# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=135&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 136 --- ## [What are these devices (two very steep ramps on the side of the road in Russia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-devices-two-very-steep-ramps-on-the-side-of-the-road-in-russia/1028009)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-devices-two-very-steep-ramps-on-the-side-of-the-road-in-russia/1028009 "2026-02-28T20:21:32Z")
They’re only on the screen for a fraction of a second, but note the two very steep ramps by the left side of the street as the driver enters the parking lot. I don’t anticipate anyone driving their car up one of those – … --- ## [Why don’t you eat better (now that you lift weights)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-eat-better-now-that-you-lift-weights/1027958)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-eat-better-now-that-you-lift-weights/1027958 "2026-02-28T20:01:32Z")
. You can’t outrun a bad diet, is a truism… so if you eat in a piss-pour manner, there is no way you can compensate for that in a gym. So I try to create a thread about (just slightly) better eating to complement the -… --- ## [New series of Red Dwarf begins today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-of-red-dwarf-begins-today/636726)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-of-red-dwarf-begins-today/636726 "2026-02-28T19:30:15Z")
For all its faults I thought back to earth wasn’t so bad. The cast was in good form and there were some funny jokes. The story mostly sucked though. Haven’t heard much of this new series, but I’m cautiously optimistic. T… --- ## [The acronym BOGO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acronym-bogo/1028050)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acronym-bogo/1028050 "2026-02-28T17:03:39Z")
All my life I’ve heard the sales pitch “buy one, get one free!” but only recently have I seen this re-expressed in acronym form as BOGO. Has it been around for awhile and I just didn’t notice it, or is it relatively new… --- ## [Does Epstein matter politics-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-epstein-matter-politics-wise/1027403)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-epstein-matter-politics-wise/1027403 "2026-02-28T15:37:03Z")
Is it a good issue for Democrats to use? Will the reveal of all of the infamous files be as damaging as hoped? Or will people shrug their shoulders a year from now and be more worried about their grocery bill or ICE? I’m… --- ## [Harry Dunn is running for Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dunn-is-running-for-congress/1027455 "2026-02-28T14:34:44Z")
Harry Dunn for Congress! --- ## [One Week suspension for Kedikat for ignoring a thread ban again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-kedikat-for-ignoring-a-thread-ban-again/1028075)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-kedikat-for-ignoring-a-thread-ban-again/1028075 "2026-02-28T12:43:38Z")
For the clear violation of ignoring a thread ban for the second time, @Kedikat has been suspended. If he does it again, it will either be a month long suspension or ban. The earlier violation. @Kedikat was thread banned… --- ## [Earliest example of a song that subverts the expectation of a bawdy rhyme (better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985 "2026-02-28T12:02:00Z")
I watched a tv show recently where a character sang a bawdy song. The joke was, each stanza set you up for a ribald rhyme, but doesn’t deliver. Kind of like this (making it up in my head) : My daughter has a suitor A s… --- ## [Holidays and Cognitive Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holidays-and-cognitive-dissonance/1026277)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holidays-and-cognitive-dissonance/1026277 "2026-02-28T11:30:17Z")
I was watching Mike Burbiglia’s Working it Out podcast where he’s interviewing comedian Michael Che, and Che says something like, “Why can’t we have holidays without all the lore? Why does Thanksgiving Day have to be gro… --- ## [Why was Kedicat given a thread ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-kedicat-given-a-thread-ban/1027997)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-kedicat-given-a-thread-ban/1027997 "2026-02-28T06:10:01Z")
I regularly disagree with @Kedicat’s assessment of the Ukraine war, and this assessment of the conflict is ridiculous. But isn’t the board about discussion and challenging each other’s ignorance? (And I say this knowing … --- ## [Which Macallan (whisky) should I bring to my old best friend's house in the USA from the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-macallan-whisky-should-i-bring-to-my-old-best-friends-house-in-the-usa-from-the-uk/1026527)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-macallan-whisky-should-i-bring-to-my-old-best-friends-house-in-the-usa-from-the-uk/1026527 "2026-02-28T04:58:46Z")
Which Macallan (whisky) should I bring to my old best friend’s house during my tour of ALL THREE Massapequas on Long Island, New York, next week? I’ll be visiting mainly to sign closing documents for my Mother’s house. … --- ## [What search engine should I use for this question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-search-engine-should-i-use-for-this-question/1028059)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-search-engine-should-i-use-for-this-question/1028059 "2026-02-28T03:44:24Z")
…And how should I ask it? I am trying to find out what company sells the oldest aged cheddar cheese, and I want to avoid multiple pages of “age” and “cheddar” and “cheese” and “stores that sell cheese”…and adverts in ge… --- ## [Robert Carradine dies at 71](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-carradine-dies-at-71/1027934)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-carradine-dies-at-71/1027934 "2026-02-28T02:58:55Z")
Robert started as a child actor. He was in John Wayne’s film The Cowboys 1972. Robert was one of the young boys helping with the cattle drive. Born in 1954, Robert was 30 when he played a Frat boy in Revenge of the Nerd… --- ## [What to do about a Medicare Advantage Plan that's being terminated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-medicare-advantage-plan-thats-being-terminated/1027980)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-medicare-advantage-plan-thats-being-terminated/1027980 "2026-02-28T01:46:36Z")
My father is a 77 year old man with numerous serious health conditions, none of them imminently fatal. They include: kidney stones, reduced kidney function, uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, Myasthenia Gravis, cataracts, mod… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=134&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=136&state=watching)