# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=87&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 88 --- ## [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… --- ## [I AR no more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ar-no-more/1030114)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ar-no-more/1030114 "2026-05-20T14:32:49Z")
Yep. Apparently I now am in Kansas. Turn on my tablet. First up a Kansas city Star report on Trump’s China debacle. And a weather report update from KMBC…dang it’s hot over there. They stole my AR. --- ## [What about Trump's new social network? I hear crickets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 650\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-trumps-new-social-network-i-hear-crickets/960024 "2026-05-20T14:14:05Z")
Man, I wanted it to fail so hard that I awaited the start of “Truth Social” with glee, but now, almost three days after launch, I hear or read nothing about it, not even here on the Dope. Well, I’ve read some news articl… --- ## [Trump's New Target: Cuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-target-cuba/1027207)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-target-cuba/1027207 "2026-05-20T12:08:09Z")
Trump is threatening tariffs against any country that supplies oil to Cuba. He claims that it’s to protect the US. “The regime aligns itself with – and provides support for – numerous hostile countries, transnationa… --- ## [Trump says he will pull all US troops from Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-he-will-pull-all-us-troops-from-germany/1029689)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-he-will-pull-all-us-troops-from-germany/1029689 "2026-05-20T06:10:32Z")
Trump “truthed” that he will pull all US troops from Germany. This came after a long phone call between him and Putin last week. And it’s been bugging me. Did Putin say he’s planning to push his way across Europe? Pr… --- ## [Neither conservatives nor liberals see a meaningful distinction between legal and illegal immigration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neither-conservatives-nor-liberals-see-a-meaningful-distinction-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration/1030185)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neither-conservatives-nor-liberals-see-a-meaningful-distinction-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration/1030185 "2026-05-20T04:02:53Z")
Nowadays there’s a whole right-wing meme on Facebook, “But they came here LEGALLY!”, usually as a caption underneath some photo or picture of dirty brown-skinned criminal or Muslim folks, mocking the idea that immigratio… --- ## [ID this Hannah-Barbera cartoon from the 60's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-hannah-barbera-cartoon-from-the-60s/1030213)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-hannah-barbera-cartoon-from-the-60s/1030213 "2026-05-20T01:36:22Z")
I remember a scene from what I thought was a Hanna-Barbera cartoon from the 60’s. It may have been a secondary feature of another cartoon, like Jonny Quest. The theme was Arabic, and the scene involved a party of advent… --- ## [Getting my teeth pulled out tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-teeth-pulled-out-tomorrow/1030177)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-teeth-pulled-out-tomorrow/1030177 "2026-05-20T01:35:01Z")
I have what my dentist calls receding gums. At 60, the gums are working back which means the teeth have less to hang on to so they start to get loose. It makes it a pain in the arse trying to eat as your teeth hurt. (Th… --- ## [Musician Ike Willis (noted Zappa collaborator) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-ike-willis-noted-zappa-collaborator-has-died/1030196)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-ike-willis-noted-zappa-collaborator-has-died/1030196 "2026-05-20T00:46:54Z")
If you are a Frank Zappa fan, you probably know Ike Willis. His distinctive lead vocals were a central feature of Zappa’s rock bands in the 80s and 90s, and he was always reliable on stage for saying things that would ma… --- ## [Can we discuss hantavirus here? (Answer: Yes.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-hantavirus-here-answer-yes/1029978)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-hantavirus-here-answer-yes/1029978 "2026-05-20T00:30:32Z")
I definitely remember when it became a household word in the summer of 1993, when a perfect storm of factors led to an outbreak in the Four Corners region. It wasn’t a new disease, and when I went to that region in Febr… --- ## [Murdaugh Murder Timeline: Alex Murdaugh. This story gets crazier by the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdaugh-murder-timeline-alex-murdaugh-this-story-gets-crazier-by-the-day/950754)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdaugh-murder-timeline-alex-murdaugh-this-story-gets-crazier-by-the-day/950754 "2026-05-19T21:53:03Z")
There’s a death in 2015 that is being investigated. The maid died under some mysterious circumstances in 2018. The son Paul is involved in a deadly boating accident in 2019 and he’s charged, but then he and his mom a… --- ## [Please help me win on “Jeopardy!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-win-on-jeopardy/963320)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-win-on-jeopardy/963320 "2026-05-19T21:48:28Z")
Like a great many Dopers, some of whom appeared on the show, I enjoy and have watched Jeopardy! for many years. Many Dopers have been aggressively collecting knowledge their entire lives. I have too, in many domains. … --- ## [2026 PGA Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-pga-championship/1030104)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-pga-championship/1030104 "2026-05-19T21:30:05Z")
Well, it’s day 2 of the PGA Championship and the Best Golfer in The World is at +10 after eight holes and needs to make up six, maybe seven strokes to par to make the cut. DeChambeau missed the cut at the Masters with a … --- ## [What's the weirdest room you've seen in someone else's house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-room-youve-seen-in-someone-elses-house/1029512)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-room-youve-seen-in-someone-elses-house/1029512 "2026-05-19T19:51:34Z")
Inspired by the thread about the main hallway shower here. Can be either a weird design or just weirdly decorated. Had a friend who’s home had the stairs to the second story that kind of wrapped around the wall, like yo… --- ## [Looking for artist's name (probably a long shot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-artists-name-probably-a-long-shot/1030217)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-artists-name-probably-a-long-shot/1030217 "2026-05-19T19:04:37Z")
I’d like to see more of this artist’s work, any help? --- ## [iPhone predictive text workaround](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-predictive-text-workaround/1030208)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-predictive-text-workaround/1030208 "2026-05-19T17:28:28Z")
