# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=147 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 148 --- ## [Do anyone take weight management as seriously as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-anyone-take-weight-management-as-seriously-as-i-do/1026002)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-anyone-take-weight-management-as-seriously-as-i-do/1026002 "2026-02-06T16:57:14Z")
About three years ago, I realized I had to lose weight. Since I had retired and had plenty of time, I began exploring healthy weight loss options. I had never dieted before, but with a BMI of 29, I knew I had a significa… --- ## [To hell with gnomes and flamingos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-gnomes-and-flamingos/1027444)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-gnomes-and-flamingos/1027444 "2026-02-06T16:44:51Z")
Somebody missed out on getting the perfect lawn ornament. I fail how to see how it was a “strategically important cargo”. It is a cool hunk of iron and nickel. One of the largest known falls and the largest known stre… --- ## [Name this tune, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-tune-please/1027440)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-tune-please/1027440 "2026-02-06T16:36:04Z")
This lives in my head sometimes. Pretty sure it’s Tin Pan Alley, but what the heck is it? https://onlinesequencer.net/5191171 --- ## [A passionate anti-Trump rant from an unexpected quarter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-passionate-anti-trump-rant-from-an-unexpected-quarter/1027304)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-passionate-anti-trump-rant-from-an-unexpected-quarter/1027304 "2026-02-06T16:24:39Z")
I have been a fan of YouTuber Alec at Technology Connections for quite some time now, and I expect more than a few of you have been, too. For those who don’t know him, he’s a 30-something young man who looks at aspects o… --- ## [Can anyone help diagnose my Honda key fob problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-diagnose-my-honda-key-fob-problem/1027442)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-diagnose-my-honda-key-fob-problem/1027442 "2026-02-06T16:09:20Z")
I have a 2015 Honda CRV that still serves me well. There are three ways to unlock the doors (1) Approach the door with key fob in pocket (“Keyless entry”) (2) Press a button on the key fob (3) Detach a physical key… --- ## [Writing a novel - Can I share a link to it when it's done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-novel-can-i-share-a-link-to-it-when-its-done/1027431)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-novel-can-i-share-a-link-to-it-when-its-done/1027431 "2026-02-06T16:05:08Z")
I’m writing a novel series of fantasy fiction entitled Knights of Balmarrow. When the paperbacks and Kindle books come out, will I be allowed to post links to them in Marketplace? I’m not a member. --- ## [A Filter-Feeding Pterosaur. With Newslink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-filter-feeding-pterosaur-with-newslink/1027438)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-filter-feeding-pterosaur-with-newslink/1027438 "2026-02-06T15:27:48Z")
Bakiribu waridza fed like a whale, filtering tiny animals through thousands of teeth. And a Pterosaur, actually. Perhaps rather like a flamingo, with brine shrimp. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22983-3 --- ## [Kristen Stewart wants to refurbish LA’s Highland Theatre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristen-stewart-wants-to-refurbish-la-s-highland-theatre/1027399)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristen-stewart-wants-to-refurbish-la-s-highland-theatre/1027399 "2026-02-06T15:18:29Z")
It’s pleasant to see a celebrity using their money and clout in a good cause. Hopefully she can get it up and working soon. --- ## [It has become increasingly difficult to determine if a headline is from mainstream media or the Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-become-increasingly-difficult-to-determine-if-a-headline-is-from-mainstream-media-or-the-onion/1027382)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-become-increasingly-difficult-to-determine-if-a-headline-is-from-mainstream-media-or-the-onion/1027382 "2026-02-06T15:17:53Z")
Here’s the headline and a teaser quote: Trump admin attorney leaves Minnesota after telling judge her job ‘sucks’ amid crush of immigration cases “They are overwhelmed and they need help, so I, I have to say, stupidly… --- ## [Are animals that supposedly only eat one plant, really that restricted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-animals-that-supposedly-only-eat-one-plant-really-that-restricted/1027158)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-animals-that-supposedly-only-eat-one-plant-really-that-restricted/1027158 "2026-02-06T10:20:18Z")
Every so often you read about an animal that only eats one particular plant, or maybe animal. Like Pandas eat bamboo, koalas eat eucalyptus. Is that because the animal just can’t digest other items? Or is it simply that … --- ## [Have you ever been on TV? What’s the story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv-what-s-the-story/1026985)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv-what-s-the-story/1026985 "2026-02-06T10:19:22Z")
When I was about 6, my aunt worked at some local modeling studio, and they did a local commercial that flashed some head shots. I was one of them - I have a vague memory of sitting around watching the tv to catch the co… --- ## [Why are the Touchpad backwards from the mouse buttons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-touchpad-backwards-from-the-mouse-buttons/1027383)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-touchpad-backwards-from-the-mouse-buttons/1027383 "2026-02-06T08:51:39Z")
I adapted to this nuisance 20 years ago. i wouldn’t want it changed now. Changing now would make my Touchpad almost unusable. My laptop is old and been dropped. My touchpad doesn’t recognize the left side. Touching a… --- ## [Never take a chance with the abalone pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-chance-with-the-abalone-pants/1027412)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-chance-with-the-abalone-pants/1027412 "2026-02-06T03:50:11Z")
This was posted on Facebook by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife a couple of hours ago: Over the weekend, a wildlife officer was using a spotting scope to observe two individuals at Van Damme State Park. T… --- ## [Dog repellent to prevent dogs pooping on lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-repellent-to-prevent-dogs-pooping-on-lawn/1027317)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-repellent-to-prevent-dogs-pooping-on-lawn/1027317 "2026-02-06T02:22:29Z")
I need a recommendation for a dog repellent that when put on lawns, will discourage dogs from doing their business there. A search gives a number of products but reviews are mixed. If you’ve dealt with this problem suc… --- ## [Movies: Sequel News Nobody Needs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-sequel-news-nobody-needs/1027364)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-sequel-news-nobody-needs/1027364 "2026-02-06T01:55:41Z")
