# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=18&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [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… --- ## [The Omnibus Film Photography Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-film-photography-thread/1007354)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-film-photography-thread/1007354 "2026-09-25T03:53:24Z")
There have been a bunch of film photography threads over the years. Indeed, I resurrected one last week. I decided to create this thread so that we have one single thread for all things Film Photography. 35 mm SLR cam… --- ## [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. --- ## [Wow, that's a great cover of that song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1176\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596 "2026-09-24T04:28:34Z")
I think we’ve had a thread or two like this in the past but a lot of us are home bored and have some time so let’s do it again. Looking for covers of songs that really do it for you. I love to find obscure but great cov… --- ## [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… --- ## [New and Unimproved Workplace Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 4468\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638 "2026-09-23T19:00:52Z")
Since the other one hasn’t been updated in a couple of weeks, has over 9,000 posts and over 1 million views, I think I’ll just let it rest and start a new one. And because fuck you, that’s why, I’m going to post a sort … --- ## [Did British soldiers in WWII drink tea or coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-british-soldiers-in-wwii-drink-tea-or-coffee/1033018)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-british-soldiers-in-wwii-drink-tea-or-coffee/1033018 "2026-09-23T18:35:27Z")
I know the US soldiers had vats of coffee available when possible. Did the British still make cups of tea with tea bags? --- ## [Have we reached the point when it is kooky to not believe in massive amounts of intelligent life having evolved throughout the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-reached-the-point-when-it-is-kooky-to-not-believe-in-massive-amounts-of-intelligent-life-having-evolved-throughout-the-universe/969972)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 760\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-reached-the-point-when-it-is-kooky-to-not-believe-in-massive-amounts-of-intelligent-life-having-evolved-throughout-the-universe/969972 "2026-09-23T17:35:57Z")
Pre-Webb, We estimated there were hundreds of billions of visible galaxies out there, with each galaxy being made of hundreds of billions of stars and possibly trillions of wet rocks like our little planet earth here. To… --- ## [Songs they made you sing in elementary school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-they-made-you-sing-in-elementary-school/1032514)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-they-made-you-sing-in-elementary-school/1032514 "2026-09-23T17:34:02Z")
Watching The Three Godfathers yesterday, and hearing Harry Carey, Jr. sing The Streets of Laredo, made me remember that we sang that song in elementary school - in 7th grade, I believe. Then I remembered other songs we … --- ## [Harvey Weinstein faces yet more accusations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-faces-yet-more-accusations/1003969)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-faces-yet-more-accusations/1003969 "2026-09-23T17:01:51Z")
I hope that if there’s a new trial that it sticks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=17&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=19&state=watching)