# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=154&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 155 --- ## [Something you never tried, and were pleasantly surprised when you finally did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-never-tried-and-were-pleasantly-surprised-when-you-finally-did/1025522)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-never-tried-and-were-pleasantly-surprised-when-you-finally-did/1025522 "2026-01-28T01:52:17Z")
While reading the Something you always wanted to try, and were sorely disappointed with when you finally did thread, I got to thinking about things I’ve tried that I’ve always wanted to (or that have a culture of hype ar… --- ## [Remake or make a sequel to a music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-or-make-a-sequel-to-a-music-video/1027095)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-or-make-a-sequel-to-a-music-video/1027095 "2026-01-28T00:09:01Z")
Are there any music videos that you’d like to see remade or a sequel made of them? I have one that I think would be great. It would start with two women walking down a hallway. We only see them from behind and thus do… --- ## [PLEASE help me choose a new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-choose-a-new-tv/1027050)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-choose-a-new-tv/1027050 "2026-01-27T20:59:57Z")
I am stuck in analysis paralysis. I have two TVs I’m choosing between at Best Buy. The first is the LG 85A. The other is TCL QM6K. I just can’t seem to pick between the two. The prices are $100 different, so that is… --- ## [Examples of the rotating villain tactic that the democratic party uses to avoid passing bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-the-rotating-villain-tactic-that-the-democratic-party-uses-to-avoid-passing-bills/1027061)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-the-rotating-villain-tactic-that-the-democratic-party-uses-to-avoid-passing-bills/1027061 "2026-01-27T20:16:07Z")
So the rotating villain is when the democratic party doesn’t want to pass a bill, but they also don’t want their base to be mad at them. So they find a way to pretend they want to pass it, knowing someone else will block… --- ## [Poor sleep after physical exertion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-sleep-after-physical-exertion/1027039)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-sleep-after-physical-exertion/1027039 "2026-01-27T18:51:03Z")
Yesterday I spent a good bit of time shoveling snow. Way more physical exertion than I am used to. After a workout like that, most people would sleep like a log, right? I guess I am not most people. I used to be normal… --- ## [How does YouTube split Premium payments between multiple channels/video creators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-youtube-split-premium-payments-between-multiple-channels-video-creators/1027094)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-youtube-split-premium-payments-between-multiple-channels-video-creators/1027094 "2026-01-27T16:01:03Z")
(Putting this in IMHO because as far as I can tell, there isn’t one simple factual answer to this… maybe it differs depending on topic, specific individual, etc.? Not sure. Anecdotes welcome too.) I subscribe to YouTube… --- ## [Question about repair costs for the Hollywood Walk Of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-repair-costs-for-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1027049)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-repair-costs-for-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1027049 "2026-01-27T15:44:34Z")
When a star on the Walk Of Fame is demolished/deeply damaged over and over again, who pays for and repairs the damage? --- ## [Where is Rzerztrowitz today, and what, if anything, is it called? (Poland? Czechia?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-rzerztrowitz-today-and-what-if-anything-is-it-called-poland-czechia/1027087)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-rzerztrowitz-today-and-what-if-anything-is-it-called-poland-czechia/1027087 "2026-01-27T14:39:55Z")
Disclaimer: It’s possible this place never existed, or was badly misspelled. OK, went down the rabbit hole looking for info on M.W. De Laubenfels, a zoologist from Stanford whose specialty was sponges, but who also pub… --- ## [For those of you who love Doctor Who or Sherlock Holmes---](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-who-love-doctor-who-or-sherlock-holmes/1027088)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-who-love-doctor-who-or-sherlock-holmes/1027088 "2026-01-27T14:31:03Z")
–which, on the SDMB is almost everybody…TOM BAKER IS BACK! Our beloved Fourth Doctor (all scarf, teeth & curls) will play Sherlock Holmes in an audiodrama! The worlds of Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes continue to co… --- ## [Healthy Lifestyle Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-lifestyle-discussion-thread/1026385)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-lifestyle-discussion-thread/1026385 "2026-01-27T10:03:31Z")
