# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=165&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 166 --- ## [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… --- ## [Trump is creating his own gov't-funded personal army of loyalist mercenaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-creating-his-own-govt-funded-personal-army-of-loyalist-mercenaries/1026208)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-creating-his-own-govt-funded-personal-army-of-loyalist-mercenaries/1026208 "2026-01-11T03:34:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors: If trump plans to continue as president indefinitely, he will need an army. He is now building one out of ICE, and aggress… --- ## ['Twere the Rants Before Christmas (December Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twere-the-rants-before-christmas-december-mini-rants/1025280)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twere-the-rants-before-christmas-december-mini-rants/1025280 "2026-01-11T00:12:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from Happy Cranks-giving! (November mini-rants): …When all through the board, Not a poster deserving the trolls they ignored; The memes were posted with GIFs animated, Beside nightmare fuel,… --- ## [Does anyone else here like to look at real estate listings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-like-to-look-at-real-estate-listings/1026498)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-like-to-look-at-real-estate-listings/1026498 "2026-01-10T20:48:03Z")
I do, sometimes, even though I’m not in the housing market. I decided to start this thread because I found a house that seems to violate every building code known to man. It’s in southern Missouri, not far from where I… --- ## [The Surrey Hotel in Miami, FL collecting memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surrey-hotel-in-miami-fl-collecting-memories/821163)
**Author:** [@ChrisO1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisO1953)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surrey-hotel-in-miami-fl-collecting-memories/821163 "2026-01-10T20:12:15Z")
Seeking any details on The Surrrey Hotel,Miami Florida. I want to know which musicians or vaudeville acts were booked, what the restaurant was like - any pictures, details, etc, particularly in the 1950’s era. I understa… --- ## [Does the speed of light still = c...when NOT observed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-speed-of-light-still-c-when-not-observed/1026499)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-speed-of-light-still-c-when-not-observed/1026499 "2026-01-10T18:17:39Z")
There’s plenty of measurables which only take on a value when observed. Something with an indeterminate value due to superposition…until the act of observation collapses a wavefunction, thus locking in a value. can a p… --- ## [Remembering OpalCat 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-opalcat-2026/1026033)
**Author:** [@Nickrz2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-opalcat-2026/1026033 "2026-01-10T17:33:58Z")
I’m not sure how many of you were around in the olden days, or remember our dear sister Opal, but I just had a long telephone conversation with ther mom, who is still practicing law in Arizona. Without going into a lot … --- ## [Looking For Tips To Flock Some Crafts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tips-to-flock-some-crafts/1026380)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tips-to-flock-some-crafts/1026380 "2026-01-10T14:51:57Z")
I’m making a bunch of scale model cubicles for an office setting for a tabletop war game. (Other rooms too, but only the cubes are of interest for this part). This is pretty much all 1/8 inch thick walls 1.5 inches high … --- ## [Who are the 5 worst U.S. Presidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-5-worst-u-s-presidents/1026144)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-5-worst-u-s-presidents/1026144 "2026-01-10T13:36:47Z")
I saw a list elsewhere and it got me thinking. I will try to avoid recency bias. My bottom 5 are: Andrew Jackson Donald Trump James Buchanan Andrew Johnson And at this point, I find myself unsure of who to put in th… --- ## [Discuss & Rate Female ADAs from the Jack McCoy Era of the Original "Law & Order" \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903 "2026-01-10T04:39:01Z")
My Roku TV has one whole channel devoted to the original Law & Order. Yup, 24/7. Around the clock. :face\_with\_spiral\_eyes: It may not include the new re-boot with a white-haired Jack McCoy. I have white hair, but I’m no… --- ## [Soliciting your first impressions on what you see in a figure in a woodcut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284 "2026-01-10T03:51:04Z")
I have now hung a woodcut titled “Dancing couple” by HAP Grieshaber (local hero in the town where I live now) on the wall in our home office room. My wife and I disagree i… --- ## [McKay and McKay's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mckay-and-mckays/1026523)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mckay-and-mckays/1026523 "2026-01-10T03:42:00Z")
I’m going to be driving through the south and I wanted to plan out what bookstores I will stop at. I like McKay’s and I plan at stopping at some of them. But I wanted to check on the locations. I found four stores are … --- ## [Why isn't Nassau County part of New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-nassau-county-part-of-new-york-city/1026516)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-nassau-county-part-of-new-york-city/1026516 "2026-01-10T00:01:00Z")
When New York City was formed in its modern borders in 1898, it included what was then the western half of Queens County. What was then the eastern half of Queens County was split off and became Nassau County. Why was t… --- ## [Car ID from TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-id-from-tv-show/1026514)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-id-from-tv-show/1026514 "2026-01-09T23:32:48Z")
In an episode of Leverage, ‘The Real Fake Car Job’ (2012), Timothy Hutton is driving this car: What kind of car is it? --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Hair... Long beautiful hair. Hair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-hair-long-beautiful-hair-hair/1026407)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-hair-long-beautiful-hair-hair/1026407 "2026-01-09T23:29:30Z")
I was at a fast-ish food joint. There was a Busboy(?) with the most beautiful, alarmingly red, curly, shiny long long Wild hair!!! (sorry, so many descriptors…it was amazing…just amazing!) I looked discreetly at the gu… --- ## [I fought Amazon the Pit edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-amazon-the-pit-edition/1026440)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-amazon-the-pit-edition/1026440 "2026-01-09T19:40:08Z")
Well, don’t want any bannination What\_Exit So how do I start this thing? So I took a bit of a victory lap in finally getting my refund from Amazon in this thread I didn’t want or expect accolades. Most related that … --- ## [Google AI is Fucking Me Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ai-is-fucking-me-over/1026435)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ai-is-fucking-me-over/1026435 "2026-01-09T18:23:35Z")
