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**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771 "2026-09-02T18:05:05Z")
I am flying in on American to catch an international flight on Qatar. My sister made the Qatar reservation for she & I. So I’m led to believe I will need to retrieve my bag in Seattle & get over to the desk for Qatar. I … --- ## [Defence spending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defence-spending/1032745)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defence-spending/1032745 "2026-09-02T17:53:09Z")
Why is the target defence budget always set as a percentage of GDP. If it costs a £100 billions to defend the nation does it matter whether that is 1% of £10trillion or 3% of £3trillion. --- ## [Anybody Remember "Stewart Sandwiches"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-stewart-sandwiches/460517)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-stewart-sandwiches/460517 "2026-09-02T17:40:04Z")
When I was a young kid, my uncle owned a bar-he had a line of pre-made sandwiches that were supplied by a company named “Stewart”. These sandwiches were made to be heated up, in a special electric oven-I think it was lik… --- ## [Keir Starmer tries to lead the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keir-starmer-tries-to-lead-the-uk/1003805)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 539\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keir-starmer-tries-to-lead-the-uk/1003805 "2026-09-02T13:38:42Z")
Following on from Elendil\_s\_Heir’s post on Starmer’s cabinet appointments in the UK General Election thread, perhaps we should start a new thread on the new government (administration, for our US readers). No surprises … --- ## [What are your electric vehicle plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-electric-vehicle-plans/923614)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 2112\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-electric-vehicle-plans/923614 "2026-09-02T13:12:39Z")
When I say electric vehicle, I mean either a plug-in vehicle (PEV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and not a hybrid that just uses regenerative braking for charging. I’m interested in a Tesla Cyber truck but my current pickup … --- ## [Democrats are just as bad as Republicans (BobLibDem & Inigo Montoya standoff 😊 )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-just-as-bad-as-republicans-boblibdem-inigo-montoya-standoff/1032746)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-just-as-bad-as-republicans-boblibdem-inigo-montoya-standoff/1032746 "2026-09-02T12:12:19Z")
Background: From this thread: “Will the next Democratic President have the guts to tear down the Ballroom” Discussion drifted a bit, as they often do. My post #112, and the offending text: “…as if the parties aren’t… --- ## [Do you have a certain interest that you're afraid to lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-certain-interest-that-youre-afraid-to-lose/1032740)
**Author:** [@Doowapdabadoowap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doowapdabadoowap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-certain-interest-that-youre-afraid-to-lose/1032740 "2026-09-02T05:15:02Z")
For me it would be kane pixels backrooms ( or “the complex” ) series, i really enjoyed the movie and currently watching available series on youtube and it would suck to see all my love … --- ## [How high is too high for CPU temps when I'm gaming? What can be done about high operating temps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-too-high-for-cpu-temps-when-im-gaming-what-can-be-done-about-high-operating-temps/1032271)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-too-high-for-cpu-temps-when-im-gaming-what-can-be-done-about-high-operating-temps/1032271 "2026-09-02T03:51:40Z")
I have a 5 year old desktop gaming computer with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core processor. It has the colored fan lights, so I set it in my Aura software for the light to be temperature-controlled-- anything below 50C is gr… --- ## [Poet Wendell Berry has died at age 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poet-wendell-berry-has-died-at-age-92/1032754)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poet-wendell-berry-has-died-at-age-92/1032754 "2026-09-02T03:34:20Z")
Obituaries Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92 Poet Wendell Berry dies at age 92 : NPR Novelist and poet Wendell Berry spent his life farming his land for food and for prose. It was l… --- ## [The United States hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2038 and beyond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-hosting-the-fifa-world-cup-in-2038-and-beyond/1032756)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-hosting-the-fifa-world-cup-in-2038-and-beyond/1032756 "2026-09-02T03:20:09Z")
The United States is looking extremely likely to be the host of the 2038 FIFA World Cup, mainly due to confederation-hosting-rotation rules. Since Africa+Europe+South America are hosting the 2030 Cup together, and Asia i… --- ## [Taking the train from Portland to LA. Any tips or tales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-train-from-portland-to-la-any-tips-or-tales/1032009)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-train-from-portland-to-la-any-tips-or-tales/1032009 "2026-09-02T01:08:45Z")
In late August My Beloved and I are taking Amtrak from Portland to Los Angeles to go to Worldcon, around 30 hours (no sleeper). Has anyone ever done this route? Any tips on what to take, do or see along the way? --- ## [Impeach Noem, Bovino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-noem-bovino/1027128)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-noem-bovino/1027128 "2026-09-01T19:50:39Z")
Just wondering if there’s been any suggestion of impeachment of Noem and Bovino, in light of the killings in Minneapolis? And their responses? --- ## [Things that don't bother voters vs. things that REALLY bother voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-bother-voters-vs-things-that-really-bother-voters/1032304)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-bother-voters-vs-things-that-really-bother-voters/1032304 "2026-09-01T18:45:11Z")
Famously, Donald Trump was recorded in 2006 saying he could do Anything because he was “a star”–including grabbing women by their genitals. This “Access Hollywood tape” became public ten years later, not long before the … --- ## [Weird Things you've Stumbled Across on the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-youve-stumbled-across-on-the-internet/1032715)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-youve-stumbled-across-on-the-internet/1032715 "2026-09-01T18:41:47Z")
