# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=92&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 93 --- ## [Live Tribute by a Group Larger than a Quartet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-tribute-by-a-group-larger-than-a-quartet/1029982)
**Author:** [@stopnonstop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stopnonstop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-tribute-by-a-group-larger-than-a-quartet/1029982 "2026-05-11T14:27:20Z")
Do you have any tribute songs done live for an artist, that is a song written by the artist, that makes you want to sing along, even if you are on public transportation? The tribute must be from a diverse or variety amo… --- ## [(Old) Things I (we?) should buy in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-things-i-we-should-buy-in-the-mmp/1029777)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-things-i-we-should-buy-in-the-mmp/1029777 "2026-05-11T10:39:55Z")
So, what do YOU want to purchase (other than food/gas/Rx/pet supplies/toilet paper) do you have anything unexpected on your “yeah, I should get one of those” lists? BACKSTORY! I got home almost an hour after we clocked … --- ## [Long term net effect of the war on GHG emissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-net-effect-of-the-war-on-ghg-emissions/1029953)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-net-effect-of-the-war-on-ghg-emissions/1029953 "2026-05-11T03:03:55Z")
I found a number of articles about the ecological effects of the war from the first few weeks. There was a massive release as this article shows: OK, but what about the longer term effects? I read recently that about 9… --- ## [State Department to Revoke Passports of Parents Owing Child Support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-department-to-revoke-passports-of-parents-owing-child-support/1029909)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-department-to-revoke-passports-of-parents-owing-child-support/1029909 "2026-05-10T23:36:30Z")
The State Department has announced they plan to revoke the passports of parents owing child support, per the BBC. Unsure exactly how I feel about this. Any measures to help support children are welcome. But I suspect pe… --- ## [Have heard of MrBeast - if so, how much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-heard-of-mrbeast-if-so-how-much/1029900)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-heard-of-mrbeast-if-so-how-much/1029900 "2026-05-10T23:34:34Z")
On a recent episode of Survivor, a surprise guest was featured - MrBeast. Everyone OOO;d and AHHd but I’d never heard of him. Over in the Survivor 50 thread, it was mentioned. Some having heard of him some have not. … --- ## [Adopting a new pet after losing one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-new-pet-after-losing-one/1029582)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopting-a-new-pet-after-losing-one/1029582 "2026-05-10T18:42:42Z")
How soon to adopt a new best friend is such an individual choice, isn’t it? For me, the balm for having to say goodbye to a feline friend is to go get another rescue from my favorite shelter. But for others, I’m sure it’… --- ## [Russian Losses in Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-losses-in-ukraine/1029946)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-losses-in-ukraine/1029946 "2026-05-10T15:31:18Z")
I feel I must share these numbers; According to the New York Times this morning, Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers in Ukraine. The text of the story goes on to say that number is for just the number of Russians… --- ## [Why were the UFO files (which were released today) classified as secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-ufo-files-which-were-released-today-classified-as-secret/1029928)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-ufo-files-which-were-released-today-classified-as-secret/1029928 "2026-05-10T15:02:48Z")
So the government finally released some of the classified files on UFO’s. Yawn! This BBC article describes some of the content : There are astronauts who reported seeing strange flashes of light, described as possible… --- ## [Red button or blue button dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-button-or-blue-button-dilemma/1024041)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-button-or-blue-button-dilemma/1024041 "2026-05-10T04:09:23Z")
A content creator I listen to a lot popped up in my feed yesterday confused by the repeated outcome of a particular experiment. “The situation is this: You are presented with two buttons, one red, the other blue. Everyon… --- ## [Trump Administration pushes USPS to allow the mailing of handguns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-pushes-usps-to-allow-the-mailing-of-handguns/1029910)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-pushes-usps-to-allow-the-mailing-of-handguns/1029910 "2026-05-10T02:04:56Z")
