# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=73&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 74 --- ## [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 … --- ## [Gene Shalit passes away, age 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalit-passes-away-age-100/1030857)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalit-passes-away-age-100/1030857 "2026-06-15T13:04:10Z")
I remember Shalit through a kid’s eyes, checking out his movie reviews on summer mornings on the Today show. --- ## [Sets vs. Plain-language Groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sets-vs-plain-language-groups/1030636)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sets-vs-plain-language-groups/1030636 "2026-06-15T09:28:58Z")
Is the musical group that recorded the album ‘Revolver’ identical with the set {Harrison, Lennon, McCartney, Starr}? If so, then how can an abstract object (in this case, a set) perform a physical act (record ‘Revolver’… --- ## [(Old) Wassup, doc, in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wassup-doc-in-the-mmp/1030742)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wassup-doc-in-the-mmp/1030742 "2026-06-15T08:28:11Z")
Semi-annual followup with my doc (OK, PA-C) this morning, My blood work last week was aces (Labcorp sent me a link the day after I was bled.) I’m not expecting any surprises, but I did put a list on my phone of things I … --- ## [Is anyone planning on sticking with Windows 10 and exercising prudence while taking their chances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-sticking-with-windows-10-and-exercising-prudence-while-taking-their-chances/1015889)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-sticking-with-windows-10-and-exercising-prudence-while-taking-their-chances/1015889 "2026-06-15T04:55:21Z")
I know, Prudence should take care of her own exercise program… When I worked, my laptop was my life, my brain, and indeed, my whole being. I had multiple clients for 35+ years, and all of their stuff was in my computer.… --- ## [Jesus Shoots ....He Scores!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-shoots-he-scores/1030607)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-shoots-he-scores/1030607 "2026-06-15T00:48:44Z")
This showed up in an ad to the side of my main content. I guess there’s an audience for bthis kind of thing, but I am speechless. It pairs well with this: And on the same page is This: --- ## [Leave the birthrate alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286 "2026-06-15T00:18:33Z")
On the subject of birthrate, I’m for the radical middle. I completely reject the arguments on either side for policies to either increase or decrease the birthrate. Both sides are not only wrong, if their plans were impl… --- ## [The cost of the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-the-war/1030853)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-the-war/1030853 "2026-06-14T20:15:46Z")
I keep hearing “one billion dollars a day”. Is this a billion on top of what gets spent anyway? The guys get paid no matter where they are plus extra for being in a warzone and, as long as there is no fighting, the ships… --- ## [Lying? or just wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-or-just-wrong/1030189)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-or-just-wrong/1030189 "2026-06-14T18:58:08Z")
Let us say a person grew up “knowing” a “fact” that turned out not to be true, like for instance about they were born on such a day, but their birth certificate (checked later) showed different. Or they were taught some… --- ## [Which is harder for you to give up: salt or sugar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-for-you-to-give-up-salt-or-sugar/1030744)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-for-you-to-give-up-salt-or-sugar/1030744 "2026-06-14T18:42:15Z")
I’m trying out a low-salt diet for a couple of months for medical reasons. In the past, I’ve given up sugar for weight-loss reasons, and though that was a little difficult, I find that giving up salt is much harder. Wi… --- ## [American Maj Jongg - Anyone play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-maj-jongg-anyone-play/1030492)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-maj-jongg-anyone-play/1030492 "2026-06-14T17:24:05Z")
This is not the silly tile matching game that’s played on phones nor is it one of the many Asian variants. This is the variant played with the annually issued card from the National Mah Jongg League in New York City ster… --- ## [Token Women on TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-women-on-tv-shows/1030395)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-women-on-tv-shows/1030395 "2026-06-14T17:07:43Z")
I hope this is the right forum, but I’ve always wondered why on tv shows there is often only one woman. The Daily Show. M.A.S.H (Margaret Houlihan). Seinfeld (Elaine). Star Trek TOS (Uhura, yeah, I know, there’s Yeom… --- ## [Should I re-download Google Earth Pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-re-download-google-earth-pro/1030894)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-re-download-google-earth-pro/1030894 "2026-06-14T16:18:48Z")
I rarely use Google Earth Pro. I downloaded it a decade or so ago, as I needed it for a class. Still, it’s useful if I want to get a quick straight-line distance between points. ISTR that it also has historical photos… --- ## [Ethical Concerns Regarding Posting a Video to Social Media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-concerns-regarding-posting-a-video-to-social-media/1030871)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-concerns-regarding-posting-a-video-to-social-media/1030871 "2026-06-14T16:05:26Z")
I took a video of a flight archer accidentally shooting an arrow through his hand. The arrow exploded on release, and the remaining part went through his hand. His response was surprisingly calm. This was about 15 years… --- ## [Can't find the "in title only" filter in the Search tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-in-title-only-filter-in-the-search-tool/1030895)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-in-title-only-filter-in-the-search-tool/1030895 "2026-06-14T15:28:53Z")
