# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=191 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 192 --- ## [How far can an OP be wrong before you can correct them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-an-op-be-wrong-before-you-can-correct-them/1025302)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-an-op-be-wrong-before-you-can-correct-them/1025302 "2025-12-02T16:14:03Z")
I get the OP needs to be able to define the question/thread they want to ask about. But ISTM there should be some limits. In a recent thread @puzzlegal chastised me and another poster for not abiding by weak definition… --- ## [Share your unorthodox (healthy-ish) snack or treat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-unorthodox-healthy-ish-snack-or-treat/1024936)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-unorthodox-healthy-ish-snack-or-treat/1024936 "2025-12-02T16:08:34Z")
(Define as you see fit) I’ve been eating these lately. Love them. Marinated Artichokes On The Go! --- ## [Songs that represent the current political environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-represent-the-current-political-environment/1025181)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-represent-the-current-political-environment/1025181 "2025-12-02T16:06:13Z")
This could probably go in the Politics section, but had to pick one. I was driving and the song “Spirits in the Material World” by The Police came on. I never paid much attention to the song’s lyrics in the past, but n… --- ## [Malady gone, instantaneously. When your body does good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malady-gone-instantaneously-when-your-body-does-good/1025228)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malady-gone-instantaneously-when-your-body-does-good/1025228 "2025-12-02T15:45:16Z")
Many (25) years ago I was diagnosed with Grover’s Disease, and after a consultation with a dermatologist and prescribed cortisone tabs, the lesions went away, eventually. About 4 years ago they returned. Now they weren’… --- ## [Worshipping the Lesser God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worshipping-the-lesser-god/1024204)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worshipping-the-lesser-god/1024204 "2025-12-02T12:43:20Z")
Are there any religions/sects that currently worship a singular god that is not all-powerful, all-knowing, omni-present and possibly not eternal? No ancient history or pantheons, please. --- ## [What are "silver fish" in the context of animal feed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-silver-fish-in-the-context-of-animal-feed/1025322)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-silver-fish-in-the-context-of-animal-feed/1025322 "2025-12-02T12:16:10Z")
Triggered by the mention of eating insect protien in a thread, I was reminded of the attempt to popularize farming black soldier fly larva for human consumption. Googling around on that and quickly skimming articles, I w… --- ## [Wow...my first post in more than 16 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265)
**Author:** [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265 "2025-12-02T11:59:47Z")
Been away a while. So it goes…Not sure why i drifted away. I was an infrequent poster and a bit of a lurker. Sad to see so many familiar names in the In Memoriam thread…lots of good folks. Life’s been well, for what it’… --- ## [Is your phone always at/in hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-phone-always-at-in-hand/1024001)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-phone-always-at-in-hand/1024001 "2025-12-02T07:49:16Z")
I was a late-comer to having a cell phone. I didn’t see the necessity, and for a long time, I had the cheapest, most basic phone around. It’s only in the last few years that I caved and got a smart phone. And, yes, I lik… --- ## [Can ANY ship/boat be "flagged" in any country a person/company chooses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-ship-boat-be-flagged-in-any-country-a-person-company-chooses/1025067)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-ship-boat-be-flagged-in-any-country-a-person-company-chooses/1025067 "2025-12-02T05:00:08Z")
I know with ships that do international travel they usually register/flag the ship in some few countries that are very forgiving in their laws to their owners. But what if I have a cargo vessel plying the Great Lakes? … --- ## [What kind of humidifier should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-humidifier-should-i-get/1025288)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-humidifier-should-i-get/1025288 "2025-12-02T04:50:28Z")
I want one just for my bedroom since my poor nostrils get sore during heating season (despite spraying saline up them frequently, which does help a little). I’ve googled and read blogs and read the others threads on thi… --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025317)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025317 "2025-12-02T04:31:29Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2026. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points… --- ## [Doing a pre-generative-AI Save Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-pre-generative-ai-save-game/982126)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-a-pre-generative-ai-save-game/982126 "2025-12-02T01:45:28Z")
I’m not sure in which forum to post this. With the emergence of generative AI in text writing, code writing and visual art, there are already cases where it’s not possible to tell what was generated by a model vs by a h… --- ## [TV shows where all the actresses are taller than the actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-all-the-actresses-are-taller-than-the-actors/1025003)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-all-the-actresses-are-taller-than-the-actors/1025003 "2025-12-02T00:35:29Z")
Are there any scripted TV shows whose regular cast (i.e., excluding recurring or guest stars) meets all of the following criteria, at least for one whole season? The cast contains at least three adults. The adults incl… --- ## [Is there a way to save the picture on my windows Lock Screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-the-picture-on-my-windows-lock-screen/1025308)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-the-picture-on-my-windows-lock-screen/1025308 "2025-12-01T23:33:41Z")
I’ve tried right clicking and left clicking but no response. --- ## [Language: If whales had it, would we know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-if-whales-had-it-would-we-know/62392)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-if-whales-had-it-would-we-know/62392 "2025-12-01T22:41:07Z")
If whales sang love sonnets or expositions on philosophy and mathematics to one another, would we know about it? I suppose that this is a signal processing problem: given what we know about whales’ listening and vocaliza… --- ## [Do you add anything to Manwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-add-anything-to-manwich/1024942)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-add-anything-to-manwich/1024942 "2025-12-01T20:44:35Z")
