# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=192 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 193 --- ## [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… --- ## [\*\*Monthly Photo Competition #36– November, 2025 – “A Whole Lot of \_\_\_\_\_”\*\* \[Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-36-november-2025-a-whole-lot-of-poll-added/1024478)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-36-november-2025-a-whole-lot-of-poll-added/1024478 "2025-12-01T12:20:25Z")
This is the monthly thread for November, 2025. The topic this month is “A Whole Lot of \_\_\_\_\_”, chosen by @Dung\_Beetle. IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you not use Imgur to host your photos, as some members may not be … --- ## [The creation of the planets in our Solar System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creation-of-the-planets-in-our-solar-system/1022065)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creation-of-the-planets-in-our-solar-system/1022065 "2025-12-01T09:33:02Z")
Prevailing theory is that the planets were all created from leftover “stuff” writ large from the formation of the sun. Is the type of planet and rough distance from Sol predicated upon which materials coalesced into whi… --- ## [(Old) Gobble ‘Til You Wobble, Or Not In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gobble-til-you-wobble-or-not-in-the-mmp/1025095)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gobble-til-you-wobble-or-not-in-the-mmp/1025095 "2025-12-01T07:51:03Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 52 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 77 and mostly cloudy. Today will be a day of high RDOS inactivities. Sup will be burly butcher fried chikin, peas ‘n … --- ## [Board games for college women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-games-for-college-women/1025103)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-games-for-college-women/1025103 "2025-12-01T04:46:37Z")
My daughter is in college now and tells me that there’s not a lot to do in the area. I went to the same school so I know there’s not a lot to do outside of classes. I suggested getting board games as that’s what we used … --- ## [Charitable donations questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-donations-questions/1025036)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-donations-questions/1025036 "2025-12-01T04:17:13Z")
It’s the time of year when we make our charitable contributions. (Yes, I know many/most charities would rather we give monthly. Too bad. They know they’ll get extra near the end of the year – learn to budget, dammit.) A… --- ## [When do you like to get on the road (or otherwise start your travels?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-like-to-get-on-the-road-or-otherwise-start-your-travels/1025207)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-like-to-get-on-the-road-or-otherwise-start-your-travels/1025207 "2025-12-01T03:07:26Z")
My husband and I tend to be early starters when we have the option. Back in the days when we had to drive to Florida to see his parents, we’d be on the road in the dark of the morning, and do the same for the return trip… --- ## [Can I "sync" a new iPad to the old one, as I can with a new Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sync-a-new-ipad-to-the-old-one-as-i-can-with-a-new-mac/1025132)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sync-a-new-ipad-to-the-old-one-as-i-can-with-a-new-mac/1025132 "2025-12-01T02:28:17Z")
Hope that question made sense. I know the procedure to connect a new Mac desktop to an old one, do some fancy button-holding-down and the entire old computer hard drive ( minus the older OS ) ports into the new machine.… --- ## [I have cirrhosis - seeking support or general advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cirrhosis-seeking-support-or-general-advice/1010645)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cirrhosis-seeking-support-or-general-advice/1010645 "2025-12-01T00:44:18Z")
(Insert standard “you are not my doctor” disclaimer) Some of you who’ve been around for awhile probably know I’ve been a heavy drinker for much of my adult life. In my champion drinking days, I was consuming more than a… --- ## [Thanksgiving dinner - what you have to have and what you never had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-dinner-what-you-have-to-have-and-what-you-never-had/1024806)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-dinner-what-you-have-to-have-and-what-you-never-had/1024806 "2025-11-30T23:52:28Z")
I know we’ve had threads like this, but it’s been a while, so let’s give it a shot. When I was a kid. my grandmother never had green bean casserole or sweet potatoes with marshmallows. But she did have succotash (corn w… --- ## [My Kingsize pillows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingsize-pillows/1025241)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingsize-pillows/1025241 "2025-11-30T23:22:54Z")
