# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=16&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [What is the longest ex-marriage in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-ex-marriage-in-history/1024635)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-ex-marriage-in-history/1024635 "2026-09-26T07:08:54Z")
I mentioned this in the “Abe Vigodas” thread but I’m spinning it off into its own thread. For purposes of this thread, we’ll define an ex-marriage as the period after the divorce where both parties are still alive. As … --- ## [Democratic Party Official Position is to Abolish ICE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355 "2026-09-26T05:07:19Z")
Abolish ICE is now the official position of the Democratic party, per a unanimous resolution from the DNC. As it should be. --- ## [The Trump deportation news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-deportation-news-thread/1013404)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1239\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-deportation-news-thread/1013404 "2026-09-26T01:34:28Z")
This thread is for discussion of Trumps attempts to deport human beings from the USA. We all know what’s going on. It’s scarcely worth repeating it. But for the record his stated intention is to deport over 20 million … --- ## [Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 1047\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937 "2026-09-26T01:05:14Z")
Hard to walk without a spine I suppose. Seriously. Fuck. That. Dood. --- ## [Missouri Supreme Court Throws Out Trump-Led Redistricting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-supreme-court-throws-out-trump-led-redistricting/1032811)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-supreme-court-throws-out-trump-led-redistricting/1032811 "2026-09-26T00:29:48Z")
In a unanimous vote the Missouri state Supreme Court overturned the Secretary of State’s refusal to allow citizens to vote on the Republican mid-term gerrymandering and ordered the state to go back to the original Congre… --- ## [Jeopardy! Season 43 (started September 14, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-43-started-september-14-2026/1033216)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-43-started-september-14-2026/1033216 "2026-09-26T00:02:04Z")
This is the thread to discuss season 43 of Jeopardy! Brian --- ## [Die Drei ? (The Three Investigators)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-drei-the-three-investigators/1033336)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-drei-the-three-investigators/1033336 "2026-09-25T23:00:57Z")
When I visited Germany last year on business trips I saw posters everywhere for something called Die Drei ???. It looked kinda like Scooby Doo – a trio of kid mystery investigators. I soon found copies of the books in th… --- ## [Trump ally and conservative pundit Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event \[now reported deceased, same date 10SEP2025\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ally-and-conservative-pundit-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event-now-reported-deceased-same-date-10sep2025/1022916)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2065\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ally-and-conservative-pundit-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event-now-reported-deceased-same-date-10sep2025/1022916 "2026-09-25T22:22:03Z")
Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and head of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck today at an event in Utah he was hosting. --- ## [What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 8027\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2026-09-25T22:21:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trolls R Us Resurrections: After clearing the title with Miller, here’s our Trolls R Us Companion Thread! Our Goal: If you have a beef with a poster, or a poster’s post that is absolutel… --- ## [Coyote Vs. Acme trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480 "2026-09-25T22:19:37Z")
The delayed and almost cancelled Acme Vs. Coyote has finally released its trailer. It looks like it will be fun and I am looking forward to seeing it. --- ## [Wonka's Golden Ticket - what in the world am I watching? (Netflix reality show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329 "2026-09-25T21:02:06Z")
What is this absolutely ridiculous and disturbing television program? Peter Ostrum, the original Charlie, shows up in the opening minutes. He gets a golden ticket and says, “Not this time, Wonka!” and that is all we s… --- ## [America's Elder Crisis, Medicare Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-elder-crisis-medicare-edition/937146)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-elder-crisis-medicare-edition/937146 "2026-09-25T20:00:38Z")
They call, or we call them, an inexhaustible stream of elderly, disabled, and/or poor Americans, all with their stories to tell. Different in the details of course, but in the aggregate a theme develops, a daily oral his… --- ## [Pitting QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107 "2026-09-25T19:49:58Z")
@QuickSilver took a hiatus from the board for a few years, and recently returned. Welcome back, QS! In the few weeks since he’s returned, he’s made what I see as snide personal attacks on me without basis three times, an… --- ## [Ok plumbing people, quick(ish) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350 "2026-09-25T19:47:42Z")
I started noticing an odor around my kitchen sink (I’m in the US.) The odor is dirty, more than rotten. Almost like wet cigar ashes. It’s a double sink and both sinks drain easily. I have a garbage disposal which is work… --- ## [How do I protect myself from an AI agent taking over my life savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-protect-myself-from-an-ai-agent-taking-over-my-life-savings/1033014)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-protect-myself-from-an-ai-agent-taking-over-my-life-savings/1033014 "2026-09-25T19:40:58Z")
