# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=93&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 94 --- ## [Project Hail Mary movie (March 2026) Please no Spoilers before release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-movie-march-2026-please-no-spoilers-before-release/1020318)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-movie-march-2026-please-no-spoilers-before-release/1020318 "2026-05-13T01:55:23Z")
The official trailer for Project Hail Mary is out! Release date for IMAX is 20 March 2026. Happy! YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08TxIsFTRI --- ## [How Important is "Experience" in a Presidential Candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-experience-in-a-presidential-candidate/1029903)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-experience-in-a-presidential-candidate/1029903 "2026-05-13T01:14:44Z")
I’ve long thought it was important, but I just took a minute to review the eleven Presidents of my lifetime and realized it actually isn’t. Five of them had been around Washington in various capacities, including Vice-P… --- ## [What are those $1 million dollar game prizes really worth, in money in your pocket terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-1-million-dollar-game-prizes-really-worth-in-money-in-your-pocket-terms/1030009)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-1-million-dollar-game-prizes-really-worth-in-money-in-your-pocket-terms/1030009 "2026-05-13T00:12:56Z")
The particular show doesn’t matter, what you have to do doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you had to be extremely brave or smart or lucky or whatever. There just seems to be a whole lot of TV competition/reality sho… --- ## [Masked Magic Secrets Revealed - my new Youtube channel obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masked-magic-secrets-revealed-my-new-youtube-channel-obsession/1025345)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masked-magic-secrets-revealed-my-new-youtube-channel-obsession/1025345 "2026-05-12T22:37:13Z")
This has nothing to do with that old Masked Magician who revealed a bunch of common and pretty old tricks. This is a Youtube channel, just a few months ago, that does its best to solve how many current magicians are doi… --- ## [Bridge collapse in Baltimore {2024-03-26}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-collapse-in-baltimore-2024-03-26/999372)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 559\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-collapse-in-baltimore-2024-03-26/999372 "2026-05-12T17:08:02Z")
News is still coming in - looks horrific. From what we can tell, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a ship and has collapsed, with what have to me multiple casualties both above and below. https://edition.cnn.com/2… --- ## [How do you usually say this number: 1,200?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-say-this-number-1-200/1029621)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-say-this-number-1-200/1029621 "2026-05-12T16:08:06Z")
poll --- ## [Refurbished Laptops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbished-laptops/1029641)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbished-laptops/1029641 "2026-05-12T14:57:17Z")
I’m pretty broke right now, but I’m working with a 10+ year old laptop that is falling apart, literally ( I have to hold it together when I open it) and it just doesn’t have the balls to run anything but the oldest games… --- ## [1924 organ plays Amazing Grace when light switches are turned on in the church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1924-organ-plays-amazing-grace-when-light-switches-are-turned-on-in-the-church/1029951)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1924-organ-plays-amazing-grace-when-light-switches-are-turned-on-in-the-church/1029951 "2026-05-12T14:49:18Z")
Speaking of silly YouTube videos, I ran across this ridiculous short (not a video). The claims are all in the brief text shown. I’m reasonably familiar with traditional organs and tube-powered electric organs since my si… --- ## [What do people who have been conversing regularly over decades, have left to talk about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-have-been-conversing-regularly-over-decades-have-left-to-talk-about/1029973)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-who-have-been-conversing-regularly-over-decades-have-left-to-talk-about/1029973 "2026-05-12T11:47:42Z")
Some instances that made me look anew at this puzzling question these last days: a newspaper article mentioning a regular at the Hofbräuhaus in Munich, one of the 600-odd who have a locker for their personal stein, who… --- ## [AFLAC-like insurance for Uber drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aflac-like-insurance-for-uber-drivers/1029176)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aflac-like-insurance-for-uber-drivers/1029176 "2026-05-12T06:21:07Z")
