# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=158&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 159 --- ## [Christmas tree longevity strategies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-longevity-strategies/1026881)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-longevity-strategies/1026881 "2026-01-22T03:39:12Z")
Every year we buy a cut tree, and pay a pretty price for a nicely-shaped Nordmann pine with soft needles. The last couple of years we have noticed that the garden center is shaving down the bottom 6-8 inches of the trunk… --- ## [Vintage Promotional, Industrial, Educational films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-promotional-industrial-educational-films/1026084)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-promotional-industrial-educational-films/1026084 "2026-01-22T03:27:41Z")
Last year I posted a failed thread for the short, Santa In Animal Land (1948). I’ll try something similar for this thread, but not as specific. Let’s share vintage Promotional, Industrial, Educational films, and other … --- ## [I made a cat toy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-cat-toy/1026891)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-cat-toy/1026891 "2026-01-22T02:16:25Z")
I took a clear plastic jar and cut a small hole in the side. She sees the cat food inside, and rolls and bats it around until a piece comes out. She always has such an appetite that I don’t need to fill it with actual tr… --- ## [Sushi etiquette and planning a sushi restaurant meal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-etiquette-and-planning-a-sushi-restaurant-meal/1026745)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-etiquette-and-planning-a-sushi-restaurant-meal/1026745 "2026-01-22T02:02:25Z")
I enjoy many kinds of sushi, but know practically nothing about it. I’d like to go to a fairly nice sushi joint for a special occasion with one other person who is a non-sushi eater. My hope is to sit at the bar and be s… --- ## [Is "proposing" on your knees really a thing in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-proposing-on-your-knees-really-a-thing-in-the-us/1026790)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-proposing-on-your-knees-really-a-thing-in-the-us/1026790 "2026-01-22T01:16:36Z")
… seeing lots of short vids in misc. "self-publishing / I need to show the world " websites … is that really a thing in the US - or does social-media just make it seem so? Seriously wondering… --- ## [Major Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-mudd/25107)
**Author:** [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-mudd/25107 "2026-01-22T00:48:23Z")
I have this photo of myself as a child posing with a a man in a jump suit. A guy by the name of Major Mudd (or so I’m told) Apparently I was a big fan of his TV show as a kid, growing up in South Shore Massachusetts duri… --- ## [song in total recall - what was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-total-recall-what-was-it/109744)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Salads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Salads)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-in-total-recall-what-was-it/109744 "2026-01-22T00:44:28Z")
Hi, For those that own or have seen Total Recall: When Ah-nold goes into the bar on Mars for the first time (complete with the woman with three breasts and the bardancers), there’s a song that’s playing. I know Ive he… --- ## [Find me the right word for this fruitless activity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-right-word-for-this-fruitless-activity/1026864)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-right-word-for-this-fruitless-activity/1026864 "2026-01-21T22:03:02Z")
I need the right word to describe a fairly specific action. Not ten minutes ago I wanted to eat a nice apple, so gave it a rinse and then peeled off the little sticker and held it over the kitchen top rubbish bag on the… --- ## [Traveling to New York for a Broadway show - Where to buy tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-new-york-for-a-broadway-show-where-to-buy-tickets/1026811)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-new-york-for-a-broadway-show-where-to-buy-tickets/1026811 "2026-01-21T21:21:16Z")
Preliminary Googling shows there are several options as to where to buy Broadway tickets online. Going to the venue’s website seems the safest, but I’m guessing tickets can be obtained for less (?) on other sites such as… --- ## [Slimline CD case labelling techniques?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimline-cd-case-labelling-techniques/419717)
