# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=9 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [Last letter = First Letter, min 3 syllable word chain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9370\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071 "2026-11-09T23:48:08Z")
I used to have a ton of fun playing this with my son and his best friend when we were on long car journeys. The rules are simple - you must generate a word that is a minimum of three syllables, with the first letter bein… --- ## [How different would the election results have been if gas prices had been lower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-would-the-election-results-have-been-if-gas-prices-had-been-lower/1034682)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-would-the-election-results-have-been-if-gas-prices-had-been-lower/1034682 "2026-11-09T23:09:40Z")
How much lower, I dunno. Something noticeable but reasonable, whatever that is. Absolutely nothing else about past events changes except for gas prices and any cost increases directly caused by gas prices. I ask because… --- ## [I fear I'm about to lose my country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fear-im-about-to-lose-my-country/991926)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 1005\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fear-im-about-to-lose-my-country/991926 "2026-11-09T23:04:53Z")
I just came back from voting and I fear I’m about to lose my country. Now, there will probably stil be a country in the south of the world called Argentina in a few years, with more or less the same territory. But my c… --- ## [Will the democrats enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-democrats-enact-the-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/1034443)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-democrats-enact-the-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/1034443 "2026-11-09T22:17:39Z")
In both 2000 and 2016, the democrats won the national popular vote but lost the electoral college. In response democrats on the state level have passed the national popular vote interstate compact. it states that their … --- ## [The Trump deportation news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-deportation-news-thread/1013404)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1254\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-deportation-news-thread/1013404 "2026-11-09T21:29:27Z")
This thread is for discussion of Trumps attempts to deport human beings from the USA. We all know what’s going on. It’s scarcely worth repeating it. But for the record his stated intention is to deport over 20 million … --- ## [Is this grade school teaching method by design? Or something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-grade-school-teaching-method-by-design-or-something-else/1034379)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-grade-school-teaching-method-by-design-or-something-else/1034379 "2026-11-09T20:40:00Z")
There are probably lots of words you could do this with. But I was thinking about the words “then” and “than”. I know when and how to use each word. But if you were to ask me to articulate it for you, I don’t think I co… --- ## [Welcome to the 2026 edition of the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange…with a slight twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange-with-a-slight-twist/1033075)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange-with-a-slight-twist/1033075 "2026-11-09T19:26:04Z")
I have decided to step up and run the 2026 SDMB Shot Glass Exchange, and the twist is this: If you join our merry little band you will send, at the bare minimum, a shot glass and a written toast that you have used in the… --- ## [New plot for Supreme Court - is it possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-plot-for-supreme-court-is-it-possible/1034717)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-plot-for-supreme-court-is-it-possible/1034717 "2026-11-09T19:11:48Z")
Sarah Isgur of Scotusblog posted this. Alito won’t retire in the lame duck and he doesn’t need to. Trump can nominate someone to the Supreme Court and the senate can confirm without a vacancy. Then Trump can sign the… --- ## [Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2766\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2026-11-09T19:08:31Z")
This thread is for discussion of Rich Burlew’s comic strip The Order of the Stick. Book 7, the final book, is due to start today. The previous book took about 6 years. This book promises to be even longer. Read it from… --- ## [Countdown to retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1122\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653 "2026-11-09T19:02:41Z")
My last day of work - a day I have been actively counting down toward for the past 5 years, is Thursday. Five days from now. I have been at my place of employment for 36 years. I’ve been in the workforce, counting my 5:0… --- ## [What killed the mouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-the-mouse/1034293)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-the-mouse/1034293 "2026-11-09T18:01:57Z")
I put out some sticky traps last night. This morning I found one of them had caught a mouse, which was now dead in the trap. So what exactly was the cause of death? I don’t assume it coincidentally died of natural cause… --- ## [What does it mean if a thread is "de-trocked"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-if-a-thread-is-de-trocked/1034533)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-if-a-thread-is-de-trocked/1034533 "2026-11-09T17:43:44Z")
I don’t think I’ve encountered the term before and I don’t know what it means. But I’m active in a current thread and a moderator posted a notice that the thread has been “de-trocked”. And it appears it may have been on… --- ## [Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 7134\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2026-11-09T17:41:37Z")
A thread for random, mundane polls. Submit your own. No discussion. --- ## [Why would anyone think I need brass knuckles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-think-i-need-brass-knuckles/1034710)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-think-i-need-brass-knuckles/1034710 "2026-11-09T17:40:37Z")
It was my birthday this past weekend. Got a bunch of silliness from the Grandkids. (I oohed and ahhed appropriately). This was the first weekend the deer camp was opened. My lovely Son-of-a-wrek decides he’s gonna go a… --- ## [Thumbs up and laughing reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumbs-up-and-laughing-reactions/1034202)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumbs-up-and-laughing-reactions/1034202 "2026-11-09T17:33:45Z")
I know this board is very opposed to reactions, because we should use our words and not just add reactions to a post. I agree with this! Mostly! I would love a way to quickly show that I laughed at someone’s excellent… --- ## [So what's going on in Dumbing of Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-dumbing-of-age/849047)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-dumbing-of-age/849047 "2026-11-09T17:23:25Z")
