# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=158&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 159 --- ## [Crash Blossoms (Funny Made-Up Headlines)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-blossoms-funny-made-up-headlines/1026817)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-blossoms-funny-made-up-headlines/1026817 "2026-01-21T07:35:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from More misread headlines: A “crash blossom” is a headline with a funny double meaning. Unfortunately in real life, these are rare. So here’s a thread to make up all sorts of crash blossoms. … --- ## [Group Text Spam - What's That About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-text-spam-whats-that-about/1026859)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-text-spam-whats-that-about/1026859 "2026-01-21T06:39:56Z")
I get very few spam emails or phone calls. No doubt due to a lot of blocking by service providers upstream of my device, but also due to me not being stupid about getting my info out there on sucker lists. I get lots o… --- ## [Let's Make A Deal- The Covfefe Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-deal-the-covfefe-edition/1026841)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-deal-the-covfefe-edition/1026841 "2026-01-21T05:48:42Z")
If Trump was handed over to the highest bidder, where would he end up? --- ## [N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted for Bank Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-y-attorney-general-letitia-james-indicted-for-bank-fraud/1023837)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-y-attorney-general-letitia-james-indicted-for-bank-fraud/1023837 "2026-01-21T04:27:28Z")
Halligan again, same attorney who indicted Comey. What a hack. Press Release: New York State Attorney General Indicted. Here’s the Indictment - like Comey’s indictment, only Halligan’s signature. The basic accusation … --- ## [Strange Museums (as in, way too specialised)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-museums-as-in-way-too-specialised/838052)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-museums-as-in-way-too-specialised/838052 "2026-01-21T03:55:09Z")
mixdenny (pencil sharpener museum) and WildaBeast (mustard) brought us here (from this thread). It prompts the obvious question: what weird and/or absurdly specialised museums have you visited, or indeed chosen not to v… --- ## [Songs played on non-instrument objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766 "2026-01-21T03:39:03Z")
What are some tunes played on objects that aren’t generally considered to be musical instruments? An example is The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson. Typewriters are not a usual part of an orchestra. But in this tune the … --- ## [Giant flags at football games. Weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-flags-at-football-games-weight/1026765)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-flags-at-football-games-weight/1026765 "2026-01-21T02:18:57Z")
Those flags that span the entire field before the game must be very heavy and difficult to control, even if made of light weight material. How do they keep the center of the mass from hitting the ground?. --- ## [Spenser for hire-Tv show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spenser-for-hire-tv-show/969600)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spenser-for-hire-tv-show/969600 "2026-01-21T01:56:38Z")
Hi there, I’m reading the Spenser books by Robert B. Parker and really like them. I never watched the TV show and I wonder if anyone knows what channel I could catch it on. Is it any good? --- ## [What do you think happened to the rest of the world in the Old Man Logan setting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-world-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1026872)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-world-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1026872 "2026-01-21T00:45:32Z")
What do you think happened to the rest of the world in the Old Man Logan setting? The only thing said about it is when Red Skull rhetorically asks Captain America who would want it now before killing him, implying it’s … --- ## [Anyone care to explain to a non-sports fan how you found the Bears-Packers (or any other televised game) entertaining to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-explain-to-a-non-sports-fan-how-you-found-the-bears-packers-or-any-other-televised-game-entertaining-to-watch/1026562)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-explain-to-a-non-sports-fan-how-you-found-the-bears-packers-or-any-other-televised-game-entertaining-to-watch/1026562 "2026-01-21T00:07:02Z")
I understand this all comes down to personal preferences. I enjoy making and listening to bluegrass music, which I imagine many of you would consider torture. But last night, for whatever reason, my wife decided she wa… --- ## [Is it unprofessional (or pointless) to use an external job offer as leverage with your current employer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unprofessional-or-pointless-to-use-an-external-job-offer-as-leverage-with-your-current-employer/1026518)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unprofessional-or-pointless-to-use-an-external-job-offer-as-leverage-with-your-current-employer/1026518 "2026-01-20T23:54:36Z")
I have Job A at My Company. I want Job B. I’m qualified for it, and it’s a completely lateral move, just with better hours. I’ve applied for Job B several times, and keep getting rejected, because My Company wants to kee… --- ## [How often is a guardian ad litem named in a custody case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-is-a-guardian-ad-litem-named-in-a-custody-case/1026735)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-is-a-guardian-ad-litem-named-in-a-custody-case/1026735 "2026-01-20T23:46:37Z")
I had never heard of such a thing - a court-appointed attorney representing the children in a messy custody case - until quite recently. Maybe I’ve known people who used one and I didn’t know about it, but it sounds lik… --- ## [Do your teeth touch the fork/spoon when you eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-touch-the-fork-spoon-when-you-eat/1026599)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-touch-the-fork-spoon-when-you-eat/1026599 "2026-01-20T23:41:55Z")
I think I’m the weird one (for this and many other reasons) but I am 100% against teeth touching anything metal, ever, for any reason. And this extends to eating scenes in film and TV where foley artists for some reason… --- ## [Posting an MP4 here. Is that possible? Is that allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-an-mp4-here-is-that-possible-is-that-allowed/1026863)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-an-mp4-here-is-that-possible-is-that-allowed/1026863 "2026-01-20T22:18:46Z")
Is it possible ( or allowed ) to post an MP4 file to the board?? Sometimes posting a ‘link’ just seems to be impossible. Do I need permission? Do I need to filter it through a review committee first? --- ## [Problem calling another person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-calling-another-person/1026833)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-calling-another-person/1026833 "2026-01-20T21:43:11Z")
