# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=164&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 165 --- ## [The 2025-26 Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818 "2026-01-13T01:27:36Z")
Football is upon us, and so it is time for me to compose my annual essay about how my beloved Steelers are going to win a 7th championship, only to have absolutely none of it come true. But, as always, fanaticism trumps … --- ## [Hatin' on Christmas music!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897 "2026-01-12T22:28:59Z")
'Tis the season … for retail workers, customer service agents, etc. to be subjected to endless rounds of 50-year-old renditions of “Jingle Bell Rock,” plus all the new! fresh! yay! reworkings by yesterday’s has-beens. W… --- ## [Why don't football stadiums have dugouts like baseball fields?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-football-stadiums-have-dugouts-like-baseball-fields/1026600)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-football-stadiums-have-dugouts-like-baseball-fields/1026600 "2026-01-12T22:01:26Z")
It’s cold in the fall and all the players get are those heated seats. --- ## [WhiteDate and several other "White" sites scraped for data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitedate-and-several-other-white-sites-scraped-for-data/1026414)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitedate-and-several-other-white-sites-scraped-for-data/1026414 "2026-01-12T21:55:28Z")
A person going by “Martha Root” has collected 100GB of data from several white supremacist type connection sites. Many of the personal profiles are posted on a website, though not quite in full, but the collected data is… --- ## [Neal Stephenson: recommendations for next book after REAMDE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-stephenson-recommendations-for-next-book-after-reamde/1026287)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-stephenson-recommendations-for-next-book-after-reamde/1026287 "2026-01-12T21:34:32Z")
From what I can gather, his other works are either cyberpunk, sci-fi (e.g. Snow Crash) or something like steampunk (The Baroque Cycle)? I enjoyed the pace and settings of Reamde, but don’t know what to choose next. Will… --- ## [Hairdryer -\> Bathtub killings (are settings relevant?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairdryer-bathtub-killings-are-settings-relevant/1026547)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairdryer-bathtub-killings-are-settings-relevant/1026547 "2026-01-12T19:50:56Z")
One of my many random shower-thoughts (bathtub?) … We have all seen the tv-trope of somebody killing a person who is taking a bath, by throwing the hairdryer into the tub. Which triggered the following Q of mine: Many… --- ## [Would this be junior modding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-junior-modding/1026571)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-junior-modding/1026571 "2026-01-12T19:36:34Z")
Hypothetically speaking: In a particular thread a person repeatedly posts incorrect statements. A bunch of other people have attempted to correct him. He refuses to even consider the possibility that he may be mistaken.… --- ## [Can I make my own wood putty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-my-own-wood-putty/1026563)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-my-own-wood-putty/1026563 "2026-01-12T18:58:30Z")
I generally don’t like any store bought wood putty. But upon finishing a new railing for our stairs to the garage, I do have a small gap. Not really a big deal. The rail is made of oak. and I have a lot of very fine/sm… --- ## [How many pillows do you sleep with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pillows-do-you-sleep-with/1026400)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pillows-do-you-sleep-with/1026400 "2026-01-12T18:17:01Z")
How many pillows do you use to sleep, not how many are on your bed. Body pillows count as 2. poll --- ## [So I Have Shingles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-shingles/1001448)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-shingles/1001448 "2026-01-12T16:41:59Z")
I’m 53. My doctor told me, when I turned 50, that I should consider the singles vaccine if I had chicken pox as a child. The thing is, I didn’t know if I actually had chicken pox (I do now, of course), and Mamahomie didn… --- ## [The best episode of the worst show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-episode-of-the-worst-show/1026573)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-episode-of-the-worst-show/1026573 "2026-01-12T13:21:17Z")
Galactica 1980 was a terrible show but the pilot episode showed the Cylons attacking Earth which is all any kid at the time wanted to see so it was a great episode. What is the best episode of the worst show? --- ## [What is this … thing (probably has something to do with livestock)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-probably-has-something-to-do-with-livestock/1026408)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-probably-has-something-to-do-with-livestock/1026408 "2026-01-12T13:04:57Z")
What is this? There are a few for sale on the side of the road on my way to and from work (Salem, Missouri, USA). I imagine it has some agricultural purpose, as lots of folks around here raise chickens, turkeys, goats, e… --- ## [Probability of my car's VIN being accidentally duplicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-of-my-cars-vin-being-accidentally-duplicated/1026423)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-of-my-cars-vin-being-accidentally-duplicated/1026423 "2026-01-12T10:00:28Z")
I have been having a very long back and forth with Peugeot customer service over a problem with my real time traffic, and at one point I received an automatically-generated message informing me that my online services ac… --- ## [Name for this feature of typefaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-this-feature-of-typefaces/1026505)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-this-feature-of-typefaces/1026505 "2026-01-12T09:18:28Z")
Take the letter combination VA. If you look closely, you can see that the A kind of sneaks underneath the V - the bottom left corner of the A is further left than the bottom right corner of the V, and the diagonal stroke… --- ## [I accept it. Beckdawrek doesn't understand people at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accept-it-beckdawrek-doesnt-understand-people-at-all/1026517)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accept-it-beckdawrek-doesnt-understand-people-at-all/1026517 "2026-01-12T06:47:41Z")
Walked in the restaurant where we planned to have luncheon(just like thinking I am fancy enough for a luncheon). Glanced around looking for the Lil’wrekker and Hambone. The guy at the hostess podium gave us “gun finger… --- ## [Whiteness and Capitalism Go Hand In Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiteness-and-capitalism-go-hand-in-hand/1026567)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiteness-and-capitalism-go-hand-in-hand/1026567 "2026-01-12T05:04:08Z")
