# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=84&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 85 --- ## [Obscure cartoon scene, with no information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-cartoon-scene-with-no-information/929444)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-cartoon-scene-with-no-information/929444 "2026-05-26T00:16:14Z")
I saw a cartoon in the late-'60 or early-‘70s. I don’t remember if it was colour or black-and-white. I don’t know the era it came from. I don’t know the main character of the cartoon. I don’t know which studio’s styl… --- ## [Looking for the best bike lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-best-bike-lock/1030349)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-best-bike-lock/1030349 "2026-05-25T23:31:41Z")
We just got a couple of E-trikes and we want to make sure they don’t run off with someone else if we park them outside of our garage. We actually bought them to take on our boat when we go places so we can explore a bit. … --- ## [I bought a used cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-used-cake/1030345)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-used-cake/1030345 "2026-05-25T23:26:26Z")
I bought an Entenmann’s All Butter Cake. When I went to eat it I noticed the end flap had been opened and a slice neatly cut off with a knife! Do you eat it? --- ## [DrDeth is Pitted Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044 "2026-05-25T22:32:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from How to stop an illegal war before it starts: Sure. You’re a comprehensive imbecile who can’t fathom even the essentials what you read or come up with a rational argument based upon estab… --- ## [Touristy things you went to that don't exist any more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touristy-things-you-went-to-that-dont-exist-any-more/1030073)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touristy-things-you-went-to-that-dont-exist-any-more/1030073 "2026-05-25T22:06:07Z")
I used to go to the Seattle back in the early 80’s, taking the Seattle Ferry from Bremerton to Seattle, and one of the things I visited (and rode on) was The Bubbleator. It was a humungous dome elevator with a 360 degre… --- ## [Help me achieve challah nirvana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-achieve-challah-nirvana/1030242)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-achieve-challah-nirvana/1030242 "2026-05-25T20:47:39Z")
I make challah every week, using a slightly modified version of this recipe: The Only Challah Recipe You Will Ever Need, Amen. – The Cuban Reuben However, instead of braiding it in the traditional way, I make a pull-apa… --- ## [My Memorial Day speech this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-memorial-day-speech-this-morning/541400)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-memorial-day-speech-this-morning/541400 "2026-05-25T16:57:27Z")
I was asked to give the Memorial Day speech in Bay Village, on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, this morning. Here’s what I said: Congressman Kucinich, Mayor Sutherland, honored guests, my friends and fellow citizens: … --- ## [Oklahoma puts the "God" back in "God damn it, this sucks!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-puts-the-god-back-in-god-damn-it-this-sucks/1003416)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-puts-the-god-back-in-god-damn-it-this-sucks/1003416 "2026-05-25T16:50:10Z")
Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has ordered that Oklahoma will require schools to teach the Bible and have a copy in every classroom. “Schools are instructed to refer to the Bible and the Ten Commandme… --- ## [Starting your own country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-your-own-country/1027861)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-your-own-country/1027861 "2026-05-25T14:48:25Z")
Regarding this column: I’ve recently learned that in 2021, two Australian legal academics, Harry Hobbs and George Williams, published the first scholarly work on micronations, Micronations and the Search for Sovereign… --- ## [DNC releases 2024 election autopsy (hijacks tolerated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-releases-2024-election-autopsy-hijacks-tolerated/1030289)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-releases-2024-election-autopsy-hijacks-tolerated/1030289 "2026-05-25T14:14:36Z")
Hijacks tolerated DNC has released their autopsy report on the 2024 election. It’s apparently a draft, isn’t well sourced or edited and contains some factual inaccuracies. It doesn’t mention Biden’s decision to run f… --- ## [A day or two in Toronto? -\> what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-or-two-in-toronto-what-to-do/1029898)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-or-two-in-toronto-what-to-do/1029898 "2026-05-25T11:43:09Z")
I might have 1-2 days worth of time after a meeting in central Toronto … what are things to do / to see? Ideally to be reachable with public transport (how is P.T. in Toronto?) I am open to all kinds of things so just… --- ## [If anyone can spare me between $6M to about $9 million, there are some books I wanna buy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anyone-can-spare-me-between-6m-to-about-9-million-there-are-some-books-i-wanna-buy/1029310)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anyone-can-spare-me-between-6m-to-about-9-million-there-are-some-books-i-wanna-buy/1029310 "2026-05-25T06:25:52Z")
These books: They are Shakespeare’s First four Folios, including in effect, a “First Edition” of most of his collected play… --- ## [General Anime Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-anime-discussion/1019703)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-anime-discussion/1019703 "2026-05-25T06:22:20Z")
Some of my likes and dislikes. Freiren of course is nearly perfect, especially for and old Middle Earth fan like me. Story is from the perspective of an over 1000 year old elf mage. She was in the party the defeated the… --- ## [(Old) The Heat Is On - A Heat Wave MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-heat-is-on-a-heat-wave-mmp/1030168)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-heat-is-on-a-heat-wave-mmp/1030168 "2026-05-25T02:56:26Z")
The temps are supposed to be in the mid 90s the first half of the week. I’m gonna Frey at work. :wink: But right now it’s 71 degrees Ferret Height(21.667 Centipedes). Spot is sacked out somewhere. But I’m up, caffein… --- ## [Grenfell Tower fire (London)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grenfell-tower-fire-london/788926)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grenfell-tower-fire-london/788926 "2026-05-25T01:20:36Z")
This could be really bad. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grenfell-tower-fire-live-updates-10619185 No fire alarms unless a resident installed one. No coordination of rescue services, of which there are 100… --- ## [Small casinos and security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-casinos-and-security/1029833)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-casinos-and-security/1029833 "2026-05-25T01:12:16Z")