Mail-a-handgun: Trump administration pushes to allow firearms to be delivered by USPS - Los Angeles Times Under the proposed change, revolvers and other handguns would be reclassified as mailable firearms and subject to… --- ## [Happy 100th Birthday, Sir David Attenborough!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/1029917)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/1029917 "2026-05-10T00:59:42Z")
Thank you, Sir, for all your very informative and amazing nature documentaries! One of my favorite bits, about the lyre bird, was so iconic that parodies were made, one that I missed was made for his 90th birthday by Aa… --- ## [Well, this did not go as planned (Pet Adoption)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-did-not-go-as-planned-pet-adoption/1029366)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-did-not-go-as-planned-pet-adoption/1029366 "2026-05-09T23:57:45Z")
How do I cope with saying goodbye to a loved pet? I adopt another one! I understand that for some folks, taking in a new pet right way just doesn’t feel right, they have to get through their grief in whatever time it tak… --- ## [Explain the legality of riverboat casinos to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-legality-of-riverboat-casinos-to-me/1029760)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-legality-of-riverboat-casinos-to-me/1029760 "2026-05-09T22:55:10Z")
The discussion of money laundering in Ozark made me think of this question: There are only two states in the US that allow actual casinos on land, Nevada and New Jersey, and in NJ they’re only allowed in Atlantic City a… --- ## [Any experience with SesameCare.com? (Costco-partnered online telemedicine for cheap prescription fills)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-sesamecare-com-costco-partnered-online-telemedicine-for-cheap-prescription-fills/1029948)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-sesamecare-com-costco-partnered-online-telemedicine-for-cheap-prescription-fills/1029948 "2026-05-09T22:22:45Z")
(Heh, this post is gonna sound like some sort of AI-generated ad, but I promise I’m a real person writing this.) At the Costco pharmacy recently, I saw an ad there for $29 virtual/online doctor visits through a company … --- ## [Man dies from "splenectomy" where they removed his LIVER instead!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-from-splenectomy-where-they-removed-his-liver-instead/1006842)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-from-splenectomy-where-they-removed-his-liver-instead/1006842 "2026-05-09T22:11:30Z")
This is insane! They were away from home, and he had abdominal pain and a doctor recommended that he have a semi-urgent splenectomy - and they removed his LIVER instead! How could that even happen, unless the man had a… --- ## [How well would a liberal tyranny/regime perform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-a-liberal-tyranny-regime-perform/1029701)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-a-liberal-tyranny-regime-perform/1029701 "2026-05-09T22:04:33Z")
In nearly every discussion about what progressives want to achieve, the discussion always gets bogged down in the “Well, we don’t have the votes or power to achieve what we want” - be it climate-change action, LGBT, taxe… --- ## [Tired of this (being short)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-this-being-short/1029654)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-this-being-short/1029654 "2026-05-09T18:08:25Z")
I’m a guy and 5’2 1/4. I feel like I should be taller because my mom is 5’5, my dad is 5’8, and my grandfather was 5’11. I’m tired of being shorter than everyone when I’m in public. This wouldn’t even be a problem if I … --- ## [I pit "the shooting was staged" conspiracy theorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-shooting-was-staged-conspiracy-theorists/1029570)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-shooting-was-staged-conspiracy-theorists/1029570 "2026-05-09T16:59:41Z")
There are an alarming number of people on my friends list on Facebook who believe that this latest shooting against the Trump administration at the dinner was staged/faked. What’s more, a lot of it is coming from my own … --- ## [How did the Flying Nun fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-flying-nun-fly/1029913)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-flying-nun-fly/1029913 "2026-05-09T16:15:51Z")
Inspired by the FQ thread about how do planes really fly. I was just a little kid when The Flying Nun was on TV. I don’t remember much about it or if they ever gave a reasonable explanation of how she was able to fly. I … --- ## [Gerrymandering race to the bottom: how does it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gerrymandering-race-to-the-bottom-how-does-it-end/1029750)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gerrymandering-race-to-the-bottom-how-does-it-end/1029750 "2026-05-09T13:34:45Z")
