# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=63&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 64 --- ## [What are your tips and tricks for keeping mental health in a crazy political era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-tips-and-tricks-for-keeping-mental-health-in-a-crazy-political-era/1030352)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-tips-and-tricks-for-keeping-mental-health-in-a-crazy-political-era/1030352 "2026-07-07T15:01:26Z")
Thread is, of course, about Trump/MAGA, but also only partially so. The current insanity, cruelty, destructiveness, idiocy, and secondhand embarrassment won’t stop for 2.7 more years. That’s a long time. And it may pers… --- ## [Declaration of Independence -- Grievances against George III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-grievances-against-george-iii/1031431)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-grievances-against-george-iii/1031431 "2026-07-07T14:16:24Z")
At our town’s semiquincentennial Fourth of July celebration they read out the Declaration of Independence. I admit I haven’t read this in ages. One thing that struck me quite forcibly was the list of grievances against K… --- ## [What five locations would you choose for a VR shooter game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-five-locations-would-you-choose-for-a-vr-shooter-game/1031445)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-five-locations-would-you-choose-for-a-vr-shooter-game/1031445 "2026-07-07T14:02:24Z")
You’re designing a highly advanced virtual reality first person shooter that people can play with each other. The only thing left to do is pick five separate environments to act as arenas. Each arena will be a square mil… --- ## [What is a salad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-salad/1031018)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-salad/1031018 "2026-07-07T11:02:38Z")
Okay, when we hear the word, salad, we automatically think of a dish served on plate or bowl with leafy greens and assorted veggies. but then we have these dishes using the word 'salad": potato salad bean salad macaro… --- ## [.22 lr ammunition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155 "2026-07-07T10:35:17Z")
Are any of the shooters out there having trouble finding .22 lr ammo? --- ## [Okay, never mind the definition of "salad" -- where's the recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-never-mind-the-definition-of-salad-wheres-the-recipes/1031051)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-never-mind-the-definition-of-salad-wheres-the-recipes/1031051 "2026-07-07T06:27:59Z")
We had a classic 3 Bean salad last week, and it was yummy. (Well, we had it at least three dinners, and some snacked bits with lunch … three cans of beans is a lot for just two people.) But it reminded us of just how f… --- ## [The little boys with the mouths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-boys-with-the-mouths/1031457)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-boys-with-the-mouths/1031457 "2026-07-07T00:42:52Z")
Still laughing! :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: Y’all know the youngest grandwrex are twin boys. I see them first most mornings. My son brings his kids here nearly, everyday. I hear all the kid gossip and tattletale… --- ## [Walmart wants me to create an account on my 3 year old Vizio TV. Will I get spammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-wants-me-to-create-an-account-on-my-3-year-old-vizio-tv-will-i-get-spammed/1031471)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-wants-me-to-create-an-account-on-my-3-year-old-vizio-tv-will-i-get-spammed/1031471 "2026-07-07T00:00:40Z")
I created a Vizio account three years ago when I setup my tv. Walmart bought Vizio. I’m getting Nag screens to link or create an account when I go to my home screen. Anyone already created a link to Walmart? Are you g… --- ## [Mild Pitting of Beck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 1428\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691 "2026-07-06T21:02:15Z")
Over in CS, Beckdawreck is engaging in what I can only describe as “hotdish trutherism”; I.e., she asserts that Tim Walz must be lying about being a championship-winning hotdish cook, because he doesn’t “look” like he co… --- ## [1976 - The Nation's Bicentennial Remembrance Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1976-the-nations-bicentennial-remembrance-thread/1030960)
**Author:** [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1976-the-nations-bicentennial-remembrance-thread/1030960 "2026-07-06T19:36:41Z")
The fiftieth anniversary of the Bicentennial celebration of 1976 approaches. Based on the board demographics, I suspect many posters were around for the festivities. I remember that the country turned red, white and blu… --- ## [Is the "October Surprise" a myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-october-surprise-a-myth/1030804)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-october-surprise-a-myth/1030804 "2026-07-06T19:08:08Z")