Sometimes, on my way somewhere else, I come across something weird or downright bizarre on the internet. I store the URLs in a file devoted to such stuff. Over the weekend I came across this weird stained glass-or-ename… --- ## [A Movie "watching order" Master list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-watching-order-master-list/1032664)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-watching-order-master-list/1032664 "2026-09-01T17:11:00Z")
I’ve been kicking around this idea in my head for a few months now. It would take forever to do obviously but everything starts with one step. I was thinking of someday creating a master list of movie watch order. I mean… --- ## [Rabbit rabbit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabbit-rabbit/983420)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabbit-rabbit/983420 "2026-09-01T16:50:24Z")
There are threads from '02, '03, and '04 seeking etymology, but I don’t care about etymology. I’m just here to say it! (does anyone else say it?) Rabbit rabbit! --- ## [Dubai chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubai-chocolate/1027810)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubai-chocolate/1027810 "2026-09-01T15:52:18Z")
My neighborhood grocery store had Ghirardelli Dubai-Style candy at half price, a 4oz bag for $7.49, so I picked some up. I just ate one, and it tasted good, but not something I would pay the equivalent of $60 a pound fo… --- ## [Reading the Hugo packet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-the-hugo-packet/1031616)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-the-hugo-packet/1031616 "2026-09-01T15:48:59Z")
I mentioned this in the vorkosigan thread, and thought it might be worth starting a new thread to discuss it. I bought the Hugo packet again this year. (Technically, i bought “voting-only” access to the Hugo convention, … --- ## [Representative George Santos: Indictment and Prosecution (Expelled from Congress on Dec 1, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850 "2026-09-01T15:31:54Z")
This thread is for the purpose of discussing House of Representatives member George Santos, currently under indictment for various criminal acts relating to his election to Congress. --- ## [Are there any knuckleball pitchers in MLB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-knuckleball-pitchers-in-mlb/1032682)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-knuckleball-pitchers-in-mlb/1032682 "2026-09-01T14:32:09Z")
Seems like a useful pitch to have on hand. --- ## [Going overseas for the first time in decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617 "2026-09-01T14:03:54Z")
Pretty much what the title says. I spent my childhood as a State Department brat but haven’t been out of the country since 1988. Perhaps being yanked about so much as a kid killed the travel bug for me, but also because … --- ## [The Great Ongoing Guitar Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-guitar-thread/527172)
**Author:** [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Replies:** 6665\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-guitar-thread/527172 "2026-09-01T13:38:58Z")
Face it, there’s been a lot of guitar threads over the last month or so. Some of us are pro-quality players, some of us (like me) are just starting out again for the third time. And some of us just like to sit around and… --- ## [Is There A Generational Difference In Southern Manners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generational-difference-in-southern-manners/1032678)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-generational-difference-in-southern-manners/1032678 "2026-09-01T13:30:25Z")
From The Atlantic: Excerpt: Today, the extent to which southerners are mannerly has evolved, as all things do. Some southerners lament what they see as a recent loss to their distinctive approach to etiquette, but th… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #45 – August, 2026 – “Hot”: Poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-45-august-2026-hot-poll-added/1032167)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-45-august-2026-hot-poll-added/1032167 "2026-09-01T11:17:07Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for August, 2026. The topic this month is “Hot” chosen by WildaBeast. One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brief tit… --- ## [Bringing my dog's ashes home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-my-dogs-ashes-home/1032685)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-my-dogs-ashes-home/1032685 "2026-09-01T10:49:08Z")
First, thanks to everyone who already chipped in. I love you all. Second, feel a little stupid doing this, but I have no pride left, and there’s a slight urgency since the vet texted that my dog’s ashes are ready to be … --- ## [Music you like to fall asleep to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-like-to-fall-asleep-to/1032121)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-like-to-fall-asleep-to/1032121 "2026-09-01T10:23:30Z")
For me, nothing beats Jean-Luc Ponty’s Mystical Adventures. No vocals, just some relaxing electric jazz violin. If I’m looking to take a short afternoon nap, this album chills me right out. What music do you like to fal… --- ## [Quick, what's your current earworm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1707\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-your-current-earworm/721433 "2026-09-01T10:12:40Z")
Bonus point awarded if you can identify why and when it burrowed itself into your ear. Mine is “Good Morning” from ‘Singin’ in the Rain’. I think I heard it in a television commercial a few days ago and it has latched o… --- ## [August Wrong! (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-wrong-monthly-mini-rants/1032078)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-wrong-monthly-mini-rants/1032078 "2026-09-01T08:50:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Rant, Write, and Boo (July Mini-Rants): …But I’ll keep trying! I feel torn about work. I have a whole lot of new responsibility by necessity. We are in bad financial shape, being a gove… --- ## [Reluctantly — Fuck Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 1225\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289 "2026-09-01T08:17:04Z")
Man, it kills me to write that title. I love this state. I love the food and the culture, I love the diversity. I bristle at the caricatures of Texans as a bunch of ignorant, braggadocious cowboys, knowing that the ov… --- ## [According to you, what is the meaning of life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-you-what-is-the-meaning-of-life/1032620)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-you-what-is-the-meaning-of-life/1032620 "2026-09-01T08:11:35Z")
There is no known meaning of life that we can all agree on as a species, as everyone has a different answer to the question “What is the meaning of life?”. So I would like to read your answers to this open ended question… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=31&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=33&state=watching)