# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=225 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 226 --- ## [Number sequence quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-sequence-quiz/1023700)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-sequence-quiz/1023700 "2025-10-09T00:30:16Z")
Below are two number sequences. Either give the next few numbers or the rule they were generated from. The two sequences are related, so if you get one, you’ll likely get the other. Ideally, you’ll spoiler your answer so… --- ## [Reemergence of Chinese business class after Mao?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reemergence-of-chinese-business-class-after-mao/1023725)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reemergence-of-chinese-business-class-after-mao/1023725 "2025-10-09T00:07:20Z")
A work of fiction I came across the other day was talking about the many unspoken norms of Chinese businessmen today. But that got me to thinking: Didn’t Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party do everything in their … --- ## [NYT Family Subscriptions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-family-subscriptions/1023742)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-family-subscriptions/1023742 "2025-10-08T23:09:20Z")
A few years ago, I subscribed to the New York Times. I rarely read the paper, but it is handy as far as my Wordle and Connections stats are concerned. A-a-a-nyway, for the past couple of weeks, both of those games have b… --- ## [Does/has anyone else use(d) powdered eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-has-anyone-else-use-d-powdered-eggs/1015285)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-has-anyone-else-use-d-powdered-eggs/1015285 "2025-10-08T22:57:51Z")
With the price and scarcity of eggs, and the fact that I usually just use them in recipes, I’m curious about them, and if anyone here has used them. I’m pretty sure I had them when I canoed the Boundary Waters, but that… --- ## [Veal, beef and pork in one sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veal-beef-and-pork-in-one-sauce/1023804)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veal-beef-and-pork-in-one-sauce/1023804 "2025-10-08T22:10:25Z")
I was at an Italian restaurant and I noticed their Bolognese sauce featured veal, beef and pork. Why the veal? It is milder then beef and more expensive. Would you even taste any difference? --- ## [Correlation Between Caste and Political Orientation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-between-caste-and-political-orientation/1023757)
**Author:** [@threeorangept2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorangept2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-between-caste-and-political-orientation/1023757 "2025-10-08T21:54:50Z")
I’m returning to the SDMB after a long hiatus with a slightly altered username. I’ve noticed that there are several prominent South Asian-Americans on the American Right (Vivek Ramaswamy, Saager Enjeti, Kash Patel, etc.… --- ## [How many books do you not finish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-do-you-not-finish/1023525)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-do-you-not-finish/1023525 "2025-10-08T21:40:12Z")
Does anybody out there keep track of the books that they abandon? How often do you abandon one? I have a DNF (did not finish) shelf on Goodreads, so it’s very easy for me to sort by date “finished” to see how often I g… --- ## [Can a state legally defend itself from the Feds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-state-legally-defend-itself-from-the-feds/1023605)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-state-legally-defend-itself-from-the-feds/1023605 "2025-10-08T18:48:46Z")
I was thinking about this when I heard that Trump was sending troops to Portland. I forget his exact reason but IIRC it was something about an invasion. Anyway, that is not an important issue for this question. Let’s … --- ## [Going to Orycon science fiction and fantasy convention this month...for the last time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-orycon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-convention-this-month-for-the-last-time/1023787)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-orycon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-convention-this-month-for-the-last-time/1023787 "2025-10-08T17:50:15Z")
I am going to Orycon 45, Oregon’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, later this week…for the last time. This will be the last Orycon mainly because it is time for new ideas from new people, so we ar… --- ## [Package delivery service tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/package-delivery-service-tracking/1023381)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/package-delivery-service-tracking/1023381 "2025-10-08T17:35:23Z")
Lets say I ordered an item off of eBay. The seller decided to ship it through FedEx. The tracking number showed it was picked up, moved through 1 city and now, for the last 2 weeks, it hasn’t moved from the 2rd city list… --- ## ["Ring a ding, ring a ding went the bellow"--help me identify this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-a-ding-ring-a-ding-went-the-bellow-help-me-identify-this-song/1023750)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-a-ding-ring-a-ding-went-the-bellow-help-me-identify-this-song/1023750 "2025-10-08T14:57:21Z")
A song from my childhood, on an LP. No luck searching. A jaunty tune. The words were something like: "At the fair, I met a fellow Who sold me a nice guitar-o (or guitaro, which is a different instrument). Dingity dan… --- ## [Why do sunburns take a while to hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sunburns-take-a-while-to-hurt/1023446)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sunburns-take-a-while-to-hurt/1023446 "2025-10-08T14:45:13Z")
Anyone that’s had a sunburn knows that the pain gets worse hours after the sun exposure. Why does it take so long for the body to feel the pain? --- ## [Did this person commit a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-person-commit-a-crime/1023476)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-person-commit-a-crime/1023476 "2025-10-08T10:15:02Z")
There was a story on Reddit where someone was overpaid in their account on a Friday by $180,000. They were supposed to get 20k and got 200k. They had the idea that they can gamble the overpayment over the weekend, win an… --- ## [QAnon Shaman claims to be the rightful president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-shaman-claims-to-be-the-rightful-president/1023504)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-shaman-claims-to-be-the-rightful-president/1023504 "2025-10-08T09:48:28Z")
At this point, I say might as well give him a try. Arizona resident Jacob Chansley, better known to America as the QAnon shaman who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a striking horned warrior outfit, is suing a hos… --- ## [How true is the saying: Time to Lean - Time to Clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-the-saying-time-to-lean-time-to-clean/1023711)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-the-saying-time-to-lean-time-to-clean/1023711 "2025-10-08T06:30:13Z")