We are both on Verizon, the same plan, in fact. When I try to call her it rings several times, but only on my end and not hers, and when it finally goes to voicemail and I leave a message, there is no indication that she… --- ## [Does this joke have a real punchline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-joke-have-a-real-punchline/1026631)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-joke-have-a-real-punchline/1026631 "2026-01-20T21:02:50Z")
Is there something to get or is it an anti-joke: --- ## [Why isn't "QUO" an accepted Scrabble word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-quo-an-accepted-scrabble-word/241789)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-quo-an-accepted-scrabble-word/241789 "2026-01-20T20:51:18Z")
As in, “Quid Pro Quo” and “Status Quo”. I’ve been winning word challenges for years by just citing those two phrases – often without anyone checking the dictionary – and because I thought it was a legitimate word. Only … --- ## [So, do you want OPEN BORDERS?! Um, yeah, sure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-want-open-borders-um-yeah-sure/1026733)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-you-want-open-borders-um-yeah-sure/1026733 "2026-01-20T20:47:07Z")
Related to ICE and all that nazi shit. “Sooo,” the Right intones, “do you want OPEN BORDERZZzSSs?” like the evil snake mutherfuckers they are. Um, yeah, sure! is my answer. Gemini says: And for all of my life, the R… --- ## [The incompatibility of invisibility with vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incompatibility-of-invisibility-with-vision/1026802)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incompatibility-of-invisibility-with-vision/1026802 "2026-01-20T19:34:34Z")
I think there have been several fictional works that directly addressed the issue that if a person were rendered invisible, they would be unable to see, because vision requires light to be focused by their eyes’ lens and… --- ## [Probability problem, please explain it to me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-problem-please-explain-it-to-me/1026683)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-problem-please-explain-it-to-me/1026683 "2026-01-20T19:33:04Z")
There is a probability problem on the internet that I really don’t understand. Please explain it to me in a way that makes rational sense to me. I am stealing this text from the webpage linked below. “Mary has 2 childre… --- ## [Did you Watch Live Aid on 13 July 1985? Or recordings afterwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-watch-live-aid-on-13-july-1985-or-recordings-afterwards/1026774)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-watch-live-aid-on-13-july-1985-or-recordings-afterwards/1026774 "2026-01-20T18:19:33Z")
Live Aid occurred 40 years ago last summer. I remember Dick Clark on ABC aired a live special. I can’t remember the other channels that carried the entire event. How important is Live Aid in your memory? Do you have i… --- ## [Why did the power cut have this effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-power-cut-have-this-effect/1026816)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-power-cut-have-this-effect/1026816 "2026-01-20T16:44:07Z")
I have two domestic Miele ovens, each with a clock. Recently there was a power cut for about 30 seconds. One clock reset and the other continued as normal? Why?! --- ## [Not understanding the American system of government. Elected officials can just decide who to investigate or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-understanding-the-american-system-of-government-elected-officials-can-just-decide-who-to-investigate-or-not/1026696)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-understanding-the-american-system-of-government-elected-officials-can-just-decide-who-to-investigate-or-not/1026696 "2026-01-20T16:30:22Z")
I don’t understand the American system of government, sometimes. Elected officials can just decided who to investigate or not? Is there no legal concept of prosecutorial independence? --- ## [Cow Tools!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cow-tools/1026849)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cow-tools/1026849 "2026-01-20T16:21:03Z")
Gary Larsen knew all along - cows use tools! --- ## [Really weird USPS mailing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-usps-mailing-question/1026781)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-usps-mailing-question/1026781 "2026-01-20T16:10:39Z")
I’ve posted before about mailing folded self-mailers. In addition to the size and weight requirements for standard mail there is also a limitation on stiffness: the item has to be flexible enough to feed through the mach… --- ## [Girls are still reading Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-still-reading-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/1024801)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-still-reading-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/1024801 "2026-01-20T14:25:24Z")
One of my fourth graders in religious school had Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, yesterday, and I asked her why she was reading it? wasn’t it terribly out-of-date? She said “Oh no! It’s a classic! all the girls in… --- ## [Name that medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-medication/1026715)
**Author:** [@Bishop5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bishop5)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-medication/1026715 "2026-01-20T14:07:19Z")
How do they come up with names for new medications? Most of them look like someone grabbed a random handful of letter tiles. --- ## [Anti retirement support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-retirement-support/1024978)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-retirement-support/1024978 "2026-01-20T14:06:24Z")
We lean older here, and there is a fair amount of discussion about retirement. I’m 66 myself and I’ve shared widely here and in real life that my plans are to keep working unless some health crisis prevents it or I stop … --- ## [Is the single best language for a career in game programming C++?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-single-best-language-for-a-career-in-game-programming-c/1026782)
**Author:** [@Nublette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nublette)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-single-best-language-for-a-career-in-game-programming-c/1026782 "2026-01-20T13:52:04Z")
The title pretty much sums up the gist of my question. Basically, I am looking to get into video game programming. I asked ChatGPT and it, summed up, pointed me to C++ as the dominant language to learn. So, what is your… --- ## [You did nothing? Fuck you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-nothing-fuck-you/1026674)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-nothing-fuck-you/1026674 "2026-01-20T13:22:10Z")
If you put a MAGA sticker on your car, fuck you. If you donated to Trump’s campaign, fuck you. If you voted for Trump, fuck you. If you did not vote for the one candidate who could beat him, fuck you. If you didn’t v… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=157&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=159&state=muted)