# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=5 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [Rude 2026 Election Night Party Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389 "2026-11-12T15:50:51Z")
This thread is for dunking on GOP losers, on the ballot or off. Welcome to Woke 3.0. Effective tomorrow morning, all Americans will start each morning by rolling a die to determine which of the six genders they will ide… --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2106\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2026-11-12T15:15:55Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2026. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points… --- ## [$15 billion iron smelter proposed for rural southeastern Iowa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-billion-iron-smelter-proposed-for-rural-southeastern-iowa/1033493)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-billion-iron-smelter-proposed-for-rural-southeastern-iowa/1033493 "2026-11-12T14:21:00Z")
I’ll believe any of this is going to happen when I see it. Why aren’t they building it in Minnesota, Michigan, or Wisconsin, where iron ore is actually still mined? And the biggest question: Which Third World country … --- ## [The Atoz Game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1827\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2026-11-12T12:44:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Atoz Game (Part 2) - #10001 by ekedolphin. Previous discussions: The Atoz Game (Part 1) The Atoz Game (Part 2) --- ## [The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-3/1034252)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-3/1034252 "2026-11-12T12:40:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2) - #10000 by Guest-starring\_Id. Previous discussions: The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) The Trump A… --- ## [VisionQuest (the latest MCU miniseries). Spoilers as it airs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visionquest-the-latest-mcu-miniseries-spoilers-as-it-airs/1033859)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visionquest-the-latest-mcu-miniseries-spoilers-as-it-airs/1033859 "2026-11-12T12:13:37Z")
First two episodes are available. --- ## [Offer your sage advice for maintaining dry clean garments while keeping the costs down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-your-sage-advice-for-maintaining-dry-clean-garments-while-keeping-the-costs-down/559941)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offer-your-sage-advice-for-maintaining-dry-clean-garments-while-keeping-the-costs-down/559941 "2026-11-12T10:32:03Z")
In my fit of love for Dryel, I apparently forgot to actually dry clean my lovely cashmere and wool sweaters at the end of last season. And, to my great pissed-offness, I had moth holes in nearly every one. Last year it h… --- ## [Cryptic overlaps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 3593\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983 "2026-11-12T09:26:55Z")
I love cryptic crosswords and have tried to start threads before. One trouble is though if a solver cannot get the answer right away in a thread there are no crossing clues like in a crossword. So how about we try a cryp… --- ## [Looking for alternate history stories/books about Mexico and Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-alternate-history-stories-books-about-mexico-and-japan/1034780)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-alternate-history-stories-books-about-mexico-and-japan/1034780 "2026-11-12T05:17:26Z")
I am looking for alternate history stories/books about Japan colonizing Mexico and maybe parts of Central America. Help? --- ## [Commercials you don't hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 1342\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672 "2026-11-12T05:07:50Z")
I can ignore most commercials. There are a few I detest so much that they can’t be ignored. But this one is kind of cute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU\_c8aabw2Y and, of course, any commercials that include these … --- ## [What do you all think of the hypothesis that black holes create dark energy, and associated question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-all-think-of-the-hypothesis-that-black-holes-create-dark-energy-and-associated-question/1034859)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-all-think-of-the-hypothesis-that-black-holes-create-dark-energy-and-associated-question/1034859 "2026-11-12T04:33:17Z")
One of the hypotheses that I’ve seen to possibly explain dark energy is that it is created, by the e = mc2 equation, by the destruction of matter that is absorbed by black holes. From what I gather, the amount of “stuff… --- ## [Handwritten Manuscript of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech discovered in drawer; to be auctioned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwritten-manuscript-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-i-have-a-dream-speech-discovered-in-drawer-to-be-auctioned/1034823)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwritten-manuscript-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-i-have-a-dream-speech-discovered-in-drawer-to-be-auctioned/1034823 "2026-11-12T04:29:39Z")
A handwritten manuscript of the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 was recently discovered inside a drawer of a desk of one of his former aides… --- ## [A pitting for Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791 "2026-11-12T04:16:05Z")
For his performance in the Why don’t liberals and Democrats fully embrace atheism? thread, starting here: I’m not going to quote any more than that, there’s too much to quote and you can go over there and read it. His … --- ## [Remembrance Day - Thank You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-day-thank-you/925320)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-day-thank-you/925320 "2026-11-12T03:57:10Z")
A short thank you to all those who served their country with honour and bravely uphold our constitutional and democratic values. This Rememberance Day may be less social than others, but let us nonetheless remember thos… --- ## [Let's make Earth the #1 Planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-earth-the-1-planet/919032)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-earth-the-1-planet/919032 "2026-11-12T03:49:43Z")
