# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=36 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 37 --- ## [Miscarriage of Justice Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarriage-of-justice-omnibus-thread/943643)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 422\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarriage-of-justice-omnibus-thread/943643 "2026-09-30T04:22:13Z")
To keep the heinous shit done by lawyers and judges separate from the heinous shit done by cops. Although there will always be some overlap. --- ## [GMA reporter Will Reeve, son of Christopher, announces that he had testicular cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gma-reporter-will-reeve-son-of-christopher-announces-that-he-had-testicular-cancer/1033476)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gma-reporter-will-reeve-son-of-christopher-announces-that-he-had-testicular-cancer/1033476 "2026-09-30T04:01:50Z")
He was diagnosed and treated earlier this year, and thankfully was able to keep it under wraps until he was ready to announce it. He had two surgeries - one relatively minor, the other not - and needed just two cycles o… --- ## [Limits of zombie decay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-zombie-decay/1033413)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-zombie-decay/1033413 "2026-09-30T01:53:55Z")
Terry Pratchett once described a walking skeleton as “a zombie who has really let themselves go”. Funny, but it does raise a point: just how damaged can a “walker” be before it simply can’t hold together in one piece any… --- ## [Apparently life on earth will exist for about a trillion generations total](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-life-on-earth-will-exist-for-about-a-trillion-generations-total/1033434)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-life-on-earth-will-exist-for-about-a-trillion-generations-total/1033434 "2026-09-30T01:32:42Z")
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole today about the history of life and its evolution, but also the future of life on earth. Things like how the sun will get larger and hotter which will remove CO2 from the atmosphere and… --- ## [Top 10 Favorite Movies of All Time (revisited) {NOMINATIONS are now closed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-favorite-movies-of-all-time-revisited-nominations-are-now-closed/1033284)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-favorite-movies-of-all-time-revisited-nominations-are-now-closed/1033284 "2026-09-30T01:06:01Z")
I know this has been discussed before several times in IMHO and MPSIMS, but after commenting on another thread I got it in my head that maybe we could combine @Mean\_Mr.Mustard’s TV character competition a few months back… --- ## [Any advice for Andy Burnham on meeting Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-andy-burnham-on-meeting-trump/1033271)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-andy-burnham-on-meeting-trump/1033271 "2026-09-30T00:07:09Z")
As the title says. Burnham is, of course, our latest PM. --- ## [Who wants 30 min eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-30-min-eggs/1033210)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-30-min-eggs/1033210 "2026-09-30T00:01:07Z")
I have a bad habit of putting on a pot of eggs to boil (for snacking during the week) and walking away to do something else real quick. 30 or so minutes later, there’s an inch of water remaining and I have what are basi… --- ## [Undercooked rice…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercooked-rice/1030305)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercooked-rice/1030305 "2026-09-29T23:31:47Z")
I cooked over a cup of long grain rice for a recipe (separate from the “sauce”). I took it off the heat at the “right” time and finished the rest of the recipe. Only when my hungry ass opened the pot did I discover that … --- ## [The argument that Trump will do whatever he wants and no one can stop him is really fucking boring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 1640\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527 "2026-09-29T21:33:12Z")
Wasn’t sure about whether to put this in ATMB or the Pit but since I feel like swearing the pit it is. How can Trump get around the 14th Amendment? He doesn’t need to he has absolute power and can do whatever he wants. … --- ## [In US football...what is an "eligible receiver" and why not declare it every play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-us-football-what-is-an-eligible-receiver-and-why-not-declare-it-every-play/1033426)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-us-football-what-is-an-eligible-receiver-and-why-not-declare-it-every-play/1033426 "2026-09-29T21:06:22Z")
Title says it all really. That is the question. In US football…what is an “eligible receiver” and why not declare it every play? --- ## [It's Dolly Parton Day! 9 2 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dolly-parton-day-9-2-5/1033376)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dolly-parton-day-9-2-5/1033376 "2026-09-29T20:50:04Z")
So it’s officially Dolly Day. What are you doing to celebrate? Dolly Day On Friday, September 25, Nashville celebrates Dolly Day, honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy of kindness, generosity, and music. Wear pink, spread ki… --- ## [Puckle Gun Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puckle-gun-question/1033461)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puckle-gun-question/1033461 "2026-09-29T19:48:46Z")
Has anyone ever made an updated version of the Puckle Gun, a pistol that fired both round and square bullets? --- ## [Damn that's a good bowl of Chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-thats-a-good-bowl-of-chili/1033453)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-thats-a-good-bowl-of-chili/1033453 "2026-09-29T18:57:25Z")
I made a batch of chili on Saturday from my tried and true recipe, with a few minor variations. 2 days later it has fully developed and might just be the best I’ve ever made. If you want to try some, here is exactly wh… --- ## [New news network guaranteed to reveal the worst of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-news-network-guaranteed-to-reveal-the-worst-of-trump/1033267)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-news-network-guaranteed-to-reveal-the-worst-of-trump/1033267 "2026-09-29T18:38:01Z")
Coming to you on YouTube 24/7. Everything Trump does. Watch the Trump Administration’s biggest moments all in one place. Top videos, major remarks, and must-see highlights streaming 24/7 and updated in real time. Sta… --- ## [What was the strategic reason behind WW1 dogfights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-strategic-reason-behind-ww1-dogfights/1033397)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-strategic-reason-behind-ww1-dogfights/1033397 "2026-09-29T18:18:28Z")
