# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=264&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 265 --- ## [What's up with Trump and Native Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-trump-and-native-americans/1021429)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-trump-and-native-americans/1021429 "2025-08-08T20:23:56Z")
It seems clear to me that the Trump administration has a new message: “We hate Native Americans.” It’s not just Trump spouting random nonsense. His cronies are also putting this forth. So why has this become the new ca… --- ## [Today is the 50th Anniversary of Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-50th-anniversary-of-edward-abbeys-the-monkey-wrench-gang/1021574)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-50th-anniversary-of-edward-abbeys-the-monkey-wrench-gang/1021574 "2025-08-08T18:19:15Z")
I hadn’t realized this until I saw the following article. I’m pretty sure I knew about it before I moved to Utah, but, out there, you really couldn’t escape this and his other writings (not to mention lots of follow-on “… --- ## [More problems with the site update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-problems-with-the-site-update/1021657)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-problems-with-the-site-update/1021657 "2025-08-08T18:07:12Z")
In addition to all the other issues people are having, I have a few that I haven’t seen mentioned yet. The most noticeable issue I’m seeing is that quote boxes aren’t displaying correctly. I’ll just post a picture since… --- ## [Is there a name for people who just get paid to be geniuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-people-who-just-get-paid-to-be-geniuses/1021795)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-people-who-just-get-paid-to-be-geniuses/1021795 "2025-08-08T18:06:39Z")
I can’t remember the thread, but in another thread a couple of posters were talking about how at tech companies there were some employees who were basically considered ‘consultants’, which in practice meant that they wer… --- ## [Another how far up shit creek is California thread ($20 minimum wage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-far-up-shit-creek-is-california-thread-20-minimum-wage/997536)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-far-up-shit-creek-is-california-thread-20-minimum-wage/997536 "2025-08-08T17:24:26Z")
Unlike the secession thread, this has happened and it doesn’t take Nostradamus to know it’s going to get worse before it gets worse. I’m not going to look up all the cites, but this is what I remember so far. Pizza Hut… --- ## [The other side of the story...(little-known parts of well-known history)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-side-of-the-story-little-known-parts-of-well-known-history/1021863)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-side-of-the-story-little-known-parts-of-well-known-history/1021863 "2025-08-08T14:33:04Z")
I came across this video in my YouTube feed, by a mortician with a YT channel: The Titanic’s Darkest Secret: What Happened to the Bodies? Initially, I thought, well…not much mystery there-- they were probably eaten by … --- ## [Calling all Car People - Spare tire option for 2025 Prius PHEV SE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-car-people-spare-tire-option-for-2025-prius-phev-se/1021703)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-car-people-spare-tire-option-for-2025-prius-phev-se/1021703 "2025-08-08T13:51:44Z")
The title says most of it, but expanding for my current efforts/requirements: I’m now the proud owner (well, with my wife and the bank) of a 2025 Prius PHEV SE (formerly the Prime) and enjoying the vehicle itself. But,… --- ## [Tell me about cooking with truffles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cooking-with-truffles/1021719)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cooking-with-truffles/1021719 "2025-08-08T12:04:09Z")
So I’ve wanted to try cooking with real truffles for awhile now, and yesterday when I was browsing the internet I came across an ad for ‘black summer truffles’ imported from Italy: 2 oz. for $109. That seemed like a lot,… --- ## [Do you see your eating habits changing due to higher prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-your-eating-habits-changing-due-to-higher-prices/1021661)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-your-eating-habits-changing-due-to-higher-prices/1021661 "2025-08-08T11:38:38Z")
Are your eating habits changing due to the inflation of food prices? Either deliberately, or sorta unconsciously? Ours have. I run into that “They want HOW MUCH for (whatever thing)?” feeling that used to be occasiona… --- ## [How do stand-up comedians deal with joke repetition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-stand-up-comedians-deal-with-joke-repetition/1021562)