Where did it go? --- ## [How does Google Maps calculate time in travel on a bicycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-google-maps-calculate-time-in-travel-on-a-bicycle/1030764)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-google-maps-calculate-time-in-travel-on-a-bicycle/1030764 "2026-06-14T15:16:01Z")
When Google Maps estimates how long it will take me to get some place, it’s pretty accurate-- it’s correct within about a minute for trips under 20 minutes, and within about 3 minutes for trips about 20 - 90 minutes. It… --- ## [Wikimedia Foundation has fired its proto-union organisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikimedia-foundation-has-fired-its-proto-union-organisers/1030891)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikimedia-foundation-has-fired-its-proto-union-organisers/1030891 "2026-06-14T14:51:18Z")
A few workers at Wikimedia Foundation had started to form Wiki Workers United. This was not yet a union in the legal sense. The foundation let 90 days elapse so that it wouldn’t be called retaliation, and in May 2026 it … --- ## [Are we still doing the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-doing-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/1030663)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-doing-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/1030663 "2026-06-14T14:48:46Z")
When does it usually happen, and does anyone know if it is happening this year? --- ## [The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (GA, Commercial, Military, and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-ga-commercial-military-and-other-part-2/1030893)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-ga-commercial-military-and-other-part-2/1030893 "2026-06-14T14:42:19Z")
Apparently, I’ve just triggered the closure of The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1). Since I got it closed, I’ll start the new one. --- ## [The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2026-06-14T14:37:33Z")
This is it. Your new home for discussion of General Aviation. Anything and everything about GA. Questions! Answers! Experiences! Bring it all to the table! There have been a number of threads recently centering on GA tha… --- ## [The hypothesis that our universe is a giant black hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hypothesis-that-our-universe-is-a-giant-black-hole/1030869)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hypothesis-that-our-universe-is-a-giant-black-hole/1030869 "2026-06-14T07:12:10Z")
My understanding is that anything inside an event horizon is swiftly collapsing inwards towards a central singularity (or at least that’s as much as the math can tell us). Since this does not match the observed behavior … --- ## [Jeep™ Easter eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-easter-eggs/1030777)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-easter-eggs/1030777 "2026-06-14T05:06:29Z")
Any one have any? Would you show us? Please. --- ## [What car would you want to drive for one year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-would-you-want-to-drive-for-one-year/1030496)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-would-you-want-to-drive-for-one-year/1030496 "2026-06-14T04:36:30Z")
That includes the price of gas and insurance. You get to drive this as your main vehicle for one year. For me, it would be a Maserati Grecale Trofeo. I rode in one once ant fell in love. What is your choice? --- ## [Preparing young adults for an uncertain future: education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-young-adults-for-an-uncertain-future-education/1030412)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-young-adults-for-an-uncertain-future-education/1030412 "2026-06-14T03:20:02Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Male Inequality Problem: Thinking of it today because Rahm Emanuel in his quixotic attempt to get the Dem presidential nomination is highlighted education. NYT gift link: https://www… --- ## [Help Suggest Realistic/Mature Love Songs for my Playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084 "2026-06-14T02:03:14Z")
I’m making a collection of different songs by different artists, for Sr. Olives for our four year wedding anniversary (in two weeks.) This was referred to in olden days as a ‘‘mix tape.’’ Same basic idea, I’m just usin… --- ## [Help me identify this short fragment about a zombified Bob Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-short-fragment-about-a-zombified-bob-ross/1030883)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-short-fragment-about-a-zombified-bob-ross/1030883 "2026-06-13T23:55:31Z")
I have found on my hard drive an old text document, rather short. When I saw it, I remembered it, but I don’t remember where it came from, or even if I might have written it. It is similar to other silly fragments I’ve … --- ## ["Nothing matters but the weekend..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-matters-but-the-weekend/1030655)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-matters-but-the-weekend/1030655 "2026-06-13T23:23:38Z")
When I was in college, one of the rock stations in Kansas City used to play this song every Friday at 5 to kick off the weekend. What are some other good songs for kicking off a weekend? --- ## [What happened to the post office attempting to deliver mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-office-attempting-to-deliver-mail/846140)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-office-attempting-to-deliver-mail/846140 "2026-06-13T21:49:35Z")
I remember as a kid that people would send mail to my house in pretty creative ways and it got there. I was told that the post office prided themselves on the ability to deliver mail to misdelivered addresses. I guess … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=72&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=74&state=muted)