# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=59&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 60 --- ## [Devastating floods in Southeastern Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devastating-floods-in-southeastern-missouri/1031604)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devastating-floods-in-southeastern-missouri/1031604 "2026-07-13T02:53:37Z")
Is MPSIMS the place for posts about disasters? Anyway Thursday night into Friday morning parts of Southeastern Missouri, particularly parts of Iron and Reynolds Counties, endured severe flash flooding due to hours of to… --- ## [Mycelium belt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577 "2026-07-13T02:30:33Z")
I’m in need of a new belt, my current belt looking like it’ll break at the point it buckles. So I decided to find the most Earth-friendly leather-substitute. That seems to be mycelium, a material made from mushrooms. OK,… --- ## [Infernal Closet Doors - help! With pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infernal-closet-doors-help-with-pictures/1031497)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infernal-closet-doors-help-with-pictures/1031497 "2026-07-13T00:42:48Z")
Hi, I just closed on a beautiful condo and I don’t have many complaints except this closet door situation. The closet in question contains a washer and a dryer side by side. Underneath the washer is a plastic draining … --- ## [Addison McConnell, Jr. is indeed alive, although not necessarily well (7/12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addison-mcconnell-jr-is-indeed-alive-although-not-necessarily-well-7-12/1031628)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addison-mcconnell-jr-is-indeed-alive-although-not-necessarily-well-7-12/1031628 "2026-07-12T22:08:25Z")
I just heard this on CNN, and found a link. TL : DR, yes, he fell, and says he had “mild pneumonia” and is being moved to a rehab facility. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/senator-mitch-mcconnell-releases-not… --- ## [Jared Kushner - Deserves his own Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-deserves-his-own-pitting/1030544)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-deserves-his-own-pitting/1030544 "2026-07-12T21:42:49Z")
Corrupt, follows in dad’s business practices, Prince Bonesaw enabler, and now enemy of the environment for the rich. Plenty more stories can be added. --- ## [Here's a Proposed Way Forward on USA Healthcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-proposed-way-forward-on-usa-healthcare/1031485)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-proposed-way-forward-on-usa-healthcare/1031485 "2026-07-12T20:53:03Z")
Paul Krugman has a good substack. He’s put a series out there on US healthcare that, IMO, does a good job of summarizing our history, our politics, comparisons with other countries, a list of universal healthcare altern… --- ## [Pronoun Palace - anyone know this Steam game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-palace-anyone-know-this-steam-game/1031575)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-palace-anyone-know-this-steam-game/1031575 "2026-07-12T17:25:14Z")
My son set my up on Steam and recommended the game “Pronoun Palace,” as I enjoy word games. I’ve barely looked at the game, but I can see it’s not going to be easy for me at first to pick up the rules. The description of… --- ## [Is the simplest model the best model?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-simplest-model-the-best-model/1030077)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-simplest-model-the-best-model/1030077 "2026-07-12T12:01:21Z")
Of course it isn’t. Like so many things in life, this is a matter of calibration. In the December 2025 issue of The Stata Journal, Nick Cox summarizes current thinking on simplicity: Simplicity as a goal or guide, even… --- ## [Is it possible to buy a new car that doesn't track you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-a-new-car-that-doesnt-track-you/1023843)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-a-new-car-that-doesnt-track-you/1023843 "2026-07-12T03:39:21Z")
I was reading recently about insurance companies buying flawed information from OnStar and unfairly raising people’s insurance rates. It got me wondering, is there any modern car brand that doesn’t include a tracking fe… --- ## [Driving a rental car to Canada - anything I should beware of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-a-rental-car-to-canada-anything-i-should-beware-of/1030551)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-a-rental-car-to-canada-anything-i-should-beware-of/1030551 "2026-07-12T02:07:11Z")