**Author:** [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-stand-up-comedians-deal-with-joke-repetition/1021562 "2025-08-08T05:27:52Z")
I’m a big fan of ‘wit’ in daily interactions, though possibly not here particularly. But I despise knowingly telling the same joke twice. Don’t professional comedians find telling the same gags, again and again (e.g. o… --- ## [RIP Terry Reid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-terry-reid/1021811)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-terry-reid/1021811 "2025-08-08T01:11:02Z")
A wonderful talent perhaps most famous for turning down two big lead singer opportunities: Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. --- ## [Acting FBI director confirms DOJ has ordered him to fire 8 FBI executives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-fbi-director-confirms-doj-has-ordered-him-to-fire-8-fbi-executives/1013742)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-fbi-director-confirms-doj-has-ordered-him-to-fire-8-fbi-executives/1013742 "2025-08-08T00:14:53Z")
… and share the names of every employee who worked on the January 6th insurrection cases. If this isn’t dictatorship, I don’t know what is. Aren’t retaliatory firings illegal? --- ## [Is an anti-war movie possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-anti-war-movie-possible/1019363)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-anti-war-movie-possible/1019363 "2025-08-07T23:40:56Z")
A review of the recent remake of “All Quiet On The Western Front” suggested that the power of cinema, its overwhelming effect on emotions, its direct, visceral hold, means that films about war, even those with an anti-wa… --- ## [Bizarre products and signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-products-and-signs/1021835)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-products-and-signs/1021835 "2025-08-07T22:38:53Z")
These slightly inappropriate products and signs made me laugh, so I thought I would share them. --- ## [Embedding media (pictures, video clips, etc.) in a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-media-pictures-video-clips-etc-in-a-post/1020852)
**Author:** [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-media-pictures-video-clips-etc-in-a-post/1020852 "2025-08-07T21:51:50Z")
I was thinking there should be a sticky here or an FAQ, but I don’t see it, nor do I see an explanation in the documentation that is here. If I have pictures to embed in a post - even if they’re hosted securely offsite … --- ## [When computer searches go wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-computer-searches-go-wrong/1021779)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-computer-searches-go-wrong/1021779 "2025-08-07T21:43:17Z")
As an example, I went to the Winco site to find what they had in the way of Soda Stream flavors at my local store. I typed in “Soda Stream” on their search engine. No matter how many times I did it the words “soda stea… --- ## [Thoughts on J J Cale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261 "2025-08-07T20:00:59Z")
I like a lot of his stuff. He was a master of laid back country blues, and his work was usually very well produced. BUT.. He did tend to write an awful LOT of songs, and a lot of them were really just 12-bars. Though … --- ## [I'm moving to the ISS, what appliances should I bring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-iss-what-appliances-should-i-bring/1021786)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-iss-what-appliances-should-i-bring/1021786 "2025-08-07T19:47:03Z")
I’m moving out of my flat and taking up residence on the International Space Station. I’ve booked the movers who are sending a small lorry to take all my stuff to Elon’s house who is doing me a solid and giving me a lift… --- ## [International Control Dam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-control-dam/1021822)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-control-dam/1021822 "2025-08-07T17:30:49Z")
I got curious about Niagara Falls and looked at the aerial view on Google Maps. I noticed a dam named International Control Dam a little ways upriver from the falls. This dam only goes halfway across the Niagara River, b… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY league: Year 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-16/1005562)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-16/1005562 "2025-08-07T16:50:23Z")
Welcome to year 16, and I gotta think this makes us one of the longest running dynasty leagues on the internet. I’m going to steal the fine work Jules did on last year’s thread and just use his format with some updates. … --- ## [Whatever happened to tax stamps on liquor bottles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-tax-stamps-on-liquor-bottles/846087)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-tax-stamps-on-liquor-bottles/846087 "2025-08-07T16:28:12Z")
