# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=243&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 244 --- ## [POLL: Your perception of a word's definition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-perception-of-a-words-definition/1022823)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-perception-of-a-words-definition/1022823 "2025-09-10T16:29:19Z")
I am curious about this, because it never occurred to me that the definition I have believed to be true for this word all my life is not the correct one. I posed this question on my Facebook page, and the overwhelming ma… --- ## [Elections are about choosing the lesser evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-are-about-choosing-the-lesser-evil/1022731)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-are-about-choosing-the-lesser-evil/1022731 "2025-09-10T16:20:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Has Democratic voter turnout basically hit a ceiling and can’t go any higher?: Yes. I mean you just described my voting strategy every year since I was eligible across multiple decades. … --- ## [How much to charge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-charge/1022882)
**Author:** [@Tonyawilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tonyawilder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-charge/1022882 "2025-09-10T14:14:40Z")
So I have a associate that is staying with me him his wife and their kid they have my room I’m on prepaid power my power was at 20% now it’s at 80% they have used my toilet paper my paper towels my trash bags and ate my … --- ## [Questions for those that think that the U.S.A. will collapse...and the sooner, the better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-that-think-that-the-u-s-a-will-collapse-and-the-sooner-the-better/1022348)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-those-that-think-that-the-u-s-a-will-collapse-and-the-sooner-the-better/1022348 "2025-09-10T13:57:31Z")
I have heard from those, on this board and other places, that not only is the U.S. on a nonavoidable path to collapse, but the sooner it happens the better because what will replace it has to be better. What do you thin… --- ## [Bizarre superyachts proposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873 "2025-09-10T13:16:43Z")
What the…? I suppose if you’re gonna drop that much dough, you want to stand out from all the other superyachts crowding the wharf in Monaco, Nassau or Palm Beach. --- ## [Are there any hosted email services that allow custom, powerful spam filters (APIs, ML, LLM)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-hosted-email-services-that-allow-custom-powerful-spam-filters-apis-ml-llm/1022883)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-hosted-email-services-that-allow-custom-powerful-spam-filters-apis-ml-llm/1022883 "2025-09-10T13:00:20Z")
Spam is becoming an increasing problem for me in Gmail, with a few messages sneaking through every day despite the built-in spam filters and my manual ones. They are overwhelmingly political spam, which I started receiv… --- ## ["Complacency is complicity", or the limits of radicalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complacency-is-complicity-or-the-limits-of-radicalism/1022749)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complacency-is-complicity-or-the-limits-of-radicalism/1022749 "2025-09-10T12:58:30Z")
At what point do people who didn’t answer the clarion call become enablers, who deserve to put up against the wall when the Revolution comes? Conversely, at what point do people have a legitimate right to refuse to subsc… --- ## [I’m losing my congressman (Gerry Connelly) - has died, May 21, 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-losing-my-congressman-gerry-connelly-has-died-may-21-2025/1017938)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-losing-my-congressman-gerry-connelly-has-died-may-21-2025/1017938 "2025-09-10T07:57:30Z")
I’m very upset to hear that his cancer is apparently not responding to treatment and he has decided to step down after this term. He may not be the most vocal or visible member but he’s one of the good guys. He supports… --- ## [Which society will be the first to enshrine "personhood" for AIs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-society-will-be-the-first-to-enshrine-personhood-for-ais/1022876)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-society-will-be-the-first-to-enshrine-personhood-for-ais/1022876 "2025-09-10T04:47:54Z")
“Dolphins are people too” — or so claim the advocates of dolphin personhood. Spanish apes almost got personhood back in 2007. There are many other such efforts for different animals, arbitrary divisions of humans, and of… --- ## [First object from another solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-object-from-another-solar-system/800014)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-object-from-another-solar-system/800014 "2025-09-10T04:39:35Z")
This article. That would mean we may have spotted the first object from another solar system passing through ours. I didn’t realize such a thing had never been seen before. The article indicates it’s path around the sun … --- ## [Drones over New Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-over-new-jersey/1011243)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-over-new-jersey/1011243 "2025-09-10T02:51:42Z")
The story around here has been the sighting of multiple large drones over the state. The FBI is involved. The FAA is involved. Probably the Secret Service because of Trump International. So far no explanations. Tonight m… --- ## [Actors Antifeud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-antifeud/1022531)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-antifeud/1022531 "2025-09-10T02:04:34Z")
DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Welcome to the Actors Antifeud! Object of the game: Give the least popular answer in each category. You want to match the fewest numbers of other participants (hen… --- ## [Poll: How do you eat corn on the cob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-eat-corn-on-the-cob/1022799)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-eat-corn-on-the-cob/1022799 "2025-09-10T01:02:03Z")
Now that the sweet corn season is nearly over in North America, how about a poll on methods of eating corn on the cob? (This is an open poll. Your answer will be visible to everyone. If you feel you need privacy on a ma… --- ## [Is there a name for this polygon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-polygon/1022604)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-polygon/1022604 "2025-09-10T00:23:21Z")
Picture a circle. Put a point inside it. Draw two lines from the point at an acute angle out to the circle’s perimeter. You have a shape that’s similar to a triangle but with two straight lines and one curved line. Basi… --- ## [Removing a Chain-Link Fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-chain-link-fence/1022789)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-chain-link-fence/1022789 "2025-09-10T00:18:22Z")
