# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=67&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 68 --- ## [Hot new trend? Bomb threat zoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-new-trend-bomb-threat-zoos/1029733)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-new-trend-bomb-threat-zoos/1029733 "2026-06-27T19:17:16Z")
Three yesterday: Louisville Zoo, Toledo Zoo, and Phoenix Zoo. https://people.com/3-major-zoos-evacuated-on-the-same-day-due-to-bomb-threat-11964636 And about an hour ago the Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg. --- ## [Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-extends-free-windows-10-security-updates-into-2026-with-strings-attached/1020084)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-extends-free-windows-10-security-updates-into-2026-with-strings-attached/1020084 "2026-06-27T19:03:23Z")
Microsoft will extend a year of additional Windows 10 security updates to any users who opt into Windows Backup, a relatively recent Windows 10 and Windows 11 app that backs up some settings and files using a Microsoft … --- ## [Those crazy birds: what triggers the "dawn chorus"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crazy-birds-what-triggers-the-dawn-chorus/1030762)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crazy-birds-what-triggers-the-dawn-chorus/1030762 "2026-06-27T14:54:30Z")
As a sleepless nighthawk and denizen of the early hours, I’ve been fascinated by the cacophony of bird singing in the early hours, long before sunrise. I now have actual numbers – the little beasts burst into song at 3:… --- ## [What happened to frozen sliced beef and gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-frozen-sliced-beef-and-gravy/1030603)
**Author:** [@chalybeate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chalybeate)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-frozen-sliced-beef-and-gravy/1030603 "2026-06-27T13:41:55Z")
When I was growing up in the 1980s, I ate a lot of frozen food. One of my favorites was sliced beef and gravy. The beef was real beef with visible grain. You could get sliced beef and gravy TV dinners, family sized trays… --- ## [Who is This Product For? (Spears and other oddities)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-product-for-spears-and-other-oddities/1031202)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-product-for-spears-and-other-oddities/1031202 "2026-06-27T10:54:27Z")
I was killing some time at Academy Sports while Mrs. Odesio was searching for clothes, so I happened down the knife aisle and was surprised there was a spear for sale. I can’t remember what company made it, but it cost … --- ## [Why wasn't Banastre Tarleton executed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-banastre-tarleton-executed/519949)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-banastre-tarleton-executed/519949 "2026-06-27T09:38:06Z")
Tarleton, a dashing British cavalry officer during the American Revolution, was also a brutal, cruel, vicious cutthroat, according to his critics. He was notorious for killing prisoners after they’d surrendered, or no… --- ## [Is specific-score betting a thing in sports gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-specific-score-betting-a-thing-in-sports-gambling/1031194)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-specific-score-betting-a-thing-in-sports-gambling/1031194 "2026-06-27T08:33:31Z")
By specific scores, I mean, is there any sports betting house that takes wagers of, “You must get the score exactly right to win a payout?” For instance, if you predict the Bengals will beat the Steelers 27-17, or pick t… --- ## [Fictional things/products that became real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-things-products-that-became-real/1031108 "2026-06-27T01:59:34Z")
The new Toy Story movie got me wondering about this. After the first movie, Woody and Buzz dolls were sold that were basically identical in form to the toys in the movie. They probably couldn’t talk, but I can’t be sur… --- ## [40th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary-of-the-explosion-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger/1027118)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary-of-the-explosion-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger/1027118 "2026-06-27T01:42:27Z")
Hard to believe. I recall the fifth anniversary. Someone called for a memorial at MIT, but only three people showed up, including me. It was a predicted and avoidable disaster, and has been chronicled in enough places, … --- ## [Stupid injuries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-injuries/921627)
**Author:** [@Dbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dbug)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-injuries/921627 "2026-06-27T01:25:45Z")
managed to slice a small chunk out of my right ring finger by grabbing a knife that i for got was sharp as it looks like a butter knife but its actually a pairing knife and is extremely sharp the dumb part is i have done… --- ## [The Prairieland Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prairieland-case/1031185)
**Author:** [@Frilly\_Heck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frilly_Heck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prairieland-case/1031185 "2026-06-27T01:03:07Z")
I haven’t seen any discussion for this yet, so I thought I would start one. Last year on July 4, a bunch of people organized a protest outside of an ICE detention center in Texas, with the intent of making enough nois… --- ## [Pitting Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-max-s/959074)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 1133\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-max-s/959074 "2026-06-26T22:29:26Z")
Just pay the goddamn tip or don’t use the service you cheapass piece of shit. Don’t start a whole thread just to try and justify screwing over delivery drivers because they’re the only people you can screw. Funny how … --- ## [Going to Anaheim for the last week of August-What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-anaheim-for-the-last-week-of-august-what-to-do/1031203)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-anaheim-for-the-last-week-of-august-what-to-do/1031203 "2026-06-26T20:05:32Z")
My Beloved and I are travelling via Amtrak to go to Worldcon the last week of August. Actually, we arrive the day before our reservation at the Anaheim Worldmark down the street from the Convention Center, but we’ll fin… --- ## [Non USA Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-usa-politics/1031206)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-usa-politics/1031206 "2026-06-26T19:52:56Z")
Are we allowed to discuss the politics of countiries other than the USA on this forum --- ## [Midjourney image/video creation tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midjourney-image-video-creation-tool/1028939)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midjourney-image-video-creation-tool/1028939 "2026-06-26T18:37:26Z")
