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**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-sailors-selected-for-leave-at-port-calls/1033364 "2026-09-27T00:51:40Z")
The USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment has recently been in the news. The ship just left Guam. Their last port call was a five-day port call in Thailand from Sept. 2-6. How is Liberty managed for 5,000 sailors? … --- ## [German grammar--ge- prefix on past participle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-grammar-ge-prefix-on-past-participle/1033387)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-grammar-ge-prefix-on-past-participle/1033387 "2026-09-26T20:18:32Z")
Most German verbs add a ge- prefix to the past participle. Eg. machen, gemacht (make, made), but not all do, e.g. spazieren, spaziert (walk, walked). There are special rules for verbs that already have prefixes, but I wi… --- ## [Rappin for Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rappin-for-jesus/1033385)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rappin-for-jesus/1033385 "2026-09-26T19:47:59Z")
My brother, who has a very warped sense of humor, sent me a link to this video: https://www.you tube.com/watch?v=Kppx4bzfAaE&list=RDKppx4bzfAaE&start\_radio=1 and I was surprised it had received only passing mention her… --- ## [Thoughts on ace attorney vr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ace-attorney-vr/1033395)
**Author:** [@Doowapdabadoowap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doowapdabadoowap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ace-attorney-vr/1033395 "2026-09-26T18:54:55Z")
If you don’ t know, capcom is porting dual destinies onto the meta quest Personally? I don’ t really care about it --- ## [A Reddit behavior question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reddit-behavior-question/1033406)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reddit-behavior-question/1033406 "2026-09-26T17:52:46Z")
There is probably a sub Reddit for these kinds of questions if you know of any. Go to a sub of your choice. On the left side is a long list of subs you are subscribed to. The list is at the top of the alphabetically sor… --- ## [Do you experience the ‘too tired to go to bed’ situation, and how do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-the-too-tired-to-go-to-bed-situation-and-how-do-you-deal-with-it/1033020)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-the-too-tired-to-go-to-bed-situation-and-how-do-you-deal-with-it/1033020 "2026-09-26T17:09:00Z")
Something that I experience reasonably often, and that I am exasperated with myself about: Nothing remains to be done on the day (or I have already deferred what I could do due to fatigue) I sit in the living room or o… --- ## [Who's Opie? (A question about Opie Taylor)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-opie-a-question-about-opie-taylor/1033343)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-opie-a-question-about-opie-taylor/1033343 "2026-09-26T16:10:39Z")
The Andy Griffith show. What the heck is Opie short for? The show never says. It’s open to interpretation by the viewer, namely Me. I’m going with Oppenheimer. Hey I’m just a girl who loves Andy, you know? --- ## [Premier League 2026/27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2026-27/1032492)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2026-27/1032492 "2026-09-26T15:32:49Z")
Well the season is underway. My side Spurs spent 300m this summer to lose 3-0 today. Man Utd lost to newly promoted Hull and Arsenal look in good shape to go back to back. In general this could be the most open season i… --- ## [When did America become a nation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-america-become-a-nation/1032901)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-america-become-a-nation/1032901 "2026-09-26T14:56:10Z")
We’ve getting getting a year’s hype about 2026 being America’s 250th anniversary. That has the virtue of consistency, since we had similar celebrations in 1876, 1926, and 1976. The date marks the issuing of the Declarati… --- ## [What are the actual, as in legally established, rules regarding inheriting royal status? (English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-actual-as-in-legally-established-rules-regarding-inheriting-royal-status-english/1033204)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-actual-as-in-legally-established-rules-regarding-inheriting-royal-status-english/1033204 "2026-09-26T14:13:44Z")
Okay, I’ve now seen way too many offers of YouTube videos questioning the genetic parentage of the Sussex kiddos. There some haggard looking blond woman who seems to go by “Lady C” that has a whole slew of 'em, but plen… --- ## [Urgent Uber Information NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-uber-information-need-answer-fast/1033382)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-uber-information-need-answer-fast/1033382 "2026-09-26T14:11:07Z")
My sister-in-law is getting released from the hospital later this afternoon after a battle with sepsis. I have to bring her home via Uber. The problem: though Uber has no trouble finding my brother’s house to pick me up,… --- ## [What is the longest ex-marriage in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-ex-marriage-in-history/1024635)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-ex-marriage-in-history/1024635 "2026-09-26T07:08:54Z")
I mentioned this in the “Abe Vigodas” thread but I’m spinning it off into its own thread. For purposes of this thread, we’ll define an ex-marriage as the period after the divorce where both parties are still alive. As … --- ## [Democratic Party Official Position is to Abolish ICE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-official-position-is-to-abolish-ice/1032355 "2026-09-26T05:07:19Z")
Abolish ICE is now the official position of the Democratic party, per a unanimous resolution from the DNC. As it should be. --- ## [Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 1047\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937 "2026-09-26T01:05:14Z")
Hard to walk without a spine I suppose. Seriously. Fuck. That. Dood. --- ## [Missouri Supreme Court Throws Out Trump-Led Redistricting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-supreme-court-throws-out-trump-led-redistricting/1032811)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-supreme-court-throws-out-trump-led-redistricting/1032811 "2026-09-26T00:29:48Z")
