# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=96&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 97 --- ## [Am I weird for having no problem with eating a "dry" sandwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-for-having-no-problem-with-eating-a-dry-sandwich/1029557)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-for-having-no-problem-with-eating-a-dry-sandwich/1029557 "2026-05-03T18:49:21Z")
You may remember my post of last year asking about the science behind the subjectivity of taste preferences. And how in that post, and multiple other posts, I have stated my strong dislike of mayonnaise. Since then, I’v… --- ## [Red or Blue: a variant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-or-blue-a-variant/1029658)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-or-blue-a-variant/1029658 "2026-05-03T18:31:26Z")
Seeing as we are going down the Red or Blue Button rabbit hole for a.second time. I’m going to introduce a variant of it (actaully several variants), to see how The Dope responds… This is exactly the same as the origina… --- ## [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-morning-breakfast-cereal/482593)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-morning-breakfast-cereal/482593 "2026-05-03T18:29:25Z")
Does anybody else read this webcomic? It’s a single panel with a bit of Perry Bible Fellowship and xkcd in it I think. Today’s comic made me think of the sdmb. --- ## [I accidentally got frozen puff pastry shells instead of sheets. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidentally-got-frozen-puff-pastry-shells-instead-of-sheets-now-what/1029677)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidentally-got-frozen-puff-pastry-shells-instead-of-sheets-now-what/1029677 "2026-05-03T18:16:46Z")
Do I blind bake them and put cold stuff in? Can I fill them with savories and bake them filled from frozen? What can I fill them with? How can I fill them? Give me ideas and recipes, please. --- ## [What is your favorite song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693 "2026-05-03T17:19:08Z")
Out of the blue my wife asks me, “What is your favorite song?” “My favorite?” "Yeah, what song makes you happiest when you hear it?‘’ It kind of put me on the spot. While my favorite band is Rush, I think the song tha… --- ## [Oglaf appreciation thread - very NSFW - hilarious pornographic webcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oglaf-appreciation-thread-very-nsfw-hilarious-pornographic-webcomic/516192)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 2610\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oglaf-appreciation-thread-very-nsfw-hilarious-pornographic-webcomic/516192 "2026-05-03T16:38:18Z")
A couple of months ago, I discovered Oglaf dot com, and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s a webcomic set in a (somewhat parodic) medieval fantasy universe with elements of other genres occasionally thrown in. It’s de… --- ## [What in the wilds of Florida could smell like very heavy spice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-wilds-of-florida-could-smell-like-very-heavy-spice/1029683)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-wilds-of-florida-could-smell-like-very-heavy-spice/1029683 "2026-05-03T13:47:50Z")
About a year ago I was hiking in the woods in Florida when all of a sudden I smelled a very strong spice smell. It smelled a lot like you’re walking in the spiced tchotchkes aisle of a craft store but stronger. Or like p… --- ## [Shinehead (rap-reggae) lyric question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shinehead-rap-reggae-lyric-question/1029721)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shinehead-rap-reggae-lyric-question/1029721 "2026-05-03T12:57:10Z")
Shinehead was a Jamaican/New Yorker rap/reggae singer, somewhat popular in the late 80s and early 90s. On his wonderful album Unity, in a song “Do It With Ease,” there is a four-syllable falsetto phrase I’ve never under… --- ## [Now our son's getting married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-our-sons-getting-married/1029723)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-our-sons-getting-married/1029723 "2026-05-03T04:51:25Z")
It wasn’t much of a surprise; they’ve been together for 7 years. His fiance knew he was proposing, but not when and how. He definitely put some thought into it. We knew he was having a ring specially made, an without … --- ## [A Sloppy Joe question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sloppy-joe-question/1010786)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sloppy-joe-question/1010786 "2026-05-03T00:47:57Z")