I was watching some poker videos on Youtube, and noticed one small “card room”, featuring a number of Hold’em players playing for high stakes. They came to the table with as much as $50k in chips. At the end of the game… --- ## [Need food ideas for 70th bday bash (not what you think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-food-ideas-for-70th-bday-bash-not-what-you-think/1030339)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-food-ideas-for-70th-bday-bash-not-what-you-think/1030339 "2026-05-25T00:05:39Z")
I am plotting a 70th birthday bash and have a tentative theme - 70% chocolate. (Because there is so much chocolate made and eaten here, and 70% is about right for most people, including the guest of honor.) So, how do I… --- ## [Give us a line from an old TV commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-us-a-line-from-an-old-tv-commercial/1025253)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-us-a-line-from-an-old-tv-commercial/1025253 "2026-05-24T23:44:37Z")
Skeeter bit me momma! --- ## [The aggressive immigration strategy of the Trump administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aggressive-immigration-strategy-of-the-trump-administration/1027349)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aggressive-immigration-strategy-of-the-trump-administration/1027349 "2026-05-24T23:32:33Z")
Just to provide some context for people, to remind people why Trump has made ICE and CBP act so aggressively, why they have been so rushed and sloppy, why the standards have dropped so much in terms of expectations for a… --- ## [Laws against working on the Sabbath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-against-working-on-the-sabbath/1028918)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-against-working-on-the-sabbath/1028918 "2026-05-24T23:24:44Z")
Not religious laws – I mean actual laws, enforced by government/police. I was surprised to see that in 1905 you could be arrested in NY for doing construction work on Sunday. Maybe such laws were common once, in the Bibl… --- ## [Buffy Sainte-Marie‘s Honorary Degree revoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-sainte-marie-s-honorary-degree-revoked/1030110)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-sainte-marie-s-honorary-degree-revoked/1030110 "2026-05-24T23:13:27Z")
I’m not 100% sure that this deserves its own thread, but I couldn’t find another one that this would actually fit in properly, so here: Oscar-winning singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has had her honorary degree revoked. The 8… --- ## [Any Takashi Miike fans here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-takashi-miike-fans-here/1020382)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-takashi-miike-fans-here/1020382 "2026-05-24T22:29:08Z")
For most of the 'teens I was a Takashi Miike completist. It was relatively easy to keep up because I was in Seattle, a place with a lot of off kilter cinemas, and I managed a movie rental store where I decided what title… --- ## [YouTube "forbidding" ad blockers. Concerns, if any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-forbidding-ad-blockers-concerns-if-any/991493)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 640\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-forbidding-ad-blockers-concerns-if-any/991493 "2026-05-24T22:21:50Z")
Well, it finally happened: Youtube is throwing up a think-of-the-poor-starving-megacorporation banner in response to ad blockers. In my experience, this generally happens when the ownership gets a case of runaway hubris … --- ## [The Boys season 5 (spoilers as they air)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-season-5-spoilers-as-they-air/1029134)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-season-5-spoilers-as-they-air/1029134 "2026-05-24T21:28:38Z")
Oy oy oy! Cumt cunt cunt! The first two episodes are here, and as usual no punches are pulled. --- ## [An Amazon delivery-My story begins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-amazon-delivery-my-story-begins/1030336)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-amazon-delivery-my-story-begins/1030336 "2026-05-24T21:15:17Z")
So, yesterday morning I ordered a couple of large paperback books from Amazon Prime. They were supposed to be delivered this morning and, by gum, I got a notice in my email this morning that they arrived and were signed… --- ## [Instant pot collard greens cooking time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-collard-greens-cooking-time/1030334)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-collard-greens-cooking-time/1030334 "2026-05-24T20:08:00Z")
I’m hosting a BBQ tomorrow, with pulled pork, beef brisket and a bunch of down-home traditional sides like Mac & cheese, baked beans, Mexican street corn, and collard greens. When I’ve cooked collard greens on the stove… --- ## [Well stocked home bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144 "2026-05-24T18:35:19Z")
There was a previous version of this back in 2016, and a lot of the content will be the same but I figured I’d start a new thread for this decade. I’ve gotten into making cocktails for my wife and I after work, and want… --- ## [Every human invention from this point on will only be an improvement or innovation of an existing product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-human-invention-from-this-point-on-will-only-be-an-improvement-or-innovation-of-an-existing-product/1029783)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-human-invention-from-this-point-on-will-only-be-an-improvement-or-innovation-of-an-existing-product/1029783 "2026-05-24T17:50:35Z")
It’s looking doubtful at this point that there will ever be another true groundbreaking big new invention of the scale of the airplane, submarine, nuclear reactor, printing press, automobile, telephone, engine, radio, co… --- ## [What's Your Favorite Decade and Year Of New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-decade-and-year-of-new-york-city/1030267)
**Author:** [@Past\_Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Past_Paper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-decade-and-year-of-new-york-city/1030267 "2026-05-24T16:01:02Z")
The year doesn’t have to be part of the decade, either- for example, if the 80s were your fave decade but 1997 your favorite year, that’s fine! I’ve been here a short while, but my first “real” NYC/Manhattan experience … --- ## [AI Stand-Up Comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-stand-up-comedy/1030195)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-stand-up-comedy/1030195 "2026-05-24T15:31:20Z")
2026 A.I. STAND-UP COMEDY (SHORT) SHOW How do you feel about it? If it made you laugh, would that be enough? I stopped going to stand-up shows a while ago because too many drunk people yell and shout, and if you miss a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=83&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=85&state=muted)