# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=24&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [I'm sorry what is the point of signing the national anthem if you never show the signer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-what-is-the-point-of-signing-the-national-anthem-if-you-never-show-the-signer/1032944)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-what-is-the-point-of-signing-the-national-anthem-if-you-never-show-the-signer/1032944 "2026-09-13T14:49:15Z")
So I’m currently watching the Seahawks preseason game. For the national anthem they had someone sign it as another guy plays guitar. The thing is though, not once did they ever have the signer center camera. It was the … --- ## [No mustache, no broken leg, all silence, could John Wilkes Booth have gotten away with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mustache-no-broken-leg-all-silence-could-john-wilkes-booth-have-gotten-away-with-it/1032913)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mustache-no-broken-leg-all-silence-could-john-wilkes-booth-have-gotten-away-with-it/1032913 "2026-09-13T07:28:47Z")
Suppose Booth had no broken leg, managed to escape the theater, shaved off his mustache, cut his hair, changed his clothes and got away swiftly and as far away from Washington DC as he could and spoke of the shooting to … --- ## [World Science Fiction Convention to be in Chengdu, China in 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-science-fiction-convention-to-be-in-chengdu-china-in-2023/956304)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-science-fiction-convention-to-be-in-chengdu-china-in-2023/956304 "2026-09-13T06:21:08Z")
…and I have concerns. I first got wind that China was going to put in a bid for the 2023 Worldcon back when I attended Worldcon 74 in 2016. The Chungdu Bid Committee put on a presentation, then took questions, and peop… --- ## [What are the modern protest songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-modern-protest-songs/1023484)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-modern-protest-songs/1023484 "2026-09-13T04:58:32Z")
Previous generations had protest songs. What are songs expressing discontent with the current political situation? Anything within the last ten years? --- ## [Another Waterworld question about the drinking water- spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-waterworld-question-about-the-drinking-water-spoilers/1032914)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-waterworld-question-about-the-drinking-water-spoilers/1032914 "2026-09-13T03:08:15Z")
So the people on the atoll value hydro so much they use it for currency. But they do have a reasonable amount of technology and Old Things. They must have figured out how to distill water by then. I don’t think they had … --- ## [Is Ebola Coming Back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ebola-coming-back/1023420)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ebola-coming-back/1023420 "2026-09-13T02:43:11Z")
There are now treatments and vaccines available–but does anyone want to spend the money? --- ## ["Floating" goalposts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-goalposts/1032990)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-goalposts/1032990 "2026-09-12T23:36:19Z")
The ICCU stadium at the University of Idaho has (US football) goalposts with no uprights. They are bolted to the wall and ceiling of the covered venue. The Famous Kibbie Dome : r/Idaho --- ## [Some Passing Thoughts about Showing ID to Buy Alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-passing-thoughts-about-showing-id-to-buy-alcohol/1032588)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-passing-thoughts-about-showing-id-to-buy-alcohol/1032588 "2026-09-12T22:20:25Z")
When I first emigrated to New York, I arrived as a hitchhiker. I had a valid driver’s license issued by the state of New Mexico. It took me quite a while to get settled up here, but eventually I was indoors, enrolled a… --- ## [Trump's renaming of gulfs & lakes? Now he's trying states . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-renaming-of-gulfs-lakes-now-hes-trying-states/1032878)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-renaming-of-gulfs-lakes-now-hes-trying-states/1032878 "2026-09-12T20:40:06Z")
Too lame and pathetic for a full-fledged pitting, but too noticeable (for me & a few other Dopers) for MPSIMS. (I just heard this on the mid-day radio news) . . . Seems the High Orange One’s floating his case to rename… --- ## ["A Defunct Message Board"?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-defunct-message-board/1022128)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-defunct-message-board/1022128 "2026-09-12T20:37:01Z")
