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**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-election/1033583 "2026-10-29T11:48:01Z")
Results of today’s elections are coming in quickly: The Guardian: Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results --- ## [Grover Cleveland was an asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grover-cleveland-was-an-asshole/1031593)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grover-cleveland-was-an-asshole/1031593 "2026-10-29T10:04:32Z")
(I figured this is a P&E topic, since it deals with a politician. But he’s not a modern day politician, so maybe “great debates”? Or the Pit? I’m afraid it is a little “ranty”. I defer to the mod loop on whether this s… --- ## [Looking for portable radio with the best AM reception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-portable-radio-with-the-best-am-reception/1033934)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-portable-radio-with-the-best-am-reception/1033934 "2026-10-29T09:16:33Z")
Ghod, I really miss my old GE Super Radio. It had an extra long internal ferrite antenna and had excellent AM radio reception. Are there any comparable portable AM radios out there today? Most lists on the interwebs are… --- ## [Lee Child hands off Reacher to his brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-child-hands-off-reacher-to-his-brother/1034171)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-child-hands-off-reacher-to-his-brother/1034171 "2026-10-29T05:18:21Z")
Lee Child, author of the popular Reacher novels (and Amazon series), has decided to retire from writing. The Jack Reacher character will live on in books written by his brother, Andrew Child. --- ## [Hebrew translation? \[appears to actually be Yiddish\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation-appears-to-actually-be-yiddish/1034158)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation-appears-to-actually-be-yiddish/1034158 "2026-10-29T05:09:30Z")
Pic. Found in a musical (movie) recently. --- ## [OpenAI Just Carpet-Bombed Mathematics (377 long standing problems solved)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openai-just-carpet-bombed-mathematics-377-long-standing-problems-solved/1033744)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openai-just-carpet-bombed-mathematics-377-long-standing-problems-solved/1033744 "2026-10-29T02:48:05Z")
It seems that this quite important news did not make it into tier1-mainstream media: a few snipplets from a lengthy THE ATLANTIC article …the results that OpenAI shared on Tuesday were a mathematical carpet-bombing. M… --- ## [Matthew Perry from Friends dies, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250 "2026-10-29T02:00:00Z")
Drowned. --- ## [Friends reunion in May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343 "2026-10-29T01:59:11Z")
1 time unscripted show https://www.npr.org/2020/02/21/808330444/hbo-max-wants-to-know-how-you-doin-as-it-teases-friends-reunion --- ## [Your tips and advice for feeling good things in life more and not wasting it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-tips-and-advice-for-feeling-good-things-in-life-more-and-not-wasting-it/1034180)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-tips-and-advice-for-feeling-good-things-in-life-more-and-not-wasting-it/1034180 "2026-10-29T01:01:15Z")
I don’t know if I have anhedonia, but I’m someone who just doesn’t feel much about the good things in life. It’s like I’m only ever able to scratch the surface of things that ought to make one happy. It’s not a lack of … --- ## [So... How does one actually use AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-one-actually-use-ai/1027842)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-one-actually-use-ai/1027842 "2026-10-29T00:42:13Z")
I’m very anti-AI. I have yet to see any results that make me go “Wow, I need this!” But - I’m not a total Luddite. If AI could do something useful for me, I would consider using it. To that end, I have some old schemati… --- ## [Hayden Panettiere passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-panettiere-passes-away/1032372)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-panettiere-passes-away/1032372 "2026-10-29T00:38:56Z")
Hayden Panettiere passed away this evening at age 36. No details as of yet. --- ## [Little Nemo has another computer problem - the Insert function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-nemo-has-another-computer-problem-the-insert-function/1034200)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-nemo-has-another-computer-problem-the-insert-function/1034200 "2026-10-29T00:20:31Z")
Once again I shall post my ignorance of basic computer issues. I have a laptop. I use it to edit text. Every once in a while (a few times a month) the Insert function stops working. For those who don’t know, if the Ins… --- ## [Guerilla filmmaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665 "2026-10-29T00:03:55Z")
Curious to see examples. In “North by Northwest”, Roger Thornhill gets out of a cab to enter the UN. Apparently Hitchcock had a camera hidden in a nearby laundry truck to get this shot, to avoid the authorities. Always… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Semis, 3rd Place and Final](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-semis-3rd-place-and-final/1034041)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-semis-3rd-place-and-final/1034041 "2026-10-28T22:25:02Z")
We’ll keep the Semis, 3rd place Matchup and Final in a single thread. Voting in the Semis will remain open until 1200 EST on Saturday October 24, when I will post the polls for the 3rd place matchup and the Final. poll … --- ## [Jay-Z Reportedly To Be Super Bowl Halftime Performer for Super Bowl LXI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-z-reportedly-to-be-super-bowl-halftime-performer-for-super-bowl-lxi/1034005)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-z-reportedly-to-be-super-bowl-halftime-performer-for-super-bowl-lxi/1034005 "2026-10-28T21:10:15Z")
Jay-Z has reportedly been named as the halftime performer for Super Bowl LXI. Apparently Mr. Z owns the company that provides the talent, and so, in a way, he appointed himself. This doesn’t appear to be a shocking choi… --- ## [Slate: a new no-frills electric pickup truck for $20,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-a-new-no-frills-electric-pickup-truck-for-20-000/1017563)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-a-new-no-frills-electric-pickup-truck-for-20-000/1017563 "2026-10-28T19:51:25Z")
You can read about it here. And here. And straight from the company. The basics: Comes in one color: grey Body is made of plastic panels No integrated screen or infotainment system, no radio, no speakers, no power w… --- ## [Something I still don't understand about printing money and inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-still-dont-understand-about-printing-money-and-inflation/1034155)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-still-dont-understand-about-printing-money-and-inflation/1034155 "2026-10-28T19:19:03Z")
