# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=135&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 136 --- ## [What is the biggest rock band with no living, original members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-rock-band-with-no-living-original-members/1027744)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-rock-band-with-no-living-original-members/1027744 "2026-02-28T01:12:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from TPUSA Halftime show featuring Kid Rock: It’s interesting that after 50-60 years, all of the biggest rock bands still have living members – some of them still performing: Beatles, Stones, W… --- ## [Philippines volcano eruption: Mount Kanlaon, 50 miles from Cebu, is erupting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philippines-volcano-eruption-mount-kanlaon-50-miles-from-cebu-is-erupting/1028043)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philippines-volcano-eruption-mount-kanlaon-50-miles-from-cebu-is-erupting/1028043 "2026-02-27T23:54:39Z")
DD coordinates △ Mount Kanlaon volcano ▲ 10.41, 123.132 Images ➜ Mount Kanlaon eruption - Google Search :black\_square\_button: News ➜ Philippines: Kanlaon volcano makes explosive eruption, shoots ash plume 2,500 metre… --- ## [Awww, Larry Summers is caught up in the Epstein scandal? TOO FUCKING BAD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-larry-summers-is-caught-up-in-the-epstein-scandal-too-fucking-bad/1027989)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-larry-summers-is-caught-up-in-the-epstein-scandal-too-fucking-bad/1027989 "2026-02-27T20:36:45Z")
I’m gonna go full-on Pit here, so don’t expect a lot of reasoned commentary or articulate reasoning. This is me unleashing vituperation I have felt for years. Here’s what I’d say to Larry Summers’s face if I could: Larr… --- ## [4 killed, 6 injured in boat shootout, Cuban government says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-killed-6-injured-in-boat-shootout-cuban-government-says/1027977)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-killed-6-injured-in-boat-shootout-cuban-government-says/1027977 "2026-02-27T20:28:13Z")
Breaking news, apparently 4 people were killed and 6 injured on a Florida registered boat that violated Cuban territorial waters and got into a firefight with the Cuban Navy. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/four-killed-cu… --- ## [Oklahoma! a groundbreaking musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-a-groundbreaking-musical/1027747)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-a-groundbreaking-musical/1027747 "2026-02-27T19:11:41Z")
The famous Rogers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! opened on Broadway a human lifetime ago back in 1943. I’ve heard more than one theater critic call it ‘the first modern musical’ or say words to the effect that Oklahom… --- ## [El Paso Airport closed for 10 days for "security reasons" (reopened on February 11, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-paso-airport-closed-for-10-days-for-security-reasons-reopened-on-february-11-2026/1027575)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-paso-airport-closed-for-10-days-for-security-reasons-reopened-on-february-11-2026/1027575 "2026-02-27T17:50:05Z")
The FAA’s sudden closure of El Paso Airport has taken local officials by surprise. It is virtually unprecedented to suddenly close a US airport like this, for this long (even after the attacks of September 11, 2001, airp… --- ## [Names for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-trump/1028038)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-trump/1028038 "2026-02-27T16:39:49Z")
I know The Dope has come up with some seriously brilliant names for el-presidente, but I came across another one a day or so ago, and was just itching to share it. The Count of Mostly Crisco. Add yours. --- ## [Drops of God - Apple TV+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drops-of-god-apple-tv/1025835)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drops-of-god-apple-tv/1025835 "2026-02-27T15:48:21Z")
Just finished Season 1 of Drops of God. It was released on Apple TV+ in 2023. Season 2 is going to be released in Late January 2026. The series received a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic rating. Season 1 is self containe… --- ## [So Trump is healthier than we thought…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-healthier-than-we-thought/1027953)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-healthier-than-we-thought/1027953 "2026-02-27T04:26:27Z")
Trump just stood on his feet for two hours, read a long text from the teleprompter, and spoke coherently. So it seems that the reports of his imminent demise have been premature. We’ve had a lot of threads here specula… --- ## [A new way to play chess...Taser chess! (someone really made it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-play-chess-taser-chess-someone-really-made-it/1028037)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-play-chess-taser-chess-someone-really-made-it/1028037 "2026-02-27T02:43:59Z")
