# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=99&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 100 --- ## [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")
Continuing the discussion from What stereotypes have you found to not be true?: I was honestly surprised that the basic premise was at all controversial, but it was! To me it is simply that the average child averages o… --- ## [Companion Thread to Shots Fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companion-thread-to-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/1029559)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companion-thread-to-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/1029559 "2026-04-29T05:17:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner: This thread is for political commentary that is outside Breaking News in MPSIMS. So long as your post pertains to this shooting, it’s fin… --- ## [What happened to "Translate Page"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629 "2026-04-29T01:52:00Z")
On my android phone it used to have a selection that would at least try to translate a web page from one language into another. Has anyone else used this? It seems to be gone. I wonder why and whether it’s just not consi… --- ## [I hate my roommates!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-roommates/1029563)
**Author:** [@kaade199](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaade199)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-roommates/1029563 "2026-04-29T00:29:42Z")
all my roommates do is SIT on their ASSES and EAT and FLIRT WITH eachother i CANT STAND IT !!! and ONE OF THEM keeps putting RANDOM SHIT IN MY ROOM!!! MY ROOM! --- ## [My fellow Dopers, how do you keep your body 'in tone'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-dopers-how-do-you-keep-your-body-in-tone/1019933)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-dopers-how-do-you-keep-your-body-in-tone/1019933 "2026-04-28T23:42:33Z")
“We’re Hans und Frans, and we’re going to…(clap)…pump you up!” My annual physical was yesterday, and my doc continues to be pleased with my AIC and weight loss (70+ lbs and counting). She did however say I was losing mu… --- ## [What Navy Rank is on his uniform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-navy-rank-is-on-his-uniform/1029396)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-navy-rank-is-on-his-uniform/1029396 "2026-04-28T21:38:17Z")
Clear image of his stripes. Circa 1944 What is his rank? Does the insignia indicate his Duty Assignment? He looks pretty young for 2 stripes. --- ## [Religious mode and scientific mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-mode-and-scientific-mode/1029345)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-mode-and-scientific-mode/1029345 "2026-04-28T21:32:39Z")
I think it’s even more complicated than that: I think it’s even possible to have the trait, but still to think that any particular expression of it is, in the scientific mode, hogwash. Cite: the inside of my own head. … --- ## [2026 nfl draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nfl-draft/1029464)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nfl-draft/1029464 "2026-04-28T20:44:31Z")
There are so many reasons for me not to be interested in the NFL Draft this year. My beloved Packers don’t have a first round pick (they traded it, and their 2027 1st rounder and a very good player for Micah Parsons, who… --- ## [Rosasharn come home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosasharn-come-home/1029600)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosasharn-come-home/1029600 "2026-04-28T19:56:32Z")
Here’s the story.. A couple weeks or so we had a hobo dog show up on the place. Looking for a hand out. She certainly got one. Ate all the garage cats food. Ate and grazed around the burn pit, was working on whatever’… --- ## [Remind me: Webcomic/Meme about getting to experience a bit of pop culture for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-webcomic-meme-about-getting-to-experience-a-bit-of-pop-culture-for-the-first-time/1029613)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-webcomic-meme-about-getting-to-experience-a-bit-of-pop-culture-for-the-first-time/1029613 "2026-04-28T18:07:23Z")
Hello, Old Friends It’s been a long time but I’m stuck with a query and all other corners of the internet have failed me. Surely the wise and benevolent and good looking contributors at the ol’ SDMB can help. Trying to… --- ## [POLL: To peel or not to peel -- kiwifruit, that is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-to-peel-or-not-to-peel-kiwifruit-that-is/1029572)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-to-peel-or-not-to-peel-kiwifruit-that-is/1029572 "2026-04-28T17:51:39Z")
To just eat a kiwi out of hand, I don’t peel it. I slice it crosswise into about 1/4 inch slices so there’s just a thin strip of peel and I eat it. An unpeeled kiwi has 3.5 to 4 grams of fiber, which is a good thing. I w… --- ## [Searching for a word in English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-word-in-english/1029620)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-word-in-english/1029620 "2026-04-28T13:54:41Z")
Is there a specific term for that red circular symbol with a line going through it at a 45 degree angle that indicates “no \[fill in blank\] allowed”? --- ## [Pitch your idea for a "Big Bang Theory" spinoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitch-your-idea-for-a-big-bang-theory-spinoff/830181)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitch-your-idea-for-a-big-bang-theory-spinoff/830181 "2026-04-28T13:53:45Z")
Because “Young Sheldon” sucks grendel balls. My pitch: Stuart and Denise and the comic book store. Follow the growing relationship between these two. Have Stuart grow a pair (thanks to Denise) and start drawing his own … --- ## [Do you see rising family friction between siblings that have children and those who don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-rising-family-friction-between-siblings-that-have-children-and-those-who-dont/1029598)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-rising-family-friction-between-siblings-that-have-children-and-those-who-dont/1029598 "2026-04-28T13:09:53Z")
I’ve run across several cases in just the past two weeks, and I wonder if it’s a growing trend. In brief, the sibling who haven’t (yet?) had children are feeling resentful that it seems their parents regard the siblings… --- ## [Heat pump in an old drafty house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-pump-in-an-old-drafty-house/1029528)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-pump-in-an-old-drafty-house/1029528 "2026-04-28T13:05:37Z")
