# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4847\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2026-10-05T14:29:54Z")
We look for dimwitted dopes the world over, why not their malignant counterparts? Like Alexander Lushenko, who, apart from being Putin’s lapdog, is keeping an opposition journalist and activist (and his girlfriend) in p… --- ## [Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2752\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2026-10-05T14:29:48Z")
This thread is for discussion of Rich Burlew’s comic strip The Order of the Stick. Book 7, the final book, is due to start today. The previous book took about 6 years. This book promises to be even longer. Read it from… --- ## [Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Fourthcoming Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468 "2026-10-05T14:28:44Z")
I don’t have a good puzzle to kick of this thread, but I do think it is time to start a new thread as it is better to not have so many pages to scroll through. Anyone got one to start us off again? --- ## [Summarize your work in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-your-work-in-the-mmp/1033588)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-your-work-in-the-mmp/1033588 "2026-10-05T14:28:35Z")
Hi there! I’ve been on the Camino for 3 weeks and I just don’t think I’ll have time to read your hundreds of posts, excellent though I’m sure they are. So please bring me up to date: whatcha been doing since September 16… --- ## [NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5939\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2026-10-05T14:27:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) - #10000 by OttoDaFe. Previous discussions: NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) N… --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1915\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2026-10-05T14:27:21Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2026. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points… --- ## [Time again for a Daylight Saving thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-a-daylight-saving-thread/1015394 "2026-10-05T14:26:26Z")
Rather than resurrecting any number of zombies, lets discuss Daylight Saving Time NO S!. It is not Daylight Savings It is such an antiquated idea. We have electric lights now for the evenings. Someone here, ca… --- ## [Slow Horses (careful about spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207 "2026-10-05T14:23:53Z")
I don’t think this ever had a thread of its own, but I think it deserves one. It is midway through season three now, and I’m still enjoying it. A nice mix between serious spy drama and humor. Kinda depressing to see Oldm… --- ## [If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4854\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796 "2026-10-05T14:22:46Z")
As you may or may not be aware, the New York Times has other games besides Wordle and they recently introduced a new daily one that is pretty good. It’s called “Connections” and the premise is you get an array of 16 word… --- ## [So what will our AI civilization of the future look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-our-ai-civilization-of-the-future-look-like/1032973)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-our-ai-civilization-of-the-future-look-like/1032973 "2026-10-05T14:22:12Z")
I personally don’t hold much credence in predictions that AI will either destroy the world or create a utopia. I feel like this is a combination of sci fy BS and Silicon Valley marketing hype designed to encourage capit… --- ## [Ook-tober Mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511 "2026-10-05T14:16:53Z")
You may have heard of the big storm that hit the Northeast US last week? Our house is about 100 feet from the ocean on the North Shore of Boston, and after four or five days of heavy winds and rain, the “main” storm hit… --- ## [OK, Dems. What's the Plan? Affordability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dems-whats-the-plan-affordability/1033494)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dems-whats-the-plan-affordability/1033494 "2026-10-05T14:16:38Z")
The Democrats are ruinning in the mid-terms largely on a platform of affordability. However, I haven’t seen many specific proposals. What could they realistically do to address affordability if they win a majority in t… --- ## [I pit male rapist apologists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-male-rapist-apologists/1033569)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-male-rapist-apologists/1033569 "2026-10-05T14:15:01Z")
So, in the last several days, my Facebook feed has become full of Cornell 7 posts, maybe 95-ish percent by women. Any other posts, by men, and comments by men, basically say that \[and I am obviously paraphrasing\] “pussy … --- ## [Tennessee Fails to Execute the Execution of Christa Pike. Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507 "2026-10-05T14:13:56Z")
I didn’t actually intend to start a thread about this, I assumed there would already be several threads about her situation from days ago. And after today’s events I was POSITIVE there would be even more threads! Nope. … --- ## [What a bunch of baloney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-bunch-of-baloney/1033543)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-bunch-of-baloney/1033543 "2026-10-05T14:13:09Z")
There are flavors of bologna available-garlic, smokey, sweet etc., but I want y’all to come up with bologna flavors that you honestly think might taste good. Neapolitan bologna loaf, anyone? :grin: --- ## [Pitting Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214 "2026-10-05T14:12:13Z")
For the longest time I was willing to dismiss @Der\_Trihs’s extreme statements as hyperbole, exaggeration for rhetorical effect. But with his latest post as quoted: it’s just that the anti-abortion side only cares about… --- ## [“Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 585\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553 "2026-10-05T14:11:46Z")
Continued from “Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) --- ## [Stupid liberal idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 8217\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086 "2026-10-05T14:11:19Z")
So many to choose from… Let’s start with a classic example of the jackass Nanny State mentality: Wiffleball? Freeze tag? I’m surprised the legislature didn’t mandate that kids all be wrapped in cotton padding 24/7… --- ## [Do they still make 5-pound canned ham?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-5-pound-canned-ham/1033570)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-5-pound-canned-ham/1033570 "2026-10-05T14:11:18Z")
Growing up, a ham dinner was made with a five-pound canned ham. (Dad would score the top, put a whole clove in each intersection, and then cover it with orange marmalade.) Do they make five-pound canned hams anymore? … --- ## [What takes you out of a TV show or movie that’s actually trivial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299 "2026-10-05T14:09:34Z")
When a character smokes but it’s obvious that the actor doesn’t. As a former smoker, the difference between a smoker and a non-smoker is easy to tell and I immediately think, “They do/don’t smoke.” --- ## [I've started recording tracks again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197 "2026-10-05T14:08:59Z")
Between 2017 and 2020 I recorded 12 of my own pieces (piano or piano/vocal) as a playlist, modern equivalent of an album. Hadn’t done any since (focused on writing books and being an author) but our choir declared in fa… --- ## [What became ubiquitous then went away in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 922\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180 "2026-10-05T13:58:51Z")
There are the two threads, one about how things are different from when you were a child, and the other is how are things the same. There are the two threads, one about how things are different from when you were a chil… --- ## [Why don't most canned foods have pull rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-canned-foods-have-pull-rings/1033565 "2026-10-05T13:45:37Z")
Today I had a can of soup. The can had a pull ring on it so I didn’t have to use a can opener. Why don’t more canned foods utilize pull rings? Is it because of cost? It seems to me that would be minuscule. --- ## [The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5750\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-2/987944 "2026-10-05T13:41:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) - #10004 by knoodler. Previous discussions: The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1) --- ## [How are gas prices in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 830\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2026-10-05T13:40:37Z")
There were a few posts about gas prices in the ‘Russia invades Ukraine’ thread. I thought I’d start a thread to see how gas prices are across the country and world. Prices at the Lummi gas station were probably the sec… --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8308\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-10-05T13:38:17Z")
An elderly couple were watching the tv and the husband had the remote. He kept changing back and forth between a porn channel and a fishing programme. “For heaven’s sake” said his wife “leave it on the porn channel, yo… --- ## [How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6027\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964 "2026-10-05T13:34:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 1) - #10021 by Johnny\_L.A. Previous discussions: How has the disgraced, CONVICTE… --- ## [The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9278\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2026-10-05T13:30:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) - #10061 by Procrustus. Previous discussions: The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) --- ## [Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1471\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433 "2026-10-05T13:30:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) - #10001 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 1) Keep a Word, Delete a Word 2.0 (Part 2) --- ## [Again with the annoying commercials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7702\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2026-10-05T13:24:39Z")
The previous thread has dropped off my first page, which is set to show any thread with a post within the last month. So here’s a new thread on this perennial subject. There’s a commercial for something called Dentastix… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1&state=muted)