# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1&period=weekly [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [How to avoid overpathologizing labs results? Specific example iron deficiency in menstruating adolescents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-overpathologizing-labs-results-specific-example-iron-deficiency-in-menstruating-adolescents/1033753)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-overpathologizing-labs-results-specific-example-iron-deficiency-in-menstruating-adolescents/1033753 "2026-10-12T15:17:53Z")
Fairly recent guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics is to routinely screen female adolescents and menstruating individuals one after menarche and by age 14 both for anemia and a test of iron stores called ferr… --- ## [World of Warcraft (WoW) Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-wow-forever/1033833)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-wow-forever/1033833 "2026-10-16T19:28:38Z")
A new fork of World of Warcraft (often called WoW) is in beta currently and will go live on November 4. Its intent is something like the original WoW from 2004 for the feel, but with some class changes to make every spec… --- ## [Badges / Popular Link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-popular-link/1033795)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-popular-link/1033795 "2026-10-13T18:17:41Z")
I post the occasional link and get the ‘you’ve earned a badge for a popular link’ notification. When I click on it takes me to a page of all the past badges I’ve earned. But they don’t seem to be in any particular order.… --- ## [Hey Badger fans! Gimme some tips for game day in Madison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-badger-fans-gimme-some-tips-for-game-day-in-madison/1033794)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-badger-fans-gimme-some-tips-for-game-day-in-madison/1033794 "2026-10-16T04:48:56Z")
I will be coming to Madison November 5 - 8 to watch my alma mater, THE Rutgers University, likely get pummeled by the Badgers. We intend to have a fantastic time, nonetheless. So, Madison Dopers, I ask thee, what should … --- ## [Your fondest remembered Halloween costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fondest-remembered-halloween-costume/1033895)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fondest-remembered-halloween-costume/1033895 "2026-10-17T03:56:51Z")
Yours from childhood or one of your kids. --- ## [30 Rock Kenneth Parcell, immortal being](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-kenneth-parcell-immortal-being/1033797)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-kenneth-parcell-immortal-being/1033797 "2026-10-16T22:33:55Z")
I read in some clickbait article that Kenneth, the NBC page, was secretly some kind of immortal being and that there were hints dropped in the series about it. Well, all of those hints shot right over my head, and I sure… --- ## [Ordering eyeglasses question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-eyeglasses-question/1033840)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-eyeglasses-question/1033840 "2026-10-15T11:50:07Z")
When specifying glasses for my wife online I notice that when I check the “Progressive bifocal” box a number of eyeglass styles are not available. I can’t see any distinguishing features about them. So what is the reason… --- ## [SOB (1981) - Blake Edwards: The Dog \[Oh, yeah, unboxed spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sob-1981-blake-edwards-the-dog-oh-yeah-unboxed-spoilers/1033767)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sob-1981-blake-edwards-the-dog-oh-yeah-unboxed-spoilers/1033767 "2026-10-13T12:12:09Z")
Not that there’s a whole lot to spoil. More or less based on some elements from Edwards’s personal life and professional life in the business. Recently shown on TCM. Anyway. . . I saw this when it first came out, and… --- ## [Shopping for Medicare Part D plans--am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-medicare-part-d-plans-am-i-missing-something/1033780)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-medicare-part-d-plans-am-i-missing-something/1033780 "2026-10-12T17:28:15Z")
I don’t see any recent threads on this topic; forgive me if my searching is failing me. I’m looking at my options for Part D plans for 2027 and I’m a bit flummoxed. I take four maintenance meds that are all available as … --- ## [First time losing a close friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-losing-a-close-friend/1033718)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-losing-a-close-friend/1033718 "2026-10-10T02:22:52Z")
I just talked to our daughter, and learned that a very close friend died on Monday. His wife isn’t in any shape to contact people, and his daughter didn’t have our contact info. His daughter texted my daughter today a… --- ## [Facebook needs to quit spying on me! Lmao](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-needs-to-quit-spying-on-me-lmao/1033852)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-needs-to-quit-spying-on-me-lmao/1033852 "2026-10-17T00:36:30Z")
So I was being silly with the AI app. All I asked it was “is it a good idea to drink if you’re trying to fight the zombie apocalypse” And now every third post on my Facebook has PSA posts that read: “get sober today”. T… --- ## [Denton Crocker Junior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denton-crocker-junior/1033746)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denton-crocker-junior/1033746 "2026-10-13T00:24:40Z")