This is a phrase that has come up a lot in the Graham Platner thread, and it also got thrown around a lot during the Bernie Wars of 2016. People attack a primary candidate they don’t like by insisting that, even if they … --- ## [What is the legal reasoning that 'allows' ending birthright citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-reasoning-that-allows-ending-birthright-citizenship/1013335)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-reasoning-that-allows-ending-birthright-citizenship/1013335 "2026-07-06T18:57:01Z")
Please, no snark, no ‘trump is bad’, etc. I’m interested in what the legal argument is that the Trump administration is using to justify ending birthright with an executive order vs. a constitutional amendment. What is… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad day at beck's big rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-at-becks-big-rock/1031419)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-at-becks-big-rock/1031419 "2026-07-06T18:06:49Z")
Oh. But I’m gonna happy it up. Here’s the rundown: Guests: oh, somewhere around 30… 2 couples with kids. Son and DILs friends. A guy with a boxer dog named Delilah. (Bayliss has fell for her, hard. It’s true … --- ## [Does anyone else miss sports highlight reels with narration (like they used to do on SportsCenter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-miss-sports-highlight-reels-with-narration-like-they-used-to-do-on-sportscenter/1031111)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-miss-sports-highlight-reels-with-narration-like-they-used-to-do-on-sportscenter/1031111 "2026-07-06T17:01:29Z")
Today a highlight reel from a game will be just that: highlights from the game. You’ll hear what the announcers were saying at the time, which often means that the audio will come in mid-sentence. But there’s no over-arc… --- ## [Does not filling out a customer survey make me a bad person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-filling-out-a-customer-survey-make-me-a-bad-person/1022901)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-filling-out-a-customer-survey-make-me-a-bad-person/1022901 "2026-07-06T15:35:04Z")
I began working in the early days of Silicon Valley and worked for a number of start-ups. Because I was considered a people-person, I ended up managing the fledgling tech support department. I enjoyed working with custom… --- ## [Mounting the SSD from a failed HP Envy to get the files off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-the-ssd-from-a-failed-hp-envy-to-get-the-files-off/1031159)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-the-ssd-from-a-failed-hp-envy-to-get-the-files-off/1031159 "2026-07-06T15:21:22Z")
I have a dead HP Envy 2-in-1 14" laptop and I want to get the files off the drive. The storage media on it is an M2 NVMe SSD; I removed it carefully and inserted it into a UGreen enclosure that lets me attach it to my M… --- ## [(Old) The Gift of Life in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-gift-of-life-in-the-mmp/1031267)
**Author:** [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-gift-of-life-in-the-mmp/1031267 "2026-07-06T13:05:01Z")
Hubs received many gifts of life over the past 4 years. We are very thankful for the people who donated blood and platelets and especially grateful for the 25 year old woman who donated the stem cells that he received. … --- ## [Stupidest product design you’ve experienced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-product-design-you-ve-experienced/981621)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2225\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-product-design-you-ve-experienced/981621 "2026-07-06T12:31:37Z")
OK, everyone complains about gas pumps. And there’s a lot of really poorly designed phone apps. But, my refrigerator has the most bone-headed design I’ve seen in a long time. The control panel (for selecting ice/water/c… --- ## ["Fill-In-The-Blank" Supremacists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blank-supremacists/1031432)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blank-supremacists/1031432 "2026-07-06T04:21:56Z")
The parade of white supremacists in DC this weekend got me wondering. Every society throughout history has had its prejudices, chauvinism and bigotry -but do others have (or have had) their version of white supremacy? In… --- ## [So, who’s up for a cruise ship vacation (poll)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-s-up-for-a-cruise-ship-vacation-poll/1029964)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-s-up-for-a-cruise-ship-vacation-poll/1029964 "2026-07-06T02:34:28Z")
