# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=5&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [What is the first sentence from the book you are currently reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-sentence-from-the-book-you-are-currently-reading/784858)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3833\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-sentence-from-the-book-you-are-currently-reading/784858 "2026-10-08T13:47:29Z")
“I think it was my love of wrestling that first took me to the dance hall.” -from Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello mmm ETA: Requested forum change to Cafe Society --- ## [Crew of the Discovery in 2001 a Space Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-of-the-discovery-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/816598)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-of-the-discovery-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/816598 "2026-10-08T13:47:07Z")
Not sure if this goes in Cafe Society or IMHO Watching the movie 2001, a Space Odyssey, I thought why not send a husband wife pair up there instead of Frank Poole and Dave Bowman? Yes, I know that it is a 1960s movie b… --- ## [Clues by Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350 "2026-10-08T13:41:56Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a cr… --- ## [Interaction in a beer store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interaction-in-a-beer-store/1033626)
**Author:** [@LavenderMagnolia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderMagnolia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interaction-in-a-beer-store/1033626 "2026-10-08T13:12:07Z")
This happened several years ago now, but I remembered it when looking at some photos the other day, from the city where we lived in at the time. I’ve never quite understood this. A nearby beer/wine store had one of thos… --- ## [OK more language fun: "Rapine and pillaging" vs. "Raping and pillaging"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-more-language-fun-rapine-and-pillaging-vs-raping-and-pillaging/1033655)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-more-language-fun-rapine-and-pillaging-vs-raping-and-pillaging/1033655 "2026-10-08T12:26:22Z")
I’ve sometimes seen the idiom said as “Rapine and pillaging”–which from a strictly grammarian standpoint is just atrocious parallelism (or lack thereof), an adjective (?) paired with a gerund. Shouldn’t it be “raping an… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-5/1033629)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-5/1033629 "2026-10-08T12:09:49Z")
In Week 4, the surprising Browns edged the Steelers on Thursday, and the Colts spanked Washington in London. The Pats handed the Bills their first loss in their new stadium, and the Rams beat the Eagles in Philly. Brow… --- ## [Finding software for accented letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-software-for-accented-letters/1033552)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-software-for-accented-letters/1033552 "2026-10-08T12:07:34Z")
On my old computer, sadly defunct, there was a program for doing accented letters. Unfortunately I have lost its name and am hoping some Doper knows what it is. The way it worked was every character you wanted started b… --- ## [Why does ESPN ID players with Sr designation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-espn-id-players-with-sr-designation/1033623)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-espn-id-players-with-sr-designation/1033623 "2026-10-08T11:38:26Z")
Just an observation, but recently I’ve noticed that ESPN–haven’t seen it other places–where they call Aaron Jones Sr and Deebo Samuel Sr, but why? I mean, neither player has son playing in league, so is there a need to i… --- ## [Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 2645\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036 "2026-10-08T05:47:56Z")
For the sake of this thread, let’s assume Trump will not destroy American democracy as we know it, and that free and fair elections will take place in 2028. Anyway, the field seems to be wide open for the Democrats righ… --- ## [US House races 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336 "2026-10-08T03:58:18Z")
Here’s our thread on the upper house: Senate races 2026 Thought we ought to have one on the House of Representatives, as well. Here’s Wiki: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections - Wikipedia These may a… --- ## [These $90 payments from Social Security that just showed up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-90-payments-from-social-security-that-just-showed-up/1033633)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-90-payments-from-social-security-that-just-showed-up/1033633 "2026-10-08T03:15:07Z")
Both Mr. brown and I received today $90 each from Social Security. Googling says: “The checks, which have already hit some seniors’ bank accounts, are tied to the Trump administration’s announcement that it would send … --- ## [“Did the earliest humans and dinosaurs live at the same time?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-earliest-humans-and-dinosaurs-live-at-the-same-time/1033636)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-earliest-humans-and-dinosaurs-live-at-the-same-time/1033636 "2026-10-08T00:58:10Z")
Please answer (here) just yes or no. Like it is a poll. For the first 24 hours. --- ## [First Measles death in Texas - Feb, 2025, and now in other parts of the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834 "2026-10-08T00:44:06Z")
“1st death as West Texas measles outbreak tops 120 cases. What to know.” https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/measles-first-death-west-texas-outbreak-20188974.php A Texas patient has died from measles, the A… --- ## [2026 Cecil’s Hot Seat - Fantasy Football Guillotine League Year 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-cecil-s-hot-seat-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-year-2/1032007)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-cecil-s-hot-seat-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-year-2/1032007 "2026-10-08T00:27:50Z")
Alright, Yahoo has renewed the league from last year, and it looks like there are already 13 teams signed up (I’m guessing it’s auto renewal as well). I’m going to preemptively set a draft date for 9/2/26 at 8pm Eastern… --- ## [Whither Canada and the European Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-canada-and-the-european-union/1033063)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-canada-and-the-european-union/1033063 "2026-10-08T00:02:05Z")
So it seems like Mark Carney is currently making a serious attempt to redefine Canada’s relationship with the European Union, if not setting Canada on the path to actual EU membership, then perhaps some alternative form … --- ## [Today in nature I saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 4386\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854 "2026-10-07T23:52:39Z")
