# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=13&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 14 --- ## [It's Dolly Parton Day! 9 2 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dolly-parton-day-9-2-5/1033376)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dolly-parton-day-9-2-5/1033376 "2026-09-29T20:50:04Z")
So it’s officially Dolly Day. What are you doing to celebrate? Dolly Day On Friday, September 25, Nashville celebrates Dolly Day, honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy of kindness, generosity, and music. Wear pink, spread ki… --- ## [Puckle Gun Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puckle-gun-question/1033461)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puckle-gun-question/1033461 "2026-09-29T19:48:46Z")
Has anyone ever made an updated version of the Puckle Gun, a pistol that fired both round and square bullets? --- ## [How likely is US military intervention in Cuba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-us-military-intervention-in-cuba/1026442)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-us-military-intervention-in-cuba/1026442 "2026-09-29T19:43:56Z")
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated this week on “Meet the Press” that, after Venezuela, Cuba might be the Trump administration’s next target. Cuba has a close long-term alliance with Russia. And – even amid a seve… --- ## [He Hate Me Fantasy Football 2026 - Year 24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2026-year-24/1031985)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2026-year-24/1031985 "2026-09-29T19:35:37Z")
And here we are again, year 24 of this Fantasy Football League on the SDMB. As I’ve done for the last few years, I renewed the league without automatic team renewals and then sent invites out, so that team owners could … --- ## [Fucking scammer motherfuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 956\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240 "2026-09-29T19:34:07Z")
The wife was doing her monthly review of accounts and sees a withdrawal on our checking account of over $16K. Some miserable fuckwad somehow got our account number, created a forged check with all the account data on the… --- ## [Damn that's a good bowl of Chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-thats-a-good-bowl-of-chili/1033453)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-thats-a-good-bowl-of-chili/1033453 "2026-09-29T18:57:25Z")
I made a batch of chili on Saturday from my tried and true recipe, with a few minor variations. 2 days later it has fully developed and might just be the best I’ve ever made. If you want to try some, here is exactly wh… --- ## [New news network guaranteed to reveal the worst of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-news-network-guaranteed-to-reveal-the-worst-of-trump/1033267)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-news-network-guaranteed-to-reveal-the-worst-of-trump/1033267 "2026-09-29T18:38:01Z")
Coming to you on YouTube 24/7. Everything Trump does. Watch the Trump Administration’s biggest moments all in one place. Top videos, major remarks, and must-see highlights streaming 24/7 and updated in real time. Sta… --- ## [What was the strategic reason behind WW1 dogfights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-strategic-reason-behind-ww1-dogfights/1033397)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-strategic-reason-behind-ww1-dogfights/1033397 "2026-09-29T18:18:28Z")
We all know the cultural trope of the WW1 flying ace in his biplane, engaging the enemy in a dogfight. But what was the strategic background to these fights in the wider context of the war - why would belligerents even b… --- ## [Thoughts on becoming a SAHM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160 "2026-09-29T17:35:01Z")
So here’s the deal. My husband and I work full time and we have a five year old Level 2 autistic boy who just started kindergarten. I had kind of hoped his needs would taper off as he got older but we seem to have jumpe… --- ## [Repaving roads - why the wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repaving-roads-why-the-wait/1033250)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repaving-roads-why-the-wait/1033250 "2026-09-29T17:27:17Z")
Partial rant, partial actual question. They have been re-surfacing a patch of road near my house pretty much all summer. Well, it started not long after school let out, and they’re not done yet. There were HUGE chunks… --- ## [Let AI assess your personality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-ai-assess-your-personality/1033363)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-ai-assess-your-personality/1033363 "2026-09-29T14:34:43Z")
Lots (of good) AI threads lately (late-ly?) … A little game, I’d like you to play if you are so inclined: for those of you who have used an AI bot, pls ask it the following prompt: based on our all-time-conversations,… --- ## [Hexalexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hexalexicon/991311)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hexalexicon/991311 "2026-09-29T14:19:18Z")
I made this game. It’s like Boggle, but on a hexagonal grid. Try it out and let me know what you think! --- ## [What's some strange or funny answers you've gotten from Google's AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348 "2026-09-29T12:08:49Z")
I find it is often bad at historical data that you ask for. It will point occasionally give (and point sources) at contemporary wages when I ask for wage data from decades ago. It more often blurs together sources from t… --- ## [How much do you trust your AI Chatbot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-trust-your-ai-chatbot/1033319)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-trust-your-ai-chatbot/1033319 "2026-09-29T11:57:08Z")
I’ve been using ChatGPT since 2023. I’m using it more now because I’m researching a new screenplay I’m writing. I could do it the old fashioned way and learn it all “fact by fact”, but it’s much easier and more efficient… --- ## [Anybody else sung in a quartet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-sung-in-a-quartet/1033301)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-sung-in-a-quartet/1033301 "2026-09-29T10:21:37Z")
Not necessarily a SATB quartet, it could be a TTBB quartet. I’ve sung in both. Gosh, they were fun. Anyway, anybody been in them? --- ## [Predictions and forecasts about the ongoing Iran War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103 "2026-09-29T09:14:07Z")
