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**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-translation-international-house-1930/1029081 "2026-04-07T01:13:46Z")
Cap from the beginning of the film.. --- ## [I'm surprised Trump doesn't have a bowl game named after him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-trump-doesnt-have-a-bowl-game-named-after-him/1025810)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-trump-doesnt-have-a-bowl-game-named-after-him/1025810 "2026-04-06T20:52:35Z")
One of the small southern bowl games must need a sponsor. --- ## [What happens politically if gas prices go through the roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-politically-if-gas-prices-go-through-the-roof/1028133)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-politically-if-gas-prices-go-through-the-roof/1028133 "2026-04-06T19:58:55Z")
I mean, Trump ran on keeping prices in general low, and I think MAGA is particularly sensitive to gas prices. Will gas at 5 bucks a gallon, or even higher, cause many of even them to abandon support for him? Is there any… --- ## [Another pitting of the US health ”care” system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pitting-of-the-us-health-care-system/968581)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pitting-of-the-us-health-care-system/968581 "2026-04-06T19:44:38Z")
Kid suffers a sports injury. Badly sprained ankle. Go to regular Pediatrician’s office. Sent for X rays. Nothing broken. Is told to use a brace. Asks if she wants the brace put on or will get it from the med-surg supply… --- ## [Hard boiled eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-boiled-eggs/1029046)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-boiled-eggs/1029046 "2026-04-06T16:08:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Eggs Over Medium" - what do you expect to get?: So, i rarely make hard boiled eggs. And when i prepare boiled egg for myself, i scrape it out of the shell onto buttered toast. But i do ha… --- ## [Who is the target audience for gratuitous “T and A”; include beefcake here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-target-audience-for-gratuitous-t-and-a-include-beefcake-here/1028377)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-target-audience-for-gratuitous-t-and-a-include-beefcake-here/1028377 "2026-04-06T15:32:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from Series you’ve recently watched, are now watching or have given up on: Comment made about a show I don’t watch but broadly. poll I am suspicious that women are more the target demographic … --- ## [How should we view immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-view-immigration/1028322)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-view-immigration/1028322 "2026-04-06T15:15:16Z")
In our best interest? In the world’s best interest? Or morally correct? --- ## [What is Hot Pot, exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hot-pot-exactly/1029039)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hot-pot-exactly/1029039 "2026-04-06T12:42:07Z")
I know what it is in general terms— a big pot of hot broth at a communal table where the diners add various ingredients to cook in the broth, and share the results. My son, who at a young age is already more well-travel… --- ## [(Old) Springing into cleaning in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885 "2026-04-06T12:10:13Z")
Do you do special spring cleaning chores? I’ve got a few things I’ll be doing today, but they have nothing to do with it being spring - just stuff that needs doing. And later this week, I think I may finally clean the wi… --- ## [Own (or have driven) a Kia Soul? I'd like your feedback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-or-have-driven-a-kia-soul-id-like-your-feedback/1029047)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-or-have-driven-a-kia-soul-id-like-your-feedback/1029047 "2026-04-06T12:01:33Z")
Is it just me or does the Kia Soul have ridiculously terrible rear visibility? Maybe tolerable when going straight back, but when trying to back into a parking space, the dividers between the back seat windows and the re… --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 2. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013 "2026-04-06T11:39:22Z")
This is Round Two of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 16 head-to-head battles. Polls w… --- ## [Literary quotes as book titles: a trivia quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-quotes-as-book-titles-a-trivia-quiz/1028673)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-quotes-as-book-titles-a-trivia-quiz/1028673 "2026-04-06T11:28:09Z")
It seems that it was commonplace in 20th century literature to use as the title of your work, a quote from classic literature. Perhaps to draw parallels; perhaps just to borrow some gravitas. Here are all the examples … --- ## [A shout out to Easter marshmallows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-to-easter-marshmallows/1029031)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shout-out-to-easter-marshmallows/1029031 "2026-04-06T05:59:15Z")
Just want to celebrate Easter by giving a shout out to my Peeps! But does anyone much like these cute little candies? “Better than Circus Peanuts” is not the best slogan. Still, the Washington Post diorama contest (gi… --- ## [Warhammer (TV show being produced for Amazon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-tv-show-being-produced-for-amazon/1027539)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-tv-show-being-produced-for-amazon/1027539 "2026-04-06T05:16:50Z")
The actor Henry Cavill (perhaps best known in his roles playing Superman in the movies) is a super-nerd and happy to admit it. He was a driving force in getting the Netflix series “The Witcher” made where he played the … --- ## [Plot point in Louise Penny's first Three Pines book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-point-in-louise-pennys-first-three-pines-book/1029042)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-point-in-louise-pennys-first-three-pines-book/1029042 "2026-04-06T03:46:50Z")
A key point is that the murder is done by a longbow, but the arrow passes completely through the victim, lodges in a tree, and is not detected until much later. This strikes me as implausible. Can a longbow arrow reall… --- ## [Trying to remember a short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-short-story/1014948)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-short-story/1014948 "2026-04-06T01:58:01Z")
I’m driving myself up the wall trying to recall a short story I read some time ago, with the main characters a husband and wife who have just put their kids to bed on the last day of the world. They know it’s coming, but… --- ## [Antimatter-matter equality questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antimatter-matter-equality-questions/1020917)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antimatter-matter-equality-questions/1020917 "2026-04-06T00:56:05Z")
