# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=60&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 61 --- ## [RivkahChaya update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rivkahchaya-update/1031636)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rivkahchaya-update/1031636 "2026-07-13T15:59:43Z")
I have filled the prescriptions for the first time. The sample CGM the doctor gave me was a dud, so I had to use one of the ones from the pharmacy right away, which is slightly concerning, because it means that the seco… --- ## [Do people in different US regions have different psych profiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-different-us-regions-have-different-psych-profiles/1031623)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-different-us-regions-have-different-psych-profiles/1031623 "2026-07-13T14:27:39Z")
What to make of this Atlantic gift link suggesting the US has three personality profiles by region, or that Trump voters are linked to neuroticism? --- ## [The Pleasures of Replacing a Drill-out Deadbolt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pleasures-of-replacing-a-drill-out-deadbolt/1031633)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pleasures-of-replacing-a-drill-out-deadbolt/1031633 "2026-07-13T13:52:45Z")
House is elderly by suburban Long Island standards: built in the 50s. Back door had a key-operated deadbolt lock, the kind that requires a key from either direction. It had gotten looser and floppier and harder to ope… --- ## [Why do conservatives (in the US) hate the left so much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-in-the-us-hate-the-left-so-much/1031251)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-in-the-us-hate-the-left-so-much/1031251 "2026-07-13T11:22:36Z")
So I feel like it is more clear why the left hates the modern right. Because the right wants to oppress and victimize marginalized and vulnerable groups who need protection and inclusion. Because they place their racia… --- ## [(Old) Your first furniture in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453 "2026-07-13T07:30:06Z")
What was the first piece if furniture you bought for yourself? When and what were the circumstances? My answer will follow in a bit. Carry on, and Happy Moanday! --- ## [Liberland - A brand new country in Europe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberland-a-brand-new-country-in-europe/717838)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberland-a-brand-new-country-in-europe/717838 "2026-07-13T06:45:44Z")
In case you missed this important international development, last Monday saw the birth of a new country in Europe: The Republic of Liberland! The BBC has extensive coverage \[1\], there is a Wikipedia article \[2\] and Libe… --- ## [Happy 100th Mel Brooks. Funny, I thought he was already over 2000 when I was a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-mel-brooks-funny-i-thought-he-was-already-over-2000-when-i-was-a-kid/1031242)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-mel-brooks-funny-i-thought-he-was-already-over-2000-when-i-was-a-kid/1031242 "2026-07-13T05:21:31Z")
Mel Brooks is 100. He’s been entertaining professionally since just after WWII. A few days ago AFI announced changes to the top comedy list and Blazing Saddles is now #1. He is one of the rare EGOT winners. --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=59&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=61&state=tracking)