# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=195&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 196 --- ## [What's the best way to stop junk postal mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219 "2025-11-29T14:23:11Z")
I’m getting tired of having to walk down the street to get my postal mail, only to find it’s mostly, if not all, junk mail. I can’t remember ever getting a piece of junk mail I actually wanted, which means I have to haul… --- ## [Let's do another "help me buy a gaming PC" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-help-me-buy-a-gaming-pc-thread/986812)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-help-me-buy-a-gaming-pc-thread/986812 "2025-11-29T06:56:25Z")
It’s time for me to buy a new PC and I’m hoping to find a good deal as prices drop in the leadup to Prime Day. I keep thinking about getting a laptop but, realistically, it’ll just end up tied to a dock 99% of the time. … --- ## [In soccer, what happens if a defender is fouled in his own goal area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soccer-what-happens-if-a-defender-is-fouled-in-his-own-goal-area/1025157)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soccer-what-happens-if-a-defender-is-fouled-in-his-own-goal-area/1025157 "2025-11-29T06:24:53Z")
Let’s say that Smith, attacking for the Reds, has the ball in the Blues’ goal/penalty area. The Blues’ defender, Jones, gets fouled by Smith - red card-worthy- in the Blues’ penalty area. Does Jones now get an unobstruct… --- ## [What Biden Executive Orders are now void?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-biden-executive-orders-are-now-void/1025215)
**Author:** [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-biden-executive-orders-are-now-void/1025215 "2025-11-29T03:59:34Z")
And what are the consequences? This is kind of a big deal. --- ## [Sports book apps are offering me ridiculous “bonus bets.” What’s the catch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-book-apps-are-offering-me-ridiculous-bonus-bets-what-s-the-catch/1023046)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-book-apps-are-offering-me-ridiculous-bonus-bets-what-s-the-catch/1023046 "2025-11-29T03:28:41Z")
Missouri voters recently passed a constitutional amendment that would allow sports betting. The sports betting apps (Fanduel, DraftKings, a couple of others) are bombarding me with ads. One such ad offers $300 in “bonus … --- ## [What does "I love you to death" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-love-you-to-death-mean/666853)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-love-you-to-death-mean/666853 "2025-11-29T00:18:26Z")
Just heard it on TV. Does it mean I will love you until one of us dies, then not so much? Seems like a strange expression. --- ## [Family reconciliation in previous periods, other countries? (move to "Politics and Elections"?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076 "2025-11-28T23:17:41Z")
Watching Ken Burns’ “American Revolution.” I’m reminded constantly how families turned against each other bitterly, Loyalists vs. Patriots, and I’m remembering how families split during the American Civil War, both of wh… --- ## [Oatmeal cookie rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-cookie-rescue/1025077)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-cookie-rescue/1025077 "2025-11-28T23:16:00Z")
I made a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies without a recipe, just threw together eggs, butter, flour etc, and they came out pretty good except the texture is off. They are too crumbly. I have about half the batch of batter… --- ## [This turkey was killed by hand with a sharp knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 604\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252 "2025-11-28T23:07:51Z")
That was on the label of the turkey I cooked last Christmas dinner. I wonder if they put all the causes of death on each and every turkey. I’d like to go down to the packaging plant one day and read all the labels. Oh th… --- ## [What is this place in Scotland (building where fans watched World Cup qualifying on TV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-place-in-scotland-building-where-fans-watched-world-cup-qualifying-on-tv/1025195)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-place-in-scotland-building-where-fans-watched-world-cup-qualifying-on-tv/1025195 "2025-11-28T19:43:16Z")
There’s this sub-genre of YouTube where the videos show fans (who weren’t physically present at the game) reacting to winning goals or what have you. This one is from Scotland’s 4-2 win over Denmark to qualify for the 20… --- ## [John W. Campbell and his Los Alamos Subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-w-campbell-and-his-los-alamos-subscribers/762361)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-w-campbell-and-his-los-alamos-subscribers/762361 "2025-11-28T18:03:11Z")
Every older f&sf buff knows about Cleve Cartmill’s story “Deadline,” published in the March 1944 Astounding Science Fiction. The details about making an atomic bomb spooked the Office of Censorship, which launched an inv… --- ## [Does no one suspect the legitimacy of Trump's Presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-suspect-the-legitimacy-of-trumps-presidency/1023457)
**Author:** [@emjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emjee)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-suspect-the-legitimacy-of-trumps-presidency/1023457 "2025-11-28T17:50:09Z")
This is my opinion, so perhaps this belongs in IMHO. Having worked in computer security (as a Certified Security Professional) since the early 90’s, my experience has been that if you can get physical access to a device … --- ## [Two National Guardsmen shot in DC (November 26, 2025), one dead, one in critical condition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165 "2025-11-28T17:13:41Z")
Close to the WH. They have someone in custody. --- ## [Spirited (Christmas movie musical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-christmas-movie-musical/1025164)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-christmas-movie-musical/1025164 "2025-11-28T17:00:12Z")
It’s available to stream on Apple TV, and it’s delightful! Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and Octavia Spencer star (also Patrick Page). Here’s a number from it, --- ## [What is the AI race, how does one win it, and what do they get for winning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ai-race-how-does-one-win-it-and-what-do-they-get-for-winning/1024616)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ai-race-how-does-one-win-it-and-what-do-they-get-for-winning/1024616 "2025-11-28T16:18:44Z")
