# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=88&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [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… --- ## [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. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=87&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=89&state=watching)