# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=35&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 36 --- ## [Hey, Geico! You’re not Phillyin’ right, dumbass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-geico-you-re-not-phillyin-right-dumbass/1032406)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-geico-you-re-not-phillyin-right-dumbass/1032406 "2026-08-25T23:46:59Z")
This is not the first example of this I’ve seen, but it’s particularly annoying. I’m talking about when a national brand (or at least an out-of-region company) tries to show they’re “one of us.” Invariably they fuck it… --- ## [Whiskey aged at sea on ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-aged-at-sea-on-ships/1031879)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-aged-at-sea-on-ships/1031879 "2026-08-25T23:36:17Z")
This is an interesting concept. The whiskey barrels are actually stored on the open decks of cruise ships for six months. --- ## [Wait, no Balatro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-no-balatro/1009916)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-no-balatro/1009916 "2026-08-25T23:18:21Z")
I don’t hang out in this forum so maybe there’s something mysterious and I’m missing it but I just got addicted to this game called Belatro. I thought it was gonna be a little time waster, no big deal and suddenly I’m ad… --- ## [Tesla Cybertruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 1860\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2026-08-25T22:23:57Z")
It’s popped up in a few threads, so I figured it deserved its own thread. Tesla has announced a new product, the Cybertruck. In case you hadn’t guessed, it’s an electric truck with “cyberpunk” styling. Musk has been t… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9942\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2026-08-25T21:34:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) - #10000 by RTFirefly. Previous discussions: "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) "Wordle," a strangely compelling word… --- ## [Is anyone else following this bizarre Jason Arday story out of Cambridge University?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-following-this-bizarre-jason-arday-story-out-of-cambridge-university/1032289)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-following-this-bizarre-jason-arday-story-out-of-cambridge-university/1032289 "2026-08-25T20:54:07Z")
In short, he seems to be the DEI hire of all DEI hires, or else He Knew Somebody. The more I hear about it, the weirder and weirder the story gets. His credentials are sketchy at best, among other things. --- ## [The Great Ongoing Motorcycle Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 618\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279 "2026-08-25T20:23:05Z")
Breaking this off from the Where are the motorcycle commercials? thread. \[NB: There’s a previous motorcycle thread, but it’s from 2009.\] By now, everyone knows a neighbour’s getting my 2002 Yamaha YZF R1 running; so I … --- ## [Health Issue, and yes, I've seen a doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135 "2026-08-25T20:02:45Z")
I think this is the right place, but maybe this should be moved-- it won’t hurt my feelings, and no need to PM me first. So, I am finally getting my CGMs, and learning a LOT about my sugar levels-- the spikes that preci… --- ## [Trump Approval ratings fell below 40% and stayed under](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-approval-ratings-fell-below-40-and-stayed-under/1032391)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-approval-ratings-fell-below-40-and-stayed-under/1032391 "2026-08-25T16:46:17Z")
The aggregate approval rating dropped to its lowest for him. Sad it took this much and this long, but the trend is downward. We’ll see how this effects election day. As the link to the chart has failed to display the … --- ## [What responsibility does a group/category of stereotyped people have to change their behavior so they don't get stereotyped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-responsibility-does-a-group-category-of-stereotyped-people-have-to-change-their-behavior-so-they-dont-get-stereotyped/1032541)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-responsibility-does-a-group-category-of-stereotyped-people-have-to-change-their-behavior-so-they-dont-get-stereotyped/1032541 "2026-08-25T18:30:09Z")
(Split off from the Jason Arday thread, which is a separate but related issue) On the one hand, most folks agree that stereotyping and painting people with a broad brush is wrong. On the other hand, some or most folks w… --- ## [Drinking tea after Dec 16, 1773 Harbor Tea Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408 "2026-08-25T17:14:10Z")
On this Independence Day 2026, I’m wondering if there was a backlash against tea-drinkers, even more so after July 2-4. I assume there was still tea available either at home or stores, but wouldn’t they be shunned for b… --- ## [Is criticality in nuclear physics just a statistical concept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticality-in-nuclear-physics-just-a-statistical-concept/1032500)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticality-in-nuclear-physics-just-a-statistical-concept/1032500 "2026-08-25T16:57:46Z")
As I understand it, there is a certain probability that an atomic nucleus of a fissile isotope, left alone to mind its own business, will split in a given second from capturing a neutron that happened to come by in the w… --- ## [Solo performances with multiple characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-performances-with-multiple-characters/1021084)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-performances-with-multiple-characters/1021084 "2026-08-25T15:56:50Z")
There’s a genre on YouTube videos where one person performs all of the characters in a multi-character scene, generally with different outfits to distinguish the characters. A couple of recent examples: Julie Nolke An… --- ## [Elon Musk Swing State Registered Voter Giveway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-swing-state-registered-voter-giveway/1009077)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-swing-state-registered-voter-giveway/1009077 "2026-08-25T15:13:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election: I’m starting a new thread because I think this deserves discussion. I find no Musk pledge that the daily million dollars would be given a… --- ## [How do you respond to ideological disagreements over definitions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-respond-to-ideological-disagreements-over-definitions/1030945)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-respond-to-ideological-disagreements-over-definitions/1030945 "2026-08-25T13:25:11Z")
