# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=2&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429 "2026-10-08T22:02:38Z")
From my post in the September thread: So the field is set. American League On to the Divisional Round Tampa Bay Rays (Best Record) Cleveland Guardians Wild Card Round Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros (Division Wi… --- ## [Star Wars:Zero Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-zero-company/1032723)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-zero-company/1032723 "2026-10-08T21:57:35Z")
Anyone else playing? I am and i really having a blast. I had forgotten that it was coming, and had independently got a jonesing for Xcom, however since 3 has not even been confirmed as being considered :frowning: , I st… --- ## [Post your favorite sports trivia question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 627\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164 "2026-10-08T21:50:39Z")
If it’s not your favorite I won’t be checking just pretend. One question per post please. Who is the only player in Major League Baseball who served in combat in both WWII and Korea? --- ## [Jewelry of the Comic, Television, Movie and Book Gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600 "2026-10-08T21:43:48Z")
In another thread I mentioned my desire to acquire the ring of The Shadow, and it got me thinking about other famous/legendary fictional jewelry out there, such as the Flash’s ring (with his compressed outfit inside it) … --- ## [Pronunciation question: "Gemini"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-question-gemini/1033667)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-question-gemini/1033667 "2026-10-08T21:42:28Z")
On the flight back from London last weekend, I watched the movie “First Man” with Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. The movie was about the Gemini and Apollo missions up to and including the moon landing. One thing I could… --- ## [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:** 8818\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2026-10-08T21:38:50Z")
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) --- ## [Ook-tober Mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511 "2026-10-08T21:36:30Z")
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… --- ## [Elon Musk sues OpenAI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-sues-openai/1029640)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-sues-openai/1029640 "2026-10-08T21:34:17Z")
This is a big deal as both sides are backed by huge amounts of cash and the stakes are considerable. I have no doubt that Musk is suing them out of malice and vengeance since they’re a major competitor and former partne… --- ## [Trivia Dominoes III — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-iii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/1016952)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2399\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-iii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/1016952 "2026-10-08T21:24:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (Part 1) - #10007 by Bullitt. Previous discussions: Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (P… --- ## [Movie Marathon (Part 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1557\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-10-08T21:22:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from Movie Marathon (Part 3) - #10001 by Wheelz. Previous discussions: Movie Marathon (Part 1) Movie Marathon (Part 2) Movie Marathon (Part 3) --- ## [Has anyone here used a Mudita Kompakt? I’m test-driving one and have some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-a-mudita-kompakt-i-m-test-driving-one-and-have-some-questions/1033436)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-a-mudita-kompakt-i-m-test-driving-one-and-have-some-questions/1033436 "2026-10-08T20:58:00Z")
I’ve had it a few days so far, and I’ve been taking my time getting acquainted, I guess you could say. Just today I discovered that the initial system update I performed upon unboxing didn’t bring me all the way up to th… --- ## [I just realised I am old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realised-i-am-old/1009575)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realised-i-am-old/1009575 "2026-10-08T20:51:32Z")
I am watching a premier league football game (I do not often watch football) and I see a bunch of kids running around. --- ## [Movies you've seen recently (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6556\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288 "2026-10-08T20:51:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Movies you've seen recently (Part 1) - #10019 by ekedolphin. Previous discussions: Movies you've seen recently (Part 1) --- ## [Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1503\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433 "2026-10-08T20:49:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) - #10001 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) --- ## [Songs you didn't realize were covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496 "2026-10-08T20:47:39Z")
I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but a few days ago I very nearly posted something in the retro music genre thread about how the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Love Rollercoaster” had a very 1970s sound. Then I Googled … --- ## [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:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565 "2026-10-08T20:46:13Z")
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. --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1951\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2026-10-08T20:41:45Z")
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… --- ## [Revenge of Made-Up Band Names A-Z (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-made-up-band-names-a-z-part-2/975744)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7974\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-made-up-band-names-a-z-part-2/975744 "2026-10-08T20:37:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Revenge of Made-Up Band Names A-Z (Part 1) - #10003 by Jack\_Batty. Previous discussions: Revenge of Made-Up Band Names A-Z (Part 1) Last Entry: --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 5 - Round of 32](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-32/1033678)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-32/1033678 "2026-10-08T20:36:13Z")
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 poll poll poll --- ## [If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4871\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796 "2026-10-08T20:36:12Z")
As you may or may not be aware, the New York Times has other games besides Wordle and they recently introduced a new daily one that is pretty good. It’s called “Connections” and the premise is you get an array of 16 word… --- ## [One Word, yet again (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-2/1001108)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6385\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-2/1001108 "2026-10-08T20:35:02Z")
Continuing the discussion from One Word, yet again (Part 1) - #10004 by knoodler. Previous discussions: One Word, yet again (Part 1) --- ## [Plumbing Fixture Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-fixture-q/1033677)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-fixture-q/1033677 "2026-10-08T20:12:59Z")
There are vast areas of the culture that passed me by completely. Football, video games, and gangster rap are only three of them. A fourth, plumbing, is why I call you today. I am staying at my sister’s old brownstone f… --- ## [San Antonio Trump Rally - 10/7 - "Livestream" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-trump-rally-10-7-livestream-thread/1033606)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-trump-rally-10-7-livestream-thread/1033606 "2026-10-08T20:02:07Z")
Inna and I are going to the “Ugly” Ken Paxton rally tomorrow in San Antonio (Freeman Coliseum, seating capacity 11,700) so we can see what a Trump rally is like first hand. I asked @Aspenglow if it were OK if I started a… --- ## [Monty Python non sequitur thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-2/975460)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6550\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-2/975460 "2026-10-08T19:57:25Z")
Continuing the discussion from Monty Python non sequitur thread (Part 1) - #10011 by kwintenstraler. Previous discussions: Monty Python non sequitur thread (Part 1) --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8331\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-10-08T19:56:17Z")
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… --- ## [Free PC game and free weekend notification thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 3034\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513 "2026-10-08T19:52:50Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of free PC game offers lately on the digital distribution sites. Someone will usually make a thread in the game room, but it’s difficult to find new threads in all the game thread clutter around he… --- ## [Who is (was) Jacob Graner and why does everbody say he played for their team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-jacob-graner-and-why-does-everbody-say-he-played-for-their-team/1033660)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-jacob-graner-and-why-does-everbody-say-he-played-for-their-team/1033660 "2026-10-08T19:50:36Z")
Our AZ Diamondbacks had a post entitled " We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of a beloved member of the Diamondbacks community at just 28 years old.". Now I know he never played for Dbacks. So I look him up, and… --- ## [World Series Game 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-game-7/1033625)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-game-7/1033625 "2026-10-08T19:45:17Z")
Yesterday during the White Sox/Guardians game, the announcer opined that the 2016 World Series Game 7 was the best Game 7 ever. That was the victory by the Cubs over Cleveland in 10 innings. That was indeed a great gam… --- ## [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:** 5682\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717 "2026-10-08T19:38:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) - #10006 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) --- ## [Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3142\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712 "2026-10-08T19:28:09Z")
This scenario has happened to me several times, and each time it makes me irrationally annoyed. Today’s example was; I went to Home Depot to buy some electrical supplies. I bought two “Old Work” … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=3&state=tracking)