# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=150&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 151 --- ## [Isn't Islam a wonderful religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-islam-a-wonderful-religion/1027240)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-islam-a-wonderful-religion/1027240 "2026-02-02T16:59:55Z")
At least I guess you know where you are with it. None of those awkward moral ambiguities… --- ## [In the EFL, How are financial penalties dealt with regarding player misconduct on and off the field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-efl-how-are-financial-penalties-dealt-with-regarding-player-misconduct-on-and-off-the-field/1027257)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-efl-how-are-financial-penalties-dealt-with-regarding-player-misconduct-on-and-off-the-field/1027257 "2026-02-02T14:21:22Z")
This was quite the game! It included some pretty obvious player misconduct, the equivalent of which would get, say, an NFL player, a not-insignificant fine- from the league. Maybe from their team as well. For example, a … --- ## [Not Quite "Based on a True Story"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-based-on-a-true-story/226510)
**Author:** [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-based-on-a-true-story/226510 "2026-02-02T12:57:01Z")
After reading about the controversy behind Disney’s HIDALGO, I was wondering about other “based on a true story” films which are either totally fictional, greatly embellished or exaggerated, and/or simply factually incor… --- ## [(Old) MMP in the snow, uphill both ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mmp-in-the-snow-uphill-both-ways/1027030)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mmp-in-the-snow-uphill-both-ways/1027030 "2026-02-02T05:01:25Z")
I’m sure somewhere (:musical\_notes: over the rainbow) there are folks basking in warm, balmy sunshine. Well, that’s nice for them and all, but most of us are freezing our @$$% off. I have a completely empty trash bin,… --- ## [Did effects of the changes in climate as the glaciers receded result in highly distorted biblical accounts in the book of Genesis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-effects-of-the-changes-in-climate-as-the-glaciers-receded-result-in-highly-distorted-biblical-accounts-in-the-book-of-genesis/1027246)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-effects-of-the-changes-in-climate-as-the-glaciers-receded-result-in-highly-distorted-biblical-accounts-in-the-book-of-genesis/1027246 "2026-02-02T03:09:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Adam & Eve: Why Fig Leaves?: Sea level rose several hundred feet as the glaciers melted. People were alive at the time and quite probably had spoken language but writing had not developed… --- ## [What was this vintage cabinet for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-vintage-cabinet-for/1027268)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-vintage-cabinet-for/1027268 "2026-02-02T02:28:29Z")
This cabinet has me stymied. First I thought card catalog, but the labels on the drawers have numbers not letters, which would be an odd choice. Then I thought a postal cabinet for a general store, and maybe the numbers… --- ## [If siblings own a rental property but can't agree how to move forward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-siblings-own-a-rental-property-but-cant-agree-how-to-move-forward/1027140)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-siblings-own-a-rental-property-but-cant-agree-how-to-move-forward/1027140 "2026-02-02T01:21:51Z")
This is mostly hypothetical, as my sister and I plan to sell the rental property we inherited from our father as soon as the current tenant dies (any day now). But if we didn’t see eye to eye and one of us wanted to sell… --- ## [Identify this logo. Orange 8-Point Star with Blue bursts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-logo-orange-8-point-star-with-blue-bursts/1027282)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-logo-orange-8-point-star-with-blue-bursts/1027282 "2026-02-02T01:17:13Z")
https://ibb.co/ymPMsdT6 Here is a picture of an unknown logo. It was on a small microfiber towel left in a hotel room in Orlando. Gemini, ChatGPT and Grok are unable to identify it. Maybe one of you can recognize it? --- ## [Negating an automatic tip on a bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negating-an-automatic-tip-on-a-bill/1027233)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negating-an-automatic-tip-on-a-bill/1027233 "2026-02-02T01:05:31Z")
I saw receipt (from Bob’s Burgers in Seymour’s Bay, NJ) for 2 cheeseburgers, 1 ‘peas burger’, Cajun fries, sweet potato fries, and three soft drinks. But then there’s another line: 1 Included Tip (20%) $7.46. The patro… --- ## [A mundane question about mundane household mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mundane-question-about-mundane-household-mysteries/1027173)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mundane-question-about-mundane-household-mysteries/1027173 "2026-02-02T00:17:28Z")