You know how pastries are injected with filling? Would it be possible to fill an uncut hamburger bun with Sloppy Joe mixture via injection? --- ## [Watch Putricia the corpse lily bloom on live webcam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284 "2026-05-02T23:50:44Z")
This one is in Sydney, Australia, and the bottom layer of petals are starting to open up. We had blooming corpse lilies at our local botanical center a few years ago, in 4-inch pots, and I made the mistake of actively i… --- ## [An ode to ass gaskets — are they beginning to disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ode-to-ass-gaskets-are-they-beginning-to-disappear/1012384)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ode-to-ass-gaskets-are-they-beginning-to-disappear/1012384 "2026-05-02T23:28:45Z")
Important: this is not about whether paper toilet seat covers have any effective purpose or function in terms of disease transmission. We’ve done that repeatedly (2002, 2003, 2005, etc etc) and the general consensus is t… --- ## [What's going on with all the major VPN outages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-all-the-major-vpn-outages/1029735)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-all-the-major-vpn-outages/1029735 "2026-05-02T23:08:51Z")
Evidently this has been a thing since 8 April 2026. For quite a number of people (inlcuding yours truly), VPN access is the only way to connect with friends, families, and actual information. VPNs are also used by many c… --- ## [Is extra-sharp cheese supposed to crumble easily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-extra-sharp-cheese-supposed-to-crumble-easily/1029573)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-extra-sharp-cheese-supposed-to-crumble-easily/1029573 "2026-05-02T23:06:42Z")
I usually buy Sargento sharp, sliced cheese for sandwiches. Walmart was out of stock and I bought Sargento extra-sharp, sliced cheese. I was quickly reminded why I usually don’t buy extra-sharp. The slices won’t come o… --- ## [Can Hemorrhoids Spontaneously Subside (TMI, obviously)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hemorrhoids-spontaneously-subside-tmi-obviously/1029060)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hemorrhoids-spontaneously-subside-tmi-obviously/1029060 "2026-05-02T22:09:08Z")
For the past 6 years at least, I’ve had hemorrhoids. Not small ones, mind you. Big enough for my urologist to comment on them when I had my first appointment with him. Since they didn’t bother me in any way and were not… --- ## [Any easy rules for the pronunciation of the -al- syllable in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-easy-rules-for-the-pronunciation-of-the-al-syllable-in-english/1029536)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-easy-rules-for-the-pronunciation-of-the-al-syllable-in-english/1029536 "2026-05-02T18:49:35Z")
As a non-native speaker, I find this one of the most frustrating features of English. Sometimes it rhymes with “call”, sometimes with “shall”. Some words, like “mall”, appear to have both pronunciations, and usage differ… --- ## [2025-26 Ski and Snowboard thread - It's all downhill from here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-ski-and-snowboard-thread-its-all-downhill-from-here/1023731 "2026-05-02T18:23:46Z")
It’s that time of year again. We bought Indy Passes again, but got them for free this year by getting an Indy themed vanity plate on our cars. INDGRL and INDGUY at your service. Same set of trips planned, a week in Main… --- ## [What does it mean to say one opioid is X times stronger than another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-say-one-opioid-is-x-times-stronger-than-another/1029722)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-say-one-opioid-is-x-times-stronger-than-another/1029722 "2026-05-02T17:51:37Z")
What does it mean to say one opioid is X times stronger than another? For example, I read carfentanil is 10,000 times stronger than morphine while tramadol is about 1/10 as strong as morphine. This seems to say we could … --- ## [Seeking a Public Domain recording of Mozart's Requiem Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-public-domain-recording-of-mozarts-requiem-mass/1029708)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-public-domain-recording-of-mozarts-requiem-mass/1029708 "2026-05-02T17:28:11Z")
Title says it all. Not trying to go cheap. But I’ve a need for a recording where I can use it as a music bed for some visual material that might well wind up being streamed. Any ideas on where I might find a recording … --- ## [Mayday, mayday: May 1 2026 protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-mayday-may-1-2026-protests/1029695)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-mayday-may-1-2026-protests/1029695 "2026-05-02T16:55:51Z")
