# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=24 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [The New Tesla Roadster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tesla-roadster/1033875)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tesla-roadster/1033875 "2026-10-21T19:04:23Z")
They did a demonstration of the new Tesla Roadster tonight, for which you can put down an initial $50,000 deposit so you will be in line when it theoretically comes out in two years. Only One Version Of The Tesla Road… --- ## [I lost time last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-time-last-night/1034043)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-time-last-night/1034043 "2026-10-21T18:39:40Z")
I have back issues and being old, I have to get up to pee at night. (to be fair, I do drink a lot of water in the evening) Anyhoo, my normal routine is after I get up in the night, I move to the couch where I get on a h… --- ## [A very surprising announcement from Mel Brooks -- Spaceballs sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-surprising-announcement-from-mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel/1019532)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-surprising-announcement-from-mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel/1019532 "2026-10-21T18:04:07Z")
Short video, very amusing: Yes, it’s Spaceballs 2. Evidently Pullman will be back, and they’ve convinced Moranis to take a break from retirement. --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Quarterfinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-quarterfinal/1033943)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-quarterfinal/1033943 "2026-10-21T16:51:48Z")
poll poll poll poll --- ## [Anyone else? The political junk texts blitz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-the-political-junk-texts-blitz/1033813)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-the-political-junk-texts-blitz/1033813 "2026-10-21T15:54:47Z")
I’m getting spammed excessively by political junk texts. By both sides, left and right, D and R. Anyone else? Suggested solutions? Any you can recommend? I’m on an iPhone, if that matters. I can’t wait for voting day s… --- ## [Ripped from Today's Headlines!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripped-from-todays-headlines/1033527)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripped-from-todays-headlines/1033527 "2026-10-21T15:18:46Z")
I was looking for a thread on the Cornell fraternity rape news story, and realized there is no longer a group/thread category covering that kind of story. I propose a new one called “Ripped from Today’s Headlines!” --- ## [Dolphins (NFL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-nfl/1034014)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-nfl/1034014 "2026-10-21T11:56:10Z")
I don’t necessarily follow teams I am not directly interested in. I was scanning the NFL standings and the Dolphins have only scored 70 points in 5 games with no wins. Man - how the mighty have fallen. --- ## [How many genericized trademarks do you currently use (read the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-genericized-trademarks-do-you-currently-use-read-the-op/1033692)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-genericized-trademarks-do-you-currently-use-read-the-op/1033692 "2026-10-21T10:56:31Z")
For this thread, I’m looking for genericized trademarks that you personaly currently use, and let’s define that as having used that within one calendar year from your post. So, it’s not just a list of genericized tradema… --- ## [Today is Winnie the Pooh’s 100th birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday/1033843)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday/1033843 "2026-10-21T10:52:14Z")
Silly old bear https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/winnie-the-pooh-100 --- ## [Words that are their own opposites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-their-own-opposites/949331)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-their-own-opposites/949331 "2026-10-21T03:52:19Z")
I’ve long been interested in words that have multiple, contradictory meanings. In English, one of the best known is “sanction,” which can mean either to punish or to approve. “Cleave” means either to split apart or to … --- ## [Bi-Monthly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bi-monthly/1033555)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bi-monthly/1033555 "2026-10-21T01:29:09Z")
Does that mean twice a month or every 2 months? --- ## [The Republican Party is the Party of Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 3565\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187 "2026-10-21T00:30:14Z")
It has become abundantly clear that of the two major parties, one is fighting to help people and cares about human life, and the other does not. The Republican Party under Trump has become the party of spite, racism, me… --- ## [Bend, Oregon: Gun debate on whether a Shooter can ever have enough information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-oregon-gun-debate-on-whether-a-shooter-can-ever-have-enough-information/1034000)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-oregon-gun-debate-on-whether-a-shooter-can-ever-have-enough-information/1034000 "2026-10-20T22:04:15Z")
Right. But there is concern that people won’t be accurate in their decision-making to shoot or in the shot itself. How many times would this scenario play out before someone innocent gets shot? I don’t trust the average… --- ## [The Scrubs appreciation thread, {Season 2 of return or 11 overall is coming}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871 "2026-10-20T22:02:17Z")
Resolved: Scrubs is the funniest show ever. Seriously, there has never been a show that has made me laugh out loud, harder and longer, than any other show. Closest second would have to be Roseanne, which was another ext… --- ## [What's the fastest you've ever gone on a bicycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-ever-gone-on-a-bicycle/41515)
**Author:** [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-ever-gone-on-a-bicycle/41515 "2026-10-20T21:39:45Z")
Hey all you cyclists out there – The “What’s the fastest you’ve ever been in a car” thread inspired me to think about the times I have been on a bike and felt that delirious rush of speed on a back country highway, that… --- ## [Another church related bad karma scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-church-related-bad-karma-scene/1034006)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-church-related-bad-karma-scene/1034006 "2026-10-20T21:22:55Z")
Not quite like the priest killed by the falling crucifix but I think it would get lost in that Pit thread. I was sitting at a traffic light across the corner from a church with a prominent cross on top. As I watched, a … --- ## [Could RFK Jr. Really Become HHS Secretary? {Yes, he did}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-rfk-jr-really-become-hhs-secretary-yes-he-did/1009451)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-rfk-jr-really-become-hhs-secretary-yes-he-did/1009451 "2026-10-20T18:48:07Z")
