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**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-chilly-well-to-me-mmp/1033962 "2026-10-26T07:23:21Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 47 Amurrkin out with a wind chill that makes it feel like 39 ferrets, and clear with a predicted high of 72 and sunny. Which leads me to the topic. This is the first of … --- ## [What do you think will happen when the water level at Lake Mead falls below 1050 feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-will-happen-when-the-water-level-at-lake-mead-falls-below-1050-feet/954201)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-will-happen-when-the-water-level-at-lake-mead-falls-below-1050-feet/954201 "2026-10-26T05:05:55Z")
Lake Mead sits just outside Las Vegas, created by the construction of the Hoover Dam back in the 1930s. Lake Mead is the largest capacity water reservoir in the US and that water is used, in part, to generate electricit… --- ## [Do you hate TVs in public as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-tvs-in-public-as-much-as-i-do/1033747)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-tvs-in-public-as-much-as-i-do/1033747 "2026-10-26T01:35:38Z")
I’ve ranted about this before, but now I’d like a reality check. I really, really dislike TVs playing in public places. If they’re muted, fine. In a sports bar where you expect it, fine. But who decided at airports ther… --- ## [Ever seen a piano like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-piano-like-this/1034112)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-piano-like-this/1034112 "2026-10-26T01:24:30Z")
When I was growing up (I am talking maybe 80 years ago) we had a piano (and I had lessons). It was basically a standard issue upright, but with one difference. On one end of the keyboard there was a lever and if you push… --- ## [I went to a memorial service yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-a-memorial-service-yesterday/1034152)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-a-memorial-service-yesterday/1034152 "2026-10-26T01:19:55Z")
My good friend Anne Davenport had a memorial service yesterday, which I attended. In Remembrance: Anne Davenport | International Costumer’s Guild The memorial was at Somaspace in Portland. She was the person that got … --- ## [Strategic Reserve critically low. No, not oil. Maple syrup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategic-reserve-critically-low-no-not-oil-maple-syrup/1034027)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strategic-reserve-critically-low-no-not-oil-maple-syrup/1034027 "2026-10-25T23:40:54Z")
Pancake lovers best brace for higher prices for the one true pancake topping. This is the sort of story that saps one’s will to carry on. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-maple-syrup-reserves-nearly-deplet… --- ## [FB Marketplace beats TEMU in the weird shit category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-marketplace-beats-temu-in-the-weird-shit-category/1034137)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-marketplace-beats-temu-in-the-weird-shit-category/1034137 "2026-10-25T23:16:08Z")
This floated into my Marketplace “for you” listings. At $500K it is about the price of a modest 3 bedroom home around here. Anybody else see any wtf stuff for sale on FB? --- ## [Question about The Addams Family TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-addams-family-tv-series/1033957)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-addams-family-tv-series/1033957 "2026-10-25T23:12:22Z")
I know the yet-to-be named characters first appeared in Charles Addams’ wonderfully weird cartoons in The New Yorker. But how did they go from there to television? Did Addams pitch the idea for the series to ABC himsel… --- ## [Other Cringeworthy Blackface/Yellowface/Etc. movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cringeworthy-blackface-yellowface-etc-movies/1031135)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cringeworthy-blackface-yellowface-etc-movies/1031135 "2026-10-25T18:45:46Z")
We’re all familiar with the classic embarrassing parts in movies --John Wayne in The Conqueror, Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Marlon Brando as Sakini in Teahouse of the August Moon. But there a… --- ## [Starry Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starry-night/116571)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starry-night/116571 "2026-10-25T16:57:59Z")
Today I will be spending a portion of my afternoon at MOMA gazing at my favorite painting, Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night.’ It’s been a number of years since I’ve seen it and I can’t think of a better way to spend a steamy Sa… --- ## [Who can translate the Hindi in Truth Hurt's "Addictive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-translate-the-hindi-in-truth-hurts-addictive/291642)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-translate-the-hindi-in-truth-hurts-addictive/291642 "2026-10-25T15:40:50Z")
I realize this song is more than three years old now but I’m listening to the Hindi intro and suddenly wondering what it means. Googling a bit, I found that it’s apparently superimposed over “Thoda Resham Lagta Hai” by … --- ## [David Mitchell's new show "Ludwig" on BBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mitchells-new-show-ludwig-on-bbc/1008236)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mitchells-new-show-ludwig-on-bbc/1008236 "2026-10-25T15:20:48Z")
Dunno if/when it might turn up on BBC America (did his Shakespeare ever make it?) The setup is he’s a reclusive puzzle guy with an identical twin Detective in Cambridge who goes missing. So of course the wife of his bro… --- ## [Just how smart is The One Ring, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-smart-is-the-one-ring-really/794730)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-smart-is-the-one-ring-really/794730 "2026-10-25T14:05:30Z")
The One Ring contains part of Sauron himself, it has a malignant intelligence, and seeks to return to him. Do not dare to even touch it, foolish mortal. Urm. OK. Yeah, it overrode Isildir’s ability to destroy it. Th… --- ## [I created a card game to be played with Flower Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-card-game-to-be-played-with-flower-cards/1034139)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-card-game-to-be-played-with-flower-cards/1034139 "2026-10-25T13:24:33Z")
Flower Cards are Hwatu or Hanafuda cards used in Korea and Japan. My introduction to those cards was when I was a university freshman in Seoul about mumble mumble years ago. The game I learned then is Minhwatu which I r… --- ## [2026 Hurricane Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-hurricane-season/1030535)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-hurricane-season/1030535 "2026-10-25T13:23:22Z")
Time once again for our annual US hurricane tracking and discussion thread. Today is the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The Pacific season officially started on May 15, but the Central Pacific subsection which… --- ## [Is it still ok to write on the Groom's car with shoe polish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-write-on-the-grooms-car-with-shoe-polish/1034111 "2026-10-25T13:05:42Z")