When I’m texting, and I want to text the word “the”, for some reason Auto-correction or Predictive Text always inserts the word “Theresa”. I know I can Toggle off Auto-Correction and Predictive Text, but I like it and … --- ## [Who decided to announce the plan for the Falklands Battle of Goose Green on the BBC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-to-announce-the-plan-for-the-falklands-battle-of-goose-green-on-the-bbc/1030204)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-to-announce-the-plan-for-the-falklands-battle-of-goose-green-on-the-bbc/1030204 "2026-05-19T16:59:27Z")
So random factoid that I just learned from YouTube. The day before the start of the battle of Goose Green during the Falklands war, the BBC announced the impending British attack and the unit that was to carry it out. … --- ## [Second IV in OR - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-iv-in-or-why/1027948)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-iv-in-or-why/1027948 "2026-05-19T16:16:04Z")
Prompted by an experience last year in which I was told they’d do a second IV once I got to the OR. When I woke up, I had two badly bruised spots, bandaged, in my right hand, and a second IV in my left hand (same hand a… --- ## [Why is it called Duck Fat but Beef Tallow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-duck-fat-but-beef-tallow/1029724)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-duck-fat-but-beef-tallow/1029724 "2026-05-19T14:36:59Z")
In this fascinating thread, a poster mentions duck fat and beef tallow and other animal fats. Why is beef tallow called tallow but duck…squeezings…get called duck fat?? --- ## [Where did all the trees come from that comprised The Great Raft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-all-the-trees-come-from-that-comprised-the-great-raft/1022423)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-all-the-trees-come-from-that-comprised-the-great-raft/1022423 "2026-05-19T14:21:53Z")
For those unaware the Great Raft was a logjam 165 miles (!) long that clogged the Red and Atchafalaya rivers in North America. 165 miles of logs (x the width of the river) seems like an awful lot of trees. In 1829, the … --- ## [Ignorance-fighting etymological tidbit: what "decimate" really meant in ancient Rome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-fighting-etymological-tidbit-what-decimate-really-meant-in-ancient-rome/1029710)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-fighting-etymological-tidbit-what-decimate-really-meant-in-ancient-rome/1029710 "2026-05-19T13:08:52Z")
Interesting article on the NPR website today. I knew that people mostly use this word incorrectly (not naming names but you know who I mean) or at least, imprecisely, but geez Louise… Back then it meant something specifi… --- ## [New York geographic mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-geographic-mystery/1030186)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-geographic-mystery/1030186 "2026-05-19T11:56:13Z")
There is a town called Aurora in New York. And there is a town called East Aurora in New York. East Aurora is a hundred miles west of Aurora. Whose idea was that? --- ## [Sodium Acetate reusable heating packs -- anyone know about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-acetate-reusable-heating-packs-anyone-know-about-them/1030160)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-acetate-reusable-heating-packs-anyone-know-about-them/1030160 "2026-05-19T05:03:53Z")
A church acquaintance told me this morning about Sodium Acetate reusable heating packs – that she’d bought some, how wonderful they were, and so on. Frankly, what she describe sounded almost like magic so I’m pretty ske… --- ## [Dutch Baby, yeah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-baby-yeah/1029915)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-baby-yeah/1029915 "2026-05-19T04:31:17Z")
At the local sammich shop. Having me a hot turkey and soup. (Yummy!) The chef is playing around with a dessert menu(Coming Soon! apparently). He sent servers out with trays of Dutch baby. The sample was just my size(ve… --- ## [Pitting Honeybadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-honeybadger/810183)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1164\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-honeybadger/810183 "2026-05-19T03:22:53Z")
So, according to you here, I can finally hang out in mixed company having learned the way to comport myself after generations of being, well, too black. It only took a president and some athletes to show me how to act mo… --- ## [The Mandalorian and Grogu (trailer, trailer-related spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-trailer-trailer-related-spoilers/1023405)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-trailer-trailer-related-spoilers/1023405 "2026-05-19T02:33:12Z")
The thing that thrilled me the most about the trailer was the brief appearance of an Amani. My favorite two blink and you’ll miss them characters from the OT are Amanaman and Ephant Mon, both from Jabba’s p… --- ## [Release the bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/release-the-bees/1029622 "2026-05-19T02:21:23Z")
Sometimes, landlords evict your friend, leading to poverty, homelessness, or worse. What will you do? You could write an angry letter to government. But they’ll probably ignore you. You could offer to let your friend s… --- ## [Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" 50 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-boys-pet-sounds-50-years-old/754931)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-boys-pet-sounds-50-years-old/754931 "2026-05-19T01:31:08Z")
Just learned that the Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” album came out 50 years ago this month. Hard to believe they are in their 70’s now. I have always been a Beach Boys fan. “Endless Summer” was the first album I ever bought. … --- ## [Schlitz beer will be no more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-will-be-no-more/1030115)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-will-be-no-more/1030115 "2026-05-19T01:12:34Z")
Bad management decisions ruined the #1 selling beer in the U.S. and it never gained its position back. And they did it right when the light beer Nazis were inudating the airwaves and corrupting everyone’s palate with wa… --- ## [Subnautica 2 out in early access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica-2-out-in-early-access/1030070)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica-2-out-in-early-access/1030070 "2026-05-19T00:03:25Z")
I am so glad it is starting to happen. After all the executive nonsense I had my doubts. Through some experiences like Kerbal 2 I have learned to temper my expectations of what early access means as far as ever having a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=86&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=88&state=muted)