In my teens and early twenties during the Seventies, I worked as a stockboy at a liquor store. In those days, every bottle of distilled spirits had a paper tax stamp sealing the bottle cap. Now that I actually buy distil… --- ## [Gender in song covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-in-song-covers/1000063)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-in-song-covers/1000063 "2025-08-07T15:43:34Z")
I’m not really looking for a bunch of examples of where an artist has covered a song faithfully although the lyrics conflict with their gender or sexual orientation. There was a time (in the 1990s, in think) when that wa… --- ## [Android Phone Google site madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-google-site-madness/1021729)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-google-site-madness/1021729 "2025-08-07T13:13:04Z")
I have a Galaxy S24 Ultra. Use Firefox. Current release updated. There are a small number of sites- perfectly valid sites- that can load but then do NOT let me scroll down or up at all. Two are payroll web portals. Eve… --- ## [Aussie Dopers: let me know if you need any pro tips on the snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-let-me-know-if-you-need-any-pro-tips-on-the-snow/1021751)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-let-me-know-if-you-need-any-pro-tips-on-the-snow/1021751 "2025-08-07T06:11:21Z")
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6855844 https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/australian-towns-blanketed-with-rare-snow-wild-weather-2025-08-03/ 40 cm. That’s a respectable snowfall even by Saskatchewan… --- ## [What level of humidity should I expect from an evaporative humidifier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-humidity-should-i-expect-from-an-evaporative-humidifier/1021758)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-humidity-should-i-expect-from-an-evaporative-humidifier/1021758 "2025-08-07T04:20:57Z")
I live in Las Vegas and my bedroom is typically somewhere around 22-24% relative humidity at around 25c. The house has central AC of course and AC-dried air is blown into my room. I get some issues with how dry it is (m… --- ## [Boys will be bad bad bad boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-will-be-bad-bad-bad-boys/1021757)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-will-be-bad-bad-bad-boys/1021757 "2025-08-07T01:35:55Z")
Grandsons to be exact. I have 4 grandsons. A 10yo, a 12yo and twins going on 4yo. They are here. The older 2 live with their mom, here. The twins are here part of everyday. Why do boys have to fart so much? And laugh,… --- ## [When and why did kale go from garnish/decoration to superfood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-kale-go-from-garnish-decoration-to-superfood/1021139)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-kale-go-from-garnish-decoration-to-superfood/1021139 "2025-08-06T23:17:02Z")
The title says it all. When I was a kid, kale was used as a garnish, under plates in salad bars. At some point, it changed from something you look at to something you eat (raw, cooked, in soup, roasted, so many variati… --- ## [How do I make a poll? Feel free to link to the directions and even delete or lock this topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-poll-feel-free-to-link-to-the-directions-and-even-delete-or-lock-this-topic/1021609)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-poll-feel-free-to-link-to-the-directions-and-even-delete-or-lock-this-topic/1021609 "2025-08-06T22:56:03Z")
I apologize; I just can’t remember how to make a poll. Where are the directions? Or perhaps, what are the directions? Thanks. --- ## [How do they make the show "Wheel of Fortune" come in exactly on time with the right commercial breaks, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-the-show-wheel-of-fortune-come-in-exactly-on-time-with-the-right-commercial-breaks-etc/1021528)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-the-show-wheel-of-fortune-come-in-exactly-on-time-with-the-right-commercial-breaks-etc/1021528 "2025-08-06T22:39:25Z")
I assume that the show is edited to fit the time allotted, but since it is a game, how do they do that? If an unsuccessful guess were left out, the audience would notice that a player’s turn was skipped. The only thing… --- ## [Did I see a bird orgy last night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-see-a-bird-orgy-last-night/1021753)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-see-a-bird-orgy-last-night/1021753 "2025-08-06T22:34:01Z")
On my way home from work yesterday, I stopped for a burrito. When I came out, there were dozens, maybe hundreds, of small birds swarming around four trees that bordered the parking lot and chirping up a storm. Many see… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=263&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=265&state=muted)