# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=4&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5682\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717 "2026-10-08T19:38:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) - #10006 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) --- ## [Did anyone successfully navigate retiring before age 65 (as an American), and if so how did you do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-successfully-navigate-retiring-before-age-65-as-an-american-and-if-so-how-did-you-do-it/1033580)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-successfully-navigate-retiring-before-age-65-as-an-american-and-if-so-how-did-you-do-it/1033580 "2026-10-08T19:26:13Z")
Having enough money to cover living expenses in retirement is nice, but there are issues if you retire too early. your pre-tax investments are locked up until you turn 59.5 (or if you turn 55 while working at the compan… --- ## [United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1855\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-10-08T19:10:22Z")
This is a live link from NBC News. First post at the bottom reads: Then there’s this from Trump. I can’t quote it now, but I just watched a video of Trump telling the Iranian military to put their weapons down now o… --- ## [Extraordinary result in Quebec](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632 "2026-10-08T19:04:20Z")
I don’t think I have ever seen this before. In 2022, the CAQ (roughly translated as Coalition Future Quebec) party won a majority of seats in the Quebec “National” assembly. They held 79 seats of 127. Yesterday (Oct. 5) … --- ## [What does this META notice mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-meta-notice-mean/1033679)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-meta-notice-mean/1033679 "2026-10-08T19:03:46Z")
Account settings | Meta Is it legit? What am I losing? Do I actually gain anything at all? --- ## [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:** 9744\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108 "2026-10-08T19:02:26Z")
. . .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).… --- ## [How to get rid of the cookie button on the bottom left corner of the screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-cookie-button-on-the-bottom-left-corner-of-the-screen/1032621)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-the-cookie-button-on-the-bottom-left-corner-of-the-screen/1032621 "2026-10-08T18:55:31Z")
Its on the bottom corner of the screen and its annoying. \[MOBILE WEB\] --- ## [Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 7029\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2026-10-08T18:51:50Z")
A thread for random, mundane polls. Submit your own. No discussion. --- ## [Getting old today vs. 150 or 200 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-today-vs-150-or-200-years-ago/1033653)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-today-vs-150-or-200-years-ago/1033653 "2026-10-08T18:22:30Z")
One of my random shower thoughts: Glad to become “old” (whatever that means to you) in 2026 and not in 1826 or so … just the thought of the avg. guy/gal not having reading glasses (and much to read to begin with) at the… --- ## [The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 3740\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774 "2026-10-08T18:18:44Z")
Apologies for an extremely depressing post, but this is where we are, and by way of venting I tried to channel my frustration into a list of some of the worst things we can expect over the next four years. I’m sure it’s… --- ## [AI is wonderful and will make your life better! (not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-is-wonderful-and-will-make-your-life-better-not/1021117)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 1263\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-is-wonderful-and-will-make-your-life-better-not/1021117 "2026-10-08T18:18:25Z")
This is a thread where I’m going to dump shitty and new uses of AI, feel free to join me. Airlines have been using price optimization for a long time, in one form or another, but now Delta is going to set the wolves of … --- ## [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:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-pulling-away-from-family-or-do-they-get-pushed-away/1033317 "2026-10-08T18:17:13Z")
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… --- ## [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:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-4/1033596 "2026-10-08T18:11:53Z")
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… --- ## [­xkcd thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6451\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2026-10-08T18:10:35Z")
The xkcd forums have not been updated in so long that its certificate has expired. So you can’t even get to the page that says they’ve been taken offline. I don’t know if there’s anywhere else to discuss the comic, so I … --- ## [Tire longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-longevity/1033647)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-longevity/1033647 "2026-10-08T18:06:42Z")
It’s no secret that cars last a lot longer now than they did 40+ years ago. I remember in the late 70s, which was probably the apex of the ‘disposable car’ era, that cars were not really intended to last more than 100k m… --- ## [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:** 4872\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2026-10-08T18:02:07Z")
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… --- ## [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:** 4945\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142 "2026-10-08T17:49:32Z")
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. --- ## [What happens after Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975 "2026-10-08T17:37:41Z")
Assuming that the U.S. avoids becoming an authoritarian dictatorship, what happens when Liberals regain power? ISTM that the current regime has stretched their agenda to the breaking point. When the giant rubber band s… --- ## [Video Games You've Played Recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-youve-played-recently/968546)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1770\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-youve-played-recently/968546 "2026-10-08T17:34:16Z")
We had the quarantine thread for this, but I’m interested in sharing my own recent games and also hearing what others have been playing. This can kind of be the ongoing thread like we have for movies over in Cafe Society… --- ## [Championship or playoff games you have been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/championship-or-playoff-games-you-have-been-to/1033553)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/championship-or-playoff-games-you-have-been-to/1033553 "2026-10-08T16:56:00Z")
Here we are in the middle of the baseball postseason. It got me wondering who has been to these games in person. Although I would love to go see more Yankee postseason games I’ve only been to two. It was supposed to be … --- ## [I need medical/life advice, experienced or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-medical-life-advice-experienced-or-otherwise/1033621)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-medical-life-advice-experienced-or-otherwise/1033621 "2026-10-08T16:52:53Z")
Recent blood tests ordered by my referring orthopedist (the one who recommended a hip replacement and referred me to the surgeon) have revealed that my “rheumatoid factor” (RF) is quite high (30.5 where normal is apparen… --- ## [Back to sentience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-sentience/1033450)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-sentience/1033450 "2026-10-08T16:45:32Z")
First, for the purposes of this thread let us accept that sentience is a phenomenal continued sense of self identity, an ongoing point of view that feels like something and can reference itself as one of the objects in i… --- ## [2026 Nobel Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598 "2026-10-08T16:44:18Z")
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… --- ## [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:** 331\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478 "2026-10-08T16:41:24Z")
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 … --- ## [Catfishing, a daily Wikipedia trivia game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 777\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323 "2026-10-08T16:17:14Z")
Link Each day, guess ten Wikipedia articles based on the categories that they’re in. For example, here are the clues for an entry from a couple days ago: 1979 disasters in the United States | 1979 in the environment |… --- ## [Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 5701\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2026-10-08T16:13:57Z")
There may not be much schadenfreude ahead for those us observing the triumphant fascists (other than for Chief Fascist-discarded attorneys like Rudy Giuliani and a few others). So we may want to start noting consequences… --- ## [Social unrest (france, spain) ... sign of things to come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-unrest-france-spain-sign-of-things-to-come/1033673)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-unrest-france-spain-sign-of-things-to-come/1033673 "2026-10-08T16:12:30Z")
Hi there, I am not trying to formulate a “0-hypothesis” here, but I just wonder if those - seemingly unconnected - evevents are the point of an iceberg that is slowly breaking from below through the calm waters. (mostl… --- ## [What takes you out of a TV show or movie that’s actually trivial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299 "2026-10-08T16:11:50Z")
When a character smokes but it’s obvious that the actor doesn’t. As a former smoker, the difference between a smoker and a non-smoker is easy to tell and I immediately think, “They do/don’t smoke.” --- ## [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:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495 "2026-10-08T15:55:56Z")
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… --- ## [Why do people often describe themselves as 'humbled' when receiving an award or other honor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-describe-themselves-as-humbled-when-receiving-an-award-or-other-honor/1033670)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-describe-themselves-as-humbled-when-receiving-an-award-or-other-honor/1033670 "2026-10-08T15:55:22Z")
In the most recent edition of the free local community newspaper we get in the mail, the cover story was about a former school principal saying she was ‘awed and humbled’ after getting a newly opened school named after h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=3&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=5&state=tracking)