Taking a break from global/national issues for a little while… Yesterday I needed to tape a big envelope closed. I wanted to use wide packing tape. Something like this. I looked all over my desk and in all the plasti… --- ## [The next hot thing in AI: OpenClaw and Moltbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-hot-thing-in-ai-openclaw-and-moltbook/1027225)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-hot-thing-in-ai-openclaw-and-moltbook/1027225 "2026-02-02T00:00:20Z")
A trending thing right now is OpenClaw, founded as Clawd then renamed Moltbot until it got its current name. As I understand it, it’s an open source agentic AI that you can install on and run from a local machine, with a… --- ## [Don Lemon (tv journalist) arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-lemon-tv-journalist-arrested/1027198)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-lemon-tv-journalist-arrested/1027198 "2026-02-01T23:57:21Z")
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier … --- ## [Travel and sightseeing advice: north central Spain (between La Rioja and along coast between San Sebastian and Santander)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-and-sightseeing-advice-north-central-spain-between-la-rioja-and-along-coast-between-san-sebastian-and-santander/1027269)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-and-sightseeing-advice-north-central-spain-between-la-rioja-and-along-coast-between-san-sebastian-and-santander/1027269 "2026-02-01T22:38:51Z")
There will be a solar eclipse in August 2026. The path of totality sweeps high across the Atlantic and finishes by crossing the north part of Spain. This is my family’s fi… --- ## [Ask the professional snow removal guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-professional-snow-removal-guy/602354)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-professional-snow-removal-guy/602354 "2026-02-01T22:08:56Z")
I’ve been earning a living for many winters by doing snow removal for people and businesses. My first year in the business it was me, a shovel and 14 places. The next year I made sure I had a good snowblower. Now I have … --- ## [Mall cop pseudo-military gear: kevlar or cosplay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-cop-pseudo-military-gear-kevlar-or-cosplay/1027260)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-cop-pseudo-military-gear-kevlar-or-cosplay/1027260 "2026-02-01T21:43:42Z")
I’ve noticed at two stores that the clothing of their hired security has more of a military feel. Specifically, the vests are bulky and look like they might be intended to protect against shrapnel. The ICE crew has a sim… --- ## [Brett Ratner to direct Melania Trump documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-ratner-to-direct-melania-trump-documentary/1012957)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-ratner-to-direct-melania-trump-documentary/1012957 "2026-02-01T21:33:52Z")
Intrigued? I know I am! This is sure to be a memorable combination of subject and artistic talent! For those who don’t remember, Ratner was accused by six women during the MeToo movement. And Melania is Melania. --- ## [Chicago Dopers - Traffic Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopers-traffic-question/1027254)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopers-traffic-question/1027254 "2026-02-01T20:59:34Z")
Memory serves (it’s been quite a while), commercial vehicles cannot drive on Lakeshore Drive. I’ll be visiting Chicago soon with my pick-up truck. It’s registered in California as a passenger vehicle, not a commercial ve… --- ## [Custom Titles Queue {Please make your requests in this thread}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-queue-please-make-your-requests-in-this-thread/998955)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-queue-please-make-your-requests-in-this-thread/998955 "2026-02-01T20:32:59Z")
Please enter your current title and what you want the new title to be as a post in this thread. The basic rule for Custom Titles are that they are supposed to be fun, so nothing offensive. You can’t use something that … --- ## [Completed Title Changes Thread {Mar 2024}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completed-title-changes-thread-mar-2024/998987)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/completed-title-changes-thread-mar-2024/998987 "2026-02-01T20:29:37Z")
This is the thread to move completed title changes to, from Custom Titles Queue. Request changes in the Custom Titles Queue. --- ## [Too much time on my hands; A Cosby Show Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands-a-cosby-show-conundrum/247299)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands-a-cosby-show-conundrum/247299 "2026-02-01T20:03:16Z")
