# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=126&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 127 --- ## [Tomorrow is Prehistoric Creatures Day again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-prehistoric-creatures-day-again/798663)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-is-prehistoric-creatures-day-again/798663 "2026-03-14T13:08:27Z")
Back in 2007, yams!! revealed to us the existence of Prehistoric Creatures day. Is anyone celebrating it tomorrow? I only have a plastic Stegosaurus, plus I’m out of work right now, but I’m considering it. --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, {choose your favorite} Round 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-choose-your-favorite-round-1/1028390)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-choose-your-favorite-round-1/1028390 "2026-03-14T12:46:48Z")
This is Round One of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for one character in each of the following 25 head-to-head battles. Polls will close w… --- ## [Seeking Netflix Anime recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685 "2026-03-14T11:18:35Z")
Yes, there have been anime threads but it has been a while. I like (but do not love) anime and there is a lot on Netflix. To help you here are some series I have watched: (I usually watch Japanese with English subtitles… --- ## [Morrissey is a Ridiculous Prima Donna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-is-a-ridiculous-prima-donna/1028405)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-is-a-ridiculous-prima-donna/1028405 "2026-03-14T08:54:12Z")
The fragile former Smiths frontman just canceled a concert in Valencia. Apparently he was kept up all night by street noise. Apparently there is a major festival going on so that was entirely predictable, but whoever boo… --- ## [Funny pet names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-pet-names/1028090)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-pet-names/1028090 "2026-03-14T07:15:47Z")
Inspired by a current Bored Panda article. Figured we could use a bit of levity? I used to work register at a drugstore, and I always asked anyone buying pet food for the name of their animal. Most memorable was a cat … --- ## [Gifts from the company catalogue-The Good, The Bad and The Ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-from-the-company-catalogue-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/1026072)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-from-the-company-catalogue-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/1026072 "2026-03-14T01:15:02Z")
When My Beloved worked at Sealy Mattress, on certain anniversary dates they would give her a company catalogue and tell her to pick out a gift from the appropriate section, like a coffee mug or a cooler or items of cloth… --- ## [Google Fiber coming to my area – should I be excited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fiber-coming-to-my-area-should-i-be-excited/711068)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fiber-coming-to-my-area-should-i-be-excited/711068 "2026-03-14T00:58:56Z")
The local government and news folks seem to think I should be. I live in the Triangle area of NC – so I can certainly see some of the high tech companies here being happy about it. But should I be as a residential custo… --- ## [Two men accidentally destroy mammoth tusk worth $200,000 at a museum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-men-accidentally-destroy-mammoth-tusk-worth-200-000-at-a-museum/1028388)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-men-accidentally-destroy-mammoth-tusk-worth-200-000-at-a-museum/1028388 "2026-03-14T00:09:21Z")
Unlike some other people I’ve seen online, I don’t find this story funny at all, especially because this stunt was performed by two men in their late 40s, which makes me think alcohol was involved. They wanted to be pho… --- ## ["Spy series" from the ITC era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-series-from-the-itc-era/1028414)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-series-from-the-itc-era/1028414 "2026-03-13T22:40:29Z")
I just discovered a whole slew of these posted on YouTube. The earliest ones I’ve seen (Interpol Calling) date back to around 1959, but I initially thought they were made later, around the time of Roger Moore’s version … --- ## [Tell Me About Your Kobo E-reader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-kobo-e-reader/1028395)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-kobo-e-reader/1028395 "2026-03-13T19:48:07Z")
I just bought a Libra Color. It arrives tomorrow. I’m trying to get off of the Amazon eco-system and its restrictiveness. I’m currently using a Kindle Colorsoft. (I’m a little bit out of control about e-readers. I’m alwa… --- ## [How large would be a drone that can drop a bomb, and what kind of boat could it launch from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-would-be-a-drone-that-can-drop-a-bomb-and-what-kind-of-boat-could-it-launch-from/1028407)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-would-be-a-drone-that-can-drop-a-bomb-and-what-kind-of-boat-could-it-launch-from/1028407 "2026-03-13T18:59:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from Speculation for Consequences to the US for Engaging in the Bombing of Iran and Other Targets: I’m concerned that this is getting much too far from the topic this was posted in, as this do… --- ## [Firefox bookmark questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmark-questions/1028431)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmark-questions/1028431 "2026-03-13T18:57:15Z")
I bought a new computer last year when my old drive died. I took the non-responsive SSD to a shop and they managed to make a copy of the C drive for me. I copied over all the files I needed and kept the old info on a USB… --- ## [Notifying the police of a lodger's arrival (1920s Germany)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifying-the-police-of-a-lodgers-arrival-1920s-germany/1028416)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifying-the-police-of-a-lodgers-arrival-1920s-germany/1028416 "2026-03-13T18:49:03Z")
I’m reading Herman Hesse’s 1927 novel Steppenwolf. Early in the story, the narrator describes his aunt taking in a lodger. The narrator is disturbed when he learns: The only request he had made was that his arrival sho… --- ## [PhysicsGirl is sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicsgirl-is-sick/980810)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicsgirl-is-sick/980810 "2026-03-13T17:58:51Z")
I didn’t know anything was wrong with her in the first place. She’s more of a quality over quantity person, so it’s not unusual to have long stretches of time between videos, plus, she was on that submarine, so I just as… --- ## [Is the US EV market dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-ev-market-dead/1027671)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-ev-market-dead/1027671 "2026-03-13T16:35:13Z")
