# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=16 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [John Leeson, the Voice of K9, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-leeson-the-voice-of-k9-rip/1034326)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-leeson-the-voice-of-k9-rip/1034326 "2026-11-02T13:36:10Z")
Yet another sci-fi television icon gone. John Leeson, the voice of the robot dog K9 from the classic series “Doctor Who” has passed away. I don’t care what anyone says, K9 was an excellent companion on the show. His f… --- ## [6+ Billion dollar "bank" robbery/ Binance Crypto company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-billion-dollar-bank-robbery-binance-crypto-company/1034299)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-billion-dollar-bank-robbery-binance-crypto-company/1034299 "2026-11-02T13:04:16Z")
Free NYT gift link.. So, Binance gets hacked and $6.3 billion is stolen. Binance says they are going to make their customers whole. How could they possibly have an extra $6.3 billion sitting around to do that? --- ## [Backrooms (2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backrooms-2026/1030562)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backrooms-2026/1030562 "2026-11-02T11:27:30Z")
Has anybody else seen the recently released documentary about Lumon Industries’ original severed floor, before they built their newest one? Apparently they didn’t clean everything out and they left behind a few straggle… --- ## [Wow, that's a great cover of that song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1184\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596 "2026-11-02T09:04:38Z")
I think we’ve had a thread or two like this in the past but a lot of us are home bored and have some time so let’s do it again. Looking for covers of songs that really do it for you. I love to find obscure but great cov… --- ## [Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix animated series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyberpunk-edgerunners-netflix-animated-series/971762)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyberpunk-edgerunners-netflix-animated-series/971762 "2026-11-02T08:25:24Z")
Has anyone else out there watched Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix? It looks like Netflix is continuing to turn video games into cartoons, this time with Cyberpunk 2077. I enjoyed it, but I didn’t like the characters … --- ## [Any new sir David Attenborough in the pipeline for the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-sir-david-attenborough-in-the-pipeline-for-the-usa/1003282)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-sir-david-attenborough-in-the-pipeline-for-the-usa/1003282 "2026-11-02T07:37:20Z")
I am a devoted Attenborough fan going back to the 70s. It’s very difficult for me to fully enjoy any natural world documentaries that are not hosted/narrated by him. But since he’s only two years away from his 100th bir… --- ## [Monty Python and the Holy Grail is 50 today. Also a Moose bit my Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-is-50-today-also-a-moose-bit-my-sister/1017632)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-is-50-today-also-a-moose-bit-my-sister/1017632 "2026-11-02T04:02:40Z")
Showing on Prime and Peacock if you don’t have the DVD or the book of the movie. I just witnessed some taunting in an outrageous French accent. --- ## [There should be a trunk-or-treat \*after\* Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-should-be-a-trunk-or-treat-after-halloween/1034309)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-should-be-a-trunk-or-treat-after-halloween/1034309 "2026-11-02T02:56:14Z")
So once again, we prepared in case we got a whole bunch trick-or-treaters, and instead we just got one group of four kids. So most of this 110-piece bag of miniature candy bars will go back in the fridge. I’m sure I’m … --- ## [Does anyone have any experience with True Path Sourcing (formerly International Rx)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269 "2026-11-02T02:33:37Z")
Has anyone used (or even heard of) True Path Sourcing for prescription medications? My work recently announced that copays for various medications, including one I take, are increasing exponentially next year. They are a… --- ## [Why am I now seeing the term "unalived" all over the place instead of the much shorter "killed" or "died"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-now-seeing-the-term-unalived-all-over-the-place-instead-of-the-much-shorter-killed-or-died/1028092)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-now-seeing-the-term-unalived-all-over-the-place-instead-of-the-much-shorter-killed-or-died/1028092 "2026-11-02T01:15:26Z")
Where did this term come from, and why do we bother to use it? --- ## [Your feel-good story for the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-feel-good-story-for-the-day/1017110)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-feel-good-story-for-the-day/1017110 "2026-11-02T00:01:10Z")
Here’s mine. Feel free to post your own today, or in coming days: --- ## [Police prioritizing their own personal safety over that of the public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-prioritizing-their-own-personal-safety-over-that-of-the-public/1033900)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-prioritizing-their-own-personal-safety-over-that-of-the-public/1033900 "2026-11-01T22:55:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from Bend, Oregon: on murdering child murderers {Moderator Instruction: Don’t be the poster that turns this into a Gun Debate}: I thought my response here was too far off-topic from the linked … --- ## [SDMB Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2026/1032522)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2026/1032522 "2026-11-01T21:45:20Z")
Last year’s thread. These leagues have been running since 2004. Those of you who played last year should have an invite in your e-mail or you can sign up through the information in the thread. Survival leagues don’t ha… --- ## [I Pit Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-babale/1016738)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 1552\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-babale/1016738 "2026-11-01T21:03:10Z")
Continued from the What Were You Thinking? thread . --- ## [Who had "Trump steals a meteorite" on their bingo card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-trump-steals-a-meteorite-on-their-bingo-card/1032942)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-trump-steals-a-meteorite-on-their-bingo-card/1032942 "2026-11-01T20:58:45Z")