It’s a webcomic for those who don’t know. But if you don’t know that, this thread is going to make no sense. My assumption is that Mike is dead, his body hasn’t been discovered yet, Amber has blanked his death out of he… --- ## [Is execution ever justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-execution-ever-justified/1033738)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-execution-ever-justified/1033738 "2026-11-09T17:21:08Z")
I have started this thread partly so as not to hijack the one on conscription, but mainly because of a scenario that Facebook showed me. Yes I do read FB mainly because my kids post there. The FB posting was about a Ger… --- ## [Shelbyvilles, i.e. places that look like they have a generic place name in them but don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shelbyvilles-i-e-places-that-look-like-they-have-a-generic-place-name-in-them-but-dont/1027667)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shelbyvilles-i-e-places-that-look-like-they-have-a-generic-place-name-in-them-but-dont/1027667 "2026-11-09T16:39:43Z")
The fictional Simpsons city of Shelbyville was named after a person called Shelbyville Manhattan, rather than a person called Shelby. There are some real life examples of this: In Australia, the city of Townsville was … --- ## [The Right Wing and the redefinition/misuse of the word "joke"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-wing-and-the-redefinition-misuse-of-the-word-joke/1034725)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-wing-and-the-redefinition-misuse-of-the-word-joke/1034725 "2026-11-09T16:27:24Z")
The comment/suggestion is put out there by someone on the right and either Not enough opposition to it arises and it goes through, or A giant wave of “WTF did they just propose?!?” washes over the land and, instead of … --- ## [Smapti suspended for 3 days for ignoring Moderator Instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-suspended-for-3-days-for-ignoring-moderator-instructions/1034735)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-suspended-for-3-days-for-ignoring-moderator-instructions/1034735 "2026-11-09T15:55:12Z")
@Smapti now has 7 warnings in Discourse, 4 in the last year. This one is especially egregious. I had highlighted Exapno\_Mapcase reasonable request and then I repeated it as the 1st reply. What Smapti wrote as the 4t… --- ## [Have you noticed that younger people seem slower to tell time from "traditional" clock faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-that-younger-people-seem-slower-to-tell-time-from-traditional-clock-faces/1024391)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-that-younger-people-seem-slower-to-tell-time-from-traditional-clock-faces/1024391 "2026-11-09T15:43:18Z")
I’ve noticed this several times before, but a segment in a recent game show (The Floor) really highlighted it. For those with too much taste to watch low-brow game shows, the main action is two players face off, each wi… --- ## [Soooo... Wicker (Film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soooo-wicker-film/1032083)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soooo-wicker-film/1032083 "2026-11-09T14:04:36Z")
Online consensus seems to be either Oh, hell no! or Gotta see that! Featuring Olivia Coleman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Richard E. Grant, and Peter Dinklage. Looks like it’ll be … --- ## [Karoline Leavitt (and her successors)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 460\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt-and-her-successors/1018138 "2026-11-09T13:34:22Z")
Who was this strumpet before entering the Trump fold? Can someone enlighten me about who she is, what she was, what the hell is she thinking?? --- ## [(Old) Puzzling Days in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335 "2026-11-09T11:38:41Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 5c/41f with a predicted high of 10c/50f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “The weather is a fucking bag of suck”. Today in 1924, the Sunday Express published the first British crossw… --- ## [To everyone who thinks Hakeem Jeffries doesn't plan ahead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-everyone-who-thinks-hakeem-jeffries-doesnt-plan-ahead/1034503)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-everyone-who-thinks-hakeem-jeffries-doesnt-plan-ahead/1034503 "2026-11-09T04:30:39Z")
Here’s an announcement from June. And here’s the report released in September. Cost-of-Living Healthcare Working Group Memo on Democratic Healthcare Action for the First 100 Hours, First 100 Days, and First Year of t… --- ## [Spotting Star Trek actors in other programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 1812\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-star-trek-actors-in-other-programs/794982 "2026-11-09T04:26:26Z")
Inspired by the thread Spotting a Familiar Actor in a Surprising Place, and my insipid posting of finding Star Trek actors. Mr. Atoz in 77 Sunset Strip, Dial S for Spenser. Dr. McCoy in \*Have Gun-Will Travel, The Treas… --- ## [From the SCOTUS thread in P&E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-scotus-thread-in-p-e/1034722)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-scotus-thread-in-p-e/1034722 "2026-11-09T03:25:44Z")
With respect, this is from his link, and it does seem to have to do with his post: \*\* Who decides how many Justices are on the Court? Have there always been nine?\*\* The Constitution places the power to determine the… --- ## [Susie Wiles is Out, Stephen Miller is In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-wiles-is-out-stephen-miller-is-in/1034583)
**Author:** [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-wiles-is-out-stephen-miller-is-in/1034583 "2026-11-09T02:21:54Z")
Susie Wiles has resigned her position, and Trump has appointed Miller to the Chief of Staff position. “Asked about the move later Friday afternoon, Trump said, ‘I wanted to make a change.’” --- ## [I just saw the video press release for Disney's "Star Wars: Galactic Cruiser" Hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-video-press-release-for-disneys-star-wars-galactic-cruiser-hotel/955610)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-video-press-release-for-disneys-star-wars-galactic-cruiser-hotel/955610 "2026-11-09T02:02:53Z")
$5000 for a two night stay at the Star Wars Holiday Special! I hope this viddie doesn’t get pulled like most of the others: With all the stars DizCorp has access to, the best they could get to appear is on… --- ## [Today in nature I saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 4423\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854 "2026-11-09T00:16:26Z")
Just a lizard in the bathroom at work. I caught him and put him outside. But yesterday, I saw a really vivid rainbow in my yard during a passing storm. I could make out almost the whole arc. I’m pretty sure there was… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=10)