It seems like our society has been captured by an obsession with moral/philosophical relativism and everything being a social construct to be ignored at best and stamped out at worst while at the same time being held hos… --- ## [Jasmine's Growing Spider Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466 "2026-08-25T12:33:14Z")
About 3 weeks ago, I was looking out of my livingroom sliding window when I noticed a large bodied spider hanging from a single thread at eye level. I blew gently through the screen and got him rocking. He wasn’t impre… --- ## [How much are movie tickets your way now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355 "2026-08-25T12:29:36Z")
I know, there have been other threads, but prices keep going up… Of the two theaters I go to (one in Newington NH and the other in Methuen MA - neither are really near my house, but they’re compromises between friends a… --- ## [A classic question... classic car, that is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200 "2026-08-25T04:36:18Z")
If you had to pick a car that was at least 50 years old, stock but in mint condition, as your primary vehicle for one year, what would you want your ride to be? No Big Daddy Roth and no Batmobiles from Barris, just a car… --- ## [Do you remember Zamfir?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-zamfir/1032510)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-zamfir/1032510 "2026-08-25T03:54:31Z")
He is now 85 --- ## [Questions for Christians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-christians/1029875)
**Author:** [@IridiumIodineSulfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IridiumIodineSulfur)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-christians/1029875 "2026-08-25T02:52:24Z")
I have some questions for Christians. I am atheist, or maybe agnostic. I’m asking this because I think it is important to understand people’s believes, even if I don’t agree with them. I’m sure this is over-asked, but … --- ## [Electricians: can I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475 "2026-08-24T23:08:19Z")
In my 1950s-era garage, there is an ceiling outlet served by a 20A breaker that powers the garage door opener. Emerging from that surface-mounted box is a romex cable stapled to the ceiling and running down to the wall, … --- ## [RIP Shelly Fabares, dies at 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelly-fabares-dies-at-82/1032525)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelly-fabares-dies-at-82/1032525 "2026-08-24T21:48:36Z")
I remember Shelly from Coach and the last three seasons of One Day At a Time. I had a teen crush on her in high school, and always enjoyed her work on Coach. She appeared in Superman: The Animated Series as Martha Kent… --- ## ["Stand by Me" is 40 today {Released August 22, 1986}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-by-me-is-40-today-released-august-22-1986/1032494)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-by-me-is-40-today-released-august-22-1986/1032494 "2026-08-24T21:31:25Z")
Released August 22, 1986 I think the movie is pretty close to perfect, though Rotten Tomatoes is only 89% and 94% from the Audience. This was during an almost impossible run of great movies by Rob Reiner. The casting w… --- ## [Basketball strategic fouls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484 "2026-08-24T21:04:28Z")
It was mentioned in another thread that, in basketball, it’s sometimes strategic to deliberately foul another player, with the hopes that they’ll miss the free throw(s) and give your team an opportunity to get the ball o… --- ## [Clay Travis want a new WNBA Franchise with all Trans Women Players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302 "2026-08-24T20:59:34Z")
Clay Travis Proposes All-Trans WNBA Team: ‘The Nashville Balls’ OutKick Sports owner Clay Travis has floated the idea of raising the first all-transgender WNBA team and says such an organization would be the “most inclu… --- ## [Should I let my 13-year old listen to these heavy metal groups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-13-year-old-listen-to-these-heavy-metal-groups/526508)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-my-13-year-old-listen-to-these-heavy-metal-groups/526508 "2026-08-24T20:32:44Z")
My son just turned 13 years old. Within the last year, he got the video games Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band 2 (both rated “T”; we don’t let him play games rated “M.”) This has exposed him to a lot of music he’d never heard… --- ## [If I win Powerball, what type of bank account do I need for my winnings (probably don’t need answer ever)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-win-powerball-what-type-of-bank-account-do-i-need-for-my-winnings-probably-don-t-need-answer-ever/1024770)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-win-powerball-what-type-of-bank-account-do-i-need-for-my-winnings-probably-don-t-need-answer-ever/1024770 "2026-08-24T18:37:47Z")
Like a Boy Scout (or Batman), I want to always be prepared should I actually win Powerball. I pretty much have my plan in place; first, sign the ticket, then put it in a clear sleeve (I have one at home currently housin… --- ## [How does my Internet speed compare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-internet-speed-compare/1032296)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-internet-speed-compare/1032296 "2026-08-24T18:23:38Z")
I didn’t find any recent threads on this so I’d just like to see how good my connection is. I get about 50mbps download and 20 mbps upload. Over to you… --- ## [I just outlived Ernest Hemingway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-outlived-ernest-hemingway/1032428)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-outlived-ernest-hemingway/1032428 "2026-08-24T14:38:38Z")
Not that I’m some obsessive superfan who had his death date on my calendar; his name just came up in another thread, and I had the thought “he killed himself at 61, the age I am now, and I’m soon to turn 62. I guess I pr… --- ## [An unusual trend in Republican campaign advertisements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unusual-trend-in-republican-campaign-advertisements/1032468)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unusual-trend-in-republican-campaign-advertisements/1032468 "2026-08-24T12:22:30Z")
Here in the Oregon/Washington area I have noticed that quite a few Republican ads do not mention Trump at all, or even the political party they belong to, even to the point of not hearing or even seeing on the banners th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=34&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=36&state=muted)