# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=309 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 310 --- ## [Israel and Trump's effect on politics outside the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-trumps-effect-on-politics-outside-the-us/1018884)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-trumps-effect-on-politics-outside-the-us/1018884 "2025-05-28T01:06:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028: This brings up a question I have that is probably inapropriate for a thread on US politics. We have seen how Trump had a ne… --- ## [Unwanted Brand “Extensions”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-brand-extensions/1018544)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-brand-extensions/1018544 "2025-05-28T01:04:10Z")
It’s pretty obvious many well known brands, things like Oreo and Triscuits, put out many variations that take up a lot of supermarket shelf space (which they probably pay for) and presumably have niche customers. These … --- ## [Identify a Character/Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-character-line/1018864)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-character-line/1018864 "2025-05-27T23:01:42Z")
Okay, I think this one might be a toughie. Here’s the thing … I was at work the other day and there’s a new kid who asks a lot of questions - which is good, but there’s a limit. In my frustration I muttered to myself, “… --- ## [Truck won't run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-wont-run/1018756)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-wont-run/1018756 "2025-05-27T22:52:05Z")
Automotive opinions so I’m of the opinion this belongs here. 1994 Suburban 1500 (gas). Get in the truck and the ignition is totally dead. Not even the classic light the instruments but won’t crank scenario of a low ba… --- ## [Flying cats and no news is good news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cats-and-no-news-is-good-news/1018778)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cats-and-no-news-is-good-news/1018778 "2025-05-27T20:49:25Z")
Lazing around on my bed with my newspapers spread out. I’m reading the littles(I call it) Tossing garbage pages as I go. I have a small Amazon box beside the bed. Meeko the cat loves this “game” Its a “if I fits, I sit… --- ## [Are these nice places? (NY Post lists 12 “most affordable” US beach towns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-nice-places-ny-post-lists-12-most-affordable-us-beach-towns/1018797)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-nice-places-ny-post-lists-12-most-affordable-us-beach-towns/1018797 "2025-05-27T20:11:46Z")
Today’s NY Post listed affordable beach towns, shown in this graphic. Made me wonder if these are nice places in the opinion of Dopers. I’ve never been to any of them and know little about most. Canada still has some … --- ## [The Last of Us Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-season-2/1018803)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-season-2/1018803 "2025-05-27T18:42:04Z")
No game spoilers please. Surprised there wasn’t a weekly thread for this. The S2 finale was tonight. S1 was one of my favorite shows of the year with one all time great episode (3) and several other excellent episodes (… --- ## [Do PCs last longer than they used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pcs-last-longer-than-they-used-to/1018816)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pcs-last-longer-than-they-used-to/1018816 "2025-05-27T17:16:30Z")
I am presently typing this on a laptop I bought almost five years ago. This computer is used daily, and it remains a fast, reliable computer for my job, gaming, and general needs. The battery doesn’t last like it used … --- ## [The VW Volkswagon Emissions Scandal - longer and deeper than first thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vw-volkswagon-emissions-scandal-longer-and-deeper-than-first-thought/740063)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vw-volkswagon-emissions-scandal-longer-and-deeper-than-first-thought/740063 "2025-05-27T13:42:50Z")
Previous thread on the VW scandal: The next big automotive scandal? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board Starting a new thread to get the VW name in the title and to provide thi… --- ## [One great thing about the Trump presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-great-thing-about-the-trump-presidency/1017766)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-great-thing-about-the-trump-presidency/1017766 "2025-05-27T13:05:58Z")
President Harris will be able to rebuild the Executive Branch effectively from scratch. We all know that after 30-40 years, sometimes you need to clean house by throwing away everything. Here’s our chance after 250 yea… --- ## [TMJ food recommendations (need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-food-recommendations-need-answer-kinda-fast/1018628)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-food-recommendations-need-answer-kinda-fast/1018628 "2025-05-27T12:59:47Z")
So Mrs. Cardigan couldn’t open her jaw this morning. She went to a dentist who told her she’s got severe episode of TMJ and recommends she ‘eat’ with a straw. Apart from a Wendy’s Frosty, what other food suggestions mig… --- ## [Do you know anyone who doesn't use cell phones, laptops, or any devices (in 2025)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-doesnt-use-cell-phones-laptops-or-any-devices-in-2025/1018123)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-doesnt-use-cell-phones-laptops-or-any-devices-in-2025/1018123 "2025-05-27T11:14:08Z")
Even though technology has its pros and cons, I’ve only met one person around my age (27) who doesn’t own a cell phone. I met him at my current job, since he used to work once or twice a week (as a dishwasher) in between… --- ## [Celebrities you don't, or can't, recognize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-dont-or-cant-recognize/1018755)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-dont-or-cant-recognize/1018755 "2025-05-27T10:18:52Z")
There’s a thread about recognizing actors across multiple roles, so this is for the opposite; celebrities you don’t recognize, even once you know who they are. In the other thread, I mentioned Eli Wallach. He was great… --- ## [David Attenborough turns 99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-attenborough-turns-99/1017822)
**Author:** [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-attenborough-turns-99/1017822 "2025-05-27T09:53:52Z")
My hero and what a life. :birthday\_cake: Slowly collecting all the BBC Blu Ray 4k discs. I always learn so much. The whole family is remarkable. His brother Richard made his mark on the world . --- ## [Do you think Keanu Reeves is a good actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-keanu-reeves-is-a-good-actor/1018240)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-keanu-reeves-is-a-good-actor/1018240 "2025-05-27T09:44:18Z")
