# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=41&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 42 --- ## [People who don't like sports - what sport do you most tolerate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-like-sports-what-sport-do-you-most-tolerate/1031684)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-like-sports-what-sport-do-you-most-tolerate/1031684 "2026-08-18T13:58:04Z")
Watching the baseball All Star Game last night, as a big baseball fan, I got the feels for the beauty of the game, the pace, and the ballparks themselves. I thought “surely no one can dislike this.” But, that’s definite… --- ## [No Man's Sky - First star to the right, and straight on till morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mans-sky-first-star-to-the-right-and-straight-on-till-morning/759701)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 1085\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mans-sky-first-star-to-the-right-and-straight-on-till-morning/759701 "2026-08-18T13:29:06Z")
http://www.no-mans-sky.com/about/ Went gold a few days back and is due for release early/mid August. Looks mighty good and if they can make it work will be a huge accomplishment for a small team. Anyone else looking … --- ## [FU, AB Funds!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-ab-funds/1032385)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-ab-funds/1032385 "2026-08-18T13:15:19Z")
First it was the phone calls… “AB Funds” always from a different number. Then it was the emails from “AllianceBernstein”. Now I’m getting snail mail from them. I googled them and AllianceBernstein supposedly is legitimat… --- ## [Has anybody tried RebM? (zero calorie sweetener)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-rebm-zero-calorie-sweetener/1032360)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-rebm-zero-calorie-sweetener/1032360 "2026-08-18T12:07:02Z")
RebM is a sweetening chemical found in Stevia. It is not the primary sweetener in stevia though, that would be RebA. RebA has an after taste, and slight bitter properties. Descriptions I’m reading say that RebM is 350… --- ## [What movie/scene am I thinking of (frantic trumpet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-scene-am-i-thinking-of-frantic-trumpet/1032381 "2026-08-18T11:25:16Z")
I was running around our facility the other day trying to get some tasks done while dodging other employees and music popped into my mind of frantic fast paced trumpet playing almost “flight of the bumblebee” pace. I co… --- ## [Positive Gun News of the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-gun-news-of-the-day/735490)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 1942\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-gun-news-of-the-day/735490 "2026-08-18T00:48:21Z")
Negative gun news gets quite a bit of attention in media and on this board. There’s a whole thread in the Pit that is over 6,200 posts and counting. This is a thread to bring up another aspect of gun ownership - positi… --- ## [Civil Trial: Trump v E. Jean Carroll (Carroll wins, awarded $5 million, plus 83.3 million)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-trial-trump-v-e-jean-carroll-carroll-wins-awarded-5-million-plus-83-3-million/982820)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 1602\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-trial-trump-v-e-jean-carroll-carroll-wins-awarded-5-million-plus-83-3-million/982820 "2026-08-17T20:01:01Z")
It seems that this trial is going ahead on April 25, as Trump’s lawyers attempts to delay it have been quashed by the judge: Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan said the civil trial on claims against Trump by a longtime… --- ## ["Out-of-service" powerline tower caused a fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-service-powerline-tower-caused-a-fire/1032188)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-service-powerline-tower-caused-a-fire/1032188 "2026-08-17T18:44:22Z")
The Associated Press story says that in their report on the huge Eaton fire, “Los Angeles County fire officials” say it “was caused by electrical arcing on \[Southern California Edison’s\] out-of-service tower …” Looks li… --- ## [“I’ve seen the Madonna Sex Show”, ca. 1990 playground boast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-the-madonna-sex-show-ca-1990-playground-boast/1032227)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-the-madonna-sex-show-ca-1990-playground-boast/1032227 "2026-08-17T18:02:29Z")
I recall kids (with more than basic cable) claiming this. Madonna was quite the topic at the time. Did you know she said she enjoys sex? I think we were under the impression that this was typically an act one endured to … --- ## [Two Fucktor Authentifuckingcation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fucktor-authentifuckingcation/1031708)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fucktor-authentifuckingcation/1031708 "2026-08-17T17:37:48Z")
