# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=47&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 48 --- ## [How may holes are in this shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-holes-are-in-this-shirt/1032004)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-holes-are-in-this-shirt/1032004 "2026-08-03T22:11:37Z")
I see this at least once a day on FB: The vast majority of respondents say “16.” And I initially thought it was 16, too. I’m not a topologist, but having thought about it … --- ## [Oscar-winning Irish folk musician Glen Hansard has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-winning-irish-folk-musician-glen-hansard-has-died/1031997)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-winning-irish-folk-musician-glen-hansard-has-died/1031997 "2026-08-03T21:42:56Z")
BBC reports it was a motorcycle crash outside of Dublin. He was only 56. Incredibly sad; I loved his music. What a loss. --- ## [Ever know a family who named their kids via some cute theme or scheme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661 "2026-08-03T18:01:09Z")
Relevant section of the Poll Discussion thread (tho it only covered twins). So, know any Tom, Dick, and Harry’s? How about April, May, and June? --- ## [Has constant data hyper charged the worried well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-constant-data-hyper-charged-the-worried-well/980726)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-constant-data-hyper-charged-the-worried-well/980726 "2026-08-03T18:01:07Z")
From socks that monitor normal babies’ heart rates and oxygen level constantly in their sleep wearables that report and grade on sleep to movement to heart rate variability to who knows … the is an abundance of data now … --- ## ["I'm, like, ..." -- was it Valley Girls that started that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-like-was-it-valley-girls-that-started-that/1032055)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-like-was-it-valley-girls-that-started-that/1032055 "2026-08-03T17:34:49Z")
That expression I’m comma like comma that we constantly hear now didn’t exist until a few decades ago. (Does it exist now, in other English-speaking countries?) Didn’t it get started as part of Valley Girl lingo? No, I d… --- ## [Savannah Guthrie (Today Show, co-anchor) mother missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414 "2026-08-03T17:25:44Z")
Anyone, else following the case? It’s looking more and more like kidnapping. The ransom note mailed to TMZ included private details an scummy, opportunist wouldn’t know. Blood drops on front steps were tested and cam… --- ## [Pressure - upcoming release. A D-Day movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919 "2026-08-03T17:01:38Z")
Releases May 29 on Memorial Day Weekend The trailer looks interesting. Most WWII buffs already know D Day was abruptly delayed because of bad weather. There’s a surreal scene in Band of Brothers. The 101st Airborne sold… --- ## [Kids' dream jobs, 1920 to 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-dream-jobs-1920-to-2026/1031652)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-dream-jobs-1920-to-2026/1031652 "2026-08-03T14:59:13Z")
For me, the most interesting one happened in 1993, and it’s not hard to imagine why. Anyway, Lily Tomlin said back in the 1970s that if everyone became what they wanted to be when they were 6 years old, we’d have a worl… --- ## [Tell me about the "bacon butty" sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-bacon-butty-sandwich/1032074)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-bacon-butty-sandwich/1032074 "2026-08-03T13:27:59Z")
I just found a brand of back bacon made here in the U.S. (Beeler’s), and I understand this is the kind you use to make an English “bacon butty”. Although I heard about them once, I’ve never seen or tasted this sandwich … --- ## [Is too much effort spent on learning animal noises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-too-much-effort-spent-on-learning-animal-noises/1031972)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-too-much-effort-spent-on-learning-animal-noises/1031972 "2026-08-03T12:41:05Z")
I heard a comedian going on about this a few days ago. And it does seem considerable time and energy is spent on learning which animals make which noise, and the slightly weird sounds foreign animals in foreign language… --- ## [Are there any valid, logical reasons why the Haredim should not have to serve in the IDF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-valid-logical-reasons-why-the-haredim-should-not-have-to-serve-in-the-idf/1031700)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-valid-logical-reasons-why-the-haredim-should-not-have-to-serve-in-the-idf/1031700 "2026-08-03T10:16:20Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the ongoing never-ending Israel-Palestine threads. So, I am, of course non-Jewish, non-Israeli, and only have the most superficial understanding of the matter. And I know we have some Jewish/Isra… --- ## [Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 2858\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653 "2026-08-03T06:26:28Z")
The Israel-Hamas War is likely to continue for many more months, so it probably deserves a thread in the Pit where it can be discussed more freely. In the Pit, of course, one is able to viciously attack other posters, i… --- ## [(Old) A new topic for Slackards in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-new-topic-for-slackards-in-the-mmp/1031955)
**Author:** [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-new-topic-for-slackards-in-the-mmp/1031955 "2026-08-03T06:03:23Z")
I’m shocked. It’s 7:30am EDT. I didn’t even think I’d be 1st to comment on a topic. You Brits and early morning risers in US must be plum clean out of new topics…or just being slackards. Here ya go. Let’s see who ju… --- ## [Nuclear War (Annie Jacobsen novel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-annie-jacobsen-novel/1010477)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-annie-jacobsen-novel/1010477 "2026-08-03T05:46:22Z")
Anyone read this book I’m about 35% of the way through. Interesting book, although there really aren’t characters in the book so far. No one to root for or despise. Quite frightening, in many ways. I do wonder if the b… --- ## [I Need Advice To Ensure I Get A Barbie Before It Sells Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-to-ensure-i-get-a-barbie-before-it-sells-out/1019699)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-to-ensure-i-get-a-barbie-before-it-sells-out/1019699 "2026-08-03T05:11:06Z")
My beloved, like most women of our generation, likes She-Ra, Princess Of Power. Mattel is releasing a She-Ra Barbie. It is aimed at adult collectors. I don’t know if it will be available in stores or only on Mattel’s sit… --- ## [What to do when Google Maps is wrong...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-google-maps-is-wrong/461087)
