# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=27&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [Anyone know Garland Jeffries and in particular the song Matador](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-garland-jeffries-and-in-particular-the-song-matador/975190)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-garland-jeffries-and-in-particular-the-song-matador/975190 "2026-09-09T12:44:14Z")
This is now one of my favorite songs of all time and I have not heard it in years, nay decades, now a year past four decades. I had forgot about it and tonight it hit me in the heart. It came up on Spotify and I remember… --- ## [There are nut allergies and seafood allergies. Are there broccoli allergies? Why are some things dangerous and others not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-nut-allergies-and-seafood-allergies-are-there-broccoli-allergies-why-are-some-things-dangerous-and-others-not/1032709)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-nut-allergies-and-seafood-allergies-are-there-broccoli-allergies-why-are-some-things-dangerous-and-others-not/1032709 "2026-09-09T05:32:56Z")
My question is why are there only a few notorious allergic reactions but not a broad spread of people allergic to this or that? We hear about nut allergies all the time. Touch a peanut and drop dead. Yet I have never … --- ## [Lost Futures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-futures/423123)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-futures/423123 "2026-09-09T01:23:18Z")
Somehow I managed to end up as co-chair of a science fiction convention here in Oregon, and the theme I’ve come up with is Futures Lost-a look at books, movies and television shows that taken place in a future time that … --- ## [What changed about online gambling apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changed-about-online-gambling-apps/1032904)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changed-about-online-gambling-apps/1032904 "2026-09-09T00:49:46Z")
Here in Texas, I have been seeing television ads for gambling apps like DraftKings. The ads say that the app is now available in all fifty states. In the past, such gambling was only available to those physically prese… --- ## [Economics and ecologics of auto stop/start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-and-ecologics-of-auto-stop-start/1032725)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-and-ecologics-of-auto-stop-start/1032725 "2026-09-08T23:51:18Z")
I have a 2022 Subaru Forester with about 60k miles on it, and an auto stop/start feature. That’s the feature that, when you stop the car at a light or something, the engine turns off, then automatically turns on when yo… --- ## [White teen fatally stabbed by black teen at track meet; racists come out of the woodwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593 "2026-09-08T22:55:13Z")
I’m not sure what the motive was, if any, but this boy literally died in his identical twin brother’s arms. I don’t even think these boys knew each other beforehand. And any place that allows racist commentary is havin… --- ## [Are the "Front Row Joes" disillusioned yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-front-row-joes-disillusioned-yet/1032883)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-front-row-joes-disillusioned-yet/1032883 "2026-09-08T22:44:01Z")
I haven’t seen any interviews with those particular psychos yet. They followed him around like Deadheads, wearing his garb and hearing his boasts and promises over and over. I’m guessing that all washed over them after a… --- ## [Reported shots fired at Chiefs Super Bowl rally \[Feb 14, 2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-shots-fired-at-chiefs-super-bowl-rally-feb-14-2024/997568)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-shots-fired-at-chiefs-super-bowl-rally-feb-14-2024/997568 "2026-09-08T22:39:10Z")
Hopefully it’s nothing serious and nobody was hurt. ETA: Getting texts from my wife who is watching on TV. Two or three victims reported. Not sure if that is injuries or fatalities. --- ## [AI pornography that is otherwise illegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-pornography-that-is-otherwise-illegal/1027400)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-pornography-that-is-otherwise-illegal/1027400 "2026-09-08T22:07:38Z")
What is the status, and what should be the status, of pornography that uses AI that doesn’t resemble any actual people, places etc.? AI that is completely written, drawn, animated or said without human guidance. Is it … --- ## [Green Lanterns vs. Sinestro question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lanterns-vs-sinestro-question/1032640)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lanterns-vs-sinestro-question/1032640 "2026-09-08T18:55:08Z")
Something I’ve never quite understood: if in the classic version of the Green Lantern Corp their rings don’t work against anything yellow, then why aren’t they all utterly and completely helpless against Sinestro’s yello… --- ## [The Ultimate Quest -- to create the most pompous e-mail address on the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-quest-to-create-the-most-pompous-e-mail-address-on-the-internet/1032753)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-quest-to-create-the-most-pompous-e-mail-address-on-the-internet/1032753 "2026-09-08T15:33:26Z")
After working all night, I finally made it to sleep around noon and just woke up with an idea from no discernible source at all – to create the most pompous e-mail address on the Internet. The idea is to use subdomains,… --- ## [Midterms warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896)
**Author:** [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896 "2026-09-08T14:38:03Z")
Interesting article: --- ## [Has the Panama Canal always operated 24 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-panama-canal-always-operated-24-hours/1032461)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-panama-canal-always-operated-24-hours/1032461 "2026-09-08T10:22:20Z")
McCullough’s The Path Between the Seas: “Channel lighting was installed in 1966 and night-time transits were inaugurated.” Encyclopedia Britannica 14th Edition (late 1930s): " A thorough system of lights and buoys makes… --- ## [Suggestions for Winter Trip to Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-winter-trip-to-japan/1032842)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-winter-trip-to-japan/1032842 "2026-09-08T04:15:22Z")
Hi everyone, I am headed to Japan for a group ski trip next February. We plan to stay for three nights in a pretty nice hotel in Tokyo, followed by six nights at a ski resort hotel in Hakuba to the west. The trip organi… --- ## [Milligan Univ cycling team decimated by driver while on training ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milligan-univ-cycling-team-decimated-by-driver-while-on-training-ride/1032451)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milligan-univ-cycling-team-decimated-by-driver-while-on-training-ride/1032451 "2026-09-08T03:12:35Z")
