# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=163&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 164 --- ## [How are we not in the Fourth Reich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-we-not-in-the-fourth-reich/1026444)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-we-not-in-the-fourth-reich/1026444 "2026-01-14T20:38:02Z")
I’ve been thinking that for some time, and what happened in Minneapolis today (1/7/26) has pretty much convinced me. Can anyone counter that, and offer some hope? --- ## [Song ID requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-requested/1026685)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-requested/1026685 "2026-01-14T20:33:38Z")
I was just thinking about a song I used to hear back when I used my Pandora station. It was set to Industrial/EBM/Goth music, but it eventually always seemed to drift over to playing some of what I’d call “Ren Faire musi… --- ## [Do you know what the Gra-Y (or Gray-Y) was? Were you a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-gra-y-or-gray-y-was-were-you-a-member/589860)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-gra-y-or-gray-y-was-were-you-a-member/589860 "2026-01-14T19:52:11Z")
Well? I’m not sure if it was a national organization or just local to upstate NY. But it looks like there was a chapter in Kauai. --- ## [Is the SDMB the only forum you know of which has a subforum akin to the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-the-only-forum-you-know-of-which-has-a-subforum-akin-to-the-pit/1024099)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-the-only-forum-you-know-of-which-has-a-subforum-akin-to-the-pit/1024099 "2026-01-14T18:30:43Z")
I almost started this in MPSIMS, but since it is about the board’s design and modus operandi, figured it best fit here. I have yet to see another board which has a subforum akin to the Pit. \[Assuming the admins in quest… --- ## [Exercise machine Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-machine-q/1025056)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-machine-q/1025056 "2026-01-14T18:21:45Z")
This is not precisely a question of exercise physiology, but it might be related. Simply, if you go to the gym and warm up on one of the treadmills or other workout machines there, often there is a readout of “calories”.… --- ## [Nicolás Maduro drug charges etc; What if found not guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicolas-maduro-drug-charges-etc-what-if-found-not-guilty/1026371)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicolas-maduro-drug-charges-etc-what-if-found-not-guilty/1026371 "2026-01-14T17:20:31Z")
In theory he (and his wife) could be found not guilty, correct? What would happen then? --- ## [Countdown to war with Venezuela](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-war-with-venezuela/1025201)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-war-with-venezuela/1025201 "2026-01-14T16:14:12Z")
Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very soon’ Well of course he desperately NEEDS a war to distract, and to rescue his plummeting approval ratings. He’s going t… --- ## [Down sizing. Any regrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-sizing-any-regrets/1026446)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-sizing-any-regrets/1026446 "2026-01-14T15:39:24Z")
I’ve made the decision to sell my home and just get a two bedroom apartment. It doesn’t make sense for just little old me to be staying in a 3 bedroom home. Also I’m just tired of all the responsibilities involved in o… --- ## [Related places with four compass-point names (explained better in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-places-with-four-compass-point-names-explained-better-in-the-op/1026652)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-places-with-four-compass-point-names-explained-better-in-the-op/1026652 "2026-01-14T15:34:05Z")
There’s North Dakota and South Dakota, but no East Dakota or West Dakota or just plain Dakota. Are there any groups of related nearby places that consist of a North X, East X, South X, and West X? On New York’s Long Is… --- ## [Does anyone know how the movie "Limbo" ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-the-movie-limbo-ends/26430)
**Author:** [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-the-movie-limbo-ends/26430 "2026-01-14T14:20:13Z")
SPOILER ALERT!!! I started watching Limbo with Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio(?) and Kris Kristofferson the other night but I missed the begining. When they were waiting on the beach to see if they were going to be rescue… --- ## [Doxxing of ICE shooter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxxing-of-ice-shooter/1026521)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxxing-of-ice-shooter/1026521 "2026-01-14T01:19:14Z")
