# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=26 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [The return of Law and Order Mothership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-law-and-order-mothership/960091)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-law-and-order-mothership/960091 "2026-10-18T18:53:32Z")
Is anyone watching the continuation (season 21) of Classic L&O? What did you think? I think Cosgrove (the new detective) time traveled in from 1940s LAPD. He’s all wrong for the show. And I bet he voted for trump. He pr… --- ## [Avatar: Seven Havens on Paramount Plus (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726 "2026-10-18T18:27:47Z")
The third animated series in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise dropped its first three episodes on Paramount Plus yesterday. This is a discussion thread. Spoilers after this post. --- ## [Skateboarder breaks downhill speed record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skateboarder-breaks-downhill-speed-record/1033941)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skateboarder-breaks-downhill-speed-record/1033941 "2026-10-18T18:24:56Z")
A Red Bull-sponsored skateboarder just broke the downhill speed record, exceeding 94 mph. On a skateboard. I can’t even imagine going that fast on a skateboard. As I noted here, I hit 63 mph on a road bicycle once, an… --- ## [How Vast Is the (Non-Visible) Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-vast-is-the-non-visible-universe/1033935)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-vast-is-the-non-visible-universe/1033935 "2026-10-18T16:44:45Z")
We know the observable universe is a small fraction of the actual universe. The visible area of it is a spherical region of space from which light has had enough time to reach us since the Big Bang. Obviously, there is… --- ## [What is the relationship between a state's Bar Association and that same state's government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-between-a-states-bar-association-and-that-same-states-government/1033921)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-between-a-states-bar-association-and-that-same-states-government/1033921 "2026-10-18T16:27:15Z")
With the scrutiny being paid to our most-recent White House Press Secretary (who served less than half a Scaramucci), questions about state bars have crossed my mind. Is the state bar a private organization or an agenc… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round of 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-of-16/1033854)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-of-16/1033854 "2026-10-18T16:24:00Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [Star Wars:Zero Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-zero-company/1032723)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-zero-company/1032723 "2026-10-18T15:02:28Z")
Anyone else playing? I am and i really having a blast. I had forgotten that it was coming, and had independently got a jonesing for Xcom, however since 3 has not even been confirmed as being considered :frowning: , I st… --- ## [Opinions/thoughts on Popee The Performer anime series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-thoughts-on-popee-the-performer-anime-series/1033937)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-thoughts-on-popee-the-performer-anime-series/1033937 "2026-10-18T14:39:03Z")
I watch episodes of it on Roku channel Otherworlds TV, and it is weird. It was a Japanese 3D CGI show that was first broadcast on the Japanese Kid’s Station, but is rather violent and adult themed at times. Any comment… --- ## [Why be a back in parker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-be-a-back-in-parker/1028062)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-be-a-back-in-parker/1028062 "2026-10-18T14:20:03Z")
I see a thread or two in the PIT, but let us try some honest discussion. A couple of my wife’s cow-orkers talked her into trying it- “as you have a faster get-away”"- but I talked her out of it (slight hill in driveway, … --- ## [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:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995 "2026-10-18T13:27:50Z")
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… --- ## [$20 solar cell-phone chargers -- everyone should have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-solar-cell-phone-chargers-everyone-should-have-one/1033914)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-solar-cell-phone-chargers-everyone-should-have-one/1033914 "2026-10-18T12:40:50Z")
Everyone who wants to be prepared for days-long power outages, I mean. In the old days, phones still worked when the power was out – now they don’t. So you need your own power source to be able to communicate at all. Do … --- ## [Hertzfeld's Rejected: Background song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hertzfelds-rejected-background-song/199290)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Quasar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hertzfelds-rejected-background-song/199290 "2026-10-18T05:58:54Z")
Ok, this is a rather obscure source I’m needing help identifying something from. In Don Hertzfeldt’s animated short Rejected there is a rather well known orchestral piece playing during a great deal of it and I’ve been w… --- ## [Pitting Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214 "2026-10-18T04:00:07Z")
For the longest time I was willing to dismiss @Der\_Trihs’s extreme statements as hyperbole, exaggeration for rhetorical effect. But with his latest post as quoted: it’s just that the anti-abortion side only cares about… --- ## [Tennis 2026 General Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026-general-thread/1026788)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026-general-thread/1026788 "2026-10-18T03:31:09Z")
A new year has started. Australian Open - local (Montreal) boy Gabriel Diallo (raked 41st) won the first set off Zverev (ranked 3rd) - but lost the next three. Looks like a good event. --- ## [Why is Tesla's market cap so high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-teslas-market-cap-so-high/1011594)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-teslas-market-cap-so-high/1011594 "2026-10-18T03:06:06Z")