Dear Cardholder: we are suspicious of this transaction on your card. Please click YES if this is an authentic transaction you initiated, or NO if you did not. The transaction was rejected. —— click the NO button \* … --- ## [House of the Dragon S3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-s3/1031086)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-s3/1031086 "2026-08-17T16:48:22Z")
Huh, I completely forgot this was coming out today. Lets see if I remember anything from s2 or am lost the whole time. --- ## [Where would Trump go if he accepted electoral defeat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-trump-go-if-he-accepted-electoral-defeat/1029767)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-trump-go-if-he-accepted-electoral-defeat/1029767 "2026-08-17T15:44:35Z")
First time posting in this forum :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: so mods if this hypothetical belongs elsewhere… Say if in '28 Trump tries the “but what if I don’t?” approach to conceding office, but then, eventually,… --- ## [I listened to The Odyssey, the Wilson translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-listened-to-the-odyssey-the-wilson-translation/1032176)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-listened-to-the-odyssey-the-wilson-translation/1032176 "2026-08-17T15:25:12Z")
Odysseus finally reaches home, only to be confronted by the suitors. After a grand battle in his palace, in which over one hundred suitors are slain, he has twelve slave girls who were colluders with the suitors remove t… --- ## [Did you die when the earth lost gravity on 8-12-2026?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-die-when-the-earth-lost-gravity-on-8-12-2026/1032315)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-die-when-the-earth-lost-gravity-on-8-12-2026/1032315 "2026-08-17T12:54:58Z")
@mr\_danya\_of on Instagram gave us the warning. On August 12, 2026, the world will lose gravity for 7 seconds. NASA knows. They’re preparing but won’t tell us why. In November 2024, a secret NASA document titled “Proje… --- ## [Why do so many posters have trouble staying on topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-posters-have-trouble-staying-on-topic/1027125 "2026-08-17T12:06:43Z")
Some more than others, but we all do it at some time or another: post a comment that pushes a thread outside of its topic. Why? Moderators try to shepherd us around, in order to keep some distinction between the forums … --- ## ["Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-is-canceled-after-a-child-refuses-to-be-seated/1032260)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-is-canceled-after-a-child-refuses-to-be-seated/1032260 "2026-08-17T06:16:47Z")
What the ever-loving fuck?? Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated Passengers aboard a Porter Airlines plane headed to Toronto had to wait for a flight the next day after a child remained standing in a s… --- ## [What do you think will happen when the water level at Lake Mead falls below 1050 feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-will-happen-when-the-water-level-at-lake-mead-falls-below-1050-feet/954201)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-will-happen-when-the-water-level-at-lake-mead-falls-below-1050-feet/954201 "2026-08-17T05:27:20Z")
Lake Mead sits just outside Las Vegas, created by the construction of the Hoover Dam back in the 1930s. Lake Mead is the largest capacity water reservoir in the US and that water is used, in part, to generate electricit… --- ## [(Old) Up, Up and Away in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-up-up-and-away-in-the-mmp/1032266)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-up-up-and-away-in-the-mmp/1032266 "2026-08-17T05:20:45Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 16c/60f with a predicted high of 23c/73f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “Some people are like fucking clouds. Once they bugger off, it becomes a fucking beautiful day.” Weather a… --- ## [What I want, politically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-want-politically/1032108)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-want-politically/1032108 "2026-08-17T04:13:02Z")
Politically, what I want is the maximum opportunity to shape whatever we, plurally, are doing. I don’t want to be the boss of everyone else, or indeed of \*anyone\* else. I just want my participation as one individual to… --- ## [Could RFK Jr. Really Become HHS Secretary? {Yes, he did}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-rfk-jr-really-become-hhs-secretary-yes-he-did/1009451)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-rfk-jr-really-become-hhs-secretary-yes-he-did/1009451 "2026-08-17T00:15:47Z")