No not that guy’s. Mine. They are at least 15 years old. Bought from Dillards. Down, that has lost its fluff. But I like them that way. I’ve toyed with buying more. But resisted. Reasons. I’ve kept them nice. I keep p… --- ## [Please consider disabling the "/print" rate limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-disabling-the-print-rate-limit/1025258)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-disabling-the-print-rate-limit/1025258 "2025-11-30T20:26:30Z")
I’d like to download all of the MMP threads I’ve posted in over the years; mostly to capture my own posts/history/journaling. After some trial and error, it seems the only way\* to do this is to use Discourse’s “/print” f… --- ## [Why would a university student do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-university-student-do-this/1025161)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-university-student-do-this/1025161 "2025-11-30T20:19:22Z")
I work at a University library. I noticed one of the students taking a picture of the dedication and the indicia of a book. Why? --- ## [How do I stop being in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-in-business/1025202)
**Author:** [@RHT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RHT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-in-business/1025202 "2025-11-30T20:01:34Z")
Kind of a strange premise, but I am looking for some opinions. Since 2012, I have operated a pretty successful food wholesale business, kind of bridging the gap between large distributors and mom and pop food stores who… --- ## [Older gamer, starting to hate old games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-gamer-starting-to-hate-old-games/1025006)
**Author:** [@DreamsOfACheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreamsOfACheetah)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-gamer-starting-to-hate-old-games/1025006 "2025-11-30T19:50:28Z")
Ok, so I’m in my mid-50s now, and have been playing video games since the late 70’s. I’ve owned the TRS-80 (you bought games in a plastic bag at Radio Shack), the Radio Shack Color computer, Commodore Vic-20, Commodore 6… --- ## [Historical myths that reallly get on your tits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-that-reallly-get-on-your-tits/704744)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-that-reallly-get-on-your-tits/704744 "2025-11-30T18:30:11Z")
By ‘myths’ I mean misconceptions and inaccuracies about past events that get bandied about which annoy you, not getting pissed off about the Twelve Labours of Heracles or something. Here’s a coupla mine; We’ve talked a… --- ## [Why would peaceful protesting be of any use against Trump and MAGA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-peaceful-protesting-be-of-any-use-against-trump-and-maga/1023939)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-peaceful-protesting-be-of-any-use-against-trump-and-maga/1023939 "2025-11-30T18:02:08Z")
The idea of peaceful protesting is that “If we protest, then Trump and MAGA will listen to us and change their ways.” But if Trump and MAGA were like that, they wouldn’t be MAGA in the first place. The whole “point” of M… --- ## [Store credit cards: How would returns affect promotional 0% APRs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-credit-cards-how-would-returns-affect-promotional-0-aprs/1025238)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-credit-cards-how-would-returns-affect-promotional-0-aprs/1025238 "2025-11-30T17:10:21Z")
Let’s say I have a Best Buy credit card, and it has a promotion where spending $1000 in a single transaction gets you 24 months 0% APR financing. If I pay off that balance within 24 months, there should be no interest. B… --- ## [How can I tell for sure whether or not I have bats in my belfry (non-metaphorical)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-for-sure-whether-or-not-i-have-bats-in-my-belfry-non-metaphorical/1025211)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-for-sure-whether-or-not-i-have-bats-in-my-belfry-non-metaphorical/1025211 "2025-11-30T16:18:05Z")
I also considered ‘Batsgiving!’ For a title but I figured that would not be factual enough :smirk: So, late Wednesday night, T-Day Eve, I was up in my office area when a bat suddenly started flying around in wild circ… --- ## [Where Did the Meme "I Don't Do Windows" Come From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-meme-i-dont-do-windows-come-from/465658)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-meme-i-dont-do-windows-come-from/465658 "2025-11-30T15:54:36Z")
