# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=124&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 125 --- ## [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… --- ## [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. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=123&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=125&state=tracking)