Just a lizard in the bathroom at work. I caught him and put him outside. But yesterday, I saw a really vivid rainbow in my yard during a passing storm. I could make out almost the whole arc. I’m pretty sure there was… --- ## [Comedians and comedy acts you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-and-comedy-acts-youve-seen/1033244)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-and-comedy-acts-youve-seen/1033244 "2026-10-07T23:20:55Z")
This past Friday my wife and I saw Jim Gaffigan at the Fox Theater in Detroit. I had not been looking forward to driving downtown, fighting traffic and crowds, and just the whole hassle, having recently injured my shoul… --- ## [Pro-Trump T-shirts at Resorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-trump-t-shirts-at-resorts/1018827)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-trump-t-shirts-at-resorts/1018827 "2026-10-07T22:50:10Z")
I made my regular Memorial Day trip to a beach resort – in this case, Hampton Beach in New Hampshire – to see what the latest summer stuff was. Usually there are new things at the beach, new video games and high-tech pin… --- ## [Ted Lasso Coming back this Summer {August 5, 2026}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-coming-back-this-summer-august-5-2026/1027122)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-coming-back-this-summer-august-5-2026/1027122 "2026-10-07T21:44:56Z")
I am late to the Ted Lasso party because I only just got Apple TV a few months ago but my wife and I watched it and loved the show. The ending seemed like a good one for the characters but Apple announced today the show … --- ## [Eva Marie Saint just passed at 102](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eva-marie-saint-just-passed-at-102/1033634)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eva-marie-saint-just-passed-at-102/1033634 "2026-10-07T21:44:53Z")
Probably best known for North by North West opposite Cary Grant or On the Waterfront opposite Brando. She worked into her 90s. One of the last of old Hollywood, or maybe the last star. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00016… --- ## [Blood at 35,000 feet: possible hijacking attempt on flight to Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-at-35-000-feet-possible-hijacking-attempt-on-flight-to-israel/1033484)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-at-35-000-feet-possible-hijacking-attempt-on-flight-to-israel/1033484 "2026-10-07T20:53:15Z")
I posted this in the Aviation thread, but I think it deserves a thread of its own. A FlyDubai flight took off from the UAE early this morning on its way to Tel Aviv, and as it approached Jordanian airspace, it sent out … --- ## [When in discourse of sequential threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 2818\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906 "2026-10-07T20:48:58Z")
Looks like the old one is more than 10K so here goes. Things are opening up. What personal service are you comfortable to try to get? Toilet Plume and the Coronavirus Normally I get a Toilet Plume every month or so bu… --- ## [AI "security incidents" and other adventures in misalignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-security-incidents-and-other-adventures-in-misalignment/1033470)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-security-incidents-and-other-adventures-in-misalignment/1033470 "2026-10-07T20:25:37Z")
Remember how in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Jim Kirk rewires the Kobayashi Maru scenario because he wants a different outcome? We cheered him on, right? I certainly did! Because I trusted his goals were aligned to ou… --- ## [The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5760\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944 "2026-10-07T20:18:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) - #10004 by knoodler. Previous discussions: The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) --- ## [Is Lionel Messi the greatest footballer of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lionel-messi-the-greatest-footballer-of-all-time/724681)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lionel-messi-the-greatest-footballer-of-all-time/724681 "2026-10-07T19:09:09Z")
(yes yes I know, he has nothing on Lev Yashin as a GK:D) The guy has so many pros that its a wasted of time just listing them so I am going to point out the cons. One con Unlike Pele and Maradona, he has not won a Wo… --- ## [Please help me identify this 80's music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-80s-music-video/713119 "2026-10-07T19:06:38Z")
This would be the early 80’s, when music videos first started playing on TV. I don’t remember the song or the band, but the story of the video was of a teenage girl who has a crappy home life and runs away. At the end … --- ## [NEW! Speak to me in Movie quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9021\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-speak-to-me-in-movie-quotes/914614 "2026-10-07T18:56:07Z")
Mother always said, “Elwood” She always called me Elwood. “Elwood, in this world you have to be Oh so smart or Oh so pleasant” --- ## [Is a homogeneous society a better, healthier option in the modern age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-homogeneous-society-a-better-healthier-option-in-the-modern-age/1033066)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-homogeneous-society-a-better-healthier-option-in-the-modern-age/1033066 "2026-10-07T18:09:31Z")
I’ve come to believe that a homogeneous society, like that in Japan, is much healthier than a society consisting of many different value systems and behavior. I see the components of our society pulling against one anot… --- ## [The SIH (Suffer in Hell) Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sih-suffer-in-hell-thread/1000217)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sih-suffer-in-hell-thread/1000217 "2026-10-07T18:08:53Z")
When someone really awful but also really famous dies, they get rightfully roasted in their RIP thread. But sometimes someone doesn’t quite breach the level of fame that earns a personal thread, and yet fully deserve a … --- ## [Lindsay Clancy...child murderer or victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-clancy-child-murderer-or-victim/1033205)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-clancy-child-murderer-or-victim/1033205 "2026-10-07T18:07:40Z")
There is no doubt that Lindsay Clancy murdered her three young children. I think her own legal defense team admits that. Their defense is Clancy was severely mentally unstable due to a variety of reasons. I admit I am… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=4&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=6&state=watching)