# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=86&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 87 --- ## [Need an excuse for a tempermental mother-in-law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-excuse-for-a-tempermental-mother-in-law/1030253)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-excuse-for-a-tempermental-mother-in-law/1030253 "2026-05-22T02:46:58Z")
Dumb situation but here goes anyway. Son is moving back to college this fall. Mother-in-law has decided that’d be a great time to visit him and see his school. She has already booked a hotel there (4 hour drive) for he… --- ## [Why is everyone taking Democratic wins in '26 and '28 for granted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-taking-democratic-wins-in-26-and-28-for-granted/1029656)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-taking-democratic-wins-in-26-and-28-for-granted/1029656 "2026-05-22T01:19:57Z")
Every political post I see here, it seems that people are taking for granted that the Democrats will win the midterms in '26 and take back the White House in '28. They seem to forget that Republicans will be using every… --- ## [Confuse the AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confuse-the-ai/1030292)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confuse-the-ai/1030292 "2026-05-21T23:20:18Z")
There is a post in ATMB, talking about posters getting Doxxed due to AI searches. So, now is your chance- lie about yourself, to confuse the AI. DrDeth was born in New York. I worked in fast food nearly all my life- Ta… --- ## [Which character has had the larger cultural impact, Rocky or Rambo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-has-had-the-larger-cultural-impact-rocky-or-rambo/1030209)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-has-had-the-larger-cultural-impact-rocky-or-rambo/1030209 "2026-05-21T22:00:24Z")
Define cultural impact however you please. To me, it’s Rambo even though Rocky had more movies. I think that describing someone as a Rambo would be immediately understood while calling them a Rocky wouldn’t. Part of thi… --- ## [Question about Alaskan law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-alaskan-law/1029983)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-alaskan-law/1029983 "2026-05-21T18:59:45Z")
Is it legal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane in Alaska? --- ## [Is this traffic incident illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-traffic-incident-illegal/1030259)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-traffic-incident-illegal/1030259 "2026-05-21T18:40:59Z")
The other day some jerk swerved in front of me and slammed on their brakes nearly causing me to run into them, Can I call the police and have them arrested? --- ## [Why do they automatically cut off my sideburns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-automatically-cut-off-my-sideburns/573331)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-automatically-cut-off-my-sideburns/573331 "2026-05-21T18:09:59Z")
I don’t get it! I keep my hair short, but my sideburns a little long (not quite to mid-ear). But when I get my haircut, I have to specifically say to them not to trim the sideburns. The reason I don’t get it is that t… --- ## [The Night Agent-anyone watching it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-agent-anyone-watching-it/982083)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-agent-anyone-watching-it/982083 "2026-05-21T18:09:07Z")
It’s pretty light fare. The male lead seems blandsome , but Luciane Buchanan doing some work. So far the plot is meh. There’s profanity that feels forced somehow. --- ## [How will Generative AI change video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-generative-ai-change-video-games/1030152)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-generative-ai-change-video-games/1030152 "2026-05-21T17:20:07Z")
Open world games are likely to be changed dramatically by generative AI; detailed environments at every scale, more complex and more variety of NPCs. It will make content generation so much easier that, as I’ve noted pre… --- ## [Speculation About Trump's Underlying Reasons for Bombing Iran and Other Targets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209 "2026-05-21T16:26:30Z")
This thread is created for you to engage in your speculation about why the US is now engaged in a bombing campaign against Iran and other targets. This is the thread for history lessons or other more current actions tha… --- ## [Upping my shaving game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upping-my-shaving-game/1028521)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upping-my-shaving-game/1028521 "2026-05-21T16:23:26Z")
I’ve been using disposables for a while and would like to stop. Do you all have a cartridge razor you would recommend? Also do any of you have experience with shaving clubs like Harry’s and what did you think? I’m not su… --- ## [More curiosity about current slang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162 "2026-05-21T15:11:14Z")
Not long ago, I noticed the use of the word “fire” to denote good. Now it seems “disgusting” is trending. What’s next, putrid? I wonder if AI could track down the first guy to use disgusting. I’m gonna guess disgusting i… --- ## [Who are the grown-ups in Congress & SCOTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-grown-ups-in-congress-scotus/1028628)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-grown-ups-in-congress-scotus/1028628 "2026-05-21T14:18:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from Who, if any, are the grown-ups still active in positions of power/responsibility in the federal government?: The OP of the linked thread excluded Congress & SCOTUS, so I’m opening a new th… --- ## [When did people on your ignore list stop having the "This person is on your ignore list" notification displayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-on-your-ignore-list-stop-having-the-this-person-is-on-your-ignore-list-notification-displayed/1030262)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-on-your-ignore-list-stop-having-the-this-person-is-on-your-ignore-list-notification-displayed/1030262 "2026-05-21T14:17:24Z")
I was idly perusing an old Thread Games thread (an idle pastime if I am in the mood for some surreal insanity), when I noticed I had addressed a certain Doper over some minor issue. At some later date, them having reache… --- ## [Your local regionalisms for institutions and places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-regionalisms-for-institutions-and-places/1030068)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-local-regionalisms-for-institutions-and-places/1030068 "2026-05-21T14:14:38Z")
Prompted by this recent thread about washaterias, I started thinking about the odd terms I’ve heard since moving to New England. Mind you, I’m not talking about things like soda vs pop, or y’all vs yinz…this is about oth… --- ## [Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-mgm-takes-creative-reins-of-james-bond-ending-an-era-of-family-control-of-007/1014588)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-mgm-takes-creative-reins-of-james-bond-ending-an-era-of-family-control-of-007/1014588 "2026-05-21T09:21:58Z")