**Author:** [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-google-maps-is-wrong/461087 "2026-08-03T04:00:14Z")
First off, I am just so frustrated lately! My dad bought a GPS awhile back, and it took you all around the mulberry bush to get to my house. He got mad and returned it and bought a new one. It was better, but didn’t k… --- ## [Rant, Write, and Boo (July Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-write-and-boo-july-mini-rants/1031327)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-write-and-boo-july-mini-rants/1031327 "2026-08-03T03:56:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Blue June… (Monthly Mini-Rants): We have a trip planned to visit my in-laws near Las Vegas the first week of September. We’ve been watching plane ticket prices, as they’ve been going up a… --- ## [Anyone got a good fondue recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-fondue-recipe/1032077)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-fondue-recipe/1032077 "2026-08-03T03:25:23Z")
If you’ve been reading my MPSIMS thread, I recently got my own apartment for the first time. I’m nearly finished furnishing the place and in a few weeks I’m going to have a small housewarming party - just my mother, myse… --- ## [Penguin bird vs penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-bird-vs-penguin/1032084)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguin-bird-vs-penguin/1032084 "2026-08-03T01:47:51Z")
I’ve been playing an online word game and I’ve noticed they’ve used penguin bird as a clue on a few occasions. I haven’t seen this usage before. I’ve always seen them called penguins just like I’d say ostriches or chick… --- ## [Is "Cloaked" (purported data removal service) for real or an utter scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cloaked-purported-data-removal-service-for-real-or-an-utter-scam/1031807)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cloaked-purported-data-removal-service-for-real-or-an-utter-scam/1031807 "2026-08-03T00:55:40Z")
Title says it all. If it does what it says it does, it seems to be well worth the fee. As usual, reviews are utterly unreliable. So-- is Cloaked the real deal? --- ## [How common is/was three-way racial segregation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-was-three-way-racial-segregation/1032030)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-was-three-way-racial-segregation/1032030 "2026-08-03T00:30:02Z")
Or more-way? It seems that as soon as Oklahoma became a state, the legislature passed a law requiring facilities for whites, blacks and Indians. Dunno if it specified who was at the bottom of the totem pole. The report … --- ## [The Haunted Switch, or, has anyone seen this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haunted-switch-or-has-anyone-seen-this/1032054)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haunted-switch-or-has-anyone-seen-this/1032054 "2026-08-02T19:13:49Z")
I have several outdoor “water features”, controlled by a double paddle switches. Purely mechanical. old skool. They are behind outdoor waterproof covers. Similar to this Twice this week, my wife was working out there … --- ## [The Kix Atomic "Bomb" Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kix-atomic-bomb-ring/1023857)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kix-atomic-bomb-ring/1023857 "2026-08-02T17:48:44Z")
The story was all over Reddit this year, where I found it. In 1947, kids could send 15¢ and a boxtop from Kix cereal to see atoms splitting in an Atomic “Bomb” Ring - powered by deadly radioactive polonium. 3,500,000 wer… --- ## [Jeff Conolly (Lyres, DMZ) is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-conolly-lyres-dmz-is-dead/1032090)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-conolly-lyres-dmz-is-dead/1032090 "2026-08-02T16:40:11Z")
I don’t do RIP threads. I’ll just say it: Jeff Conolly had cancer and is dead at 69. Damn. Jeff was one of the best, most vital musicians in the Boston club scene. He also could piss people off, which was part of his w… --- ## [The Secret Service Makes Me Nervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-service-makes-me-nervous/1028830)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-service-makes-me-nervous/1028830 "2026-08-02T15:14:15Z")
Today: Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself in leg at airport 2024: Secret Service uniformed officer accidentally shoots himself while on duty 2017: Secret Service officer injure… --- ## [I'm not a robot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-robot/1023287)
**Author:** [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-robot/1023287 "2026-08-02T12:47:16Z")
If you’re like me you sure as hell aren’t a robot and you’re willing to prove it. https://neal.fun/not-a-robot/ In this you’ll have to prove it over 48 levels. Waldo is confounding me currently --- ## [Songs with local radio station call letters placed into the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-local-radio-station-call-letters-placed-into-the-lyrics/996441)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-local-radio-station-call-letters-placed-into-the-lyrics/996441 "2026-08-02T12:28:28Z")
I recently heard the song “Fire” by the Pointer Sisters and remembered how the local radio station would insert it’s call letters into the lyrics. Like this: I’m ridin’ in your car You turn on the radio K-Earth 101 … --- ## [So...how do railroads work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-railroads-work/1031768)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-railroads-work/1031768 "2026-08-02T12:05:38Z")
I’ve always had an interest in complex systems in general, both professionally, and recreationally with “sim” and “tycoon” games. And living and working the NY metro area, I am certainly familiar with the various transi… --- ## [How’s Carney doing, Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-carney-doing-canada/1017850)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 878\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-carney-doing-canada/1017850 "2026-08-02T11:29:23Z")
This thread is for the discussion of the Carney ministry, which took office in March 2025 and was elected to a minority government on April 28, 2025. Prime Minister Carney has advised the GovGen to summon Parliament a m… --- ## [Any recommendation for a canine GPS tracker for a smaller dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendation-for-a-canine-gps-tracker-for-a-smaller-dog/1031918)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendation-for-a-canine-gps-tracker-for-a-smaller-dog/1031918 "2026-08-02T10:33:16Z")
As I have mentioned previously, I am the sole owner of a 13-year-old, 25-pound, Parson Russell Terrier (PRT) named Milo. (You can think of a PRT as a Jack Russell Terrier with long legs and a rough coat.) When he was muc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=46&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=48&state=muted)