Hi, all. It’s been about ten months since I last posted - I’ve been taking a break - but I had to come back to let you all know that we’ve been traduced, slandered, yes, even denigrated on YouTube. Unacceptable! I’ve be… --- ## [Zanussi washer dryer - possible to dry cycle only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zanussi-washer-dryer-possible-to-dry-cycle-only/1032966)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zanussi-washer-dryer-possible-to-dry-cycle-only/1032966 "2026-09-12T19:36:24Z")
Help! I’m in the UK. There are only washer dryer combos in our rooms. I’m trying to dry only. Otherwise I have to pack wet clothes. I am so frustrated. I googled it, the directions seem straight forward but every time … --- ## [Anyone remember meeting family at the arrival gate at airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-meeting-family-at-the-arrival-gate-at-airports/1032960)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-meeting-family-at-the-arrival-gate-at-airports/1032960 "2026-09-12T18:17:42Z")
TSA is bringing it back to select locations. --- ## [Can you, or can you not, buy Premium, Luxury Box, Hospitality, etc. sports tix on the secondary market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-or-can-you-not-buy-premium-luxury-box-hospitality-etc-sports-tix-on-the-secondary-market/1020657)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-or-can-you-not-buy-premium-luxury-box-hospitality-etc-sports-tix-on-the-secondary-market/1020657 "2026-09-12T17:40:25Z")
I’d like to go support my favorite soccer :soccer\_ball: team, St. Louis City SC, at a home game. But for reasons that I shan’t get into here, I want to shell out the extra money and buy a primo seat - like the kind where… --- ## [Why am I now seeing the term "unalived" all over the place instead of the much shorter "killed" or "died"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-now-seeing-the-term-unalived-all-over-the-place-instead-of-the-much-shorter-killed-or-died/1028092)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-now-seeing-the-term-unalived-all-over-the-place-instead-of-the-much-shorter-killed-or-died/1028092 "2026-09-12T17:35:33Z")
Where did this term come from, and why do we bother to use it? --- ## [Test thread for fixing CBC.ca article previews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-fixing-cbc-ca-article-previews/1033007)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-fixing-cbc-ca-article-previews/1033007 "2026-09-12T16:02:29Z")
This screenshot will be sent to CBC.ca to help diagnose why articles won’t preview on Discourse. CBC.ca article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-canada-drones-defence-russia-9.7339040 Yahoo News article: E… --- ## [What would Russia be like today if the Tsar remained in power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-russia-be-like-today-if-the-tsar-remained-in-power/1032937)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-russia-be-like-today-if-the-tsar-remained-in-power/1032937 "2026-09-12T15:19:06Z")
Do you see them being better, or worse off? I imagine they would not be anywhere near as bad as they are now. --- ## [A question about Otto, the auto pilot, in Airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-otto-the-auto-pilot-in-airplane/1033006)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-otto-the-auto-pilot-in-airplane/1033006 "2026-09-12T14:23:39Z")
Do you think Otto deliberately deflated himself? --- ## [Slate: a new no-frills electric pickup truck for $20,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-a-new-no-frills-electric-pickup-truck-for-20-000/1017563)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-a-new-no-frills-electric-pickup-truck-for-20-000/1017563 "2026-09-12T13:22:08Z")
You can read about it here. And here. And straight from the company. The basics: Comes in one color: grey Body is made of plastic panels No integrated screen or infotainment system, no radio, no speakers, no power w… --- ## [Kris Cutler, Larry Fine's granddaughter passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073 "2026-09-12T11:49:38Z")
Granddaughter of Larry Fine, Kris Cutler passed away peacefully with family by her side. Krissy is survived by her husband, Ben Cutler. --- ## [What are you doing with your $5k?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-with-your-5k/1032962)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-with-your-5k/1032962 "2026-09-12T04:17:28Z")
Trump promised every adult $5,000 if the Republicans hold onto the House and Senate. The bond market didn’t react, so either they think he’s lying or that the Dems will win, I guess. But, I’m bought in! Let’s spend th… --- ## [Who names electors for presidential write-ins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-names-electors-for-presidential-write-ins/1032975)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-names-electors-for-presidential-write-ins/1032975 "2026-09-12T04:17:01Z")
I got asked a hypothetical question today that I couldn’t answer. I know, right? (It was from my wife, of course.) Technically, voters do not vote for a person for President; they vote for a slate of electors. Normally,… --- ## [The Unholy Atrocity That Is “Banana Ball”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unholy-atrocity-that-is-banana-ball/1031958)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unholy-atrocity-that-is-banana-ball/1031958 "2026-09-12T02:58:09Z")
