# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=4&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [McDonald's ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-ad/1033601)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-ad/1033601 "2026-10-06T15:40:46Z")
This isn’t about the commercials, it’s about the web banners on this site. I’m getting inundated with them. They are scams, right? I haven’t clicked on one yet, figured they are phishing attempts. --- ## [Challenge us with a non-famous line from a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4939\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142 "2026-10-06T15:30:30Z")
Not lines like, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” or “I’ll be back” but less famous lines like, “No, lieutenant, your men are already dead”. But a line that a fan would probably recognize. --- ## [Please help me identify this 80's music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119 "2026-10-06T15:26:03Z")
This would be the early 80’s, when music videos first started playing on TV. I don’t remember the song or the band, but the story of the video was of a teenage girl who has a crappy home life and runs away. At the end … --- ## [Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9741\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108 "2026-10-06T15:23:31Z")
. . .and your opinions of same, if you will. We just finished the British series Scott and Bailey, a cop show that is very woman-centric. Takes place in Manchester, complete with the accents (so you may need subtitles).… --- ## [Notable stage shows you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notable-stage-shows-youve-seen/1033330)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notable-stage-shows-youve-seen/1033330 "2026-10-06T15:13:41Z")
The comedians and comedy shows you’ve seen thread made me think of some other shows I’ve seen that were notable for who was in them. I didn’t see the original productions, of course, but I did get to see touring producti… --- ## [Karoline Leavitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138 "2026-10-06T15:12:25Z")
Who was this strumpet before entering the Trump fold? Can someone enlighten me about who she is, what she was, what the hell is she thinking?? --- ## [Pitting Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214 "2026-10-06T15:05:33Z")
For the longest time I was willing to dismiss @Der\_Trihs’s extreme statements as hyperbole, exaggeration for rhetorical effect. But with his latest post as quoted: it’s just that the anti-abortion side only cares about… --- ## [2026 Nobel Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598 "2026-10-06T14:53:54Z")
Nobel prizes are coming out this week: US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th… --- ## [Omnibus Religious Fucks in the NEWS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 1300\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066 "2026-10-06T14:22:59Z")
I felt this needed it’s own thread. This is for news items about Priests, Nuns, Pastors, Rabbis, and Shaman in the news caught doing shit that their religions say is forbidden. And to complain about the comparatively li… --- ## [AI vs. Al (Artificial Intelligence vs. someone named Albert or Alfred)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-vs-al-artificial-intelligence-vs-someone-named-albert-or-alfred/1033215)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-vs-al-artificial-intelligence-vs-someone-named-albert-or-alfred/1033215 "2026-10-06T14:17:47Z")
There’s a modnote in the general aviation thread: The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2) - #432 where the moderator thought that @Spiderman was posting something made with AI. It seemed odd give… --- ## [Clues by Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350 "2026-10-06T13:40:23Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a cr… --- ## [ICE is racist, fascist, lawless, and running concentration camps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 711\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019 "2026-10-06T13:22:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from John Fetterman really needs to resign: Spinning off from a hijack. --- ## [Speak to me in...TV quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3616\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107 "2026-10-06T13:21:55Z")
Since Trek & the Pythons have their own, try to steer clear of them, tho I won’t rule them out unconditionally. And since this is often ambiguous in the other games here, yes it is expected that you riff off of the prev… --- ## [What's the most interesting car you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 8292\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2026-10-06T13:03:12Z")
I often keep a running track of the most interesting car I see on my commute each day. It can be a rare sports car, a brand new model, an old classic, or even a bizarre paint job. Heck, somedays it’s an amazing bumper st… --- ## [Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3546\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634 "2026-10-06T12:55:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) - #10035 by Folly. Previous discussions: Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) --- ## [What Rights and Responsibilities Should Corporations have as Legal "Persons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rights-and-responsibilities-should-corporations-have-as-legal-persons/1033611)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rights-and-responsibilities-should-corporations-have-as-legal-persons/1033611 "2026-10-06T12:29:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hawaii Seeks to Overturn Citizens United: I’ve spun this topic off (per my own moderation!) to allow for a greater discussion of the general rights of corporations in the USA, and of cours… --- ## [Comment on things available/not available at a store that baffle you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-things-available-not-available-at-a-store-that-baffle-you/1014365)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-things-available-not-available-at-a-store-that-baffle-you/1014365 "2026-10-06T12:05:08Z")
