# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=89&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 90 --- ## [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… --- ## [SNL season 51 finale (May 16, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-season-51-finale-may-16-2026/1030131)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-season-51-finale-may-16-2026/1030131 "2026-05-18T21:28:06Z")
Tonight’s the season finale with Will Ferrell as host and Paul McCartney as the musical guest. There’s a bubble of speculation online that this is Lorne Michaels’ swan song, with one of the show’s biggest stars hosting a… --- ## [So, why don't they just do the obvious thing and DNA test the Sussex kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-dont-they-just-do-the-obvious-thing-and-dna-test-the-sussex-kids/1029873)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-dont-they-just-do-the-obvious-thing-and-dna-test-the-sussex-kids/1029873 "2026-05-18T21:04:23Z")
Every now and then I let youtube tempt me into the whirling maelstrom around Harry, Meghan, and their kids. The latest version had someone speculating on whether Meghan could have really given birth to Archie and be bac… --- ## [Why don't electric utilities charge lower rates when demand is lower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-electric-utilities-charge-lower-rates-when-demand-is-lower/1030065)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-electric-utilities-charge-lower-rates-when-demand-is-lower/1030065 "2026-05-18T20:18:39Z")
My son has a electric vehicle. It has a feature to only charge during certain time-of-day based on the owner’s setting. His town offers a lower rate if he sets his charger to only work from 22:00 to 07:00, but he is on… --- ## [Food safety in elementary school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-safety-in-elementary-school/1030095)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-safety-in-elementary-school/1030095 "2026-05-18T19:31:58Z")
When I was in elementary school in San Diego, most kids had metal lunch boxes with a Thermos and their lunch. This was mine, from the The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV show, which went off the air before I was born,… --- ## [NC's budget and dishonest claims about teacher pay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncs-budget-and-dishonest-claims-about-teacher-pay/1030144)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncs-budget-and-dishonest-claims-about-teacher-pay/1030144 "2026-05-18T18:57:40Z")
All right, this is a little bit of a vent, but also a specific claim about how things should be reported, so I’m putting it in P&E. North Carolina is the only state without a budget–not because our legislature isn’t mee… --- ## [Anyone know the best style pitchfork for turning a compost pile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-best-style-pitchfork-for-turning-a-compost-pile/1030182)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-best-style-pitchfork-for-turning-a-compost-pile/1030182 "2026-05-18T18:03:30Z")
I had 3 at the old house and gave them all away before the move. So I’m now shopping for a new one. Compost is mix of pulled weeds, some grass clippings & some kitchen waste including coffee grounds. --- ## [Fairies with flashlights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairies-with-flashlights/1030158)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairies-with-flashlights/1030158 "2026-05-18T17:21:01Z")
What’s that you say? Picture this…middle of the night something aroused me (ok, get it out of the gutter, I mean I woke up). I opened the eye. No muggers or monsters. Just a cat shifting around in his bed. But I see a… --- ## [Water mains in cities in India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-mains-in-cities-in-india/1030153)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-mains-in-cities-in-india/1030153 "2026-05-18T17:07:05Z")
The Big Thirst, by Charles Fishman, copyright 2011: “India’s economy has grown between 5 and 9 percent per year in the last five years, a stunning rate of modernization. And yet, not one of India’s major cities provides… --- ## [White text on black background](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-text-on-black-background/1030148)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-text-on-black-background/1030148 "2026-05-18T14:28:08Z")
Anyone here view text / this board that way? If so, don’t you find that the longer you read, the longer you’re stuck with annoying black-striped phosphenes afterward(s)? (Accordingly, I avoid.) --- ## [Who's the youngest person here? How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888 "2026-05-18T14:25:25Z")
poll When I first joined, way back in the early 2000s, I was a teenager, and there were a lot of other teens on the board, but of course that’s no longer true. Do many people under 25 find this place anymore? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=88&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=90&state=watching)