There was nothing sudden about it. For some of us non-Americans, this has always been the face the USA shows outside its own borders. And also, internally this has been coming since Appomattox, one way or another. Yo… --- ## [Is this the first Mock Rockumentary or is it Rock Mockumentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-mock-rockumentary-or-is-it-rock-mockumentary/1025446)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-mock-rockumentary-or-is-it-rock-mockumentary/1025446 "2026-01-12T03:58:37Z")
I’ve heard it said “This is Spinal Tap” was the first mock rockumentary or rock mockumentary. I disagree and think it was a black and white film from 1964 called “A Hard Day’s Night”. What do you Dopers think? --- ## [Memorable Radio Station Callers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-radio-station-callers/1025058)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-radio-station-callers/1025058 "2026-01-12T00:22:27Z")
Years ago, I was listening to the radio and the DJ asked people to call in to say what they would do with a million dollars. After a while, a storm rolled in and the DJ started asking people to call in and report what th… --- ## [How does food poisoning work? How does your body "know" so quickly something is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-food-poisoning-work-how-does-your-body-know-so-quickly-something-is-wrong/1026543)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-food-poisoning-work-how-does-your-body-know-so-quickly-something-is-wrong/1026543 "2026-01-11T23:21:07Z")
I was on a trip a week ago and got food poisoning. At least, it sure seemed like it (first time for me for food poisoning). I ate something and 3-4 hours later I was hugging a toilet and that continued for several hour… --- ## [Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com helpful guide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-co-uk-and-amazon-com-helpful-guide/1026434)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-co-uk-and-amazon-com-helpful-guide/1026434 "2026-01-11T22:04:48Z")
It has come to my attention that some uncertainty has arisen with regard to the status terminology utilised by Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, respectively. In the interests of clarity, it may be appropriate to set out the … --- ## [How to pronounce Thebes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-thebes/1026558)
**Author:** [@Jarragum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jarragum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-thebes/1026558 "2026-01-11T21:17:21Z")
My question is not new. I just wanted to answer someone’s question about how to pronounce Thebes but I couldn’t find it after I signed up. --- ## [Anything that can go wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-that-can-go-wrong/1012859)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-that-can-go-wrong/1012859 "2026-01-11T19:54:42Z")
Today would have been the 107th birthday of one Edward A. Murphy, Jr. the lawyer; well the namesake of Murphy’s Law, the basic engineering principle that “If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those … --- ## [Most blatant rewriting of history by US government? (1/6)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blatant-rewriting-of-history-by-us-government-1-6/1026430)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blatant-rewriting-of-history-by-us-government-1-6/1026430 "2026-01-11T17:17:00Z")
The White House is rewriting history WRT 1/6, blaming capitol police for the riot. https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/politics/white-house-january-6-website Maybe I’m biased by the recency, and recalling the horror of watc… --- ## [Could dark matter be...heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dark-matter-be-heat/1026480)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dark-matter-be-heat/1026480 "2026-01-11T17:09:25Z")
The Galaxy rotates as if it contains more mass than can be seen. Due to E=mc^2, matter and energy are interchangeable. Heat is a form of energy. Energy can distort spacetime like mass. Can a galaxy full of heat from … --- ## [Crack in shower wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crack-in-shower-wall/1026542)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crack-in-shower-wall/1026542 "2026-01-11T13:26:35Z")
I went to take a shower this morning, and discovered a crack in my shower wall. I’ve already left a message with my plumber, but his hours are Monday - Friday, so I don’t … --- ## [What wine for a beef bourguignon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-for-a-beef-bourguignon/1026459)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-for-a-beef-bourguignon/1026459 "2026-01-11T13:22:39Z")
I would normally use a cheap Taylor burgundy or port for this recipe, but the local store is out of both. What other deep red wines could I use? --- ## [Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio Gov?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy-for-ohio-gov/1013114)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy-for-ohio-gov/1013114 "2026-01-11T12:17:28Z")
Does he have a chance? How red is Ohio? I guess he’s not gonna be running DOGE alongside The Musk. --- ## [Rhyme about Beans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyme-about-beans/1026439)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyme-about-beans/1026439 "2026-01-11T05:30:26Z")
In 2nd or 3rd grade we learned a rhyme extolling the sonic properties of baked beans. So I’m wondering how others learned it. So, were beans: The musical fruit The magical fruit Good for your heart? --- ## [Dumb question about LA vs Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-la-vs-carolina/1026545)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-la-vs-carolina/1026545 "2026-01-11T04:36:48Z")
Rams are 12-5. Panthers are 8-9 (losing record, BTW) YTF are they playing the playoff game in Carolina? --- ## [ID these books (Children's book about Greek myths, illustrated book of folk songs) from 1960s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-books-childrens-book-about-greek-myths-illustrated-book-of-folk-songs-from-1960s/1023428)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-books-childrens-book-about-greek-myths-illustrated-book-of-folk-songs-from-1960s/1023428 "2026-01-11T04:00:33Z")
Hi! I’m trying to track down two books I saw as a child around 60 years ago. One was a children’s book about Greek myths, illustrated in a style heavily influenced by Picasso’s neoclassical style (Picasso was not the art… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=163&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=165&state=muted)