# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=98&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 99 --- ## [Count DOWN FROM 1,000,000 "game" thread thingymado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 733\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655 "2026-05-01T03:00:40Z")
Based off of Beck’s weird phrasing here, I’ve decided to start a counter game to the million post thread. Let’s count DOWN FROM a million. And it’ll be…well…not really interesting…but…uh…curious? To see when the two game… --- ## [Oklahoma state Senate candidate found dead in truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-state-senate-candidate-found-dead-in-truck/1029684)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-state-senate-candidate-found-dead-in-truck/1029684 "2026-05-01T02:57:55Z")
Barry Christian, 54, a Republican candidate for the OK state senate, missed a scheduled meeting yesterday and was reported missing. Today he was found dead in the trunk of his own car, which was abandoned on the side of… --- ## [Any particular vocalists who annoy you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-vocalists-who-annoy-you/1029540 "2026-05-01T01:53:43Z")
Yeah, I got a few. Axl Rose - voice of a whiny punk. And I don’t mean punk rocker. Eddie Vedder - blue-eyed soul dreariness. David Clayton Thomas not pleased. Roger Chapman - Family vocalist and his vibrato squakings … --- ## [The German killer joke from Monty Python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-german-killer-joke-from-monty-python/23397)
**Author:** [@SarumanRex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarumanRex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-german-killer-joke-from-monty-python/23397 "2026-05-01T01:31:09Z")
In an episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus there was a WWII skit where the British discover a joke that is so funny it will kill anyone who hears it (and understands it). Only British soldiers who do not speak German … --- ## [Actors / comedians who played a worse version of themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-comedians-who-played-a-worse-version-of-themselves/997737)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-comedians-who-played-a-worse-version-of-themselves/997737 "2026-05-01T01:12:58Z")
I’ve been watching the final season of ‘Curb your Enthusiasm’, and I’m currently listening to Larry David being interviewed on Conan O’Brien’s podcast. Conan (half?) jokes to Larry at one point that he’s supposed to be … --- ## [Midsomer Murders - What is that nocturnal animal/bird cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsomer-murders-what-is-that-nocturnal-animal-bird-cry/703581)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsomer-murders-what-is-that-nocturnal-animal-bird-cry/703581 "2026-05-01T01:05:46Z")
In pretty much every episode of “Midsomer Murder” with an outdoor night time scene, sooner or later you hear a cry. A sort of loudish “YAWWK.” At first I thought it might be the death cry of some animal, but sometimes … --- ## [SimulaVerse on YouTube - Simulating different ideas about our planet and Solar System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulaverse-on-youtube-simulating-different-ideas-about-our-planet-and-solar-system/1029680)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulaverse-on-youtube-simulating-different-ideas-about-our-planet-and-solar-system/1029680 "2026-04-30T22:18:59Z")
I recently discovered the channel “SimulaVerse” on YouTube, in which a guy is challenged to alter certain facts about our planet and the others, and the Sun, to see what would happen if circumstances were different. And… --- ## [NYT article suggests shoplifting as a form of protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-suggests-shoplifting-as-a-form-of-protest/1029596)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-suggests-shoplifting-as-a-form-of-protest/1029596 "2026-04-30T21:56:00Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opinion/shoplifting-political-protest-microlooting-whole-foods.html I am wondering if any of you heard about this article, it’s been making the rounds on BlueSky with both condemnation… --- ## [Sawe breaks the 2 hour barrier in the marathon at London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawe-breaks-the-2-hour-barrier-in-the-marathon-at-london/1029568)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawe-breaks-the-2-hour-barrier-in-the-marathon-at-london/1029568 "2026-04-30T21:48:59Z")
Sebastian Sawe runs the first sub-2 hour marathon in a time of 1:59:30. Sabastian Sawe runs first sub-2-hour marathon race, shatters world record in London A HISTORIC MARATHON WORLD RECORD!!! || The 2026 London Maratho… --- ## [Any threads for retired folks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-for-retired-folks/1029603)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-for-retired-folks/1029603 "2026-04-30T21:15:22Z")
