# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=24&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [Let's rename Mar-a-Lago!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-mar-a-lago/1032634 "2026-09-14T22:37:56Z")
In the “what’s in a name?” vein, Heather Cox Richardson suggests that we all rename Mar-A-Lago, and begin exclusively referring to it by its new name. I’ve always liked Mar-a-Lardo, but … Douchebag Manor Corruption Ju… --- ## [The new flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, the mRNA-based vaccine by Moderna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-flu-vaccine-mflusiva-the-mrna-based-vaccine-by-moderna/1032579)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-flu-vaccine-mflusiva-the-mrna-based-vaccine-by-moderna/1032579 "2026-09-14T22:32:17Z")
It has been approved by the FDA for the 2026-2027 flu season, with accelerated approval for adults 65 and over. It’s supposed to be more effective than the old flu vaccine, and in addition, they can be quicker about tai… --- ## [This will never not be funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360)
**Author:** [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360 "2026-09-14T21:33:07Z")
On Hulu, each episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is preceded by the disclaimer “The following is intended only for mature audiences. Viewer discretion advised.” So, to be clear: they want only mature people to … --- ## [What are some clear signs of undiagnosed autism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-clear-signs-of-undiagnosed-autism/1032710)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-clear-signs-of-undiagnosed-autism/1032710 "2026-09-14T18:00:37Z")
I have recieved bullying in the past for allegedly having autism, and because i am going to a new school i would like to see what to hide in order to avoid bullying --- ## [Optimal speed for ground attack aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-speed-for-ground-attack-aircraft/1032576)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-speed-for-ground-attack-aircraft/1032576 "2026-09-14T17:57:31Z")
The speed of an aircraft engaging a ground target could vary from zero for a helicopter hovering in place to multiple hundreds of kilometers per hour for fast attack jets doing strafing runs. So what determines the optim… --- ## [Who had "Trump steals a meteorite" on their bingo card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-trump-steals-a-meteorite-on-their-bingo-card/1032942)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-trump-steals-a-meteorite-on-their-bingo-card/1032942 "2026-09-14T16:11:46Z")
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia posted a video to social media showcasing the roughly 54-pound chunk of space rock. At that weight, it’s 70% larger than any Martian meteorite found on Earth, acco… --- ## [Slightly(?) injured shoulder- looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995 "2026-09-14T16:06:23Z")
Last Saturday Labor Day weekend, I was riding my bicycle on a sidewalk when an idiot on a gasoline engine powered mini bike came barreling around a bend straight down the middle of the sidewalk. He made no attempt to mov… --- ## [Ever confuse one actor for another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-confuse-one-actor-for-another/1031757)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-confuse-one-actor-for-another/1031757 "2026-09-14T15:55:20Z")
Just had one tonight, had one from 2 decades ago, not really quite Mandela Effect worthy (even if I have another example there from music I am pretty sure on), as faulty memory was likely responsible in both of the film … --- ## [(Old) Looking ahead in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-looking-ahead-in-the-mmp/1032875)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-looking-ahead-in-the-mmp/1032875 "2026-09-14T13:07:29Z")
There’s something about Labor Day that makes me look at the months ahead - probably the numerous events and holidays. We’ve got the county fairs (successive weekends here in the tri-county area) at the end of the month, … --- ## [Any opinions on what are very good earplugs to be used at loud concerts (or loud places)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-what-are-very-good-earplugs-to-be-used-at-loud-concerts-or-loud-places/1033026)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-what-are-very-good-earplugs-to-be-used-at-loud-concerts-or-loud-places/1033026 "2026-09-14T04:40:18Z")
Title says most of it but to be more specific I am seeking earplugs that lower the volume of noise when in loud places. I still want to be able to hear (music or someone talking to me), just lower the volume. I know th… --- ## [Sky Pumpkins - Anybody Else Following the Saga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-pumpkins-anybody-else-following-the-saga/1033030)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-pumpkins-anybody-else-following-the-saga/1033030 "2026-09-14T03:03:29Z")
Just a silly viral story of an enthusiastic pumpkin vine that climbed a tree and then set fruit. I have grown quite a few pumpkins over the years and had never grokked that the vines might do this. Now the owner is try… --- ## [Make a case for a MLB player for the Hall of Fame (excluding obvious steroid omissions.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-case-for-a-mlb-player-for-the-hall-of-fame-excluding-obvious-steroid-omissions/1032512)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-case-for-a-mlb-player-for-the-hall-of-fame-excluding-obvious-steroid-omissions/1032512 "2026-09-14T02:33:56Z")
