# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=23 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [Funniest AI Legos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-ai-legos/995150)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-ai-legos/995150 "2026-10-23T00:39:02Z")
My lady friend was entertaining, serving lobster bisque and glazed ham for friends. She’s a huuge Lego enthusiast (she built the Titanic!) , so I googled up these images of her main dishes, which we thought were pretty f… --- ## [Are there any apps that block (or help block) AI content, or at least identifies it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-that-block-or-help-block-ai-content-or-at-least-identifies-it/1033604)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-that-block-or-help-block-ai-content-or-at-least-identifies-it/1033604 "2026-10-23T00:02:34Z")
Just like the title says. Is there any way to control AI content on my phone and/or my home computer? --- ## [Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Fourthcoming Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468 "2026-10-23T00:01:55Z")
I don’t have a good puzzle to kick of this thread, but I do think it is time to start a new thread as it is better to not have so many pages to scroll through. Anyone got one to start us off again? --- ## [Battlebots? pfffffft!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-pfffffft/1033981)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-pfffffft/1033981 "2026-10-22T22:44:09Z")
Human VS. Robot Fight “A human defeated two of the three robots he faced in a cage fight recently held in San Francisco,” reports the Los Angeles Times, noting that videos of the event drew more than 10 million views o… --- ## [What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5659\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2026-10-22T22:10:28Z")
The first thing that I thought of were Hollywood style car chases. Obviously car chases are a real thing but I have never seen one that even remotely resembles anything like is in a typical action movie. ETA: I’m not t… --- ## [A Red Dwarf Future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-red-dwarf-future/1033933)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-red-dwarf-future/1033933 "2026-10-22T22:07:26Z")
Given that the universe has exited its prime star formation phase and that fewer sun-like stars will be birthed in the future, will there come a time before the universal heat death that life cannot exist because only re… --- ## ["Future Shock" ... Has It Fully Arrived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-shock-has-it-fully-arrived/1034007)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-shock-has-it-fully-arrived/1034007 "2026-10-22T22:01:20Z")
When I was in high school, a book I chose to read and report on was the 1970 novel, “Future Shock”. The authors defined future shock as, “a state of psychological trauma, disorientation, and physical stress caused by to… --- ## [Edgar Allan, you won't do. (A crow who's stalking me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400 "2026-10-22T21:45:22Z")
Y’all know I have critter issues. I seem to attract the weirdos, oddballs and any planning on murdering me. Well, Edgar Allan has found me. Son-of-a-wrek is not sure it’s a Crow, at all. He says Grackle. He does look… --- ## [National Park Lovers -- How are you feeling these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-park-lovers-how-are-you-feeling-these-days/1015174)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-park-lovers-how-are-you-feeling-these-days/1015174 "2026-10-22T21:42:30Z")
Recent events (funding pauses/staff reductions/office closures/visitor center cutbacks, etc) have me worried about our National Parks. Some of the best times of my life have been spent in these places and now it seems as… --- ## [Anyone recognize this probable aerospace debris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recognize-this-probable-aerospace-debris/1002055)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-recognize-this-probable-aerospace-debris/1002055 "2026-10-22T20:24:34Z")
--- ## [Social Conformity Humourous Clip ....Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conformity-humourous-clip-need-answer-fast/1034055)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conformity-humourous-clip-need-answer-fast/1034055 "2026-10-22T19:02:40Z")
I’m teaching a unit on elections and need a short, preferably humorous video clip on the importance of a secret ballot. You know the sort - in a class (or social situation) somebody raises their hand for an unpopular (o… --- ## [Advice on selling Magic:The Gathering cards, London UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-selling-magic-the-gathering-cards-london-uk/1034072)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-selling-magic-the-gathering-cards-london-uk/1034072 "2026-10-22T18:19:19Z")
Looking for advice on selling my MTG collection. I have a bunch of really nice, expensive cards. Looking for a dealer that would give me good value for them. Or an auction. I’ve sent some messages to various dealers.… --- ## [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048 "2026-10-22T17:14:51Z")
I had some time on my hands and went back through all of our Botticelli threads since May 2011. To guard against repeating the same letters too soon and thus to keep the game fresher, I thought this record might be help… --- ## [The Gladys Knight Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gladys-knight-appreciation-thread/337116)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gladys-knight-appreciation-thread/337116 "2026-10-22T17:07:36Z")
Echo… I know Christmas Eve isn’t the best time to start a relatively obscure appreciation thread, and I have no clue how many Gladys Knight fans are doping today, and my thread could sink into oblivian in a matter of ho… --- ## [A woman told me to stop running because of her dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-told-me-to-stop-running-because-of-her-dog/1033796)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-told-me-to-stop-running-because-of-her-dog/1033796 "2026-10-22T16:46:25Z")
I was out for a run this weekend, running down a residential street in late morning with no traffic and few pedestrians. As I approached, a woman walking a dog on the opposite sidewalk shouted “STOP! STOP!” at me. When I… --- ## [Coincidences on these forums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047 "2026-10-22T15:57:36Z")
