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