# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=3&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Eight-letter words - change zero to two letters to make a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1941\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862 "2026-10-05T15:05:21Z")
Link for a list of 8 character words 8-letter words It shouldn’t be any harder than the 7 char word game. 8 characters creative --- ## [Book Titles A-Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-a-z/739994)
**Author:** [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Replies:** 8171\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-a-z/739994 "2026-10-05T15:03:01Z")
Calling all readers. Book titles A-Z (ignoring A, An, and The, as you would when alphabetizing). A - The Art Forger (B.A. Shapiro) --- ## [Widow's Bay -- new series on Apple TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widows-bay-new-series-on-apple-tv/1029649)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widows-bay-new-series-on-apple-tv/1029649 "2026-10-05T14:55:27Z")
This is a fantastic new show that just came out. Horror comedy, or comedic horror… a bit of Stephen King, a bit of Lovecraft, a bit of Twin Peaks, a bit of Donald Glover’s show Atlanta, but really fantastic so far. Matth… --- ## [Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2752\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2026-10-05T14:29:48Z")
This thread is for discussion of Rich Burlew’s comic strip The Order of the Stick. Book 7, the final book, is due to start today. The previous book took about 6 years. This book promises to be even longer. Read it from… --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1915\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2026-10-05T14:27:21Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2026. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points… --- ## [Time again for a Daylight Saving thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394 "2026-10-05T14:26:26Z")
Rather than resurrecting any number of zombies, lets discuss Daylight Saving Time NO S!. It is not Daylight Savings It is such an antiquated idea. We have electric lights now for the evenings. Someone here, ca… --- ## [What a bunch of baloney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-bunch-of-baloney/1033543)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-bunch-of-baloney/1033543 "2026-10-05T14:13:09Z")
There are flavors of bologna available-garlic, smokey, sweet etc., but I want y’all to come up with bologna flavors that you honestly think might taste good. Neapolitan bologna loaf, anyone? :grin: --- ## [I've started recording tracks again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197 "2026-10-05T14:08:59Z")
Between 2017 and 2020 I recorded 12 of my own pieces (piano or piano/vocal) as a playlist, modern equivalent of an album. Hadn’t done any since (focused on writing books and being an author) but our choir declared in fa… --- ## [The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5750\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944 "2026-10-05T13:41:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) - #10004 by knoodler. Previous discussions: The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) --- ## [How are gas prices in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 830\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2026-10-05T13:40:37Z")
There were a few posts about gas prices in the ‘Russia invades Ukraine’ thread. I thought I’d start a thread to see how gas prices are across the country and world. Prices at the Lummi gas station were probably the sec… --- ## [Again with the annoying commercials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7702\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2026-10-05T13:24:39Z")
The previous thread has dropped off my first page, which is set to show any thread with a post within the last month. So here’s a new thread on this perennial subject. There’s a commercial for something called Dentastix… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495 "2026-10-05T12:59:44Z")
October is here! Time to get the skellys out of the basement and hang the ghosts on my porch. If you’re up north, it’s time to bust out the long sleeved shirts and comfy hoodies. Down south, time get out the shorts and m… --- ## [Clues by Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350 "2026-10-05T12:58:42Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a cr… --- ## [Why 3 different milks in Tres Leche cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-different-milks-in-tres-leche-cake/1033577)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-different-milks-in-tres-leche-cake/1033577 "2026-10-05T12:40:00Z")
A search shows that after sweetened condensed milk was introduced to South America in the late 1800s they soaked cake in it. But it would seem that that is the basic taste of the sauce. If you want it thinner, add milk. … --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464 "2026-10-05T12:37:22Z")
In Week 3, Atlanta destroyed the Pack on Thursday, and the undefeated Bills kept the Chargers winless. The Browns won their second straight, while the Colts got their first win at the expense of Houston, who is 0-3. Ti… --- ## [If the sun can radiate heat into space, why is this a problem for data centers in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sun-can-radiate-heat-into-space-why-is-this-a-problem-for-data-centers-in-space/1033454)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sun-can-radiate-heat-into-space-why-is-this-a-problem-for-data-centers-in-space/1033454 "2026-10-05T12:36:05Z")
