# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=140&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 141 --- ## [iMac Mail Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798 "2026-02-19T11:44:24Z")
I have an IMac (MacBook?) of some type. My Inbox will update but my Sent box will not update (since May 2025). What is going on here? --- ## [The Elephant Man (film) - what is this piece of equipment in the surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-man-film-what-is-this-piece-of-equipment-in-the-surgery/1027689)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-man-film-what-is-this-piece-of-equipment-in-the-surgery/1027689 "2026-02-19T05:55:04Z")
I’m unable to find a clip, so I’ll describe it: Early in the movie, about 7 minutes in, we see Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Treves performing surgery on a man injured in some sort of machine accident. There’s another doctor o… --- ## [Let’s recast Clue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-recast-clue/1027669)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-recast-clue/1027669 "2026-02-19T03:54:35Z")
Clue is one of my favorite movies. I’d thought it would be fun to recast it. Here’s the rules. The plot of the movie is still the same as the original. You can make two lists. The first only with actors that are curr… --- ## [Are there a fair percentage of Canadians who are pro-trump?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679 "2026-02-19T03:46:36Z")
I’m asking because on a vacation trip last week I got into a conversation with a fellow vacationer who was from Ontario. We were having a perfectly pleasant chat until he asked me how my state government was doing. I sa… --- ## [Cities: Skylines II is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-skylines-ii-is-out/992032)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-skylines-ii-is-out/992032 "2026-02-19T03:32:39Z")
For PC at least. :wink: Such a busy time for games right now. There are so many I want to play! Especially after the last couple years have had some very lean seasons for interesting things. But I ordered CS2 a while a… --- ## [Does it matter to society if language is cruder or fashion less formal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-matter-to-society-if-language-is-cruder-or-fashion-less-formal/1027473)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-matter-to-society-if-language-is-cruder-or-fashion-less-formal/1027473 "2026-02-19T03:15:36Z")
I think that I’m on pretty firm ground to assert that, over the last century, our public discourse has become coarser (that is, profanity is much more acceptable and tolerated), and our clothing styles have become much m… --- ## [Question about home water heaters not doing what they should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-home-water-heaters-not-doing-what-they-should/1027767)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-home-water-heaters-not-doing-what-they-should/1027767 "2026-02-19T00:47:36Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO (though it will have a factual answer) because I think it invites speculation. Last week we visited friends in Texas & I did some work around the house for them. One thing they didn’t ask me to … --- ## [New Chevrolet commercials reviving old slogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chevrolet-commercials-reviving-old-slogan/1027726)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chevrolet-commercials-reviving-old-slogan/1027726 "2026-02-19T00:16:42Z")
“See the USA in a Chevrolet”, which a remember being sung by Dinah Shore (and others) when I was a tyke, has been revived in a new set of commercials with it now being sung by an up-and-comer named Brooke Lee, with an ad… --- ## [ICE Facilities Coming to Detroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-facilities-coming-to-detroit/1027751)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-facilities-coming-to-detroit/1027751 "2026-02-18T23:41:13Z")
They have purchased property near the airport in Romulus for a 500 person detention facility without informing congress or local authorities. They are also said to have leased offices in Southfield. Looks like the lack… --- ## [ADHD and humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-and-humor/1027690)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-and-humor/1027690 "2026-02-18T22:42:31Z")
A poll to feel out a personal observation regarding those with actual diagnosed (not just self-identified) ADHD. Answers based on your experience as one with such a diagnosis or based on observations of family or close f… --- ## [MLB: pitch framing should have been abolished when it first started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitch-framing-should-have-been-abolished-when-it-first-started/1027790)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitch-framing-should-have-been-abolished-when-it-first-started/1027790 "2026-02-18T21:11:43Z")
Why didn’t umpires refuse to be played by catchers framing strikes? Seems to me they could instruct catchers not to move their gloves into the strike zone (except to throw out runners attempting to steal). 1st violation … --- ## [Rush Limbaugh, you are dead to us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-you-are-dead-to-us/933143)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-you-are-dead-to-us/933143 "2026-02-18T20:33:02Z")
In the pit since I do make an exception of being glad when someone dies when the one dying caused others do die by misinformation and/or continued to mislead others even after the deadly January 6 insurrection. Stated b… --- ## [Trying to identify an old "Love Boat" episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-an-old-love-boat-episode/1027775)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-an-old-love-boat-episode/1027775 "2026-02-18T20:06:32Z")
Stupid nostalgia is making me think of a bit from 45 year old television program. I’m trying to identify an episode featuring a pompous marriage therapist trying to counsel a couple. He’s big on “emotional openness” whic… --- ## [LinkedIn Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-problem/1027718)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-problem/1027718 "2026-02-18T18:41:21Z")
A long time ago, when social media was new, I set up a dummy LinkedIn account just to try it out. Later, I set up a real LinkedIn account. Now, when I try to edit my real account, it seems LinkedIn reverts to my dummy ac… --- ## [NFL Coaching Carousel 2025-2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2025-2026-edition/1026374)
**Author:** [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2025-2026-edition/1026374 "2026-02-18T17:44:47Z")
Black Monday is here and the coaches are starting to drop. As I’m typing, there are currently six positions opened. Two happened earlier in the season with the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans. Four from yesterday/to… --- ## [Wolf Hall: What did the French executioner say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-hall-what-did-the-french-executioner-say/725690)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-hall-what-did-the-french-executioner-say/725690 "2026-02-18T17:40:05Z")
