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**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-is-a-bitch-especially-when-its-a-bulls-horn-up-your-ass/1029470 "2026-05-07T01:21:20Z")
So a Spanish bullfighter tragically lost his fight and got his sphincter and more of his abdomen ruptured by the poor creature fighting for its life in a senseless and cruel tradition. I can’t tell how much schadenfreude… --- ## [Trump's "Board of Peace"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-board-of-peace/1026919)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-board-of-peace/1026919 "2026-02-21T21:08:06Z")
It’s time for a separate thread on Trump’s “Board of Peace.” Here we examine the question: Can swords be beaten into ploughshares by the world’s biggest loose cannon? Which countries and which politicians associate the… --- ## [What is the song you can no longer listen to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-you-can-no-longer-listen-to/1028758)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-you-can-no-longer-listen-to/1028758 "2026-04-21T19:11:49Z")
The Guardian has a series called Honest Playlist where they ask musicians/artists 12 questions about music, one of which is “the song I can no longer listen to.” It came up in the context of Moby complaining about The Ki… --- ## [23rd Annual Super Bowl Early Picks Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369 "2026-02-14T16:27:05Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: Year 1 : Trillionaire Year 2 : Uncommon Sense Year 3 : Airman Do… --- ## [Why are German subs referred to as u-boats in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-german-subs-referred-to-as-u-boats-in-english/1028178)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-german-subs-referred-to-as-u-boats-in-english/1028178 "2026-03-08T15:44:38Z")
US had subs. UK had subs. France has subs. Italy has subs. Japan has subs. Soviet Union has subs. And lots more, but. . . Germany has ‘u-boats.’ --- ## [Catherine O'Hara Is Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208 "2026-02-09T21:17:22Z")
Reliable sources state Catherine O’Hara has died, age 71. --- ## [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… --- ## [Minor character in a work of fiction that you would like to see have their own spin-off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-character-in-a-work-of-fiction-that-you-would-like-to-see-have-their-own-spin-off/1031162 "2026-07-18T12:48:26Z")
I’m talking about characters that are barely in a movie or TV show but because their presence is so memorable, you would like to see more of them. We are re-watching “The Night of”. Such an amazing production. On the su… --- ## [Suppose a genie gave you the ability to produce 100 pounds of any 'stuff' every day forever --](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-genie-gave-you-the-ability-to-produce-100-pounds-of-any-stuff-every-day-forever/1033492)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-genie-gave-you-the-ability-to-produce-100-pounds-of-any-stuff-every-day-forever/1033492 "2026-10-14T18:43:57Z")
how do you choose to use this ability? Conditions: it doesn’t have to be all the same stuff. Today you could magic into existence 50 pounds of barbecued ribs and 50 pounds of potato salad. Tomorrow it could be 100 pou… --- ## [Black coffee and dark chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-coffee-and-dark-chocolate/1025053)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-coffee-and-dark-chocolate/1025053 "2025-12-05T20:04:39Z")
Word is that black coffee and dark chocolate are good for your health while milk chocolate and coffee with cream lack those benefits. So here I am eating dark chocolate and drinking black coffee. What if next I drink a … --- ## [How do "decibels" work (in an easily, layman's understandable way)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-decibels-work-in-an-easily-laymans-understandable-way/1033031)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-decibels-work-in-an-easily-laymans-understandable-way/1033031 "2026-10-04T05:20:05Z")
What I am really after here is an easy and understandable way to describe decibels to someone else without a lengthy description. I know decibels is a logarithmic scale but I am hard pressed to say what that means in rea… --- ## [Best smallish SUV for the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smallish-suv-for-the-money/1029682)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smallish-suv-for-the-money/1029682 "2026-05-21T02:01:25Z")
We’re in no rush, but we’re fixing to be ready for a new car. When I say “smallish” I mean not that big, but with enough rear seat leg room for two adults to not be overly cramped. I know RAV 4 and CRV have legendary r… --- ## [Trump's New Target: Cuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-target-cuba/1027207)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-target-cuba/1027207 "2026-05-20T12:08:09Z")