The Detroit automakers recently suffered a $50 billion writedown for their electric vehicle investments: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-3-automakers-take-521-billion-hit-from-ev-pivot-142434779.html This comes not l… --- ## [Things that were once cool, but today scream "old geezer/ette"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-were-once-cool-but-today-scream-old-geezer-ette/1026789)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-were-once-cool-but-today-scream-old-geezer-ette/1026789 "2026-03-13T15:18:56Z")
Jeans come to mind … once the preferred leg-cloth of the young and adventurous, is today a staple of 50+ guys/gals … I was recently at a casual after-office event, that had bi-modal audience (half around 60 the other ha… --- ## [Best fan setting to help dry carpet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fan-setting-to-help-dry-carpet/1028284)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fan-setting-to-help-dry-carpet/1028284 "2026-03-13T14:20:15Z")
I’m going to be shampooing my carpet on Wednesday when the temperature is expected to be in the low 30’s (celsius), but to help with the drying process, I have a ceiling fan that has both a summer and a winter setting op… --- ## [What is a "lie" in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-lie-in-a-relationship/1028380)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-lie-in-a-relationship/1028380 "2026-03-13T12:41:04Z")
I was watching old episodes of Blue Bloods and Sgt Jamie had turned over some info Janko gave him to IA (which he said he was gonna do). But IA involved him some with dire promises to say nothing to anyone else. But wh… --- ## [Canada Expands Citizenship By Descent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-expands-citizenship-by-descent/1028417)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-expands-citizenship-by-descent/1028417 "2026-03-13T04:16:02Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [Active shooter in Detroit, Michigan, at synagogue called Temple Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-in-detroit-michigan-at-synagogue-called-temple-israel/1028399)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-in-detroit-michigan-at-synagogue-called-temple-israel/1028399 "2026-03-13T04:11:27Z")
So CNN is reporting. Sorry, I’m on my mobile device so I have no links but if you go to CNN, it’s on the front page. --- ## [Harry Potter question: can squibs brew potions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-can-squibs-brew-potions/1028415)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-can-squibs-brew-potions/1028415 "2026-03-13T03:31:28Z")
Even though squibs cannot work magic at least as with wands, we know that they aren’t completely bereft of magical potential– they can for instance see magical entities that are invisible to muggles. So could a squib mix… --- ## [''She told me that I was being selfish and didn't care about her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-told-me-that-i-was-being-selfish-and-didnt-care-about-her/1028357)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-told-me-that-i-was-being-selfish-and-didnt-care-about-her/1028357 "2026-03-13T02:47:00Z")
Yes, I admit that I read AITA (Am I The Asshole) posts on Facebook. A common theme is ''She told me that I was being selfish and didn’t care about her.’ It’s always, ‘I have special needs \[read: ‘Demands’\], and if you … --- ## [Not Hitler's Moustache!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-hitlers-moustache/1028373)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-hitlers-moustache/1028373 "2026-03-13T01:25:44Z")
Hypothetical: Hitler stays clean-shaven from beginning to end. How popular do you think that little moustache would be today without all that baggage that used to hang from it? --- ## [In ancient times how did they prevent people from misrepresenting themselves (e.g. "Hello, I am the king of Someplace You Never Heard Of") and commiting fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ancient-times-how-did-they-prevent-people-from-misrepresenting-themselves-e-g-hello-i-am-the-king-of-someplace-you-never-heard-of-and-commiting-fraud/1027174)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ancient-times-how-did-they-prevent-people-from-misrepresenting-themselves-e-g-hello-i-am-the-king-of-someplace-you-never-heard-of-and-commiting-fraud/1027174 "2026-03-13T00:41:40Z")
It seems it would be fairly trivial in the past (especially ancient past) when the whole world was not known and communication over long distances were slow at best (if it even existed). How was it someone didn’t just r… --- ## [The Trump Recession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-recession/1014592)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-recession/1014592 "2026-03-12T23:30:59Z")
I’m surprised that the stock markets aren’t anticipating a recession in the next few months. Everything Trump/Musk are doing should cause a reduction in economic activity: firing lots of workers, reducing government spen… --- ## [State retiree health plan tries to screw us over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-retiree-health-plan-tries-to-screw-us-over/1028374)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-retiree-health-plan-tries-to-screw-us-over/1028374 "2026-03-12T23:21:20Z")
I’m pretty hot at the moment. I’m the husband of a State (I will keep them anonymous) retiree and, as a dependent, I’m covered under her Medicare PPO. Cost is minimal and coverage is excellent. (I think she had the le… --- ## [These 3 words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286 "2026-03-12T22:45:15Z")
No. Not bad, bad, bad​:grin: But: Flex Argos Goat What do they mean in modern parlance? --- ## [Going from no running at all, to suddenly doing 3-4 miles, am I risking injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-no-running-at-all-to-suddenly-doing-3-4-miles-am-i-risking-injury/1028215)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-no-running-at-all-to-suddenly-doing-3-4-miles-am-i-risking-injury/1028215 "2026-03-12T17:44:59Z")
I am a veritable couch potato, but recently a friend invited me to join her jogging group. Normally, I am too much of a slug to even bother going outside for neighborhood walks, but I thought, “Well, I am prediabetic, ha… --- ## [The\_Librarian has trouble reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-librarian-has-trouble-reading/1028394)
**Author:** [@Humbagger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humbagger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-librarian-has-trouble-reading/1028394 "2026-03-12T17:29:32Z")
@the\_librarian Yes. Those are the rules of the message board you are currently using and that you should have read. Or maybe the trouble isn’t with the reading, but the next part after that? --- ## [Hot sauce thread (2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-sauce-thread-2026/1028339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-sauce-thread-2026/1028339 "2026-03-12T14:57:19Z")
Rather than resurrect one of the decade-old threads, I’m starting a new one for discussing hot sauce. I looked up the Scoville units for these three hot sauces: Yucatan Sunshine Habanero: ~7,600 – 9,500 SHU Tapatio: ~… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=125&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=127&state=muted)