# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [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:** 9167\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2026-09-28T12:07:36Z")
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) --- ## [2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1886\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2026-09-26T22:38:34Z")
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… --- ## [FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5245\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962 "2026-08-23T21:16:08Z")
June, 2026 is approaching! This will be the first global sports event to be co-hosted by Mexico, Canada, and (probably) the US, and the first round of tickets has already gone on sale and hit the official FIFA resale sit… --- ## [United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1845\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-09-24T18:52:48Z")
This is a live link from NBC News. First post at the bottom reads: Then there’s this from Trump. I can’t quote it now, but I just watched a video of Trump telling the Iranian military to put their weapons down now o… --- ## [Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3244\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157 "2026-09-26T16:24:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2) - #10002 by Frodo. Previous discussions: Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1) Discussion thread for the "Polls on… --- ## [20-0 NFL simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-0-nfl-simulation-game/1030614)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-0-nfl-simulation-game/1030614 "2026-07-01T01:17:33Z")
Here’s the NFL version of the NBA simulator that was recently posted. I haven’t tried it yet. --- ## [Are there any reasons to reject Graham Platner in Maine (campaign suspended July 8, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1552\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reasons-to-reject-graham-platner-in-maine-campaign-suspended-july-8-2026/1028179 "2026-07-11T21:44:26Z")
He seems to be getting the Mamdani treatment. I know he has a tattoo on his chest that has potential nazi symbolism as its a skull and crossbones. However his argument is he just picked it off a wall and didn’t know the… --- ## [The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1352\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461 "2026-02-03T21:37:15Z")
I really think this warrants its own thread. I don’t see one here, so I’ll start one. Yes, I’m the one who said that we need to let the authorities do their jobs, and figure out what really happened, and by whom. AFAI… --- ## [Epstein Files =\> Trump Impeachment & Conviction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1110\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epstein-files-trump-impeachment-conviction/1024733 "2026-09-20T03:09:50Z")
I know this is highly speculative right now so maybe we will all spitball then the thread goes on hiatus until the files are released. I’ll start off the assumption that the House & Senate are both approximately 50/50 s… --- ## [Pluribus (New Vince Gilligan show on AppleTV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluribus-new-vince-gilligan-show-on-appletv/1024659)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1210\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluribus-new-vince-gilligan-show-on-appletv/1024659 "2026-02-03T19:32:09Z")
Open spoilers – anything that has been available to stream will be open for discussion. Created by Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn, the premise of the show is “The most m… --- ## [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… --- ## [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:** 885\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180 "2026-09-25T23:38:15Z")
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… --- ## [82-0 NBA simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594 "2026-06-13T04:30:35Z")
I’m not an NBA guy, but I am a stats and optimization guy so this dumb little game is really tickling my brain. You try to build a team of 5 players given a randomized year and randomized decade. You can reroll one attri… --- ## [Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-08-01T03:16:16Z")
I thought we could use a thread for this semiquincentennial event that should have been an exciting celebration. Given its inauspicious start with most of the musical talent withdrawing from the proceedings, I expect it… --- ## [ICE is racist, fascist, lawless, and running concentration camps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 706\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019 "2026-09-06T22:52:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from John Fetterman really needs to resign: Spinning off from a hijack. --- ## [Horror Movies That Actually Scare You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-that-actually-scare-you/1024126)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-that-actually-scare-you/1024126 "2025-11-19T00:54:21Z")
