# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=19&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 20 --- ## [Pimento cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247 "2026-09-22T01:00:13Z")
I love pimento cheese - More accurately, I love my pimento cheese. Any store bought always has too much mayo. Mrs Magill likes to spread it on sourdough pretzels. I’m happy with Ritz or Trisket crackers. I’d gotten m… --- ## [We need a "little gear" for AI news panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-little-gear-for-ai-news-panic/1033199)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-little-gear-for-ai-news-panic/1033199 "2026-09-22T00:28:05Z")
I get that AI is trending as the big scary technology right now. Sure, there are issues. But can everybody in the news just stop, take a deep breath, and fucking learn something about AI before panic-reporting the late… --- ## [Spinal Tap II: The End Continues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-tap-ii-the-end-continues/1021340)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-tap-ii-the-end-continues/1021340 "2026-09-22T00:27:57Z")
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues opens in theaters September 12, 2025 --- ## [Self driving cars are still decades away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-are-still-decades-away/798499)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 3043\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-driving-cars-are-still-decades-away/798499 "2026-09-22T00:12:25Z")
Almost every major automaker plans on having an autonomous car on the market with the next 3-5 years. I don’t buy it. Despite Tesla’s brilliant marketing, lane keeping assists + adaptive cruise control does not make an… --- ## [What's the straight dope on getting other vaccines along with your flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-getting-other-vaccines-along-with-your-flu-shot/921191)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-getting-other-vaccines-along-with-your-flu-shot/921191 "2026-09-22T00:04:40Z")
I’m an ahem senior citizen, and I plan on getting my flu shot in the next couple of weeks. My doc also wants me to get a tetanus booster and a shingles vaccine. A friend is looking at tetanus and a pneumonia vaccine in a… --- ## ["Dated" lines in media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-lines-in-media/787087)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-lines-in-media/787087 "2026-09-21T22:08:00Z")
A few days ago, all the mentions of the American Gods series made me reread the novel, and one line in particular caught my eye, where someone being offered a payment in gold coins complained, saying something like “do y… --- ## [What Board Games are you playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383 "2026-09-21T20:39:40Z")
I am sure this has been a topic before but I don’t think it has been brought up in a while. My wife introduced me to modern board games a few years ago (she had been playing for years) and since then we build up a nice c… --- ## [Resolved: Germany was the aggressor against France in WWI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000 "2026-09-21T20:24:08Z")
Germany, France and Great Britain were signatories to a treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality. German war planners relied on a plan of invading both Belgium and France in the event of a war against France and Russia. T… --- ## [Have you noticed this political ad trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-this-political-ad-trend/1033238)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-this-political-ad-trend/1033238 "2026-09-21T19:30:38Z")
Because I watch sports and don’t always watch shows that are streaming I’m still exposed to political ads on TV. Because of where I live I am seeing midterm ads for NJ, NY and sometimes Connecticut races. Because I’m see… --- ## [Netflix {bidding} to buy Warner Bros Discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-bidding-to-buy-warner-bros-discovery/1025425)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-bidding-to-buy-warner-bros-discovery/1025425 "2026-09-21T18:27:31Z")
Netflix has put in the highest bid for Warner Bros Discovery, and is expected to buy the company, merging HBO Max with Netflix, for one thing. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros --- ## [Soviet technology that was on par with, or better than it's Western counterpart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-technology-that-was-on-par-with-or-better-than-its-western-counterpart/1031816)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-technology-that-was-on-par-with-or-better-than-its-western-counterpart/1031816 "2026-09-21T17:49:30Z")
It is pretty much a given that the West did most things better than the USSR, but were there areas, or technologies where the Soviet Union was ahead? --- ## [Lost in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-mmp/1033251)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-mmp/1033251 "2026-09-21T17:29:13Z")
Where did everyone wander off to? It’s nearly 10:30am Pacific time, and there is no new MMP yet. Is everyone OK? --- ## [Blue Prince - meandeirng thoughts and discussion while playing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-prince-meandeirng-thoughts-and-discussion-while-playing/1017003)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-prince-meandeirng-thoughts-and-discussion-while-playing/1017003 "2026-09-21T16:34:38Z")
I’m hesitant to post this because I don’t want any major spoilers, but at the same time I am betting more and more people will be playing this as its reviews are, I think, the best of any 2025 game yet. I’ve played abou… --- ## [Signs you may be in the ghetto...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-in-the-ghetto/673911)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-in-the-ghetto/673911 "2026-09-21T15:11:38Z")
A few observations I’ve made while exploring around my new neighborhood: You can buy alcohol in almost any store, no matter what else they sell. A free-standing department store, where there used to be an entire mall. … --- ## [Hypothetically, how long would it take go from Hong Kong to Galloway, Scotland with no money? (no passports, no travel card, basically undocumented)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-how-long-would-it-take-go-from-hong-kong-to-galloway-scotland-with-no-money-no-passports-no-travel-card-basically-undocumented/1033209)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-how-long-would-it-take-go-from-hong-kong-to-galloway-scotland-with-no-money-no-passports-no-travel-card-basically-undocumented/1033209 "2026-09-21T14:57:11Z")
