# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=27 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [30 Rock Kenneth Parcell, immortal being](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-kenneth-parcell-immortal-being/1033797)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-kenneth-parcell-immortal-being/1033797 "2026-10-16T22:33:55Z")
I read in some clickbait article that Kenneth, the NBC page, was secretly some kind of immortal being and that there were hints dropped in the series about it. Well, all of those hints shot right over my head, and I sure… --- ## [Elementary school active shooter in my town (Bend, Oregon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-active-shooter-in-my-town-bend-oregon/1033867)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-active-shooter-in-my-town-bend-oregon/1033867 "2026-10-16T21:16:59Z")
There’s currently someone shooting up a local elementary school… :frowning: No one I know is involved, but reddit has unconfirmed reports of 5 dead so far. The shooter themselves might’ve been killed by an armed fathe… --- ## [Buying stolen property from a pawn shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-stolen-property-from-a-pawn-shop/1033899)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-stolen-property-from-a-pawn-shop/1033899 "2026-10-16T21:12:47Z")
Inspired by a cop show video I just watched. A guy buys a ring from a pawn shop and the cops later determine it was stolen. They confront the buyer and demand the ring back. Does the buyer lose all his money or does the … --- ## [I am writing a comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-writing-a-comic/1033888)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-writing-a-comic/1033888 "2026-10-16T20:52:40Z")
Well, what the subject says. I am creating a comic. A webcomic, to be precise. I am the writer, and a good friend of mine is the illustrator. It is not yet available to the masses (but it should be soon). The story is l… --- ## [anyone remember norlights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-norlights/67197)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-norlights/67197 "2026-10-16T20:44:44Z")
Does anyone remember a candy called Norlights? It was some sort of fruit flavored gelatin candy that I could only get in canteen at camp in upstate NY in the 80s. I really loved that candy, and am wondering if it reincar… --- ## [Matt Gaetz being investigated for sex with 17 year old girl (DOJ declines to charge 2023-02-15)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-being-investigated-for-sex-with-17-year-old-girl-doj-declines-to-charge-2023-02-15/939052)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 800\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-being-investigated-for-sex-with-17-year-old-girl-doj-declines-to-charge-2023-02-15/939052 "2026-10-16T20:44:08Z")
This might explain the talk that he will quit Congress Investigation started when Trump was still in office https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-doj-is-reportedly-investigating-rep-matt-gaetz-over-whether-he-h… --- ## [Do they still make 5-pound canned ham?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-5-pound-canned-ham/1033570)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-5-pound-canned-ham/1033570 "2026-10-16T20:15:52Z")
Growing up, a ham dinner was made with a five-pound canned ham. (Dad would score the top, put a whole clove in each intersection, and then cover it with orange marmalade.) Do they make five-pound canned hams anymore? … --- ## [Comment on things available/not available at a store that baffle you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-things-available-not-available-at-a-store-that-baffle-you/1014365)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-things-available-not-available-at-a-store-that-baffle-you/1014365 "2026-10-16T20:07:32Z")
Home Depot and Lowes Don’t Carry Push Sticks I find this very strange. I have a couple of various types, and I know one can make a push stick fairly easily. But I was in the middle of something and had a really awkward … --- ## [Time Person of the Year 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year-2026/1031963)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year-2026/1031963 "2026-10-16T19:52:32Z")
Okay, it is a little early for this, but I just saw what claims to be a Polymarket graph on Facebook that says that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has just passed President Trump as the favorite. Up until this point, I h… --- ## [Multiple Shootings At Fort Hood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-shootings-at-fort-hood/516472)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-shootings-at-fort-hood/516472 "2026-10-16T19:45:46Z")
Bad scene…seven dead, 20 wounded, possibly multiple gunmen still on the loose. --- ## [Uncategorized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncategorized/1033897)
**Author:** [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncategorized/1033897 "2026-10-16T19:35:45Z")
Am I the only one seeing a forum from the main page (boards.straightdope.com) titled “Uncategorized”? Seems like a glitch. --- ## [Old favorite TV show is holding up in rewatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-favorite-tv-show-is-holding-up-in-rewatch/1018997)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-favorite-tv-show-is-holding-up-in-rewatch/1018997 "2026-10-16T18:42:06Z")
If people haven’t guessed from references in “TV Binge-watch,” I have been rewatching one of my favorite shows from high school, and it is holding up really well. Cagney & Lacey Lacey’s work to maintain an egalitarian … --- ## [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:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-case-for-a-mlb-player-for-the-hall-of-fame-excluding-obvious-steroid-omissions/1032512 "2026-10-16T18:33:52Z")
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… --- ## [What takes you out of a TV show or movie that’s actually trivial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299 "2026-10-16T17:36:39Z")
When a character smokes but it’s obvious that the actor doesn’t. As a former smoker, the difference between a smoker and a non-smoker is easy to tell and I immediately think, “They do/don’t smoke.” --- ## [Home insurance conundrums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-insurance-conundrums/1033870)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-insurance-conundrums/1033870 "2026-10-16T17:23:04Z")
