# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=72&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 73 --- ## [People who tend to clog toilets. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-tend-to-clog-toilets-why/1028484)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-tend-to-clog-toilets-why/1028484 "2026-06-17T17:54:46Z")
I have a friend who I’ve known for over 40 years, and he’s probably clogged more toilets (when i my vicinity) than all my other friends combined. His wife complained that it was a regular occurrence at home as well. Wh… --- ## [Architect, 59, arrested as prime suspect in Long Island serial killings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046 "2026-06-17T16:07:37Z")
I didn’t see a thread here, and to me, it’s a big enough story, it belongs here. This was a story that a lot of people really didn’t think would ever be solved (and not all of the deaths are believed to have been done b… --- ## [Microsoft Word not keeping formatting when closing then opening (specifically, highlighting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-not-keeping-formatting-when-closing-then-opening-specifically-highlighting/1030847)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-not-keeping-formatting-when-closing-then-opening-specifically-highlighting/1030847 "2026-06-17T15:45:52Z")
I have an ancient version of Microsoft Office (2007) that works fine for me, with one exception. Word does not retain highlighting consistently. It started fairly recently, and it appears to be random. Some highlighting… --- ## [What English league level is the MLS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-english-league-level-is-the-mls/1030946)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-english-league-level-is-the-mls/1030946 "2026-06-17T14:23:06Z")
In the FIFA WC thread, @Maserschmidt mentions “the five major leagues plus the MLS”. I know that the MLS is well below the big Euro leagues, but England, at least, has many levels. Where would you slot them in? I thin… --- ## [Korean(?) translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-translation/1030964)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-translation/1030964 "2026-06-17T12:57:01Z")
Here’s a pic of a restaurant that recently closed. The non-Latin writing appears to be Korean, but I couldn’t approximate the name of the restaurant using a translation table. Any ideas what it’s trying to say? --- ## [When does a human fetus become a person with personhood rights, and why do you think so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-human-fetus-become-a-person-with-personhood-rights-and-why-do-you-think-so/1027628)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-human-fetus-become-a-person-with-personhood-rights-and-why-do-you-think-so/1027628 "2026-06-17T09:13:16Z")
No introduction really, except this seems to me to be the real basis of any debate about banning or restricting abortion, the arguments for all sides seem to depend on this particular point; if this is not correct, pleas… --- ## [What made Vader a Sith Lord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-vader-a-sith-lord/1030922)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-vader-a-sith-lord/1030922 "2026-06-17T02:54:31Z")
Once the Star Wars universe was expanded to acknowledge any number of Dark Force users, what distinguished Vader as a Sith other than being inducted into the Rule of Two tradition? What could Vader (or Tyrannus or Maul) … --- ## [Favorite podcasts-No audiobooks or concerts, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-podcasts-no-audiobooks-or-concerts-please/1025841)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-podcasts-no-audiobooks-or-concerts-please/1025841 "2026-06-17T02:53:28Z")
I know it’s a little late in the game, but I have started trying out different podcasts. My favorite right now is Mo Rocca’s “Mobituaries”, in which he discusses people, places and things that are no longer with us… som… --- ## [Fox is buying Roku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-buying-roku/1030914)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-buying-roku/1030914 "2026-06-17T00:30:13Z")
Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion | CNN Business I really love this: ““It’s essential that Roku remain open and partner-friendly business,” he said on a call with analysts. “We don’t see that changing at all.”” Right. … --- ## [NHL Regular season thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-regular-season-thread/1024014)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-regular-season-thread/1024014 "2026-06-16T22:48:05Z")
Ok, fine. I see how it is, you poutine aficionados. I’ll start the regular season thread from down here in Texas. Oddly, not many have a undefeated streak this year. Only Carolina and Dallas have made it this far with n… --- ## [Big sinkhole in St. Louis leads to Interstate closures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sinkhole-in-st-louis-leads-to-interstate-closures/1030901)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sinkhole-in-st-louis-leads-to-interstate-closures/1030901 "2026-06-16T21:43:47Z")
I just heard this on NBC News, and although I don’t live in the region any more, I used to, and know that there are people here who do. The map in this story indicates that the main closure is next to and parallel to th… --- ## [What's your most unfortunate bowel or bladder malfunction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-unfortunate-bowel-or-bladder-malfunction/1030814)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-unfortunate-bowel-or-bladder-malfunction/1030814 "2026-06-16T17:13:59Z")
Recently I was catching up with an old college buddy and it jogged my memory of an unfortunate bathroom situation I found myself in all those years ago (this would be early 00s). A few of us guys spend one Friday night … --- ## [Home winemaking thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-winemaking-thread/1021483)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-winemaking-thread/1021483 "2026-06-16T15:24:25Z")
Any home winemakers here? I hope there are enough to have some ongoing conversations about our latest batches and get support for any questions. And if not, maybe we can attract some new posters or encourage some existin… --- ## [Facebook weirdness (continued in comments)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-weirdness-continued-in-comments/1030899)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-weirdness-continued-in-comments/1030899 "2026-06-16T14:07:13Z")
I’m laid up at the moment so surfing more than usual. Someone (or AI) is generating weird stories on FB. Always a family member being abused who turns out to own the entire town, or the janitor who turns out to be the … --- ## [B-52 down at Edwards AFB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-down-at-edwards-afb/1030926)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-down-at-edwards-afb/1030926 "2026-06-16T14:00:04Z")