It would also be possible to hitchhike on cars, swimming across the channel is also an option because it’s free. Asking in case I decide to do this --- ## [Pro Wrestling 10 List Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 710\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674 "2026-09-21T14:25:20Z")
Like the TV, Movie, and Music Playlist threads, a thread featuring lists of 10 things common to each person, place, or thing, as it relates to professional wrestling. I’ll start the thread with: Matches That Did Not Li… --- ## [Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hakeem-jeffries-as-speaker/1033038)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hakeem-jeffries-as-speaker/1033038 "2026-09-21T13:45:01Z")
Don’t want to jinx anything here… but assuming that Democrats take the House in November, how effective a Speaker would Jefferies be? There will be a lot of work to do to block Trump, investigate his crimes, and prevent… --- ## [Ask the guy who is pretty good at SF Story Identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-pretty-good-at-sf-story-identification/462417)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2068\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-pretty-good-at-sf-story-identification/462417 "2026-09-21T13:16:19Z")
Hi there. It’s been just about 4 years since I signed onto the SDMB, but I’m back. A few weeks back I helped out in this thread Help me find this Science Fiction short story - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board … --- ## [Florida Man, the worst superhero ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437 "2026-09-21T04:57:17Z")
Or Floridaman, for SEO. Never heard of him before, but he really gets around! --- ## [(Old) Late morning for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-late-morning-for-the-mmp/1033053)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-late-morning-for-the-mmp/1033053 "2026-09-21T04:06:49Z")
So I don’t see the MMP this morning so I’ll start it. Guess everyone can sleep in or find stuff to do early on a Monday. --- ## [Nostalgic for old comic books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-for-old-comic-books/1031999)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-for-old-comic-books/1031999 "2026-09-21T01:07:06Z")
I’ve been reading recently about a lot of comic book characters and titles that came out when I was in my maximum comic book reading and buying period (basically, the 1960s and early 1970s), and was kinda bummed out beca… --- ## [Dry-brining chicken at room temperature for 2-3 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-brining-chicken-at-room-temperature-for-2-3-hours/1033213)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-brining-chicken-at-room-temperature-for-2-3-hours/1033213 "2026-09-21T00:45:44Z")
This recipe says: Step 1 – Two to three hours prior to cooking, rinse the chicken quarters under cold water and pat-dry thoroughly with paper towel. Season each piece with salt and pepper on both sides and roll in flou… --- ## [Why don’t you lift weights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1459\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2026-09-21T00:09:00Z")
As an enthusiastic weightlifter, I understand that plenty of people dislike exercise. That gyms can be expensive or intimidating. That weightlifting takes time away from more important things - work, the kids, the spou… --- ## [Printer issue: Is it the printers, or my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-issue-is-it-the-printers-or-my-computer/1033162)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-issue-is-it-the-printers-or-my-computer/1033162 "2026-09-20T23:03:57Z")
My printer’s pretty old, and when it refused to print a couple hours ago and I saw a question mark by the touch screen, I figured it was at the end of its life, so I got out another printer I had stored away that’s newer… --- ## [Holly's "Rave On" as a metal song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollys-rave-on-as-a-metal-song/1033165)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollys-rave-on-as-a-metal-song/1033165 "2026-09-20T21:58:16Z")
Has anyone run across such a thing? Of course, it would lose Holly’s distinct style, but I think it’d be a good match for the genre. Ramp up the drums and change the piano bit to a lead guitar solo… might work. I’d als… --- ## [I bought small chargeable lamps. Have an issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-small-chargeable-lamps-have-an-issue/1033191)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-small-chargeable-lamps-have-an-issue/1033191 "2026-09-20T21:50:34Z")
These are small, but bright. Wall mounted. (3 pack). The thing on the wall has a magnetic ball joint. Easy to take off and put right back on. Charge quickly. Hold the charge pretty good. Problem is turning off and on. … --- ## [Why would a corn field be cut 3-4 ft high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-corn-field-be-cut-3-4-ft-high/1022619)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-corn-field-be-cut-3-4-ft-high/1022619 "2026-09-20T21:23:44Z")
First, this is not ‘detasseling’ to control pollination. There are several corn fields near me now, in late August, that have the top half of the plants cut off. Those fields still have corn plants at about 3 to 4 ft hi… --- ## [South Park - general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-general-discussion/994935)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-general-discussion/994935 "2026-09-20T20:13:23Z")
I don’t see a recent general discussion of South Park, so here it is. I appreciated last night’s Not Suitable For Children episode. If you don’t have a middle schooler who loves Prime hydration drink, its premise may ha… --- ## [Today in History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2553\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-history/759530 "2026-09-20T20:06:04Z")
Post an event in history that happened on the day/month of your post. Starting Day is July 10th, so until your calendar (or another poster’s calendar) turns to July 11th, you can only post events of July 10th. Once a pl… --- ## [RIP Stephanie Cole, British actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stephanie-cole-british-actress/1033196)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stephanie-cole-british-actress/1033196 "2026-09-20T19:36:28Z")
I first noticed Stephanie Cole as Diana Trent in Waiting for God, about a couple of hilarious old characters in a retirement home. She was tough, a retired photojournalist, and the guy in the next unit was a goofy wise g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=18&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=20&state=muted)