# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=121&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 122 --- ## [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… --- ## [(Old) March Madness Mother Nature Style In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-march-madness-mother-nature-style-in-the-mmp/1028482)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-march-madness-mother-nature-style-in-the-mmp/1028482 "2026-03-23T12:17:26Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 68 Amurrkin out with rain/tstorms/apocalypse due to start any minute now. It’s downhill from there as temps will drop durin’ the day after the storms move through and th… --- ## [Busy day: got stuck in a farm field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busy-day-got-stuck-in-a-farm-field/1028691)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busy-day-got-stuck-in-a-farm-field/1028691 "2026-03-23T06:26:49Z")
Lots of things to do ranging from trying to move hunting blinds to knocking down buildings to cutting trees. I got what I could done, and promptly sank into the mud on my way out. Fortunately, past Sigene was prescien… --- ## [25th Amendment - Can never happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-amendment-can-never-happen/1016822)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-amendment-can-never-happen/1016822 "2026-03-23T04:41:55Z")
I believe we have a very recent case study , that the 25th amendment can never be enacted. Given the recent (or leaked bits of upcoming) book releases, it seems obvious that Joe Biden was widely viewed by staff as unabl… --- ## [Cargo Largo store has exclusive fentanyl Barbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-largo-store-has-exclusive-fentanyl-barbie/1028698)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-largo-store-has-exclusive-fentanyl-barbie/1028698 "2026-03-23T04:28:32Z")
On the morning of Saturday, March 21, Independence police were contacted by Cargo Largo Security regarding a suspicious powder in the packaging of a Barbie Doll. After investigating, it was determined that the substance… --- ## [How does a web page have an invisible undeletable ad space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-web-page-have-an-invisible-undeletable-ad-space/1028697)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-web-page-have-an-invisible-undeletable-ad-space/1028697 "2026-03-23T04:22:03Z")
My email host has enshittified my mail page by adding an ad window that overwrites most of my inbox column. In Chrome I can open the page editor and nuke the ad that appears in that reserved window, but I cannot exorcise… --- ## [Subverted Rhymes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subverted-rhymes/1028002)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subverted-rhymes/1028002 "2026-03-23T01:26:29Z")
Seems like a natural for us lunatics here. Easy peasy: finish the sentence by subverting the rhymes that the previous poster set up, then use that to begin a new one of your own. Sequitur or non-, your choice. Remember… --- ## [Guerilla filmmaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665 "2026-03-22T22:32:40Z")
Curious to see examples. In “North by Northwest”, Roger Thornhill gets out of a cab to enter the UN. Apparently Hitchcock had a camera hidden in a nearby laundry truck to get this shot, to avoid the authorities. Always… --- ## [WWII service noted on grave markers, when the person enlisted after the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-service-noted-on-grave-markers-when-the-person-enlisted-after-the-war/1028429)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-service-noted-on-grave-markers-when-the-person-enlisted-after-the-war/1028429 "2026-03-22T22:12:39Z")
The grave marker for William B. ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas notes that he is a WWII veteran… unless I’m reading it wrong. He didn’t enlist until 1954, nearly a decade after WWII ended. So why does his marker say WWII? … --- ## [If you are playing squares for March Madness I made a simple program to see if you won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-i-made-a-simple-program-to-see-if-you-won/1028678)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-i-made-a-simple-program-to-see-if-you-won/1028678 "2026-03-22T21:55:03Z")
Title says it all. Add your squares numbers as Winning Last Number/Losing Last Number. If you play squares you know how it works. E.G. A game that ends as 73 - 64 would be 3,4 for the winning square. All data is pull… --- ## [Susie Dent has written a mystery (and #2 is due next year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-dent-has-written-a-mystery-and-2-is-due-next-year/1028455)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-dent-has-written-a-mystery-and-2-is-due-next-year/1028455 "2026-03-22T21:29:40Z")
Who is Susie Dent, you ask? Well, there is a British game show called Countdown, and also a comedy panel show/satire of Countdown called 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The game on both shows contains math puzzles and w… --- ## [What's this black stuff on my faucets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-black-stuff-on-my-faucets/480036)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-black-stuff-on-my-faucets/480036 "2026-03-22T21:17:44Z")
So, ever since I lived in this house we’ve had this black slime hanging from our faucets. If I were to guess, I’d say that after cleaning it, it would be about a month and you’d notice the accumulation and after two or … --- ## [What if Shakespeare were discovered today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-shakespeare-were-discovered-today/1028473)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-shakespeare-were-discovered-today/1028473 "2026-03-22T20:19:43Z")
Suppose there were an alternate history Earth, very much like ours, but with one difference. In this world, Shakespeare decided to pursue a career as a merchant, instead of a poet. Many phrases that Shakespeare invente… --- ## [Yeah...what you say. (Odd texts or messages you've seen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-what-you-say-odd-texts-or-messages-youve-seen/1028535)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-what-you-say-odd-texts-or-messages-youve-seen/1028535 "2026-03-22T20:14:00Z")
We have a thread a guy started about his wife’s mysterious text. I got one today…”get bun” I discovered is was sent to me in error. I asked the Lil’'wrekker what the heck it meant and just who was she sending it to. I… --- ## [Looking for a recipe: transform jar of sweet gherkins into tangy hot-sweet pickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-recipe-transform-jar-of-sweet-gherkins-into-tangy-hot-sweet-pickles/1028661)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-recipe-transform-jar-of-sweet-gherkins-into-tangy-hot-sweet-pickles/1028661 "2026-03-22T18:30:55Z")