I still can’t figure this out. Tesla’s market cap is 1.31 trillion now. Fords market cap is 41 billion. Honda is 44 billion. GM is 57 billion. Their cars aren’t anything amazing, and lots of companies are putting out … --- ## [Was it inevitable that there would only be one remaining Genus Homo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-inevitable-that-there-would-only-be-one-remaining-genus-homo/1033863)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-inevitable-that-there-would-only-be-one-remaining-genus-homo/1033863 "2026-10-18T00:31:31Z")
I was listening to a podcast yesterday and they were mentioning that there is no hardline consensus on why the other proto-humans (if that’s the right term) died out. Lots of theories and speculation, but I don’t think w… --- ## [When should I get my next Covid Vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285 "2026-10-17T23:34:24Z")
So I started off with J&J, then Moderna, then Pfizer. I hear of a new vaccine that’s either coming out, or already out. My last shot was 9/19/22. I already got my flue shot for the year. I’m 43 years old this November. I… --- ## [Unintentionally amusing headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-amusing-headlines/924630)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-amusing-headlines/924630 "2026-10-17T20:26:34Z")
This one drifted past my eyes just recently and it made me laugh out loud. Manchester attack inquiry: MI5 accused of ‘obsessive focus on secrecy’ For those unaware, MI5 is the…err… UK secret service. --- ## [The leap second might go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leap-second-might-go/1033820)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leap-second-might-go/1033820 "2026-10-17T14:16:07Z")
I have a nerdy interest in all things timekeeping and calendar, so I’ve been following with interest the news that the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is in charge of the UTC system, is meeting this w… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 5 - Round of 64](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-64/1033678)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-64/1033678 "2026-10-17T11:51:32Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 6 - Round of 32](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-6-round-of-32/1033782)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-6-round-of-32/1033782 "2026-10-17T10:53:03Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [Salman Rushdie attacked onstage - Breaking news {2022-08-12}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-onstage-breaking-news-2022-08-12/969564)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-onstage-breaking-news-2022-08-12/969564 "2026-10-17T10:25:20Z")
Rushdie was speaking a short time ago in New York when a man in black rushed the stage and began punching or stabbing him. Reports are not clear if he was injured or the extent of injuries. Link to NYT --- ## [Who pays for treating injuries after a mass shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-for-treating-injuries-after-a-mass-shooting/1033905)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-for-treating-injuries-after-a-mass-shooting/1033905 "2026-10-17T10:18:11Z")
If there are survivors of a mass shooting, but the mass shooter is dead, who ends up paying for treatment of the survivors? Is it up to each victim’s own insurance, if they have it, to cover them? Does the emergency dep… --- ## [bang for your buck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bang-for-your-buck/55491)
**Author:** [@daisy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daisy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bang-for-your-buck/55491 "2026-10-17T03:50:10Z")
From where does the phrase “more bang for you buck” come? --- ## [Facebook needs to quit spying on me! Lmao](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-needs-to-quit-spying-on-me-lmao/1033852)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-needs-to-quit-spying-on-me-lmao/1033852 "2026-10-17T00:36:30Z")
So I was being silly with the AI app. All I asked it was “is it a good idea to drink if you’re trying to fight the zombie apocalypse” And now every third post on my Facebook has PSA posts that read: “get sober today”. T… --- ## [Moat Dimensions (and the fauna therein)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moat-dimensions-and-the-fauna-therein/1033706)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moat-dimensions-and-the-fauna-therein/1033706 "2026-10-17T00:10:45Z")
We’re all familiar with the trope of the moat surrounding a castle (or keep); the water-and-occasionally-crocodile-filled trench that surrounded medieval strongholds. How common were they? How wide were they, as a gene… --- ## [What pointless things do you do just because?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pointless-things-do-you-do-just-because/1033791)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pointless-things-do-you-do-just-because/1033791 "2026-10-17T00:09:53Z")
For my example, in my locale we’re advised not to put spray cans in either the regular trash (goes to an incinerator) or recycling because of an explosion hazard. So I take it upon myself to use the ratchet can opener on… --- ## [Class B RV custom build on the Transit platform - any tips or tricks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-b-rv-custom-build-on-the-transit-platform-any-tips-or-tricks/1033637)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-b-rv-custom-build-on-the-transit-platform-any-tips-or-tricks/1033637 "2026-10-16T23:23:15Z")
Any words of experience on building out a class B RV? I’m 65, retired, freshly divorced, snowboarder with an IKON pass, backpacker and weekender. Making sure it’s age appropriate female friendly (aka wet bath with a door… --- ## [Best proof the earth isn't flat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-proof-the-earth-isnt-flat/1033737)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-proof-the-earth-isnt-flat/1033737 "2026-10-16T23:19:45Z")
Forget all the stuff about it being visible from the moon. If it were flat, don’t you think people who lived near the edge would be charging a mint to come and look over the edge? They’d make a killing. --- ## [USS Abraham Lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-abraham-lincoln/1032359)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 732\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-abraham-lincoln/1032359 "2026-10-16T22:37:30Z")
Supposedly it’s on its way home after a record deployment. I really don’t understand how it was allowed to run out of food, if the story is true. I would have thought there would be mucho money made by someone to keep th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=27)