# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=131&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 132 --- ## [Let's talk about Liver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-liver/1028144)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-liver/1028144 "2026-03-06T17:09:07Z")
As you probably know, RFK Jr. recently suggested that if steak prices are too high for your budget, you should substitute “liver or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very, very affordable.” (Although there’s plenty to … --- ## [I went to my first Purim tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-my-first-purim-tonight/1028158)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-my-first-purim-tonight/1028158 "2026-03-06T15:26:04Z")
As some of you may know, I’ve taken a strong interest in Judaism over the last year. Last year I undertook a medieval occult ritual loosely inspired by Kabbalah, part of which involved rigorous study of Jewish scriptures… --- ## [Wouldn’t it make sense for an Iranian ship’s captain to negotiate a surrender to US forces in 2026?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldn-t-it-make-sense-for-an-iranian-ship-s-captain-to-negotiate-a-surrender-to-us-forces-in-2026/1028230)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldn-t-it-make-sense-for-an-iranian-ship-s-captain-to-negotiate-a-surrender-to-us-forces-in-2026/1028230 "2026-03-06T14:41:11Z")
Wouldn’t it make sense for the ship’s captain to negotiate a surrender to US forces? AFAIK They haven’t made any hostile acts against the US military. The seamen aren’t criminals. --- ## [The current cover of Entertainment Weekly - That's Jim Carrey?!? {Old thread from 2003}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-cover-of-entertainment-weekly-thats-jim-carrey-old-thread-from-2003/169981)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-cover-of-entertainment-weekly-thats-jim-carrey-old-thread-from-2003/169981 "2026-03-06T14:03:44Z")
Is it just me or does the person posing with Jennifer Aniston look nothing like Jim Carrey? But more like, I don’t know, Keanu Reeves younger brother or something? --- ## [Worst movie titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-titles/1027889)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-titles/1027889 "2026-03-06T13:09:43Z")
For the purpose of this thread, I am retiring “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?” and sticking it in the WTF Movie Title Hall Of Fame. :grin: Movie titles only (tv movies included). I was flicking through the free movi… --- ## [RIP Neil Sedaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-neil-sedaka/1028064)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-neil-sedaka/1028064 "2026-03-06T12:36:30Z")
Neil Sedaka, songwriter to the stars for decades, dies at 86 I almost titled this “Sedaka is Dead, bah bah bah dah”, but it felt too irreverent. This guy was ubiquitous in the 70s, and had a genius for simple pop songs… --- ## [In cultures where incense is burned ritually, is it also used at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-where-incense-is-burned-ritually-is-it-also-used-at-home/1028174)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-where-incense-is-burned-ritually-is-it-also-used-at-home/1028174 "2026-03-06T05:18:52Z")
When I was a wee lad in the 1970’s, MammaHomie would take me to her favorite head shop to buy incense. She developed a fondness for it from her hippy friends who smoke the Sticky Icky and burned incense to cover the smel… --- ## [AI-Generated "News"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-generated-news/1028187)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-generated-news/1028187 "2026-03-06T04:14:03Z")
I use Edge and occasionally take a look at the Microsoft news feed. For about a year, or maybe longer (I’m not sure), there has been a variety of apparently AI-generated “news” about all sorts of family problems (between… --- ## [Breezy, ephemeral songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703 "2026-03-06T03:34:18Z")
Recently I stumbled upon this song. I didn’t like it at first, but then became addicted. Only once ever before, I got the experience of a song growing on me, from distinctly unfavorable to ear-worm: T-ara’s Roly-poly, ba… --- ## [Just started a DnD 2024 campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-started-a-dnd-2024-campaign/1027673)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-started-a-dnd-2024-campaign/1027673 "2026-03-06T02:17:17Z")
By popular demand, they are going back into my old AD&D dungeon. Just three players so far, two more to join. Rogue, Monk and Artificer. They had lots of fun. There was a close almost TPK moment. --- ## [Historical myths DEBUNKED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251 "2026-03-06T01:29:26Z")