Not sure if we have done this before. Choose one player that you think deserves to be in the HoF. I’m specifically excluding the great players tainted by PED scandal. To some extent, defend your choice with some evidence… --- ## [Do you know anyone personally that refers to themselves in the third person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-personally-that-refers-to-themselves-in-the-third-person/1032943)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-personally-that-refers-to-themselves-in-the-third-person/1032943 "2026-09-14T01:33:07Z")
We all know that Trump often, or even most of the time, refers to himself in the third person. Do you know anyone personally that does it? I don’t. It just seems weird. --- ## [Songs that make you think of a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521 "2026-09-13T23:20:54Z")
I see we have not had this thread for over a decade so rather than resurrecting a zombie … I am making a playlist of songs that make you immediately think of a movie. One song per movie. If it is not a song written sp… --- ## [Snooker: what do the spectators listen to on their ear thingies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooker-what-do-the-spectators-listen-to-on-their-ear-thingies/1033045)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooker-what-do-the-spectators-listen-to-on-their-ear-thingies/1033045 "2026-09-13T21:44:39Z")
I’m watching the English Open final and noticed that a lot of the people in the audience wear a an ear piece. What is it connected too? The referee’s mic? The TV live commentary? Something different? --- ## [Do you think Trump will sabotage the republicans in 2028](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-sabotage-the-republicans-in-2028/1030398)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-sabotage-the-republicans-in-2028/1030398 "2026-09-13T20:37:42Z")
Assume Trump figures out he isn’t able to run in 2028 (which who knows if he will accept not being able to run again or not, or if our legal safeguards will prevent him from running again). But lets say he realizes he c… --- ## [What's the potential for automating air traffic control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-potential-for-automating-air-traffic-control/1032927)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-potential-for-automating-air-traffic-control/1032927 "2026-09-13T19:57:10Z")
I don’t want to denigrate the admirable skill of air traffic controllers, but it seems to me that this work is highly suitable for automation by computers. The movements of planes with known bearing, altitude and speed a… --- ## [Suggested new ending for Waterworld (minor spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggested-new-ending-for-waterworld-minor-spoiler/1032851)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggested-new-ending-for-waterworld-minor-spoiler/1032851 "2026-09-13T18:48:53Z")
At the end where the little girl wanders down the beach sad because The Mariner is going to leave - we suddenly realize that Dry Land is the same island as Jurassic Park as a T Rex reaches over the trees and chomps her. --- ## [15-year-old Boy Rescued in Alaska - Bering Sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003 "2026-09-13T18:44:06Z")
Holy crap! Great job by rescuers. Sadly, his brother and cousin died in the capsizing of their skiff. Imagine this happening to you. So frightening. This kid was clinging to the capsized boat for days in 50 degree water … --- ## [I am starting to hate open source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-starting-to-hate-open-source/1032876)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-starting-to-hate-open-source/1032876 "2026-09-13T17:47:26Z")
I have just spent two frustrating days trying to build a toolchain to convert my plaintext short stories into Shunn .docx submission format, using pandoc etc. And it’s still not working properly. I find suggestions for… --- ## [Grinding the beans - Euphemism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinding-the-beans-euphemism/473449)
**Author:** [@Fat\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat_Chance)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grinding-the-beans-euphemism/473449 "2026-09-13T17:25:45Z")
Maybe I am crazy, but I’m trying to convince someone here that “grinding the bean(s)” is a euphemism for female masturbation. I am choosing to not google it here at work for fear of where it might bring me, so I reach o… --- ## [Everything Changed: A 9/11 Narrative of Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-a-9-11-narrative-of-events/1022959)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-a-9-11-narrative-of-events/1022959 "2026-09-13T16:01:58Z")
I was actively involved in the response on September 11th and 12th, 2001. Unable to sleep on the night of 9/12, I sat at the computer at oh-my-god-o’clock and wrote out the bullet points of what I had seen and done. I kn… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=23&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=25&state=watching)