Predictions involve what will happen. Pros make forecasts, which are probabilistic. Scenario evaluation is also topical, as is the gaming out of events. Trump threatens to destroy the Iran civilization with a deadline o… --- ## [Beef tallow - tell me about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-tallow-tell-me-about-it/1029687)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-tallow-tell-me-about-it/1029687 "2026-09-29T07:29:38Z")
Something I reeeeeeally wanna order is currently doing a giveaway for a free jar of beef tallow. Anyone here used it for anything? If so, tips/advice? --- ## [Stars Reach (coop sandbox MMO video game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-reach-coop-sandbox-mmo-video-game/1014843)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-reach-coop-sandbox-mmo-video-game/1014843 "2026-09-29T04:05:25Z")
I’ve been following the development by Raph Koster of a sandbox style MMO for several years now. He was most famously lead designer of Ultima Online and creative director of Star Wars Galaxies. His games are open world, … --- ## [Dancing: If you are a good enough lead can any partner follow regardless of skill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-if-you-are-a-good-enough-lead-can-any-partner-follow-regardless-of-skill/1033424)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-if-you-are-a-good-enough-lead-can-any-partner-follow-regardless-of-skill/1033424 "2026-09-29T03:17:23Z")
We often see in movies someone dancing with a partner who proclaims no knowledge while their partner is skilled and then they dance wonderfully. I get it…movies…but can it be done in reality? For this assume the lead i… --- ## [Predictions: 2026 US election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-2026-us-election/1032985)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-2026-us-election/1032985 "2026-09-29T01:25:36Z")
I usually ignore prediction threads, so why am I starting one this year? Good question. The answer is that I’m getting a strong feeling about this election. And I just have to share that. But don’t let my predictions inf… --- ## [Fleeing the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleeing-the-united-states/1033327)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleeing-the-united-states/1033327 "2026-09-29T01:21:03Z")
Here is the story of Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, an official in Connecticut who recently fled the United States to Greece. The story of how he did it needs explanation for me. He drove to Florida. He took a boat (l… --- ## [Odd or interesting little items you keep track of via the 'net](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-or-interesting-little-items-you-keep-track-of-via-the-net/1033402)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-or-interesting-little-items-you-keep-track-of-via-the-net/1033402 "2026-09-29T00:44:47Z")
Are there any odd or interesting little items you keep track of? From time to time you look them up on the 'net to see if anything new has occured. Here are a few of mine: TikTok videos of a crazy neighbor who thinks… --- ## [The Odyssey of Flight 33](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-of-flight-33/1033318)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-of-flight-33/1033318 "2026-09-28T23:48:02Z")
Twilight Zone episode. The airliner travels into the past, seeing dinosaurs. They try again- and it is 1939 New York. The Captain and crew decide to try again, hoping for 1961 or so. So, here is my question- I would … --- ## [Update on my porn actress neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129 "2026-09-28T23:37:58Z")
A few years ago I posted about a porn actress I stumbled across a porn actress that lives a few houses away from me. A very pretty young Asian woman. She seems to have moved away but the older woman with the same last na… --- ## [What is the best way for an owner to motivate his GM and head coach to win, without being a meddler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-an-owner-to-motivate-his-gm-and-head-coach-to-win-without-being-a-meddler/1033431)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-an-owner-to-motivate-his-gm-and-head-coach-to-win-without-being-a-meddler/1033431 "2026-09-28T22:32:27Z")
Seems that an owner is always stuck in a Catch-22. If he keeps prodding the head coach and GM to win, then he gets into Jerry Jones syndrome, where a meddling owner can inadvertently hurt the team more than helping it. … --- ## [Formula One 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117 "2026-09-28T22:19:21Z")
Flipped the calandar to March, and Hoo Boy! Just a week to go! :partying\_face: I predict the April races will get shit-canned, the way things are going right now… :unamused\_face: --- ## [Fat Bear Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bear-week/1033457)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bear-week/1033457 "2026-09-28T22:03:01Z")
If you google “Fat Bear Week” a bear appears on the screen. A salmon button on the bottom of the screen will drop salmon for the bear to eat… and get fatter! --- ## [Fuck you, ultra-modern parking meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ultra-modern-parking-meter/544257)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ultra-modern-parking-meter/544257 "2026-09-28T21:17:04Z")
My home city, in all of its wisdom, recently replaced the old-fashioned individual parking meters with a new, “better” system. The old meters worked like this: -Park your car, get out. -If you’re lucky, there’s still … --- ## [American Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war/1033306)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war/1033306 "2026-09-28T21:04:14Z")
I often wonder why the civil war is so called. In the usual meaning a civil war is war fought between two, occasionally more, factions for the control of a nation. But in 18612 the Confederate states were not fighting t… --- ## [Does burning food release the same amount of energy as digesting it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-burning-food-release-the-same-amount-of-energy-as-digesting-it/1033256)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-burning-food-release-the-same-amount-of-energy-as-digesting-it/1033256 "2026-09-28T20:53:24Z")
I know this is a weird question, and I’m not asking for any particular reason, but: Is the process by which the body digests food analogous in any way to combustion, in the sense that the amount of energy released is the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=12&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=14&state=muted)