# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=27&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [Which adhesive for gluing (not sewing) a decorative patch on a backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adhesive-for-gluing-not-sewing-a-decorative-patch-on-a-backpack/1032809)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adhesive-for-gluing-not-sewing-a-decorative-patch-on-a-backpack/1032809 "2026-09-09T20:45:04Z")
I’d like to use an adhesive to put a patch on my backpack. Unfortunately, no one at my local craft store seems to know which adhesive to use, despite a whole aisle of glues. None of these glues say they can be used on ba… --- ## [Chuck Norris eternal brainless unfunny gags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-eternal-brainless-unfunny-gags/1028801)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-eternal-brainless-unfunny-gags/1028801 "2026-09-09T20:39:28Z")
First off, I’d like to state that I don’t have any real opinion of the man. I was never a big fan of martial arts movies to begin with, and I never watched Walker: Texas Ranger. Yeah, he was MAGA, but we have millions of… --- ## [I would offer you $500,000 to watch every episode ofAmerican Bandstand, Soul Train, Midnight Special, and Solid Gold, at your own leisure. Do you take this offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-offer-you-500-000-to-watch-every-episode-ofamerican-bandstand-soul-train-midnight-special-and-solid-gold-at-your-own-leisure-do-you-take-this-offer/1031914)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-offer-you-500-000-to-watch-every-episode-ofamerican-bandstand-soul-train-midnight-special-and-solid-gold-at-your-own-leisure-do-you-take-this-offer/1031914 "2026-09-09T18:36:11Z")
Here are the rules. 1. Let’s say I have, streamable to your TV, every episode of those four shows in the title. You must sit down and watch them all from beginning to end. If you do this, I will give you $500,000 in you… --- ## [Is it silly to reach out after 40 years, out of the blue, to send an apology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-silly-to-reach-out-after-40-years-out-of-the-blue-to-send-an-apology/923554)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-silly-to-reach-out-after-40-years-out-of-the-blue-to-send-an-apology/923554 "2026-09-09T18:19:02Z")
This is probably silly to even consider doing, and so I’ll ask the wise folks here. What I did wasn’t all that terrible. I’m pretty confident in that assessment. It didn’t cause any permanent or serious damage. But when … --- ## [Necessity of De-Trumpification, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessity-of-de-trumpification-and-to-what-extent/1032628)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessity-of-de-trumpification-and-to-what-extent/1032628 "2026-09-09T17:45:11Z")
So I’ve seen a lot of chatter on here about how in 2028 if the Democratic nominee wins the Presidency, or the Democrats somehow win an unassailable majority of both houses of Congresss, there are a bunch of things they s… --- ## [I pit the belief system that says that autism isn't bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-belief-system-that-says-that-autism-isnt-bad/1031621)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-belief-system-that-says-that-autism-isnt-bad/1031621 "2026-09-09T17:40:14Z")
I was diagnosed as autistic (Level 1 ASD) three years ago at the age of 64. Since then, I have heard things like “autism is a superpower” or “a gift”, Time Magazine has a special issue on autism and on the back cover, th… --- ## [5/5 - Hugh Howey's SF Silo Series to be series on Apple TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-5-hugh-howeys-sf-silo-series-to-be-series-on-apple-tv/983137)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-5-hugh-howeys-sf-silo-series-to-be-series-on-apple-tv/983137 "2026-09-09T16:27:14Z")
Silo Trailer Pretty solid cast. Loved the book series. Looking forward to the TV series. --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=26&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=28&state=watching)