It’s been a long time since I attended a wedding. Do family and friends still use shoe polish to write on the Groom’s car? It’s a wedding, Good Luck, Congratulations!, Have a Great life, Happy wife - happy life etc. A… --- ## [Scrabble (English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-english/1034068)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-english/1034068 "2026-10-25T11:18:01Z")
I’ve been watching YouTube videos of high-level Scrabble. It’s amazing the (valid) words they come up with. But I see a lot of foreign words (e.g. QUAI (French for QUAY)), and words such as C\*NT. Would the N-word be acce… --- ## [In Ranked Choice Voting, How Likely Is It that the Winner Did Not Get a Majority at Any Rank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ranked-choice-voting-how-likely-is-it-that-the-winner-did-not-get-a-majority-at-any-rank/1034108)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-ranked-choice-voting-how-likely-is-it-that-the-winner-did-not-get-a-majority-at-any-rank/1034108 "2026-10-25T10:46:31Z")
Thinking about the four-candidate ranked choice election for Alaska senator, my first thought was that the winner is close to being guaranteed a majority of ballots at some level. But this is not true in scenarios where … --- ## [The not-so-positive fortune teller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-not-so-positive-fortune-teller/1033748)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-not-so-positive-fortune-teller/1033748 "2026-10-25T04:55:23Z")
A post by @burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt in another thread - link - gave me the notion of a fortune teller who, rather than relay positive, encouraging predictions, did the opposite. Could be a fun attraction in a carnival setti… --- ## [Lyrics that some people don't pay attention to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-some-people-dont-pay-attention-to/1033965)
**Author:** [@LavenderMagnolia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderMagnolia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-some-people-dont-pay-attention-to/1033965 "2026-10-25T01:53:16Z")
This was inspired by the “Songs you liked better before you knew the lyrics” thread. There are songs that I still like or don’t mind, but it annoys me when people sing/refer to part of the song and haven’t really listene… --- ## [The Poochie Award for worst slapped on series finale goes to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poochie-award-for-worst-slapped-on-series-finale-goes-to/1033866)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poochie-award-for-worst-slapped-on-series-finale-goes-to/1033866 "2026-10-24T22:44:34Z")
In honor of the dearly departed Simpsons character, I give the Poochie Award for worst slapped on series finale to…Castle. Spoilers Ahead I can’t really think of any show that comes close. I had forgotten about the end… --- ## [Post election advertisements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-advertisements/1034107)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-advertisements/1034107 "2026-10-24T22:05:29Z")
Are there any regulations regarding ads challenging elections or electors post election? --- ## [I Pit ILMVI for Complaining Incessantly About Acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ilmvi-for-complaining-incessantly-about-acronyms/943142)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ilmvi-for-complaining-incessantly-about-acronyms/943142 "2026-10-24T21:34:56Z")
ILMVI, please, for the love of DOYC, stop derailing threads to gripe about acronyms (or, for that matter, legalese you don’t understand). I have gotten so sick of you disrupting threads over your pet peeve that I have h… --- ## [Sorting searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorting-searches/1034071)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorting-searches/1034071 "2026-10-24T21:32:53Z")
Why, when I do a search in a single forum (or whatever they’re called here) do the answers come all mixed up, rather than in order? The logical – and, in my mind, most useful – way to present them would be with the newes… --- ## [Ask the person taking Ozempic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-taking-ozempic/981193)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-taking-ozempic/981193 "2026-10-24T21:12:09Z")
Ozempic has been in the news a lot recently. I’ve been taking it since November. Ask away, and if you’re taking it yourself, jump in with your own experience and responses. --- ## [How likely is US military intervention in Cuba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-us-military-intervention-in-cuba/1026442)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-us-military-intervention-in-cuba/1026442 "2026-10-24T20:24:27Z")
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated this week on “Meet the Press” that, after Venezuela, Cuba might be the Trump administration’s next target. Cuba has a close long-term alliance with Russia. And – even amid a seve… --- ## [How would you get Eric Dale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-get-eric-dale/1033991)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-get-eric-dale/1033991 "2026-10-24T19:56:22Z")
In the 2011 film Margin Call, the CEO of the firm asks his “guy” to bring Eric Dale back to the firm by 6:30am. Dale’s phone is off and no one at the firm knows where he is. How would his, presumably security, guy find… --- ## [Trump Impeachment 2027](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-impeachment-2027/1034060)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-impeachment-2027/1034060 "2026-10-24T19:21:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from US House races 2026: The question of whether Democrats should try to impeach Trump in 2027 (assuming they take the House) is a great question, but it’s a bit of a hijack from the thread ab… --- ## [Are locksmiths a regulated profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-locksmiths-a-regulated-profession/1034009)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-locksmiths-a-regulated-profession/1034009 "2026-10-24T19:19:25Z")
In other words, can anyone just decide to open a locksmith’s shop tomorrow, or do you need some kind of licence to do it? On the one hand, it’s a typical blue collar job, but on the other hand they have tools that can gi… --- ## [Tell me what I need to know to build an (off grid) home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-to-build-an-off-grid-home/957035)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-to-build-an-off-grid-home/957035 "2026-10-24T18:26:00Z")
A few of my friends and I are discussing planning to pool our resources in retirement and build a home to grow old in. One of the reasons we’re doing this is a paucity of relatives to rely on in old age (none of us have… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=22)