Hello all, I’m keen to seek opinions on installing a heat pump for my heating and hot water. I currently live in an old (pre 1800) house in a rural location where we don’t get mains gas, so currently have an oil tank and… --- ## [Demanding cites for things that would take you 2 second to look up is lazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-cites-for-things-that-would-take-you-2-second-to-look-up-is-lazy/1020281)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-cites-for-things-that-would-take-you-2-second-to-look-up-is-lazy/1020281 "2026-04-28T12:59:17Z")
Please sir, I can’t be bothered to highlight a word in your post, search Google for it, and then click the Wikipedia link. Even though that entire process takes 2 seconds, it’s a better use of my time to post a snarky re… --- ## [National Science Board -- fired by Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-science-board-fired-by-trump/1029566)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-science-board-fired-by-trump/1029566 "2026-04-28T12:05:03Z")
The entire National Science Board, which helps run the National Science Foundation, has been fired by the Cheeto Bandito. This is likely illegal, but since when has that stopped Trump from doing things. --- ## [One hour shows with laugh tracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-shows-with-laugh-tracks/1029576)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-shows-with-laugh-tracks/1029576 "2026-04-28T11:31:34Z")
Are there any besides Love Boat and Eight is Enough? (Sketch comedy and variety shows do NOT count.) --- ## [London Times crossword master class video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-times-crossword-master-class-video/1029612)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-times-crossword-master-class-video/1029612 "2026-04-28T04:40:01Z")
I recently discovered a series of videos on YouTube where every Friday Simon Anthony solves the London Times cryptic crossword puzzle. Explaining in detail how each answer works. Here’s a recent one. --- ## [Were the German codes broken by the Enigma machine coherent German?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-german-codes-broken-by-the-enigma-machine-coherent-german/1025367)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-german-codes-broken-by-the-enigma-machine-coherent-german/1025367 "2026-04-28T04:11:52Z")
Once the Allies started breaking the codes sent by the Germans, did they find that the communications made perfect sense (to a German speaker)? Or were the words themselves further coded, the way the Navajo words and phr… --- ## [Why have you chosen to stick with internet forums over modern social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-you-chosen-to-stick-with-internet-forums-over-modern-social-media/969066)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-you-chosen-to-stick-with-internet-forums-over-modern-social-media/969066 "2026-04-28T03:56:21Z")
For the last few years or so, I have become more and more fascinated with forums. I’m 19, so for me, internet forums are not really something that I have grown up with. But over time I have basically given up traditional… --- ## [Question about the film, Margin Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-film-margin-call/1029551)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-film-margin-call/1029551 "2026-04-28T03:52:17Z")
Not so much the film itself but the underlying problem with the investment firm which was a real life issue back then. I’m no investor. So they had lots of mortgage backed securities, right? Does that mean they actually … --- ## [The what’s out of the bag?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-s-out-of-the-bag/1029590)
**Author:** [@kaade199](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaade199)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-s-out-of-the-bag/1029590 "2026-04-27T08:20:42Z")
Well … someone figured it out. My roommates post was about my two cats. :slight\_smile: --- ## [How much increase in air travel costs since the 2026 Iran War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-increase-in-air-travel-costs-since-the-2026-iran-war/1029605)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-increase-in-air-travel-costs-since-the-2026-iran-war/1029605 "2026-04-28T02:19:12Z")
We have discussed gas prices for automobile use, general bent crude and gasoline prices, and other transportation increases in several threads for the post Iran-Strikes World. Especially for USA posters, we have been so… --- ## [Probability question - time to achieve a given sequence of coin flips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question-time-to-achieve-a-given-sequence-of-coin-flips/1029432)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question-time-to-achieve-a-given-sequence-of-coin-flips/1029432 "2026-04-28T01:18:48Z")
Two players are repeatedly flipping a fair coin. Player A flips until they get the sequence HTH. Player B flips until they get the sequence HHT. Who should expect to finish sooner? My intuition says Player A has an adva… --- ## [Help identify this movie quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-quote/510035)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-quote/510035 "2026-04-28T00:38:46Z")
This quote popped into my head this morning but I can’t place where I’ve heard it. It was something I saw recently, so I think it was a new movie, though it could have been something shown on TV. A man is in a church, I … --- ## [Why is there no quality control in consumer products ever since the coronavirus started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-quality-control-in-consumer-products-ever-since-the-coronavirus-started/926315)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-quality-control-in-consumer-products-ever-since-the-coronavirus-started/926315 "2026-04-28T00:17:21Z")
I have noticed ever since the coronavirus started that there is a very concerning lack of quality control in products that you buy and products that I have bought all my life without any issues suddenly constantly have i… --- ## [Bands named after real people that weren’t members of the band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-real-people-that-weren-t-members-of-the-band/1026635)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-real-people-that-weren-t-members-of-the-band/1026635 "2026-04-27T22:57:31Z")
Today I learned that The Marshall Tucker Band had no member named Marshall Tucker. What other bands were named for a non-member? It has to be first and last names so someone like Jane’s Addiction wouldn’t count. Off the … --- ## [Countdown: 1000 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-1000-days/1029560)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-1000-days/1029560 "2026-04-27T20:30:46Z")
Today starts the countdown until the end of Trump’s term. 1000 days to go. \[1000:14:50:59\] End of Trump’s Presidency What if anything can give us hope that the country will last that long? Perhaps only this account of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=98&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=100&state=muted)