This is a sad day for me . . . I think one of my really good AF friends (read ‘brother’') was onboard. Tripler We’re circling our tight-knit group of ‘brothers and sisters’ around his family right now. . . --- ## [Aborting a takeoff on an airliner because of windshear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-a-takeoff-on-an-airliner-because-of-windshear/1030931)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-a-takeoff-on-an-airliner-because-of-windshear/1030931 "2026-06-16T13:43:28Z")
Yesterday, I flew back from Taiwan to Japan. The flight was delayed after we had boarded the plane. We taxied to the runway, they revved the engines and off we were, with the normal feeling of acceleration. Except abou… --- ## [B-52 crash question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-crash-question/1030919)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-crash-question/1030919 "2026-06-16T12:24:36Z")
What model of B-52 just crashed at Edwards AFB today right after takeoff? --- ## [Smuggling TVs into Reagan-era Mexico! Can anyone ID tiny, grainy 1980s electronics box photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smuggling-tvs-into-reagan-era-mexico-can-anyone-id-tiny-grainy-1980s-electronics-box-photo/1030905)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smuggling-tvs-into-reagan-era-mexico-can-anyone-id-tiny-grainy-1980s-electronics-box-photo/1030905 "2026-06-16T11:57:48Z")
I just picked up an interesting book, “Over and Back” by “Wild Bill” Callahan, the other day. A memoir about the practice, in the 1980s, of smuggling consumer electronics—TVs, phones, etc—from the United States into Mexi… --- ## [Non-American Dopers, what was your nation's worst president/leader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-was-your-nations-worst-president-leader/1030791)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-was-your-nations-worst-president-leader/1030791 "2026-06-16T08:43:10Z")
What was your version of Donald Trump? (not necessarily behavior-wise, but just badness) For German Dopers, it would be Hitler, of course. What about others? --- ## [Do you know any good Minecraft seeds for 26.1.2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-good-minecraft-seeds-for-26-1-2/1030887)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-good-minecraft-seeds-for-26-1-2/1030887 "2026-06-16T07:04:49Z")
Any good seeds for 26.1.2 that have cool things such as a village or two next to spawn, or cool terrain genreration? Just asking because I want to build a city in a cool seed. --- ## [Hubster is in ICU (Update: Now Home and Recuperating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubster-is-in-icu-update-now-home-and-recuperating/1027633)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubster-is-in-icu-update-now-home-and-recuperating/1027633 "2026-06-15T23:47:27Z")
It started Friday. He fell twice. Then that evening his peg tube got plugged. Then he got diarrhea, and a fever. The fever resolved, but the diarrhea did not. He slept the whole day Monday, and Tuesday after brief period… --- ## [Styrofoam Usage Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/styrofoam-usage-question/1030886)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/styrofoam-usage-question/1030886 "2026-06-15T23:28:05Z")
We’ve got a large pot in our yard, approximately 20” in diameter and about the same deep. What’s planted in it requires very little soil. Is it problematic to fill much of the void with styrofoam to save weight and soil… --- ## [Possible revival of the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-revival-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/1030897)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-revival-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/1030897 "2026-06-15T19:43:30Z")
I know we skipped a year, but is anyone interested in reviving the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange this October and, if so, what changes (if any) might you want to try? Last year was the last year for Orycon (the Portland Oreg… --- ## [The Pitt, season 2 (TV show, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604 "2026-06-15T18:09:52Z")
S2 I had been late to watching S1 so am starting S2 with only 2 weeks break. Literally just started streaming the first new ep, so it can’t count as a spoiler, and I’m taken out of it and had to stop just to post! Unle… --- ## [Trader Joe's fans, tell me your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-fans-tell-me-your-favorites/1030825)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-fans-tell-me-your-favorites/1030825 "2026-06-15T18:06:21Z")
We’re going to California for my son’s PhD ceremony (yay, sneak brag and owning it) and there is a Trader Joe’s in town, an unimaginable luxury for us rural Hawaii dwellers. What do you recommend that I buy and bring bac… --- ## [Roundabout hysteria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabout-hysteria/1028186)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabout-hysteria/1028186 "2026-06-15T18:01:48Z")
Why is there still so much hostility to new roundabouts in the US? Is there similar hostilty in countries where there are more roundabouts? As an example of what I’m talking about, see the comments in this Facebook post… --- ## [Favorite Television Musical (Please read the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-musical-please-read-the-op/1030875)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-musical-please-read-the-op/1030875 "2026-06-15T17:57:25Z")
By “television musical” I mean the entire series, be it a one-shot, a mini series or the entire series, and definitely not a musical episode in an otherwise non-musical series or a showing of a movie previously shown of… --- ## [The New Pew Political Typology and the Presidential Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-pew-political-typology-and-the-presidential-election/1030840)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-pew-political-typology-and-the-presidential-election/1030840 "2026-06-15T17:33:01Z")
Could have gone in either of two threads but I decided to create a third. For those of you who haven’t seen it, the Pew Political Typology is the Pew Research Institute’s effort at dividing the American public into nine … --- ## [Obsession \[2025 Film\], open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsession-2025-film-open-spoilers/1030890)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsession-2025-film-open-spoilers/1030890 "2026-06-15T15:22:40Z")
So I’m a month late but saw it in theaters tonight to a surprisingly packed theater. It’s apparently getting incredible word of mouth because it’s still packing a relatively low traffic theater a month later. It is an e… --- ## [Coincidences and My Audiobook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-and-my-audiobook/1030775)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-and-my-audiobook/1030775 "2026-06-15T14:43:09Z")
I listen to audiobooks while I’m walking the dogs in the morning. I had two neat coincidences, one yesterday and one today. Yesterday, the narrator said, “As we were walking, a heron flew above our heads”. At that very … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=71&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=73&state=muted)