So I recently discovered that for God knows how long, if anyone Googles my business name, the first thing they see is a helpful AI summary about my business. Unfortunately, it contains a few minor inaccuracies. It got ou… --- ## [How quickly do you stop wearing the ring, after the death of a SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-do-you-stop-wearing-the-ring-after-the-death-of-a-so/1026478)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-do-you-stop-wearing-the-ring-after-the-death-of-a-so/1026478 "2026-01-09T17:51:59Z")
My sister told me of a funeral she recently attended. A couple had been married 50 years, and the wife died and was cremated. At the memorial, the husband said some words to the effect of, “The best day of my wife was … --- ## [Welcome to Derry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-derry/1025105)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-derry/1025105 "2026-01-09T14:37:26Z")
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… --- ## [I wish google would quit fucking telling me to call 988 each time I do a search for anything controversial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-google-would-quit-fucking-telling-me-to-call-988-each-time-i-do-a-search-for-anything-controversial/1005092)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-google-would-quit-fucking-telling-me-to-call-988-each-time-i-do-a-search-for-anything-controversial/1005092 "2026-01-09T14:00:43Z")
I know mental health is an issue and I’m glad there is a devoted help line. But jesus fucking christ. I have controversial hobbies and like learning about pharmacology, it seems like almost every search I do on these sub… --- ## [Questions you should know (the answers to) but don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-you-should-know-the-answers-to-but-dont/1026148)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-you-should-know-the-answers-to-but-dont/1026148 "2026-01-09T13:43:51Z")
I recently learned that the capital of West Germany was Bonn and realized almost no one I know knew. It might be common knowledge here, and it also might be a generational thing. That got me thinking that it would be i… --- ## [The three great primitives of rock: AC/DC, the Ramones and Motörhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445 "2026-01-09T13:21:31Z")
I’ve long been thinking about posting this thread, and now that I’m once more listening to “No Sleep Til Hammersmith”, I’m finally ready to. I want to post the theory that these three bands represent the essence of what … --- ## [White tie attire: Length of waistcoat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-tie-attire-length-of-waistcoat/1026281)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-tie-attire-length-of-waistcoat/1026281 "2026-01-09T02:40:51Z")
How far below the front of a (buttoned) tailcoat should the bottom of the white waistcoat extend? I’ve seen images depicting the waistcoat not extending below the topcoat at all, to more-commonly, maybe an inch, to one … --- ## [A bit of a delay when ordering a book from Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-a-delay-when-ordering-a-book-from-amazon/1026306)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-a-delay-when-ordering-a-book-from-amazon/1026306 "2026-01-09T00:11:57Z")
Near the beginning of December I ordered a couple of books from Amazon to be used as gifts. Neither were rare or out of print. The first one arrived a few days later, but the tracking notice said that the other one wou… --- ## [What does "we’re going to run the country" mean? Fucking media do your fucking job!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-we-re-going-to-run-the-country-mean-fucking-media-do-your-fucking-job/1026320)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-we-re-going-to-run-the-country-mean-fucking-media-do-your-fucking-job/1026320 "2026-01-08T23:16:38Z")
Seriously US media WTF!??! You have a fucking job. Do it. Ask Trump and every single Trump admin official about this. It’s fucking important . How many American troops are we deploying to Venezuela to “run” it? What’s… --- ## [What is the name of the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-ice-agent-who-shot-renee-good-in-minneapolis/1026468)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-ice-agent-who-shot-renee-good-in-minneapolis/1026468 "2026-01-08T23:14:18Z")
Title says it… What is the name of the ICE agent who shot Renee Good yesterday in Minneapolis? And why is this not being reported? And why did the local police not arrest him? --- ## [Is there a strategy to this game (odd number of players, each must attempt to guess the median of all other players' guesses)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-strategy-to-this-game-odd-number-of-players-each-must-attempt-to-guess-the-median-of-all-other-players-guesses/1026409)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-strategy-to-this-game-odd-number-of-players-each-must-attempt-to-guess-the-median-of-all-other-players-guesses/1026409 "2026-01-08T23:09:46Z")
I saw a variation of this game in an episode of Taskmaster. Take an odd number of people – 3, 5, 101, whatever – and instruct each to choose a number between one and whatever. Or, in a more specific iteration, determine … --- ## [Should we visit Ireland or Scotland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-visit-ireland-or-scotland/1011642)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-visit-ireland-or-scotland/1011642 "2026-01-08T21:11:14Z")
My wife and I are retiring next year and are considering taking a tour of either Ireland or Scotland. I honestly don’t know much about either place. If you’re familiar with either or both of them, which do you think woul… --- ## [Recovery from gallbladder surgery advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovery-from-gallbladder-surgery-advice-needed/1026464)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovery-from-gallbladder-surgery-advice-needed/1026464 "2026-01-08T20:19:30Z")
An elderly (age 85) aunt of mine had an attack of gallstones and ended up having her gallbladder removed via laparoscopy. Since I am the closest relation by genetics and by geographic location it looks like I will have t… --- ## [How much do you think a company would/could pay for an alien shuttlecraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-think-a-company-would-could-pay-for-an-alien-shuttlecraft/1026443)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-think-a-company-would-could-pay-for-an-alien-shuttlecraft/1026443 "2026-01-08T20:18:27Z")
A while ago I read the 1996 Teen Titans title, and early in the series, the teen heroes escape an alien spaceship in an alien shuttlecraft. It had faster than light speed, but I don’t think it had any weapons (hope I re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=164&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=166&state=muted)