# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=120&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 121 --- ## [Twitter bans MyPillow corporate account after Mike Lindell uses it to circumvent personal Twitter ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1821\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095 "2026-03-27T20:45:40Z")
Twitter has banned the account of the corporation MyPillow after founder Mike Lindell used it to circumvent an earlier personal ban from the social media platform. He used it to call out Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for “canc… --- ## [The FINAL Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters. Choose your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-choose-your-favorite/1028659)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-choose-your-favorite/1028659 "2026-03-27T20:39:51Z")
This is the final round of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite of the two characters remaining. The poll will close near midn… --- ## [How do you save time in your daily life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-time-in-your-daily-life/1028451)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-time-in-your-daily-life/1028451 "2026-03-27T20:07:59Z")
I know some people are really busy with work and personal responsibilities, so they don’t really have a lot of free time. So how do people save free time by getting things done more efficiently? What tricks have you lea… --- ## [Anyone seen the NZ TV show The Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-nz-tv-show-the-gone/1028816)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-nz-tv-show-the-gone/1028816 "2026-03-27T17:49:56Z")
Spring Break is coming up, and I’m looking for something I can watch occasionally, or more often if I’m in the mood to be lazy. My favorite show in production right now is My Life Is Murder, Lucy Lawless’ current show, … --- ## [Rental car insurance question: How do I get my partner covered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-insurance-question-how-do-i-get-my-partner-covered/1028722)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-insurance-question-how-do-i-get-my-partner-covered/1028722 "2026-03-27T17:36:04Z")
I’m getting really confused by what I thought should be a simple question… My partner and I are part of the same State Farm (in Oregon) auto insurance policy. We are both named insureds on that policy. I asked whether w… --- ## [Two missing episodes of Doctor Who recovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-missing-episodes-of-doctor-who-recovered/1028423)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-missing-episodes-of-doctor-who-recovered/1028423 "2026-03-27T16:37:14Z")
Two episodes of Doctor Who, unseen for almost 60 years, have been recovered, and will soon be available for viewing. Episodes are parts 1 and 3 of The Daleks’ Masterplan. --- ## [Stephen King’s written another Dark Tower book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799 "2026-03-27T12:59:44Z")
Stephen King (along with the late Peter Straub) has written a new Dark Tower book. Called Other Worlds Than These, it follows Jack Sawyer, who appeared in the novels The Talisman and Black House. In those two books, it … --- ## [Recommendations and advice for a doorbell camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-and-advice-for-a-doorbell-camera/1028757)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-and-advice-for-a-doorbell-camera/1028757 "2026-03-27T12:23:42Z")
After a few neighborhood incidents we’ve decided that we want to get a doorbell camera just to keep an eye on things in front of our house. I’d like to avoid a subscription service, and I have several large capacity micr… --- ## [Why do I sleep better on a crappy mattress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sleep-better-on-a-crappy-mattress/1028752)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sleep-better-on-a-crappy-mattress/1028752 "2026-03-27T11:37:07Z")
I currently have two residences - my main home and a “crash pad” apartment I use when I’m working. I’ve always slept on futon mattresses and I have them at both places, but the setup is different. At home I have a fairly… --- ## [A treatise on miscarriage of justice, on the importance of great art....., and googly-eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-treatise-on-miscarriage-of-justice-on-the-importance-of-great-art-and-googly-eyes/1028753)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-treatise-on-miscarriage-of-justice-on-the-importance-of-great-art-and-googly-eyes/1028753 "2026-03-27T10:52:13Z")
Today I learned about a magnificent achievement in the history of art. Australia has blessed the world with a beautiful and deeply meaningful sculpture, which truly speaks to the human condition. But…No!!.. Alas!!..Woe… --- ## [Seattle basketball fans, what teams did you follow when the Sonics left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765 "2026-03-27T08:13:23Z")
After tacitly encouraging franchise-robbery in plain sight in 2008, the NBA has taken a step towards putting a team back in Seattle. With that story in mind, I ask old Sonics fans what they’ve been doing over the past 18… --- ## [Electric cars--can the power grid handle the load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-can-the-power-grid-handle-the-load/1028680)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-can-the-power-grid-handle-the-load/1028680 "2026-03-27T05:44:58Z")
A couple years ago, there was a lot of discussion here at the Dope about the viability of electric cars. And one of the big issues was the incapability of the nationwide electric grid to produce enough power for 50 mill… --- ## [Flannery O'Connor at 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flannery-oconnor-at-100/1028802)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flannery-oconnor-at-100/1028802 "2026-03-27T03:56:18Z")
I’ve been reading Flannery O’Connor’s collected works for the past month. (Yes, I read slowly, but then it is 1220 pages. 150 to go!) Just now, I realized that it would be her 100th birthday … yesterday. D’oh! I’m off by… --- ## [LNG Tanker Spills and environmental damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lng-tanker-spills-and-environmental-damage/1028527)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lng-tanker-spills-and-environmental-damage/1028527 "2026-03-27T03:33:16Z")
Setting aside the ship’s own bunker fuel, does Liquid Natural Gas pose any ecological threat at all to the sea environment when a tanker is hit? Obviously that amount of methane being released is not helpful to climate … --- ## [PSR J1748−2446ad - the pulsar, question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psr-j1748-2446ad-the-pulsar-question/1028556)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psr-j1748-2446ad-the-pulsar-question/1028556 "2026-03-27T03:09:12Z")
