# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=189 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 190 --- ## [An extinct fish is being reintroduced into Lake Erie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-fish-is-being-reintroduced-into-lake-erie/1025408)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-fish-is-being-reintroduced-into-lake-erie/1025408 "2025-12-04T23:40:01Z")
Those sturgeon fingerlings are pretty cute! --- ## [Suggestion for a new tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-a-new-tablet/1025279)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-a-new-tablet/1025279 "2025-12-04T22:29:52Z")
I have a computer, downstairs in the office, and a smart phone, also often downstairs on its charging station, and an old Samsung Galaxy android tablet that I keep in the living room. It is connected to the house wi-fi (… --- ## [Do you have any DVD box sets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-dvd-box-sets/1025121)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-dvd-box-sets/1025121 "2025-12-04T20:37:29Z")
And if so of what genre? Relevant to a discussion in a particular show thread but that discussion is not relevant to the question so no link. if you care to know though. --- ## [Rules for posting about a Kickstarter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-posting-about-a-kickstarter/1000163)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-posting-about-a-kickstarter/1000163 "2025-12-04T20:19:31Z")
I’m preparing a Kickstarter to raise money for a creative project (in this case, a comic book/graphic novel). Can I post about it, and would there be any limitations? Thank you. --- ## [Which of history’s fashions would you choose, if you could adopt any style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-history-s-fashions-would-you-choose-if-you-could-adopt-any-style/1025312)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-history-s-fashions-would-you-choose-if-you-could-adopt-any-style/1025312 "2025-12-04T19:45:34Z")
If you could dress like any historical era, without any social opprobrium, which would you choose? I’m a fan of a nice suit; wearing a well tailored silk suit is like wearing pajamas. And I appreciate the sartorial fla… --- ## [Question about painting over acrylic enamel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-painting-over-acrylic-enamel/1025297)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-painting-over-acrylic-enamel/1025297 "2025-12-04T19:02:13Z")
Years ago my front door was painted with Kelly-Moore “Acry-Shield 100% Acrylic Exterior Semi-Gloss Enamel”. Recently a so-called professional painter painted over it with Sherwin Williams “SuperPaint Paint and Primer; Ex… --- ## [Is Senator Mark Kelly finally our "Joseph Welch?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-senator-mark-kelly-finally-our-joseph-welch/1025355)
**Author:** [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-senator-mark-kelly-finally-our-joseph-welch/1025355 "2025-12-04T18:40:26Z")
In 1954, Joseph Welch finally put down Joe McCarty’s campaign to purge communists from the US. “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness.” “Let us not assassinate this… --- ## [Unusual Job Duties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-job-duties/1025046)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-job-duties/1025046 "2025-12-04T17:45:03Z")
As part of my job, I do something that I’ve never heard of anyone else doing. I stand in a place and watch for people to approach. Most of the people, as they approach, I think of a name–but it’s not their name. I don’t… --- ## [ChatGPT level of confidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-level-of-confidence/1017717)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-level-of-confidence/1017717 "2025-12-04T17:37:10Z")
I wouldn’t cite Wikipedia for a Thesis but it’s good enough to win a bar argument. It’s not perfect, I don’t believe everything on it I read, but I am willing to accept it’s mostly true. There is a level of confidence … --- ## [Shows or movies in which the actor’s name matches the character’s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-or-movies-in-which-the-actor-s-name-matches-the-character-s/986954)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-or-movies-in-which-the-actor-s-name-matches-the-character-s/986954 "2025-12-04T17:26:10Z")
Hypothetically, if Tom Cruise played a character named Tom Smith, that would count. Cameos or characters based upon their real lives would not. So neither Ray Romano in “Everybody Loves Raymond”, John Malkovich in “Being… --- ## [Bird feeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-feeding/1025295)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-feeding/1025295 "2025-12-04T13:43:14Z")
I feeds the boids! Yes I do! I spend a fortune(:blush: )on seeds for the critters flying around. (Squirrel thieves be damned). So…my question is: I know people throw corn meal down for wild animals. Is that safe for o… --- ## [Facebook Algorithms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-algorithms/1023505)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-algorithms/1023505 "2025-12-04T13:08:31Z")
Somehow Facebook has figured out I like cats and trains and are always showing me videos of them. But lately Facebook has been showing me many different videos of CHUBBY El Salvadoran high school marching band majorette… --- ## [Just funny stuff with friends family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-funny-stuff-with-friends-family/1025375)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-funny-stuff-with-friends-family/1025375 "2025-12-04T12:55:53Z")
Last night, I saw that the flights on my darts matched my wife’s dress perfectly. She saw that and said we should switch. I said “But your dress won’t fit me” :heart\_eyes: Then today, I was snowblowing the drive. I had … --- ## [Quentin Tarantino's list of the top 20 movies from 2000-2025(not including his own). What are yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quentin-tarantinos-list-of-the-top-20-movies-from-2000-2025-not-including-his-own-what-are-yours/1025350)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quentin-tarantinos-list-of-the-top-20-movies-from-2000-2025-not-including-his-own-what-are-yours/1025350 "2025-12-04T12:39:00Z")
His list: Black Hawk Down Toy Story 3 Lost in Translation Dunkirk There Will Be Blood Zodiac Unstoppable Mad Max: Fury Road Shaun of the Dead Midnight in Paris Battle Royle (2000) Big Bad Wolves (2013) Jackass: The Mov… --- ## [Botticelli- November 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2025/1024476)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2025/1024476 "2025-12-04T10:22:07Z")
I am G! --- ## [Will the city of Teheran be abandoned next week, due to drought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-city-of-teheran-be-abandoned-next-week-due-to-drought/1022757)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-city-of-teheran-be-abandoned-next-week-due-to-drought/1022757 "2025-12-04T10:02:40Z")
