# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=122&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 123 --- ## [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… --- ## [(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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=121&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=123&state=tracking)