Insurance is getting very expensive as all aware. I can’t imagine being an actuary when 1 in 100 year events are happening every year… We’ve got home, auto, motorcycle and liability with State Farm. It’s about $5500 a… --- ## [What Rights and Responsibilities Should Corporations have as Legal "Persons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rights-and-responsibilities-should-corporations-have-as-legal-persons/1033611)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rights-and-responsibilities-should-corporations-have-as-legal-persons/1033611 "2026-10-16T16:10:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hawaii Seeks to Overturn Citizens United: I’ve spun this topic off (per my own moderation!) to allow for a greater discussion of the general rights of corporations in the USA, and of cours… --- ## [Tire longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-longevity/1033647)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-longevity/1033647 "2026-10-16T15:29:54Z")
It’s no secret that cars last a lot longer now than they did 40+ years ago. I remember in the late 70s, which was probably the apex of the ‘disposable car’ era, that cars were not really intended to last more than 100k m… --- ## [Use of to-day instead of today- was this ever common? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-to-day-instead-of-today-was-this-ever-common-and-why/360200)
**Author:** [@Don\_Logan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Logan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-to-day-instead-of-today-was-this-ever-common-and-why/360200 "2026-10-16T12:16:18Z")
Just got through watching “Midnight Mary” on TCM starring a young Loretta Young, and noticed something I have seen in old movies a couple of times before- “to-day” instead of “today” in ads, as in “no jobs to-day”. Why w… --- ## [Strange New Worlds access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-access/1033864)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-access/1033864 "2026-10-16T08:39:18Z")
Hi, I live in the UK and have enjoyed the first 3 seasons of ‘Strange New Worlds.’ I’ve watched those seasons either on DVD or Amazon Prime Download. I’d like to buy season 4 (preferably on download, but DVD is OK.) H… --- ## [My cat died last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672 "2026-10-16T00:06:06Z")
She was old and sick. I don’t know how old, because she was a foster failure, and when we took her, she was “more than ten years old”. She had been in kitty hospice for more than a year, when the vet diagnosed her with “… --- ## [To Fuck With](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-fuck-with/1033675)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-fuck-with/1033675 "2026-10-15T23:56:20Z")
I think it’s amusing and slightly confusing that the phrase “I fuck with \_\_\_\_”, has come to mean the opposite of what it used to mean. --- ## [Would you fly across country on election day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-across-country-on-election-day/1033750)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-across-country-on-election-day/1033750 "2026-10-15T23:35:13Z")
Given the current political climate, would you book air travel across the country on November 3? poll I’m flying from Boston to LA for five days after I vote. I hope the country doesn’t go sideways while I’m out of town… --- ## [Collection of cards. (Not the baseball cards or Pokémon type)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-of-cards-not-the-baseball-cards-or-pokemon-type/1033847)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-of-cards-not-the-baseball-cards-or-pokemon-type/1033847 "2026-10-15T20:28:17Z")
I have a boot box full of postcards from my Aunt. She gave them to me before she died. My mother was a prolific letter writer. I have letters she wrote to all her siblings when she was young married and following my Dad… --- ## [Control of one house vs both houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-of-one-house-vs-both-houses/1033806)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-of-one-house-vs-both-houses/1033806 "2026-10-15T20:14:34Z")
If Democrats take control of the House but fail to secure a majority in the Senate, what comparative impacts would that have on governance, given Trump still occupies the White House, as opposed to if the Dems take both … --- ## [Do you prefer Chain link or wood privacy fences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-chain-link-or-wood-privacy-fences/1033714)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-chain-link-or-wood-privacy-fences/1033714 "2026-10-15T20:09:26Z")
Simple question. Chain link or privacy fences? I have always lived in homes with chain link. I like being able to have a (almost) unobstructed view. Chain link lasts for decades. My family bought a newer home with a w… --- ## [Boondocks. Out in, or down in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-out-in-or-down-in/1033789)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-out-in-or-down-in/1033789 "2026-10-15T18:22:52Z")
According to the song “Down in the Boondocks”, released in 1965 by Billy Joe Royal, boondocks were something to be down in. Not only that, but they were considered to be an undesirable part of town. Being raised in a ve… --- ## [Could countries be producing nuclear weapons without anyone knowing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-countries-be-producing-nuclear-weapons-without-anyone-knowing/1033716)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-countries-be-producing-nuclear-weapons-without-anyone-knowing/1033716 "2026-10-15T14:57:17Z")
With the US’s FU to our allies, I wondered if any of them have decided they need the N-card that gives them at least some immunity from the rash decisions of other leaders. I’m sure many countries have the knowledge and… --- ## [Songs for trans people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-trans-people/1033800)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-trans-people/1033800 "2026-10-15T14:04:19Z")
She’d rather be a “Boy Dontcha Know” by Joan Osborne is a song about a trans person’s need to transition. It’s the only one that comes to my mind offhand. Osborne’s use of the wrong pronoun for a trans man is cringe, but… --- ## [Any substitute teachers in the crowd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-substitute-teachers-in-the-crowd/1032444)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-substitute-teachers-in-the-crowd/1032444 "2026-10-15T13:16:29Z")
A local school district, through Kelly Education, advertised on Indeed for substitute teachers. All that was needed was a Bachelor’s degree. On a whim, I sent them a resume. To my surprise, they were very receptive. … --- ## [Moments of Silver/Senior Mishaps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-of-silver-senior-mishaps/1033688)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-of-silver-senior-mishaps/1033688 "2026-10-15T12:07:12Z")
So, hi. Locrian here. Been around. Happily wake up everyday to the BBQ Pit… I’m 55 (and 9 months, if that matters). So I don’t consider myself to be old, necessarily, but definitely distracted enough where I make some c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=28)