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia posted a video to social media showcasing the roughly 54-pound chunk of space rock. At that weight, it’s 70% larger than any Martian meteorite found on Earth, acco… --- ## [What is the difference between pansexual and bisexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pansexual-and-bisexual/1033757)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pansexual-and-bisexual/1033757 "2026-11-01T20:54:55Z")
Just like the title says, and please try to avoid cheap jokes. --- ## [Halloween 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2026/1033804)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2026/1033804 "2026-11-01T20:25:49Z")
New thread for a new year. For the first time in many years I’ll be attending a costume party and will have to conjure a costume. Not really my thing, but GF insists. In unrelated fun news I was walking along the beach… --- ## [Recent historical attitudes towards rape. Is this scenario realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-historical-attitudes-towards-rape-is-this-scenario-realistic/1034305)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-historical-attitudes-towards-rape-is-this-scenario-realistic/1034305 "2026-11-01T19:32:11Z")
I’m reading a novel, in which the following scenario occurs. I don’t want to get bogged down in discussing this particular novel, in part because I’m only about 1/3 of the way through it, so I’ve changed the names. Her… --- ## [Raccoon of Unusual Size goes viral in Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737 "2026-11-01T18:47:02Z")
The internet is going wild over “Jimothy”, a raccoon with a congenital spine defect that’s been sighted multiple times around the Ballard neighborhood of late. Accordi… --- ## [American Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war/1033306)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war/1033306 "2026-11-01T18:17:27Z")
I often wonder why the civil war is so called. In the usual meaning a civil war is war fought between two, occasionally more, factions for the control of a nation. But in 18612 the Confederate states were not fighting t… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-18/1032336)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-18/1032336 "2026-11-01T17:12:24Z")
Welcome back to year 18 in one of the oldest dynasty leagues in the world. Fortunately it would appear that we will have no ownership changes this year so another year of stability. ▶ League Dates ▶ 2025 Final Results ▶ Ha… --- ## [PAT question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-question/1034197)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-question/1034197 "2026-11-01T15:24:02Z")
In the NFL, PAT kicks scrimmage from the 15. If the snap is fumbled, and the offense manages to run the ball into the endzone, I assume they get two points rather than one, but no one I asked was sure enough to confirm t… --- ## [Roller coaster or rolley coaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243 "2026-11-01T13:05:39Z")
I know it is roller but when we were little we called them rolley coasters. Google doesn’t turn up anything so I guess other kids said it correctly. --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #47 – October, 2026 – “Look Up!”: Poll Added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-47-october-2026-look-up-poll-added/1033513)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-47-october-2026-look-up-poll-added/1033513 "2026-11-01T12:07:50Z")
Monthly Photo Competition #47 – October, 2026 – “Look Up!” This is the monthly photo competition thread for October, 2026. The topic this month is “Look Up!” chosen by Twoflower. One entry per person per month. In this… --- ## [4 slice toasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-slice-toasters/1034240)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-slice-toasters/1034240 "2026-11-01T11:26:05Z")
We toast English muffins (specifically Wolferman’s) a lot, and our long loved toaster died. We have recently purchased a new toaster and then another. The problem seems to be that new toasters don’t actually toast very w… --- ## [Discuss/review the last song by the previous poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-review-the-last-song-by-the-previous-poster/718179)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-review-the-last-song-by-the-previous-poster/718179 "2026-11-01T06:17:27Z")
Not sure if this should go in the Thread Games forum or not, but similar threads have gone here, so here it is. Your reply can be as verbose, or as brief, as you want it to be. Then you get to link (Youtube preferred o… --- ## [Help me stock the ultimate (fictional) library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stock-the-ultimate-fictional-library/671444)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stock-the-ultimate-fictional-library/671444 "2026-11-01T04:57:34Z")
Reading this thread made me think; it’s been a long time since I’ve fired up the old multi-dimensional travelinator and I have some extra cash/gold/Galleons/beaver pelts, and I want to expand my library. What books shou… --- ## [Another CTE study on American football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cte-study-on-american-football/792096)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cte-study-on-american-football/792096 "2026-11-01T03:38:03Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/the-latest-brain-study-examined-111-former-nfl-players-only-one-didnt-have-cte/2017/07/25/835b49e4-70bc-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25\_story.html?hpid=hp\_hp-more-top-stories\_cte-1135am%3Ahom… --- ## [Elke Sommer has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elke-sommer-has-died/1034261)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elke-sommer-has-died/1034261 "2026-11-01T03:11:24Z")
German-born actress Elke Sommer has passed at the age of 85. If you don’t know who she is, you were never a teenage boy in the 1960s. She wasn’t much of an actress, but she played a starring role in many of my dreams. --- ## [Welcome to Derry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-derry/1025105)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-derry/1025105 "2026-11-01T02:33:59Z")
Kind of surprised there’s no thread on this series. Unless I missed it in my search; that would be very unsurprising. I know we have Stephen King fans here. Are any of you watching? I’m really enjoying it and would lov… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=17)