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**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosure-day-no-spoilers-in-op/1030836 "2026-10-11T19:09:51Z")
VERY curious to hear reactions to this movie. I had a blast but - hoo boy - I can imagine a lot of people hating it. It’s definitely not for the cynical or scientific-minded or anyone who doesn’t like syrupy, sappy Spiel… --- ## [What DID happen to Spy Magazine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-happen-to-spy-magazine/356724)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-happen-to-spy-magazine/356724 "2026-10-11T14:58:54Z")
Some time ago I used to avidly read Spy Magazine. Being in Australia, I always received issues at least a couple of months late, but the sight of a new issue on the newstands was guaranteed to make my day. Then suddenly… --- ## [Why do people often describe themselves as 'humbled' when receiving an award or other honor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-describe-themselves-as-humbled-when-receiving-an-award-or-other-honor/1033670)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-describe-themselves-as-humbled-when-receiving-an-award-or-other-honor/1033670 "2026-10-11T14:40:14Z")
In the most recent edition of the free local community newspaper we get in the mail, the cover story was about a former school principal saying she was ‘awed and humbled’ after getting a newly opened school named after h… --- ## [Who is (was) Jacob Graner and why does everbody say he played for their team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-jacob-graner-and-why-does-everbody-say-he-played-for-their-team/1033660)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-jacob-graner-and-why-does-everbody-say-he-played-for-their-team/1033660 "2026-10-11T14:32:45Z")
Our AZ Diamondbacks had a post entitled " We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of a beloved member of the Diamondbacks community at just 28 years old.". Now I know he never played for Dbacks. So I look him up, and… --- ## [Tennessee Fails to Execute the Execution of Christa Pike. Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507 "2026-10-11T12:57:09Z")
I didn’t actually intend to start a thread about this, I assumed there would already be several threads about her situation from days ago. And after today’s events I was POSITIVE there would be even more threads! Nope. … --- ## [There are more than 15,000 unidentified-decedent cases in the US today. Does that surprise you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-more-than-15-000-unidentified-decedent-cases-in-the-us-today-does-that-surprise-you/1033027)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-more-than-15-000-unidentified-decedent-cases-in-the-us-today-does-that-surprise-you/1033027 "2026-10-11T09:24:14Z")
I learned today that… as of June 1, 2026, the federal NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) had more than 15,000 active unidentified-decedent cases. These are people whose remains have been found but … --- ## [San Antonio Trump Rally - 10/7 - "Livestream" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-trump-rally-10-7-livestream-thread/1033606)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-antonio-trump-rally-10-7-livestream-thread/1033606 "2026-10-11T01:34:27Z")
Inna and I are going to the “Ugly” Ken Paxton rally tomorrow in San Antonio (Freeman Coliseum, seating capacity 11,700) so we can see what a Trump rally is like first hand. I asked @Aspenglow if it were OK if I started a… --- ## [What are the Christian views on extraterrestrials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-christian-views-on-extraterrestrials/1033285)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-christian-views-on-extraterrestrials/1033285 "2026-10-11T01:09:17Z")
Inspired by another recent thread on a narrower topic. Is there a general consensus among Christians on the subject of intelligent races on other planets? Do they feel that extraterrestrials are impossible because the … --- ## [Do you think they should build industrial parks around small towns & communities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-should-build-industrial-parks-around-small-towns-communities/1033720)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-should-build-industrial-parks-around-small-towns-communities/1033720 "2026-10-10T23:12:23Z")
Even though small towns and communities don’t have enough job opportunities for everyone living there: I’ve always wondered why they don’t build more industrial parks around those areas (warehouses, factories, manufactu… --- ## [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:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-as-first-names/1033562 "2026-10-10T22:30:39Z")
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 … --- ## [Baldur's Gate 3! {finally Released August 3rd, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 1558\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681 "2026-10-10T21:22:14Z")
I can’t believe this is really happening, but here’s the announcement. I can’t wait! Woo-hoo! --- ## [If you are dark-skinned (not Black) and "look Hispanic/Latino," do you go on alert around police these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-dark-skinned-not-black-and-look-hispanic-latino-do-you-go-on-alert-around-police-these-days/1033649)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-dark-skinned-not-black-and-look-hispanic-latino-do-you-go-on-alert-around-police-these-days/1033649 "2026-10-10T19:20:37Z")
Sorry, didn’t know how to phrase this. No disrespect intended to anyone. Backstory: I have a woman from Mexico who has been cleaning for me (every other week) for 14 years. I’ll call her Maria. She’s in her 60s, is a na… --- ## [You're a terrible person and you should feel bad (Confess!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-terrible-person-and-you-should-feel-bad-confess/1033147)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-terrible-person-and-you-should-feel-bad-confess/1033147 "2026-10-10T16:44:49Z")
I never cry at funerals. I drink instant coffee with milk and too much sugar. I think the c-word is my favorite word in the English language, when used appropriately (or inappropriately, as the case may be). Its close … --- ## [Being the last poster of a thread and then it dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 3742\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751 "2026-10-10T16:25:54Z")
Have you ever stumbled upon a thread that was like five pages long with lots of recent activity, then you decide to chime in, and then the thread just dies? And you think, “Uh, was it something I said?” And no one speaks… --- ## [World Series Game 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-game-7/1033625)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-game-7/1033625 "2026-10-10T05:54:49Z")