My wife and I are taking our grandson on vacation next month. We are flying into Seattle and then planning on renting a car and driving up to Vancouver BC for a few days. I’m assuming this kind of crossing-the-border thi… --- ## [New Israel/Gaza/West Bank conflict thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-israel-gaza-west-bank-conflict-thread/1031603)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-israel-gaza-west-bank-conflict-thread/1031603 "2026-07-12T00:26:10Z")
I’m pretty sure the last one was closed. This one can include discussion and current events related to the conflict. Latest I saw - a US Congressman was detained by Israeli settlers (terrorists IMO). Right now, Israel … --- ## [Finally, new columns for the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-new-columns-for-the-white-house/1031587)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-new-columns-for-the-white-house/1031587 "2026-07-11T22:23:27Z")
This little presser has to be the most infuriating one I’ve ever seen. The asshole just won’t let Biden go. He’s trying to get them to laugh along with him :grimacing: Michael Steele tears into Trump’s newest White Hous… --- ## [Antoinette Bower (1932-2026) \[Sylvia in ST:TOS Catspaw\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antoinette-bower-1932-2026-sylvia-in-st-tos-catspaw/1031605)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antoinette-bower-1932-2026-sylvia-in-st-tos-catspaw/1031605 "2026-07-11T21:55:16Z")
April 30. Link. While never an A-Lister, she was a very busy actress, possibly best remembered as one of the aliens in the ST:TOS episode “Catspaw” and “Eve” in the TZ ep “Probe 7 Over and Out” with Richard Basehart. … --- ## [Are there any reasons to reject Graham Platner in Maine (campaign suspended July 8, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1552\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179 "2026-07-11T21:44:26Z")
He seems to be getting the Mamdani treatment. I know he has a tattoo on his chest that has potential nazi symbolism as its a skull and crossbones. However his argument is he just picked it off a wall and didn’t know the… --- ## [Talk to me about ghee -- eating it, cooking with it, tips, cautions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-ghee-eating-it-cooking-with-it-tips-cautions/1031364)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-ghee-eating-it-cooking-with-it-tips-cautions/1031364 "2026-07-11T20:09:13Z")
Full disclosure: I’m afraid of ghee. Okay, not terrified, but hesitant and apprehensive. And not just because it seems you can only buy huge jars of it. I like butter okay. Especially cold butter spread on hot/warm bre… --- ## [Bonnie Tyler has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonnie-tyler-has-died/1031532)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonnie-tyler-has-died/1031532 "2026-07-11T19:55:28Z")
Loved her raspy vocal style. She a had a couple of good hits. Was pleased to see she continued to be big in England after her success here in the states. I always related to the line I’m living in a powder keg and givin… --- ## [I need advice about talking to a former skinemax actress..(TMI/NSFW discussion) (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-about-talking-to-a-former-skinemax-actress-tmi-nsfw-discussion-long/1031598)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-about-talking-to-a-former-skinemax-actress-tmi-nsfw-discussion-long/1031598 "2026-07-11T18:48:16Z")
Some backstory. I friend a lot of people on facebook. Over the last couple of years I started friending horror fans. And horror fans are usually Facebook friends with horror actors and actresses. Some of them really do … --- ## [The Laugh Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-laugh-club/1031574)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-laugh-club/1031574 "2026-07-11T17:50:20Z")
Imagine a book club which offered a new book of humor every other month for a year. The books will be sent right to you but cost less than the regular trade editions even though they are absolutely identical. The authors… --- ## [Going to Montreal. What should I not miss while there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-should-i-not-miss-while-there/1031078)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-should-i-not-miss-while-there/1031078 "2026-07-11T17:26:47Z")
We (my Wife and I) will be heading to Montreal in early July for a short vacation. What should we see and do while there? I have never been to Canada and my wife went to Toronto some years ago but never Montreal. Any re… --- ## [AI story generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-story-generation/1031208)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-story-generation/1031208 "2026-07-11T16:18:37Z")
What about AI’s story writing abilities? I asked Gemini and Copilot to write a short story. Here’s the prompt: “Write a short story with the following characters: Antonio (an athletic 25-year-old young Venezuelan workin… --- ## [GoFundMe request from RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gofundme-request-from-rivkahchaya/1031461)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gofundme-request-from-rivkahchaya/1031461 "2026-07-11T13:04:03Z")
