# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=186&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 187 --- ## [What Should We Call the Process of Reversing MAGA Control of the U.S. Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-call-the-process-of-reversing-maga-control-of-the-u-s-government/1025510)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-call-the-process-of-reversing-maga-control-of-the-u-s-government/1025510 "2025-12-11T14:42:04Z")
There’s another thread on what the process should be – Here I’m just trying to figure out what to call it. I posted this question on both ChatGPT and Gemini: “What are alternative words that have been suggested (not by… --- ## [Why is the verse of Dr Seuss so difficult for anyone else to do well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-verse-of-dr-seuss-so-difficult-for-anyone-else-to-do-well/1025604)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-verse-of-dr-seuss-so-difficult-for-anyone-else-to-do-well/1025604 "2025-12-11T14:27:39Z")
I’ve seen quite a few examples of verse written in an attempt to mimic the style of Dr Seuss - from amateurs, a lot and it’s nearly always cringe, but even in produced works where presumably there were professionals task… --- ## [USA seizes oil tanker off of the coast of Venezuela](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-seizes-oil-tanker-off-of-the-coast-of-venezuela/1025605)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-seizes-oil-tanker-off-of-the-coast-of-venezuela/1025605 "2025-12-11T14:06:05Z")
Don’t know where to put this. But this is another act of war/piracy. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/us-seizes-venezuelan-oil-tanker-00685289 --- ## [Have some All in the Family episodes been edited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-some-all-in-the-family-episodes-been-edited/297708)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-some-all-in-the-family-episodes-been-edited/297708 "2025-12-11T11:45:38Z")
To remove Archie Bunker’s most egregious racial epithets? I’ve heard this, but a google search doesn’t bring up any answers. It seems unlikely that Archie’s racial slurs would be acceptable for the 70’s but not now. A… --- ## [The military. Did you join? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-military-did-you-join-why-or-why-not/1002246)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-military-did-you-join-why-or-why-not/1002246 "2025-12-11T11:40:56Z")
Why did you join? Or not join? Did you come from a family with a strong military tradition? Did you grow up wanting to join? Or did you simply stumble into it? Or were you standing in front of a judge who said join or go… --- ## [A tiny issue ("I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595 "2025-12-11T08:43:27Z")
I opened a short(few months old) zombie about a thread I like. This thread was asking the point behind the “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain” thread. We have #3 going now. I’ve posted an inordinate amount in these threa… --- ## [Name your all-time three favorite novels, in order. No more than three, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-all-time-three-favorite-novels-in-order-no-more-than-three-please/1025316)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-all-time-three-favorite-novels-in-order-no-more-than-three-please/1025316 "2025-12-11T07:26:48Z")
Has this been done before? Probably. I dunno. Whatever. As mentioned, please rank your selections. And, I know it’s difficult, but please mention only three. Three shall be the number thou shalt submit, and the number … --- ## [Hate filling up for gas in the cold of winter? I feel like I need to share this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-filling-up-for-gas-in-the-cold-of-winter-i-feel-like-i-need-to-share-this/1025600)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-filling-up-for-gas-in-the-cold-of-winter-i-feel-like-i-need-to-share-this/1025600 "2025-12-11T06:00:13Z")
I just recently discovered this and I just love it so much. I used the Kroger app. But if Kroger has it I’m sure others do too. So I pull up to the pump, open my app, enter the pump number and turn the pump on. The app… --- ## [Movies into TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-into-tv-series/1025438)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-into-tv-series/1025438 "2025-12-11T05:02:27Z")
Imagine you’ve written the screenplay for a movie that doesn’t get picked up by a studio but someone has the bright idea that this screenplay, lightly transformed, would make for a good TV series. You’d have to re-couch … --- ## [Is it possible to be racist against AIs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-be-racist-against-ais/1023946)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-be-racist-against-ais/1023946 "2025-12-11T03:24:18Z")
I was talking to my sister earlier today about how so much of the United States’ GDP growth is just based on AI advancements right now, and how we’ve got practically nothing else going for us. She asked me why I’m so ra… --- ## [Any Old School AOL'ers Still Around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-school-aolers-still-around/1025306)