I watched Ken Burns Vietnam war series recently over the summer, and I learned about Denton Crocker Junior, a man who briefly ran away from home at 17, wouldn’t come back unless his parents agreed to let him enlist, whic… --- ## [Should Buckley v Valeo be overturned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buckley-v-valeo-be-overturned/1033785)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buckley-v-valeo-be-overturned/1033785 "2026-10-12T19:19:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hawaii Seeks to Overturn Citizens United: My previous post: The 1976 Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo determined that a cap was within the known limits of free speech. The Sup… --- ## [You Can See Everything \[Nathan Fielder film\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film/1033877)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film/1033877 "2026-10-16T12:02:32Z")
Incredible. If you enjoyed The Rehearsal, you will love it. If you don’t know anything about Nathan Fielder or The Dropout it may be worth reading a bit on both before seeing it. It won’t spoil anything. The whole movie… --- ## [VisionQuest (the latest MCU miniseries). Spoilers as it airs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visionquest-the-latest-mcu-miniseries-spoilers-as-it-airs/1033859)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visionquest-the-latest-mcu-miniseries-spoilers-as-it-airs/1033859 "2026-10-16T15:00:40Z")
First two episodes are available. --- ## [How much do you think American politics resembles the dynamics of an abusive family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-think-american-politics-resembles-the-dynamics-of-an-abusive-family/1033799)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-think-american-politics-resembles-the-dynamics-of-an-abusive-family/1033799 "2026-10-13T17:27:18Z")
Like Trump and the republican politicians are the cluster B, dark triad, abusive and toxic primary parent. They engage in a lot of stereotypical abusive behavior (DARVO, gaslighting, entitlement, hypocrisy, whining, etc) … --- ## [Avatar: Seven Havens on Paramount Plus (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726 "2026-10-15T01:15:27Z")
The third animated series in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise dropped its first three episodes on Paramount Plus yesterday. This is a discussion thread. Spoilers after this post. --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round of 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-of-16/1033854)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-of-16/1033854 "2026-10-15T17:16:55Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [The poetry of Donald Trump - Special Fantasy edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-fantasy-edition/1033844)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-fantasy-edition/1033844 "2026-10-15T01:33:06Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen children’s genitals as his theme. They mutilate your children They want to mutilate cut your children It’s unbelievable … --- ## [Collection of cards. (Not the baseball cards or Pokémon type)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-of-cards-not-the-baseball-cards-or-pokemon-type/1033847)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-of-cards-not-the-baseball-cards-or-pokemon-type/1033847 "2026-10-15T20:28:17Z")
I have a boot box full of postcards from my Aunt. She gave them to me before she died. My mother was a prolific letter writer. I have letters she wrote to all her siblings when she was young married and following my Dad… --- ## [How are you spending your $90 Medicare dividend Trump just sent you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-spending-your-90-medicare-dividend-trump-just-sent-you/1033801)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-spending-your-90-medicare-dividend-trump-just-sent-you/1033801 "2026-10-13T05:07:55Z")
Mods, feel free to close if this is a repeat I didn’t notice. As for me and spouse, our combined $180 goes to Troy in Maine, because Susan Collins is among the worst hypocritical Trump enablers I am aware of. A fucking … --- ## [Strange New Worlds access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-access/1033864)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-access/1033864 "2026-10-16T08:39:18Z")
Hi, I live in the UK and have enjoyed the first 3 seasons of ‘Strange New Worlds.’ I’ve watched those seasons either on DVD or Amazon Prime Download. I’d like to buy season 4 (preferably on download, but DVD is OK.) H… --- ## [Halloween 2026's a-comin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2026s-a-comin/1033827)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2026s-a-comin/1033827 "2026-10-14T13:46:18Z")
We usually go to my wife’s Photographic Society Halloween party every year, and were getting ready with costumes. But they decided to actually hold the party on Halloween evening. (Usually it’s a week earlier). That’s n… --- ## [I am writing a comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-writing-a-comic/1033888)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-writing-a-comic/1033888 "2026-10-16T20:52:40Z")
Well, what the subject says. I am creating a comic. A webcomic, to be precise. I am the writer, and a good friend of mine is the illustrator. It is not yet available to the masses (but it should be soon). The story is l… --- ## [Uncategorized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncategorized/1033897)
**Author:** [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncategorized/1033897 "2026-10-16T19:35:45Z")
Am I the only one seeing a forum from the main page (boards.straightdope.com) titled “Uncategorized”? Seems like a glitch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?per_page=50&period=weekly)