# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=18&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [A traitor we can all get behind (and kick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-traitor-we-can-all-get-behind-and-kick/957505)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-traitor-we-can-all-get-behind-and-kick/957505 "2026-09-23T05:06:29Z")
Greetings! On behalf of the Pit (not really such a bad place, as it turns out) I have decided that what we need here more than anything is our own January 6 Insurrectionist, a Special Someone we can adopt and nurture on… --- ## [Massive flooding in Texas; 20 children missing from a summer camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-flooding-in-texas-20-children-missing-from-a-summer-camp/1020512)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-flooding-in-texas-20-children-missing-from-a-summer-camp/1020512 "2026-09-23T02:25:05Z")
Information, especially about the camp, which was for girls, is sketchy, mainly because of the difficulty in getting there and accessing information. At least 13 deaths in the flooded area have been confirmed, and helic… --- ## [Stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-of-the-golden-age-of-hollywood/1033289)
**Author:** [@f.coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/f.coli)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-of-the-golden-age-of-hollywood/1033289 "2026-09-23T01:33:35Z")
During the Golden Age, it was common for actors and actresses to change their name, e.g. Norma Jean Baker to Marilyn Monroe and Marion Morrison to John Wayne. But I wonder, did any of the numerous men and women keep the… --- ## [General car talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-car-talk/970611)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-car-talk/970611 "2026-09-23T00:20:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from What's the most interesting car you saw today?: (Splitting rather than continuing hijack.) I think that’s about right. People either want a small, efficient commuter or a large vehicle … --- ## [Is there any way to stop scammers from calling me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001 "2026-09-22T23:55:14Z")
My landline phone rings about 20 - 25 times a day and it’s driving me nuts. I messed with these scammers a few times just for fun and to waste their time but then stopped answering the phone several months ago. I thoug… --- ## [Misinterpreted thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360 "2026-09-22T22:04:31Z")
In the “Misread thread titles” thread I keep posting stuff where I technically read all the words correctly, but my brain interpreted it completely differently from what the poster intended. So I figured it’s time to st… --- ## [Mass murder on the high seas (Venezuelan "drug boat")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910 "2026-09-22T21:18:32Z")
I’m not seeing much coverage of this outrage. The officer in charge obeyed an illegal order to blow up the vessel. As has been said elsewhere, eleven people to deliver drugs makes no sense. And it was hundreds of miles f… --- ## [Searching for title of German movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282 "2026-09-22T21:06:11Z")
I saw it on TCM ( Turner Classic Movies ) perhaps a dozen years ago but forgot the title. It was made/set in the mid-late 70s, maybe early 80s about a lonely middle-age woman, in Berlin IIRC, who comes to meet a a young… --- ## [A stroll through Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 701\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2026-09-22T20:58:05Z")
You start out with the last link given by the previous poster and pull up that Wikipedia page. Click on any wiki link you want from that page. Lather rinse repeat for a total of three links. It’s not quite March 8th b… --- ## [Help me choose new monitors for use with new Mac Mini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-new-monitors-for-use-with-new-mac-mini/1033113)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-new-monitors-for-use-with-new-mac-mini/1033113 "2026-09-22T20:41:14Z")
Can you help me figure out how to choose 3 identical monitors for a new Mac Mini arriving in a couple weeks? Lots of screen space is my favorite computer feature. I’m replacing an iMac 27" that is now 9 years old and is … --- ## [Is 'airplane mode' still a thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258 "2026-09-22T20:17:38Z")
I just got back from a flight (Phoenix to SLO (CA)) and during the preflight, everyone on the plane I could see was on their phone. The flight attendants started giving their safety tips but did not mention putting phone… --- ## [Help me decide between job offers, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171 "2026-09-22T19:56:43Z")
I have received two job offers. I want to hear people’s thoughts on what to consider before accepting, as well as which one they think I should accept and why. What the jobs have in common: cleared positions at a large … --- ## [Hayden Panettiere passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-panettiere-passes-away/1032372)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-panettiere-passes-away/1032372 "2026-09-22T18:05:00Z")
Hayden Panettiere passed away this evening at age 36. No details as of yet. --- ## [Trump now wants to use military force to take the Panama Canal and Greenland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-now-wants-to-use-military-force-to-take-the-panama-canal-and-greenland/1012691)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 1264\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-now-wants-to-use-military-force-to-take-the-panama-canal-and-greenland/1012691 "2026-09-22T17:57:02Z")
I’ve heard in the news that Trump wants to use military force to take the Panama Canal and Greenland. Isn’t that blatant U.S. imperialism? That would be armed aggression against two friendly countries. He wants to ren… --- ## [Executive chef vs regular chef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executive-chef-vs-regular-chef/1033236)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executive-chef-vs-regular-chef/1033236 "2026-09-22T17:47:56Z")
I was watching one of the numerous short videos where Gordon Ramsey is not happy with a meal at a restaurant. In one case after talking to the waitress he exclaims in disgust, “Wait - you have an executive chef on the pr… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-2/1033077)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-2/1033077 "2026-09-22T17:19:13Z")
