# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=40 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 41 --- ## [Is there any way to stop scammers from calling me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001 "2026-09-22T23:55:14Z")
My landline phone rings about 20 - 25 times a day and it’s driving me nuts. I messed with these scammers a few times just for fun and to waste their time but then stopped answering the phone several months ago. I thoug… --- ## [Mass murder on the high seas (Venezuelan "drug boat")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-on-the-high-seas-venezuelan-drug-boat/1022910 "2026-09-22T21:18:32Z")
I’m not seeing much coverage of this outrage. The officer in charge obeyed an illegal order to blow up the vessel. As has been said elsewhere, eleven people to deliver drugs makes no sense. And it was hundreds of miles f… --- ## [Searching for title of German movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282 "2026-09-22T21:06:11Z")
I saw it on TCM ( Turner Classic Movies ) perhaps a dozen years ago but forgot the title. It was made/set in the mid-late 70s, maybe early 80s about a lonely middle-age woman, in Berlin IIRC, who comes to meet a a young… --- ## [A stroll through Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 701\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2026-09-22T20:58:05Z")
You start out with the last link given by the previous poster and pull up that Wikipedia page. Click on any wiki link you want from that page. Lather rinse repeat for a total of three links. It’s not quite March 8th b… --- ## [Help me choose new monitors for use with new Mac Mini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-new-monitors-for-use-with-new-mac-mini/1033113)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-new-monitors-for-use-with-new-mac-mini/1033113 "2026-09-22T20:41:14Z")
Can you help me figure out how to choose 3 identical monitors for a new Mac Mini arriving in a couple weeks? Lots of screen space is my favorite computer feature. I’m replacing an iMac 27" that is now 9 years old and is … --- ## [Is 'airplane mode' still a thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258 "2026-09-22T20:17:38Z")
I just got back from a flight (Phoenix to SLO (CA)) and during the preflight, everyone on the plane I could see was on their phone. The flight attendants started giving their safety tips but did not mention putting phone… --- ## [Help me decide between job offers, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171 "2026-09-22T19:56:43Z")
I have received two job offers. I want to hear people’s thoughts on what to consider before accepting, as well as which one they think I should accept and why. What the jobs have in common: cleared positions at a large … --- ## [Trump now wants to use military force to take the Panama Canal and Greenland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-now-wants-to-use-military-force-to-take-the-panama-canal-and-greenland/1012691)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 1264\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-now-wants-to-use-military-force-to-take-the-panama-canal-and-greenland/1012691 "2026-09-22T17:57:02Z")
I’ve heard in the news that Trump wants to use military force to take the Panama Canal and Greenland. Isn’t that blatant U.S. imperialism? That would be armed aggression against two friendly countries. He wants to ren… --- ## [Executive chef vs regular chef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executive-chef-vs-regular-chef/1033236)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executive-chef-vs-regular-chef/1033236 "2026-09-22T17:47:56Z")
I was watching one of the numerous short videos where Gordon Ramsey is not happy with a meal at a restaurant. In one case after talking to the waitress he exclaims in disgust, “Wait - you have an executive chef on the pr… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-2/1033077)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-2/1033077 "2026-09-22T17:19:13Z")
In Week 1, the Rams were thrashed by the Niners down under, while the Seahawks barely hung on against the Pats. Detroit escaped in overtime over the Saints, and Buffalo won in Houston with a late score followed by a def… --- ## [Class Action Lawsuit - got paid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396 "2026-09-22T17:08:02Z")
One of the minor annoyances of the modern age is the occassional small print postcard in the mail informing one that they are eligible to be included in a class action lawsuit. Trying to read what is in dispute often see… --- ## [Help me decide on a medical alert device -- pendant or watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194 "2026-09-22T17:00:11Z")
There are several existing threads on medical alert devices but they’re old, and anyway my question here is more specific. I was strongly leaning toward the watch style, but I haven’t made a final decision yet. Both ty… --- ## [Ps love the cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-love-the-cat/1030316)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-love-the-cat/1030316 "2026-09-22T16:48:28Z")
Posts must be 6 lines only Each line is an ascending number of simple words You must express yourself in ALL CAPS The fourth line must be “PS LOVE THE CAT,” regardless of the subject matter Sestets can be nonsense: On… --- ## [What contributed the most to increased longevity--medicine or sanitation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-contributed-the-most-to-increased-longevity-medicine-or-sanitation/1033264)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-contributed-the-most-to-increased-longevity-medicine-or-sanitation/1033264 "2026-09-22T16:10:17Z")
Basically, what I am asking is whether clean water and sewage contributed more to increasing life span than advances in medicine. The latter includes, but is not limited to, antibiotics and vaccines. --- ## [I'm done with network news broadcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-network-news-broadcasts/1032717)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-network-news-broadcasts/1032717 "2026-09-22T15:28:24Z")
The network half-hour “news” broadcasts have become nothing more than clickbait headlines with almost zero content. I realize that a half hour is not enough time to go deep on all topics, but perhaps if they would stop d… --- ## [So Trump is meeting with Mamdani in NY today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-meeting-with-mamdani-in-ny-today/1033259)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-meeting-with-mamdani-in-ny-today/1033259 "2026-09-22T13:43:51Z")