So, we were watching the Cosby show as we are wont to do. I can watch this show a million times (as is evident by the following post) and still like it. It’s simple, it’s fun, it’s feel good TV! Here is the set up to my… --- ## [Favorite "little" jokes in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-jokes-in-movies/1011688)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-jokes-in-movies/1011688 "2026-02-01T15:46:32Z")
I don’t know how to define a little joke, but I really just mean one that doesn’t necessarily go for the huge laugh, but it just in there to keep the comedy going and for little fun gags the writers or movie-makers thoug… --- ## [Calling our Singers! Tell me about A cappella and how it's typically used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-our-singers-tell-me-about-a-cappella-and-how-its-typically-used/1027230)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-our-singers-tell-me-about-a-cappella-and-how-its-typically-used/1027230 "2026-02-01T15:16:56Z")
I’m lostening to this recording with the best audio-mixing, headphones that I own Alison is A cappella for the first bar. I don’t think the guitarist got caught daydreaming. He’s coming in exactly on the downbeat of th… --- ## [2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting/1025197)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting/1025197 "2026-02-01T14:11:49Z")
Who would you vote for? On the ballot: (Name, Years on ballot, voting % last year if applicable) Carlos Beltran, 4, 70.3% I guess Beltran will make it. He piled up a lot of numbers (without ever leading the league in… --- ## [How to respond when someone invites themselves along for a vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-when-someone-invites-themselves-along-for-a-vacation/1026961)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-when-someone-invites-themselves-along-for-a-vacation/1026961 "2026-02-01T13:44:42Z")
We have 2 vacations planned with our daughter and her family this year. Her kids are our only grandkids, aged 5 and 10. In April we are going to Disneyworld, and in August we are going to Door County WI. My son and is… --- ## [Actors in a TV series who appeared together in an earlier work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-a-tv-series-who-appeared-together-in-an-earlier-work/1026783)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-a-tv-series-who-appeared-together-in-an-earlier-work/1026783 "2026-02-01T12:16:12Z")
Two examples: Charlie Sheen and Jon Cypher, the Harper brothers in Two and a Half Men, were both in the 1991 movie Hot Shots. Alice Ghostley and Marion Lorne, the bungling Esmerelda and Aunt Clara in Bewitched, respect… --- ## [Adam & Eve: Why Fig Leaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-eve-why-fig-leaves/1027216)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-eve-why-fig-leaves/1027216 "2026-02-01T06:57:54Z")
Is there a specific reason why Adam and Eve used fig leaves (as opposed to any other leaf/object/etc.) for their garments when they realized they were naked? Is it just because fig leaves are large? Or because fruit-bear… --- ## [Should SNL be going after the current presidential administration more harshly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-snl-be-going-after-the-current-presidential-administration-more-harshly/1027001)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-snl-be-going-after-the-current-presidential-administration-more-harshly/1027001 "2026-02-01T06:55:13Z")
(This could fit into any one of a few other forums; I will not be surprised if it gets moved.) This is a big topic on the Saturday Night Live subreddit. The show’s “cold open” (the first sketch of the night, before the … --- ## [What is Your Favorite Thing About Living in America (USA)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-thing-about-living-in-america-usa/1026764)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-thing-about-living-in-america-usa/1026764 "2026-02-01T02:29:14Z")
What is your favorite thing about living in the United States? For me, it is that it is acceptable to start up a conversation with a random stranger about any mundane topic. Whether you are standing in line in the stor… --- ## [Looking for a Japanese movie from 1955](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237 "2026-02-01T02:22:54Z")
From the brief clip I’ve seen, “The Green Music Box” might be the rough equivalent of “The Wizard Of Oz”. Does anyone know where it can be streamed, or even bought outright? --- ## [Make up a football formula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-football-formula/1027204)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-football-formula/1027204 "2026-02-01T02:04:42Z")
In Europe, the top football club competition is the Champions League. It’s very popular, both in countries entering and spectators watching. 36 clubs from 17 countries qualified for the initial group stage, as shown he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=149&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=151&state=watching)