# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=145&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 146 --- ## ["6 - 7" and O. Henry: eBook and Paperback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-7-and-o-henry-ebook-and-paperback/1026379)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-7-and-o-henry-ebook-and-paperback/1026379 "2026-02-09T23:06:21Z")
About a month ago I caught part of a 1952 movie, O. Henry’s Full House. I’ve watched the whole thing before, but this time a plot development in one of the five stories depicted—“The Clarion Call”—caught my attention, an… --- ## [Catherine O'Hara Is Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208 "2026-02-09T21:17:22Z")
Reliable sources state Catherine O’Hara has died, age 71. --- ## [Factory Vacpak Refrigerated beef is not good for 3 months is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factory-vacpak-refrigerated-beef-is-not-good-for-3-months-is-it/1027505)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factory-vacpak-refrigerated-beef-is-not-good-for-3-months-is-it/1027505 "2026-02-09T20:57:27Z")
So I was at Meijer yesterday, looking for meat bargains. Nothing seemed good at all until I saw refrigerated brisket(whole)(fresh, not corned) for $3.99 a pound, and on a whim, grabbed one. I had no idea what to do with… --- ## [Mt. Rushmore of comedic actresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-rushmore-of-comedic-actresses/1027291)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-rushmore-of-comedic-actresses/1027291 "2026-02-09T18:47:53Z")
Which four women would you put on the Mount Rushmore of comedic actresses? --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2025-edition/1016359)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2025-edition/1016359 "2026-02-09T16:41:34Z")
Spring is he— oh wait - false alarm in many parts of the US. More snow dumped at the ski resorts, so that’s good. April is also the 40th anniversary of my 20th birthday! Oh what a niave child I was then… voracious reade… --- ## [Non-payment of storage unit- affect my credit score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-payment-of-storage-unit-affect-my-credit-score/1027521)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-payment-of-storage-unit-affect-my-credit-score/1027521 "2026-02-09T16:12:02Z")
In one of today’s advice columns (Dear Prudence) a writer asked about what to do with her deceased dad’s belongings that her sister wants but are still sitting in her garage after 7 years. One of the suggestions is to r… --- ## [What was this robot, shown in stock footage in a Sesame Street clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-robot-shown-in-stock-footage-in-a-sesame-street-clip/749746)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-robot-shown-in-stock-footage-in-a-sesame-street-clip/749746 "2026-02-09T10:39:12Z")
Specifically, the one scene here, in one of my favorite/most unsettling shorts from when I was a tyke, back in the 80s. A rather distinctive looking machine—a humanoid shape, with clear plastic forms covering the electr… --- ## [(Old) Up late in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-up-late-in-the-mmp/1027296)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-up-late-in-the-mmp/1027296 "2026-02-09T08:21:52Z")
It is 7f and the across the street neighbor just slid his truck down his icy driveway into the highway and clipped a semi. Everyone is fine but now the highway is blocked (its only two lanes, tree trimming causes slowdow… --- ## [NFL Playoff Thread 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-thread-2026/1026372)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-thread-2026/1026372 "2026-02-09T06:41:06Z")
Seattle served notice on Saturday that they are the Super Bowl favorites with a dominating defensive performance against the 49ers, a 13-3 win that probably wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. Tampa Bay stayed a… --- ## [Christmas in the Philippines 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-the-philippines-2025/1025797)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-the-philippines-2025/1025797 "2026-02-09T06:24:38Z")
Are there any Dopers in the Philippines? It’d be cool to have a Dopefest here. I’ve attended 2, one in San Francisco CA in 2023 where there were 10 Dopers and 2 spouses, and one last year in San Antonio TX where there we… --- ## [Audiobooks for long train trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-for-long-train-trip/1027480)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-for-long-train-trip/1027480 "2026-02-09T04:29:31Z")
I’m taking a 50-hour trip (bus to Chicago, then the Southwest Chief to LA and the Sunset Limited up the coast). And I’ve got some longer audiobooks I could load on my phone. I’ve done this before, and found out that the… --- ## [Packing light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packing-light/1027290)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packing-light/1027290 "2026-02-09T03:09:54Z")
NB: I’m losing my job, so there’s no travelling for me. Just gathering information. We’re watching some Rick Steves videos on PBS, and I’ve always wanted to pack lighter. Right now, I use a 22”x16”x9” Flight Gear bag… --- ## [How many Dopers are Lefties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-lefties/1027201)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-lefties/1027201 "2026-02-09T02:49:59Z")
Not political for a change! Inspired by @susan ‘s Left-handed fountain pen use thread. I’m betting that this Board has more than the usually cited 10% proportion of sinistrals, including yours truly. The nuns just hated … --- ## [TV show changes theme song: Do you prefer the new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-changes-theme-song-do-you-prefer-the-new-one/1027002)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-changes-theme-song-do-you-prefer-the-new-one/1027002 "2026-02-08T22:36:11Z")
Sometimes, a TV show changes its distinctive theme music. Sometimes it’s a subtle variation on the original, that makes total sense. Sometimes it’s a clean break from Season One (Lost in Space, Monk). Have you ever prefe… --- ## [What does this Egyptian sentence means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-egyptian-sentence-means/181743)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-egyptian-sentence-means/181743 "2026-02-08T22:22:44Z")
Hi all, There was this story in “The Tracer of Lost Persons” (by Robert W. Chambers), chapter 17 to 20, about an Egyptian girl being put into suspend animation. Much of the story revolves around the deciphering of an an… --- ## [3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold dead at 47](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-doors-down-frontman-brad-arnold-dead-at-47/1027476)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-doors-down-frontman-brad-arnold-dead-at-47/1027476 "2026-02-08T20:53:26Z")