Perhaps I’m getting overly paranoid in my old age, but I’ve been thinking more and more about the possibility of waking up one morning and finding that my Vanguard account no longer exists because some AI agent has taken… --- ## [Interrelationships Between Law Enforcement in Addressing Local Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302 "2026-09-25T19:25:10Z")
My alum university has been plagued with reported rapes in the dorms this month. My employer has assigned me to work temporarily next door to the building where the rapes are occurring. I want to be a proactive in askin… --- ## [Any particular sauces, dressings, spices, etc you consider to be hidden gems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300 "2026-09-25T16:43:53Z")
I’m wondering what other people’s experiences are with sauces, dressings, spices, etc that improve their food. I recently found out Papa johns has a dipping sauce you can buy at the grocery store. I microwave it for 15 … --- ## [Dolly Parton has died at age 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545 "2026-09-25T16:14:56Z")
Sad news. Great American. --- ## [Ed Sheeran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran/1030277)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran/1030277 "2026-09-25T15:44:04Z")
I ran into a new-to-me musician last week, that i really liked. Can anyone tell me anything about Ed Sheeran? (And if you want to like fun at me for being totally out of it, musician, go right ahead. I know that already… --- ## [Edgar Allan, you won't do. (A crow who's stalking me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400 "2026-09-25T15:15:47Z")
Y’all know I have critter issues. I seem to attract the weirdos, oddballs and any planning on murdering me. Well, Edgar Allan has found me. Son-of-a-wrek is not sure it’s a Crow, at all. He says Grackle. He does look… --- ## [The Omnibus Film Photography Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-film-photography-thread/1007354)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-film-photography-thread/1007354 "2026-09-25T03:53:24Z")
There have been a bunch of film photography threads over the years. Indeed, I resurrected one last week. I decided to create this thread so that we have one single thread for all things Film Photography. 35 mm SLR cam… --- ## [How in the hell is this legal? (votesafe.org)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-is-this-legal-votesafe-org/1033112)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-is-this-legal-votesafe-org/1033112 "2026-09-25T02:42:49Z")
Apparently Elon Musk has created a false voter registration “help” site that doesn’t register voters, but collects their information. Elon Musk is running a fake voter registration site designed to steal and sell data H… --- ## [Have you ever seen an interesting bundle on the side of the road? (Or...what have you found on the side of the road?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320 "2026-09-25T02:35:29Z")
Today, coming home I saw a shrink wrapped bundle on the shoulder. We stopped, I saw it was not wet or dirty, so I put in my turtle hull. Got home. Got it out on the deck. Sliced open the shrink wrap and 6 high quality p… --- ## [Waymo/Firearm Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waymo-firearm-question/1033233)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waymo-firearm-question/1033233 "2026-09-25T01:10:45Z")
I’ve been reading about a couple incidents relating to Waymo somehow sensing firearms in their vehicles. It’s possible it sensed bad behavior by passenger who were carrying forearms, not the firearms themselves. I’ve als… --- ## [Trump is Made Chair of the Kennedy Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 772\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-made-chair-of-the-kennedy-center/1014248 "2026-09-25T00:59:05Z")
Trump’s not just coming for the government. He wants to remake our whole culture. --- ## [Prompt your chatbot to build a profile of your SDMB user account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prompt-your-chatbot-to-build-a-profile-of-your-sdmb-user-account/1033358)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prompt-your-chatbot-to-build-a-profile-of-your-sdmb-user-account/1033358 "2026-09-25T00:28:55Z")
Take note of how much you agree with what it has to say about you. Then have it build a profile of someone else. Maybe someone you’re highly critical of. Make a prediction. Does the profile match your prediction? How d… --- ## [VIking misinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225 "2026-09-25T00:08:19Z")
Sweet jumping Jebus Burned Earth tuber dude, I love you wanting to bring information about interesting archeological finds. For the grace of Ghu, the pit burial dated to the 750s … “The mystery is …” dun-dun-dunnnnnnn -… --- ## [Fact check from 'Hannibal': who was Edgar Bolger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-from-hannibal-who-was-edgar-bolger/171317)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-from-hannibal-who-was-edgar-bolger/171317 "2026-09-24T21:54:00Z")
On page 220, Harris writes that the video of the murder of Rinaldo Pazzi (the Italian police detective) ‘took its place among the classic horrific spectacles – Zapruder, the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the su… --- ## [Does this math riddle work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-math-riddle-work/1033316)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-math-riddle-work/1033316 "2026-09-24T21:34:57Z")
My brother asked me for some help with a novel he’s writing, he wants a character in his book to solve a math riddle. I know what I want the answer to be, I just don’t know if the riddle I came up with is too abstruse an… --- ## [What aircraft did I see? (Airfoils on nose)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-did-i-see-airfoils-on-nose/1033352)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-did-i-see-airfoils-on-nose/1033352 "2026-09-24T19:31:05Z")
I live in St Louis about 12 miles from Lambert International, and a couple days ago saw an unusual plane. I’m not an aviation maven, so any detail of my description could easily be an error. The craft was flying low — no… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=15&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=17&state=muted)