# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=70&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 71 --- ## [A personal story about a pinch of goodwill and perseverance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-personal-story-about-a-pinch-of-goodwill-and-perseverance/1031048)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-personal-story-about-a-pinch-of-goodwill-and-perseverance/1031048 "2026-06-21T08:21:42Z")
An insignificant step for mankind, but a huge leap for myself. I come from a traditional background where the men handle heavy work and household repairs, while cooking is almost entirely reserved for women. I grew up b… --- ## [2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2261\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2026-06-21T02:54:37Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2025. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points … --- ## [Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Has Opened {June 18, 2026}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-presidential-center-in-chicago-has-opened-june-18-2026/1031006)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-presidential-center-in-chicago-has-opened-june-18-2026/1031006 "2026-06-21T02:28:46Z")
It will open to the general public on June 19. We have several posters in the Chicago area. Anyone planning to visit? --- ## [Today I learned ……](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned/1031066)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned/1031066 "2026-06-21T02:16:36Z")
I thought there was already a thread like this but I can’t seem to find it. So … Today I learned the the marmalade that I’ve loved all my life is not in fact called Dundee Marmalade (as in the brand name), but it’s actu… --- ## [How does no medical check-up required life insurance work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-no-medical-check-up-required-life-insurance-work/1030989)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-no-medical-check-up-required-life-insurance-work/1030989 "2026-06-20T18:43:45Z")
Here’s another daytime TV ad I don’t get. There are numerous insurance companies that are happy to sell you a policy for only “pennies a day” and that require no medical check-up whatsoever. That means people can buy a p… --- ## [Joy, Not Despair: 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-not-despair-4-quarters-10-dimes/1031055)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-not-despair-4-quarters-10-dimes/1031055 "2026-06-20T18:17:40Z")
I’m just going to post a link to this blogger post about the joy still to be found in this country, despite all of the ruin that appears to be happening all around us in this country. Please take a few minutes and read … --- ## [What's a good activity for a bed-bound person who likes jigsaw puzzles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-activity-for-a-bed-bound-person-who-likes-jigsaw-puzzles/1029363)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-activity-for-a-bed-bound-person-who-likes-jigsaw-puzzles/1029363 "2026-06-20T16:22:13Z")
I have a friend who will be recovering from knee surgery for about a month, which means lots of time sitting in bed. One of their pastimes is doing jigsaw puzzles, but those would be impractical while sitting in bed. One… --- ## [Grass Court All set Up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grass-court-all-set-up/1031031)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grass-court-all-set-up/1031031 "2026-06-20T14:51:10Z")
Just finished painting the lines and setting up the net. (perimeter netting goes up tomorrow) In its 52nd year, it used to be my old man’s, who passed away in '22, but strangely enough the new occupants like the aestheti… --- ## [2025 SDMB Celebrity Life Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-life-pool/1011021)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-life-pool/1011021 "2026-06-20T14:26:28Z")
The Life Pool. Our little redeeming game to not make us feel so bad about the Death Pool. We’re back! Rules are very simple. Submit 13 names Only celebrities 81 and older count Points awarded at end of year: 1 point … --- ## [2025 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1011109)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1011109 "2026-06-20T14:14:05Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2024 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as… --- ## [Photoshop Elements: How to highlight an image of text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-elements-how-to-highlight-an-image-of-text/1031028)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photoshop-elements-how-to-highlight-an-image-of-text/1031028 "2026-06-20T12:04:25Z")
I have taken a screenshot of a magazine article. I would like to highlight some text in the image. Note that the only thing I know how to do in PE is to add text to an image. There aren’t any classes or anything to le… --- ## [Graphic design feedback for super-niche t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-design-feedback-for-super-niche-t-shirt/1031017)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-design-feedback-for-super-niche-t-shirt/1031017 "2026-06-20T09:36:44Z")
Okay, this is a super-niche question. My dad’s 80th birthday is coming up. He likes to sail, so as a gag gift I’m making a t-shirt for him. It’s based on three things: An old joke His love of “memojis” (Apple’s custom… --- ## [A PSA about PSA (prostate cancer screening)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-about-psa-prostate-cancer-screening/1031021)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-about-psa-prostate-cancer-screening/1031021 "2026-06-20T06:30:37Z")
PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is a routine blood test that gives a snapshot of your prostate health, including possible cancer of the prostate. Men with no risk factors should start monitoring their PSA while in their … --- ## [Does anyone have Trypophobia (aversion to clusters, holes, bumps)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-trypophobia-aversion-to-clusters-holes-bumps/1031003)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-trypophobia-aversion-to-clusters-holes-bumps/1031003 "2026-06-20T05:26:56Z")
Does anyone have Trypophobia? Trypophobia is an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns, or clusters, of small holes or bumps.\[3\]\[4\]\[5\] Although not clinically recognized as a separate mental or emotional disorder,… --- ## [Does anyone here practice Jainism or is familiar with its tenets? I have some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-practice-jainism-or-is-familiar-with-its-tenets-i-have-some-questions/1030792)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-practice-jainism-or-is-familiar-with-its-tenets-i-have-some-questions/1030792 "2026-06-20T05:16:24Z")
I am a motorcoach operator in Texas. That means I drive a big ol’ bus for a charter company. A couple of weeks ago, I had a truly delightful, but unusual group of passengers. Another driver and I took about 95 Jains f… --- ## [Happy Bloomsday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-bloomsday/789119)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-bloomsday/789119 "2026-06-20T03:43:50Z")
