# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=54 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 55 --- ## [Verizon's systems suck, but my consumer complaints were very effective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizons-systems-suck-but-my-consumer-complaints-were-very-effective/1032549)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizons-systems-suck-but-my-consumer-complaints-were-very-effective/1032549 "2026-08-26T22:05:26Z")
In July I canceled Verizon’s TV service and switched over to YouTube TV - in the end, I got more channels and paid less, so it’s a win. I then turned in my equipment and (mercifully) kept the receipt. On August 5 I got … --- ## [What do you think happened to these villains in the Old Man Logan setting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-these-villains-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1032580)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-these-villains-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1032580 "2026-08-26T20:52:03Z")
What do you think happened to the following villains in the Old Man Logan universe after the US was taken over and divided? Purple Man, Carnage, Hyde, Controller, Leader, Mad Thinker, the U-Foes and Flag Smasher. Are t… --- ## [Why Didn't NASA Recruit Mercury Astronauts From Submariners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-nasa-recruit-mercury-astronauts-from-submariners/996567)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-nasa-recruit-mercury-astronauts-from-submariners/996567 "2026-08-26T19:22:35Z")
I was watching some promotional extras from the movie The Martian recently. One scene was excerpts from the psychological evaluations of each crewmember. Commander Lewis - played by Jessica Chastain - responded to a ques… --- ## [What are some things to do in and around east / central Kentucky (Royal Gorge area)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-things-to-do-in-and-around-east-central-kentucky-royal-gorge-area/1032215)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-things-to-do-in-and-around-east-central-kentucky-royal-gorge-area/1032215 "2026-08-26T17:50:17Z")
My wife and I are looking to do a mini-vacation, maybe 4 or 5 days, early September-ish. We love kayaking, and she’s had her eye on this Gorge Underground kayak tour. So we’re sort of planning around that, and I’m wonder… --- ## [Poster Der\_Trihs suspended for 3 days and may extend to more pending Mod Loop discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-der-trihs-suspended-for-3-days-and-may-extend-to-more-pending-mod-loop-discussion/1032572)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-der-trihs-suspended-for-3-days-and-may-extend-to-more-pending-mod-loop-discussion/1032572 "2026-08-26T14:56:45Z")
@Der\_Trihs is suspended until Aug 28, 2026 at 6:00 pm. He has received 6 warnings in the last year. This is mostly for political hijacks and/or at least pulling focus with extremists rants. Besides the warnings, there … --- ## ["King of Siam" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-siam-song/916222)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-siam-song/916222 "2026-08-26T14:06:41Z")
The one that goes “I am the King of Siam; yes I am” to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance song. All Google could tell me is that someone else somewhere in the world had heard this too because it was quoted with no contex… --- ## [Predict the next era of Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-era-of-star-trek/1032534)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-era-of-star-trek/1032534 "2026-08-26T13:42:22Z")
We have a little bit more of Strange New Worlds, another season of Academy, then a break as the powers that be decide on what a reset is going to look like. Predict. A completely different timeline than any currently e… --- ## [Breakfast eateries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-eateries/1032367)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-eateries/1032367 "2026-08-26T04:46:39Z")
Y’all know, I live rurally. No door dash or Uber. Traveling to eat is a lengthy ride in any direction (no, I don’t live at the center of the universe. I just think I do! :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: ). We’ve had w… --- ## [Are you aware of the golden fork and spoon used by the creator of Fettucine Alfredo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-golden-fork-and-spoon-used-by-the-creator-of-fettucine-alfredo/1032557)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-golden-fork-and-spoon-used-by-the-creator-of-fettucine-alfredo/1032557 "2026-08-26T02:24:30Z")
Probably my favorite cutlery story. “Another decisive step in his (Alfredo Di Lelio) path to success and satisfaction was his meeting with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, the two famous American silent film actors,… --- ## [Confronting racism in oneself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-racism-in-oneself/1030215)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-racism-in-oneself/1030215 "2026-08-26T01:14:52Z")
Doper 1: “One of the first things you learn in anti-racism training is that you’re racist. You can’t help it as a product of our society.” Doper 2: “This is not true.” (quoted verbatim) Deniers like Doper 2 above feel … --- ## [Hey, Geico! You’re not Phillyin’ right, dumbass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-geico-you-re-not-phillyin-right-dumbass/1032406)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-geico-you-re-not-phillyin-right-dumbass/1032406 "2026-08-25T23:46:59Z")
This is not the first example of this I’ve seen, but it’s particularly annoying. I’m talking about when a national brand (or at least an out-of-region company) tries to show they’re “one of us.” Invariably they fuck it… --- ## [Whiskey aged at sea on ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-aged-at-sea-on-ships/1031879)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-aged-at-sea-on-ships/1031879 "2026-08-25T23:36:17Z")
This is an interesting concept. The whiskey barrels are actually stored on the open decks of cruise ships for six months. --- ## [Wait, no Balatro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-no-balatro/1009916)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-no-balatro/1009916 "2026-08-25T23:18:21Z")
I don’t hang out in this forum so maybe there’s something mysterious and I’m missing it but I just got addicted to this game called Belatro. I thought it was gonna be a little time waster, no big deal and suddenly I’m ad… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9942\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2026-08-25T21:34:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) - #10000 by RTFirefly. Previous discussions: "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) "Wordle," a strangely compelling word… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Motorcycle Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 618\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279 "2026-08-25T20:23:05Z")
