# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=2&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Eating at a restaurant while camping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-at-a-restaurant-while-camping/1033469)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-at-a-restaurant-while-camping/1033469 "2026-10-05T17:54:12Z")
While I have done some backpack/bicycle/kayak camping, most of my camping is car camping with a tent. While I bring most of my food, I often grab one meal at a nearby non-chain restaurant a) because it is one less meal t… --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8309\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-10-05T17:43:33Z")
An elderly couple were watching the tv and the husband had the remote. He kept changing back and forth between a porn channel and a fishing programme. “For heaven’s sake” said his wife “leave it on the porn channel, yo… --- ## [What the fuck has happened with Airbnb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-has-happened-with-airbnb/1032261)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-has-happened-with-airbnb/1032261 "2026-10-05T17:42:01Z")
I was just trying to book a reservation with Airbnb. They started asking me things which are nuts. Not just stuff like my credit card number or banking information. They want me to upload pictures of my drivers license a… --- ## [Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4853\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2026-10-05T17:37:59Z")
We look for dimwitted dopes the world over, why not their malignant counterparts? Like Alexander Lushenko, who, apart from being Putin’s lapdog, is keeping an opposition journalist and activist (and his girlfriend) in p… --- ## [2026 Cecil’s Hot Seat - Fantasy Football Guillotine League Year 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-cecil-s-hot-seat-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-year-2/1032007)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-cecil-s-hot-seat-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-year-2/1032007 "2026-10-05T17:26:23Z")
Alright, Yahoo has renewed the league from last year, and it looks like there are already 13 teams signed up (I’m guessing it’s auto renewal as well). I’m going to preemptively set a draft date for 9/2/26 at 8pm Eastern… --- ## [Ted Lasso Coming back this Summer {August 5, 2026}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-coming-back-this-summer-august-5-2026/1027122)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-coming-back-this-summer-august-5-2026/1027122 "2026-10-05T17:07:55Z")
I am late to the Ted Lasso party because I only just got Apple TV a few months ago but my wife and I watched it and loved the show. The ending seemed like a good one for the characters but Apple announced today the show … --- ## [Ook-tober Mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511 "2026-10-05T17:07:00Z")
You may have heard of the big storm that hit the Northeast US last week? Our house is about 100 feet from the ocean on the North Shore of Boston, and after four or five days of heavy winds and rain, the “main” storm hit… --- ## [I fear I'm about to lose my country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fear-im-about-to-lose-my-country/991926)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 990\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fear-im-about-to-lose-my-country/991926 "2026-10-05T17:03:04Z")
I just came back from voting and I fear I’m about to lose my country. Now, there will probably stil be a country in the south of the world called Argentina in a few years, with more or less the same territory. But my c… --- ## [2026 Nobel Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598 "2026-10-05T16:57:52Z")
Nobel prizes are coming out this week: US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th… --- ## [Why don't most canned foods have pull rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565 "2026-10-05T16:55:58Z")
Today I had a can of soup. The can had a pull ring on it so I didn’t have to use a can opener. Why don’t more canned foods utilize pull rings? Is it because of cost? It seems to me that would be minuscule. --- ## [Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8810\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2026-10-05T16:48:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) - #10010 by Atamasama. Previous discussions: Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) --- ## [What's the most interesting car you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 8290\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2026-10-05T16:48:15Z")
I often keep a running track of the most interesting car I see on my commute each day. It can be a rare sports car, a brand new model, an old classic, or even a bizarre paint job. Heck, somedays it’s an amazing bumper st… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-3/1033520)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-3/1033520 "2026-10-05T16:45:45Z")
Round 3 consists of the Winners of Round 2B versus the Losers of Round 2A. poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll … --- ## [Speak to me in...TV quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3615\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107 "2026-10-05T16:37:49Z")
Since Trek & the Pythons have their own, try to steer clear of them, tho I won’t rule them out unconditionally. And since this is often ambiguous in the other games here, yes it is expected that you riff off of the prev… --- ## [Why does Walmart allow service vendors to set up in the main aisles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-walmart-allow-service-vendors-to-set-up-in-the-main-aisles/1033312)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-walmart-allow-service-vendors-to-set-up-in-the-main-aisles/1033312 "2026-10-05T16:23:53Z")