I love chess and I suppose this would encourage people to focus but…no thanks! Over the last few centuries, behavioral psychologists have documented all kinds of ways of modifying our actions and the actions of vario… --- ## [Mr. Clean retires! What's that you say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-retires-whats-that-you-say/1027959)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-retires-whats-that-you-say/1027959 "2026-02-27T02:12:00Z")
Mr. Clean, the Bald, Broad-Shouldered Cleaning Mascot, Retires The character became the face of a household cleaner in 1958. It’s not clear what the brand plans for its next mascot. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/u… --- ## [FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 8554\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329 "2026-02-27T01:52:50Z")
Courtesy of @JohnT, there is a statement on Twitter purported to be issued by Trump stating his residence is being searched by the FBI: This is huge. I note he was treated exactly the same as any other target of a wa… --- ## [In Google Docs is there a way to jump to various sections of the document while editing without having to scroll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-google-docs-is-there-a-way-to-jump-to-various-sections-of-the-document-while-editing-without-having-to-scroll/1028034)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-google-docs-is-there-a-way-to-jump-to-various-sections-of-the-document-while-editing-without-having-to-scroll/1028034 "2026-02-27T01:51:06Z")
Basically, I have a long document I edit every day. Scrolling through 30+ pages to work on one thing and then back 25 pages for something else is a pain. I just want something on the side with a list of sections that I… --- ## [Large spools on streets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-spools-on-streets/1028035)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-spools-on-streets/1028035 "2026-02-27T01:06:41Z")
I have noticed some lately. They are set up, over 7 feet tall and have long cords, which are thrown over wires. After workers left, the cords were moving. Someone probably has the answer --- ## [Getting "no embedded media" pop-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-no-embedded-media-pop-up/1027813)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-no-embedded-media-pop-up/1027813 "2026-02-27T00:39:32Z")
In the Scale Modelling Thread in the Miscellaneous and Personal forum, I’ve been able to submit posts with photos and never got that pop-up, and posted all my photos totally fine. Pretty sure I didn’t do anything differe… --- ## [Hypothetical: a modern Zippo lighter on a Caribbean pirate ship of the classic period (early 18th century)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-a-modern-zippo-lighter-on-a-caribbean-pirate-ship-of-the-classic-period-early-18th-century/1027936)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-a-modern-zippo-lighter-on-a-caribbean-pirate-ship-of-the-classic-period-early-18th-century/1027936 "2026-02-26T22:43:34Z")
Let me first explain how this question came about: my dear Doper friend @The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost and I are both smokers, they only occasionally while I have been addicted for decades. We both have and love our Zippo lighte… --- ## [Does anyone still read Lileks's daily blog (The Bleat)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-read-lilekss-daily-blog-the-bleat/1024437)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-read-lilekss-daily-blog-the-bleat/1024437 "2026-02-26T22:38:54Z")
I read it every morning. I like hearing what’s going on with him, even though our politics don’t align, and seeing the amusing daily stuff he scans in and comments on. He’s going through a very rough patch. Earlier in… --- ## [How might this hypothetical “egg doneness” detector work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-this-hypothetical-egg-doneness-detector-work/1027907)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-this-hypothetical-egg-doneness-detector-work/1027907 "2026-02-26T21:40:10Z")
Let’s say we have an unlimited budget and we don’t care much about practicality, and our goal is to be able to receive an egg, which has been boiled for an unknown duration, and determine its doneness, which I would defi… --- ## [Did ancient warriors run headlong into battle shouting “For \[their cause\]!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ancient-warriors-run-headlong-into-battle-shouting-for-their-cause/1027067)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ancient-warriors-run-headlong-into-battle-shouting-for-their-cause/1027067 "2026-02-26T21:00:24Z")
You know how, at various points in The Return of the King, Merry and/or Pippin will shout “for the Shire!” or “for Frodo!” before running to battle and certain death? Did ancient warriors really do this or is it artistic… --- ## [The Lone Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger/1027456)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger/1027456 "2026-02-26T20:05:18Z")