So apparently mid-census re-districting is OK (if there’s a court case challenging this I’m unaware of it). And racial gerrymandering is now OK, according to the late ruling of the SCOTUS. So how does this end? Do we … --- ## [Chess players: Have you ever participated in one of those things where one player plays blindfolded against multiple others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-players-have-you-ever-participated-in-one-of-those-things-where-one-player-plays-blindfolded-against-multiple-others/1029548)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-players-have-you-ever-participated-in-one-of-those-things-where-one-player-plays-blindfolded-against-multiple-others/1029548 "2026-05-09T12:40:09Z")
And for bonus points, was the player a child? I never have, and as far as I know that was never a thing that ever happened in Springfield, Illinois between 1982 (when I learned to play chess) and 2014 (when I moved away… --- ## [How do these mobile games that pay out real money make a profit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-mobile-games-that-pay-out-real-money-make-a-profit/1029738)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-mobile-games-that-pay-out-real-money-make-a-profit/1029738 "2026-05-09T03:16:33Z")
You may have seen them advertised; some of the ads specifically say that they don’t do things that other such apps do to make money (like in-app ads, requiring friend recommendations, cash-in limits, or “top ups,” whate… --- ## [Five Perfect Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-perfect-movies/1006586)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-perfect-movies/1006586 "2026-05-09T00:27:52Z")
As mentioned in this thread as an aside: Movies you've seen recently (Part 2) - #47 by Czarcasm I want your personal Five Perfect Movies. Not the internet, not someone else’s, and definitely not “This one is pretty go… --- ## [Atrial fibrillation and ablation--what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-and-ablation-what-to-expect/1029863)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-and-ablation-what-to-expect/1029863 "2026-05-08T23:29:52Z")
Kropotkinskaya is a candidate for ablation to deal with atrial fibrillation. Anyone here with knowledge or experience of the procedure, how to prep, what to expect, after-surgery care? Anything else related to a fib and … --- ## [Scientists discover that cicadas don't like condoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-discover-that-cicadas-dont-like-condoms/1029887)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-discover-that-cicadas-dont-like-condoms/1029887 "2026-05-08T23:19:57Z")
Some cicada nymphs in the Amazon build ground dicks, scientists try to figure out why. --- ## [Trump Tariffs Struck Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tariffs-struck-down/1018927)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tariffs-struck-down/1018927 "2026-05-08T22:18:03Z")
There’s going to be plenty for a new thread on this one. Here’s the United States Court of International Trade ruling: The administration says it will appeal. And this is so fundamental to the Trump project that one … --- ## [What was your colonoscopy recovery like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-colonoscopy-recovery-like/1027772)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-colonoscopy-recovery-like/1027772 "2026-05-08T19:55:09Z")
Today I scheduled my first colonoscopy for March 31st. I’ve read quite a bit about how much the prep sucks, but I haven’t read as much about how people feel afterwards. I’m sure it varies from person to person so I’d lik… --- ## [Free three-day trials of New York Times through library website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-three-day-trials-of-new-york-times-through-library-website/1029912)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-three-day-trials-of-new-york-times-through-library-website/1029912 "2026-05-08T18:54:58Z")
The Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, Virginia has access to a page that will give anyone who asks for it a three-day free access trial of the New York Times, which you can then use for gift links if you want to. (A fre… --- ## [Fine dining-- kind of a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-dining-kind-of-a-scam/1029618)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-dining-kind-of-a-scam/1029618 "2026-05-08T18:41:23Z")
My wife and I went to a fancy Italian restaurant that recently opened near us for our Anniversary last night. I ordered the ‘Chilean Sea Bass on a Bed of Broccoli Rabe’ from the special menu-- highly recommended by the w… --- ## [In the market for a bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-bicycle/1029674)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-bicycle/1029674 "2026-05-08T17:01:36Z")
\[No, Discourse, I don’t want to rezz 2 decade old threads, thanks\] With gas prices apparently headed north of $5 ($6 for my premium-using coupe), looks like to enjoy the spring I’ll have to spring for a bicycle if I wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=91&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=93&state=muted)