# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=122&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 123 --- ## [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… --- ## [Please identify the tune played at the tail end of this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-tune-played-at-the-tail-end-of-this-video/1028601)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-tune-played-at-the-tail-end-of-this-video/1028601 "2026-03-21T20:07:43Z")
I danced to it 50 years ago, but damned if I can remember the name! --- ## [Kagi, the paid search engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kagi-the-paid-search-engine/1028654)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kagi-the-paid-search-engine/1028654 "2026-03-21T18:13:04Z")
This started as a response to an offhand mention of Kagi in another thread, but on consideration, it’s both a potential hijack to that thread and worth a thread of its own. It’s on my “maybe i should buy this” list, so I… --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 5, The Final Four. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1028584)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1028584 "2026-03-21T17:02:27Z")
This is Round 5 of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 2 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [Single-line spacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-line-spacing/1028655)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-line-spacing/1028655 "2026-03-21T17:00:05Z")
How does one get single-line spacing if one wants to do a list? Alternately put, how does one avoid paragraph spacing when going to the next line? --- ## [What's the maximum amount the WNBA could afford to pay its players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-amount-the-wnba-could-afford-to-pay-its-players/968607)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-amount-the-wnba-could-afford-to-pay-its-players/968607 "2026-03-21T16:55:59Z")
There have been countless complaints about the pay disparity between the WNBA and NBA, but I’m assuming nobody is suggesting that a WNBA player should actually get paid as much as LeBron James (which would probably be im… --- ## [There's New Legal Drama Around McDonald’s Soft Serve Machines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-new-legal-drama-around-mcdonald-s-soft-serve-machines/941024)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-new-legal-drama-around-mcdonald-s-soft-serve-machines/941024 "2026-03-21T15:34:30Z")
You know this sort of reminds me how I became disliked at a certain subway because a while back subway had an “local favorites” menu that was supposed to highlight a local meat dish in a sandwich and LA county’s was ca… --- ## [If you are playing squares for March Madness (simple gambling) try my tracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-simple-gambling-try-my-tracker/1028656)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-simple-gambling-try-my-tracker/1028656 "2026-03-21T15:29:53Z")
If any of you have played squares for a game tournament you will intuitively get this. Simply input your numbers as win/lose. So, if the final score of a game is 73 - 64 the winning square is 3,4. If you know, you kno… --- ## [Please clarify photo discussion thread moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clarify-photo-discussion-thread-moderation/1028620)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clarify-photo-discussion-thread-moderation/1028620 "2026-03-21T14:23:20Z")
The rule as I understand it is not to discuss how we’re voting or why. However explaining our submissions or why we chose a particular photo is not crossing that line of publicizing our voting intentions. Right --- ## [Married woman Dopers (or other name changers) - any issues with how banks, credit cards, etc handled your new name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-woman-dopers-or-other-name-changers-any-issues-with-how-banks-credit-cards-etc-handled-your-new-name/1028525)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-woman-dopers-or-other-name-changers-any-issues-with-how-banks-credit-cards-etc-handled-your-new-name/1028525 "2026-03-21T13:29:46Z")
Wondering if any married women have experienced issues similar to my wife WRT credit cards and the IRS adding the honorific Mrs. to your name, or making your spouse the primary account holder of an account you added them… --- ## [Spreadsheets and AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheets-and-ai/1027975)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spreadsheets-and-ai/1027975 "2026-03-21T13:27:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do you feel it’s important for younger generations to be able to read an analog clock? If so why?:slight\_smile: More curiosity as someone who doesn’t create spreadsheets much - To those w… --- ## [What does Google's AI say about YOU? Is it funny, accurate, horrifying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-googles-ai-say-about-you-is-it-funny-accurate-horrifying/1026585)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-googles-ai-say-about-you-is-it-funny-accurate-horrifying/1026585 "2026-03-21T08:52:42Z")
A listserv that I participate in recently had a conversation where someone said (paraphrasing here), “have you tried asking Google AI who you are? It tends to be wildly wrong, in hilarious or disturbing ways. In short, i… --- ## [Firefly reboot on Disney+ rumored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-reboot-on-disney-rumored/928142)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-reboot-on-disney-rumored/928142 "2026-03-21T03:32:48Z")
Sounds like details are scarce, but there are whispers of a Firefly reboot coming to Disney+. Not even clear if Whedon is involved, as he has some controversy going that I’m unaware of the details on. Article claims (a… --- ## [Do you feel it's important for younger generations to be able to read an analog clock? If so why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-its-important-for-younger-generations-to-be-able-to-read-an-analog-clock-if-so-why/1027820)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-its-important-for-younger-generations-to-be-able-to-read-an-analog-clock-if-so-why/1027820 "2026-03-21T03:32:28Z")
I feel like an alarm clocks are antiquated. Why does one need to know how to read an analog clock these days? --- ## [Macomb, IL election judge removed after telling a voter they needed to be shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macomb-il-election-judge-removed-after-telling-a-voter-they-needed-to-be-shot/1028539)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macomb-il-election-judge-removed-after-telling-a-voter-they-needed-to-be-shot/1028539 "2026-03-21T03:05:40Z")