I was scrolling through YouTube and saw in the feed The Lone Ranger Takes on the Masked woman. The masked woman was played by Phyllis Coates who played Lois Lane from The Adventures of Superman. It was a fun episode that… --- ## [Let's write a song, one stanza at the time, that subverts the expectation of a bawdy rhyme (better explained in Post #1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-song-one-stanza-at-the-time-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-post-1/1028003)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-song-one-stanza-at-the-time-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-post-1/1028003 "2026-02-26T15:24:50Z")
Never mind, another poster already started this thread, I’m asking a mod to close it. --- ## [Closed Captioning question - possibly BBC related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-captioning-question-possibly-bbc-related/1027962)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-captioning-question-possibly-bbc-related/1027962 "2026-02-26T15:21:19Z")
Possibly an FQ but since it’s about TV I thought I’d put it here. My wife and I watch British murder mysteries on Britbox. One thing we’ve noticed is that whenever someone is reading something aloud or quoting someone, t… --- ## [The man from the motor trade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-from-the-motor-trade/1027655)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-from-the-motor-trade/1027655 "2026-02-26T15:20:28Z")
In The Beatles’ song She’s Leaving Home, Friday morning at nine o’clock she is far away Waiting to keep the appointment she made Meeting a man from the motor trade. This has never been very clear to me. First, “motor… --- ## [My thoughts on albums everybody has already heard.(recommendations accepted)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217 "2026-02-26T15:08:26Z")
I am looking for suggestions, so please leave yours for me to “review” if you like. Also, please add yours if you had similar experiences. I grew up rather musically clueless. I listen to no popular music, or really any… --- ## [Films directed by Francis Ford Coppola](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-directed-by-francis-ford-coppola/975271)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-directed-by-francis-ford-coppola/975271 "2026-02-26T14:33:58Z")
For very different reasons, I think The Godfather and Apocalypse Now are among the all-time best from any director, and The Godfather Part II is almost in the same category, IMO. The rest that I’ve seen are just okay: Br… --- ## [What's missing/awry/disturbing about people's lives that MAGA/hard-right populism is so attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-missing-awry-disturbing-about-peoples-lives-that-maga-hard-right-populism-is-so-attractive/1027436)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-missing-awry-disturbing-about-peoples-lives-that-maga-hard-right-populism-is-so-attractive/1027436 "2026-02-26T14:19:36Z")
After innumerable threads around here, I’ve wondered why so many people seem to be so attracted to the whole right-wing populist agenda and ideology. Specifcally, what about the modern world isn’t working for these peop… --- ## [What THE HECK was this guy shot with? (video not graphic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-guy-shot-with-video-not-graphic/1026623)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-guy-shot-with-video-not-graphic/1026623 "2026-02-26T14:12:33Z")
A police officer supposedly shot last night in the Law Enforcement Center parking lot. But the video looks exactly like fireworks, and left a huge burned dent (not to mention huge holes) in the car. https://www.wspa.c… --- ## [What is this device called? (rope + stick grab tool)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-device-called-rope-stick-grab-tool/1027939)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-device-called-rope-stick-grab-tool/1027939 "2026-02-26T02:41:15Z")
This could come in very handy. I saw this in this Instagram clip ➜ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVFKA8-jl08 :black\_square\_button: (It might play in Spanish but I saw it in English.) It’s a device that you make with a… --- ## [Lauren Chapin aka "Kitten" of Father Knows Best, dead at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lauren-chapin-aka-kitten-of-father-knows-best-dead-at-80/1027982)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lauren-chapin-aka-kitten-of-father-knows-best-dead-at-80/1027982 "2026-02-26T02:14:01Z")
Lauren Chapin, Youngest Child on ‘Father Knows Best,’ Dies at 80 For six seasons, she was Kathy, a giggly tomboy whose father, played by Robert Young, called her Kitten. Her offscreen life, however, was harrowing https… --- ## [Can this SCOTUS ruling on USPS discrimination affect mail-in voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-scotus-ruling-on-usps-discrimination-affect-mail-in-voting/1027969)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-scotus-ruling-on-usps-discrimination-affect-mail-in-voting/1027969 "2026-02-26T01:42:46Z")
The Supreme Court just ruled that you cannot sue the USPS over otherwise illegal discrimination when it comes to mail delivery: Court holds that U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued over intentionally misdelivered mail - SC… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=134&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=136&state=muted)