**Author:** [@slkaopi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slkaopi)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-school-aolers-still-around/1025306 "2025-12-11T01:08:46Z")
Something made me think about the old message boards today and I couldn’t help but wonder if any of my old friends were still around? I signed back up using my OG screen name. The only ones I can remember off the top o… --- ## [Speculation About How Republicans Will Run the 2028 Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-how-republicans-will-run-the-2028-election/1025269)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-how-republicans-will-run-the-2028-election/1025269 "2025-12-11T01:05:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there any non-nutty way that Republicans could even try to claim that Trump can run again?: Which is why I think all this concern and speculation about reelecting Trump is just a ploy … --- ## [Grammy-nominated gospel and opera singer Jubilant Sykes dead at 71; mentally ill son charged with his murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammy-nominated-gospel-and-opera-singer-jubilant-sykes-dead-at-71-mentally-ill-son-charged-with-his-murder/1025598)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammy-nominated-gospel-and-opera-singer-jubilant-sykes-dead-at-71-mentally-ill-son-charged-with-his-murder/1025598 "2025-12-11T00:23:05Z")
This is a horrible situation. He was nominated for a Grammy for his 2010 recording of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, and he does a breathtaking rendition of “Mary, Did You Know?”. Rest, good and faithful ser… --- ## [Who would make a better President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-make-a-better-president/1025543)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-make-a-better-president/1025543 "2025-12-10T23:38:52Z")
poll --- ## [Help Me Puzzle Out This Electrical Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-puzzle-out-this-electrical-question/1025607)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-puzzle-out-this-electrical-question/1025607 "2025-12-10T22:59:16Z")
I went to replace an 90s era fluorescent electrical fixture, and when I took the old one down I had a black hot connected to the fixture’s black, and two neutrals twisted together along with the fixture’s neutral. Nothin… --- ## [Transformers (cartoon/film/movie franchise) Cosmology and Biology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-cartoon-film-movie-franchise-cosmology-and-biology/1025574)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-cartoon-film-movie-franchise-cosmology-and-biology/1025574 "2025-12-10T22:55:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is it possible to be racist against AIs?: I started off a new thread because I was worried that this was getting too off-topic for the original thread in GD. While the origin of the Trans… --- ## [Ersatz Burritos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512 "2025-12-10T22:49:06Z")
I’ve been seeing an ad for Spam tacos. Then my daughter made King Ranch cassrole tonight. I like it because leftovers can be rolled in a tortilla. Yeah, my Ersatz Burrito. You? (Only one problem, there was none left… --- ## [Who Knew? 38% of Stanford Undergraduates are Disabled!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knew-38-of-stanford-undergraduates-are-disabled/1025417)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knew-38-of-stanford-undergraduates-are-disabled/1025417 "2025-12-10T21:20:31Z")
I thought that to get into Stanford you had to strongly score in one or more of the following characteristics; be very smart, or well-off, or child of an alumnus or excel in a desirable extracurricular pursuit (football… --- ## [Tech help: Laptop harddrive problem--worth troubleshooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-help-laptop-harddrive-problem-worth-troubleshooting/1025567)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-help-laptop-harddrive-problem-worth-troubleshooting/1025567 "2025-12-10T21:06:15Z")
My Lenovo X131e laptop won’t start Windows10. Pressing the laptop Start button takes me right into the BIOS settings screen. Sometimes there’s a “click…click” sound from the harddrive. I can boot the laptop using a Linu… --- ## [It warms the heart-In praise of hot cereals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-warms-the-heart-in-praise-of-hot-cereals/1025561)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-warms-the-heart-in-praise-of-hot-cereals/1025561 "2025-12-10T19:55:27Z")
I just had a bowl of Wheatena-delicious! What hot cereals have you tried and/or liked? --- ## [Do you believe in demons and is pornography sinful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-demons-and-is-pornography-sinful/1021184)