Jackey Neyman Jones made a sequel to a movie she originally starred in as a little girl. She played “Debbie”. In “Manos: The Hands Of Fate”. Not since “Birdemic 2” has a nation cried out in unison “For God’s sake, \*WHY… --- ## [What’s your culture's version of Fruit Stripe gum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-cultures-version-of-fruit-stripe-gum/1027398)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-cultures-version-of-fruit-stripe-gum/1027398 "2026-02-05T23:53:59Z")
It’s been quite a few years since they sold Fruit Stripe gum in Canada. But here, as elsewhere, it was famous for its amazing taste that lasted all of twenty seconds before becoming tasteless. Are they other products l… --- ## [Australian under 16 Teen social media ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-under-16-teen-social-media-ban/1025563)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-under-16-teen-social-media-ban/1025563 "2026-02-05T21:19:28Z")
This seems too extreme. There are many positive aspects to social media. It connects extended families. How else can you keep in touch with grandparents that live 300 miles away? Shut ins, teens with disabilities w… --- ## [Best Columbo impressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-columbo-impressions/1027316)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-columbo-impressions/1027316 "2026-02-05T21:05:50Z")
Peter Falk’s Columbo has such distinctive mannerisms, I’m surprised the character hasn’t been more widely parodied. Here’s eight celebrity impressions I managed to find on YouTube—what do you think of them, and whose do… --- ## [You can go back in time and stop Michael Jackson from dying. Do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-back-in-time-and-stop-michael-jackson-from-dying-do-you-do-it/555924)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-back-in-time-and-stop-michael-jackson-from-dying-do-you-do-it/555924 "2026-02-05T20:45:34Z")
A certain unnamed Doper who likes to screw with the timeline for the sake of mischief is offering you a brief, one-time-only opportunity. He’s lending you one of his Burroughs-Libby continua craft-- the scooter version, … --- ## [The Black View of the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-view-of-the-world/1026998)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-view-of-the-world/1026998 "2026-02-05T19:49:10Z")
Is there a general Black perception of the world? As in how Black people interact with it, as which is described in a general outline? --- ## [Airplane simulators: How can they be trusted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-simulators-how-can-they-be-trusted/1027337)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-simulators-how-can-they-be-trusted/1027337 "2026-02-05T19:25:30Z")
I am not a pilot, although I have spent a few hours in a small airplane’s cockpit as a flight student. I understand, that due to the extreme cost of using a real airplane for pilot training, simulators are heavily used … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2026-edition/1026156)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2026-edition/1026156 "2026-02-05T17:46:48Z")
Another year has passed, another 100+ books read, discuseed, maybe thrown across the room… I hope everyone who celebrated a holiday in December had a happy holiday, and that the rest of you who didn’t celebrate had some … --- ## [Military strategy in snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-strategy-in-snow/1027132)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-strategy-in-snow/1027132 "2026-02-05T16:59:35Z")
I am from the Austin area in Central Texas, so my experience with snow is somewhat limited. However, I am currently visiting my grandchildren in Michigan’s LP, which has lots of snow on the ground right now. As I was l… --- ## [It's the 5th Anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402 "2026-02-05T15:47:55Z")
I’m going to take what might be an unpopular stance. We should have many more memorials/remembrances/commemorations/whatever-you-want-to-call-them around Jan. 6 than we do for 9/11. Let me be super-clear; 9/11 was horri… --- ## [Luigi murder case--15,000 documents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luigi-murder-case-15-000-documents/1016091)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luigi-murder-case-15-000-documents/1016091 "2026-02-05T15:36:21Z")
Sure, we all “know” that Luigi Mangione shot the CEO of the insurance company. But first, of course, he deserves a fair trial. And a court case starts with discovery. But, wow..there’s a LOT of discovery! How comple… --- ## [Horseradish/Wasabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseradish-wasabi/1021146)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseradish-wasabi/1021146 "2026-02-05T15:23:27Z")
I’m assuming that most people who habitually post in “Cafe Society” know this but, just in case, let me note that supermarket/restaurant “Wasabi” is not real Wasabi, it is a paste made of horseradish, mustard, and green … --- ## [Police officers shouldn't wear camouflage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officers-shouldnt-wear-camouflage/1027052)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officers-shouldnt-wear-camouflage/1027052 "2026-02-05T11:48:55Z")
One of the things that’s immediately noticeable about the ICE guys is they don’t look like cops. They seem to have no real uniform at all, actually, and variously dress either like total slobs or in camouflage. Cops wear… --- ## [Do people dupe AI as a career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-dupe-ai-as-a-career/1027205)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-dupe-ai-as-a-career/1027205 "2026-02-05T10:39:43Z")
So: if I google something these days, I get an AI summary shoved in my face. I try to ignore these but I’m sure many people read no further. If I’m Head of Consumer Engagement (or whatever the job title may be) at Massi… --- ## [Funny Story at the Kythira (Greece) Airport 2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-story-at-the-kythira-greece-airport-2002/1027387)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-story-at-the-kythira-greece-airport-2002/1027387 "2026-02-05T06:12:55Z")
Visited Athens and the island of Kythira in June of 2002 with my Greek fiance, John. John liked to make his own coffee every morning and apparently had to travel with his own equipment and supplies. This included a sm… --- ## [What has happened to Bridge Base Online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-bridge-base-online/1027302)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-bridge-base-online/1027302 "2026-02-05T03:16:34Z")
I like playing bridge online - either with friends or robots. I’ve used Bridge Base Online for years: bridgebase.com But now when I try to login a new screen appears, which seems to consist entirely of adverts and dow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=148)