# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=193&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [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… --- ## [\*\*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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=192&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=194&state=watching)