# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=143 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 144 --- ## [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… --- ## [Rep. Jasmine Crockett to run for U.S. Senate in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jasmine-crockett-to-run-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/1025533)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jasmine-crockett-to-run-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/1025533 "2026-03-05T01:12:47Z")
I like her, but I want James Talarico to win. Colin Allred is expected to drop out. --- ## [This....Reddit......thing....(now back here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-reddit-thing-now-back-here/1027657)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-reddit-thing-now-back-here/1027657 "2026-03-04T22:35:58Z")
After signing into this place several times a day for almost every single day since 2016, I decided a while back to check out for a bit, and moseyed over to reddit, which I never really looked at, despite my surprise at … --- ## [I found out over this past weekend, my name is listed in the Epstein Files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-over-this-past-weekend-my-name-is-listed-in-the-epstein-files/1027797)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-over-this-past-weekend-my-name-is-listed-in-the-epstein-files/1027797 "2026-03-04T22:18:46Z")
Before the rush to judgement, I never met him, did business with him, traveled on his jet, visited his island, never been in the same proximity as him. My name is listed in what appears to be a contact list, which inclu… --- ## [2026 State of the Union Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-state-of-the-union-speech/1027922)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-state-of-the-union-speech/1027922 "2026-03-04T21:02:58Z")
In less than 24 hours, the speech will begin. Feel free to call out contradictions to fact and also any concerning promises or announcements made. For BBQ Pit-esque commentary, feel free to make them in The Union’s in a… --- ## [Israeli Bomb Shelters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-bomb-shelters/368513)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-bomb-shelters/368513 "2026-03-04T20:51:59Z")
Remember please, this is a General Question. Play nice. On NPR just now, did a story about inequality of Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs. The story flatly stated ‘There are no public bomb shelters in Arab sections of Isr… --- ## [Crosby Stills Nash -Daylight Again album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crosby-stills-nash-daylight-again-album/1028192)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crosby-stills-nash-daylight-again-album/1028192 "2026-03-04T19:44:04Z")
Daylight Again is best known for the hit, Southern Cross. Wikipedia is oddly silent about the UFO’s. Daylight Again What up with that? There has to be a story that goes with UFO’s and phalluses. … --- ## [Nonprofit: what are the limits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonprofit-what-are-the-limits/1028066)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonprofit-what-are-the-limits/1028066 "2026-03-04T17:58:42Z")
Apologies in advance if this is a General Question, but I figured it might be debatable: Say a guy I know asks me to try a cookie, and I tell him it’s the most delicious I’ve ever tasted. “Secret recipe,” he says with … --- ## [Trump admin spews ridiculous offensive libel about.. the anti-christ!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-admin-spews-ridiculous-offensive-libel-about-the-anti-christ/1028196)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-admin-spews-ridiculous-offensive-libel-about-the-anti-christ/1028196 "2026-03-04T17:43:12Z")
So this is a thing that happened as we are in the dumbest possible timeline, and this is our life now…. But hang on a goddamned minute. You are fulfilling the millennial prophecies of Revelation (as interpreted by th… --- ## [Invitation to the Mafia Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitation-to-the-mafia-championship/1027823)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitation-to-the-mafia-championship/1027823 "2026-03-04T17:19:02Z")
Yes, since there was a game on this board in the last year, we are eligible to send a representative to the biggest online Mafia competition in the world. (Giraffe also has a spot, despite the two groups of players havin… --- ## [The Worst For Prince Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-for-prince-andrew/839341)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-for-prince-andrew/839341 "2026-03-04T16:43:29Z")
As I write this, and as you probably all know, Prince Andrew of England has been implicated in the Jeff Epstein pedophile ring case. The only question I have (and this is purely a factual question) what is the worst leg… --- ## [Dan Simmons has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-simmons-has-died/1028140)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-simmons-has-died/1028140 "2026-03-04T16:16:41Z")
The Hyperion Cantos is still one of my favorite book series. Too bad he turned into such a nutjob douchebag in later years. --- ## [Quick baseball rule question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-baseball-rule-question/1027676)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-baseball-rule-question/1027676 "2026-03-04T15:56:45Z")
I have a casual interest in baseball, so I should know this, but I’m not sure, so here’s the question. Situation: Runner on second base, ball is hit fair. Normally, this is not a force play situation for the runner on s… --- ## [It's...meatcake! (Sorry, Mr. Carlin)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-meatcake-sorry-mr-carlin/1028126)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-meatcake-sorry-mr-carlin/1028126 "2026-03-04T06:14:07Z")
For reasons I cannot explain (but you are free to speculate on :grinning\_face:) we have been tasked to make a lamb dish in the form of a cake, instead of the usual cake in the shape of a lamb. Either a sheet “cake”, or … --- ## [Legal question: Why didn't Christina Crawford just challenge her mother's will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-why-didnt-christina-crawford-just-challenge-her-mothers-will/202936)
**Author:** [@OldFogey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldFogey)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-why-didnt-christina-crawford-just-challenge-her-mothers-will/202936 "2026-03-04T06:08:00Z")
There is one thing about the whole “Mommie Dearest” story that I have never understood. It is my understanding that Joan Crawford’ disinheriting Christina was the so-called straw that broke the camel’s back: the reason … --- ## [DrDeth: Your Invitation to Tell Me Everything You Don’t Know About the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-your-invitation-to-tell-me-everything-you-don-t-know-about-the-military/1028176)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-your-invitation-to-tell-me-everything-you-don-t-know-about-the-military/1028176 "2026-03-04T05:40:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on: Rather than let @DrDeth draw me into a hijack and possibly a warning, I figured I’d start a new thread and take this c… --- ## [Barron Trump's roles in his family business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barron-trumps-roles-in-his-family-business/1013983)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barron-trumps-roles-in-his-family-business/1013983 "2026-03-04T05:25:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from \[OMGosh, FFOTUS just announced US to sponsor ethnic cleansing in Gaza\] (OMGosh, FFOTUS just announced US to sponsor ethnic cleansing in Gaza - #144 by Baker): @Baker asked: I thought an… --- ## [Famous people, places, or things that do not have a Wikipedia page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-places-or-things-that-do-not-have-a-wikipedia-page/1028151)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-places-or-things-that-do-not-have-a-wikipedia-page/1028151 "2026-03-04T02:35:40Z")
My candidate is Michael Conner Humphreys, who played the young Forrest Gump. Obviously his role was key to one of the most influential movies of the 20th century but he does not have a wiki entry. He is mentioned on the … --- ## [What is a nothing Burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-nothing-burger/1027933)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-nothing-burger/1027933 "2026-03-04T01:07:42Z")
I asked this on my Facebook account, but I did not feel satisfied with the answers given considering what I have seen and read here. On facebook, I asked about how it’s connected to Donald Trump. How and why and what th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=144)