Okat, this thread is not for modern Urban Legends- we have Snopes and Brunvand for that. I mean myth out of history- and NO RELIGIOUS MYTHS. Please. Atlantis- there is no Atlantis, they will never find Atlantis, they ca… --- ## [Glyphosate (RoundUp) study about human safety retracted 8 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glyphosate-roundup-study-about-human-safety-retracted-8-years-later/1025429)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glyphosate-roundup-study-about-human-safety-retracted-8-years-later/1025429 "2026-03-05T23:27:36Z")
It seems like one of the oft-cited studies showing that RoundUp is safe for humans may have been ghostwritten by its manufacturer: Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in c… --- ## [Why did Babbitt's wife object to him using the word 'tux' in Sinclair Lewis's book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-babbitts-wife-object-to-him-using-the-word-tux-in-sinclair-lewiss-book/1028146)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-babbitts-wife-object-to-him-using-the-word-tux-in-sinclair-lewiss-book/1028146 "2026-03-05T21:39:45Z")
Reading ‘Babbitt’ and I came across this: ”And oh, Georgie, I do wish you wouldn’t say ‘Tux.’ It’s ‘dinner-jacket.’” What was her objection? She goes on to worry what would happen if a neighbor were to hear him say ‘tu… --- ## [Trump fires Kristi Noem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fires-kristi-noem/1028237)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fires-kristi-noem/1028237 "2026-03-05T21:33:47Z")
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem | AP News Like the title says. --- ## [What are some cities that are named for a concept, like Hope (Arkansas USA)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cities-that-are-named-for-a-concept-like-hope-arkansas-usa/1027904)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cities-that-are-named-for-a-concept-like-hope-arkansas-usa/1027904 "2026-03-05T21:14:53Z")
Besides Hope, a few that come to mind are: Defiance, Ohio Independence, Missouri (and also Kansas) Liberty, Missouri (and other states). Anchorage, Alaska Republic, Missouri Adjacent is Noel, Missouri, which (perha… --- ## [What's your culture's version of circus peanuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cultures-version-of-circus-peanuts/1027247)
**Author:** [@Saphir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saphir)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-cultures-version-of-circus-peanuts/1027247 "2026-03-05T20:58:40Z")
I have recently moved to Germany. This has entailed visiting German grocery stores in the hopes of finding subsistence. On one of these visits, I found the candy aisle. I bought…a bag of cheerful-looking chocolate cov… --- ## [Trump Proposed Credit Card Interest Rate Cap - 10%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposed-credit-card-interest-rate-cap-10/1026929)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposed-credit-card-interest-rate-cap-10/1026929 "2026-03-05T20:25:36Z")
As has been reported, Trump has called on Congress to pass a bill to place a cap on credit card interest rates at 10% for a period of 1 year. If passed, violators (banks that don’t comply) will forfeit all interest they… --- ## [What movie prop do you accidentally own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-do-you-accidentally-own/1028170)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-do-you-accidentally-own/1028170 "2026-03-05T18:46:11Z")
Do you coincidentally own a copy of something that is used thinly-disguised or undisguised as a movie prop? It must be something used as something other than its real purpose. For instance, if you have a hat that looks l… --- ## [Does Trump want there to be an attack on the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-want-there-to-be-an-attack-on-the-us/1028193)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-want-there-to-be-an-attack-on-the-us/1028193 "2026-03-05T16:12:17Z")
It certainly feels like they are doing everything in their power to instigate an attack on US soil (either home grown or otherwise) of some kind so he has an excuse to crack down harder and attempt to cancel elections. … --- ## [The Family Whammy strikes again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-whammy-strikes-again/1028025)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-whammy-strikes-again/1028025 "2026-03-05T16:08:46Z")
As folks here might recall, our family–including extended members–has a sometimes vicious, often hilarious and always ready to strike at any time jinx, hex, curse, whatever you want to call it. We call it the Family Wham… --- ## [12 Angry Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-angry-men/1027899)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-angry-men/1027899 "2026-03-05T15:41:24Z")
