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**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-almost-died/1020704 "2025-08-25T13:32:48Z")
A friend and I went for a planned camp/hike/summit three days ago. The hike in was great. Warm, sunny and clear. I had obsessively checked the forecast for the area on weather.com which was mistake number one. I’ve since… --- ## [(Old) Imagine a world with no MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-imagine-a-world-with-no-mmp/1022207)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-imagine-a-world-with-no-mmp/1022207 "2025-08-25T12:17:37Z")
The horror! The horror!! What would we do?? Happy Moanday anyway! --- ## [Scariest movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-movie/1020831)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-movie/1020831 "2025-08-25T01:43:36Z")
We’re watching Fail Safe (1964). It just ended. I’ve often thought that Johnny Got His Gun (1971) was the most depressing film I’ve seen. But I’ve always thought Fail Safe was the scariest’… and most bleak. --- ## [Greatest living American elimination game (game thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-game-thread/1019715 "2025-08-25T01:06:44Z")
Background: Greatest living American elimination game (setup thread) Vote for one person each round whom you think is least worthy to be called the greatest living American, and thus should be eliminated from the game. … --- ## [Who am I, when was I born? Apple ID amnesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402 "2025-08-25T00:01:46Z")
I have a work iphone that they manage; install all software & push updates, etc. I now need two (free) apps for work that they don’t handle, this means I need to create an apple ID to have access to the play store to do… --- ## [RIP Hulk Hogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-hulk-hogan/1021276)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-hulk-hogan/1021276 "2025-08-24T23:40:09Z")
Pro wrestler Hulk Hogan has died at age 71 following a reported cardiac arrest at his Clearwater, Florida home. --- ## [Looking for FACTUAL answer regarding radical Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-factual-answer-regarding-radical-islam/1022160)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-factual-answer-regarding-radical-islam/1022160 "2025-08-24T21:50:59Z")
In the strictest, most undebatable terms possible, can anyone explain what the world would look like if radical islamic terrorists had what they want? Would Islam be in all countries everywhere is that what they believe … --- ## [Question about dealing with professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dealing-with-professionals/1022403)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dealing-with-professionals/1022403 "2025-08-24T21:37:46Z")
You contact a business about having some work done. A representative shows up, asks questions, makes notes, takes pictures, whatever, then says he’ll get back to you in 2 or 3 days, next week, some specified time. The de… --- ## [Would Alex P. Keaton be a Trumpist today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-alex-p-keaton-be-a-trumpist-today/1022321)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-alex-p-keaton-be-a-trumpist-today/1022321 "2025-08-24T21:11:29Z")
My wife was watching Family Ties on one of those streaming rerun channels on Pluto or whatever. She commented that Alex would be a Trump supporter if the show were made today. That got me to thinking… Family Ties ran … --- ## [Only a bunker buster bomb can bust Iran's Fordo nuclear complex. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-bunker-buster-bomb-can-bust-irans-fordo-nuclear-complex-really/1019792)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-bunker-buster-bomb-can-bust-irans-fordo-nuclear-complex-really/1019792 "2025-08-24T20:18:29Z")
The US has a 30,000 pound bomb named the GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, one or several of which are suppose to be able to destroy Iran’s Fordo nuclear enrichment facility, located under maybe 80 meters of rock a… --- ## [Favorite first contact story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-first-contact-story/989533)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-first-contact-story/989533 "2025-08-24T20:09:01Z")
In IMHO there is currently a thread wondering if aliens are visiting Earth. What I’d like this thread to be about is the fictional tales of first contact between humans and non-humans. Mine is a short story titled “Cus… --- ## [Does this hat exist, or do I have to invent it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-hat-exist-or-do-i-have-to-invent-it/1022299)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-hat-exist-or-do-i-have-to-invent-it/1022299 "2025-08-24T18:43:23Z")
The hat would be purple and would say “Make America Grape Again”. Where can I get one? --- ## [Greenhouse gas contributions due to AI adoption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenhouse-gas-contributions-due-to-ai-adoption/1022313)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenhouse-gas-contributions-due-to-ai-adoption/1022313 "2025-08-24T17:32:03Z")
Are there any estimates for the impact of AI adoption at current and near term estimated adoption levels on greenhouse gas emissions targets achievement? I understand that the big techs are also funding development of a… --- ## [What was the first movie to use CGI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-movie-to-use-cgi/1022354)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-movie-to-use-cgi/1022354 "2025-08-24T17:30:47Z")
The first movie i noticed it, was the 1985 film “Young Sherlock Holmes”, a great movie btw. Maybe there were movies before that, where i didnt notice the CGI? Star Wars? Others? --- ## [Parking garage collapse in Lower Manhattan \[2023-04-18\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-garage-collapse-in-lower-manhattan-2023-04-18/982874)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-garage-collapse-in-lower-manhattan-2023-04-18/982874 "2025-08-24T16:20:02Z")
A parking garage has collapsed. --- ## [Apparently I'm going to be kicked off the boards (Discourse upcoming incompatibility){New cheap PC posts moved out}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-going-to-be-kicked-off-the-boards-discourse-upcoming-incompatibility-new-cheap-pc-posts-moved-out/1016432)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-going-to-be-kicked-off-the-boards-discourse-upcoming-incompatibility-new-cheap-pc-posts-moved-out/1016432 "2025-08-24T14:15:04Z")