There is a live feed from Forbes on YouTube, but nothing is happening. Was this a planned event, or impromptu, and is there a program or is it ad lib? --- ## [I finally finished my screenplay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-finished-my-screenplay/1033232)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-finished-my-screenplay/1033232 "2026-09-22T11:29:59Z")
I submitted my first screenplay to a nationwide competition, and I’m anxious to see how it does. I won’t know for a few months. The screenplay is called ‘No Way Home’ and it’s 98 pages long. If you’re interested in read… --- ## [Fucking plovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plovers/1033166)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plovers/1033166 "2026-09-22T06:27:20Z")
It’s breeding season here for the Masked Lapwing plovers, the fuckers. Now I am the first to admit that the chicks are THE most adorable wee critters ever, toddling around on the grass with their parents flying overhead… --- ## [Disenchantment: New Matt Groening animated series coming to Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disenchantment-new-matt-groening-animated-series-coming-to-netflix/792108)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disenchantment-new-matt-groening-animated-series-coming-to-netflix/792108 "2026-09-22T04:18:25Z")
It’ll be a “medieval animated adult fantasy” called Disenchantment. Damn, I don’t get Netflix. I might have to subscribe just for this, but I’ll wait for the first reviews. I remember being skeptical about Futurama wh… --- ## [Who is Charlie Kirk? Why is he important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-charlie-kirk-why-is-he-important/1022971)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-charlie-kirk-why-is-he-important/1022971 "2026-09-22T02:20:06Z")
Ok–who is he? He has something vaguely to do with MAGA-youth? Who is this guy? --- ## [Pimento cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247 "2026-09-22T01:00:13Z")
I love pimento cheese - More accurately, I love my pimento cheese. Any store bought always has too much mayo. Mrs Magill likes to spread it on sourdough pretzels. I’m happy with Ritz or Trisket crackers. I’d gotten m… --- ## [We need a "little gear" for AI news panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-little-gear-for-ai-news-panic/1033199)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-little-gear-for-ai-news-panic/1033199 "2026-09-22T00:28:05Z")
I get that AI is trending as the big scary technology right now. Sure, there are issues. But can everybody in the news just stop, take a deep breath, and fucking learn something about AI before panic-reporting the late… --- ## [Spinal Tap II: The End Continues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-tap-ii-the-end-continues/1021340)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinal-tap-ii-the-end-continues/1021340 "2026-09-22T00:27:57Z")
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues opens in theaters September 12, 2025 --- ## [What's the straight dope on getting other vaccines along with your flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-getting-other-vaccines-along-with-your-flu-shot/921191)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-getting-other-vaccines-along-with-your-flu-shot/921191 "2026-09-22T00:04:40Z")
I’m an ahem senior citizen, and I plan on getting my flu shot in the next couple of weeks. My doc also wants me to get a tetanus booster and a shingles vaccine. A friend is looking at tetanus and a pneumonia vaccine in a… --- ## ["Dated" lines in media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-lines-in-media/787087)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dated-lines-in-media/787087 "2026-09-21T22:08:00Z")
A few days ago, all the mentions of the American Gods series made me reread the novel, and one line in particular caught my eye, where someone being offered a payment in gold coins complained, saying something like “do y… --- ## [What Board Games are you playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383 "2026-09-21T20:39:40Z")
I am sure this has been a topic before but I don’t think it has been brought up in a while. My wife introduced me to modern board games a few years ago (she had been playing for years) and since then we build up a nice c… --- ## [Resolved: Germany was the aggressor against France in WWI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000 "2026-09-21T20:24:08Z")
Germany, France and Great Britain were signatories to a treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality. German war planners relied on a plan of invading both Belgium and France in the event of a war against France and Russia. T… --- ## [Have you noticed this political ad trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-this-political-ad-trend/1033238)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-this-political-ad-trend/1033238 "2026-09-21T19:30:38Z")
Because I watch sports and don’t always watch shows that are streaming I’m still exposed to political ads on TV. Because of where I live I am seeing midterm ads for NJ, NY and sometimes Connecticut races. Because I’m see… --- ## [Netflix {bidding} to buy Warner Bros Discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-bidding-to-buy-warner-bros-discovery/1025425)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-bidding-to-buy-warner-bros-discovery/1025425 "2026-09-21T18:27:31Z")
Netflix has put in the highest bid for Warner Bros Discovery, and is expected to buy the company, merging HBO Max with Netflix, for one thing. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros --- ## [Soviet technology that was on par with, or better than it's Western counterpart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-technology-that-was-on-par-with-or-better-than-its-western-counterpart/1031816)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-technology-that-was-on-par-with-or-better-than-its-western-counterpart/1031816 "2026-09-21T17:49:30Z")
It is pretty much a given that the West did most things better than the USSR, but were there areas, or technologies where the Soviet Union was ahead? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=41)