From what I’ve read, he’s a great person but as an actor, he really seems one dimensional. Do you agree or have I just not seen him in the right role? --- ## [We got'sch PUPPIES!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotsch-puppies/959574)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotsch-puppies/959574 "2025-05-27T08:51:02Z")
How about five Samoyed puppies (four girls and one boy), less than a week old, for your viewing delight? Their mother is Noel, Daystar’s Christmas Surprise, so named because she was born on something like December 22, t… --- ## [What could happen to CBS' FBI in the trump era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-happen-to-cbs-fbi-in-the-trump-era/1013818)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-happen-to-cbs-fbi-in-the-trump-era/1013818 "2025-05-27T05:40:35Z")
FBI is a Dick Wolf franchise, so it, like it’s L&O brothers and sisters, has episodes “ripped from the headlines”. The show even was one of the few to show masking during Covid. In real life, Dear Leader has begun to pu… --- ## [Joseph Heller easy question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-heller-easy-question/1018799)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-heller-easy-question/1018799 "2025-05-27T05:04:51Z")
I’d like some opinions, please: \*\*aside from Catch-22, what is Joseph Heller’s best book? Or your favorite of the bunch? --- ## [Cat Stevens is going on tour. I’m tempted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-stevens-is-going-on-tour-i-m-tempted/1018735)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-stevens-is-going-on-tour-i-m-tempted/1018735 "2025-05-27T04:12:39Z")
Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is going on a very rare tour of North America, and he’s playing near me in October. I love his music from the 70s, and I never imagined that he’d be in my area. I know he’… --- ## [Russian Orthodox churches are attracting guys in search of “manliness”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-orthodox-churches-are-attracting-guys-in-search-of-manliness/1018763)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-orthodox-churches-are-attracting-guys-in-search-of-manliness/1018763 "2025-05-27T01:32:04Z")
It seems that if you have such a yawning gulf of insecurity about being “manly” that you would devote yourself to a new religion, perhaps therapy would be a better fit? And of course a healthy dose of sympathy for Putin.… --- ## [Dr. Albert Schweitzer, hero or zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-albert-schweitzer-hero-or-zero/326476)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-albert-schweitzer-hero-or-zero/326476 "2025-05-27T01:15:03Z")
I had just perused the Stormfront web page and came across this blog quoting the famous and revered Dr. Albert Schweitzer from his 1961 book, From My African Notebook. He is quoted as follows; Somewhat skeptical, I sou… --- ## [Trying to find a record/song from the 60s (or maybe 50s but I'm pretty sure it's the 60s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766 "2025-05-26T23:49:36Z")
Years ago I heard this song, figured out the name of it, looked it up on YouTube, found that it was from a whole album of similar music, and have since forgotten about it. The album was called “Space Cadets” or “Space C… --- ## [Looking for ex-pat US citizens living long-term in Japan, for discussion of what it's like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ex-pat-us-citizens-living-long-term-in-japan-for-discussion-of-what-its-like/1017994)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ex-pat-us-citizens-living-long-term-in-japan-for-discussion-of-what-its-like/1017994 "2025-05-26T23:11:07Z")
I just found out from my Japanese husband that he wants to move back to Japan, where he has not lived in over 50 years. He is 77, I am 75. I am 6’ tall and obese. I speak and understand a very modest amount of Japanese, … --- ## [Would you drive the Weinermobile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drive-the-weinermobile/995850)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-drive-the-weinermobile/995850 "2025-05-26T22:09:30Z")
It doesn’t sound like a terrible deal for a summer or two, but it might be lonely. Maybe it would look weird on a resume, though. --- ## [Does the arc of the moral universe bend towards justice? CAN we all just get along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-arc-of-the-moral-universe-bend-towards-justice-can-we-all-just-get-along/1018589)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-arc-of-the-moral-universe-bend-towards-justice-can-we-all-just-get-along/1018589 "2025-05-26T20:57:19Z")
Maybe I’ve let Trump get to me, but I’ve recently been spending a bit of thought into whether humans and human society are basically good or evil. Feel free to tell me if I’m being sophomoric or identify any excluded mi… --- ## [Help me solve a family mystery!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-a-family-mystery/1018712)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-a-family-mystery/1018712 "2025-05-26T20:20:51Z")
I’ve started to look into an old family mystery. Nearly a century ago my grandfather’s sister was murdered. The story is that she was “murdered by her boyfriend”. We have been able to find out that she was married at… --- ## [(Old) How would you start the MMP...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-how-would-you-start-the-mmp/1018536)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-how-would-you-start-the-mmp/1018536 "2025-05-26T19:53:34Z")
I’ve been sitting here for the last 20 minutes trying to come up with a clever topic, as if that matters. So I gave up and just started. Surely someone here has a better idea? Happy Moanday! ETA: Happy taters Day!!! --- ## [Okay, what the hell is wrong with Word now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-word-now/1018804)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-word-now/1018804 "2025-05-26T19:48:20Z")
Bizarre behavior in Word today. I can open any .docx that originated on my computer; I can open any .docx that was emailed to me in 2021 or earlier. Emailed documents 2022 and after give the following error: Microsoft W… --- ## [Facebook Reels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576 "2025-05-26T18:40:00Z")
For a long time, I never saw them. First I dutifully marked that I didn’t want to see those types of things, and Facebook briefly complied. Then the things started up again no matter what I marked, so I got the F.B. Puri… --- ## [Sometimes you don't need words to figure out what's going on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-dont-need-words-to-figure-out-whats-going-on/1018824)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-dont-need-words-to-figure-out-whats-going-on/1018824 "2025-05-26T18:19:09Z")
This morning a moving van pulled into one of our neighbor’s driveway. This was surprising at first, because there’d been no talk about them moving (and there’s always talk), plus no “For Sale” sign or open house or peop… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=308) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=310)