**Author:** [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Replies:** 551\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-demons-and-is-pornography-sinful/1021184 "2025-12-10T19:48:27Z")
Ove the years I have been a big fan of pornography. Honestly I was a porn fiend. I would watch it whenever I could. I don’t want to get graphic, but did engage in self stimulation and purchase a number of adult toys. A f… --- ## [After car inspection/service, wheel off by 15 degrees. Clock spring likely (very bad) or mis-alignment (bad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-car-inspection-service-wheel-off-by-15-degrees-clock-spring-likely-very-bad-or-mis-alignment-bad/1025553)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-car-inspection-service-wheel-off-by-15-degrees-clock-spring-likely-very-bad-or-mis-alignment-bad/1025553 "2025-12-10T19:37:28Z")
I went with Factual Questions even though I’d like the opinions of car mechanics. Yesterday evening, I drove my car (2008 Toyota Aygo) from the nearby (and good-reputation) garage. They did my clutch a few months back. … --- ## [KIA repair in Central Arkansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-repair-in-central-arkansas/1025521)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-repair-in-central-arkansas/1025521 "2025-12-10T18:50:52Z")
Electric power steering failure. I don’t believe the garage I use, having changed hands, can work on this or admit they are not qualified. Does anyone know of a competent garage in the LR NLR metropolitan area that is … --- ## [Is there a better word for "Non Biological Father"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-word-for-non-biological-father/224517)
**Author:** [@TheRealJohnPeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheRealJohnPeat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-word-for-non-biological-father/224517 "2025-12-10T18:18:05Z")
A friend asked me this earlier and I’m sure there is but I can’t think of it. What would you call a Father who - whilst not the biological father of his kids - has raised them and effectively been their ‘Father’ for mos… --- ## [What has Debbie Harry got on her right hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-debbie-harry-got-on-her-right-hand/982596)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-debbie-harry-got-on-her-right-hand/982596 "2025-12-10T16:54:08Z")
What has Debbie Harry got on her right hand? Spoilered because Debbie Harry: Summary --- ## [What do RFK Jr., Keith Olbermann, Mark Sanford, and political journalist Ryan Lizza have in common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-rfk-jr-keith-olbermann-mark-sanford-and-political-journalist-ryan-lizza-have-in-common/1024948)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-rfk-jr-keith-olbermann-mark-sanford-and-political-journalist-ryan-lizza-have-in-common/1024948 "2025-12-10T16:24:31Z")
If you guessed former political journalist and now Vanity Fair editor Olivia Nuzzi, you’re smarter than I am. She has a book coming out soon, which is why much of this is surfacing now. Talk about compromised journali… --- ## [In-town car acceleration: Not 0-60, but a metric for 0-30 times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-town-car-acceleration-not-0-60-but-a-metric-for-0-30-times/1025528)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-town-car-acceleration-not-0-60-but-a-metric-for-0-30-times/1025528 "2025-12-10T14:55:01Z")
Is there a commonly-used (and publicly searchable) car metric to measure how quickly it can accelerate from a standstill to about 30 mph? I know there are 0-60 times (e.g. https://www.zeroto60times.com/) but what I real… --- ## [Logistics of a looooong surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-a-looooong-surgery/1020124)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-a-looooong-surgery/1020124 "2025-12-10T14:22:12Z")
You keep hearing about “such and such surgery took 13 hours” or whatever. I’m personally looking at one that will be 8ish hours (yikes) some time next year. How on earth does that work in terms of the staff? How do they… --- ## [Frank (Electrical Contractor) on Holmes on Homes died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-electrical-contractor-on-holmes-on-homes-died/1025578)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-electrical-contractor-on-holmes-on-homes-died/1025578 "2025-12-10T13:51:23Z")
Frank started on the first episode of Holmes on Homes and appeared in all Mike’s other shows. DIY’ers usually tie into the house’s electrical. Frank often had to replace the panel to eliminate overloaded circuits and re… --- ## [Miami election results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-election-results/1025576)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-election-results/1025576 "2025-12-10T13:41:45Z")
Breaking news: A Dem has won the election for mayor of Miami for the first time in a couple decades. Miami mayor race results: Dem Higgins beats Trump-backed González Nominally the election is non-partisan, but everyon… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=185&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=187&state=watching)