It’s time to make some changes. Not too many, not too fast. I live a pretty busy life with a full-time job, and an AuDHD kid. I’m probably not managing the stress as well as I could be due to lifestyle choices. I have e… --- ## [Can the # of views on an unlisted YouTube video increase without human views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-of-views-on-an-unlisted-youtube-video-increase-without-human-views/1027066)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-of-views-on-an-unlisted-youtube-video-increase-without-human-views/1027066 "2026-01-27T06:40:27Z")
On behalf of our local music group I recently submitted a grant proposal that required work samples, such as a clip from the applicant’s musical performance. In order to meet the strict guidelines (nothing over 3 minutes… --- ## [Australian Lamb advert - 2026 released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-lamb-advert-2026-released/1026992)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-lamb-advert-2026-released/1026992 "2026-01-27T05:19:52Z")
Australia Day is on January 2026. While not completely supported as the right day to talk about national unity, a feature over the past two decades has been the Lamb advert, put out by the Meat and Livestock Association… --- ## [The disposition of certain breeds of domestic cats towards other breeds of cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disposition-of-certain-breeds-of-domestic-cats-towards-other-breeds-of-cats/1026405)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disposition-of-certain-breeds-of-domestic-cats-towards-other-breeds-of-cats/1026405 "2026-01-27T03:30:00Z")
Please note: This is not the place to post personal cat stories. Are there breeds of domestic cat that, generally, do not get along well with particular other breeds of domestic cat? --- ## [MacBook Air is giving unwanted notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-is-giving-unwanted-notifications/1027043)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-is-giving-unwanted-notifications/1027043 "2026-01-27T02:21:04Z")
Clicking on a link from a Google search, I was repeatedly asked to confirm that I’m not a robot (but with no actual Captcha tests). The fourth time, a warning showed up, telling me that I had been infected, and I must ca… --- ## [Farewell to Hestia, and the End of an Era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-hestia-and-the-end-of-an-era/1026995)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-hestia-and-the-end-of-an-era/1026995 "2026-01-27T01:46:04Z")
Yesterday we had to do something we had dreaded, but which we knew was coming anyway. Our cat Hestia was almost twenty years old, but had been remarkably fit and agile for almost all of it. Until the weather turned cold… --- ## ["No onions" lentil soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-onions-lentil-soup/1000263)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-onions-lentil-soup/1000263 "2026-01-27T01:36:58Z")
Next month, I’m going to an event where there will be 40-50 people hanging out and playing games all weekend. It’s glorious. There’s an industrial kitchen on-site, and I’ve signed up to make lunch one day. My plan is to… --- ## [What targets in the US should be prioritized by a conquering force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-targets-in-the-us-should-be-prioritized-by-a-conquering-force/1026365)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-targets-in-the-us-should-be-prioritized-by-a-conquering-force/1026365 "2026-01-26T23:53:53Z")
Aliens, supervillains or some other force far more powerful than any real world entity decide they want to invade and conquer the US as effectively and efficiently as possible. They don’t want to conquer a wasteland and … --- ## [Hunter S. Thompson's Quasi-Suicide Note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompsons-quasi-suicide-note/320676)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompsons-quasi-suicide-note/320676 "2026-01-26T23:39:05Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050908/ap\_en\_ot/people\_thompson I think if he knew it would be published he’d have done it differently. But here’s part of the last communique we have from the gonzo journalist. --- ## [Looking for input on Super Automatic Espresso Machines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-on-super-automatic-espresso-machines/1023560)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-on-super-automatic-espresso-machines/1023560 "2026-01-26T23:27:43Z")
I am considering getting a fancy new coffee maker that has loads of bells and whistles and I would love to get some input. Super Automatic Espresso Machines will grind the beans, fresh, and brew the coffee (or espresso… --- ## [Bad bad bad Orphan flap jacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-orphan-flap-jacks/1026962)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-orphan-flap-jacks/1026962 "2026-01-26T23:06:24Z")
I watched my Mid-dau flap jacks this morning. Her boys standing by with plates in hand, Oliver Twist like. Two come off the griddle first, kinda quick like. She has a plate on her left. She plops them, two on the spatu… --- ## [Our house - Should we stay or should we go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-house-should-we-stay-or-should-we-go/1026973)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-house-should-we-stay-or-should-we-go/1026973 "2026-01-26T20:58:45Z")