He was so young! He wrote “Kryptonite” when he was 15! That song is my jam! Rest in peace. --- ## [Snow pics! (Jan 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-pics-jan-2026/1027086)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-pics-jan-2026/1027086 "2026-02-08T19:38:24Z")
First, every couple of years something erupts from under our lawn and treks across the yard… …and then across the front yard. It went to the other side of the house, up on… --- ## [Does this girl have male dna according to a blood test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-girl-have-male-dna-according-to-a-blood-test/1027437)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-girl-have-male-dna-according-to-a-blood-test/1027437 "2026-02-08T19:20:45Z")
Short YouTube video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/J1iaCxsaLzs?si=LKV0ybIGXkxLmyaw Summary is she received a liver transplant and because of some details discussed in the video, she has her donors blood. Since her don… --- ## [World Science Fiction Convention 2028-Which bid should win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-science-fiction-convention-2028-which-bid-should-win/1027449)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-science-fiction-convention-2028-which-bid-should-win/1027449 "2026-02-08T19:14:39Z")
It is a convention/celebration of all things science fiction and/or fantasy, and it is held in a different place around the world every year. In 2028 there are three bids: Brisbane Australia, Kigali Rwanda, and Nurember… --- ## [How to fix the DOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-the-doj/1026821)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-the-doj/1026821 "2026-02-08T18:10:35Z")
Let’s assume that the next administration, and Congress, all agree that Trump’s weaponization of the Justice Department – using it to punish political enemies – was a bad thing and can’t happen again. How do they go abo… --- ## [How do I get a copy of a will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-will/1027472)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-will/1027472 "2026-02-08T16:59:14Z")
My grandmother on my mother’s side died in Greenville, Ohio, in 2011. She was married three times. Husband #2 and #3 died when she was married to them. I had always assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that she was very well-o… --- ## [Supernatural, did it get better after a few years, or are the first 2 years and next 13 largely the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-did-it-get-better-after-a-few-years-or-are-the-first-2-years-and-next-13-largely-the-same/1027363)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-did-it-get-better-after-a-few-years-or-are-the-first-2-years-and-next-13-largely-the-same/1027363 "2026-02-08T15:32:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from TV series where an actor left, then later came back (possible spoilers) (Not Soaps): With 15 seasons and 327 episodes, I would love to be able to get into this show. It seems like my type … --- ## [Neil Gaiman accused of being serial sexual abuser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-gaiman-accused-of-being-serial-sexual-abuser/1003781)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 633\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-gaiman-accused-of-being-serial-sexual-abuser/1003781 "2026-02-08T14:13:01Z")
This will be chaotic. From the comments: I’ve been waiting for this to drop literally since the 1990s. I’ve always hated the man because I knew what he was and was powerless to do anything about it. He treated Conve… --- ## [Weird (web search, non intrusive) surveillance occurrence, talk me down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-web-search-non-intrusive-surveillance-occurrence-talk-me-down/1027441)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-web-search-non-intrusive-surveillance-occurrence-talk-me-down/1027441 "2026-02-08T02:44:03Z")
Or don’t. This is MPSIMS, after all. \[Rhetorical\] Do any of you know who John Vanderslice is? I would imagine that maybe a dozen folks reading this know of him. I’m probably being generous with that estimate. This threa… --- ## [What the...? It's Groundhog Day again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350 "2026-02-08T01:28:44Z")
What the heck is going on here? --- ## [Moulin Rouge Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moulin-rouge-question/1027303)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moulin-rouge-question/1027303 "2026-02-08T00:01:29Z")
I went to see Moulin Rouge (stage play) Ooh lala, quiet the racy set of costumes. My girlfriend now wants me to see the movie, which she has seen. She will only say that the play has updated the music as far as differ… --- ## [Would a jetpack actually be useful in war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-jetpack-actually-be-useful-in-war/1027380)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-jetpack-actually-be-useful-in-war/1027380 "2026-02-07T23:32:14Z")
I watched The Rocketeer again a few days ago, and I got me wondering if a jetpack would actually be a useful item in WW2, or even in today’s military? --- ## [From a letter to the Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-letter-to-the-times/1027462)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-letter-to-the-times/1027462 "2026-02-07T22:58:00Z")
Just gotta share this. A letter to the Times suggested giving the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Minneapolis. This just could end up with Trump literally (that is, actually) dying of apoplexy. --- ## [Retired Dopers: What aspects of retired life surprised you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-what-aspects-of-retired-life-surprised-you/671387)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-what-aspects-of-retired-life-surprised-you/671387 "2026-02-07T19:19:57Z")
If you’re retired or close to someone who is, I’m curious if there were parts of retirement you weren’t prepared for. After finally moving the last kid out, we looked around and realized retirement had gotten closer whi… --- ## [Advice re: Airpods as hearing aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-airpods-as-hearing-aid/1027391)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-airpods-as-hearing-aid/1027391 "2026-02-07T17:09:27Z")
My mother will be 89 this spring. She’s remarkably healthy, taking only an almost homeopathic dose of Levothyroxine and no other medication. After cataract surgery she reads the paper without glasses. But her hearing is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=144&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=146&state=muted)