11 member of the Milligan University (TN) cycling team were out for a training ride when a driver plowed into them. Two of the cyclists, Haylan Engdahl & Brayden Rogers were killed & seven others injured, including four… --- ## [(Old) Falling Into The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-falling-into-the-mmp/1032714)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-falling-into-the-mmp/1032714 "2026-09-08T02:10:25Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 73 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy with a predicted high of 91 and sunny. I foresee some quality cee-mint pond time today, cause why not. We have nowhere we need or want … --- ## [The Poetry of Donald Trump: Special Mystery Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-mystery-edition/1032065)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-mystery-edition/1032065 "2026-09-07T23:31:18Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. But this time we’re having a mystery contest. Read the following poem (the transcript of an actual Trump public statement) and try to guess what Tr… --- ## [Other Cringeworthy Blackface/Yellowface/Etc. movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cringeworthy-blackface-yellowface-etc-movies/1031135)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-cringeworthy-blackface-yellowface-etc-movies/1031135 "2026-09-07T23:27:32Z")
We’re all familiar with the classic embarrassing parts in movies --John Wayne in The Conqueror, Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Marlon Brando as Sakini in Teahouse of the August Moon. But there a… --- ## [Dramatic plunge in flying insect populations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-plunge-in-flying-insect-populations/799275)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-plunge-in-flying-insect-populations/799275 "2026-09-07T23:11:51Z")
Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers. IMHO this is very troubling. --- ## [Interesting Historical Markers you've visited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741 "2026-09-07T23:04:43Z")
On my morning walk I stopped to ready a historical marker that I’ve walked past multiple times. There are several around here and I should plan my walks to visit more of them. When we’re on road trips I check Google Maps… --- ## [Death rays - wired, tired, or expired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-rays-wired-tired-or-expired/387056)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-rays-wired-tired-or-expired/387056 "2026-09-07T22:35:20Z")
Let’s rate our favorite SDMB cliches. When I see a “death rays” reference, I think “expired” (to borrow a Wired magazine convention). similarly, “Hi Opal” - tired “marianas trench” - tired “airplane on treadmill” - … --- ## [What is the science behind our love for cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-science-behind-our-love-for-cats/1032855)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-science-behind-our-love-for-cats/1032855 "2026-09-07T21:35:12Z")
Many people love cats (including me), which makes me wonder why, because they don’t hunt, do service animal stuff, or airport stuff like dogs. --- ## [Thwap biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thwap-biscuits/1032817)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thwap-biscuits/1032817 "2026-09-07T20:06:29Z")
You know they come in a cardboard tube you “thwap” it on the edge of the counter to open. What has gone awry? They just don’t seem the same. I’m buying, what I think is a decent brand. We check dates. Use by the time … --- ## [Anybody watch President Curtis? (A Rick and Morty spin-off)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watch-president-curtis-a-rick-and-morty-spin-off/1031996)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watch-president-curtis-a-rick-and-morty-spin-off/1031996 "2026-09-07T19:03:56Z")
I didn’t even know this was a thing. I just happened to stumble across it last night. I thought it was pretty darn hilarious myself. “Curtis” has a very '80’s “your mama” style type sense of humor. And he was able to la… --- ## [What is this popup that I am getting on my laptop and how do I get it to stop? (Picture inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-popup-that-i-am-getting-on-my-laptop-and-how-do-i-get-it-to-stop-picture-inside/1032835)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-popup-that-i-am-getting-on-my-laptop-and-how-do-i-get-it-to-stop-picture-inside/1032835 "2026-09-07T17:38:32Z")
It appears on the lower right corner of my laptop running Windows 11. I shut it down and it reappears once a week or so. It’s been happening for a few weeks. … --- ## [Why am I seeing blue dots after a thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-blue-dots-after-a-thread-title/1032858)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-blue-dots-after-a-thread-title/1032858 "2026-09-07T14:45:24Z")
When I see a list of threads for a board, I’m seeing a blue dot after the title of various threads. This is new. Why is it happening? --- ## [Stranger Things - Final Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-final-season/1020926)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-final-season/1020926 "2026-09-07T13:02:03Z")
Netflix has just released the first teaser trailer for Stranger Things Season 5: https://youtu.be/iKZyYdwS3Wg It seems they are going for a “holiday weekend” release schedule: Vol 1 on November 26 Vol 2 on Christmas F… --- ## [Name for Most Interior Point of a Plane Figure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-most-interior-point-of-a-plane-figure/1032728)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-most-interior-point-of-a-plane-figure/1032728 "2026-09-07T07:48:46Z")
For any finitely large plane figure, there has to be a name for the point most distant from all its sides, right? I’d’ve thought ‘centroid’ did it, until I saw how to determine the centroid of an L-shaped object. Maybe … --- ## [NFL 2026 Training Camp and Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-training-camp-and-preseason-thread/1032067)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-training-camp-and-preseason-thread/1032067 "2026-09-07T03:44:10Z")
With training camps open, and the first preseason game - the Hall of Fame Game - only six days away, it’s time for the preseason thread. Two wide receivers signing new contracts: Saints WR Chris Olave signed a four-ye… --- ## [Any ideas for filling in a memorial tattoo to symbolize healing from the loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-filling-in-a-memorial-tattoo-to-symbolize-healing-from-the-loss/1032660)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-filling-in-a-memorial-tattoo-to-symbolize-healing-from-the-loss/1032660 "2026-09-07T02:24:40Z")
I don’t know how to post pictures here, or I’d upload a picture of the tattoo in question, but almost 15 years ago my ex and I had an adoption fall through at the last minute. Eight days after our son-to-be was born, aft… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=26&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=28&state=muted)