Home Depot and Lowes Don’t Carry Push Sticks I find this very strange. I have a couple of various types, and I know one can make a push stick fairly easily. But I was in the middle of something and had a really awkward … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495 "2026-10-06T12:00:46Z")
October is here! Time to get the skellys out of the basement and hang the ghosts on my porch. If you’re up north, it’s time to bust out the long sleeved shirts and comfy hoodies. Down south, time get out the shorts and m… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-4/1033596)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-4/1033596 "2026-10-06T11:39:18Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll p… --- ## [Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4863\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2026-10-06T11:19:33Z")
We look for dimwitted dopes the world over, why not their malignant counterparts? Like Alexander Lushenko, who, apart from being Putin’s lapdog, is keeping an opposition journalist and activist (and his girlfriend) in p… --- ## [Carney Deals with Trump (USA trade war against Canada)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478 "2026-10-06T10:54:43Z")
Just a day or two ago Trump was bragging that it was a done and dusted “a good deal for everybody,” Officials on both sides had seemed optimistic about a deal up until the very last moment. On Thursday, the Canadian … --- ## [Comedians and comedy acts you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-and-comedy-acts-youve-seen/1033244)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-and-comedy-acts-youve-seen/1033244 "2026-10-06T10:22:02Z")
This past Friday my wife and I saw Jim Gaffigan at the Fox Theater in Detroit. I had not been looking forward to driving downtown, fighting traffic and crowds, and just the whole hassle, having recently injured my shoul… --- ## [Teenagers pulling away from family -- or do they get pushed away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-pulling-away-from-family-or-do-they-get-pushed-away/1033317)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-pulling-away-from-family-or-do-they-get-pushed-away/1033317 "2026-10-06T08:54:56Z")
I’ll try to keep this short, and free of long anecdotes. Not just recently, but over the last 20 - 25 years, I’ve seen/participated in this kind of discussion on social media and sometimes in person. OP: Tells about the… --- ## [What is this musical instrument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-musical-instrument/1033608)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-musical-instrument/1033608 "2026-10-06T08:35:41Z")
Title kinda says it all. It looks like a keyboard you blow in to. I get it…weird. But here it is: --- ## [How are gas prices in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 832\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2026-10-06T08:34:15Z")
There were a few posts about gas prices in the ‘Russia invades Ukraine’ thread. I thought I’d start a thread to see how gas prices are across the country and world. Prices at the Lummi gas station were probably the sec… --- ## [Anything New on the "Voynich" Manuscript?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-on-the-voynich-manuscript/565432)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-on-the-voynich-manuscript/565432 "2026-10-06T08:20:45Z")
I came across some entries on Youtube, on this famous mystery. According to the Wikipedia articles, nobody has ever cracked the code that the text is written in. I was wondering: we now have powerful supercomputers, tha… --- ## [Sometimes the fates grin, and you go with the flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-fates-grin-and-you-go-with-the-flow/1033556)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-fates-grin-and-you-go-with-the-flow/1033556 "2026-10-06T05:44:57Z")
Ever have one of those moments where Lady Luck laughs out loud and things are going so good that if you were hit by lightning afterward you would just say to yourself “Fair enough” and smile? When I was assigned to Marc… --- ## [Topic Playlist (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8560\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2026-10-06T04:44:51Z")
Song you heard recently for the first time in a long while MMMBop - Hanson Wonderwall - Oasis --- ## [Lindsay Clancy...child murderer or victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-clancy-child-murderer-or-victim/1033205)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-clancy-child-murderer-or-victim/1033205 "2026-10-06T04:30:38Z")
There is no doubt that Lindsay Clancy murdered her three young children. I think her own legal defense team admits that. Their defense is Clancy was severely mentally unstable due to a variety of reasons. I admit I am… --- ## [The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! -\>Latest Poll in post 321](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-321/1028060)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-321/1028060 "2026-10-06T04:01:07Z")
It’s a venerable tradition around here to have an annual thread complaining about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so let’s just elect our own! The one complaint everyone seems to agree with is that there are way too man… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=3&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=5&state=muted)