Not seeing it, so here we go. Many of the folks on the SDMB are older. So this is for us, or anyone that wants to ask. Myself, retired in December after 33 years at the last job. But I was working since I was 11yo. I’m… --- ## [Karma, karma, karma -- big game hunter trampled by elephants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-karma-karma-big-game-hunter-trampled-by-elephants/1029565)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-karma-karma-big-game-hunter-trampled-by-elephants/1029565 "2026-04-30T19:26:27Z")
A big game hunter from California dies when he’s trampled by elephants. --- ## [How actors that have been typecast deal with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-actors-that-have-been-typecast-deal-with-it/1029321)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-actors-that-have-been-typecast-deal-with-it/1029321 "2026-04-30T19:14:49Z")
Mention of Bob Denver on another thread has got me thinking about how he dealt with being typecast as ‘the lovable goof’. From all accounts (I just watched a 1982 interview with Letterman) Denver didn’t seem to be at all… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2026-edition/1028876)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2026-edition/1028876 "2026-04-30T18:46:33Z")
The rest of this month is appointments, appointments, appointments, so I’m getting this up now before I forget. We made it to April unnuked! HOORAY! Some days, listening to the news, I wonder if I’ll be starring in my o… --- ## [Franchisers, the lowest of the low. (Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franchisers-the-lowest-of-the-low-long/959839)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franchisers-the-lowest-of-the-low-long/959839 "2026-04-30T15:05:39Z")
Definition of Terms: Franchise - A business model which you purchase for an initial lump sum and then a split of your revenues. Franchisor/Franchiser - The company selling this business model. Franchisee - The person … --- ## [Why do my glasses get so dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-glasses-get-so-dirty/1028047)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-glasses-get-so-dirty/1028047 "2026-04-30T13:48:41Z")
I suspect many here wear glasses and have experienced this. You clean them in the morning, put them on your face and some hours later they are gunked up. Maybe not badly, but noticeably (I am particularly sensitive to … --- ## [Bad bad bad Belly of the Beast! (Medical scans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-belly-of-the-beast-medical-scans/1029650)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-belly-of-the-beast-medical-scans/1029650 "2026-04-30T05:54:02Z")
Ol’ Beck is slid into a tube. Untold powers zapped into her broken, scrawny body again. I swear when I die..if you exhume me 10years in the future, I’ll be glowing in the dark. Really how much of this crap can a body t… --- ## [How would I address my niece in Japanese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-address-my-niece-in-japanese/1029483)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-address-my-niece-in-japanese/1029483 "2026-04-30T05:17:55Z")
The Japanese word for “niece” is mei. So let’s say my niece is Suta. Would I address her as Suta-chan (leaving out the mei)? Or Suta-mei? Or Suta-mei-chan? --- ## [Looking for a Biblical guide approved by religious leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606 "2026-04-30T03:42:25Z")
Are there any Biblical guides out there approved by religious leaders that tell us which Biblical claims and/or stories are factual and which are parables/lessons? --- ## [AI deletes company's entire database](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-deletes-companys-entire-database/1029636)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-deletes-companys-entire-database/1029636 "2026-04-30T01:56:50Z")
What a shame. :slightly\_smiling\_face: PocketOS, which provides software for car rental businesses, suffered a massive outage over the weekend after the autonomous artificial intelligence tool wiped the database and all… --- ## [Oh Jeez...another Ramen thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-jeez-another-ramen-thread/1029628)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-jeez-another-ramen-thread/1029628 "2026-04-30T00:41:58Z")
This is new. Or I only thought about today. How do you eat your Ramen? Not how you flavor it, add to or dress it up. Physically, how do you eat it? I like a blob method..I roll a hunk of ramen, catching any goodies on… --- ## [I'm gonna be in an anthology with Jim Butcher!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-be-in-an-anthology-with-jim-butcher/1029230)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-be-in-an-anthology-with-jim-butcher/1029230 "2026-04-30T00:27:37Z")
