# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=125 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 126 --- ## [Worst Voice in Saturday Morning Cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-voice-in-saturday-morning-cartoons/1029065)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-voice-in-saturday-morning-cartoons/1029065 "2026-04-08T05:16:41Z")
Some legendary voice actors provided the voices for cartoon characters. Some were great (Mel Blanc, Daws Butler) and some not so great. I was watching an old Archie cartoon on YouTube, and I’d forgotten how horrible th… --- ## [The Trump Easter Kid's Party needed a rabbit...but got the Mad Hatter instead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-easter-kids-party-needed-a-rabbit-but-got-the-mad-hatter-instead/1029098)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-easter-kids-party-needed-a-rabbit-but-got-the-mad-hatter-instead/1029098 "2026-04-08T02:22:57Z")
So Trump hosted the Annual Easter Party for kids this year, and it was a very confusing nightmare all around. Of all the places he could have picked to blather on and on about previous administrations… ‘Holy Crap’: Trum… --- ## [Upper Midwestern Dopers: Has anyone here used Ruby's Pantry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-midwestern-dopers-has-anyone-here-used-rubys-pantry/1016774)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-midwestern-dopers-has-anyone-here-used-rubys-pantry/1016774 "2026-04-08T02:12:18Z")
They don’t have a facility within about 100 miles of me, but I first heard of them last night and checked out a few YouTube videos. The first one was hosted by a mother of 10 who said there were a few things her family … --- ## [A painting I would love to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-painting-i-would-love-to-see/1029110)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-painting-i-would-love-to-see/1029110 "2026-04-08T02:09:55Z")
I remember it must have been 15 or 20 years ago I was watching the Oscars and Christina Aguilera received an Oscar for something or some kind of a war that I don’t remember that but I remember camera switched on to her m… --- ## [What is the difference between pasta sauce, pizza sauce, and marinara?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pasta-sauce-pizza-sauce-and-marinara/1029030)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pasta-sauce-pizza-sauce-and-marinara/1029030 "2026-04-08T00:41:00Z")
This has bugged me my whole life. Every time I go to the grocery store, the “canned tomato” aisle has a bunch of all of these. What exactly is the difference between them? Are you committing a terrible culinary sin if yo… --- ## [2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-ncaa-basketball-tournament-pool/1028470)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-ncaa-basketball-tournament-pool/1028470 "2026-04-08T00:38:22Z")
It’s that time of year again - March Madness! As always, we have a tournament pool group on the ESPN app and website. Group name: SDMB Bracketeers Password: cecil123 There is a limit of three brackets per participant.… --- ## [Repurposing a notebooks screen as external monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-a-notebooks-screen-as-external-monitor/1029095)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-a-notebooks-screen-as-external-monitor/1029095 "2026-04-07T23:24:06Z")
yep … I have an older notebook computer with a GREAT screen … and the notebook is on its last leg … Is there any chance to McGyver something where I’d take the screen out of it to use it with a generic (Aliexpress) scre… --- ## [Stephen King and Whoopi Goldberg: was this AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-and-whoopi-goldberg-was-this-ai/1029100)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-and-whoopi-goldberg-was-this-ai/1029100 "2026-04-07T23:10:04Z")
I saw an online video a couple of days ago. It showed Stephen King on the set of Whoopi Goldberg’s talk show. In the video, King was very unhappy about something Goldberg had said. The gist of what he was saying was that… --- ## [Ground News: any experience with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-news-any-experience-with-it/1029093)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-news-any-experience-with-it/1029093 "2026-04-07T22:53:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3): Has anyone here subscribed to Ground News? They don’t do reporting, they are an aggregator. They promise to give you a range of rep… --- ## [Where's the Beef? Stroganoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-beef-stroganoff/1009734)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-beef-stroganoff/1009734 "2026-04-07T22:13:33Z")
Before COVID, Beef Stroganoff was in every frozen food area, in every grocery. Now? Neither Kroger nor Publix nor Wallymart has it. {BAFFLED} Did they stop making it? Why? --- ## [Agatha Christie's "A Murder is Announced" \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christies-a-murder-is-announced-spoilers/1029075)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christies-a-murder-is-announced-spoilers/1029075 "2026-04-07T22:10:52Z")