A few weeks ago, I noticed a couple of astounding headlines. Iran is in critical trouble with water supplies, and its capital city may have to be abandoned within weeks. Since then, I haven’t seen any serious talk abou… --- ## [The Ethics of "My Octopus Teacher" \[Possible Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-my-octopus-teacher-possible-spoilers/939157)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-my-octopus-teacher-possible-spoilers/939157 "2025-12-04T08:42:04Z")
Yay or nay: OK to befriend wild animals? The Oscar-nominated documentary film My Octopus Teacher was a wonderful film to watch but I do wonder about the ethics. First, I am posting here (not CS) because I see this as a … --- ## [Fuck Your Business Model, Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-your-business-model-doctor/1025010)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-your-business-model-doctor/1025010 "2025-12-04T05:49:03Z")
My Dr. ( in network ) referred me to another Dr. ( In Network? Specialist. ) to have something checked. I called them, provided insurance information, and made the appointment. I was nervous… but it had to be done. I… --- ## [Help finding a video, or better yet, a videographer(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-video-or-better-yet-a-videographer/1025388)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-video-or-better-yet-a-videographer/1025388 "2025-12-04T05:36:48Z")
Yo SD, can one of you brilliant teeming millions help me find some videos? Back in the early 2000s, maybe even as late as 2010, there was a person who made videos for YouTube (?) that seemed to be a symptom of their men… --- ## [Help me find this song please, it's been +- 15-20 years!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-song-please-its-been-15-20-years/1025389)
**Author:** [@MysticJaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysticJaguar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-song-please-its-been-15-20-years/1025389 "2025-12-04T04:12:48Z")
Hi goodevening! Hope y’all are doing good. This is my first post ever and I stumbled upon this website in my search for a song. It’s been since the 2000’s that I heard it and please bear with me. If I remember correctly… --- ## [Drug cartels and payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-cartels-and-payment/1025343)
**Author:** [@Cachalot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cachalot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-cartels-and-payment/1025343 "2025-12-04T04:05:03Z")
I just watched The Mule starring Clint Eastwood as an elderly man who becomes a courier for a drug cartel. According to what we see in the movie, he was paid very well. A shot of him looking at his pay packet after one r… --- ## [Concerts where you can't hear the vocals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-where-you-cant-hear-the-vocals/1025383)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-where-you-cant-hear-the-vocals/1025383 "2025-12-04T01:45:56Z")
How does this happen? We sit there for ever while they say ‘check 1-2-3’ over and over into the mics for what feels like hours. They constantly ask to have someone adjust things until they’re happy. Then the show star… --- ## [Purge of Inspector Generals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purge-of-inspector-generals/1013396)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purge-of-inspector-generals/1013396 "2025-12-04T01:33:50Z")
Susan Collins has expressed “concern”. IGs are supposed to look for fraud and waste, which may make them redundant with DOGE. They also are watchdogs for criminality, which makes them suspicious. Note that Trump did a… --- ## [Is this category still useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-category-still-useful/1025371)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-category-still-useful/1025371 "2025-12-04T01:29:18Z")
None of the threads has had a post since Oct. 31. --- ## [Public speaking: largest crowd you ever spoke in front of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-largest-crowd-you-ever-spoke-in-front-of/1025082)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-largest-crowd-you-ever-spoke-in-front-of/1025082 "2025-12-04T00:24:02Z")
I remember in high school having to do a 1-minute presentation (we called it a “speech”) on a piece of art. I was physically ill the night before. I couldn’t figure out why they would subject kids to this torture. It was… --- ## [An "extinct" animal is being reintroduced to the Sahara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-animal-is-being-reintroduced-to-the-sahara/1025372)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-animal-is-being-reintroduced-to-the-sahara/1025372 "2025-12-03T23:42:09Z")
I find the idea of reintroducing endangered or nearly extinct animals to an area to help it grow again. --- ## [Several legal questions about double jeopardy and wrongful conviction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-legal-questions-about-double-jeopardy-and-wrongful-conviction/1025336)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/several-legal-questions-about-double-jeopardy-and-wrongful-conviction/1025336 "2025-12-03T23:13:42Z")
Helping out some inmates in prison, who can’t really do research: If a defendant is convicted under law XYZ but law XYZ is later overturned by the Supreme Court, does he count as wrongfully-convicted (in terms of getti… --- ## [CalMeacham Pop Culture Articles in Small Press Journals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-pop-culture-articles-in-small-press-journals/1025364)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-pop-culture-articles-in-small-press-journals/1025364 "2025-12-03T21:52:39Z")
I just found out that The Three Stooges Journal finally published the article I wrote for them based on my Straight Dope Board thread from a year ago, “Moe Howard and the Australian Mermaid”. It appeared in the Summer 20… --- ## [How much am I likely to receive from the AT&T Data Incident Settlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-likely-to-receive-from-the-at-t-data-incident-settlement/1025366)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-likely-to-receive-from-the-at-t-data-incident-settlement/1025366 "2025-12-03T21:31:23Z")
Got another email about this, and am unsure whether it’s worth the effort. I went to the trouble of filling out all the data for a class action suit a few years ago, and got enough for a cup of coffee. It wasn’t worth … --- ## [Beatles Anthology 2025 on Disney+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-anthology-2025-on-disney/1025271)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-anthology-2025-on-disney/1025271 "2025-12-03T21:13:36Z")
As a long-time fan I found the “new” version of the documentary very enjoyable (and a little bittersweet as well). I saw the original when it was broadcast in 1995 and have the DVD box set and still the 2025 version was … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=188) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=190)