In Week 1, the Rams were thrashed by the Niners down under, while the Seahawks barely hung on against the Pats. Detroit escaped in overtime over the Saints, and Buffalo won in Houston with a late score followed by a def… --- ## [Class Action Lawsuit - got paid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396 "2026-09-22T17:08:02Z")
One of the minor annoyances of the modern age is the occassional small print postcard in the mail informing one that they are eligible to be included in a class action lawsuit. Trying to read what is in dispute often see… --- ## [Help me decide on a medical alert device -- pendant or watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194 "2026-09-22T17:00:11Z")
There are several existing threads on medical alert devices but they’re old, and anyway my question here is more specific. I was strongly leaning toward the watch style, but I haven’t made a final decision yet. Both ty… --- ## [Ps love the cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-love-the-cat/1030316)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-love-the-cat/1030316 "2026-09-22T16:48:28Z")
Posts must be 6 lines only Each line is an ascending number of simple words You must express yourself in ALL CAPS The fourth line must be “PS LOVE THE CAT,” regardless of the subject matter Sestets can be nonsense: On… --- ## [What contributed the most to increased longevity--medicine or sanitation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-contributed-the-most-to-increased-longevity-medicine-or-sanitation/1033264)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-contributed-the-most-to-increased-longevity-medicine-or-sanitation/1033264 "2026-09-22T16:10:17Z")
Basically, what I am asking is whether clean water and sewage contributed more to increasing life span than advances in medicine. The latter includes, but is not limited to, antibiotics and vaccines. --- ## [I'm done with network news broadcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-network-news-broadcasts/1032717)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-network-news-broadcasts/1032717 "2026-09-22T15:28:24Z")
The network half-hour “news” broadcasts have become nothing more than clickbait headlines with almost zero content. I realize that a half hour is not enough time to go deep on all topics, but perhaps if they would stop d… --- ## [So Trump is meeting with Mamdani in NY today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-meeting-with-mamdani-in-ny-today/1033259)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-meeting-with-mamdani-in-ny-today/1033259 "2026-09-22T13:43:51Z")
There is a live feed from Forbes on YouTube, but nothing is happening. Was this a planned event, or impromptu, and is there a program or is it ad lib? --- ## [I finally finished my screenplay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-finished-my-screenplay/1033232)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-finished-my-screenplay/1033232 "2026-09-22T11:29:59Z")
I submitted my first screenplay to a nationwide competition, and I’m anxious to see how it does. I won’t know for a few months. The screenplay is called ‘No Way Home’ and it’s 98 pages long. If you’re interested in read… --- ## [Fucking plovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plovers/1033166)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plovers/1033166 "2026-09-22T06:27:20Z")
It’s breeding season here for the Masked Lapwing plovers, the fuckers. Now I am the first to admit that the chicks are THE most adorable wee critters ever, toddling around on the grass with their parents flying overhead… --- ## [Discuss/review the last song by the previous poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-review-the-last-song-by-the-previous-poster/718179)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-review-the-last-song-by-the-previous-poster/718179 "2026-09-22T04:55:46Z")
Not sure if this should go in the Thread Games forum or not, but similar threads have gone here, so here it is. Your reply can be as verbose, or as brief, as you want it to be. Then you get to link (Youtube preferred o… --- ## [Disenchantment: New Matt Groening animated series coming to Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disenchantment-new-matt-groening-animated-series-coming-to-netflix/792108)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disenchantment-new-matt-groening-animated-series-coming-to-netflix/792108 "2026-09-22T04:18:25Z")
It’ll be a “medieval animated adult fantasy” called Disenchantment. Damn, I don’t get Netflix. I might have to subscribe just for this, but I’ll wait for the first reviews. I remember being skeptical about Futurama wh… --- ## [The business of AI (mostly LLMs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-business-of-ai-mostly-llms/1030556)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-business-of-ai-mostly-llms/1030556 "2026-09-22T03:54:48Z")
I’ve been thinking a long while about starting this conversation, because though I follow news in this area pretty closely, it evolves so quickly that it’s hard for me to keep up (and I do try). To be clear, what I want… --- ## [AI image generation is getting crazy good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2040\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203 "2026-09-22T02:41:53Z")
Today I’ve been exploring the understanding that ChatGPT 4o has of fictional characters, and I am blown away. The depth and detail of what it “understands” is almost scary, truly like something out of science fiction. Th… --- ## [Who is Charlie Kirk? Why is he important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-charlie-kirk-why-is-he-important/1022971)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-charlie-kirk-why-is-he-important/1022971 "2026-09-22T02:20:06Z")
Ok–who is he? He has something vaguely to do with MAGA-youth? Who is this guy? --- ## [Pimento cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247 "2026-09-22T01:00:13Z")
I love pimento cheese - More accurately, I love my pimento cheese. Any store bought always has too much mayo. Mrs Magill likes to spread it on sourdough pretzels. I’m happy with Ritz or Trisket crackers. I’d gotten m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=17&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=19&state=muted)