This is disgusting! The voter asked for a Democratic ballot, and this is what they were told. Illinois had a primary today (the 17th of March). --- ## [How to find reputable agents that can assist with obtaining a temporary visa to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-reputable-agents-that-can-assist-with-obtaining-a-temporary-visa-to-the-us/1028582)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-reputable-agents-that-can-assist-with-obtaining-a-temporary-visa-to-the-us/1028582 "2026-03-21T02:35:14Z")
The title says it, pretty much. Does anyone have experience/recommendations that don’t involve spending thousands of dollars on an immigration attorney? (Not saying those services aren’t worth the cost, just that we don’… --- ## [CBS News : What The Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-news-what-the-hell/1028638)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-news-what-the-hell/1028638 "2026-03-21T02:11:15Z")
CBS News seems to be tanking faster than if there is dried cement on their feet and they’ve been dumped into the East River. Down more than 15% in a week? Ooopsies… --- ## [My clock is haunted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-clock-is-haunted/1028585)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-clock-is-haunted/1028585 "2026-03-21T00:59:33Z")
I have a specific type of clock in my bedroom. There are several old people reasons to have this particular clock. This clock projects the time onto the ceiling. Now that I’m waking up in the middle of the night semi-fre… --- ## [Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene MUST GO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2115\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895 "2026-03-21T00:51:14Z")
Have you heard about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA 14)? She’s a prominent QAnon supporter; believes that the Parkland and Sandy Hook shootings were false flags; said that Hillary Clinton is behind school sh… --- ## [Noma Chef steps down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noma-chef-steps-down/1028597)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noma-chef-steps-down/1028597 "2026-03-20T23:06:37Z")
René Redzepi, founding Chef at Noma, has been outed as an exceptionally abusive head chef, and has stepped down. Noma was an exceptionally influential restaurant peaking about 10 years ago. I noticed this (NYtimes): I… --- ## [Predator: Badlands: Huzzah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-badlands-huzzah/1021203)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-badlands-huzzah/1021203 "2026-03-20T23:05:31Z")
I haven’t watched a Predator movie since the second one (or an Alien movie since the 4th) but I’m looking forward to this one, because half an Elle Fanning is still much better than no Elle Fanning. --- ## [Wow, StackOverflow really is cooked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-stackoverflow-really-is-cooked/1028623)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-stackoverflow-really-is-cooked/1028623 "2026-03-20T22:54:18Z")
I’ve read, of course, about the decline of StackOverflow now that people pose their coding-related questions to LLM (or let the LLM write the code by itself). But out of curiosity I logged into my account for the first t… --- ## [Need an update on toilet paper roll math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-update-on-toilet-paper-roll-math/1028615)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-update-on-toilet-paper-roll-math/1028615 "2026-03-20T22:36:31Z")
I’m not too adept at math(of most kinds) Pretty decent at measurements and money counting(real dollars or air dollars). I can understand counts on packaging. As funny as it seems we are in need of a giant pallet of TP… --- ## [Actual names of marijuana dispensaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-names-of-marijuana-dispensaries/1028577)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-names-of-marijuana-dispensaries/1028577 "2026-03-20T22:09:22Z")
I am looking for actual names already in use, not names you think would be great, please. I’ll start off with one that is just a mile away-The Dime Store. --- ## [Fantasy Baseball for 2026?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-for-2026/1028507)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-for-2026/1028507 "2026-03-20T21:58:01Z")
So late as usual this year, but I’m finally getting around to starting a thread about Fantasy Baseball for 2026. We’ve had a SDMB league on Yahoo for way too many years to think about (since 2003, just skipping 2020). Th… --- ## [AP: “Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress-and-obstruction/1023402)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress-and-obstruction/1023402 "2026-03-20T20:42:58Z")
The criminal case is likely to deepen concerns that the Justice Department under Bondi is being weaponized in pursuit of investigations and now prosecutions of public figures the president regards as his political ene… --- ## [Is there somewhere I can buy a cube (or other common shape) of Aerogel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-somewhere-i-can-buy-a-cube-or-other-common-shape-of-aerogel/1028630)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-somewhere-i-can-buy-a-cube-or-other-common-shape-of-aerogel/1028630 "2026-03-20T20:09:04Z")
I like having cool bibs-and-bobs around in my place. I do not have a lot of them (not a museum filled with things) but still…some interesting items. I have wanted a piece of Aerogel (the lightest solid ever made). I t… --- ## [Electric truck video was fake \[Update 18-Dec-2023 CEO sentenced to prison\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-truck-video-was-fake-update-18-dec-2023-ceo-sentenced-to-prison/922126)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-truck-video-was-fake-update-18-dec-2023-ceo-sentenced-to-prison/922126 "2026-03-20T19:12:32Z")
Had not heard of this company until recently. Pretty good fake. --- ## [Not Bourbon, Not Scotch, but Irish Whiskey: Happy St Paddy's Best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526 "2026-03-20T17:33:48Z")
Imagine that it is St Patrick’s Day… and that you would like to have a taste of Irish Whiskey. Which one would you choose? Which one tastes best to you ( now ) ? Back in the day, I liked Connemara, but it doesn’t tast… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=121&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=123&state=muted)