Looking’ specifically at Leo Bloom, just because… you know… who is and all. 113th anniversary, this time around. I found a centennial thread (thanks Google) bud judged it wrong to resurrect it, 13 years on. --- ## [Will the Earth ever run out of CO2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-earth-ever-run-out-of-co2/1030996)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-earth-ever-run-out-of-co2/1030996 "2026-06-20T02:46:09Z")
Trees require CO2 to breathe, and release oxygen afterwards (iirc). So when will we run out of CO2? --- ## [Cattle herding in Caspian forests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-herding-in-caspian-forests/1029868)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-herding-in-caspian-forests/1029868 "2026-06-20T02:34:28Z")
Reading the Wiki on the White Revolution in Iran and I came across this “While the Caspian forests were nationalized, the forest inhabitants—primarily cattle herders—were expelled by the government and relocated to near… --- ## ["Titan" submersible investigation begins \[28-June-2023\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titan-submersible-investigation-begins-28-june-2023/986242)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 709\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titan-submersible-investigation-begins-28-june-2023/986242 "2026-06-20T02:07:43Z")
I was going to post this as a follow-on in the original thread but I see that it’s closed. Pieces of the imploded submersible have been retrieved and have arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The investigation will be … --- ## [Adding a ringtone to iPhone SE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-ringtone-to-iphone-se/1031023)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-ringtone-to-iphone-se/1031023 "2026-06-19T23:30:21Z")
I’ve downloaded a 1994 Nokia ringtone that I would like to use on my iPhone SE. I’ve saved the .mp4 file in iCloud. How do I put it on my phone? --- ## [The first non-European, non-South American World Cup winner will be from where? North America? Oceania? Asia? Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-non-european-non-south-american-world-cup-winner-will-be-from-where-north-america-oceania-asia-africa/1030947)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-non-european-non-south-american-world-cup-winner-will-be-from-where-north-america-oceania-asia-africa/1030947 "2026-06-19T20:07:43Z")
Obviously the Europeans and South Americans have dominated the World Cup since its inception, and indeed, soccer has traditionally been bigger and better on those continents than it has elsewhere. But the rest of the wor… --- ## [Haiduk - Archdevil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-archdevil/1031026)
**Author:** [@Deamris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deamris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-archdevil/1031026 "2026-06-19T20:05:01Z")
The new album by Haiduk is awesome. Non stop riffs and speed. Check it out! Archdevil haiduk.bandcamp.com/album/archdevil Track 2 - Vexer Haiduk - Vexer --- ## [Can LLMs (large language models) be used to decipher ancient languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-llms-large-language-models-be-used-to-decipher-ancient-languages/1020628)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-llms-large-language-models-be-used-to-decipher-ancient-languages/1020628 "2026-06-19T18:37:16Z")
I don’t totally understand how LLM models are created/trained, but if they are largely statistical analyses of large corpora of written text, would you be able to train a model on a bunch of undeciphered ancient document… --- ## [Sternutation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sternutation/1030988)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sternutation/1030988 "2026-06-19T18:34:22Z")
Gesundheit! Scat Cat! Or my Granny’s favorite..“shit…oh, dear!” I sneezed while laying back on my pillow. Some weird physics thing happened and it triggered a crick in my neck. Ouchy. --- ## [Who's out playing on the "corn dog" circuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-out-playing-on-the-corn-dog-circuit/503739)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-out-playing-on-the-corn-dog-circuit/503739 "2026-06-19T17:30:01Z")
Our state fair is coming up in August. The electronic marquee showed Foreigner as one of the acts who will be playing. I remember a time when Foreigner was a big enough band to fill 50,000-seat arenas, and back when my c… --- ## [Is it possible to copy and paste a list and retain single spacing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-copy-and-paste-a-list-and-retain-single-spacing/1031019)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-copy-and-paste-a-list-and-retain-single-spacing/1031019 "2026-06-19T15:52:17Z")
I often copy a list from a Word file and paste it into a post. It is single-spaced in Word, but posts as double-spaced in the thread. I have tried toggling CTLR M on and off with no change. Searching the site has not y… --- ## [I'm posting my book on Substack one chap at a time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-posting-my-book-on-substack-one-chap-at-a-time/1027262)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-posting-my-book-on-substack-one-chap-at-a-time/1027262 "2026-06-19T15:02:53Z")
On the offchance that someone might be interested, I’m doling out my book Within the Box one chapter at a time on Substack, with new chapters dropping every Wednesday. I’m hoping it’s entertaining and also that it’s les… --- ## ["announcer speak" in american tv commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcer-speak-in-american-tv-commercials/177727)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcer-speak-in-american-tv-commercials/177727 "2026-06-19T14:36:51Z")
I moved out here from the US in 1996. I still listen to American music, watch American movies and TV shows. And certainly I’m as exposed to the “American” internet stuff as much as anyone in the States. I think my cultur… --- ## [Where Can I Get a Watchband Replaced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979 "2026-06-19T11:40:25Z")
A simple one for you all. The wristband of my Casio watch broke. I would like to replace it. In most countries the jewelry shop will do this for you with a smile. Here I cannot even find a display full of plastic watchba… --- ## [Which is better; donating platelets or plasma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-donating-platelets-or-plasma/1030432)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-donating-platelets-or-plasma/1030432 "2026-06-19T06:39:40Z")
I’ve been getting calls from blood drives asking me to donate plasma or platelets. I haven’t donated either so I’m looking for information. Which is more useful? Which is more difficult to donate? Are there side effec… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=69&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=71&state=muted)