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**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-american-why-do-you-care/1023116 "2025-10-03T02:27:03Z")
I’ve been accused of being ‘concerned’ about US politics because I’m not American. Others’ from foreign lands have had the same thrown at them here on this board. Just for your information, shit that happens in the US h… --- ## [The Simpsons Movie review thread (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341 "2025-10-03T01:45:23Z")
I’m back from a 12:01 screening. The movie isn’t perfect, and I’m sure I’ll see some flaws after a couple of viewings - right now I’m a little too blissed out and overwhelmed by finally seeing the movie itself. Wow wow… --- ## [Why is a spinning Black Hole distinct from one that doesn't? How does a Black Hole even spin? Why is it important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-spinning-black-hole-distinct-from-one-that-doesnt-how-does-a-black-hole-even-spin-why-is-it-important/1023270)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-spinning-black-hole-distinct-from-one-that-doesnt-how-does-a-black-hole-even-spin-why-is-it-important/1023270 "2025-10-03T01:27:32Z")
Title says it all I think. Why is a spinning black hole different than one that doesn’t? How do we even know one from another? Why is it important to make that distinction? How does a singularity spin? If I was fallin… --- ## [Swimming Pool (in theaters) Spoilers- analysis wanted. What does ending mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-pool-in-theaters-spoilers-analysis-wanted-what-does-ending-mean/196006)
**Author:** [@Aalborg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aalborg)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-pool-in-theaters-spoilers-analysis-wanted-what-does-ending-mean/196006 "2025-10-03T00:56:19Z")
Here’s the difficulties mentioned in other reviews: Why does the cross on the wall keep being taken down and reappear. I noticed the daughter had a cross necklace, but so what? It was obviously her, but did it mean a… --- ## [Give me some reactions to getting stabbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-reactions-to-getting-stabbed/1023533)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-reactions-to-getting-stabbed/1023533 "2025-10-03T00:33:07Z")
Okay i’m going larping this week and I’m playing a bard that can’t feel pain. I need some reactions to being stabbed, shot, or otherwise harmed. something that should give the others a laugh, like “well that’s unfortunat… --- ## [Analyzing AI for accuracy of God(s) of various faiths, and AI honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-ai-for-accuracy-of-god-s-of-various-faiths-and-ai-honesty/1023095)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-ai-for-accuracy-of-god-s-of-various-faiths-and-ai-honesty/1023095 "2025-10-03T00:09:34Z")
Background for those who know me you know I am a strong believer in Lord Jesus but don’t always agree with the common religiosity involved around Christianity. I’m also a Chaplain and as such I am there to meet the peopl… --- ## ["It's been awhile since we've seen \[poster\], their last post was \[months/years\] ago"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-awhile-since-weve-seen-poster-their-last-post-was-months-years-ago/1023466)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-awhile-since-weve-seen-poster-their-last-post-was-months-years-ago/1023466 "2025-10-02T23:33:17Z")
I like this feature, it’s a nice touch. Curious a little about it..what’s the longest time of being away recorded so far? Anyone see anyone who had been gone for, like, 10-12 years? Or maybe it only records the time len… --- ## ["Congress shall make no law..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-shall-make-no-law/1023524)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-shall-make-no-law/1023524 "2025-10-02T22:50:17Z")
All Americans on the board will know that that phrase begins the first Amendment that secures–or is supposed to–the freedom of religion and of the press. It does not say one word about what the chief executive may do. … --- ## [Alice in Borderland on Netflix (open spoilers likely after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alice-in-borderland-on-netflix-open-spoilers-likely-after-first-post/979007)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alice-in-borderland-on-netflix-open-spoilers-likely-after-first-post/979007 "2025-10-02T22:14:01Z")
I just finished bingeing the two seasons of Alice in Borderland on Netflix. It’s a Japanese import (based on a manga, I believe) whose most immediate comparison is Squid Game, in that it involves people playing deadly ve… --- ## [Is there a word for when someone gets extremely smug about something they misunderstand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-when-someone-gets-extremely-smug-about-something-they-misunderstand/1021210)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-when-someone-gets-extremely-smug-about-something-they-misunderstand/1021210 "2025-10-02T19:42:28Z")
