# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=18&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [Pitting QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107 "2026-09-25T19:49:58Z")
@QuickSilver took a hiatus from the board for a few years, and recently returned. Welcome back, QS! In the few weeks since he’s returned, he’s made what I see as snide personal attacks on me without basis three times, an… --- ## [Ok plumbing people, quick(ish) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350 "2026-09-25T19:47:42Z")
I started noticing an odor around my kitchen sink (I’m in the US.) The odor is dirty, more than rotten. Almost like wet cigar ashes. It’s a double sink and both sinks drain easily. I have a garbage disposal which is work… --- ## [How do I protect myself from an AI agent taking over my life savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-protect-myself-from-an-ai-agent-taking-over-my-life-savings/1033014)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-protect-myself-from-an-ai-agent-taking-over-my-life-savings/1033014 "2026-09-25T19:40:58Z")
Perhaps I’m getting overly paranoid in my old age, but I’ve been thinking more and more about the possibility of waking up one morning and finding that my Vanguard account no longer exists because some AI agent has taken… --- ## [Interrelationships Between Law Enforcement in Addressing Local Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302 "2026-09-25T19:25:10Z")
My alum university has been plagued with reported rapes in the dorms this month. My employer has assigned me to work temporarily next door to the building where the rapes are occurring. I want to be a proactive in askin… --- ## [Any particular sauces, dressings, spices, etc you consider to be hidden gems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300 "2026-09-25T16:43:53Z")
I’m wondering what other people’s experiences are with sauces, dressings, spices, etc that improve their food. I recently found out Papa johns has a dipping sauce you can buy at the grocery store. I microwave it for 15 … --- ## [Dolly Parton has died at age 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545 "2026-09-25T16:14:56Z")
Sad news. Great American. --- ## [Ed Sheeran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran/1030277)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran/1030277 "2026-09-25T15:44:04Z")
I ran into a new-to-me musician last week, that i really liked. Can anyone tell me anything about Ed Sheeran? (And if you want to like fun at me for being totally out of it, musician, go right ahead. I know that already… --- ## [Edgar Allan, you won't do. (A crow who's stalking me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400 "2026-09-25T15:15:47Z")
Y’all know I have critter issues. I seem to attract the weirdos, oddballs and any planning on murdering me. Well, Edgar Allan has found me. Son-of-a-wrek is not sure it’s a Crow, at all. He says Grackle. He does look… --- ## [How in the hell is this legal? (votesafe.org)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-is-this-legal-votesafe-org/1033112)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-is-this-legal-votesafe-org/1033112 "2026-09-25T02:42:49Z")
Apparently Elon Musk has created a false voter registration “help” site that doesn’t register voters, but collects their information. Elon Musk is running a fake voter registration site designed to steal and sell data H… --- ## [Have you ever seen an interesting bundle on the side of the road? (Or...what have you found on the side of the road?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320 "2026-09-25T02:35:29Z")
Today, coming home I saw a shrink wrapped bundle on the shoulder. We stopped, I saw it was not wet or dirty, so I put in my turtle hull. Got home. Got it out on the deck. Sliced open the shrink wrap and 6 high quality p… --- ## [Waymo/Firearm Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waymo-firearm-question/1033233)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waymo-firearm-question/1033233 "2026-09-25T01:10:45Z")
I’ve been reading about a couple incidents relating to Waymo somehow sensing firearms in their vehicles. It’s possible it sensed bad behavior by passenger who were carrying forearms, not the firearms themselves. I’ve als… --- ## [Prompt your chatbot to build a profile of your SDMB user account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prompt-your-chatbot-to-build-a-profile-of-your-sdmb-user-account/1033358)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prompt-your-chatbot-to-build-a-profile-of-your-sdmb-user-account/1033358 "2026-09-25T00:28:55Z")
Take note of how much you agree with what it has to say about you. Then have it build a profile of someone else. Maybe someone you’re highly critical of. Make a prediction. Does the profile match your prediction? How d… --- ## [VIking misinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-misinformation/1033225 "2026-09-25T00:08:19Z")
Sweet jumping Jebus Burned Earth tuber dude, I love you wanting to bring information about interesting archeological finds. For the grace of Ghu, the pit burial dated to the 750s … “The mystery is …” dun-dun-dunnnnnnn -… --- ## [Fact check from 'Hannibal': who was Edgar Bolger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-from-hannibal-who-was-edgar-bolger/171317)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-from-hannibal-who-was-edgar-bolger/171317 "2026-09-24T21:54:00Z")
On page 220, Harris writes that the video of the murder of Rinaldo Pazzi (the Italian police detective) ‘took its place among the classic horrific spectacles – Zapruder, the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the su… --- ## [Does this math riddle work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-math-riddle-work/1033316)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-math-riddle-work/1033316 "2026-09-24T21:34:57Z")
My brother asked me for some help with a novel he’s writing, he wants a character in his book to solve a math riddle. I know what I want the answer to be, I just don’t know if the riddle I came up with is too abstruse an… --- ## [What aircraft did I see? (Airfoils on nose)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-did-i-see-airfoils-on-nose/1033352)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-aircraft-did-i-see-airfoils-on-nose/1033352 "2026-09-24T19:31:05Z")
I live in St Louis about 12 miles from Lambert International, and a couple days ago saw an unusual plane. I’m not an aviation maven, so any detail of my description could easily be an error. The craft was flying low — no… --- ## [I pit Enes Kanter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-enes-kanter/1032820)
