# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=141&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 142 --- ## [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 … --- ## [List of threads you've posted to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-threads-youve-posted-to/1027683)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-threads-youve-posted-to/1027683 "2026-02-17T20:30:05Z")
I found this once, but since lost the link. There’s a way to view a list of all the threads you’ve participated in, regardless of whether they have new activity or not. It usually is sorted by most recent post, but this… --- ## [Singing duos where one is mostly an afterthought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-duos-where-one-is-mostly-an-afterthought/1027733)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-duos-where-one-is-mostly-an-afterthought/1027733 "2026-02-17T20:21:34Z")
Off the top of my head: Hall and Oates Wham! Without googling, I couldn’t have told you who the guy that isn’t George Michael is. Not a clue. The Judds. I saw Wynona in concert last year and I don’t think her music s… --- ## [Disturbing (Fake) YouTube Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-fake-youtube-channel/1027138)
**Author:** [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-fake-youtube-channel/1027138 "2026-02-17T20:17:21Z")
The latest video from this channel: Current US Politics on YouTube popped up in my feed today and I clicked on it, half listening to it while doing something else. Eventually I realized that the info seemed pretty farfe… --- ## [What is your problem, Chronos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519 "2026-02-17T20:10:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from If something is "dropped" from ISS altitude, do we need to worry about it burning up on re-entry: What exactly is your fucking problem with me, and your endless attempts to try to ‘correc… --- ## [Is there significant functional difference between sleeping through the night and napping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-significant-functional-difference-between-sleeping-through-the-night-and-napping/1027692)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-significant-functional-difference-between-sleeping-through-the-night-and-napping/1027692 "2026-02-17T19:44:20Z")
Okay, I’m curious to find out once and for all: Is there any significant difference to the average adult human body physically or psychologically between the following two scenarios: Sleep from midnight to 8 am daily S… --- ## [TPUSA Halftime show featuring Kid Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tpusa-halftime-show-featuring-kid-rock/1027422)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tpusa-halftime-show-featuring-kid-rock/1027422 "2026-02-17T18:56:58Z")
Wasn’t quite sure whether to put this in Politics or even the Pit. If the Mods feel the need to move it, go right ahead. Anyway, TPUSA, apparently taking offense that Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl, is putting on t… --- ## [Other examples of big refereeing calls that both sides hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-examples-of-big-refereeing-calls-that-both-sides-hate/1027755)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-examples-of-big-refereeing-calls-that-both-sides-hate/1027755 "2026-02-17T18:56:14Z")
There was a fairly bonkers end to last week’s English premiership match between Man City and Liverpool…. tl:dr(ish) version the Liverpool were losing 2-1 and their goalkeeper came forward for a set piece leaving the g… --- ## [Pet food question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-food-question/1027732)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-food-question/1027732 "2026-02-17T18:38:54Z")
I hear an advert fairly often that this one company’s dog food is “human-grade food”. Is this a thing? --- ## [That really dumb idea...that you are secretly afraid would sell like hotcakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-really-dumb-idea-that-you-are-secretly-afraid-would-sell-like-hotcakes/1023954 "2026-02-17T18:21:14Z")
Like a solid plastic cube 5.6 cm by 5.6 cm, with each side painted with one of six different colors-Rubik’s Paperweight. Yours? --- ## [Mike Johnson. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-johnson-why/1027620)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-johnson-why/1027620 "2026-02-17T18:05:44Z")
IIRC, the R’s scrolled through a bunch of Speakers until they landed on this inoffensive twerp. I’m sure he got a rush at first, but now it just looks like he’s completely beleaguered. His sole function is to be Smithers… --- ## [Road to Empress 1 - becoming Wu Zeitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-to-empress-1-becoming-wu-zeitan/1027752)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-to-empress-1-becoming-wu-zeitan/1027752 "2026-02-17T18:03:11Z")
Road to Empress 1 So, this popped into my Steam recommendations, and I gave it a shot. I have always loved Ancient Japan and China, and have done a fair amount of reading so it seemed a great suggestion. I had a game i… --- ## [Best cold medicine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cold-medicine/1018004)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cold-medicine/1018004 "2026-02-17T17:49:20Z")
Not sure if this is FQ, GD or IMHO so mods feel free to move as necessary I’ve heard that Nyquil/Dayquil is now not as effective as it once was due to a formula change so the first question is: is that true? What is th… --- ## [Hot and Cold on Reddit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-and-cold-on-reddit/1027699)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-and-cold-on-reddit/1027699 "2026-02-17T17:29:27Z")
Anybody else playing this? I am having the worst time getting a handle on how it works. Even after knowing the answers, I look at my guesses and cannot fathom how one was closer than the other. Anybody have insight as… --- ## [Highway 1 between Big Sur and San Simeon reopened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-1-between-big-sur-and-san-simeon-reopened/1026725)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-1-between-big-sur-and-san-simeon-reopened/1026725 "2026-02-17T17:08:47Z")
Monterey County Now article: Highway 1 reopens fully in Big Sur, to cheers and honking horns. It’s been a long time coming (3 years) Considering the severity of Pacific storms lately who knows how long it will last? Ro… --- ## [Come back, CIA!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-back-cia/1027385)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-back-cia/1027385 "2026-02-17T16:19:34Z")
Every year, my capstone project with my advanced fifth grade English Language Arts students is the Create-a-Country project. Students imagine, write about, and present an imaginary country a la Wakanda, set in modern tim… --- ## [How do countries find their Olympic athletes? How do Olympic teams work in general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-countries-find-their-olympic-athletes-how-do-olympic-teams-work-in-general/1027605)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-countries-find-their-olympic-athletes-how-do-olympic-teams-work-in-general/1027605 "2026-02-17T15:58:47Z")