So, predictions? A new movie each year? Series? New movies about the Son (or Daughter) of James Bond? --- ## [Got charged at by a black bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-charged-at-by-a-black-bear/1019176)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-charged-at-by-a-black-bear/1019176 "2026-05-21T07:50:19Z")
Was out for my usual 10 - 15 km hike up into the mountains along old logging roads. Came around a blind corner and there was the bear, about 30 feet in front of me, moseying along heading in the same direction I was. I s… --- ## [Every person becomes convinced they’ll get powers if they kill someone in the next 24 hours. What happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-person-becomes-convinced-they-ll-get-powers-if-they-kill-someone-in-the-next-24-hours-what-happens-next/1030227)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-person-becomes-convinced-they-ll-get-powers-if-they-kill-someone-in-the-next-24-hours-what-happens-next/1030227 "2026-05-21T02:53:03Z")
On May 1, 2026 every person in the world over the age of 15 becomes completely convinced that if they directly kill another person in the next 24 hours they will receive the powers of Thragg from the Invincible comic/sho… --- ## [Best smallish SUV for the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smallish-suv-for-the-money/1029682)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smallish-suv-for-the-money/1029682 "2026-05-21T02:01:25Z")
We’re in no rush, but we’re fixing to be ready for a new car. When I say “smallish” I mean not that big, but with enough rear seat leg room for two adults to not be overly cramped. I know RAV 4 and CRV have legendary r… --- ## [Car talk puzzler picking the highest poker hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-talk-puzzler-picking-the-highest-poker-hand/1030220)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-talk-puzzler-picking-the-highest-poker-hand/1030220 "2026-05-20T23:35:08Z")
I don’t understand the answer to this puzzler. Can someone explain it to me, typing slowly with small words. https://www.cartalk.com/radio/puzzler/poker-hand-beats-royal-flush --- ## [Statistics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-question/1030113)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-question/1030113 "2026-05-20T23:24:28Z")
Sorta long, sorry. My work is in the area of very very high-reliability electronics. So we have a strict rule: exposed pure tin (Sn) is not allowed, and pure Sn finishes/platings are not allowed. This is because “tin wh… --- ## [Olde-Fashioned script on Japanese book cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olde-fashioned-script-on-japanese-book-cover/1030166)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olde-fashioned-script-on-japanese-book-cover/1030166 "2026-05-20T23:02:35Z")
What is the final word? 下編 ?? Wikipedia says this story was originally published in ten installments, but the pictured cover is from a three-volume edition? --- ## [Stupid (?) question: How do planes really fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-how-do-planes-really-fly/1029890)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-how-do-planes-really-fly/1029890 "2026-05-20T22:23:17Z")
Ever since I started to be interested in science, the explanation that I’ve read about how planes stay in the air has been based on the Bernoulli principle: As the wing moves through the air, air flows around it, and the… --- ## [What do you see when you close your eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-see-when-you-close-your-eyes/152464)
**Author:** [@it\_sjustme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/it_sjustme)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-see-when-you-close-your-eyes/152464 "2026-05-20T21:56:59Z")
If I were to ask you to close your eyes and picture a horse running down the beach. What would you see? Me, I can’t see anything. When I close my eyes and try to see a picture, all I see is the blackness that is the i… --- ## [What is your favorite meal that you cook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-meal-that-you-cook/1002186)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-meal-that-you-cook/1002186 "2026-05-20T21:07:27Z")
Not necessarily your favorite meal, but your favorite that you are capable of creating for yourself. This one is mine. I made it the other night, and meditated on the fact that if I had enough of it, I would eat it unt… --- ## [Good Omens Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-season-3/1029969)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-season-3/1029969 "2026-05-20T20:49:20Z")
I didn’t see anything else about this …Good Omens Season 3 Trailer. I know that the show has a number of fans. However, given everything about Gaiman I am not sure how this is going to be received. I have enjoyed the sh… --- ## [Proof of the Existence of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-the-existence-of-god/1030149)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-the-existence-of-god/1030149 "2026-05-20T18:58:09Z")
I was watching YouTube yesterday and an ad came on. I was in the other room and couldn’t turn it off right away. It was quite lengthy and religious in nature. They argued that the Declaration of Independence and the U… --- ## [Looking for a collaborator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-collaborator/1024578)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-collaborator/1024578 "2026-05-20T18:22:47Z")
No, I am not a Nazi looking for help among the French, but rather a lyricist seeking a musical composer to work with. I’m not a performance-level guitarist, but I’m skilled enough to write out chords and melodies; my mus… --- ## [World Cup Squad Announcement Videos: Do the USMNT have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-squad-announcement-videos-do-the-usmnt-have-one/1030243)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-squad-announcement-videos-do-the-usmnt-have-one/1030243 "2026-05-20T18:05:51Z")
The Mysterious and Arcane YouTube Algorithm today recommended (and I actually enjoyed) a couple of videos of World Cup Squads announcing their team rosters. Here’s Scotland’s and here’s New Zealand’s. Speaking of teams … --- ## [Starfield - November 11, 2022. How excited are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 551\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328 "2026-05-20T14:48:47Z")
Starfield is more or less the reason Elder Scrolls VI has not entered full production…or at least why it has been 10 years since Skyrim without a new Elder Scrolls. Anyway, I was absolutely not anticipating Starfield un… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=85&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=87&state=muted)