Breaking this off from the Where are the motorcycle commercials? thread. \[NB: There’s a previous motorcycle thread, but it’s from 2009.\] By now, everyone knows a neighbour’s getting my 2002 Yamaha YZF R1 running; so I … --- ## [Health Issue, and yes, I've seen a doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135 "2026-08-25T20:02:45Z")
I think this is the right place, but maybe this should be moved-- it won’t hurt my feelings, and no need to PM me first. So, I am finally getting my CGMs, and learning a LOT about my sugar levels-- the spikes that preci… --- ## [What responsibility does a group/category of stereotyped people have to change their behavior so they don't get stereotyped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-responsibility-does-a-group-category-of-stereotyped-people-have-to-change-their-behavior-so-they-dont-get-stereotyped/1032541)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-responsibility-does-a-group-category-of-stereotyped-people-have-to-change-their-behavior-so-they-dont-get-stereotyped/1032541 "2026-08-25T18:30:09Z")
(Split off from the Jason Arday thread, which is a separate but related issue) On the one hand, most folks agree that stereotyping and painting people with a broad brush is wrong. On the other hand, some or most folks w… --- ## [Drinking tea after Dec 16, 1773 Harbor Tea Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408 "2026-08-25T17:14:10Z")
On this Independence Day 2026, I’m wondering if there was a backlash against tea-drinkers, even more so after July 2-4. I assume there was still tea available either at home or stores, but wouldn’t they be shunned for b… --- ## [Is criticality in nuclear physics just a statistical concept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticality-in-nuclear-physics-just-a-statistical-concept/1032500)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criticality-in-nuclear-physics-just-a-statistical-concept/1032500 "2026-08-25T16:57:46Z")
As I understand it, there is a certain probability that an atomic nucleus of a fissile isotope, left alone to mind its own business, will split in a given second from capturing a neutron that happened to come by in the w… --- ## [Solo performances with multiple characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-performances-with-multiple-characters/1021084)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-performances-with-multiple-characters/1021084 "2026-08-25T15:56:50Z")
There’s a genre on YouTube videos where one person performs all of the characters in a multi-character scene, generally with different outfits to distinguish the characters. A couple of recent examples: Julie Nolke An… --- ## [Elon Musk Swing State Registered Voter Giveway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-swing-state-registered-voter-giveway/1009077)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-swing-state-registered-voter-giveway/1009077 "2026-08-25T15:13:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election: I’m starting a new thread because I think this deserves discussion. I find no Musk pledge that the daily million dollars would be given a… --- ## [How do you respond to ideological disagreements over definitions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-respond-to-ideological-disagreements-over-definitions/1030945)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-respond-to-ideological-disagreements-over-definitions/1030945 "2026-08-25T13:25:11Z")
It seems like our society has been captured by an obsession with moral/philosophical relativism and everything being a social construct to be ignored at best and stamped out at worst while at the same time being held hos… --- ## [Jasmine's Growing Spider Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466 "2026-08-25T12:33:14Z")
About 3 weeks ago, I was looking out of my livingroom sliding window when I noticed a large bodied spider hanging from a single thread at eye level. I blew gently through the screen and got him rocking. He wasn’t impre… --- ## [How much are movie tickets your way now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355 "2026-08-25T12:29:36Z")
I know, there have been other threads, but prices keep going up… Of the two theaters I go to (one in Newington NH and the other in Methuen MA - neither are really near my house, but they’re compromises between friends a… --- ## [A classic question... classic car, that is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200 "2026-08-25T04:36:18Z")
If you had to pick a car that was at least 50 years old, stock but in mint condition, as your primary vehicle for one year, what would you want your ride to be? No Big Daddy Roth and no Batmobiles from Barris, just a car… --- ## [Do you remember Zamfir?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-zamfir/1032510)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-zamfir/1032510 "2026-08-25T03:54:31Z")
He is now 85 --- ## [Electricians: can I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475 "2026-08-24T23:08:19Z")
In my 1950s-era garage, there is an ceiling outlet served by a 20A breaker that powers the garage door opener. Emerging from that surface-mounted box is a romex cable stapled to the ceiling and running down to the wall, … --- ## [RIP Shelly Fabares, dies at 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelly-fabares-dies-at-82/1032525)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelly-fabares-dies-at-82/1032525 "2026-08-24T21:48:36Z")
I remember Shelly from Coach and the last three seasons of One Day At a Time. I had a teen crush on her in high school, and always enjoyed her work on Coach. She appeared in Superman: The Animated Series as Martha Kent… --- ## ["Stand by Me" is 40 today {Released August 22, 1986}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-by-me-is-40-today-released-august-22-1986/1032494)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-by-me-is-40-today-released-august-22-1986/1032494 "2026-08-24T21:31:25Z")
Released August 22, 1986 I think the movie is pretty close to perfect, though Rotten Tomatoes is only 89% and 94% from the Audience. This was during an almost impossible run of great movies by Rob Reiner. The casting w… --- ## [Basketball strategic fouls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484 "2026-08-24T21:04:28Z")
It was mentioned in another thread that, in basketball, it’s sometimes strategic to deliberately foul another player, with the hopes that they’ll miss the free throw(s) and give your team an opportunity to get the ball o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=55)