OK, I saw this event on Friday night and I was going to start a thread called “The Unholy Atrocity That Is “Banana Ball””, but I guess I’ll put it here. There is no debating that this is genius level marketing; as I tol… --- ## [Uninstalling drivers when replacing video card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninstalling-drivers-when-replacing-video-card/1032764)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninstalling-drivers-when-replacing-video-card/1032764 "2026-09-12T02:35:54Z")
I’m replacing my Nvidia GTX-1650 with an Intel Arc B-580, the 1650 is getting a little long in the tooth and locking me out of some more recent games. chatGPT recommends I use WagnardSoft DDU to delete all the 1650 displ… --- ## [Misguided Motivational Posters and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misguided-motivational-posters-and-the-like/1032816)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misguided-motivational-posters-and-the-like/1032816 "2026-09-12T01:44:01Z")
I’m pretty sure we’ve done this in the pas, but I came across n example, so I’m reviving it. We’ve all seen “motivational” posters, meant to inspire us. Sometimes they hang these in break rooms and the like. One place… --- ## [What will happen if GOP steals the 2026 election? What should happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-gop-steals-the-2026-election-what-should-happen/1032891)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-gop-steals-the-2026-election-what-should-happen/1032891 "2026-09-11T23:49:05Z")
(Perhaps this belongs in P&E. But it’s a topic likely to provoke anger. I know I’m very unhappy about it.) Some pundits say it will take decades for America to recover from Trump even if Ds sweep the 2026 and 2028 ele… --- ## [How Can Truth Social be worth $6 Billion? {Trump Media & Technology (DJT)}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-truth-social-be-worth-6-billion-trump-media-technology-djt/999202)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 1106\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-truth-social-be-worth-6-billion-trump-media-technology-djt/999202 "2026-09-11T23:13:55Z")
I don’t know if this is factual thread, an opinion thread, or a political thread. Trump owns 60% of Truth Social and will make out like a bandit. How it the world is it worth so much? I saw that in the third quarter o… --- ## [Basketball has the Globetrotters. Baseball has the Savannah Bananas. Do any other sports have "joke" teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-has-the-globetrotters-baseball-has-the-savannah-bananas-do-any-other-sports-have-joke-teams/1029996)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-has-the-globetrotters-baseball-has-the-savannah-bananas-do-any-other-sports-have-joke-teams/1029996 "2026-09-11T21:42:08Z")
So I was watching a YouTube video of a charity football match in England, where the players were … well, I don’t really know, but they’re not professional footballers. One player on one side (Max Fosh) was a YouTuber kno… --- ## ["Christianophobia" - is there a double standard in the way Christianity is treated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianophobia-is-there-a-double-standard-in-the-way-christianity-is-treated/1032877)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianophobia-is-there-a-double-standard-in-the-way-christianity-is-treated/1032877 "2026-09-11T21:21:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trump-haters: What things do you agree with Trump on?: Duly following mod instructions to take a very off-topic discussion elsewhere (as it has nothing to do with Trump per se). We’ll see … --- ## [Is there a free, easy to use, pdf file editor floating around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-easy-to-use-pdf-file-editor-floating-around/1032890)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-easy-to-use-pdf-file-editor-floating-around/1032890 "2026-09-11T20:08:28Z")
It’s been a while since someone asked this question, and I’m hoping there is something new out there. I just need to cut out some sections of a .pdf document I created and don’t want to buy anything to do it. The program… --- ## [Building a metaphor (travel related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-metaphor-travel-related/1032967)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-metaphor-travel-related/1032967 "2026-09-11T18:04:33Z")
Like many of us reading these boards, I’ve been a few places and done some things. I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity, resources, and freedom to move and shake. I think as a younger person I was learning alternate… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=23&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=25&state=muted)