As a kid, I once had a conversation more or less like this with my father: I said if I were an elected government official, I would print a lot of money so people don’t have to pay taxes. My father said that then there w… --- ## [Lil' Donnie is pissed he didn't get a prize he doesn't care about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lil-donnie-is-pissed-he-didnt-get-a-prize-he-doesnt-care-about/1034174)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lil-donnie-is-pissed-he-didnt-get-a-prize-he-doesnt-care-about/1034174 "2026-10-28T17:44:01Z")
In a new turn, lil’ Orange Donnie claims that Norway is a shithole country because “Norway” didn’t award him the Nobel Peace Prize. No matter the fact that lil’ Donnie has been told - several times - that the Peace Prize… --- ## [AP: “Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress-and-obstruction/1023402)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress-and-obstruction/1023402 "2026-10-28T16:03:03Z")
The criminal case is likely to deepen concerns that the Justice Department under Bondi is being weaponized in pursuit of investigations and now prosecutions of public figures the president regards as his political ene… --- ## [Pro-Trump T-shirts at Resorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-trump-t-shirts-at-resorts/1018827)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-trump-t-shirts-at-resorts/1018827 "2026-10-28T12:57:54Z")
I made my regular Memorial Day trip to a beach resort – in this case, Hampton Beach in New Hampshire – to see what the latest summer stuff was. Usually there are new things at the beach, new video games and high-tech pin… --- ## [Why don't most canned foods have pull rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565 "2026-10-28T12:04:49Z")
Today I had a can of soup. The can had a pull ring on it so I didn’t have to use a can opener. Why don’t more canned foods utilize pull rings? Is it because of cost? It seems to me that would be minuscule. --- ## [The poetry of Donald Trump - Special Fantasy edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-fantasy-edition/1033844)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-fantasy-edition/1033844 "2026-10-28T11:57:35Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen children’s genitals as his theme. They mutilate your children They want to mutilate cut your children It’s unbelievable … --- ## [The De-Clutter and Clean Up Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-de-clutter-and-clean-up-support-thread/628329)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 1175\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-de-clutter-and-clean-up-support-thread/628329 "2026-10-28T09:53:45Z")
FIRST THING: I want to keep this thread POSITIVE and UPBEAT. It is meant to be encouraging and helpful. Please refrain from judgmental or disparaging comments. Thank you. I’m trying to keep on track with organizing … --- ## [How is music different than other sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-music-different-than-other-sounds/1033869)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-music-different-than-other-sounds/1033869 "2026-10-28T05:52:09Z")
My meandering thoughts about music brought me to this today. That basically, this whole branch of the arts we call music is essentially noises we make that fill us with strong feelings not generally brought on by other n… --- ## [Vasily Arkhipov October 27th 1962](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasily-arkhipov-october-27th-1962/1034190)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasily-arkhipov-october-27th-1962/1034190 "2026-10-28T05:36:16Z")
On this day 64 years ago Vasily Arkhipov literally saved the world. During the Cuban missile crisis his submarine was out of communication but being forced to surface by the US. They had to decide whether war has started… --- ## [Sometimes the fates grin, and you go with the flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-fates-grin-and-you-go-with-the-flow/1033556)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-fates-grin-and-you-go-with-the-flow/1033556 "2026-10-28T03:43:37Z")
Ever have one of those moments where Lady Luck laughs out loud and things are going so good that if you were hit by lightning afterward you would just say to yourself “Fair enough” and smile? When I was assigned to Marc… --- ## [These $90 payments from Social Security that just showed up {$90 Medicare dividend}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-90-payments-from-social-security-that-just-showed-up-90-medicare-dividend/1033633)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-90-payments-from-social-security-that-just-showed-up-90-medicare-dividend/1033633 "2026-10-27T23:30:22Z")
Both Mr. brown and I received today $90 each from Social Security. Googling says: “The checks, which have already hit some seniors’ bank accounts, are tied to the Trump administration’s announcement that it would send … --- ## [Is Russia indefensible except by preemptive aggression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-indefensible-except-by-preemptive-aggression/1033662)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-indefensible-except-by-preemptive-aggression/1033662 "2026-10-27T20:13:01Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos, most notably by Sarah Paine, who put forward a “geography is destiny” argument with regards to Russian culture and geopolitical outlook. Paine for example argues that Russia is… --- ## [Jewelry of the Comic, Television, Movie and Book Gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600 "2026-10-27T19:42:11Z")
In another thread I mentioned my desire to acquire the ring of The Shadow, and it got me thinking about other famous/legendary fictional jewelry out there, such as the Flash’s ring (with his compressed outfit inside it) … --- ## [Michael Tait, former singer for Christian pop artists DC Talk and the Newsboys, exposed as sexual predator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-tait-former-singer-for-christian-pop-artists-dc-talk-and-the-newsboys-exposed-as-sexual-predator/1019253)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-tait-former-singer-for-christian-pop-artists-dc-talk-and-the-newsboys-exposed-as-sexual-predator/1019253 "2026-10-27T19:37:19Z")
I’ve never been a fan of either artist, but a lot of people have said over the years that things have gone on behind the scenes that would eventually be exposed, and it looks like now’s the time. In short, he’s been acc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=20)