The consensus I’ve heard on AI data centers in space is that cooling them is going to be next to impossible, since they’re in a vacuum. And sure, the vacuum of space isn’t really cold, it just doesn’t have any temperatu… --- ## [Why are appliance water filters so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-appliance-water-filters-so-expensive/1033290)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-appliance-water-filters-so-expensive/1033290 "2026-10-05T12:33:07Z")
I have a hot water dispenser for my kitchen sink that needs to be replaced (dispenses 200°F water on demand). The Insinkerator brand offers a water filter “system” for over $120. The system is just a cap with the hose fi… --- ## [So, Has NOAH's ARK Been Found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-noahs-ark-been-found/361488)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-noahs-ark-been-found/361488 "2026-10-05T11:49:02Z")
Eery so often, the crank press brings up the myth about the “Noah’s Ark”. Invariably, they say that an expedition to Mt. Ararat found the boat, but had to turn back. So, I assume a bunch of fundamentalists have been swar… --- ## [Challenge us with a non-famous line from a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4929\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142 "2026-10-05T11:46:06Z")
Not lines like, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” or “I’ll be back” but less famous lines like, “No, lieutenant, your men are already dead”. But a line that a fan would probably recognize. --- ## [Rules for the "Traitors' game on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-the-traitors-game-on-tv/1033559)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-the-traitors-game-on-tv/1033559 "2026-10-05T10:53:19Z")
I enjoy watching the ‘Traitors’ game (there are versions in several countries including the UK and the USA.) The latest is a BBC celebrity version: The Celebrity Traitors - BBC iPlayer Now the Traitors are occasionall… --- ## [Living on a Cruise Ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-a-cruise-ship/1033578)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-a-cruise-ship/1033578 "2026-10-05T10:49:32Z")
So I was randomly cycling youtube videos, and one about the vessel The World \[ um, a cruise ship of purchased apartments done condo style\] and I was wondering if one could buy one’s own starlink and provide ones own inte… --- ## [Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3125\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712 "2026-10-05T10:07:39Z")
This scenario has happened to me several times, and each time it makes me irrationally annoyed. Today’s example was; I went to Home Depot to buy some electrical supplies. I bought two “Old Work” … --- ## [A question about Christian religions that believe a Rapture is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-christian-religions-that-believe-a-rapture-is-coming/1033261)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-christian-religions-that-believe-a-rapture-is-coming/1033261 "2026-10-05T07:43:24Z")
For Christian religions that believe the Rapture is a real thing, what, if anything, is said about the rest of the universe and the other entities that occupy it? Does the whole thing go away? Are the others leaving on… --- ## [What's For Dinner Tonight: Episode 2021 – A New Hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 5062\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015 "2026-10-05T07:28:51Z")
Tonight, dinner at Casa Needscoffee will be: -Victory Inside-Out Eggrolls in a Bowl -Inauguration Asparagus sautéed with garlic -Winning White Wine toast -and a big serving of calmness for a change. Hope this doesn’… --- ## [Who's missing that you really want to see on the Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1246\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010 "2026-10-05T04:16:20Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3545\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634 "2026-10-05T03:38:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) - #10035 by Folly. Previous discussions: Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) --- ## [(Old) It's Time For A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-time-for-a-new-mmp/1033440)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-time-for-a-new-mmp/1033440 "2026-10-05T03:23:11Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 57 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 86 and sunny, but will be cloudy late afternoon. I am still a bit sinusy, though I feel better today. 'Twill be a good… --- ## [Place names as first names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-as-first-names/1033562)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-as-first-names/1033562 "2026-10-05T03:11:02Z")
I just learned there is a violinist called Geneva Lewis. This spurred the idle thought that there are other place names have been used as first names. Sienna, Florence, Paris spring to mind. Do you know others? Are they … --- ## [AI song generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-song-generator/1033579)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-song-generator/1033579 "2026-10-05T02:57:52Z")
Over a hundred years ago James Whitcomb Riley wrote the poem Little Orphant Annie. Just for the fun of it, I pasted the first verse into an AI generator and it came out so well, I wish I had pasted the whole poem in. I t… --- ## [Looking to recreate the ring worn by The Shadow, either books, or movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-recreate-the-ring-worn-by-the-shadow-either-books-or-movies/1033584)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-recreate-the-ring-worn-by-the-shadow-either-books-or-movies/1033584 "2026-10-05T02:53:49Z")
Our 40th (ruby) anniversary is coming up next year, and we are looking to recreate the ring worn by The Shadow. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=2&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=4&state=muted)