Beware: Astounding ignorance ahead. I don’t really follow sports (of any kind). The Olympics seem like a mix of different sports categorized by season (?), like right now they’re all winter sports, including many I’ve n… --- ## [Looking for the name of an early website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-an-early-website/1027697)
**Author:** [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-an-early-website/1027697 "2026-02-17T15:44:49Z")
Long ago—maybe 1997?—there was a website that was going to solve what was a real problem at the time, before decent search: finding the right site among several. For example, if you went to www.delta.com, it would ask if… --- ## [Words whose verb forms are much less common than their nouns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-whose-verb-forms-are-much-less-common-than-their-nouns/1027746)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-whose-verb-forms-are-much-less-common-than-their-nouns/1027746 "2026-02-17T14:47:08Z")
When was the last time you harbinged your arrival to the holiday party? Do you lase the cat when it’s playtime? Emote at your spouse when you’re angry? Get a jump scare from one who spides? Lech after someone at the bar?… --- ## [Ratifying the US Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratifying-the-us-constitution/1027728)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratifying-the-us-constitution/1027728 "2026-02-17T14:27:03Z")
Article V states that one of the methods of ratification is that 3/4 of the state legislatures can approve a proposed amendment. But does the math change if new states are added before that amendment is ratified? Is it … --- ## [Lightning And Sauropod Dinosaurs--How did they survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-and-sauropod-dinosaurs-how-did-they-survive/1027694)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-and-sauropod-dinosaurs-how-did-they-survive/1027694 "2026-02-17T14:09:05Z")
Sauropods. Giants dinosaurs, with long necks & tails. You’d think they were walking lightning rods. Were they? If so, how did they survive? Have we found the fossilized remains of a Sauropod hat was killed by Lightn… --- ## [Is the Winter Olympics just various types of sliding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-winter-olympics-just-various-types-of-sliding/1027586)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-winter-olympics-just-various-types-of-sliding/1027586 "2026-02-17T06:19:45Z")
A friend pointed this out, and in the moment it seemed most of the Winter Olympic events are just sliding of one type or another. Of course, winter itself might simply be characterized as sliding plus cold. Does this s… --- ## [Re: Validity of positions in the topic: For those who are in favor of “abortion being left to the states” - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-validity-of-positions-in-the-topic-for-those-who-are-in-favor-of-abortion-being-left-to-the-states-why/1027731)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-validity-of-positions-in-the-topic-for-those-who-are-in-favor-of-abortion-being-left-to-the-states-why/1027731 "2026-02-17T03:45:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from For those who are in favor of "abortion being left to the states" - why?: As best as I can tell, doreen asks to debate why anyone would want abortion left to the states. Three major posi… --- ## [How can we counter Trump putting ICE agents at the polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-counter-trump-putting-ice-agents-at-the-polls/1027389)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-counter-trump-putting-ice-agents-at-the-polls/1027389 "2026-02-17T02:34:30Z")
I told a friend literally yesterday that Trump was gonna send ICE to swing districts to supress the vote of poc and Steve Bannon comes out today and says as much : Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sit… --- ## [What happens when Trump comes for the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-trump-comes-for-the-sdmb/1022598)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-trump-comes-for-the-sdmb/1022598 "2026-02-17T01:35:40Z")
Think I’m being dramatic? Think again. GOP Investigation Pressures Wikipedia to Reveal Identities of Editors A pair of House Republicans is moving forward with an investigation that will seek to reveal the identities … --- ## [Apps I'd Like to See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-id-like-to-see/1027641)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-id-like-to-see/1027641 "2026-02-17T00:46:54Z")
Spinning off from this thread, there must be a kajillion apps out there, but there’s never the one you can find that does exactly what you want it to do. As a result, you get more and more annoyed with it, and get differ… --- ## [Obama says aliens are real---Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-aliens-are-real-huh/1027684)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-aliens-are-real-huh/1027684 "2026-02-17T00:45:17Z")
Obama is like, ya know, a kinda respectable and serious guy. So WTF? In a casual conversation on a podcast today, Obama spoke articulately about the usual things you would expect from a former president: .current event… --- ## [Does the shingles vaccine reduce dementia risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-shingles-vaccine-reduce-dementia-risk/1027672)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-shingles-vaccine-reduce-dementia-risk/1027672 "2026-02-16T23:19:38Z")
The association between viruses and inflammation causing certain conditions is not nearly as robust as one would like. But what to make of this evidence that shingles vaccine may lead to a lower incidence of dementia an… --- ## [Are high school class rings still a popular thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-high-school-class-rings-still-a-popular-thing/1027560)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-high-school-class-rings-still-a-popular-thing/1027560 "2026-02-16T16:36:45Z")
I got mine back around 1990, when gold was on the $300 an ounce range. I can’t imagine kids are buying them today at $5,000 an ounce. (I’d sell mine in a heartbeat if it hadn’t gone missing at least 20 years ago.) --- ## [Musk does something good in UK politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-does-something-good-in-uk-politics/1027700)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-does-something-good-in-uk-politics/1027700 "2026-02-16T16:34:58Z")
The fallout from Musks hilarious spurning of Farage’s desperate fascist arse kissing has landed. So Musk is showing the same genius that he shows in all his dealings. For those keeping count at home this leaves the “… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=140&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=142&state=watching)