# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=123&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 124 --- ## [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… --- ## [Fitting with your understanding or observed evidence mattering more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitting-with-your-understanding-or-observed-evidence-mattering-more/1028512)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitting-with-your-understanding-or-observed-evidence-mattering-more/1028512 "2026-03-20T16:10:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do you take one box or two boxes?: Spinning off … the discussion got me wondering more broadly about belief and actions based on being able to understand the cause, one that fits into your… --- ## [Lyric meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-meaning/1028580)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-meaning/1028580 "2026-03-20T12:02:50Z")
“The people throwing pennies in my soup, Expecting me to be ashamed of you…” Is the throwing of pennies into someone’s soup a thing, or do you think it just sounded good to the writer? This is the song: https://youtu.… --- ## [Explain to me the technical wording of the Fourteenth Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-technical-wording-of-the-fourteenth-amendment/1028571)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-technical-wording-of-the-fourteenth-amendment/1028571 "2026-03-20T02:21:35Z")
I presume that there was a precise technical meaning to the 14th saying “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States”. If what the drafters rea… --- ## [How does urinalysis work? (Variable dilution issue)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-urinalysis-work-variable-dilution-issue/1028502)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-urinalysis-work-variable-dilution-issue/1028502 "2026-03-20T01:26:15Z")
We’ve got an FQ about poo at the moment, so why not one about pee. When testing for components in urine, how do they account for the fact it may be quite concentrated or quite dilute? Suppose the normal number of someth… --- ## [Receiving anonymous gifts of cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-anonymous-gifts-of-cash/1028297)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-anonymous-gifts-of-cash/1028297 "2026-03-20T01:09:41Z")
Hypothetical scenario: On Monday morning I found in my mail a large padded envelope addressed to me. No return address, post mark of Boise, Idaho. Inside is five thousand in $100 bills and a computer printed note: Mr … --- ## [Why is this considered a thread shit and not just a benign hijack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-considered-a-thread-shit-and-not-just-a-benign-hijack/1028536)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-considered-a-thread-shit-and-not-just-a-benign-hijack/1028536 "2026-03-20T00:54:39Z")
In this thread, @aruvqan\_myers has had their post (#14) hidden and labeled as a “thread shit” by @puzzlegal. I’ve always thought that a “thread shit” has to contain something antagonistic toward the topic. For example,… --- ## [.....In (reluctant) defense of the 3-time Trump voter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reluctant-defense-of-the-3-time-trump-voter/1028524)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reluctant-defense-of-the-3-time-trump-voter/1028524 "2026-03-19T22:46:29Z")
I’m making this thread because I like to see things from angles that don’t always feel emotionally gratifying, despite being totally seriously pissed off. MAGA’s often, uneducated (discouraged from higher ed) and have (… --- ## [The poetry of Donald Trump - Special Racism edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-racism-edition/1028557)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-racism-edition/1028557 "2026-03-19T22:37:57Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen genetics as his theme. They’re sick people And a lot of them were let in here They shouldn’t have been let in Others the… --- ## [Howdy Doody and euphemisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howdy-doody-and-euphemisms/817976)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howdy-doody-and-euphemisms/817976 "2026-03-19T21:51:06Z")
Spinning off this post, something I’ve wondered about Howdy Doody–at the time they named the character “doody” not a child’s word for poop? If the character had never existed, can you see anyone unironically giving a cha… --- ## [Elastic Shoelaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shoelaces/1028269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shoelaces/1028269 "2026-03-19T21:20:17Z")
Many months ago, I bought a pair of gym shoes that came with elastic shoelaces. You don’t tie them, so there is less bending over and no occasions where they become loose. Since my legs are occasionally sore or stiff f… --- ## [Question for people who wear (or wore) their hair long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-wear-or-wore-their-hair-long/1028549)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-wear-or-wore-their-hair-long/1028549 "2026-03-19T20:46:33Z")
So I was watching a show on tv and yet again there was a scene of a beautiful (naturally) woman waking up in bed. Long, flowing hair, thick, shining, medium curly, with no signs of disarray except one lock falling forwa… --- ## [How far back do your memories go -- and how accurate do you think they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-your-memories-go-and-how-accurate-do-you-think-they-are/1028480)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-your-memories-go-and-how-accurate-do-you-think-they-are/1028480 "2026-03-19T20:19:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from 2026 Celebrity Death Pool: The 17 responses mentioned went on a tangent about early school memories, where some people seem to believe they remember the names of all their teachers and se… --- ## [Please suggest an App for Windows 10/11 that's similar to Dir in a cmd window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-suggest-an-app-for-windows-10-11-thats-similar-to-dir-in-a-cmd-window/1027311)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-suggest-an-app-for-windows-10-11-thats-similar-to-dir-in-a-cmd-window/1027311 "2026-03-19T19:56:52Z")
I find Search completely unusable. i misplaced a file. I knew the filename included several words and specifically included the word Alice. I opened Explorer, entered Alice in Search. it took almost 15 minutes. … --- ## [What's with the double trigger set up on semi-auto pistols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-double-trigger-set-up-on-semi-auto-pistols/1026939)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-double-trigger-set-up-on-semi-auto-pistols/1026939 "2026-03-19T19:37:13Z")
Because of the current political climate, my wife is considering a revolver. I have hand guns but they really don’t work for her. I would just like that she felt comfortable with firearms. And have something suitable fo… --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 4, The Elite Eight. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-4-the-elite-eight-choose-your-favorites/1028538)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-4-the-elite-eight-choose-your-favorites/1028538 "2026-03-19T19:14:21Z")