I’m going to check around for the various options including AFLAC but wanted to hear from people who have this type of insurance and their experiences. I take home $750-800 a week on average, if I could not work for a t… --- ## [Gender Support Thread for Dopers who are gender diverse, families of trans people, or allies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-support-thread-for-dopers-who-are-gender-diverse-families-of-trans-people-or-allies/998563)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-support-thread-for-dopers-who-are-gender-diverse-families-of-trans-people-or-allies/998563 "2026-05-12T03:43:54Z")
Hi, everyone! Welcome. I wanted to offer a thread where everyone who is trans, non-binary, gender queer, gender diverse, two spirited, gender questioning, or other identities can find support. This is also a thread for … --- ## [There's Goo in the house! (New feline addition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-goo-in-the-house-new-feline-addition/837097)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-goo-in-the-house-new-feline-addition/837097 "2026-05-12T02:57:34Z")
We’ve adopted another cat. Her name is Goo. Here’s a picture. :slight\_smile: --- ## [What are some events that are basically 'anti-PTSD/anti-trauma' events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-events-that-are-basically-anti-ptsd-anti-trauma-events/1029754)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-events-that-are-basically-anti-ptsd-anti-trauma-events/1029754 "2026-05-12T01:37:49Z")
The best way I can think of to word this is that some events are so traumatic that they permanently change our nervous system to make it hyper alert to threats and overactivate the sympathetic nervous system. So it make… --- ## [Stray Cat Strut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-strut/989948)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-strut/989948 "2026-05-11T19:51:34Z")
Yes, it’s time for another episode of Little Nemo overanalyzes song lyrics. “Stray Cat Strut” is a 1981 hit by the band Stray Cats is sung in the first person. It has the following lyrics: I strut right by with my tail… --- ## [What's the most convoluted/improbable murder mystery plot in fiction you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-convoluted-improbable-murder-mystery-plot-in-fiction-youve-seen/1029685)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-convoluted-improbable-murder-mystery-plot-in-fiction-youve-seen/1029685 "2026-05-11T19:09:50Z")
TV shows, books, films, though I should say it has to be a part of a fictional work that’s trying to be “realistic” so stuff that’s parody or purposely meant to be over-the-top doesn’t count, and also has to be a human c… --- ## [Re-watching Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251 "2026-05-11T18:56:21Z")
I have gone through the first four seasons of Friends on Netflix the last couple of weeks for the first time since the DVDs came out which was probably around ten years ago. A few observations: It is generally well pre… --- ## [SDMB where Google fails: Valdosta GA ca. 1969, kids TV show Circus Parade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-google-fails-valdosta-ga-ca-1969-kids-tv-show-circus-parade/460196)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-google-fails-valdosta-ga-ca-1969-kids-tv-show-circus-parade/460196 "2026-05-11T18:11:59Z")
When I was a kid (3rd, 4th grader) in south Georgia there was a kid’s TV show, one of those with a live studio audience of kids (akin to the ‘peanut gallery’ of the Howdy Doody show of a decade earlier), named “Circus Pa… --- ## [How were things different when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-things-different-when-you-were-a-kid/1029032)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-things-different-when-you-were-a-kid/1029032 "2026-05-11T17:52:03Z")
I know it’s legion, but let’s start making a list. I’ll go first. When I was a kid (I’m 48 years old) There were red delicious apples and green apples at the grocery store. That was it. Everybody was being doxxed by… --- ## [Regarding Iran War Prediction thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-iran-war-prediction-thread/1029977)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-iran-war-prediction-thread/1029977 "2026-05-11T16:36:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from Predictions and forecasts about the ongoing Iran War: OP here. We have threads on Iran War motivations. That’s about the past. This is a thread about predicting the future. The path of oi… --- ## [Visiting Montreal early July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914 "2026-05-11T15:00:15Z")
I’m going to a square dance convention in Montreal around July 4th. Mostly I’ll be busy at the convention, but I’d like to go to a good restaurant with a friend while I’m there. Actually, I’d like to do two meals: deli… --- ## [What was the weirdest belief you ever personally held?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-weirdest-belief-you-ever-personally-held/1029398)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-weirdest-belief-you-ever-personally-held/1029398 "2026-05-11T14:37:42Z")
This thread reminded me: As a kid, I was always skeptical of airplanes. Not as in having a fear of flying (which I actually loved), but as in wondering if they were actually, well, flying… I imagined a scenario where … --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=92&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=94&state=watching)