Even though there’s always something to do at our jobs (during down-time) I’ve noticed that there have been some days where there’s nothing else to do (after completing our daily tasks/responsibilities for the day) along… --- ## [Train surfing? It’s a thing. 2 SF CA teens died in the last 2 weeks (WARNING: graphic photo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-surfing-it-s-a-thing-2-sf-ca-teens-died-in-the-last-2-weeks-warning-graphic-photo/997590)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-surfing-it-s-a-thing-2-sf-ca-teens-died-in-the-last-2-weeks-warning-graphic-photo/997590 "2025-10-08T01:34:38Z")
Have you heard of this? It’s not a recent phenomenon. Kids have been doing this for over 10 years. 2 BAY AREA TEENS DIE WHILE ‘TRAIN SURFING’ ON BART: HERE’S WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW Quoting: “SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – I… --- ## [Trump's 100% tax on foreign-made films-A proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749 "2025-10-08T00:54:28Z")
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films | AP News I propose that the OSCARS are suspended, or at least boycotted by the industry, until this is lifted. What say you? --- ## [ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show indefinitely because of comments about GOP response to Charlie Kirk death. (Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday 2025-09-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138 "2025-10-08T00:08:45Z")
Breaking story is here. (Gift link). I’m not clear what he said but it upset FCC head Brendan Carr enough to threaten penalties to ABC and affiliates. --- ## [Foods that Don't Live Up to the Hype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-dont-live-up-to-the-hype/1023414)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-dont-live-up-to-the-hype/1023414 "2025-10-07T22:01:42Z")
I’m going to say this, and I don’t care about the controversy. Biscuits and gravy are WAY overrated. C’mon, it’s bread and gravy. What’s the big deal that they constantly show up on YouTube with clueless Brits oohing … --- ## [All about small military drones ( below 200# payload )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-small-military-drones-below-200-payload/1023760)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-small-military-drones-below-200-payload/1023760 "2025-10-07T21:47:39Z")
I am curious about everything concerning the drones, cost, effectiveness, and damage to payload ratios. How you, think they possibly could be applied? Just anything? --- ## [Ableism in Public schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ableism-in-public-schools/1023130)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ableism-in-public-schools/1023130 "2025-10-07T20:15:22Z")
Ableism in Public schools. Public K-12 schools in the United States educate about 7.3 million students with disabilities – a number that has grown over the last few decades. Disabled students ages 3 to 21 are served und… --- ## [Problematic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problematic/1023752)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problematic/1023752 "2025-10-07T19:38:29Z")
Hello, im Melanie :3 I’m here now to talk about problematic topics without judgement this thread is going to be based on this iceberg credits to the op of the iceberg and without further Ado let’s start. Logan and Jak… --- ## [Trump's violations of the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-violations-of-the-constitution/1022914)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-violations-of-the-constitution/1022914 "2025-10-07T19:23:55Z")
My wife is planning a candlelight vigil for the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, Constitution Day, which will feature readings from the charter and other founding documents. We’re interested in developing a list of ways i… --- ## [Authors having characters name check themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-having-characters-name-check-themselves/1023221)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-having-characters-name-check-themselves/1023221 "2025-10-07T19:19:53Z")
I’m reading Badlands, the latest release from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. They have written many books together, most of which deal with recurring characters. In this book, one of the characters mentions listening… --- ## [Doper authors, how large was your expected reader audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-authors-how-large-was-your-expected-reader-audience/1023439)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-authors-how-large-was-your-expected-reader-audience/1023439 "2025-10-07T17:14:03Z")
For those who have published books, the answer would of course be, “Hopefully as large as possible,” but did you expect a particular number, like, “I think my book will, at most, be read by 300 people?” Does the size of … --- ## [Banned Episode of the TV series...The Flintstones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-episode-of-the-tv-series-the-flintstones/1023730)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-episode-of-the-tv-series-the-flintstones/1023730 "2025-10-07T17:05:34Z")
Ok…I’m puzzled. Is there a banned episode of this series? Why? And, where can I see it, on DVD, Blue Ray, or streaming? --- ## [Diddy gets 50 month sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diddy-gets-50-month-sentence/1023659)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diddy-gets-50-month-sentence/1023659 "2025-10-07T15:27:34Z")
Of which he’ll serve no more than 30 days, tops. With his lawyers, turning over his passport is the only repercussion he’ll get today, take a mugshot, and pay the chump change bail. His lawyers have already reached out … --- ## [How to go about assassinating somebody? {with a squirt gun, this is from 2010}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-go-about-assassinating-somebody-with-a-squirt-gun-this-is-from-2010/550181)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-go-about-assassinating-somebody-with-a-squirt-gun-this-is-from-2010/550181 "2025-10-07T14:41:02Z")
…with a squirt gun, that is. Monday morning is the start of the DC CouchSurfer’s “Water Gun Assassination Game”. All the participants provided a photo, home address, work address, full name, and phone number. I’ll rec… --- ## [Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serendipity/1023496)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serendipity/1023496 "2025-10-07T14:31:18Z")
Heh. I had to replace the electronic lock on the front door of our new house. Just another task. Needed done. Could not change the code. Bought one, installed it and suggested to my wife that we should use the month and… --- ## [When do you quit sending holiday cards to non-responsive family/friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-quit-sending-holiday-cards-to-non-responsive-family-friends/1023678)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-quit-sending-holiday-cards-to-non-responsive-family-friends/1023678 "2025-10-07T12:24:56Z")
poll I’m looking for opinions here. I’ve got a lot of extended family that I haven’t heard from in awhile. Holiday cards ain’t cheap. Postage ain’t cheap either. I usually get pre-printed cards and hand-address each e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=224) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=226)