# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=169 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 170 --- ## [How to repair leather camera case for 1950s Rolleicord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-repair-leather-camera-case-for-1950s-rolleicord/1026282)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-repair-leather-camera-case-for-1950s-rolleicord/1026282 "2026-01-04T00:06:46Z")
I have my father’s old camera, a Rolleicord he bought in 1955, and I’m passing it down to my nephew. It has the original leather case for it but the old leather cracked and broke. See pic below. The leather case has two… --- ## [2026 Batsh\*ttery Bingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-batsh-ttery-bingo/1026260)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-batsh-ttery-bingo/1026260 "2026-01-04T00:00:48Z")
You do not need to sign on to BlueSky to see it. Enjoy! --- ## [I'm about to come into some big(ish) money, and I can't stop spending it (even though I won't have it for months)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217 "2026-01-03T22:29:33Z")
My mother died Monday, and she had long hinted that us four kids are going to get decent inheritances. She was cagey about the details, but I’m guessing, at a minimum, mid-to-high five figures, maybe even as much as $150… --- ## [2026 SDMB Celebrity Still-Dead Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-sdmb-celebrity-still-dead-pool/1026128)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-sdmb-celebrity-still-dead-pool/1026128 "2026-01-03T22:15:46Z")
Old business: as the current year passes into the shadows, the Judging Panel is close to wrapping up the final rankings out of the thousands of entrants in the 2025 Pool; results to be anounced on January 1st, or soon af… --- ## [Foreign films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-films/1026285)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-films/1026285 "2026-01-03T21:38:44Z")
I watch TCM almost exclusively (since my PBS is gonna be crudded up, it will be more). I don’t stream movies. It’s not really possible here. I do DVR a bunch on lesser channels to skip commercials when playing back. A… --- ## [Massachusetts Gaming Commission tells DraftKings: you screwed up, you pay up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-gaming-commission-tells-draftkings-you-screwed-up-you-pay-up/1025866)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-gaming-commission-tells-draftkings-you-screwed-up-you-pay-up/1025866 "2026-01-03T20:09:35Z")
Oops! A Massachusetts bettor discovered an error in the system at DraftKings and took full advantage. During this year’s ALCS, bettors could bet on the hit total for the Blue Jays Nathan Lukes.. A savvy bettor figured… --- ## [Work and work culture around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-and-work-culture-around-the-world/1025746)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-and-work-culture-around-the-world/1025746 "2026-01-03T19:31:38Z")
(I’m thinking mostly of white collar work because that’s what I’m familiar with, but insight into blue collar work and service sector work is appreciated as well.) As an American, I’m greatly conscious of the…shortcomin… --- ## [Tell me about combi steamers (air fryers/convection ovens with built-in steamers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-combi-steamers-air-fryers-convection-ovens-with-built-in-steamers/1026214)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-combi-steamers-air-fryers-convection-ovens-with-built-in-steamers/1026214 "2026-01-03T18:15:52Z")
So I recently discovered that there is a class of kitchen gadget that combines an air fryer with a steamer, called a “combi steamer” or similar. I got one a few months ago, a Ninja Combi: … --- ## [USPS dramatically changes how postmarks work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-dramatically-changes-how-postmarks-work/1026178)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-dramatically-changes-how-postmarks-work/1026178 "2026-01-03T17:49:20Z")
The United States Postal Service will soon no longer be applying postmarks at the moment mail is dropped off. Soon, it will be applied when first run through the machine at the regional sorting center. Why is this a b… --- ## [The Omnibus Digital Photography Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-digital-photography-thread/1010301)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-digital-photography-thread/1010301 "2026-01-03T17:31:50Z")
I’d like to limit digital photography in The Omnibus Film Photography Thread to its use in scanning film photographs; so to help keep that thread on-topic, I’ve started this thread for discussion of digital photography a… --- ## [Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frieren-beyond-journeys-end/995097)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frieren-beyond-journeys-end/995097 "2026-01-03T16:09:23Z")
A fairly new anime with a very solid dub. I’m watching it on Crunchy Roll. Special $2 a month for 2 months deal right now.. First episode real caught me despite or because of Pixar level emotional intro. Basically, a… --- ## [Any current suggestions for a new EV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-suggestions-for-a-new-ev/1022953)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-current-suggestions-for-a-new-ev/1022953 "2026-01-03T15:51:34Z")
My daughter plans to move out soon, and due to the end of the federal EV credit, maybe we should buy a replacement for the car we will give her now, and not wait until it actually happens. We will be a two car household… --- ## [Austen-related horse travel speed question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austen-related-horse-travel-speed-question/809454)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austen-related-horse-travel-speed-question/809454 "2026-01-03T15:37:53Z")
I’ve been reading some Austen, and because I’m an engineer, I have a couple technical questions :smiley: In\*\*\* Persuasion\*\*\*, a family group travels from Uppercross to Lyme, a distance of 18 miles. How long would this… --- ## [Why don't Native American Reservations have legalized prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-native-american-reservations-have-legalized-prostitution/287016)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-native-american-reservations-have-legalized-prostitution/287016 "2026-01-03T14:23:08Z")
I meant to ask this as its own question, but screwed up and put it under the cigerette taxation thread. Anyway, is it because of moral opposition within the Native American cultures (I would think if nothing else that t… --- ## [Shipping cost: why didn't it scale (down) with volumes skyrocketing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-cost-why-didnt-it-scale-down-with-volumes-skyrocketing/1026157)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-cost-why-didnt-it-scale-down-with-volumes-skyrocketing/1026157 "2026-01-03T13:21:43Z")