(Posting this on @RivkahChaya 's behalf at her request, since she’s away from her computer today) --- ## [Fireworks Mayhem 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mayhem-2026/1031283)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-mayhem-2026/1031283 "2026-07-11T12:29:28Z")
What with America 250, the 4th on a Saturday, and widespread drought areas, this year’s annual crop of lost limbs, lost homes and lost lives looks to be primed for chaos. Indeed it has already begun: I am no fan… --- ## [Anti-vaxxers are ignorant scumbags that kill children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 1715\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626 "2026-07-11T03:12:39Z")
Recently had an episode of this pop up on a friends Facebook, he was sensibly calling them idiots and some genuine anti-vaxxers popped up and tried and peddle their bullshit. Holy crap, the level of willfull ignorance a… --- ## [Rant about antibiotics spun off another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-antibiotics-spun-off-another-thread/1031562)
**Author:** [@Stirner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stirner)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-antibiotics-spun-off-another-thread/1031562 "2026-07-11T03:05:43Z")
I’d just like to rant about antibiotics because they were mentioned in the post that started this thread. The whole ‘doctors must stop giving people antibiotics because they don’t work anymore due to over-use’ is a scam.… --- ## [How often do you change your monthly service providers? Includes Cable TV, Cellular, Internet, Streaming etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-monthly-service-providers-includes-cable-tv-cellular-internet-streaming-etc/1031555)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-monthly-service-providers-includes-cable-tv-cellular-internet-streaming-etc/1031555 "2026-07-11T00:40:36Z")
As several of you know, I worked for T-Mobile as an employee for several years, now over a decade ago. I stayed with them as my cell provider even after I lost my employee options, because I was there during their aggre… --- ## [When was the last time you had to give someone directions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-had-to-give-someone-directions/1029758)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-had-to-give-someone-directions/1029758 "2026-07-11T00:20:58Z")
After a bit of a decluttering binge, I’ve been selling miscellaneous stuff on Marketplace. I have no issue with people coming to my house to pick up, and once I’m sure they’re serious, I’ll give them my address. I used t… --- ## [Pamelyn Ferdin, a Great ‘Cutie’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pamelyn-ferdin-a-great-cutie/1027779)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pamelyn-ferdin-a-great-cutie/1027779 "2026-07-10T19:32:48Z")
Pamelyn Ferdin is a former child actress who appeared in many roles on TV, commercials, and movies. She had a recurring role as Felix Unger’s daughter on “The Odd Couple”, and was a regular on the short-lived “Paul Lynde… --- ## [Question for you Iowans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-iowans/1031489)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-iowans/1031489 "2026-07-10T19:01:37Z")
How do you feel about the song “Iowa Stubborn” from The Music Man? This song states that Iowans are stubborn, cold, and unwelcoming to the outsider. Do you think it’s a slur on your state or do you agree with the lyric… --- ## [Research question: Early 1900s Baseball Owner who fathered a child with an actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-question-early-1900s-baseball-owner-who-fathered-a-child-with-an-actress/1031549)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-question-early-1900s-baseball-owner-who-fathered-a-child-with-an-actress/1031549 "2026-07-10T17:15:28Z")
This was something I ran across accidentally a few months ago, and I happened to think about it again, but have forgotten the details. What I seem to recall is a baseball owner fathered a child with an actress (1900-192… --- ## [Computer Sex Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-sex-games/38895)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2000, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-sex-games/38895 "2000-10-30T05:52:45Z")
I’ve played a few computer sex games, but the one I liked was Sex Jack, where you played against a partner in blackjack, and depending on who won or lost, one partner had one thing to do to another. I lost my copy and wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=58&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=60&state=muted)