We live in what is, in some ways, my dream house. It’s a 2 story brick house built in 1874. In other words, it’s 152 years old, about a 100 years older than I will be in June. It’s beautiful with a ‘grand staircase’, … --- ## [Gun range ear muffs question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-range-ear-muffs-question/1026986)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-range-ear-muffs-question/1026986 "2026-01-26T20:10:26Z")
My wife is about to become a shooter. I’ve shot for… 50 years. So we are going to a gun range and going to rent a gun or two for her to try out. We will get a single lane as I’m going to keep a very close eye on her. S… --- ## [What, or who, defines horror? Discussion of genre components, literary or cinematic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-defines-horror-discussion-of-genre-components-literary-or-cinematic/1026988)
**Author:** [@APackof19menthols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APackof19menthols)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-defines-horror-discussion-of-genre-components-literary-or-cinematic/1026988 "2026-01-26T18:33:07Z")
Seeing as this is to some extent opinion placed i’m placing it here, part of me expects it to be moved. Onto the meat of it: What defines horror as such? In literature and movies we are aware that the intention is, of c… --- ## [My dog has an "old dog" thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-an-old-dog-thing/1027034)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-an-old-dog-thing/1027034 "2026-01-26T18:06:42Z")
So, my best friend, who I found at a “Mega-adoption Event” at the fairgrounds in 2018, and is currently aged between 10 & 11, has developed a muscle atrophy on the left side of her skull. The vet says it is usually caus… --- ## [Any Pentagon watchers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pentagon-watchers-here/1026858)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pentagon-watchers-here/1026858 "2026-01-26T14:45:39Z")
I’m curious: if Kegbreath was removed, how far down would we have to go to find someone serious and relatively nondangerous? I still consider the boat strikes murder and hope anybody in that chain would have to answer fo… --- ## [Married Men of the 'Dope: Did you ask your future wife's dad for permission to marry her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-of-the-dope-did-you-ask-your-future-wifes-dad-for-permission-to-marry-her/1026433)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-men-of-the-dope-did-you-ask-your-future-wifes-dad-for-permission-to-marry-her/1026433 "2026-01-26T13:06:53Z")
I know that in the West, this used to be a pretty big thing, although of course it’s fallen by the wayside in recent decades. Nevertheless, it still goes on. I did not ask Mrs. H’s father for permission. Though they wer… --- ## [Has there ever been an economic crash that didn't involve speculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-an-economic-crash-that-didnt-involve-speculation/1026987)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-an-economic-crash-that-didnt-involve-speculation/1026987 "2026-01-26T06:28:26Z")
I’m not an economist (if I was, I could probably answer this question myself) so I may not be using the right term. When I say speculation, I’m talking about buying a thing with the intent of selling that same thing at a… --- ## [Scammers calling to non english speaking countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-calling-to-non-english-speaking-countries/1026830)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-calling-to-non-english-speaking-countries/1026830 "2026-01-26T06:27:26Z")
Got yet another scam call today. Usually I’ll just hang up but this time I decided to waste the guy’s time. Scammer: (Has Indian accent. Says that he is from “TV services” and then asks for my name) Scammer: What is y… --- ## [I was 9 in 1967 and I think I saw a huge asteroid in the sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-9-in-1967-and-i-think-i-saw-a-huge-asteroid-in-the-sky/501122)
**Author:** [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-9-in-1967-and-i-think-i-saw-a-huge-asteroid-in-the-sky/501122 "2026-01-26T05:42:27Z")
Or around 1967. I was wondering if anyone could help me identify this memory I have. I was playing with a bunch of kids in my front yard near Washington DC. As near as I can remember, I was about 9. And looking at Google… --- ## [(Old) Mist and Murk in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/1026814)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/1026814 "2026-01-26T03:44:49Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 7c/44f with a predicted high of 8c/47f and cloudy. Weather app says “This is the perfect fucking day to stay the fuck inside and try a new hobby. May I fucking suggest witchcraft?” In… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=153&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=155&state=watching)