I like some diced celery and a dash of garlic powder. --- ## [The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 9997\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068 "2025-12-01T20:32:17Z")
Well, the CF has already started and the dude’s not even in office again. First off, he wants the Senate to give him power to bypass the Senate. (The link goes to AOL.) “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEAD… --- ## [TIME magazine doesn’t understand Canadian satire; thinks the US Ambassador threatened Parliament with a Patriot missile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-doesn-t-understand-canadian-satire-thinks-the-us-ambassador-threatened-parliament-with-a-patriot-missile/1025224)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-doesn-t-understand-canadian-satire-thinks-the-us-ambassador-threatened-parliament-with-a-patriot-missile/1025224 "2025-12-01T20:19:41Z")
The Beaverton, a Canadian satire mag, write an article about the US Ambassador to Canada. Trying to think of the most outrageous possible statement, they attributed a fake quote to the US Ambassador: ”‘A Canada that i… --- ## [Saddest-looking dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-looking-dogs/1025289)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-looking-dogs/1025289 "2025-12-01T20:01:25Z")
Not actually sad, just with a sad face. Obviously Bassett Hounds are number one, with Bloodhounds close behind. We had a lab who was good at looking sad, and a beagle/heeler mix who couldn’t look sad if her life depend… --- ## [Happy Cranks-giving! (November mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-cranks-giving-november-mini-rants/1024477)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-cranks-giving-november-mini-rants/1024477 "2025-12-01T18:38:10Z")
I didn’t see a new thread created yet so here we go. Since COVID, most of the houses in our neighborhood set up in our driveways to hand out candy rather than having kids come all the way up to the front door. For the f… --- ## [@Chronos - My comment in the American Fr.ontier thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204 "2025-12-01T17:58:11Z")
@Chronos, you said that my comment did not belong in that thread. I very much disagree. You see, I did live on a frontier. Sure a modern one, but very much like folks from 100s of years ago. And I treated strangers with… --- ## [About fuel consumption on a private aircraft (better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-fuel-consumption-on-a-private-aircraft-better-explained-in-op/1025268)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-fuel-consumption-on-a-private-aircraft-better-explained-in-op/1025268 "2025-12-01T17:45:04Z")
Let’s say I’m flying my Cessna 182 from Kansas City to Miami. The distance is 1300 nm. The aircraft’s range is 1000 nm. So is it better to fill up in Kansas City, fly a hair less than 1000 nm, then buy fuel for the remai… --- ## [Glass Onion (a Knives Out Mystery) was in Theaters Nov. 23 -29, now on Netflix (Dec. 23, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery-was-in-theaters-nov-23-29-now-on-netflix-dec-23-2022/975388)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery-was-in-theaters-nov-23-29-now-on-netflix-dec-23-2022/975388 "2025-12-01T17:29:03Z")
Just a note to remind people who like to see movies in a theater of its very limited theater run (I will wait until it streams) Note WP review is a repost on non-paywalled MSN: --- ## [Do people really die "surrounded by family" like the obit says?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-die-surrounded-by-family-like-the-obit-says/1023968)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-die-surrounded-by-family-like-the-obit-says/1023968 "2025-12-01T17:11:37Z")
A fair fraction of obituaries claim that the diee died with his loving family at his bedside. First question: how long do they all sit there? Or is sitting deemed too disrespectful? Has one family member been designated … --- ## [Do all English mayors wear this golden necklace-looking thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-english-mayors-wear-this-golden-necklace-looking-thing/1025210)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-english-mayors-wear-this-golden-necklace-looking-thing/1025210 "2025-12-01T15:50:09Z")
See how this guy is wearing a … well, I don’t know what, exactly. It’s sort of like a necklace but way bigger. English mayors of cities large and small are depicted wearing them while they are doing their duties. What i… --- ## [Perhaps not all publicity is good publicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-not-all-publicity-is-good-publicity/1024914)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-not-all-publicity-is-good-publicity/1024914 "2025-12-01T15:41:59Z")
So much of the local paper is not worth reading these days. Until I ran across THIS little nugget: So many questions. What kind of dog? Did they actually post the recording or share it with someone? Was there enou… --- ## [Replacement vacuum bags for a Ferrex F-WDV6.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-vacuum-bags-for-a-ferrex-f-wdv6-2/1025236)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-vacuum-bags-for-a-ferrex-f-wdv6-2/1025236 "2025-12-01T15:21:22Z")
I just bought a vacuum cleaner at Aldis, &a Ferrex F-WDV6.2, and it seems to be very good. But for the life of me, I cannot find any vacuum bags. Aldi’s does list any there IS NO Ferrex help line, and Aldi’s customer … --- ## [Earthquake near Gilroy, CA just now (11-26-25)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-near-gilroy-ca-just-now-11-26-25/1025155)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-near-gilroy-ca-just-now-11-26-25/1025155 "2025-12-01T15:20:07Z")
It was a moderate one - 4.2, according to initial reports. Quite a good jolt, and I propelled myself right out of the sofa in a panic until it was apparent that it was over. --- ## [What is the median shape of the surface of the Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-median-shape-of-the-surface-of-the-earth/1025263)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-median-shape-of-the-surface-of-the-earth/1025263 "2025-12-01T14:09:52Z")
I have been obtaining amusement from perusing (not entirely passively) some discussions amongst Flat Earth Conspiracy Theorists and rational persons, and a question occurred to me. According to General Relativity, the E… --- ## [What's a good low-cost cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-low-cost-cell-phone/1008952)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-low-cost-cell-phone/1008952 "2025-12-01T13:23:37Z")
I want it unlocked with 5g and wireless charging and a Droid. As cell phones are disposable now a days, I cannot justify spending $1500 on a Samsung S24 Ultra. My current Samsung is 3 years old and has issues, the char… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=192)