Our planet Earth (also called the World, as well as the scientific name which is Terra) is, I’m sure you’ll agree, one of the top planets in the Solar System. For a start, it is not one of the Gas Giants like Jupiter, on… --- ## [Eight-letter words - change zero to two letters to make a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1974\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862 "2026-11-12T02:54:09Z")
Link for a list of 8 character words 8-letter words It shouldn’t be any harder than the 7 char word game. 8 characters creative --- ## [Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3307\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712 "2026-11-12T02:18:14Z")
This scenario has happened to me several times, and each time it makes me irrationally annoyed. Today’s example was; I went to Home Depot to buy some electrical supplies. I bought two “Old Work” … --- ## [Gunn is done. Is DCCU 2 through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunn-is-done-is-dccu-2-through/1034753)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunn-is-done-is-dccu-2-through/1034753 "2026-11-12T01:59:38Z")
James Gunn has been fired from the DC cinematic universe reboot. So who knows what direction they will take it without Gunn’s long-term plans. --- ## [The Kitty Report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kitty-report/947747)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kitty-report/947747 "2026-11-12T01:53:56Z")
It’s been two weeks since we adopted one-year-old Abbey \[sic\] from The NOAH Center. Mostly, she’s been hiding under SWMBO’s bed. I’ve tried to give her ‘tours’ of the house when I can, but it’s been hard for me to get … --- ## [College Football 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2026/1032681)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2026/1032681 "2026-11-12T01:52:23Z")
Having lost most interest in this nonsense with all the shuffling of teams around, I almost missed the first game of the season! I thought it started next week. Anyway, watched USC play San Jose. Not a bad game. Lots of… --- ## [Actors whose appearance you find distracting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115 "2026-11-12T01:42:26Z")
We’ve done a lot of threads about celebrities’ looks but I hope this one is a little different. By distracting I mean anything about them physically that can take you out of what you’re watching. It can be about their at… --- ## [NYC Mayor election thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 878\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085 "2026-11-12T00:33:46Z")
I didn’t see a thread on this and it looks like an interesting race. Ranked choice voting is always interesting to me. I’m also appalled that serial sexual abuser (and overall asshole) Cuomo is not only running, but one… --- ## [Book Titles A-Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-a-z/739994)
**Author:** [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Replies:** 8260\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-a-z/739994 "2026-11-12T00:28:46Z")
Calling all readers. Book titles A-Z (ignoring A, An, and The, as you would when alphabetizing). A - The Art Forger (B.A. Shapiro) --- ## [Whither Blue Texas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-blue-texas/1034552)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-blue-texas/1034552 "2026-11-12T00:12:49Z")
Man, as a lifelong Texas and observer of Texas politics, I still can’t believe that what happened on Tuesday is real. It took Republicans years to consolidate their control over Texas offices, and Democrats swept every… --- ## [Downton Abbey movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-movie/840649)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-movie/840649 "2026-11-11T23:53:35Z")
We went to see Downton Abbey yesterday. We liked it. It was pretty much like the TV show, only the story was self-contained and resolved everything in two hours. Elizabeth McGovern looks old. She’s 58, but looks olde… --- ## [1000 foot long, Transatlantic speed record-holder SS United States becomes largest artificial reef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878 "2026-11-11T23:37:49Z")
It’s live-streaming now and taking forever. The most exciting part is AP calling it’s resting place the “Gulf of Mexico” (Turn off comments). --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8479\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-11-11T23:20:29Z")
An elderly couple were watching the tv and the husband had the remote. He kept changing back and forth between a porn channel and a fishing programme. “For heaven’s sake” said his wife “leave it on the porn channel, yo… --- ## [How many phone numbers do you have memorized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-phone-numbers-do-you-have-memorized/1034616)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-phone-numbers-do-you-have-memorized/1034616 "2026-11-11T23:19:55Z")
Something a bit random and non-serious this time around.. Back in the age of the dinosaurs we had rotary dial phones and paper books that had a list of numbers for individuals and businesses. There were even lines on o… --- ## [This week's (kind of sad) lesson: kill your procrastination habits while you still have most of your marbles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-kind-of-sad-lesson-kill-your-procrastination-habits-while-you-still-have-most-of-your-marbles/1030933)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weeks-kind-of-sad-lesson-kill-your-procrastination-habits-while-you-still-have-most-of-your-marbles/1030933 "2026-11-11T22:51:13Z")
I’ve just spent the last fortnight in Spain. My mum lives here with her partner. They’re both getting on in years now - he’s quite physically infirm, she’s got early stage Alzheimer’s, which at the moment is manifesting … --- ## [When many conservatives misinterpret "The road to hell" proverb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-many-conservatives-misinterpret-the-road-to-hell-proverb/1034741)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-many-conservatives-misinterpret-the-road-to-hell-proverb/1034741 "2026-11-11T22:48:30Z")
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” Sure, it could be. The answer isn’t ‘Bad Intentions’, Mr. Weirdo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=6)