A friend of mine use to make me a jar of these for my birthday but was very coy about giving me the recipe. You doctor up a jar of sweet gherkins (can’t remember if she sliced them or left them whole). They were addictiv… --- ## [A Thread for the Mueller Investigation Results and Outcomes (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-2/946549)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-2/946549 "2026-03-22T17:11:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Thread for the Mueller Investigation Results and Outcomes (Part 1) - #12240 by JohnT. Previous discussions: A Thread for the Mueller Investigation Results and Outcomes (Part 1) --- ## [(PC) Looking for something to scratch my Terraria itch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-looking-for-something-to-scratch-my-terraria-itch/1028022)
**Author:** [@DreamsOfACheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreamsOfACheetah)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-looking-for-something-to-scratch-my-terraria-itch/1028022 "2026-03-22T16:58:59Z")
So I started playing Terraria again after the last update. I’ve been playing this quite a while and according to Steam I have over 1500 hours playing time. Some of it was from young people playing it, but most of the pla… --- ## [The hatred for Scrappy-Doo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hatred-for-scrappy-doo/1028108)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hatred-for-scrappy-doo/1028108 "2026-03-22T15:16:10Z")
When I was a kid, I watched old Scooby-Doo shows on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. I remember being on the internet and being deeply confused by the hatred for Scrappy Doo. I didn’t find Scrappy annoying at all when I wa… --- ## [Len Deighton dead / appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/len-deighton-dead-appreciation-thread/1028545)
**Author:** [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/len-deighton-dead-appreciation-thread/1028545 "2026-03-22T15:07:33Z")
Popular writer of spy novels, cooking books and more died on March 15. Though he was probably not as good an all round writer as John le Carré, he had a certain focus on the themes of trust and betrayal, and skill when … --- ## [Rapper Afroman uses baseless cop-raid footage in music videos, is sued by cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-afroman-uses-baseless-cop-raid-footage-in-music-videos-is-sued-by-cops/981594)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-afroman-uses-baseless-cop-raid-footage-in-music-videos-is-sued-by-cops/981594 "2026-03-22T14:25:04Z")
So rapper Afroman suffered a baseless raid (for narcotics and kidnapping) that resulted in no charges, and used footage of the raid in two music videos. Deputies from the sheriff’s department decided to sue because their… --- ## [Your life-hacks (formerly known as tips & tricks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-hacks-formerly-known-as-tips-tricks/1004267)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-hacks-formerly-known-as-tips-tricks/1004267 "2026-03-22T10:04:04Z")
I am sure we had a lot of those tips & tricks threads before, but they are: a.) fun b.) quite inclusive so all can take part I go first: I quite often cut PET plastic bottles (think: Coke) horizontally some 15cm from… --- ## [Musk and Tesla Strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-and-tesla-strategy/1001427)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-and-tesla-strategy/1001427 "2026-03-22T05:44:19Z")
This Atlantic story (limited gift linked) made me wonder about Tesla’s long term strategy. Why would they fire their experts? Not like they can’t go elsewhere? Excerpt Take a road trip in an electric car, and you’ll … --- ## [Lawyers and Ethics: When The Plaintiff (In A Civil Matter) Has No Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-and-ethics-when-the-plaintiff-in-a-civil-matter-has-no-case/981607)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-and-ethics-when-the-plaintiff-in-a-civil-matter-has-no-case/981607 "2026-03-22T02:45:52Z")
When a litigant has absolutely no case, and when no judge or jury is going to buy it (and the lawyer knows it), are they under an ethical obligation to let the client know? Or do the ethics of the profession state that i… --- ## [Is anyone interested in a Secret Santa this year 2025?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998 "2026-03-22T02:02:32Z")
It’s September already, if we are going to do this thing we need to get started. If nobody is interested, I do understand. --- ## [WW2 champagne supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-champagne-supply/1028624)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-champagne-supply/1028624 "2026-03-22T01:17:38Z")
During the occupation of France, what did upscale vinters and restaurants in the USA sell in the way of premium wine? Did they have enough in stock that if you were rich and important enough you could get a bottle of the… --- ## [Which classic movies are begging for a sequel? Rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701 "2026-03-21T21:11:34Z")
Inspired by the upcoming Beetlejuice movie. Which classic movies have potential to have a successful sequel or remake made? Here are the rules. By classic, I mean movies from 1974 - 1999, an admittedly arbitrary 25 t… --- ## [Smapti's continuing adventures in Judaism: first Erev Shabbat service!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-erev-shabbat-service/1028648)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-erev-shabbat-service/1028648 "2026-03-21T20:50:20Z")
As some of you know by this point, I’ve become strongly interested in Judaism over the last year, in particular the Reconstructionist branch originated by R. Mordecai Kaplan, to the point where I’m seriously considering… --- ## [You're on death row and are offered one last song before you go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-death-row-and-are-offered-one-last-song-before-you-go/1028402)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-death-row-and-are-offered-one-last-song-before-you-go/1028402 "2026-03-21T20:41:48Z")
What song do you choose? Please one song only! Do you pick something uplifting? Or melancholy? Do you pick your favorite song? Instrumental so you could think your final thoughts in peace? Or maybe something you’ve ne… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=120&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=122&state=muted)