# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=123&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 124 --- ## [(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… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=122&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=124&state=watching)