I don’t think I have seen this in a while but TV shows in the '60’s and '70’s would often have a potential maid being interviewed claiming “I don’t do windows”. That seems like an odd thing to say. One example I can thin… --- ## [Which devices do you leave plugged in 24/7/365?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-devices-do-you-leave-plugged-in-24-7-365/1025012)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-devices-do-you-leave-plugged-in-24-7-365/1025012 "2025-11-30T14:32:26Z")
Yes, I’m grumbling about my electric bill :enraged\_face: --- ## [Miss Universe contestants walk out after confrontation with contest executive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-contestants-walk-out-after-confrontation-with-contest-executive/1024707)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-contestants-walk-out-after-confrontation-with-contest-executive/1024707 "2025-11-30T13:13:54Z")
Apparently he wanted them to post pro-Thailand stuff to win a contest and dinner with him. He called out Miss Mexico and then wanted security when she wanted to leave. I’m happy so many left with her. --- ## [Is Alice's Restaurant a tradition for your Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alices-restaurant-a-tradition-for-your-thanksgiving/603983)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alices-restaurant-a-tradition-for-your-thanksgiving/603983 "2025-11-30T07:54:16Z")
Despite not growing up with it (I never heard the song until I was in college) I now try to find it every year. This year I watched the YouTube version, illustrated in MSPaint. How about you? --- ## [The Impending MAGA Implosion (What's Changed?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impending-maga-implosion-whats-changed/1025125)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impending-maga-implosion-whats-changed/1025125 "2025-11-30T05:57:01Z")
This is one of those thread titles that might age like milk. Two years from now, as I’m sitting in an ICE detention facility awaiting deportation to Sweden, I might look back at this, laughing at how foolish I was to th… --- ## [Who can identify a pub(s) in Dublin (based on virtually no information)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-identify-a-pub-s-in-dublin-based-on-virtually-no-information/1025235)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-identify-a-pub-s-in-dublin-based-on-virtually-no-information/1025235 "2025-11-30T04:48:49Z")
I just noticed a BBC article on the “Top 5 Pubs in Dublin.” My wife and I were in Dublin for a week in 2014, staying at a B&B in Ballsbridge. We took the train into town to visit some pubs, take tours, catch transporta… --- ## [Cruising Google Maps for all the places you've ever lived, worked, or often stayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-google-maps-for-all-the-places-youve-ever-lived-worked-or-often-stayed/1025176)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-google-maps-for-all-the-places-youve-ever-lived-worked-or-often-stayed/1025176 "2025-11-30T04:34:12Z")
Every now and then I’ll cruise google satellite and street view looking for the places I’ve lived, worked, went to school, or just visited often, like the homes of family members where I stayed overnight more than once. … --- ## [How can we take this latest Trump nastiness \["Quiet, Piggy" remark, and responses to said remark\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-take-this-latest-trump-nastiness-quiet-piggy-remark-and-responses-to-said-remark/1024971)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-take-this-latest-trump-nastiness-quiet-piggy-remark-and-responses-to-said-remark/1024971 "2025-11-30T04:01:01Z")
He called a female reporter “Piggie” on Airforce 1. He pointed his finger and said “Quiet, piggie” after she asked an Epstein files question. Come on. This is not right. --- ## [How long can a bottle of milk last without spoiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-bottle-of-milk-last-without-spoiling/1024672)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-bottle-of-milk-last-without-spoiling/1024672 "2025-11-30T03:17:11Z")
Assume it is pasteurized, sealed and properly refrigerated. Nitrogen back-filled if that is a thing. Does the fat content make a difference? --- ## [Gallium and its role in geo-politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallium-and-its-role-in-geo-politics/1025136)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallium-and-its-role-in-geo-politics/1025136 "2025-11-30T01:55:37Z")
I heard a talk by James Kenneth Galbraith, son of economist John Kenneth Galbraith, today. One of his points was that gallium is essential to electronics, chips, etc. It is obtained as a byproduct from making aluminum. C… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=191) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=193)