**Author:** [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimline-cd-case-labelling-techniques/419717 "2026-01-21T20:32:18Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out a good technique for labelling the spines of Slimline (the very thin type which doesn’t have a separate area for the back label/spine insert) and was hoping to come up with a unified techni… --- ## [Mass strike/protest in Minnesota for one day, January 23rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-strike-protest-in-minnesota-for-one-day-january-23rd/1026861)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-strike-protest-in-minnesota-for-one-day-january-23rd/1026861 "2026-01-21T20:20:39Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right forum. If the mods want to move it to Mundane Pointless Stuff I Share or even the Pit, that’s fine… I put it here because it is about a protest which I feel is a political one. Apparent… --- ## [Best home made drink recipe EVAH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-home-made-drink-recipe-evah/1021889)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-home-made-drink-recipe-evah/1021889 "2026-01-21T19:31:38Z")
inspired by this topic, what drink or cocktail have you invented? For example… I had Blue Moon beer in the fridge, and I was in the mood for a Boilermaker. The only whiskey I had was Fireball. What the heck, let’s tr… --- ## [Amazing and oddly specific coincidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-and-oddly-specific-coincidence/1026807)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-and-oddly-specific-coincidence/1026807 "2026-01-21T18:46:45Z")
I am a leading researcher on VintageAerial.com. My hobby is locating and identifying old aerial photos taken in rural areas starting in the 1950s. To help in this endeavor I have assembled a large collection of rural dir… --- ## [Most impressive championships by opponent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressive-championships-by-opponent/1026633)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressive-championships-by-opponent/1026633 "2026-01-21T17:53:28Z")
The concept of strength of schedule is that beating a better opponent is more impressive. I started thinking about who has the most impressive championship wins, purely based on how impressive their opponents were. Any … --- ## [Gun sighting equation and trigonometry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-sighting-equation-and-trigonometry/1026697)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-sighting-equation-and-trigonometry/1026697 "2026-01-21T16:56:44Z")
There is an equation for aligning the rear sight of a firearm. The rear sights can be moved left or right. The movement = (error/distance)x(sight radius) Error=the distance between the point of aim and the actual place… --- ## [Scott Adams says he is dying {Died January 13th, 2026 at age 68}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-he-is-dying-died-january-13th-2026-at-age-68/1018677)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-he-is-dying-died-january-13th-2026-at-age-68/1018677 "2026-01-21T16:54:10Z")
Scott Adams revealed today that he, like Biden, has aggressive Prostate cancer and says he will be gone by the Summer. A few years ago he revealed himself to be a pretty awful person (I suspect his first divorce broke … --- ## [Is humanity now going through a genetic diversity bottleneck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-humanity-now-going-through-a-genetic-diversity-bottleneck/1026288)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-humanity-now-going-through-a-genetic-diversity-bottleneck/1026288 "2026-01-21T15:01:14Z")
Through the 20th century with both the great expansion of the total number of living humans and far greater opportunities for populations to mix, it would have looked like genetic diversity had never been wider. But in t… --- ## [Dreams of a Cheetah (the feline version) is sick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-of-a-cheetah-the-feline-version-is-sick/1025961)
**Author:** [@DreamsOfACheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreamsOfACheetah)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-of-a-cheetah-the-feline-version-is-sick/1025961 "2026-01-21T14:57:43Z")
My username came second, the cat was named first. So my little buddy has been sleeping more than usual and has been doing a kind of sneeze/cough. Mrs. Cheetah and I are both pretty sick, and are worried he caught it. So… --- ## [Plato banned in Texas university, Also: how come his gender ideology survived the Middle Ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plato-banned-in-texas-university-also-how-come-his-gender-ideology-survived-the-middle-ages/1026823)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plato-banned-in-texas-university-also-how-come-his-gender-ideology-survived-the-middle-ages/1026823 "2026-01-21T14:21:39Z")
Today, Texas A&M resumes classes for the spring semester—but a number of canonized texts will not be welcomed back to school. The public research university has lately been caught in the crossfire between state and st… --- ## [Purim Pinball Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-pinball-prizes/1026809)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-pinball-prizes/1026809 "2026-01-21T10:22:23Z")
Some people know that for years we had drunken brawls parties to celebrate the holiday Purim, part of which was always a Pinball tournament. We didn’t do them during lockdown, and the last couple have been smaller, and … --- ## [Help me find a photographer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-photographer/1026819)
**Author:** [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-photographer/1026819 "2026-01-21T08:05:13Z")
Hi all - so a friends of friends of mine back in the UK had a print framed in their house of a blond girl with a baby deer slung over her shoulders and holding a boomerang (I think). The portrait was front-on (not sure i… --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=157&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=159&state=watching)