We’ve had threads about coincidences but none to my knowledge about them happening specifically within the forums. This just happened to me. I was reading the “Lanterns - the green kind” thread where this was posted: “… --- ## [What's the strategy behind a company bombarding a show with ads for a niche product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strategy-behind-a-company-bombarding-a-show-with-ads-for-a-niche-product/1034004)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strategy-behind-a-company-bombarding-a-show-with-ads-for-a-niche-product/1034004 "2026-10-22T14:05:40Z")
I listen to a daily Podcast and the ONLY advertiser in Grainger. And its the same ad over and over and over. “If youre a procurement manager at an industrial facility, Grainger knows…blah blah blah” I don’t get who… --- ## [How can a Federal judge issue "sanctions" against Trump in a civil lawsuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-federal-judge-issue-sanctions-against-trump-in-a-civil-lawsuit/1033910)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-federal-judge-issue-sanctions-against-trump-in-a-civil-lawsuit/1033910 "2026-10-22T13:17:10Z")
This article is about Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC,( which he filed claiming that BBC news defamed him in their reporting, by deceptively editing a video of Trump .) The lawsuit is now at the stage of discovery, and … --- ## [Ear lobe pierced hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-lobe-pierced-hole/1034020)
**Author:** [@jasminebooo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasminebooo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-lobe-pierced-hole/1034020 "2026-10-22T09:32:58Z")
What happens if I put mechanical pencil led in my ear hole piercing --- ## [Why does my outdoor Nest cam advertise when it’s not operating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-outdoor-nest-cam-advertise-when-it-s-not-operating/1034053)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-outdoor-nest-cam-advertise-when-it-s-not-operating/1034053 "2026-10-22T07:19:23Z")
I’ve had an outdoor Google Nest cam in front of my house for at least 7 years. The cam itself is amazing. We’ve literally had nor’easters and countless other severe storms come through, and it hasn’t moved. The range … --- ## [Do you maintain a Reddit streak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-maintain-a-reddit-streak/1034040)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-maintain-a-reddit-streak/1034040 "2026-10-22T04:23:54Z")
Reddit now tracks how many consecutive days you have posted or even just upvoted someone. I’m closing in on the 400 day badge with 20 days to go. The streak counter has only been active for about 3 years so there are onl… --- ## [When will The Simpsons end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-simpsons-end/1032196)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-simpsons-end/1032196 "2026-10-22T02:23:16Z")
I turn 48 in a couple of weeks. I was 11 when The Simpsons began. I have not watched it since the late 1990s, seen no more than clips in almost 30 years. And yet, it makes 20+ episodes every single year and is apparentl… --- ## [Senator Lindsey Graham has died, plus discussion about his potential replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618 "2026-10-22T01:26:47Z")
Just as we are wondering if Mitch McConnell is still alive, another Republican is confirmed dead. This is definitely going to shake up the balance in the Senate as we head into the midterms. --- ## [Fictional things/products that became real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108 "2026-10-22T00:55:38Z")
The new Toy Story movie got me wondering about this. After the first movie, Woody and Buzz dolls were sold that were basically identical in form to the toys in the movie. They probably couldn’t talk, but I can’t be sur… --- ## [No Kings - 17OCT2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920 "2026-10-21T22:43:57Z")
I didn’t see any thread for this yet, so I figured I’d start one, and in P&E because I wanted to discuss a few of the issues, not just share the event and pics! So just back from attending today’s protest, and was a bit… --- ## [Facebook exposes cheaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-exposes-cheaters/1034044)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-exposes-cheaters/1034044 "2026-10-21T22:39:34Z")
I first noticed this about 7 years ago. I was going with a girl, not really that serious, but regardless. Anyway, Facebook would send me a notification for friend suggestions under People you may know. These would often … --- ## [Do you know what a passkey is and how one works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-passkey-is-and-how-one-works/1033842)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-passkey-is-and-how-one-works/1033842 "2026-10-21T21:44:12Z")
Pop quiz: WITHOUT looking it up or asking an AI, do you know what a passkey is (as in website & app security)? Do you know how it works? How is it different from a password manager, a USB security key, a fingerprint scan… --- ## [Split Happens: Daily Word Puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-happens-daily-word-puzzle/1033961)
**Author:** [@the\_andyman\_can](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_andyman_can)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-happens-daily-word-puzzle/1033961 "2026-10-21T20:06:09Z")
Split Happens #49: ‘SUMER’ :yellow\_square: Perfect Split :stopwatch: 5:11 • #5 :white\_large\_square: Hard :stopwatch: 4:19 • #6 :brown\_square: Normal :stopwatch: 3:29 • #14 --- ## [Straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/1033768)
**Author:** [@Stassi20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stassi20)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/1033768 "2026-10-21T19:49:25Z")
Brand new to this platform, and I’m curious to know if anyone knows what the true meaning of the word “dope” actually is? Probably not what you think.. --- ## [Mobile phone problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-phone-problem/1033652)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-phone-problem/1033652 "2026-10-21T19:17:50Z")
I’ll readily admit I have a poor knowledge of technical issues. I have a mobile phone (a Samsung A12). The storage is almost filled up and the phone is telling me there are some functions I can’t use because storage is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=24)