Yesterday during the White Sox/Guardians game, the announcer opined that the 2016 World Series Game 7 was the best Game 7 ever. That was the victory by the Cubs over Cleveland in 10 innings. That was indeed a great gam… --- ## [Why don’t you lift weights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1464\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2026-10-10T03:23:27Z")
As an enthusiastic weightlifter, I understand that plenty of people dislike exercise. That gyms can be expensive or intimidating. That weightlifting takes time away from more important things - work, the kids, the spou… --- ## [First time losing a close friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-losing-a-close-friend/1033718)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-losing-a-close-friend/1033718 "2026-10-10T02:22:52Z")
I just talked to our daughter, and learned that a very close friend died on Monday. His wife isn’t in any shape to contact people, and his daughter didn’t have our contact info. His daughter texted my daughter today a… --- ## [Restoring mundanity and pointlessness to the forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mundanity-and-pointlessness-to-the-forum/1033631)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mundanity-and-pointlessness-to-the-forum/1033631 "2026-10-10T01:40:20Z")
I decided to take the name of all fifty states, rearrange the letters in alphabetical order, and then list the resulting words in alphabetical order. aaaablm aaakls aaaknrss aabeknrs aacehmssssttu aacfiilnor aachi… --- ## [Hegseth says public execution by firing squad will be Livestreamed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-says-public-execution-by-firing-squad-will-be-livestreamed/1033708)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-says-public-execution-by-firing-squad-will-be-livestreamed/1033708 "2026-10-09T23:01:15Z")
Pentagon’s plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution sparks intense backlash - CBS News First, let’s get this out of the way: What the everlovin’ FUCK? Second, is there any info that he plans to charge for it, o… --- ## [Finding software for accented letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-software-for-accented-letters/1033552)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-software-for-accented-letters/1033552 "2026-10-09T20:19:33Z")
On my old computer, sadly defunct, there was a program for doing accented letters. Unfortunately I have lost its name and am hoping some Doper knows what it is. The way it worked was every character you wanted started b… --- ## [Cancer and Talcum Powder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-and-talcum-powder/812000)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-and-talcum-powder/812000 "2026-10-09T19:10:41Z")
This week’s article. And an update: Couple suing Johnson & Johnson suing over talcum powder wins $37M. I’m not convinced of the connection myself, just this is timely. EDIT: And yes, I CAN spell “and.” Damned Fat Fing… --- ## [Your new furniture purchases thru the years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-new-furniture-purchases-thru-the-years/1033463)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-new-furniture-purchases-thru-the-years/1033463 "2026-10-09T18:20:57Z")
Do you remember the first new piece of furniture you bought? And today, what is the oldest that you still have that you bought new? And the newest new-bought item(s)? Hand-me-downs don’t count. Thrift store finds don’t … --- ## [Amazon Fire Phone question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fire-phone-question/1033683)
**Author:** [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fire-phone-question/1033683 "2026-10-09T16:44:46Z")
Anyone remember these? I have one and I’d like to press it in to service to play Audible (and other) audiobooks. The problem is, it’s a very old phone. And I’m not all that good with phone-y things. Can anyone point … --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Sour Grapes Nobel Prize Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-sour-grapes-nobel-prize-edition/1033695)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-sour-grapes-nobel-prize-edition/1033695 "2026-10-09T15:16:55Z")
Donald Trump was pissed because – again – he wasn’t even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Last time They gave it to a young lady Who’s a fabulous person And she said she didn’t deserve it That I deserved it And … --- ## [Elon Musk sues OpenAI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-sues-openai/1029640)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-sues-openai/1029640 "2026-10-09T09:44:43Z")
This is a big deal as both sides are backed by huge amounts of cash and the stakes are considerable. I have no doubt that Musk is suing them out of malice and vengeance since they’re a major competitor and former partne… --- ## [TESTING - the ol' post an image thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-ol-post-an-image-thing/1033689)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-ol-post-an-image-thing/1033689 "2026-10-09T09:27:11Z")
neverminddd --- ## [Tucker Carlson Soap Opera Caption Contest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-soap-opera-caption-contest/1033690)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-soap-opera-caption-contest/1033690 "2026-10-09T07:54:39Z")
I found a publicity still of Tucker Carlson from when he appeared on The Young and the Restless for a few episodes.\* I propose a caption contest! I propose a caption con… --- ## [Is Ringo Starr the luckiest man in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ringo-starr-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world/108868)
**Author:** [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ringo-starr-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world/108868 "2026-10-09T04:50:34Z")
On numerous occasions I have seen Ringo Starr referred to in the media as “the luckiest man in the world.” What evidence supports/contradicts this assertion? If not Ringo, then who better might be described the luckies… --- ## [Will Patricia Krenwinkel (Charles Manson family) be released from prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-patricia-krenwinkel-charles-manson-family-be-released-from-prison/1033665)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-patricia-krenwinkel-charles-manson-family-be-released-from-prison/1033665 "2026-10-09T04:19:11Z")
Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower, was granted parole on Tuesday after nearly six decades in prison for her role in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles. This is the third time that Kre… --- ## [Back Pain - ideas needed, thank you. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-ideas-needed-thank-you/1033546)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-pain-ideas-needed-thank-you/1033546 "2026-10-09T01:03:05Z")
My wife, Inna, is having back pain. At the bottom of this post are the results of her study. (Sorry for asking you to read.) Questions: Have you (or someone you know) had similar issues? What exercises helped you? Ho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=31)