The germans have a word for everything. What I’m thinking of is a scenario where a person has a wildly simplistic understanding of something, then they get really smug about it based on how obvious the correct answer sh… --- ## [What's the purpose of the double flap on a dog's ear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-the-double-flap-on-a-dogs-ear/68212)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-the-double-flap-on-a-dogs-ear/68212 "2025-10-02T17:18:03Z")
Although I’ve not done a scientific survey, most dogs have a little double flap, or double layer of skin, on one side of their ear, the side closer to the ground. What’s the purpose of that little flap? just a quirk of … --- ## [Can fired military officers be re-hired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fired-military-officers-be-re-hired/1023391)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fired-military-officers-be-re-hired/1023391 "2025-10-02T15:16:18Z")
The secretary of defense has called an unusual meeting of all the generals and admirals from all of the US armed forces. So far no reason has been given, but let’s consider a hypothetical that in some way or another the… --- ## [Help with a Three Stooges episode ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-three-stooges-episode-id/1023583)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-three-stooges-episode-id/1023583 "2025-10-02T13:46:17Z")
I’m almost certain it was with Shemp. The bad guys have the generic 1950s Cold War accents. Our heroes at one point are in a garage. There is a misunderstanding involving one of the bad guys’ girlfriends sitting on a g… --- ## [Can someone explain the price difference in these two Anker power banks - need answer fastish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-price-difference-in-these-two-anker-power-banks-need-answer-fastish/1023489)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-price-difference-in-these-two-anker-power-banks-need-answer-fastish/1023489 "2025-10-02T13:03:13Z")
This one is $229 - Amazon.com: Anker Prime Power Bank, 26,250mAh 3-Port Portable Charger with 300W Max Output, Two-Way Charging, TSA-Approved, App Control, for MacBook, iPhone 17/16 Series, and More (Base Not Included) :… --- ## [Middle Eastern version of bierock (German meat pie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-eastern-version-of-bierock-german-meat-pie/1023577)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-eastern-version-of-bierock-german-meat-pie/1023577 "2025-10-02T12:32:51Z")
When I was a child back in the 1970’s there was small shop called The Gunny Sack that sold hand held meat pies similar to a German bierock. There were a variety of fillings available so perhaps some were vegetarian. It… --- ## [SoCal, West Coast Dopers: What Do You Call A Supermarket/Grocery Store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-west-coast-dopers-what-do-you-call-a-supermarket-grocery-store/989143)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-west-coast-dopers-what-do-you-call-a-supermarket-grocery-store/989143 "2025-10-02T12:22:04Z")
I’ve noticed in sitcoms that the characters will say they’re going to “the market” when the context suggests a supermarket, or a grocery store, or a big box retailer. They did this on Modern Family, which is specifically… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #34 – September, 2025 – “Doors or gates” (poll added)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743 "2025-10-02T10:51:49Z")
This is the monthly thread for September, 2025. The topic this month is “Doors or gates", chosen by Mean\_Mr.Mustard. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the ro… --- ## [Fasting Blood Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fasting-blood-test/1023580)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fasting-blood-test/1023580 "2025-10-02T10:30:27Z")
I got off work today at 0700, and went to breakfast at a diner, after which I kept a 0815 cardiologist appointment. It went well, and the doc closed it out by ordering a CBC panel and a lipid panel and sending me to the … --- ## [Want to read (or, rather, listen to) all the Sherlock Holmes adventures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-read-or-rather-listen-to-all-the-sherlock-holmes-adventures/1023506)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-read-or-rather-listen-to-all-the-sherlock-holmes-adventures/1023506 "2025-10-02T01:51:22Z")
There is a YouTube video which has all the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories that are read to you. It lasts one day, 17 hours, 14 minutes, and 27 seconds. Apparently, the makers of the video were able to fit it into t… --- ## [How many kitty cats would it take to kill a person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-kitty-cats-would-it-take-to-kill-a-person/1023418)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-kitty-cats-would-it-take-to-kill-a-person/1023418 "2025-10-02T01:18:29Z")