I clearly remember the younger ME in the late 1990ies when internet-sales started to become a thing: At that time shipping (USPS, FedEx, et al) was fairly inexpensive. As sales took off, my gut feeling was: those shippi… --- ## [27 punch bowls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-punch-bowls/1026290)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-punch-bowls/1026290 "2026-01-03T12:53:18Z")
I’m perusing the local upcoming auctions. Back in the day, I often went to auctions for cheap fun. I rarely went home with anything but had a good time watching the show. In fact, I went to an auction about 25 years ago … --- ## [2025 Celebrity Still-Dead Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-celebrity-still-dead-pool/1011094)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-celebrity-still-dead-pool/1011094 "2026-01-03T10:22:08Z")
There’s the Celebrity Death Pool and the Celebrity Life Pool - perhaps you’ve participated in these and been disappointed, since you got few or no hits, while others who pile on with the easy picks always seem to rack up… --- ## [Uploaded image in the Pluribus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploaded-image-in-the-pluribus-thread/1026146)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploaded-image-in-the-pluribus-thread/1026146 "2026-01-03T08:17:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Pluribus (New Vince Gilligan show on AppleTV): It looks like that image “https://boards.straightdope.com/uploads/short-url/6syxF52b7EjKny9emsRohg6cjLi.jpeg” was somehow uploaded by the the… --- ## [Quordle, for people who find Wordle to be too easy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quordle-for-people-who-find-wordle-to-be-too-easy/980931)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 2859\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quordle-for-people-who-find-wordle-to-be-too-easy/980931 "2026-01-03T04:48:12Z")
Daily Quordle 409 :red\_square::nine: :five::seven: :yellow\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square: :yellow\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square:… --- ## [YouTuber builds a camera that films light at 2 billion fps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-builds-a-camera-that-films-light-at-2-billion-fps/1026292)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-builds-a-camera-that-films-light-at-2-billion-fps/1026292 "2026-01-03T03:50:24Z")
Okay I just had to share this astonishing video. Dr Brian Haidet, who runs the AphaPhoenix YouTube channel, built this camera to observe light bouncing off mirrors. The video shows how he made it (and there’s a more tech… --- ## [Buying a level 2 charging station for an electric car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-level-2-charging-station-for-an-electric-car/1026018)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-level-2-charging-station-for-an-electric-car/1026018 "2026-01-03T02:08:12Z")
So … I’m about to buy an electric car. Which means i will need to charge it. And I’d like to have a level 2 charger in my garage. I have a suitable outlet. Where’s does one buy the charger? What should i be looking for?… --- ## [Has anyone bought an Apple Vision Pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-an-apple-vision-pro/997137)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-bought-an-apple-vision-pro/997137 "2026-01-02T23:36:16Z")
I’m not a techie and don’t usually pay attention to the latest toys, but this one intrigues me. Has anyone bought one and can give us a review? --- ## ["Matching" funds (longish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-funds-longish/1026159)
**Author:** [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-funds-longish/1026159 "2026-01-02T23:13:53Z")
I want to pit fake matching funds. Seems these days almost every fund raising request I get tells me how I’m going to double or triple (or more) my impact!! I used to think these were real, that someone was matching my d… --- ## [What if you DON'T pass that gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-dont-pass-that-gas/1026216)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-dont-pass-that-gas/1026216 "2026-01-02T21:33:46Z")
What if the human body doesn’t fart, poot, bubble, puff, or eliminate air? Make a Raspberry. Lay an egg. Step on a frog or loose floorboard. Sit close to the Labrador dog or Grandma.(:wink: ) Rev the motor. Blow stank. … --- ## [If/when Trump and Musk fall out, what will it be over? The results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-trump-and-musk-fall-out-what-will-it-be-over-the-results/1014346)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-when-trump-and-musk-fall-out-what-will-it-be-over-the-results/1014346 "2026-01-02T20:38:23Z")
A speculation thread that could potentially be a little lighter than most. As has been observed many times, Trump and Musk are very similar in many ways. They are both rich, powerful, arrogant, and self-centered, with h… --- ## [The elephant in the room. 4063 active members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-4063-active-members/788139)
**Author:** [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-4063-active-members/788139 "2026-01-02T19:12:55Z")
Anyone concerned? Not an appropriate question? --- ## [Campbell's exec: our soup is shit for poor people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-exec-our-soup-is-shit-for-poor-people/1025131)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-exec-our-soup-is-shit-for-poor-people/1025131 "2026-01-02T18:16:50Z")
I always appreciate truth in advertising. Other bigwigs at Campbell’s might not agree. As part of a wrongful termination suit, a former employee has produced recordings of his boss, a VP of information technology, shari… --- ## [Well. the great Turkey slaughters of Thanksgiving and Christmas weren't successful genocides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-great-turkey-slaughters-of-thanksgiving-and-christmas-werent-successful-genocides/1026142)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-great-turkey-slaughters-of-thanksgiving-and-christmas-werent-successful-genocides/1026142 "2026-01-02T17:37:52Z")
A minute ago I heard a strange sound and thought “Was that a…?” but heard nothing more and dismissed it. But then it came again and I started working my way around the house, peering out each window in turn. And there… --- ## [Signs a Coworker is Going to be a Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-a-coworker-is-going-to-be-a-problem/1026190)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-a-coworker-is-going-to-be-a-problem/1026190 "2026-01-02T17:15:22Z")
There are two statements I’ve heard from people I’ve worked with that were always indicative there was going to be a problem. The first is whenever I hear someone tell me they’re there to work and not make friends. Whi… --- ## [Your Top Ten Books of 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2025/1026177)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2025/1026177 "2026-01-02T17:06:35Z")
Last year’s thread: Best books of 2024 Doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in 2025. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=170)