I am in the preliminary (or the “Thinking it through”) stage. I have watched a couple of videos on the subject. I have questions. How do I know for sure the fence is mine to remove? I presume that in the chain-link part… --- ## [How long till they quit publishing Felix Francis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-they-quit-publishing-felix-francis/689506)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-they-quit-publishing-felix-francis/689506 "2025-09-10T00:11:01Z")
“A Dick Francis novel” … “by Felix Francis” At some point, Felix is going to run out of old outlines and notes scavenged from the files of Dick and Mary. I can’t wait. The library needs to quit wasting money on this tri… --- ## [Gary Larson, cruciverbalist!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-larson-cruciverbalist/1022900)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-larson-cruciverbalist/1022900 "2025-09-09T23:30:24Z")
I do the New York Times crossword puzzle on the Seattle Times site, a few weeks behind the publication in the Times. The one for today (or a few weeks back originally) is credited to “Gary Larson and Amy Ensz / Will Sho… --- ## [Cooking wine or sherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-wine-or-sherry/1022874)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-wine-or-sherry/1022874 "2025-09-09T23:02:33Z")
I have never used it, but I was at the neighborhood grocery store today and they had several bottles of this in the discount cart, marked down to $1.99, so I thought “what the heck?” and picked one up. I’m assuming it… --- ## [Alternatives to Skechers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-skechers/1022843)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-skechers/1022843 "2025-09-09T20:56:43Z")
I like Skechers shoes for their comfort and lightness but the durability sucks. I bought a pair of the trail model at the end of June. I wear them every day and average about 2 miles walking a day. So after around 70 day… --- ## [RIP Chelsea Quinn Yarbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chelsea-quinn-yarbro/1022835)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chelsea-quinn-yarbro/1022835 "2025-09-09T20:44:21Z")
Apparently her death has been noted in the Death Pool thread, but not as a new topic. I learned about Yarbro because Stephen King named a character in his movie Creepshow “Yarbro” in her honor. After that I started look… --- ## [How many physical keys do you use in a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-physical-keys-do-you-use-in-a-day/1022849)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-physical-keys-do-you-use-in-a-day/1022849 "2025-09-09T20:10:22Z")
At one point I used physical keys (metal key, turning lock cylinder) 7-8 times a day. I needed two for our condo, one for the car, and two at work, plus a few more during the day especially if I took my bike with its loc… --- ## [In the Spirit of Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-spirit-of-halloween/1022820)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-spirit-of-halloween/1022820 "2025-09-09T18:23:02Z")
Halloween is coming and in that Spirit I share this: There was a big knitting and sewing type of store near me that was open for as long as I can remember. It closed forever a few months ago. Then sitting empty with the… --- ## [The troubling situation in Nepal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troubling-situation-in-nepal/1022870)
**Author:** [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troubling-situation-in-nepal/1022870 "2025-09-09T17:21:19Z")
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nineteen-killed-nepal-gen-z-protest-over-social-media-ban-corruption-2025-09-08/ At least 19 killed so far, including children. --- ## [Latest recommendations on boosters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-recommendations-on-boosters/1022244)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-recommendations-on-boosters/1022244 "2025-09-09T16:53:17Z")
Per my pharmacy website, I had the Moderna vaccine in June 2024, and the Pfizer vaccine in November 2024. Doesn’t look like an updated one will be available for several months - but I’m wondering if it’s worth getting a… --- ## [(Old) 24 Hours of Labor- A Labor Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642 "2025-09-09T16:29:00Z")
I’m off, half of you are RDOS. Who’s working today? I avoid shopping on holidays, because I don’t want to encourage Corporate to be open more. Hijack away! --- ## [What non-canon novels were you assigned to read in High School English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-canon-novels-were-you-assigned-to-read-in-high-school-english/1022762)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-canon-novels-were-you-assigned-to-read-in-high-school-english/1022762 "2025-09-09T15:28:59Z")
Spinning off from a couple other current threads. I can name only one that (I think) few high school students would be required to read, and that is Tarzan of the Apes (1912). I have almost zero recollection of the assi… --- ## [Windows 11 where is the search box that was in the lower left corner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-where-is-the-search-box-that-was-in-the-lower-left-corner/1022426)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-where-is-the-search-box-that-was-in-the-lower-left-corner/1022426 "2025-09-09T15:24:32Z")
I had to buy a new computer which has Win11, I was using Win 10. Where is the search box on the task bar where you could search for things like Control Panel, etc. I used to right click and get the shutdown menu. What ha… --- ## [Outdated medicines: anyone remember these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-medicines-anyone-remember-these/583831)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdated-medicines-anyone-remember-these/583831 "2025-09-09T14:19:12Z")
When my brother and sister and I were kids, our parents used over-the-counter medications on us, which have since disappeared. We apparently used codeine before it was restricted to prescrfption dispensation. We used ast… --- ## [Historic British tree is maliciously cut down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-british-tree-is-maliciously-cut-down/990833)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-british-tree-is-maliciously-cut-down/990833 "2025-09-09T13:24:51Z")
A beautiful, 200-plus-year-old sycamore felled, apparently, by some young idjit: --- ## [In what sports/activities does an amateur's performance vary as much as in golf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-sports-activities-does-an-amateurs-performance-vary-as-much-as-in-golf/1022879)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-sports-activities-does-an-amateurs-performance-vary-as-much-as-in-golf/1022879 "2025-09-09T13:00:18Z")
I golf regularly and am decent, not great. Tho my scores are generally within a certain range, on any given day, I don’t know if I’ll play great or horribly. On any individual shot, I don’t know if I’ll hit an amazing … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=242&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=244&state=tracking)