I am having a date and I need some movies that have scared you, made you jump, or generally just have that quality of creepiness. Not some cheesy movies, but I need some movies that have actually scared you. If you don’t… --- ## [MLB: 2025 Postseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 1191\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478 "2025-11-09T00:20:26Z")
Opening a new thread for the playoffs, which start on Tuesday the 30th when all four wild card series get underway. Here are the odds for winning the world series, according to Draft Kings. The positive number by each t… --- ## [The Atoz Game (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1709\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2026-09-28T12:08:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Atoz Game (Part 2) - #10001 by ekedolphin. Previous discussions: The Atoz Game (Part 1) The Atoz Game (Part 2) --- ## [Speculation for and/or Consequences to the US and Elsewhere for Engaging in the Bombing of Iran and Other Targets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-for-and-or-consequences-to-the-us-and-elsewhere-for-engaging-in-the-bombing-of-iran-and-other-targets/1028210)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 487\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-for-and-or-consequences-to-the-us-and-elsewhere-for-engaging-in-the-bombing-of-iran-and-other-targets/1028210 "2026-04-27T16:57:09Z")
If you have thoughts about what the consequences will be to the US and its citizens as a result of our bombings of Iran and other targets, this is the thread for it. --- ## [TV Binge Watch (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1658\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759 "2026-09-27T14:36:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from TV Binge Watch (Part 2) - #10000 by knoodler. Previous discussions: TV Binge Watch (Part 1) TV Binge Watch (Part 2) --- ## [USS Abraham Lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-abraham-lincoln/1032359)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 718\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-abraham-lincoln/1032359 "2026-09-27T00:32:19Z")
Supposedly it’s on its way home after a record deployment. I really don’t understand how it was allowed to run out of food, if the story is true. I would have thought there would be mucho money made by someone to keep th… --- ## [Does it violate free will if the person was never given the desire to do something in the first place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-violate-free-will-if-the-person-was-never-given-the-desire-to-do-something-in-the-first-place/1025339)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 817\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-violate-free-will-if-the-person-was-never-given-the-desire-to-do-something-in-the-first-place/1025339 "2026-04-16T07:13:55Z")
Non Christians often challenge the Biblical God punishing Adam and Eve for disobeying him or flooding the world to punish humanity for being so evil by asking why an omniscient God would make people that would just do wr… --- ## [Something you always wanted to try, and were sorely disappointed with when you finally did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-always-wanted-to-try-and-were-sorely-disappointed-with-when-you-finally-did/1025419)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-always-wanted-to-try-and-were-sorely-disappointed-with-when-you-finally-did/1025419 "2026-06-30T16:57:27Z")
Recently I had a “Jungle Bird”, which is a sort of tiki/tropical drink that features Campari as a primary ingredient. Prior to this, I’d always considered Campari unfit for human consumption because of its extreme bitte… --- ## [Movie Marathon (Part 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1508\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-09-28T13:25:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Movie Marathon (Part 3) - #10001 by Wheelz. Previous discussions: Movie Marathon (Part 1) Movie Marathon (Part 2) Movie Marathon (Part 3) --- ## [The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! -\>Latest Poll in post 313](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060 "2026-09-27T01:17:07Z")
It’s a venerable tradition around here to have an annual thread complaining about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so let’s just elect our own! The one complaint everyone seems to agree with is that there are way too man… --- ## [JD Vance, Usha Vance, and Erika Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-usha-vance-and-erika-kirk/1024527)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-usha-vance-and-erika-kirk/1024527 "2026-07-24T05:01:59Z")
This may shock you, but MAGA is not terribly fond of brown people or non-Christians even when they have republican/MAGA cred. For example, Vivek Ramaswamy, a recent republican presidential candidate and candidate for gov… --- ## [The story of the Jews escaping slavery in Egypt and wandering the desert is fiction, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-the-jews-escaping-slavery-in-egypt-and-wandering-the-desert-is-fiction-right/1026800)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-the-jews-escaping-slavery-in-egypt-and-wandering-the-desert-is-fiction-right/1026800 "2026-08-06T12:08:30Z")