Just watched (most of) “12 Angry Men” for the first time. And I formed the opinion as I watched it, that although they are explicitly arguing about an Italian kid, they are implicitly arguing about the fate of a black k… --- ## [Should we Import Chinese Electric Vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-import-chinese-electric-vehicles/1008622)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-import-chinese-electric-vehicles/1008622 "2026-03-05T15:03:17Z")
If there were some way the average person could help make a tiny dent in the climate change problem, should we do it? I understand the desire to shield industry from unfair competition from overseas, but the Chinese ha… --- ## [In what circumstances will you knowingly inconvenience others for your own reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-circumstances-will-you-knowingly-inconvenience-others-for-your-own-reasons/1028001)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-circumstances-will-you-knowingly-inconvenience-others-for-your-own-reasons/1028001 "2026-03-05T14:11:59Z")
Looking out my from window, across the street there is a work truck that just pulled up and parked in the driveway, completely blocking the sidewalk. At this moment, several kids are walking to the middle school at the … --- ## [How to host a petition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-host-a-petition/1028220)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-host-a-petition/1028220 "2026-03-05T14:09:15Z")
Backstory ahead: I’m a Scoutmaster dealing with the fallout of the recent “agreement” that Scouting America (nee Boy Scouts of America) came to with Pete Hegseth. Many parents and other leaders in my area are furious, a… --- ## [What could be more "Cafe Society" than Coffee, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-more-cafe-society-than-coffee-right/1018156)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-more-cafe-society-than-coffee-right/1018156 "2026-03-05T13:35:36Z")
Small note: If you hate coffee, this obviously ain’t your thread. As I sit here sipping a cold-brew Kona with zero-sugar sweet creme creamer, I’ve got to ask-What is your coffee drink of choice? Caf or decaf? Light o… --- ## [Amanda Seyfried and the Prosthetic Butthole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-seyfried-and-the-prosthetic-butthole/1028054)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-seyfried-and-the-prosthetic-butthole/1028054 "2026-03-05T13:29:29Z")
Amanda Seyfried Really Wants You To Know That She Wore A ‘Prosthetic Butthole’ “It was cool, it was exciting,” the actor said. …and it wasn’t in the musical Cats. It was for The Testament of Ann Lee , a movie one would… --- ## [In Jurassic Park what was the point of showing the Barbasol Can covered in mud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-jurassic-park-what-was-the-point-of-showing-the-barbasol-can-covered-in-mud/1027991)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-jurassic-park-what-was-the-point-of-showing-the-barbasol-can-covered-in-mud/1027991 "2026-03-05T12:12:03Z")
In the original Jurassic Park film after Nedry steals the dino embryo’s via his Barbasol can once he crashes his jeep and gets attacked by the dino there, there’s a scene of the Barbasol can falling out of his jacket poc… --- ## [New horizons in spamming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spamming/1028213)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spamming/1028213 "2026-03-05T12:11:50Z")
Got a phone call this morning. Hello Hello is this \[real name\]? Yes. I am calling from XYZ insurance about the email you sent us about your hot water heater. There were several things wrong with this. First, I neve… --- ## [Who will be POTUS after the November 2028 elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-potus-after-the-november-2028-elections/1028165)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-potus-after-the-november-2028-elections/1028165 "2026-03-05T09:57:22Z")
This is about what is stated in the title. This is not the place to discuss who won’t and/or can’t be President, nor is it the place to discuss who you want to be President: Who do you think will be President after the … --- ## [Songs/movies/shows where you were missing a reference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-movies-shows-where-you-were-missing-a-reference/1020232)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-movies-shows-where-you-were-missing-a-reference/1020232 "2026-03-05T02:49:01Z")
Listening to a song from 1912 - If It Wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews - and I recognize a few specific individuals from the names listed, but many others that I think are referring to actual people are completely outsi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=130&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=132&state=muted)