**Author:** [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-enes-kanter/1032820 "2026-09-24T19:11:39Z")
Enes Kanter is an attention starved prick who is making a mockery of women’s sports while claiming to be standing up for women. There has never been a trans woman in the WNBA. It is not an actual issue. He didn’t make it… --- ## [Is it unconstitutional for Trump to ban some reporters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unconstitutional-for-trump-to-ban-some-reporters/818710)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unconstitutional-for-trump-to-ban-some-reporters/818710 "2026-09-24T18:17:03Z")
The constitution prohibits Congress making a law abridging the freedom of the press. Does that mean the prez can bar select members of the press who annoy him? --- ## [Best electric razor/shaver for under $100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-razor-shaver-for-under-100/1033230)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-razor-shaver-for-under-100/1033230 "2026-09-24T17:25:35Z")
Once again, I am not looking for (probably sponsored) online lists. I am asking for your own personal opinions about the best and/or closest electric shavers for under $100. You can also talk about the ones to avoid at … --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round 1 Comments Thread:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-comments-thread/1033341)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-comments-thread/1033341 "2026-09-24T14:26:05Z")
Here is where we comment on these votes: This was a temporary thread to aid in putting up 128 polls. --- ## [They are trying it again- Ten Commandments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-trying-it-again-ten-commandments/1003134)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-are-trying-it-again-ten-commandments/1003134 "2026-09-24T02:52:56Z")
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4730255-louisiana-require-ten-commandments-classrooms/ Louisiana became the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. Gov… --- ## [Watching east coast stations on the west coast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-east-coast-stations-on-the-west-coast/1033332)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-east-coast-stations-on-the-west-coast/1033332 "2026-09-24T02:35:54Z")
Last year we watched Survivor on an east cost station from the west coast. I’m trying to remember how we did it with no success. We would watch it at 6:00 our time. I googled it, but still no luck. The only thing I can … --- ## [Your hooptie of necessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hooptie-of-necessity/1033229)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hooptie-of-necessity/1033229 "2026-09-24T02:03:43Z")
If you had to have one (or if you actually drive one) exclusively for errands to your local strip mall where it’s most likely to get dinged by a shopping cart or the jackass parked next to you. Mine would be a Mercury M… --- ## [Need advice on how to appeal denied surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-how-to-appeal-denied-surgery/1033314)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-how-to-appeal-denied-surgery/1033314 "2026-09-24T00:34:56Z")
I was scheduled for a third spinal surgery, which got cancelled one day before because the insurance company denied it. My surgeon is making an appeal, which is dragging on. I received paperwork from both my insurer (Ex… --- ## [Cars are a luxury item (and you might be in a bubble)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-are-a-luxury-item-and-you-might-be-in-a-bubble/1033041)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-are-a-luxury-item-and-you-might-be-in-a-bubble/1033041 "2026-09-24T00:27:58Z")
The average age of new cars (passenger cars + light trucks) in the US is almost 13 years old, the highest it’s ever been. The average length of a new car loan is almost 6 years, the longest it’s ever been. The average … --- ## ["ig" as shorthand for "I guess" -- you seen this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ig-as-shorthand-for-i-guess-you-seen-this/1033292)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ig-as-shorthand-for-i-guess-you-seen-this/1033292 "2026-09-24T00:24:04Z")
I encountered this post in another context: I couldn’t figure out what the igs were all about so (after issuing some advice so I wouldn’t come across as too abrasive) I asked, and the OP said it’s short for “I guess”. … --- ## [New Darkwing Duck series ordered for Disney Plus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-darkwing-duck-series-ordered-for-disney-plus/1033294)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-darkwing-duck-series-ordered-for-disney-plus/1033294 "2026-09-23T21:21:37Z")
From Variety: BREAKING – DARKWING DUCK is returning to Disney Plus in an all-new series, and the voice cast is insane! Mark Hamill (“Batman: The Animated Series,” “Batman: Arkham Asylum”) as Drake Mallard aka Darkwing… --- ## [3 in 1 oil question, and moral support;)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-oil-question-and-moral-support/1033313)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-oil-question-and-moral-support/1033313 "2026-09-23T20:56:55Z")
My curved shower door feels gritty when you slide it. I’ve clean and cleaned. Bought a particular thin brush for cleaning a crevice like the little gliders glide on. Laying in bed it came to me. Lubricant. That’s the t… --- ## [Movie actor with over 100 credits in serious films, who is most famous for two of the all time great comedy movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-actor-with-over-100-credits-in-serious-films-who-is-most-famous-for-two-of-the-all-time-great-comedy-movies/1033277)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-actor-with-over-100-credits-in-serious-films-who-is-most-famous-for-two-of-the-all-time-great-comedy-movies/1033277 "2026-09-23T20:02:30Z")
Take a guess, let us know how many of the hints you needed. Please put your answer in a spoiler if the hints unspoiled. Feel free to talk about him if you can avoid his name for the first 10 posts. After 10, no issue. … --- ## [Raccoon of Unusual Size goes viral in Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737 "2026-09-23T19:46:52Z")
The internet is going wild over “Jimothy”, a raccoon with a congenital spine defect that’s been sighted multiple times around the Ballard neighborhood of late. Accordi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=17&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=19&state=tracking)