Says the banner at the top of the page" Your browser will soon be incompatible with this community. To keep participating here, please upgrade your browser or learn more. Says (in part) the explanation when I click o… --- ## [How do I get Facebook to prove that I violated community standards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-facebook-to-prove-that-i-violated-community-standards/1022396)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-facebook-to-prove-that-i-violated-community-standards/1022396 "2025-08-24T14:08:41Z")
My account was disabled. The page says that it was because I violated community standards. I point out (note: not claim, not assert, not think, not feel; this is an objective fact, and not subject to debate), that they … --- ## [I asked Alexa a question, and she cited Straightdope.com!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-asked-alexa-a-question-and-she-cited-straightdope-com/1022428)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-asked-alexa-a-question-and-she-cited-straightdope-com/1022428 "2025-08-24T13:59:59Z")
For those who love to prove that we are still relevant in the modern age, I’m including a recent question I asked Alexa as I was cooking dinner, after driving home from the movies in the rain: “alexa are compact sedans… --- ## [I'm trying to search for full movies on dailymotion.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-search-for-full-movies-on-dailymotion-com/998372)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-search-for-full-movies-on-dailymotion-com/998372 "2025-08-24T13:59:08Z")
I found dailymotion randomly, looking for a place to stream Finding Nemo for free. No commercials and I didn’t have to sign up for anything, what more do you want? but now I want to see more free movies there and I don’… --- ## [Awesome cover songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-cover-songs/472994)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-cover-songs/472994 "2025-08-24T08:26:10Z")
What are some of your favorite cover versions of songs? I’ll start with a few. Most of these are rock/alt, but feel free to add whatever. My personal favorites are towards the top. \[ul\] \[li\]Mad World - Gary Jules co… --- ## [Athlete whose life changed the most following one performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athlete-whose-life-changed-the-most-following-one-performance/1019705)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athlete-whose-life-changed-the-most-following-one-performance/1019705 "2025-08-24T08:02:40Z")
Yesterday, a PGA journeyman JJ Spaun won the US Open. He was not impoverished - with $17 mill in career earnings. But he is 34 years old, with a single prior tour win.. The US Open victory alone was worth over $4 mill… --- ## [MSNBC changing its name to MSNOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-changing-its-name-to-msnow/1022243)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-changing-its-name-to-msnow/1022243 "2025-08-24T06:09:30Z")
It’s due to a recent “corporate divorce” from NBC, and MSNOW will stand for “My Source News Opinion World.” Name and logo changes should be occurring soon. --- ## [Best TV crossover episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-crossover-episode/294897)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-crossover-episode/294897 "2025-08-24T05:17:36Z")
Inspired by this thread about TV crossovers, I was thinking about what was the best crossover episode shown on TV. Something that really stands out as good TV, not just a cheap thrill. Caveat – no mention of the Newhar… --- ## [Dr. Phil accused of defrauding TBN...and all I have are Tears Of Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301 "2025-08-24T03:39:14Z")
Dr. Phil accused of massive fraud scheme by world’s largest Christian TV network - Raw Story It looks like “Dr. Phil” promised them the moon, and all they got was moondust. --- ## [How did salty replace bitter as an adjective for personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-salty-replace-bitter-as-an-adjective-for-personality/1022228)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-salty-replace-bitter-as-an-adjective-for-personality/1022228 "2025-08-24T01:48:51Z")
Not just how, but the overall circumstances. ISTM that a few to several years ago, people started using “salty” as an adjective to describe someone who would have previously been described as bitter. What were the circ… --- ## [Biblical trash talking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-trash-talking/1022404)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-trash-talking/1022404 "2025-08-24T01:06:30Z")
In the Biblical story of Lot and his daughters, they end up out in the wilderness alone. The daughters want to have kids, but the only man around is daddy. So they get their father drunk and lay with him. The offspring a… --- ## [How will this meeting with lawyer go? (wills and car titles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-this-meeting-with-lawyer-go-wills-and-car-titles/1021468)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-this-meeting-with-lawyer-go-wills-and-car-titles/1021468 "2025-08-24T00:57:51Z")
Please help me anticipate how a meeting with our lawyer is going to go. My spouse and I are both having wills drawn up. She is especially worried because her brother in law recently died without a will, leaving big messe… --- ## [Cover songs. (Again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-again/1022418)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-again/1022418 "2025-08-24T00:27:11Z")
I’m close to 100% sure that this forum has a cover song thread, but… my search skills, honed on google, yahoo & bing are defeated by Discord. Anyway. Here is a lovely version of the Beatles, covered by a great dub/regga… --- ## [Super Simple Math Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-simple-math-problem/1022377)
**Author:** [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-simple-math-problem/1022377 "2025-08-23T23:26:20Z")
I play an online game and after each battle a chest is awarded. There are 4 different “levels” of chest you can win. The frequency that each level is awarded is out of whack to their worth but I want someone to double … --- ## [Cell-phone time: which way makes more sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-time-which-way-makes-more-sense/1022342)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-time-which-way-makes-more-sense/1022342 "2025-08-23T21:42:27Z")
Offhand guess: most? all? cell phones are supposed to change their displayed time from 11:59 to 12:00 at 12:00:00. Think it makes more sense to show the rounded-to-the-nearest-minute time, changing to 12:00 at 11:59:30? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=254&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=256&state=muted)