Don’t you have to be qualified for a position like this ? I turn the channel on my television in Olympic time at the sign of him being interviewed! Disturbing is not an adequate word for this being considered. --- ## [No longer getting the little notification number next to my avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-getting-the-little-notification-number-next-to-my-avatar/1032341)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-getting-the-little-notification-number-next-to-my-avatar/1032341 "2026-08-16T22:26:20Z")
As of yesterday or maybe the day before, the little number that indicates how many notifications I have. It would appear on my avatar on the top right corner of the screen. Also, the tab in the browser is also not show… --- ## [Digitising my home filing system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334 "2026-08-16T21:51:12Z")
I have a disorganised pile of assorted letters, statements, etc., that I need to keep and may or may not need access to at some point in the future. I have ordered a scanner with the intention of scanning them and putti… --- ## [American Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-doctor/1032354)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-doctor/1032354 "2026-08-16T20:48:07Z")
I thought about putting this in Great Debates or P&E but that seems doomed from the start. I think this documentary is also worth a thread of its own. I looked for other threads and decided that I think this warrents a … --- ## [I'm taking another Amtrak adventure. Also, seeking tips for Glacier National Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-another-amtrak-adventure-also-seeking-tips-for-glacier-national-park/1031695)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-another-amtrak-adventure-also-seeking-tips-for-glacier-national-park/1031695 "2026-08-16T20:19:57Z")
I enjoyed my last Amtrak trip so much, I decided to take another one. This time, I booked a whole vacation package to Glacier National Park through Amtrak Vacations. Besides the trains, the package includes a stay at t… --- ## [Most dangerous substance on earth (hidden sugar content in cream cheese cheesecake product)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dangerous-substance-on-earth-hidden-sugar-content-in-cream-cheese-cheesecake-product/1032345)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dangerous-substance-on-earth-hidden-sugar-content-in-cream-cheese-cheesecake-product/1032345 "2026-08-16T18:51:57Z")
Sitting right on my kitchen island. Philadelphia cream cheese no bake in a tub. Ready to go. This stuff could wipe out cities with just a little effort. No drones needed. Altho’ we can get it faster that way. Warning… --- ## [Did this conversation ever happen in the Star Trek universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094 "2026-08-16T16:00:08Z")
Starship Captain: I am John S. Captain of the Starfleet Vessel Hubris. We are explorers, seeking out new life and new civilizations, boldly. Alien: I am Kqwzytk, leader of the Blehassole people, from planet Zer-bo-bin… --- ## [Absurdities of How Insurance Premiums are Calculated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurdities-of-how-insurance-premiums-are-calculated/1032352)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absurdities-of-how-insurance-premiums-are-calculated/1032352 "2026-08-16T13:31:25Z")
Just needed to share this because it’s absurd. I have a house with an in-law apartment in the basement. For 5 years, my brother and his girlfriend rented it. Each had their own car and insurance policy, and in accordanc… --- ## [It’s Protest Season: we need a Battle Hymn of the Republic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-protest-season-we-need-a-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/1027632)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-protest-season-we-need-a-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/1027632 "2026-08-16T02:20:32Z")
Now that spring looks like it may be coming after all, I’m hoping the Resistance will get even more traction, especially at the No Kings protests planned for March 28. I’m not casting any shade on Bruce Springsteen or J… --- ## [Dungeon Crawler Carl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-crawler-carl/1026145)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-crawler-carl/1026145 "2026-08-16T01:50:09Z")
Ok… so my wife made a new friend last year, and she and her husband are huge nerds. Board gaming, video gaming, fantasy, science fiction, you name it. They’re HUGE into all that stuff. They’re really pushing me to re… --- ## [What’s your favorite slang term from any time in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-slang-term-from-any-time-in-history/1031888)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-slang-term-from-any-time-in-history/1031888 "2026-08-16T00:59:11Z")
When my mom died a few years ago, I got a couple of boxes full of pictures and old mementos. Among the random things she had kept was an old junior high school yearbook, from the mid 60s, in Southern California. Readin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=40&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=42&state=watching)