This was the spring play at my school, and so of course I saw it. I’m pleased to say that I guessed right at intermission. But some questions remain: First, what was the big deal with the goiter/iodine treatment? App… --- ## [Jury duty. Nabbed. Dang! Do you have any interesting jury duty stories to share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-nabbed-dang-do-you-have-any-interesting-jury-duty-stories-to-share/1027394)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-nabbed-dang-do-you-have-any-interesting-jury-duty-stories-to-share/1027394 "2026-04-07T21:55:19Z")
I haven’t been assigned yet, so I can discuss for now. Today is my first day reporting in. My last time was maybe 10-15 years ago. I was placed on a jury, an unpleasant cr… --- ## [Wrapping a regular car or pickup truck -- first-hand experience? What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-a-regular-car-or-pickup-truck-first-hand-experience-what-do-you-think/1029085)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-a-regular-car-or-pickup-truck-first-hand-experience-what-do-you-think/1029085 "2026-04-07T21:37:38Z")
I have been interested in the Slate EV pickup that they are expecting to release before the end of this year. It will come in one color, the gray of the substance that the body panels are made of, and they are promoting … --- ## [What is the U.S. military CURRENTLY being taught about obeying illegal orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-u-s-military-currently-being-taught-about-obeying-illegal-orders/1029104)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-u-s-military-currently-being-taught-about-obeying-illegal-orders/1029104 "2026-04-07T21:31:06Z")
Unless you are currently serving or have very recently left military service, “Back when I was in The Service…” stories aren’t very helpful, even when you add a “…and I imagine it it’s pretty much the same today”. Are t… --- ## [Does your state/country have a (somewhat) unified library catalog available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-state-country-have-a-somewhat-unified-library-catalog-available/1028877)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-state-country-have-a-somewhat-unified-library-catalog-available/1028877 "2026-04-07T21:04:30Z")
It took becoming a trustee for me to learn that Massachusetts has a single catalog that includes almost all public libraries and many educational libraries as well. For example, a couple of months ago I found a relativel… --- ## [Speculation: USA goes Nuclear in Iran - Reactions and Consequences (spun off from general Iran consequences thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-usa-goes-nuclear-in-iran-reactions-and-consequences-spun-off-from-general-iran-consequences-thread/1029078)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-usa-goes-nuclear-in-iran-reactions-and-consequences-spun-off-from-general-iran-consequences-thread/1029078 "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z")
I thought of a new thread, but this fits here: IF Trump/Hegseth/Miller goes nuclear in Iran (and nobody in the chain of command has the stones to stop him)… then what? How will Iran react? how will the rest of the wo… --- ## [Illnois State University has a circus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnois-state-university-has-a-circus/1028963)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnois-state-university-has-a-circus/1028963 "2026-04-07T17:50:49Z")
I like to think that if I attended this college, I’d have tried out for the circus, but probably not. If college me had my current brain? Yes indeed. Obviously, no animal acts, but imagine putting “Clowning” on your resu… --- ## [What might cause this "lake" to become red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-lake-to-become-red/1029068)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-lake-to-become-red/1029068 "2026-04-07T17:32:45Z")
Maybe it is just an artifact of the camera or maybe it is red? It’s on an island off the coast of Belize: 17.569237, -88.240367 --- ## [Could the British have defeated the American Revolution if they'd done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-british-have-defeated-the-american-revolution-if-theyd-done-this/1025017)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-british-have-defeated-the-american-revolution-if-theyd-done-this/1025017 "2026-04-07T16:23:00Z")
I’m watching the new series on PBS about the American Revolution, and last night’s episode was devoted in part to a British campaign that potentially could have severed the colonies in two: by water (the constant strong … --- ## [The Randy Rainbow appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-randy-rainbow-appreciation-thread/1028011)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-randy-rainbow-appreciation-thread/1028011 "2026-04-07T15:53:59Z")