The wee beasties can certainly be vicious but the problem I see would be that a typical cat can’t deliver a killing bite to the throat. I’m thinking of the scene in Jurassic Park where Wayne Knight is attacked by a bunch… --- ## [Sparkly British TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparkly-british-tv-shows/1023471)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparkly-british-tv-shows/1023471 "2025-10-02T01:12:21Z")
We watch a lot of British TV shows (tonight, Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius). My wife commented on the ‘sparkles’. British TV shows’ costumes and lights have specularity, where the tiny lights seem to sparkle in a regul… --- ## [Timely serendipitous events. Yours? Here's mine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timely-serendipitous-events-yours-heres-mine/1022645)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timely-serendipitous-events-yours-heres-mine/1022645 "2025-10-01T22:59:14Z")
Today I changed my sheets. And as per usual, being mildly disabled, I grunted and grumbled fitting the bottom sheet (fitted). Half the time I get the bloody thing upside down, and only after trying to squeeze it into a c… --- ## [Song. Stuck. In. Head. Must. Identify. NOW.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-stuck-in-head-must-identify-now/303251)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-stuck-in-head-must-identify-now/303251 "2025-10-01T22:44:54Z")
I’m 99% sure is by Earth Wind and Fire and I’ll be shocked if that’s wrong. It starts off with this harmonious scat - “BAH da ba ba ba ba ba. Bah da ba ba ba. Bah da da da dah.” etc. before moving on to… “Ba yi ya. Ba y… --- ## [Paypal account limited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-account-limited/1023493)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-account-limited/1023493 "2025-10-01T22:41:34Z")
I’ve been using this particular paypal account for like a year. It’s the one that pays all my streaming services (automatic recurring payments) and steam games. Just tried to buy Icarus on Steam and paypal rejected it. H… --- ## [Lost Weight: Pants altering needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-weight-pants-altering-needed/1023570)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-weight-pants-altering-needed/1023570 "2025-10-01T21:44:17Z")
Due to significant weight loss, my old pants don’t fit. For all my other pants I just toss them and get new (or thrift) pants but I have two pair of wool dress slacks that I really want to keep. The waist needs to have … --- ## [In a car: Are suicide doors really "suicide" doors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-car-are-suicide-doors-really-suicide-doors/1023511)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-car-are-suicide-doors-really-suicide-doors/1023511 "2025-10-01T21:04:54Z")
Are suicide doors (rear hinged doors) really suicide doors? Are they any more dangerous? Also, is there an actual benefit to them? It seems, as an engineering problem, they are as “easy” to do as the other way. Why t… --- ## [Vacation rental company wants a selfie of me plus photo of driver's license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-rental-company-wants-a-selfie-of-me-plus-photo-of-drivers-license/1023569)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-rental-company-wants-a-selfie-of-me-plus-photo-of-drivers-license/1023569 "2025-10-01T20:19:08Z")
We’re planning a trip in December and want to stay in a rental home through VRBO. The home’s manager is having a third party send me an email in which they want me to send them a selfie of myself, and a photo of my driv… --- ## [Merriam Webster offers new LLM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriam-webster-offers-new-llm/1023573)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriam-webster-offers-new-llm/1023573 "2025-10-01T20:02:25Z")
Revolutionary new device requires no electricity or connection to a data centre. Video in link. Insert “They had us in the first half” meme here. --- ## ['Honky donkey', or 'Hunky dunky'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honky-donkey-or-hunky-dunky/975180)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honky-donkey-or-hunky-dunky/975180 "2025-10-01T19:42:23Z")
We’re watching Christmas In Connecticut (1945), and S.Z. Sakall’s character says, ‘Hunky Dunky.’ Or is it ‘Honky donkey’? On one hand, there’s a ‘Little Rascals’ short called Honky Donkey (1934). ‘Honky’ rhymes with ‘… --- ## [Where can I learn about sports betting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-learn-about-sports-betting/1023303)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-learn-about-sports-betting/1023303 "2025-10-01T18:56:52Z")
It seems that every sports program, app, or website has information about the betting line for a particular contest. I’m not really interested in learning to gamble, but I’d like to understand what they’re talking about… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=228&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=230&state=muted)