This Wiki article claims that the surface of this pulsar, at it’s equator, is spinning at a quarter of the speed of light. That’s seems incredibly fast for ordinary matter to be to be moving, much less revolving around a… --- ## [Why does oral medication survive digestion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oral-medication-survive-digestion/1028796)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oral-medication-survive-digestion/1028796 "2026-03-27T02:49:03Z")
The stomach secretes HCl in the pH range 1-2.5. I take about 4 different medications. Why don’t they all chemically break down to be useless by the time they leave the stomach? --- ## [Actual attempts of Republicans trying to steal the upcoming presidential election in 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533 "2026-03-27T02:45:04Z")
I know Trump went in with stealing an election but, really it was him who was trying to steal the election in 2020. So, let’s list here how republicans are trying to steal the 2024 election (if someone wants to start a … --- ## [Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-in-brazil-test-positive-for-cocaine/1004687)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-in-brazil-test-positive-for-cocaine/1004687 "2026-03-27T00:25:59Z")
Well, this is gonna make the next Sharknado movie much more interesting. --- ## [What's your emails-per-day cutoff limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-emails-per-day-cutoff-limit/1028719)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-emails-per-day-cutoff-limit/1028719 "2026-03-26T23:53:31Z")
The point at which you say somethin’s gotta’ go and stop notifications from lower-priority stuff? --- ## [Pre-marital counseling - does it, did it, would it make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-marital-counseling-does-it-did-it-would-it-make-a-difference/1028750)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-marital-counseling-does-it-did-it-would-it-make-a-difference/1028750 "2026-03-26T23:37:35Z")
My husband and I eloped 4 weeks after our first date, so there was no time for counseling, but it’s been more than 42 years, so I don’t know if it would have made a difference or not. Before my daughter married the first… --- ## [Watching 80s and 90s mystery and adventure shows (including kid shows)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-80s-and-90s-mystery-and-adventure-shows-including-kid-shows/1028742)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-80s-and-90s-mystery-and-adventure-shows-including-kid-shows/1028742 "2026-03-26T21:17:09Z")
Well, I’ve recently re-watched shows from the 1980s and 1990s. Don’t know why. Just decided to. Including kids shows I watched in the 90s. So I have no new jewels share with anyone, and am just reminiscing over shows … --- ## [Does Iran have the capability of lobbying missiles/mortars at a Kharg Island compound without destroying their oil infrastructure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-iran-have-the-capability-of-lobbying-missiles-mortars-at-a-kharg-island-compound-without-destroying-their-oil-infrastructure/1028635)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-iran-have-the-capability-of-lobbying-missiles-mortars-at-a-kharg-island-compound-without-destroying-their-oil-infrastructure/1028635 "2026-03-26T21:02:06Z")
Does the US have this capability? Are soldiers on the island sitting ducks? Here’s a link to a table describing Iranian missile ranges and missile precision (circular error probable or CEP). The shortest maximum range i… --- ## [How to handle my layoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-my-layoff/1024867)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-my-layoff/1024867 "2026-03-26T20:36:50Z")
After almost 19 years, I’m being laid off in February. I’ll be the first person laid off since I started my job. We are on our second company president since the president who was president when I was hired on. The cu… --- ## [About that torpedoed Iranian warship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255 "2026-03-26T20:23:50Z")
The IRIS Dena was sunk 2000 miles away from Iran, was not involved in any military actions, and had been involved in an international naval exercise, of which the US had originally been a part. This outs a very differ… --- ## [RIP Valerie Perrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764 "2026-03-26T20:09:59Z")
Actor Valerie Perrine has died at age 82. Cause of death is complications from Parkinson’s disease. Although she is probably best known for roles in Lenny and Superman, I most remember her as Montana Wildhack in Slaugh… --- ## [Magnesium for cramps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnesium-for-cramps/1027342)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnesium-for-cramps/1027342 "2026-03-26T18:00:40Z")
I’m curious to know if anyone else has tried this. What happened: we take Vitamin D in the winter - you would too if you lived in the UK - and this winter we started taking calcium as well. I was tasked with stocking u… --- ## [Help identify this turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-turtle/1028759)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-turtle/1028759 "2026-03-26T15:57:53Z")
Previous tenants left it in the backyard when they moved out. I need to try to arrange help for it. Is it a land or water turtle? Thanks --- ## [FL Special Elections: Trump is now represented in Tallahassee by a Democrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-special-elections-trump-is-now-represented-in-tallahassee-by-a-democrat/1028745)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-special-elections-trump-is-now-represented-in-tallahassee-by-a-democrat/1028745 "2026-03-26T15:15:23Z")
There were two special elections in Florida on Tuesday. One of them was for a House district that includes Mar-a-Lago. The other was a Senate seat in the Tampa area. Democrats won both and both were flips. ETA: Is he … --- ## [My Daughter Got Married on Monday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-got-married-on-monday/1028776)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-got-married-on-monday/1028776 "2026-03-26T15:12:51Z")
Ceremony and reception were held at the Facets Theater in Chicago. I am thankful that two trans women can get married now; we were at the “mass wedding” in DC when same sex marriage was legalized there. We got to spend… --- ## [Gene Shalit turns 100 today (March 25 2026)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalit-turns-100-today-march-25-2026/1028747)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalit-turns-100-today-march-25-2026/1028747 "2026-03-26T14:50:06Z")
I had no idea he was that old. I loved watching his movie reviews on NBC. I realize now that a lot of his pokes were kind of time-worn even then, but they were new to me. “It seems that the worse \[actress\] acts, the be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=119&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=121&state=tracking)