I have a Jewish heritage on my mother’s side, but she didn’t practice the religion, and neither do I. I have, however, sat in on a few Seders in my lifetime (the last in college, more than 25 years ago). As a result, I… --- ## [People defending Graham Platner are pathetic and intellectually bankrupt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-defending-graham-platner-are-pathetic-and-intellectually-bankrupt/1030839)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 589\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-defending-graham-platner-are-pathetic-and-intellectually-bankrupt/1030839 "2026-07-15T18:00:34Z")
Go ahead and say you should vote for him because 1 more in the senate is more important than a Nazi tattoo, that’s defensible. However, there are many people in P&E saying “oh no, that’s not a totenkopf, that’s just a s… --- ## [What Urban Myths seem to hold on for years or decades even when disproven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-myths-seem-to-hold-on-for-years-or-decades-even-when-disproven/1030852)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-myths-seem-to-hold-on-for-years-or-decades-even-when-disproven/1030852 "2026-07-19T12:50:18Z")
I’m mindful of the Kitty Genovese murder and the subsequent social reaction known as the bystander effect. As the decades progressed, this situation got turned upside down. 38 people did not in fact witness the murder. … --- ## [The Melania movie reviews are in! (they're not good)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-melania-movie-reviews-are-in-theyre-not-good/1027227)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-melania-movie-reviews-are-in-theyre-not-good/1027227 "2026-04-10T23:53:37Z")
Melania is getting 6% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics, vs. 99% from the (apparently very small) audience. That’s a difference of 93 percentage points between the critics and the movie-watching public. A decade ago, w… --- ## [Is there any movie we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026271)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026271 "2026-02-15T21:17:59Z")
Inspired by this thread: Folk have expressed their opinions that The Princess Bride and Shawshank are “bad” films. Made me wonder if there is ANY movie we can all agree is entertaining and worth watching/rewatching. … --- ## [Why are Democrats being blamed for the shutdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-democrats-being-blamed-for-the-shutdown/1023788)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-democrats-being-blamed-for-the-shutdown/1023788 "2025-12-17T20:21:06Z")
Please help the confused Canadian. The US government is shutting down because appropriations haven’t been passed. The Republicans hold a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. So why is there a theme… --- ## [What is your problem, Chronos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519 "2026-02-17T20:10:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from If something is "dropped" from ISS altitude, do we need to worry about it burning up on re-entry: What exactly is your fucking problem with me, and your endless attempts to try to ‘correc… --- ## [Predictions and forecasts about the ongoing Iran War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-and-forecasts-about-the-ongoing-iran-war/1029103 "2026-09-28T14:47:12Z")
Predictions involve what will happen. Pros make forecasts, which are probabilistic. Scenario evaluation is also topical, as is the gaming out of events. Trump threatens to destroy the Iran civilization with a deadline o… --- ## [Reexamining Star Wars 50 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reexamining-star-wars-50-years-later/1026810)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reexamining-star-wars-50-years-later/1026810 "2026-07-18T05:41:20Z")
For this thread, I’m focusing on the first trilogy, especially Episode IV:A New Hope. I know it’s not exactly 50 years yet, but close enough for blaster fire. Back in 1977, the look and feel of Star Wars seemed very fu… --- ## [The Pitt, season 2 (TV show, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604 "2026-06-15T18:09:52Z")
S2 I had been late to watching S1 so am starting S2 with only 2 weeks break. Literally just started streaming the first new ep, so it can’t count as a spoiler, and I’m taken out of it and had to stop just to post! Unle… --- ## [Catfishing, a daily Wikipedia trivia game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 744\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-a-daily-wikipedia-trivia-game/1028323 "2026-09-28T15:27:18Z")
Link Each day, guess ten Wikipedia articles based on the categories that they’re in. For example, here are the clues for an entry from a couple days ago: 1979 disasters in the United States | 1979 in the environment |… --- ## [Do you take one box or two boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-one-box-or-two-boxes/1028360)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-one-box-or-two-boxes/1028360 "2026-07-31T19:15:33Z")