In a unanimous vote the Missouri state Supreme Court overturned the Secretary of State’s refusal to allow citizens to vote on the Republican mid-term gerrymandering and ordered the state to go back to the original Congre… --- ## [Die Drei ? (The Three Investigators)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-drei-the-three-investigators/1033336)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-drei-the-three-investigators/1033336 "2026-09-25T23:00:57Z")
When I visited Germany last year on business trips I saw posters everywhere for something called Die Drei ???. It looked kinda like Scooby Doo – a trio of kid mystery investigators. I soon found copies of the books in th… --- ## [Trump ally and conservative pundit Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event \[now reported deceased, same date 10SEP2025\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ally-and-conservative-pundit-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event-now-reported-deceased-same-date-10sep2025/1022916)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2065\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ally-and-conservative-pundit-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event-now-reported-deceased-same-date-10sep2025/1022916 "2026-09-25T22:22:03Z")
Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and head of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck today at an event in Utah he was hosting. --- ## [Coyote Vs. Acme trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480 "2026-09-25T22:19:37Z")
The delayed and almost cancelled Acme Vs. Coyote has finally released its trailer. It looks like it will be fun and I am looking forward to seeing it. --- ## [Wonka's Golden Ticket - what in the world am I watching? (Netflix reality show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329 "2026-09-25T21:02:06Z")
What is this absolutely ridiculous and disturbing television program? Peter Ostrum, the original Charlie, shows up in the opening minutes. He gets a golden ticket and says, “Not this time, Wonka!” and that is all we s… --- ## [Pitting QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107 "2026-09-25T19:49:58Z")
@QuickSilver took a hiatus from the board for a few years, and recently returned. Welcome back, QS! In the few weeks since he’s returned, he’s made what I see as snide personal attacks on me without basis three times, an… --- ## [Ok plumbing people, quick(ish) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350 "2026-09-25T19:47:42Z")
I started noticing an odor around my kitchen sink (I’m in the US.) The odor is dirty, more than rotten. Almost like wet cigar ashes. It’s a double sink and both sinks drain easily. I have a garbage disposal which is work… --- ## [How do I protect myself from an AI agent taking over my life savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-protect-myself-from-an-ai-agent-taking-over-my-life-savings/1033014)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-protect-myself-from-an-ai-agent-taking-over-my-life-savings/1033014 "2026-09-25T19:40:58Z")
Perhaps I’m getting overly paranoid in my old age, but I’ve been thinking more and more about the possibility of waking up one morning and finding that my Vanguard account no longer exists because some AI agent has taken… --- ## [Interrelationships Between Law Enforcement in Addressing Local Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302 "2026-09-25T19:25:10Z")
My alum university has been plagued with reported rapes in the dorms this month. My employer has assigned me to work temporarily next door to the building where the rapes are occurring. I want to be a proactive in askin… --- ## [Any particular sauces, dressings, spices, etc you consider to be hidden gems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300 "2026-09-25T16:43:53Z")
I’m wondering what other people’s experiences are with sauces, dressings, spices, etc that improve their food. I recently found out Papa johns has a dipping sauce you can buy at the grocery store. I microwave it for 15 … --- ## [Dolly Parton has died at age 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545 "2026-09-25T16:14:56Z")
Sad news. Great American. --- ## [Ed Sheeran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran/1030277)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran/1030277 "2026-09-25T15:44:04Z")
I ran into a new-to-me musician last week, that i really liked. Can anyone tell me anything about Ed Sheeran? (And if you want to like fun at me for being totally out of it, musician, go right ahead. I know that already… --- ## [How in the hell is this legal? (votesafe.org)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-is-this-legal-votesafe-org/1033112)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-is-this-legal-votesafe-org/1033112 "2026-09-25T02:42:49Z")
Apparently Elon Musk has created a false voter registration “help” site that doesn’t register voters, but collects their information. Elon Musk is running a fake voter registration site designed to steal and sell data H… --- ## [Have you ever seen an interesting bundle on the side of the road? (Or...what have you found on the side of the road?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320 "2026-09-25T02:35:29Z")
Today, coming home I saw a shrink wrapped bundle on the shoulder. We stopped, I saw it was not wet or dirty, so I put in my turtle hull. Got home. Got it out on the deck. Sliced open the shrink wrap and 6 high quality p… --- ## [Waymo/Firearm Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waymo-firearm-question/1033233)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waymo-firearm-question/1033233 "2026-09-25T01:10:45Z")
I’ve been reading about a couple incidents relating to Waymo somehow sensing firearms in their vehicles. It’s possible it sensed bad behavior by passenger who were carrying forearms, not the firearms themselves. I’ve als… --- ## [Prompt your chatbot to build a profile of your SDMB user account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prompt-your-chatbot-to-build-a-profile-of-your-sdmb-user-account/1033358)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prompt-your-chatbot-to-build-a-profile-of-your-sdmb-user-account/1033358 "2026-09-25T00:28:55Z")
Take note of how much you agree with what it has to say about you. Then have it build a profile of someone else. Maybe someone you’re highly critical of. Make a prediction. Does the profile match your prediction? How d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=39)