We’ve all heard about the AI race but I don’t understand what it is that we’re (they’re) racing towards. NVIDIA has said that China will win. What will they get by winning and how will we know when the race is over and h… --- ## [Language question: 1983 was the year when "multiple times" replaced "several times"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-question-1983-was-the-year-when-multiple-times-replaced-several-times/1025185)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-question-1983-was-the-year-when-multiple-times-replaced-several-times/1025185 "2025-11-28T13:53:53Z")
I just noticed a change in the English language: the use of the word “multiple”. A couple decades ago, people would say “I’ve gone to Disneyland several times” Nowadays, they say “I’ve been there multiple times”. So … --- ## [Were the editors right to complain about Alan Sokal's parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166 "2025-11-28T10:57:32Z")
Question is, should magazine editors be allowed to assume that contributors are sincere? Can we defend the editors of Social Text in the Sokal Affair in 1996? Say an editor gets a submitted article and he can’t make hea… --- ## [Reincarnation Superstition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022 "2025-11-28T09:17:25Z")
Reincarnation is a belief for some, I know. Other people think that it’s just a parlor game like playing with a Ouiji Board. I remember reading a book ( a silly novel ) maybe 30 -40 years ago where the author wrote th… --- ## [Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-all-that-celebrate-it/1025189)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-to-all-that-celebrate-it/1025189 "2025-11-28T05:36:28Z")
For old time sakes: .--. {\\ / q {\\ { \`\\ \\ (-(~\` { '.{\`\\ \\ \\ ) {'-{ ' \\ .-""'-. \\ \\ {.\_{'.' \\/ '.) \\ {\_.{. {\` | {.\_{ ' { ;'-=… --- ## [Book about Pat Summerall and John Madden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-about-pat-summerall-and-john-madden/1025199)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-about-pat-summerall-and-john-madden/1025199 "2025-11-28T03:23:31Z")
During either the Lions or the Cowboys game today (Thanksgiving 2025), the announcers recommended a book about the legendary Summerall/Madden broadcast partnership. The problem is, I can’t remember the name of the author… --- ## [Trail bologna - what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trail-bologna-what-is-it/1023158)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trail-bologna-what-is-it/1023158 "2025-11-28T03:12:18Z")
In my hobby of identifying vintage aerial photos taken of the rural areas in the US I often come across little tidbits of information. Yesterday I finally pinned down a simple brick building in Holmes County, Ohio, an Am… --- ## [Thoughts on my Lower Abdomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-my-lower-abdomen/1025152)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-my-lower-abdomen/1025152 "2025-11-27T20:23:19Z")
OK, I know you’re not my doctor. I’m not seeking medical advice. This is not a serious issue, I have a doctor, and if this doesn’t resolve I will call her. It is not yet to where I believe it requires the doctor. But I a… --- ## [Christmas Party at Work - Need to Make a Food Common to Finland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-at-work-need-to-make-a-food-common-to-finland/1025137)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-at-work-need-to-make-a-food-common-to-finland/1025137 "2025-11-27T18:45:14Z")
My agency is having a Round the World Christmas Party. My group was assigned to make something common to Finland. I know next to nothing about Finland other than it’s location on the map and some WW II history. I am g… --- ## [Thanksgiving flying tips from DOT's Duffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-flying-tips-from-dots-duffy/1025151)
**Author:** [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-flying-tips-from-dots-duffy/1025151 "2025-11-27T15:57:26Z")
He wants fliers to dress better and be nice. I laughed when I first saw that but maybe he is right, especially the part about being nice. The stereotype is Americans are ruder and not as patient as British and Canadian… --- ## [What is the finality of "dropping the case"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-finality-of-dropping-the-case/1025175)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-finality-of-dropping-the-case/1025175 "2025-11-27T13:28:08Z")
Inspired by recent events in Georgia (and less recent events in certain federal cases ) but in FQ so looking for factual answer about the law not opinions on the likelihood of these cases ever being resurrected in practi… --- ## [Two guys from Texas plan to conquer and enslave their own sex island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-guys-from-texas-plan-to-conquer-and-enslave-their-own-sex-island/1025033)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-guys-from-texas-plan-to-conquer-and-enslave-their-own-sex-island/1025033 "2025-11-27T11:09:10Z")
Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of Argyle, have been indicted by a grand jury on counts of conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child por… --- ## [What happens if Trump is indicted in Georgia? (Indicted on August 14, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928)
**Author:** [@kay1864](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kay1864)\ **Replies:** 2719\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928 "2025-11-27T09:59:17Z")
All I’ve been able to find so far is: For the hearing, he might be brought to the Fulton County courthouse via cooperation between the Georgia State Patrol and Florida Highway Patrol. Probably no frog-marching though. … --- ## [Helping the SPCA collect some kitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-the-spca-collect-some-kitties/1024993)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-the-spca-collect-some-kitties/1024993 "2025-11-27T07:10:55Z")
The neighbor behind us and over one has been feeding some feral cats for a while – we live on a hill so we can see her feeding them in her back yard. We have seen, we think, up to 4 adults (probably female) and 4 kittens… --- ## [Fragile psyche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragile-psyche/1025177)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragile-psyche/1025177 "2025-11-27T06:21:59Z")
Had the Doc offices PA come see me this morning. He looked nervous. He said I need to tell you something. But your psyche is so fragile, I don’t want to. I was able to say “Why"?” He tells me. My guy, I’ve had bad ne… --- ## [Advice on small, time-wasting phone games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-small-time-wasting-phone-games/1025119)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-small-time-wasting-phone-games/1025119 "2025-11-26T23:48:39Z")
I have recently upgraded my phone. Holy frickin’ hell is there a lot of ads on everything! Anyhow, now that I’m done playing whack-a-mole with pre-loaded crap… I’d like a couple of what I call “time-wasting” games to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=194&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=196&state=watching)