poll My wife and I have never been on a cruise. We’ve kicked around the idea of trying it, but with all the Norovirus outbreaks and now the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak in the news, we’re thinking awww HELLS no to bei… --- ## [Happy 4th! Damn, we look good for 250 years old, don’t we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-damn-we-look-good-for-250-years-old-don-t-we/1031415 "2026-07-06T01:29:20Z")
Happy 4th, fellow Dopers! Whatcha doin’ today? We have a family BBQ lunch. Also our twin nephew and niece turn 21 today! I’m making my usual 21st birthday food gift for them — Jell-O shots. Whatcha got going today? --- ## [Trump supporting Rubio for 2028?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporting-rubio-for-2028/1031011)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporting-rubio-for-2028/1031011 "2026-07-05T22:15:20Z")
This might seem like a strange argument to make, but of all the things Trump puts his energy into, staging and image really seem to be his highest priority. And I can’t help noticing the staging at his G7 speech. Marco… --- ## [NHL-2026 Offseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2026-offseason/1030958)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2026-offseason/1030958 "2026-07-05T21:05:31Z")
Last thread ended with the news of Torts not returning to Vegas. Naturally now my social media feed is talking about Patrick Roy to Toronto. Hmm, not sure I see this. I didn’t see the Islanders as a playoff team this … --- ## [Recipe: Bullitt’s and Bea’s Jello Shots (Jell-O Shots)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-bullitt-s-and-bea-s-jello-shots-jell-o-shots/1031437)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-bullitt-s-and-bea-s-jello-shots-jell-o-shots/1031437 "2026-07-05T19:51:14Z")
Thought I’d share this. Jello is fun food, and Jello Shots can be more fun. Recipe: Bullitt’s and Bea’s Jello Shots (Jell-O Shots) 4 Notes This recipe is in honor of my mother-in-law, Bea. The first Jello Shots I ev… --- ## [In Praise of Classics Illustrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-classics-illustrated/1031331)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-classics-illustrated/1031331 "2026-07-05T19:09:01Z")
I was brought up on Classics Illustrated. Those comic books that aspired to present classic literature to kids in the form of fumetti-infested sequential art. The bane of teachers, who thought them even worse than Cliff… --- ## [Fuck the leftist purists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-leftist-purists/1030485)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-leftist-purists/1030485 "2026-07-05T18:22:39Z")
As I sit here and read various forums on this site and on other sites, I can’t help but notice that one group is pretty much denied blame for the shit show that we are currently living. To all of you to the left of, say… --- ## [Name of old Apple II game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-old-apple-ii-game/87669)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-old-apple-ii-game/87669 "2026-07-05T17:35:13Z")
My brother and I were nostalgically recalling an old game he had on an Apple II compatible which was primitive compared to today’s games (of course) but lots of fun. I wondered if you could get a version that would run o… --- ## [Recent-ish 3D printing experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-ish-3d-printing-experiences/1031130)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-ish-3d-printing-experiences/1031130 "2026-07-05T17:20:19Z")
Apparently we haven’t had any threads about this since 2011 or so… anyone interested in it at all these days? Friend of mine recently sold me his used $300 3D printer (a Bambu A1), and I was blown away by how far the te… --- ## [Default Colors in Google Calendar: previously 11, now 24 (eff. Jun 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433 "2026-07-05T13:58:46Z")
There are now 24 default colors (effective Jun 2026) (11 yellow arrows = previous 11 default colors) (11x (←) = previous 1… --- ## [Supergirl Saw it thread (some spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-saw-it-thread-some-spoilers-in-op/1031245)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-saw-it-thread-some-spoilers-in-op/1031245 "2026-07-05T13:09:26Z")
Man this was the second Summer movie this year to let me down (after Disclosure Day). And I feel worse feeling this way because every Chud on the Internet has hated this movie since it was announced and I don’t want to b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=62&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=64&state=watching)