It’s often cited as one of the key unknowns of cosmology / particle physics: Why does our universe have so much matter, and so little antimatter, when all (?) particle transformations are symmetric with respect to matter… --- ## [New government-run site comparing gasoline prices in my area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-government-run-site-comparing-gasoline-prices-in-my-area/1029024)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-government-run-site-comparing-gasoline-prices-in-my-area/1029024 "2026-04-05T23:14:34Z")
So the government of Québec has just put a system in place, where every fuel station in the province is required to notify the government of their prices for gasoline. (There are fines for stations that don’t update thei… --- ## [Iran-war -\> gas situation in your country \[potentially panic inside\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-war-gas-situation-in-your-country-potentially-panic-inside/1029028)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-war-gas-situation-in-your-country-potentially-panic-inside/1029028 "2026-04-05T22:46:42Z")
Hi there, while browsing the internets, a stubled upon this story on a mayor Aussie news site: \[There is 1month worth of “gas” on ships to Australia - but then?\] My first thought: poor guys/gals in Australia, an i… --- ## [Outside of the US, do championship-winning sports teams get invited to visit the Head of State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outside-of-the-us-do-championship-winning-sports-teams-get-invited-to-visit-the-head-of-state/1028282)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outside-of-the-us-do-championship-winning-sports-teams-get-invited-to-visit-the-head-of-state/1028282 "2026-04-05T19:41:07Z")
Like if Arsenal win the Premier League, should they expect an invitation from King Charles III to enjoy a few pints at Balmoral? --- ## [What does fantasy do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-fantasy-do/1027648)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-fantasy-do/1027648 "2026-04-05T16:50:43Z")
For the purposes of this thread, I’m acknowledging that science fiction is a type of fantasy, but that’s not the fantasy I’m talking about. I’m talking about the form of speculative fiction that often involves magic and … --- ## [AI-selected Related Topics at bottom of threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-selected-related-topics-at-bottom-of-threads/1029027)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-selected-related-topics-at-bottom-of-threads/1029027 "2026-04-05T13:28:47Z")
ISTM that at the bottom of a thread one used to see other threads you’re tracking, and if none of them were left you’d see new threads. Now, when you’ve read all tracked threads, it shows AI-selected “Related Topics.” I… --- ## [Can a president ever face personal financial liability for unauthorized military action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-ever-face-personal-financial-liability-for-unauthorized-military-action/1029036)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-ever-face-personal-financial-liability-for-unauthorized-military-action/1029036 "2026-04-05T13:11:29Z")
I’m trying to understand whether U.S. law provides any mechanism for holding a president personally financially liable for military action that was undertaken without congressional authorization. Has this ever happened … --- ## [My father's wife just died. Looking for advice on what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fathers-wife-just-died-looking-for-advice-on-what-to-do/1028537)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fathers-wife-just-died-looking-for-advice-on-what-to-do/1028537 "2026-04-05T12:28:37Z")
I was born in 1967. I have two other siblings. My father left us in 1980 because he wanted to live the playboy lifestyle and mess around with lots of women. About ten years later he found a woman who would marry him. An… --- ## [Any recommendations for a racing game? (emphasis on great graphics...also PC...not Forza)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-a-racing-game-emphasis-on-great-graphics-also-pc-not-forza/1028652)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-a-racing-game-emphasis-on-great-graphics-also-pc-not-forza/1028652 "2026-04-05T11:33:08Z")
Title says it all. I am looking for a very good looking racing game for the PC. Forza is out…looks nice but the Microsoft hook was so onerous I had to use Task Manager to stop the game…it was weirdly hard to impossible… --- ## [What is the difference between England, Britain, Great Britain, the UK, the Commonwealth, and the Crown lands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-england-britain-great-britain-the-uk-the-commonwealth-and-the-crown-lands/1026149)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-england-britain-great-britain-the-uk-the-commonwealth-and-the-crown-lands/1026149 "2026-04-05T09:07:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Questions you should know but don't: What exactly is the difference between all of these places, especially in terms of governance and politics? This reddit graphic illustrates some of th… --- ## [I have a papercut on my eye and it hurts like hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-papercut-on-my-eye-and-it-hurts-like-hell/1029002)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-papercut-on-my-eye-and-it-hurts-like-hell/1029002 "2026-04-05T04:45:39Z")
I already called my ophthalmologist, and spoke with a nurse (or possibly a doctor) who asked a bunch of questions and said to just keep my fingers out of the eye and let it heal, and only come in if it turns red or my vi… --- ## [Scandal! Fake Quebec Maple syrup found in shops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-fake-quebec-maple-syrup-found-in-shops/1028975)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-fake-quebec-maple-syrup-found-in-shops/1028975 "2026-04-05T04:39:05Z")
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bogus-maple-syrup-quebec-9.7149822 Lab tests from the Quebec oversight group that mostly tests bulk make syrup found that cans of syrup sent to local grocery stores were cut with … --- ## [When Did Food Prepared by White People Become Synonymous With Bland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-food-prepared-by-white-people-become-synonymous-with-bland/1028828)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-food-prepared-by-white-people-become-synonymous-with-bland/1028828 "2026-04-05T03:53:35Z")
I was watching a short video by Gangsta Chef, a.k.a. Thug Peach, who refers to ingredients with humerous phrases. Garlic is referred to as “vampire bullets”, vanilla is “Taylor Swift’s dance moves,” and mayonnaise is “C… --- ## [Hawkeye Pierce or Sam Malone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawkeye-pierce-or-sam-malone/1029000)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawkeye-pierce-or-sam-malone/1029000 "2026-04-05T00:30:28Z")
I need a tiebreaker for my Best Male Sitcom Characters bracket. I’ll give this poll just 24 hours to make the call. poll [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=127)