PARANORMAL PAYBACK, an anthology edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes, is all about getting supernatural revenge. It features stories by Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Holly Black, Faith Hunter, several other urban fan… --- ## [Sports fans: are there game replays/video recaps that you've watched many times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-are-there-game-replays-video-recaps-that-youve-watched-many-times/1029554)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-are-there-game-replays-video-recaps-that-youve-watched-many-times/1029554 "2026-04-29T21:28:08Z")
I’ll let you decide on the definition of ‘many’. There are three recaps I’ve watched at least 10 times each: - Bayern’s 8-2 defeat of Barca - Germany’s 7-1 defeat of Brazil - New England’s comeback from 28-3 down in … --- ## [Pro-biotics, then pre-biotics, now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-biotics-then-pre-biotics-now/1029647)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-biotics-then-pre-biotics-now/1029647 "2026-04-29T21:20:13Z")
I saw something at the grocery store that was labeled post-biotics. What is the difference between all these things? Are any of them really helpful? --- ## [How do I connect a Nintendo GameCube to a Roku TV using these things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-nintendo-gamecube-to-a-roku-tv-using-these-things/1029578)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-nintendo-gamecube-to-a-roku-tv-using-these-things/1029578 "2026-04-29T20:57:14Z")
I have an SNES RF switch that connects to the antenna in part of the Roku TV, and an adaptor that allows me to connect it to the back of the GameCube. I don’t have the red, yellow, and white cords that allowed me to plug… --- ## [The California OS-level Age Confirmation Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-california-os-level-age-confirmation-law/1029270)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-california-os-level-age-confirmation-law/1029270 "2026-04-29T19:43:02Z")
Plenty of warnings and hype about how this law, and its likely clones in other states, are going to impinge on our privacy and subject us to intrusive surveillance — here for one example: I wish the people… --- ## [Recommendations for paintings to go with,, "School of Athens,,"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-paintings-to-go-with-school-of-athens/1029642)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-paintings-to-go-with-school-of-athens/1029642 "2026-04-29T19:03:27Z")
Looking for some canvas prints to go along with my school athen’s. Something secular preferably. Thanks for any suggestions guys. --- ## [Anyone have stories of getting PRP injections they want to share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-stories-of-getting-prp-injections-they-want-to-share/1029625)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-stories-of-getting-prp-injections-they-want-to-share/1029625 "2026-04-29T17:56:40Z")
As part of my ongoing march towards decrepitude I’m now having bad shoulder pain. MRI showed it’s a partial thickness rotator cuff tear. No specific injury that I remember. My doctor puts it in the it can happen as you g… --- ## [Comic book writer Gerry Conway has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-gerry-conway-has-died/1029608)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-gerry-conway-has-died/1029608 "2026-04-29T17:27:24Z")
It’s being reported in multiple sources that comic book writer Gerry Conway has died at the age of 73. He wrote for both Marvel and DC, and is credited with creating or co-creating such characters as The Punisher, Power … --- ## [Things you have more than one of, just because you like them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-have-more-than-one-of-just-because-you-like-them/1029466)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-have-more-than-one-of-just-because-you-like-them/1029466 "2026-04-29T16:18:31Z")
… Even though you probably only need the one. For me it’s sunglasses. My wife would say I have an obsession. I have sunglasses out the wazoo but sometimes when I see a cool pair, I just have to have them. Pocket knives… --- ## [Development buckets; gender bias/differences; visuospatial and verbal skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/development-buckets-gender-bias-differences-visuospatial-and-verbal-skills/1029623)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/development-buckets-gender-bias-differences-visuospatial-and-verbal-skills/1029623 "2026-04-29T15:36:19Z")
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