# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=226&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 227 --- ## [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… --- ## [No Country For Old Men question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-question/1023470)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-question/1023470 "2025-10-07T09:07:21Z")
After the big fight at the hotel, Moss goes to Mexico to heal up a little. He (from bad memory) pulls up to a convenient parking place right by the bridge. Is the vehicle he drove to the bridge the same pickup truck he t… --- ## [Well, The kumquat is happy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-kumquat-is-happy/1021056)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-kumquat-is-happy/1021056 "2025-10-07T03:18:12Z")
I passed by the bank. The giant sign says 101°. Right? It’s hotter than that. I’m glistening, a bit. Next little town, another(nicer) bank sign says flashing: Heat Advisory! But the temp says 102°. Come on. Is this … --- ## [Tony Blair is back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blair-is-back/1023543)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blair-is-back/1023543 "2025-10-06T22:43:23Z")
Something for UK Dopers: This is rather terrifying. Blair is not going back into politics directly, but according to this, his Institute is increasingly influential, and his ideas even more so. And he doesn’t believe… --- ## [Shackleton's Antarctic ship "Endurance" found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shackletons-antarctic-ship-endurance-found/960741)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shackletons-antarctic-ship-endurance-found/960741 "2025-10-06T21:27:35Z")
For anyone who’s familiar with the story of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and his legendary ship Endurance… The vessel, which in 1915 had to be abandoned, has now been found at a depth of 3000 m. Today’s Guardian … --- ## [Must things to do in Mexico City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-things-to-do-in-mexico-city/1023689)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-things-to-do-in-mexico-city/1023689 "2025-10-06T20:38:15Z")
In a few months I am traveling to Mexico City with some friends. This is meant to be a fun trip (not business). Any recommendations of things I really should not miss (food or museum or whatever)? I have, of course, s… --- ## [What's wrong about a lethal military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-about-a-lethal-military/1023584)
**Author:** [@Gobb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gobb)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-about-a-lethal-military/1023584 "2025-10-06T19:05:53Z")
The United States military should be the most dominant force on Earth and should kill and deter the enemy. Hegseth is an idiot, but he has some points. Why is this an issue? Lethality is the main goal of the military. … --- ## [Texas "anti-anime" law kicks in, already having fallout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-anti-anime-law-kicks-in-already-having-fallout/1023023)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-anti-anime-law-kicks-in-already-having-fallout/1023023 "2025-10-06T18:50:16Z")
The language and intent of the law is vague enough to potentially include vast amounts of widely available anime and manga, (This topic came up in the nutty “demons and porn” thread weeks ago but has been declared off-to… --- ## [Imgur blocked in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imgur-blocked-in-the-uk/1023695)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imgur-blocked-in-the-uk/1023695 "2025-10-06T18:16:27Z")
I’m not one who typically rails agains the Nanny State, but this is getting ridiculous: From September 30, 2025, access to Imgur from the United Kingdom is no longer available. UK users will not be able to log in, view… --- ## [(Old) Hunt for Bed October in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-hunt-for-bed-october-in-the-mmp/1023473)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-hunt-for-bed-october-in-the-mmp/1023473 "2025-10-06T07:38:09Z")
Hope thats not been used before. Has your bedtime changed? I used to stay up past midnight. Now, 10 o’clock works best. Sometimes I actually stay in bed all night. I turn but not getting out of bed. Back to sleep fo… --- ## [MAGA Capture of Mainstream Television News Begins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-capture-of-mainstream-television-news-begins/1022864)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-capture-of-mainstream-television-news-begins/1022864 "2025-10-06T14:18:25Z")
I do not think this is sufficient to turn CBS News into the official administration mouthpiece DJT would like. But it’s a big step. --- ## [The EA leveraged buyout acquisition raises a few questions, in my opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ea-leveraged-buyout-acquisition-raises-a-few-questions-in-my-opinion/1023532)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ea-leveraged-buyout-acquisition-raises-a-few-questions-in-my-opinion/1023532 "2025-10-06T14:04:24Z")
Jared Kushner, Saudi Arabia Team Up To Buy Video Game Developer For $55 Billion | HuffPost Impact It is the largest leveraged buyout in history, Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affini… --- ## [Des Moines, IA school superintendent arrested by ICE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/des-moines-ia-school-superintendent-arrested-by-ice/1023421)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/des-moines-ia-school-superintendent-arrested-by-ice/1023421 "2025-10-06T13:51:49Z")
He’s from Guyana, and came here in 1999 on a student visa. It doesn’t look like the school system did a very good job of vetting him. (One wonders, of course, if he would have been on ICE’s radar if he was Caucasian.) … --- ## [From the World of John Wick: Ballerina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-world-of-john-wick-ballerina/1023596)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-world-of-john-wick-ballerina/1023596 "2025-10-06T13:40:35Z")
Last night, I watched this movie for third time in three nights. Though John Wick makes a brief appearance early in the movie and is instrumental in the outcome, the movie is not about him, but it is every bit as good as… --- ## [President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-russell-m-nelson-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-passed-away/1023450)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-russell-m-nelson-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-passed-away/1023450 "2025-10-06T13:39:29Z")
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