I really like this guy. He takes show tunes or pop music and adds parody lyrics, usually political commentary, and especially critical of Trump and Trumpists. Here’s his Youtube channel Here’s a few of my favouri… --- ## [Trump sort of reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809 "2026-04-07T13:51:57Z")
It’s hard to learn about Teddy Roosevelt and not see parallels to Donald Trump. Now, before you drag me to the pit, let me emphasize that their differences were fundamental, and they are on opposite sides of the ethical… --- ## [We find conclusive proof of advanced alien civilization on a nearby exoplanet; what do we tell them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-find-conclusive-proof-of-advanced-alien-civilization-on-a-nearby-exoplanet-what-do-we-tell-them/1028941)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-find-conclusive-proof-of-advanced-alien-civilization-on-a-nearby-exoplanet-what-do-we-tell-them/1028941 "2026-04-07T13:41:09Z")
Let’s say that we find conclusive proof of an advanced alien civilization on an exoplanet say, five light years away. We want to send them a message. What would it be? I know that the Voyager Disc contains voices and pho… --- ## [My good deed for the day ... err, night ... err, morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-good-deed-for-the-day-err-night-err-morning/1029056)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-good-deed-for-the-day-err-night-err-morning/1029056 "2026-04-07T12:39:07Z")
Friday evening, I decided to take a quick post-dinner nap. It didn’t go exactly as planned, as it lasted for a few hours. I woke up, and it was time to go to bed, but of course, I couldn’t sleep. So, I decided to watc… --- ## [Is Trump threatening to seize the Panama Canal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-threatening-to-seize-the-panama-canal/1012000)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-threatening-to-seize-the-panama-canal/1012000 "2026-04-07T05:56:11Z")
Is Trump threatening a U.S. seizure of the Panama Canal? Are we going to be drawn into an imperialist war at the outset of fascist Trump’s administration? --- ## [Ozempic, the bowel paralyzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozempic-the-bowel-paralyzer/1015661)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozempic-the-bowel-paralyzer/1015661 "2026-04-07T02:59:47Z")
I started taking Ozempic some months ago and noticed an exacerbation of my tendency towards constipation. Annoying but I put up with it. Two weeks ago as I was still not showing any weight loss my dose was doubled from h… --- ## [When a doctor writes in his notes "r/o condition X" does that mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-doctor-writes-in-his-notes-r-o-condition-x-does-that-mean/1029025)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-doctor-writes-in-his-notes-r-o-condition-x-does-that-mean/1029025 "2026-04-07T02:51:29Z")
a) that condition X is possibly the cause of what is bothering the patient and needs to be looked into? OR b) I’ve already considered/done tests/whatever about condition X and decided it isn’t that, so we need not wast… --- ## [Stairs in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stairs-in-film/775636)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stairs-in-film/775636 "2026-04-07T01:59:25Z")
Surprised no searches came up for that. Links? Post two film examples where a set of stairs figure prominently, either advancing the plot at points, or having at least some integral part in the film, and then a third ex… --- ## [Availability of Chisanbop info in 1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-chisanbop-info-in-1979/1028981)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-chisanbop-info-in-1979/1028981 "2026-04-07T01:40:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from When celebrities' reputations jump the shark: Chisanbop seems like a valid and useful technique, but for $12.99 in 1979 dollars? These days there are websites and youtube videos, but how h… --- ## [Why would a colonel be in the backseat of an F-15?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-colonel-be-in-the-backseat-of-an-f-15/1029053)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-colonel-be-in-the-backseat-of-an-f-15/1029053 "2026-04-07T01:34:46Z")
The Weapons Systems Operator of the F-15 that was shot down in Iran is reported to be a colonel. Without getting political, why would such a high ranking officer be in a combat mission like that? Bear in mind, just abou… --- ## [Is there a way to get a list of more than the top 24 posters in a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-a-list-of-more-than-the-top-24-posters-in-a-thread/1029073)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-a-list-of-more-than-the-top-24-posters-in-a-thread/1029073 "2026-04-07T01:24:35Z")
If you’re looking for a particular poster you can @ them in the search, but if you’re trying to get an overview of which posters may have posted just once or twice there appears to be no way, as the who posted cuts off a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=126)