We all know the cultural trope of the WW1 flying ace in his biplane, engaging the enemy in a dogfight. But what was the strategic background to these fights in the wider context of the war - why would belligerents even b… --- ## [Repaving roads - why the wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repaving-roads-why-the-wait/1033250)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repaving-roads-why-the-wait/1033250 "2026-09-29T17:27:17Z")
Partial rant, partial actual question. They have been re-surfacing a patch of road near my house pretty much all summer. Well, it started not long after school let out, and they’re not done yet. There were HUGE chunks… --- ## [Let AI assess your personality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-ai-assess-your-personality/1033363)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-ai-assess-your-personality/1033363 "2026-09-29T14:34:43Z")
Lots (of good) AI threads lately (late-ly?) … A little game, I’d like you to play if you are so inclined: for those of you who have used an AI bot, pls ask it the following prompt: based on our all-time-conversations,… --- ## [Hexalexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hexalexicon/991311)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hexalexicon/991311 "2026-09-29T14:19:18Z")
I made this game. It’s like Boggle, but on a hexagonal grid. Try it out and let me know what you think! --- ## [What's some strange or funny answers you've gotten from Google's AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348 "2026-09-29T12:08:49Z")
I find it is often bad at historical data that you ask for. It will point occasionally give (and point sources) at contemporary wages when I ask for wage data from decades ago. It more often blurs together sources from t… --- ## [How much do you trust your AI Chatbot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-trust-your-ai-chatbot/1033319)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-trust-your-ai-chatbot/1033319 "2026-09-29T11:57:08Z")
I’ve been using ChatGPT since 2023. I’m using it more now because I’m researching a new screenplay I’m writing. I could do it the old fashioned way and learn it all “fact by fact”, but it’s much easier and more efficient… --- ## [Anybody else sung in a quartet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-sung-in-a-quartet/1033301)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-sung-in-a-quartet/1033301 "2026-09-29T10:21:37Z")
Not necessarily a SATB quartet, it could be a TTBB quartet. I’ve sung in both. Gosh, they were fun. Anyway, anybody been in them? --- ## [Predictions and forecasts about the ongoing Iran War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103 "2026-09-29T09:14:07Z")
Predictions involve what will happen. Pros make forecasts, which are probabilistic. Scenario evaluation is also topical, as is the gaming out of events. Trump threatens to destroy the Iran civilization with a deadline o… --- ## [Beef tallow - tell me about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-tallow-tell-me-about-it/1029687)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-tallow-tell-me-about-it/1029687 "2026-09-29T07:29:38Z")
Something I reeeeeeally wanna order is currently doing a giveaway for a free jar of beef tallow. Anyone here used it for anything? If so, tips/advice? --- ## [Dancing: If you are a good enough lead can any partner follow regardless of skill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-if-you-are-a-good-enough-lead-can-any-partner-follow-regardless-of-skill/1033424)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-if-you-are-a-good-enough-lead-can-any-partner-follow-regardless-of-skill/1033424 "2026-09-29T03:17:23Z")
We often see in movies someone dancing with a partner who proclaims no knowledge while their partner is skilled and then they dance wonderfully. I get it…movies…but can it be done in reality? For this assume the lead i… --- ## [Fleeing the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleeing-the-united-states/1033327)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleeing-the-united-states/1033327 "2026-09-29T01:21:03Z")
Here is the story of Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, an official in Connecticut who recently fled the United States to Greece. The story of how he did it needs explanation for me. He drove to Florida. He took a boat (l… --- ## [Odd or interesting little items you keep track of via the 'net](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-or-interesting-little-items-you-keep-track-of-via-the-net/1033402)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-or-interesting-little-items-you-keep-track-of-via-the-net/1033402 "2026-09-29T00:44:47Z")
Are there any odd or interesting little items you keep track of? From time to time you look them up on the 'net to see if anything new has occured. Here are a few of mine: TikTok videos of a crazy neighbor who thinks… --- ## [The Odyssey of Flight 33](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-of-flight-33/1033318)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-of-flight-33/1033318 "2026-09-28T23:48:02Z")
Twilight Zone episode. The airliner travels into the past, seeing dinosaurs. They try again- and it is 1939 New York. The Captain and crew decide to try again, hoping for 1961 or so. So, here is my question- I would … --- ## [Update on my porn actress neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129 "2026-09-28T23:37:58Z")
A few years ago I posted about a porn actress I stumbled across a porn actress that lives a few houses away from me. A very pretty young Asian woman. She seems to have moved away but the older woman with the same last na… --- ## [What is the best way for an owner to motivate his GM and head coach to win, without being a meddler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-an-owner-to-motivate-his-gm-and-head-coach-to-win-without-being-a-meddler/1033431)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-an-owner-to-motivate-his-gm-and-head-coach-to-win-without-being-a-meddler/1033431 "2026-09-28T22:32:27Z")
Seems that an owner is always stuck in a Catch-22. If he keeps prodding the head coach and GM to win, then he gets into Jerry Jones syndrome, where a meddling owner can inadvertently hurt the team more than helping it. … --- ## [Fat Bear Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bear-week/1033457)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bear-week/1033457 "2026-09-28T22:03:01Z")
If you google “Fat Bear Week” a bear appears on the screen. A salmon button on the bottom of the screen will drop salmon for the bear to eat… and get fatter! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=37)