This is Round 4 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 4 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [Climate change tag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-tag/1028562)
**Author:** [@doomtastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doomtastic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-tag/1028562 "2026-03-19T19:03:35Z")
Would it be possible to get a climate change tag added for discussions around the topic? I think it would be a benefit for organization and I doubt I’m the only one interested judging by the discussion in the current sp… --- ## [Firefly fans - How would you feel about a reboot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-fans-how-would-you-feel-about-a-reboot/776749)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-fans-how-would-you-feel-about-a-reboot/776749 "2026-03-19T18:29:05Z")
I love Firefly, and it pains me greatly that it was left in a way that makes any continuation pretty nearly impossible (both in terms of narrative, and rights ownership). But I got to thinking… what about a reboot? I m… --- ## [Rock music and Rock and Roll music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-music-and-rock-and-roll-music/1021330)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-music-and-rock-and-roll-music/1021330 "2026-03-19T18:27:22Z")
In a post in another thread, somebody wrote that rock music is distinct from rock and roll music. Do you agree or disagree? If you agree that they are two distinct things, do you feel one is a subset of the other? Do y… --- ## [Proposed rule: cut-and-paste from AI must be in quote box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051 "2026-03-19T17:24:19Z")
Inspired by this post: It should be against the rules to post AI crap without putting it in a quote-box. There’s enough AI crap on the internet that this board should, IMO, make this minimum effort to make it easy to i… --- ## [Speculating on how much time we really have left - a climate change thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculating-on-how-much-time-we-really-have-left-a-climate-change-thread/1028461)
**Author:** [@doomtastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doomtastic)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculating-on-how-much-time-we-really-have-left-a-climate-change-thread/1028461 "2026-03-19T17:13:39Z")
Break out your crystal balls everyone. Let’s do some speculating: Climate change is accelerating. All of the scientific evidence collected to date confirms this. Estimates vary, but increasingly look like we will sur… --- ## [Anyone watching Primal? {As airs on Thursday, please wait until Sunday for Open Spoilers}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-primal-as-airs-on-thursday-please-wait-until-sunday-for-open-spoilers/943206)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-primal-as-airs-on-thursday-please-wait-until-sunday-for-open-spoilers/943206 "2026-03-19T15:49:07Z")
It’s a cartoon on Adult Swim but I am watching it on HBO Max by Genndy Tartakovsky. No dialogue (which is one of his Hallmarks) and it is the story of the adventures of a Caveman and his Dinosaur companion (no it makes n… --- ## [Consumer items you would really hate/be screwed if they discontinued?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629 "2026-03-19T14:24:49Z")
For the fun, let’s leave out the serious answers…don’t say insulin or antihistamines. For me…. if Duluth Trading Company ever dropped the ball-room jean… I would have to move to a tropical island where I can just wear s… --- ## [My bad bad bad dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430 "2026-03-19T14:21:14Z")
Ok. My hoodie string is crappy. Frayed, chewed, and stained. So as it’s a great hoodie with a Ladybug on it. I decide need to remedy this. I got a cute hoodie string. Tie-dye grey. Very coordinating. I jerked out the … --- ## [Writing styles and familiarity therewith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-styles-and-familiarity-therewith/1028543)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-styles-and-familiarity-therewith/1028543 "2026-03-19T02:17:20Z")
I follow a few pages on FB that are essentially scathing of politics, and of course, especially American politics in this day and age. And a couple of them are just your garden variety parody pages, focussing on local to… --- ## [Driving Thread {Posts pulled from What were you thinking thread}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-thread-posts-pulled-from-what-were-you-thinking-thread/1028444)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-thread-posts-pulled-from-what-were-you-thinking-thread/1028444 "2026-03-19T00:23:39Z")
This long conversation got going about driving, cars and other vehicles. Open Container laws also in here. --- ## [Xi cc+ particle detection - significance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xi-cc-particle-detection-significance/1028533)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xi-cc-particle-detection-significance/1028533 "2026-03-18T22:32:09Z")
This article doesn’t paint the detection as particularly significant. Does anyone know of any way this constraints potential theories of subatomic forces? “It’s a very interesting measurement, but it’s unclear what w… --- ## [During the NCAA Tournament (aka March Madness) how do the players continue their schooling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-ncaa-tournament-aka-march-madness-how-do-the-players-continue-their-schooling/1028496)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-ncaa-tournament-aka-march-madness-how-do-the-players-continue-their-schooling/1028496 "2026-03-18T21:45:31Z")
In theory all the players in college sports are first meant to get an education and second play the sport. These days I think most know it is the reverse but, nevertheless, they are still students and still meant to tak… --- ## [What was your silliest job interview experience? What happened after that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-silliest-job-interview-experience-what-happened-after-that/1028408)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-silliest-job-interview-experience-what-happened-after-that/1028408 "2026-03-18T18:44:37Z")
Was there a particular time a company made you jump through ridiculous hoops while interviewing? Something particularly obnoxious the interviewer said or did, or some stupid process they insisted you go through? Did you… --- ## [MS Publisher no longer to be supported - suggested alternatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-publisher-no-longer-to-be-supported-suggested-alternatives/1028540)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-publisher-no-longer-to-be-supported-suggested-alternatives/1028540 "2026-03-18T18:15:58Z")
Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support MS Publisher from Oct 2026. It was always bundled with MS-office packages as a graphics / publishing tool, but will no longer be updated. I don’t use it or other a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=122&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=124&state=muted)