Inspired by a Veritasium video. You walk into a room. Inside are two boxes. One is open, and in it is $1,000. The other box is closed and opaque. A supercomputer is in the room. It is extremely good at predicting peop… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892 "2026-09-28T15:10:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1) - #10002 by Johnny\_L.A. Previous discussions: The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1) --- ## [Two people found dead at Rob Reiner's home. (Sadly confirmed it was Rob and his wife.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-people-found-dead-at-rob-reiners-home-sadly-confirmed-it-was-rob-and-his-wife/1025704)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-people-found-dead-at-rob-reiners-home-sadly-confirmed-it-was-rob-and-his-wife/1025704 "2026-09-16T17:46:45Z")
Developing story as of 6:45pm California time, but right now it doesn’t sound good. The Wikipedia editors are fighting back and forth between listing him as dead or alive. --- ## [The US is currently attacking Caracas (Venezuela), has captured Maduro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-is-currently-attacking-caracas-venezuela-has-captured-maduro/1026296)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-is-currently-attacking-caracas-venezuela-has-captured-maduro/1026296 "2026-08-30T11:49:35Z")
Lots of airstrikes and helicopters. Bluesky is suggesting it’s likely to be a snatch and grab attempt on Maduro. Fucking wild. Puzzlegal edited to add: This is a general discussion thread. A breaking news thread has … --- ## [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:** 1405\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word-2-0-part-3/1029433 "2026-09-28T02:32:03Z")
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) --- ## [What were the most useless skills you were taught in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-useless-skills-you-were-taught-in-school/1030648)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-useless-skills-you-were-taught-in-school/1030648 "2026-06-18T19:47:24Z")
In another thread I started on “Worst teacher”, someone brought up the fact that they were taught how to diagram sentences, a skill that I was also painfully taught…and never had to use in over 60 years. I believe that … --- ## [TPUSA Halftime show featuring Kid Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tpusa-halftime-show-featuring-kid-rock/1027422)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tpusa-halftime-show-featuring-kid-rock/1027422 "2026-02-17T18:56:58Z")
Wasn’t quite sure whether to put this in Politics or even the Pit. If the Mods feel the need to move it, go right ahead. Anyway, TPUSA, apparently taking offense that Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl, is putting on t… --- ## [The 2026 edition of the SDMB Postcard exchange - new management, old rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779 "2026-09-15T14:37:02Z")
G’day! The venerable SDMB tradition of periodically exchanging postcards seems to have been in hiatus for a while. Methinks that amongst the prevailing angst and brouhaha we could with some expression of goodwill. And … --- ## [Fuck the leftist purists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-leftist-purists/1030485)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-leftist-purists/1030485 "2026-07-05T18:22:39Z")
As I sit here and read various forums on this site and on other sites, I can’t help but notice that one group is pretty much denied blame for the shit show that we are currently living. To all of you to the left of, say… --- ## [Savannah Guthrie (Today Show, co-anchor) mother missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414 "2026-08-03T17:25:44Z")
Anyone, else following the case? It’s looking more and more like kidnapping. The ransom note mailed to TMZ included private details an scummy, opportunist wouldn’t know. Blood drops on front steps were tested and cam… --- ## [Election of a new Governor of California, 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-of-a-new-governor-of-california-2026/1028986)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-of-a-new-governor-of-california-2026/1028986 "2026-06-10T20:39:39Z")
Surprised there isn’t already a thread. The Wikl article: 2026 California gubernatorial election - Wikipedia Hadn’t thought of this, from CNN: California’s good government dream has a nightmare flaw for state Democrat… --- ## [Most people get Ayn Rand's philosophy wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-people-get-ayn-rands-philosophy-wrong/1024474)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-people-get-ayn-rands-philosophy-wrong/1024474 "2025-12-21T15:41:40Z")
Disclaimer: I am not a strong proponent of any specific ideology. IMHO people tend to glom onto them as if they were gospel without using their brains to figure out when or if they work. Nor do I consider myself an exp… --- ## [The Frozen Binomial game - Please read the rules in the OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725 "2026-09-10T20:20:37Z")
A frozen binomial is a pair of words used together in a fixed order as an expression. For example, we say “salt and pepper”, not “pepper and salt”. Rules: You may use just ONE frozen binomial per post You must use it … [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1&per_page=50)