# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=48&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 49 --- ## [Why does scratching an itch feel so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-scratching-an-itch-feel-so-good/1031749)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-scratching-an-itch-feel-so-good/1031749 "2026-08-04T17:07:08Z")
I’m not talking about a casual brushing something off your skin, or pulling off a bit a dried skin. I mean when the urge to scratch goes on and on, to the point you are actually damaging your skin, sometimes drawing blo… --- ## [Can someone make a picture for me "celebrating" the Jets' accomplishment this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-make-a-picture-for-me-celebrating-the-jets-accomplishment-this-year/1026389)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-make-a-picture-for-me-celebrating-the-jets-accomplishment-this-year/1026389 "2026-08-04T15:12:54Z")
I would like to see a meme in which every NFL and FBS team logo are all together on one screen. The caption: “Did your defense get at least one interception this year?” Every team logo except the Jets is circled in gre… --- ## [Babylon Five full episodes coming to YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-five-full-episodes-coming-to-youtube/1032126)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-five-full-episodes-coming-to-youtube/1032126 "2026-08-04T13:32:11Z")
I have the boxed DVD set, but we may get updated comments from JMS Brian ETA: some eps are already there --- ## [Would you mind if someone parked in front of your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mind-if-someone-parked-in-front-of-your-house/1031446)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mind-if-someone-parked-in-front-of-your-house/1031446 "2026-08-04T13:23:07Z")
In the clover lawn thread @Stratocaster posted: I didn’t want to hijack that thread but that reminded me of this encounter I had the other day. I live across the street from a school, and teachers, parents, and other … --- ## [Neighborly situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborly-situation/1031899)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborly-situation/1031899 "2026-08-04T10:59:46Z")
My neighbor loves mowing the yard so he voluntarily mows about 5-6 lawns in our neighborhood including mine. They’ve even gotten him a riding mower even though we live in little postage stamp sized lots. This is his thir… --- ## [Pussy is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-is-dead/1032102)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-is-dead/1032102 "2026-08-04T08:35:05Z")
Really surprised to not see a thread for actor Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy Bonpensiero on The Sopranos). He was a major player in that series, but I suspect it was difficult for him to leave that character behind. He was … --- ## [Have you seen a little Jesus in your life lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-a-little-jesus-in-your-life-lately/1031759)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-a-little-jesus-in-your-life-lately/1031759 "2026-08-04T03:06:21Z")
Apparently they’ve been a fad since 2024, but the first time I saw or heard of them was recently when I saw several of them lined up in the drive-through payment window of my local water company. (I thought they were Leg… --- ## [Talk to me about Duboo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-duboo/1032110)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-duboo/1032110 "2026-08-04T01:19:50Z")
Recently, the Karachi version of Carrom, a game called Duboo, has become popular on one of the Chinese short video streaming sites, Kuaishou. It’s obviously based on the Indian game of Carrom, but instead of being played… --- ## [What’s the latest on stored water expiration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-stored-water-expiration/1031867)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-stored-water-expiration/1031867 "2026-08-04T00:57:19Z")
I’ve had a jug of water bought from the store that I was keeping out of direct sunlight and heat (except the water heater, but the closet doesn’t seem warmer than the other rooms) for multiple years; the expiration date … --- ## [Big Brother? "What you lookin' at?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-what-you-lookin-at/1031594)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-what-you-lookin-at/1031594 "2026-08-03T23:20:51Z")
Everywhere you go, where ever you turn. What ever you are doing. Some body is watching you. I see cameras. On persons and buildings. Over cash registers. All my devices and vehicles track me. Do you care? --- ## [Why is there suddenly an image of a cookie in the bottom left of my screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-suddenly-an-image-of-a-cookie-in-the-bottom-left-of-my-screen/1031750)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-suddenly-an-image-of-a-cookie-in-the-bottom-left-of-my-screen/1031750 "2026-08-03T22:49:00Z")
And why won’t it go away? When I click on it, I get a whole bunch of cookie policy options, and when I agree and click “Save”, the stubborn partially eaten cookie image is still there. What purpose does it now serve ex… --- ## [Claude admitted lying to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claude-admitted-lying-to-me/1032022)
**Author:** [@MuleSkinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MuleSkinner)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claude-admitted-lying-to-me/1032022 "2026-08-03T22:42:54Z")
Before someone mentions it, no, I’m not making financial decision based on what AI tells me. Claude outright lied to me and admitted it. Bold part is me. I’m using voice to text to write to Claude so my part isn’t perfe… --- ## [Fiduciary Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiduciary-question/1032052)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiduciary-question/1032052 "2026-08-03T22:28:02Z")
For an individual and/or a business to represent themselves as a fiduciary is there a process to do so? Is there an organization that formally provides accreditation? Or is anyone free to represent themselves as a fiduc… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=47&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=49&state=tracking)