Midjourney is an AI based image and video generation tool. I’ve recently subscribed to it and it’s genuinely one of the most fun creative tools I have ever seen in my life. I’m having a blast with it. I want to state up… --- ## [The John Bolton Investigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-bolton-investigation/1022994)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-bolton-investigation/1022994 "2026-06-26T17:56:17Z")
For anyone who missed it, John Bolton’s home was raided a few weeks ago on suspicion of retaining classified government records. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/22/fbi-searches-ex-national-security-adviser-john-bo… --- ## [Evil. Too poor. Don't give a shit. Wasn't thinking. Just don't care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-too-poor-dont-give-a-shit-wasnt-thinking-just-dont-care/1031182)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-too-poor-dont-give-a-shit-wasnt-thinking-just-dont-care/1031182 "2026-06-26T16:18:15Z")
A bad bad bad (:enraged\_face: )person dumped 3 not-quite-weaned pups over the gate. So, we’re feeding them. They are some kinda cute. And adorable, of course. The shelter can take them tomorrow and “please can you don… --- ## [What Other Words Have Lost Their Original Meanings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-words-have-lost-their-original-meanings/113414)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-words-have-lost-their-original-meanings/113414 "2026-06-26T13:56:18Z")
More recently I was thinking to myself that there are some words that thru time have lost most or all of their original meaning. Some examples of this phenomenon are… Fabulous. Present Meaning: Wonderful; superb; very … --- ## [President Yoon Removed from Office {South Korea}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-yoon-removed-from-office-south-korea/1016598)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-yoon-removed-from-office-south-korea/1016598 "2026-06-26T13:30:47Z")
From The Korea Herald, There is much more at the link. --- ## [What are the details on the $300,000,000,000 to Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-details-on-the-300-000-000-000-to-iran/1031002)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-details-on-the-300-000-000-000-to-iran/1031002 "2026-06-26T12:45:47Z")
I’ve heard various claims. What are the facts (as known at this time). Who is paying the $300,000,000,000? I’ve seen some sources say it will be the United States government (ie American taxpayers). But other sources ar… --- ## [Longest time between studio albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-time-between-studio-albums/1031148)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-time-between-studio-albums/1031148 "2026-06-26T04:47:12Z")
I’m currently listening to an obscure Italian prog rock band called Cervello. Their debut album was released in 1973. They took their time getting the follow-up right - It was released last year. Can we beat 52 years be… --- ## [Daryl's House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryls-house/1006876)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryls-house/1006876 "2026-06-26T03:45:47Z")
The Daryl being the same from the band Daryl and Oates. I remember inn 5th grade when Mr. Hoffman rolled n piano and phonograph, we loved their “Rich Girl” as we could sing “bitch girl” I am a credit watcher and saw a … --- ## [Does the U.S. Navy have many ships present in the Persian Gulf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-navy-have-many-ships-present-in-the-persian-gulf/1031180)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-navy-have-many-ships-present-in-the-persian-gulf/1031180 "2026-06-25T22:47:53Z")
I once read that the U.S. Navy was keeping the Gerald Ford in the Arabian Sea, away from Iran, because of the threat of missiles such as the Shaheed III, which has a range of about 2000 km. Presumably, then, air strikes … --- ## [The Ziz cult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ziz-cult/1014103)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ziz-cult/1014103 "2026-06-25T17:09:36Z")
This weird saga was first noted here in the Pit thread Evil MFers in the News. A shootout in Vermont turned out to be connected to a radically vegan cult of trans women that splintered from a rationalist movement and is … --- ## [Taking a break from the board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-break-from-the-board/701923)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-break-from-the-board/701923 "2026-06-25T13:11:37Z")
For the first time in a very long time I need to take a long break from posting here. I have a novel I’ve been working on for a while and I’ve definitely been using the SDMB to distract myself from the tough parts of tha… --- ## [Goddam orange haired-idiot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddam-orange-haired-idiot/1031063)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddam-orange-haired-idiot/1031063 "2026-06-25T06:16:53Z")
Fucking goddam idiot Trump ! Everything he does is raising my blood pressure high enough to spin a turbine! If you stuck a generator up my ass, I could solve the energy crisis! He has the demeanor of jizzed-in mashed … --- ## [What ironclad memories from childhood have turned out to be pretty much wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ironclad-memories-from-childhood-have-turned-out-to-be-pretty-much-wrong/1031065)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ironclad-memories-from-childhood-have-turned-out-to-be-pretty-much-wrong/1031065 "2026-06-25T03:03:40Z")
So, I was sharing a memory today. Grew up in Philly. My parents went to see the touring company of “Equus” back when it first set out off of Broadway. 1976? 1977? I was a theater kid. They was sufficiently moved that on… --- ## [A Goldfinger question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-goldfinger-question/1031142)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-goldfinger-question/1031142 "2026-06-25T00:31:49Z")
Odd Job is supposedly taking the FBI agent to the airport. Instead, he shoots him and then has the car with his body crushed into a small cube. How is it that some of him didn’t squeeze out like toothpaste? This is impor… --- ## [Did Daisy have a retort verse in "Daisy Bell"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-daisy-have-a-retort-verse-in-daisy-bell/962162)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-daisy-have-a-retort-verse-in-daisy-bell/962162 "2026-06-25T00:31:14Z")
I could have sworn, in second or third grade, hearing a second verse to “Daisy Bell” in which Daisy tells off her boyfriend, “Jerry” or something like that. Jerry, Jerry, here is your answer true: You’re half-crazy if… --- ## [What's the strangest (to you, anyway) summer (or other season) camp you've ever heard of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-to-you-anyway-summer-or-other-season-camp-youve-ever-heard-of/1031044)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-to-you-anyway-summer-or-other-season-camp-youve-ever-heard-of/1031044 "2026-06-24T22:20:33Z")
For me, back in the public access TV days, my local station had a broadcast made by the John Birch Society. You guessed it: They had summer camps. I did have Web access at the time, and saw that most of them were at Y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=66&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=68&state=muted)