Don’t you have to be qualified for a position like this ? I turn the channel on my television in Olympic time at the sign of him being interviewed! Disturbing is not an adequate word for this being considered. --- ## [Has a football team (college mainly) ever succeeded with a "razzle dazzle" offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-football-team-college-mainly-ever-succeeded-with-a-razzle-dazzle-offense/1033929)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-football-team-college-mainly-ever-succeeded-with-a-razzle-dazzle-offense/1033929 "2026-10-20T17:03:44Z")
BYU has scored 2 TDs tonight on trick plays (a throwback to the QB and a WR reverse), been meaning to ask then, if any team has succeeded with a total trick play playbook, weird formations, constant reverses and flea fli… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-6/1033810)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-6/1033810 "2026-10-20T15:22:12Z")
Week 5 results: Bucs 24, Cowboys 16 Jaguars 19, Eagles 17 Packers 31, Bears 7 Texans 26, Titans 3 Bengals 31, Dolphins 24 Patriots 45, Raiders 17 Vikings 23, Saints 13 Jets 17, Browns 12 Steelers 34, Colts 22 G… --- ## [Your geographical misconceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-geographical-misconceptions/929294)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 1123\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-geographical-misconceptions/929294 "2026-10-20T14:54:32Z")
Including general knowledge gaps that you feel you shouldn’t have had (e.g. “wait, there’s been a country there this entire time?”) Young child: I thought Berlin was right on the full FRG/GDR border, and that the Berl… --- ## [Blood at 35,000 feet: possible hijacking attempt on flight to Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-at-35-000-feet-possible-hijacking-attempt-on-flight-to-israel/1033484)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-at-35-000-feet-possible-hijacking-attempt-on-flight-to-israel/1033484 "2026-10-20T14:48:40Z")
I posted this in the Aviation thread, but I think it deserves a thread of its own. A FlyDubai flight took off from the UAE early this morning on its way to Tel Aviv, and as it approached Jordanian airspace, it sent out … --- ## [What about Trump's new social network? I hear crickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 654\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024 "2026-10-20T13:58:40Z")
Man, I wanted it to fail so hard that I awaited the start of “Truth Social” with glee, but now, almost three days after launch, I hear or read nothing about it, not even here on the Dope. Well, I’ve read some news articl… --- ## [Songs you liked better before you knew the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-liked-better-before-you-knew-the-lyrics/1033951)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-liked-better-before-you-knew-the-lyrics/1033951 "2026-10-20T04:04:20Z")
All three of my examples are soft rock songs from the 70s. In all three cases I didn’t know any of the lyrics until 10 or so years ago, because while I liked them, I didn’t like them enough to find out more about them. T… --- ## [Ted Lasso Coming back this Summer {August 5, 2026}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-coming-back-this-summer-august-5-2026/1027122)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-coming-back-this-summer-august-5-2026/1027122 "2026-10-20T03:18:23Z")
I am late to the Ted Lasso party because I only just got Apple TV a few months ago but my wife and I watched it and loved the show. The ending seemed like a good one for the characters but Apple announced today the show … --- ## [What became of Hershey's Tastetations™?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-hersheys-tastetations/231566)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-of-hersheys-tastetations/231566 "2026-10-20T01:35:23Z")
Granted this is not the most pressing matter of the day, but I’m sure it is important to some people. I’ve visited the Hershey’s™ website and they don’t even list it as one of their products. On message boards it is ru… --- ## [How did props from "Forbidden Planet" end up on Twilight Zone episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-props-from-forbidden-planet-end-up-on-twilight-zone-episodes/1033496)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-props-from-forbidden-planet-end-up-on-twilight-zone-episodes/1033496 "2026-10-20T01:32:09Z")
Whoever owned Twilight Zone either was the same company behind Forbidden Planet or else bought the rights to the props. Does anyone know the full story? --- ## [How did the self-sealing fuel tanks work on WW2 planes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-self-sealing-fuel-tanks-work-on-ww2-planes/1033975)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-self-sealing-fuel-tanks-work-on-ww2-planes/1033975 "2026-10-20T00:34:11Z")
How did self-sealing tanks on ww2 aircraft work (ie on what design principle)? Did only US fighters have this feature or did other nations adopt this feature for their aircraft? Any drawbacks? Are self sealing tanks stil… --- ## [An airman dies in rappelling accident at Texas college football game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airman-dies-in-rappelling-accident-at-texas-college-football-game/1033967)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airman-dies-in-rappelling-accident-at-texas-college-football-game/1033967 "2026-10-20T00:00:10Z")
Rappelling and fast-roping have been taught for decades. I took lessons in rappelling at a summer Outward Bound back packing course in college. It’s a very useful skill in back packing and climbing. I enjoyed basic rock… --- ## [How liable would I be? (allowing someone to do something dangerous on my property)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-liable-would-i-be-allowing-someone-to-do-something-dangerous-on-my-property/1033953)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-liable-would-i-be-allowing-someone-to-do-something-dangerous-on-my-property/1033953 "2026-10-19T23:49:02Z")
Background: my block is zoned for single family homes. The 25’ frontages mean that the houses are built on zero lot lines and there is no space between them. The block runs somewhat uphill, so that the house next door is… --- ## [2026 Nobel Peace Prize Announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-peace-prize-announced/1033691)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-peace-prize-announced/1033691 "2026-10-19T23:17:42Z")
South African-born anti-apartheid activist and international human rights jurist Navi Pillay is the winner. Of note - one of the most recent highlights in her very excellent CV was being chair of the UN Palestine Comm… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=25)