Anybody else going to a protest today and/or on strike? As most of my work is at home where nobody sees me, about the only effective thing I can do about striking is to not buy anything today; but I am shortly going to … --- ## [The "Hostess Party" scene in movie Goodfellas never made sense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hostess-party-scene-in-movie-goodfellas-never-made-sense-to-me/827582)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hostess-party-scene-in-movie-goodfellas-never-made-sense-to-me/827582 "2026-05-02T16:19:30Z")
This scene always confused me. Karen Hill is at an all-woman party with what I assume are fellow mafia housewives/girlfriends putting makeup and other beauty products on each other. She laments the other women have bad … --- ## [If Apple has sued Apple, why hasn't RCA sued Sirius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-apple-has-sued-apple-why-hasnt-rca-sued-sirius/351266)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-apple-has-sued-apple-why-hasnt-rca-sued-sirius/351266 "2026-05-02T16:06:44Z")
Many of us are familiar with the long-lived legal wranglings between Apple Records and the Apple Computer company. With this in mind, I am surprised that the R.C.A. folks has not sued Sirius Radio for a similar kind of … --- ## [Analyzing "Tenet" by Christopher Nolan (warning: Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-tenet-by-christopher-nolan-warning-spoilers/1028586)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-tenet-by-christopher-nolan-warning-spoilers/1028586 "2026-05-02T16:05:34Z")
I wonder if people are interested in analyzing “Tenet.” “Tenet” is about saving the world. A covert agent known only as the Protagonist is drawn into a temporal war where objects and people can move backward through tim… --- ## [Looking for a water bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-water-bottle/1027601)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-water-bottle/1027601 "2026-05-02T15:09:56Z")
I’d like a water bottle that I can carry on short walks. Usually I’m not going on day-long hikes or anything like that; I’m usually out for 1-2 hours, so I just need to carry a liter or so. I have quite a few Nalgene-typ… --- ## [Chicken recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-recipes/1021708)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-recipes/1021708 "2026-05-02T14:53:16Z")
I couldn’t find a recent chicken recipe to put this in, so… Poulet à la moutarde 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 shallot thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic minced 3 bay leaves 1 cup dry white wine 1¼ cu… --- ## [Magnetic Fridge Poetry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-fridge-poetry/1029699)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-fridge-poetry/1029699 "2026-05-02T14:30:13Z")
This stuff was somewhat popular among my friends 20-30 years ago, and like many trends disappeared. But it was pretty cool. Basically you got 100 or so little words in little magnets that you could arrange to make some… --- ## [Do you prefer bi-weekly or semi-monthly pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bi-weekly-or-semi-monthly-pay/1029521)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bi-weekly-or-semi-monthly-pay/1029521 "2026-05-02T10:52:37Z")
I’ve been semi-monthly (15th and 30th) for years, then company switched to bi-weekly (every other Friday) in 2026. I dislike it although I’m in the minority among my coworkers. Yes I make the same per year, but the r… --- ## [Does the NBA really need 7 games to determine a winner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nba-really-need-7-games-to-determine-a-winner/1029673)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nba-really-need-7-games-to-determine-a-winner/1029673 "2026-05-02T07:11:07Z")
Geez the basketball season is so long. --- ## [Why NOT to Marry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-to-marry/1027859)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-to-marry/1027859 "2026-05-01T23:11:13Z")
You can’t know why NOT to marry until it’s too late. Let me try to summarize: Once the honeymoon phase wears off, both you and your spouse’s real personalities come out. The person you’d die for becomes a drag and/or a … --- ## [Lutheran/Methodist sharing a pastor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-methodist-sharing-a-pastor/1029655)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-methodist-sharing-a-pastor/1029655 "2026-05-01T23:02:06Z")
Seems like the right forum. I was home visiting my mom in my very small (\<1000 population) hometown in Minnesota. Strolling through the metropolis, I saw that one of the Lutheran churches (this one is ELCA) is sharing a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=95&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=97&state=muted)