In the thread about murder of Renee Nicole Good, there’s a mod warning: I don’t know what was in the cornfielded posts. However, multiple reputable news organizations, including NPR, have reported on the shooter’s ide… --- ## [ISS Crew--11 mission launches now, but will return when budget allows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-crew-11-mission-launches-now-but-will-return-when-budget-allows/1021904)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-crew-11-mission-launches-now-but-will-return-when-budget-allows/1021904 "2026-01-14T01:15:51Z")
Article on Ars Technica: With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads to ISS unsure of when they’ll come back Steve Stich, NASA’s commercial crew program manager, said the agency’s engineers are working with SpaceX to ensure the … --- ## [How did Lander and Parkin find the Euler Conjecture counterexample?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lander-and-parkin-find-the-euler-conjecture-counterexample/1026665)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lander-and-parkin-find-the-euler-conjecture-counterexample/1026665 "2026-01-14T00:30:17Z")
In 1966, in a famous two-sentence paper, they announced that 27^5 + 84^5 + 110^5 + 133^5 equaled 144^5, the first counterexample to the Euler Conjecture. They mentioned the Control Data 6600, but nothing else. How would … --- ## [Erich von Däniken has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erich-von-daniken-has-died/1026576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erich-von-daniken-has-died/1026576 "2026-01-13T23:32:08Z")
Aliens! :alien: :alien: :flying\_saucer: I never knew about this (not that I would) : After leaving school in 1954, von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accu… --- ## [I've seen \*Aliens\* a dozen times, but never the very beginning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-aliens-a-dozen-times-but-never-the-very-beginning/1026286)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-aliens-a-dozen-times-but-never-the-very-beginning/1026286 "2026-01-13T22:21:18Z")
I just realized this. I recorded the movie this morning and was just watching it. By heck, I have no memory of seeing the very beginning, with salvage robots lasering into Ripley’s ship, or of Jonesy the cat sleeping w… --- ## [Christmas Shepherds Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shepherds-pie/1026021)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shepherds-pie/1026021 "2026-01-13T22:15:44Z")
We’re making a ‘shepherds’ pie for Christmas dinner. Air quotes because it’s neither a true shepherds or cottage pie since we’re using ground turkey. As crazy as it seems, some family members don’t like mashed potatoes.… --- ## [We seem to be missing another poster (Stranger\_on\_a\_Train)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-seem-to-be-missing-another-poster-stranger-on-a-train/1026438)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-seem-to-be-missing-another-poster-stranger-on-a-train/1026438 "2026-01-13T21:51:23Z")
@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train hasn’t posted since November 5. Does anyone know if he’s okay? --- ## [Why can't I download photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-photos/1026653)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-photos/1026653 "2026-01-13T21:46:26Z")
Took a photo with my phone. Emailed it to myself. Saved it to downloads, supposedly, but I can’t upload it to the internet, because it only shows up as “unknown”, multiple times. Why is this happening, and what can I do … --- ## [CSN singing "Teach your Children", location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-singing-teach-your-children-location/1026632)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-singing-teach-your-children-location/1026632 "2026-01-13T20:41:56Z")
Can someone identify where Crosby Stills and Nash are singing “Teach your Children” in the linked video? At the start of the clip, they’re seated and it looks like they’re indoors on a stage in a theater or studio. Then… --- ## [How expensive is your hobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-expensive-is-your-hobby/1026139)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-expensive-is-your-hobby/1026139 "2026-01-13T20:31:54Z")
A few years ago, I decided to indulge my life-long interest in astronomy to purchase a good telescope for backyard viewing. When I began checking suppliers and equipment reviews, I was astonished at the sheer volume of e… --- ## [Transgender Sports bans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-sports-bans/1026656)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-sports-bans/1026656 "2026-01-13T19:38:21Z")
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-arguments-transgender-athletes-01-13-26 So what does everyone think- do trans athletes have an unfair advantage? --- ## [The case of the runaway onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-runaway-onion/1026586)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-runaway-onion/1026586 "2026-01-13T19:16:08Z")