“Sir, sir - what cable company do you have” Damn, I will go through the women’s clothing section to avoid those salesmen. --- ## [Smoky beans recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoky-beans-recipe/1033522)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoky-beans-recipe/1033522 "2026-10-05T16:22:46Z")
I recently got a Weber Smokey Mountain smoker. We’ve likely only got a few suitable weekends left before rainy/cold fall weather arrives. I’d like to make some smoky beans. I’ll likely smoke a whole chicken at the same t… --- ## [­xkcd thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6435\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2026-10-05T16:19:51Z")
The xkcd forums have not been updated in so long that its certificate has expired. So you can’t even get to the page that says they’ve been taken offline. I don’t know if there’s anywhere else to discuss the comic, so I … --- ## [Stupid liberal idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 8218\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086 "2026-10-05T16:17:50Z")
So many to choose from… Let’s start with a classic example of the jackass Nanny State mentality: Wiffleball? Freeze tag? I’m surprised the legislature didn’t mandate that kids all be wrapped in cotton padding 24/7… --- ## [For volcano watchers - maybe you'll get lucky! {Kilauea may be erupting}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 707\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665 "2026-10-05T16:09:00Z")
Kīlauea Volcano is showing signs of unrest as I write this - the daily update reads, on September 5, 2023: The seismic and tilt data indicate that Kīlauea’s summit is becoming increasingly pressurized. Similar episodes … --- ## [Do they still make 5-pound canned ham?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-5-pound-canned-ham/1033570)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-5-pound-canned-ham/1033570 "2026-10-05T16:05:08Z")
Growing up, a ham dinner was made with a five-pound canned ham. (Dad would score the top, put a whole clove in each intersection, and then cover it with orange marmalade.) Do they make five-pound canned hams anymore? … --- ## [Five suspects arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447 "2026-10-05T16:04:05Z")
Breaking News from BBC , a farmer who called 999 when she saw “a large group of hooded and masked men” said she “foiled” their plans - here’s the WhatsApp she sent her neighbours at 01:49 on Sunday But Defence Secr… --- ## [Brazilian Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-election/1033583)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-election/1033583 "2026-10-05T16:00:05Z")
Results of today’s elections are coming in quickly: The Guardian: Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results --- ## [Best celestial objects to use to triangulate oneself in the galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-celestial-objects-to-use-to-triangulate-oneself-in-the-galaxy/1033585)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-celestial-objects-to-use-to-triangulate-oneself-in-the-galaxy/1033585 "2026-10-05T15:59:37Z")
Was thinking of Planet of the Apes and them not realizing that they just returned to Earth in the future. Say you need to know where you are, and hence where Earth is, and thus which direction to head off on to get back … --- ## [Tennessee Fails to Execute the Execution of Christa Pike. Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507 "2026-10-05T15:59:32Z")
I didn’t actually intend to start a thread about this, I assumed there would already be several threads about her situation from days ago. And after today’s events I was POSITIVE there would be even more threads! Nope. … --- ## [A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5665\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717 "2026-10-05T15:54:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) - #10006 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) --- ## [Slow Horses (careful about spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207 "2026-10-05T15:42:11Z")
I don’t think this ever had a thread of its own, but I think it deserves one. It is midway through season three now, and I’m still enjoying it. A nice mix between serious spy drama and humor. Kinda depressing to see Oldm… --- ## [Catfishing, a daily Wikipedia trivia game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 766\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323 "2026-10-05T15:41:19Z")
Link Each day, guess ten Wikipedia articles based on the categories that they’re in. For example, here are the clues for an entry from a couple days ago: 1979 disasters in the United States | 1979 in the environment |… --- ## [So - I've started my medical transition last week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-started-my-medical-transition-last-week/1033380)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-started-my-medical-transition-last-week/1033380 "2026-10-05T15:28:12Z")
Quick note to the folks who know me IRL: This is not your news to share. I am no where near my social transition at this time. Last November, I had a life shattering revelation. The long and short of it, is that I re… --- ## [Teenagers pulling away from family -- or do they get pushed away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-pulling-away-from-family-or-do-they-get-pushed-away/1033317)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-pulling-away-from-family-or-do-they-get-pushed-away/1033317 "2026-10-05T15:26:51Z")
I’ll try to keep this short, and free of long anecdotes. Not just recently, but over the last 20 - 25 years, I’ve seen/participated in this kind of discussion on social media and sometimes in person. OP: Tells about the… --- ## [Karoline Leavitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138 "2026-10-05T15:21:43Z")
Who was this strumpet before entering the Trump fold? Can someone enlighten me about who she is, what she was, what the hell is she thinking?? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=3&state=muted)