I trust I don’t need spoilers, that would be like spoiler tagging the Titanic sinking. In episode 6, just before cutting her head off the French executioner hopped to the left of a blindfolded Anne Boleyn and said somet… --- ## [If anything can go wrong...I hope this does (no spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anything-can-go-wrong-i-hope-this-does-no-spoilers-please/1025776)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anything-can-go-wrong-i-hope-this-does-no-spoilers-please/1025776 "2026-02-18T17:04:32Z")
I just found out that “The Play That Goes Wrong” will be playing in Portland this January and February, and we plan on going. Have you gone, and is it fun? Again, no spoilers. --- ## [RIP Robert Duvall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-robert-duvall/1027721 "2026-02-18T15:45:44Z")
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for “The Godfather,“ “Apocalypse Now” and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall died “peace… --- ## [No Olympic Ski Jumping for Women? (Thread started in 2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-olympic-ski-jumping-for-women-thread-started-in-2010/528961)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-olympic-ski-jumping-for-women-thread-started-in-2010/528961 "2026-02-18T15:31:39Z")
This morning edition of ESPN’s Outside the Lines had story women ski jumpers failed attempt to get an Olympic event. Printed story here. Ski-jumping is one of my favorite events, and quite frankly I never realized that… --- ## [Change of postal address - how precise does it have to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-postal-address-how-precise-does-it-have-to-be/1027520)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-postal-address-how-precise-does-it-have-to-be/1027520 "2026-02-18T15:29:48Z")
My street address was recently changed by the county when they updated their EMS system. So I had to do a change of address form with the Post Office, but now I find I’m running into problems changing it with certain oth… --- ## [Seeking medical understanding: heart stress test for condition called PVC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-medical-understanding-heart-stress-test-for-condition-called-pvc/1025594)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-medical-understanding-heart-stress-test-for-condition-called-pvc/1025594 "2026-02-18T14:54:19Z")
My husband was diagnosed from an EKG (at rest, no exercise) with Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC). Tomorrow is a stress test, which we were told does not involve exercise, but involves injecting him with somethin… --- ## [Where we are and how we got here (Heather Cox Richardson)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-we-are-and-how-we-got-here-heather-cox-richardson/1027715)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-we-are-and-how-we-got-here-heather-cox-richardson/1027715 "2026-02-18T14:03:24Z")
Highly recommend Heather Cox Richardson’s free Substack. She daily sums up current events in an old-fashioned, straightforward, journalistic way\* with all her sources listed at the end. There’s a text version and an audi… --- ## [Cell phone tracking software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-tracking-software/1027693)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-tracking-software/1027693 "2026-02-18T12:32:52Z")
Does not happen often, but my wife lost her phone on a hike, walking one of our dogs. She came back to the house, dropped off the dog and said she was going to search for it. I gave her my phone so she could call it and… --- ## [Infinite universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-universe/1026295)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-universe/1026295 "2026-02-18T07:23:34Z")
Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of comments on reddit that seem to take it as given that the universe is infinite. (Obviously the whole universe, not just the observable universe.) I have been pushing back on this, chara… --- ## [Songs that don't have the obvious title because it was already taken by another song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-dont-have-the-obvious-title-because-it-was-already-taken-by-another-song/1027688)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-dont-have-the-obvious-title-because-it-was-already-taken-by-another-song/1027688 "2026-02-18T06:48:15Z")
There are thousands of examples of different songs with the same name, and we’ve done many threads about them, but this is kind of the opposite situation. For instance, the obvious title for the Clash song “Train In Vain… --- ## [Which dotcom companies have NOT enshittified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dotcom-companies-have-not-enshittified/1025892)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dotcom-companies-have-not-enshittified/1025892 "2026-02-18T01:58:50Z")
Recent topics on Microsoft, AI, Airbnb, Amazon, Uber/Lyft, Doordash, etc. all seem to have enshittification as a common thread running through them. It’s a common pattern for these startup ventures… go through a “too goo… --- ## [Please recommend a short and easy history of Great Britain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-short-and-easy-history-of-great-britain/1027745)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-short-and-easy-history-of-great-britain/1027745 "2026-02-18T01:56:05Z")
It’s a big topic, but I’m looking for a little book. I have a few fairly serious histories of short periods in British history but am wanting a small reference guide to the eras, primarily as a companion to literature. W… --- ## [Individuals donating \*food\* to food banks, not money -- is this effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individuals-donating-food-to-food-banks-not-money-is-this-effective/1024929)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individuals-donating-food-to-food-banks-not-money-is-this-effective/1024929 "2026-02-18T00:49:08Z")
My 6000-employee organization is holding a food drive, encouraging employees to drop off cans of food in bins which will be delivered to three different food banks. We actually do a lot of social services and have quite … --- ## [Grooming in public - what's acceptable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grooming-in-public-whats-acceptable/1027729)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grooming-in-public-whats-acceptable/1027729 "2026-02-18T00:30:00Z")
I was setting in a meeting at work the other day and our General Manager starts cleaning between his teeth with a piece of paper - a Post-it note to be precise. It seemed a bit gauche to me. My dad used to do this but he… --- ## [I Have Jury Duty This Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-this-week/1027708)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-this-week/1027708 "2026-02-17T23:31:26Z")
I mean, that’s it. District Court, so probably nothing too exciting will come of it. I was empaneled on a civil jury back in 2000 and it was less than one day. BUT- what I really wanted to share is my intense desire to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=139&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=141&state=watching)