I heard a screech coming from the kitchen and a Chihuahua barking. Only one. A cat flew by my head to the top of the bookshelf. Butch, the other Chihuahua, ran across my door, down the hallway to the stairs. Kids, dogs… --- ## [Did kids really used to say golly, gee, and gosh a lot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kids-really-used-to-say-golly-gee-and-gosh-a-lot/1026356)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kids-really-used-to-say-golly-gee-and-gosh-a-lot/1026356 "2026-01-13T19:12:30Z")
I’ve been browsing through lots of old (50s, 60s) comics lately, and the kids/teens say golly, gee, or gosh a lot. They also did on TV shows from the same period (like Leave it to Beaver). Was that actually common kid la… --- ## [Is this a font or just a logo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-font-or-just-a-logo/1026649)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-font-or-just-a-logo/1026649 "2026-01-13T18:06:34Z")
I like the bold geometric lettering on the Toyota Tundra tailgate. I wonder if it is a whole font or just a logo? --- ## [Flight sim controllers: Yokes, sticks, HOTAS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-sim-controllers-yokes-sticks-hotas/1026313)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-sim-controllers-yokes-sticks-hotas/1026313 "2026-01-13T18:04:05Z")
We last had a similar thread about this 10-20 years ago: yoke vs stick But that was more about design tradeoffs in real-world aircraft, things like legroom and panel space. In the sim & gaming world, where they’re all … --- ## [Are flagships still a thing in current navies? Does the US have a ship they designate as the flagship of the US Navy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flagships-still-a-thing-in-current-navies-does-the-us-have-a-ship-they-designate-as-the-flagship-of-the-us-navy/1023892)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flagships-still-a-thing-in-current-navies-does-the-us-have-a-ship-they-designate-as-the-flagship-of-the-us-navy/1023892 "2026-01-13T17:30:54Z")
Title says it all. I get what a flagship used to be back in Napoleonic times. Then it morphed into more of a place of honor when flags were no longer used. Is it still a thing? If so, what is the current flagship of t… --- ## [Anyone else who tried out smoking (tobacco) when young and just failed to see the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-who-tried-out-smoking-tobacco-when-young-and-just-failed-to-see-the-point/1026591)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-who-tried-out-smoking-tobacco-when-young-and-just-failed-to-see-the-point/1026591 "2026-01-13T16:56:16Z")
An experience that I do not recall others mentioning: I tried out smoking cigarettes as a teen, surreptitiously, over a period of days and to the extent of perhaps half a pack, and experienced no effect (pleasurable or … --- ## [In US football, why do we never see the "chains" come out to measure if a first down was made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-us-football-why-do-we-never-see-the-chains-come-out-to-measure-if-a-first-down-was-made/1026584)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-us-football-why-do-we-never-see-the-chains-come-out-to-measure-if-a-first-down-was-made/1026584 "2026-01-13T16:14:15Z")
Title kinda says it all: Growing up I recall seeing the measuring sticks come out from sidelines in US football games to see if a first down was made. It was a pretty common thing to see happen. I realized watching ga… --- ## [Mass Effect Legendary - my thoughts while I play these games (spoilers as I play)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-legendary-my-thoughts-while-i-play-these-games-spoilers-as-i-play/941984)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 683\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-legendary-my-thoughts-while-i-play-these-games-spoilers-as-i-play/941984 "2026-01-13T15:47:29Z")
I should begin playing tomorrow afternoon since the game releases around 11AM my time. I am pre-loading it now and will try to put a few hours in over the next few days. I am 100% unspoiled, so please don’t spoil ahead … --- ## [Spam cell phone calls-- I don't get them but almost everyone I know gets lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cell-phone-calls-i-dont-get-them-but-almost-everyone-i-know-gets-lots/1026565)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cell-phone-calls-i-dont-get-them-but-almost-everyone-i-know-gets-lots/1026565 "2026-01-13T15:23:55Z")
When I get together with friends for lunch or just to chat here at The Home, often the subject of spam calls will come up. To their cell phones (most don’t have a land line anymore). I had lunch with a friend on Friday … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=162&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=164&state=watching)