirts, or T-shirts a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=119&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=121&state=muted)