Trump is threatening tariffs against any country that supplies oil to Cuba. He claims that it’s to protect the US. “The regime aligns itself with – and provides support for – numerous hostile countries, transnationa… --- ## [Questions you should know (the answers to) but don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-you-should-know-the-answers-to-but-dont/1026148)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-you-should-know-the-answers-to-but-dont/1026148 "2026-01-09T13:43:51Z")
I recently learned that the capital of West Germany was Bonn and realized almost no one I know knew. It might be common knowledge here, and it also might be a generational thing. That got me thinking that it would be i… --- ## [What products do you endorse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-do-you-endorse/1031786)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-do-you-endorse/1031786 "2026-07-31T19:29:40Z")
The other day, I mentioned to a co-worker that I needed to get a new sunshade for my car’s front windshield. “You should get a weathertech” he told me. They are cut to fit your specific make and model of car, are doubl… --- ## [Do you believe our Presidency would be more normal if JD Vance takes the office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-our-presidency-would-be-more-normal-if-jd-vance-takes-the-office/1033817)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-our-presidency-would-be-more-normal-if-jd-vance-takes-the-office/1033817 "2026-10-26T22:16:34Z")
Trump’s health has been in the news. Any one that’s seen recent photos can see the weight gain and his stooped shoulders. His hands often have bruises. Maybe from IV’s or blood work? What would a Vance Presidency look l… --- ## [Medicare: Advantage vs. Medigap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-advantage-vs-medigap/1024830)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-advantage-vs-medigap/1024830 "2026-05-01T20:22:12Z")
I’ve been on Medicare, with an Aetna Advantage plan, for five years. I’ve been happy with it, and have had no serious problems with it. My wife turned 65 in September and on the advice of a broker we enrolled her in a Hu… --- ## [Tim Curry has died at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-curry-has-died-at-80/1032573)
**Author:** [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-curry-has-died-at-80/1032573 "2026-08-28T03:20:04Z")
Whether it was the butler in clue, the clown in It, or Frank-n-Furter in Rocky Horror, Tim Curry was always entertaining. --- ## [The Most Under/Over rated Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-under-over-rated-foods/1029125)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-under-over-rated-foods/1029125 "2026-04-13T14:28:13Z")
I’ve always had a mental list of things I love that no one else seems to care about. Top of the list is Butterscotch - pudding, candy, pie, ice cream sauce. All of them seem to suffer because if they are available, cho… --- ## [American system of government (for a Brit of little brain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-system-of-government-for-a-brit-of-little-brain/1031230)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-system-of-government-for-a-brit-of-little-brain/1031230 "2026-07-08T22:54:26Z")
I am puzzled by the American system. It is best described as an elective dictatorship. I suppose that the founding fathers wanted to distance themselves from the British system by eliminating the checks and balances i… --- ## [What practical tasks are AIs already good at today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-practical-tasks-are-ais-already-good-at-today/1028737)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-practical-tasks-are-ais-already-good-at-today/1028737 "2026-05-28T13:39:00Z")
Background This is an attempt to create a ongoing thread that documents the latest advances in consumer AIs (LLMs or otherwise). By consumer AI, I mean tools that are free or relatively affordable (\< $100-ish a month, l… --- ## [Tap student ID to ride school bus: safer, Orwellian, or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-student-id-to-ride-school-bus-safer-orwellian-or-both/1031907)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-student-id-to-ride-school-bus-safer-orwellian-or-both/1031907 "2026-08-19T21:20:49Z")
My local school system is instituting a requirement for students to tap their IDs to board or exit the school bus. That will help keep track where students are, and that they are on the right bus. My kids long since aged… --- ## [Could a highly experienced small aircraft pilot successfully be talked through the landing of an airliner, as in "Zero Hour! " and "Airplane!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-highly-experienced-small-aircraft-pilot-successfully-be-talked-through-the-landing-of-an-airliner-as-in-zero-hour-and-airplane/1024679)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-highly-experienced-small-aircraft-pilot-successfully-be-talked-through-the-landing-of-an-airliner-as-in-zero-hour-and-airplane/1024679 "2025-11-17T23:18:26Z")
I mean, I fully appreciate that it’s “a totally different kind of flying all together!”. (Say it with me!) Airplane!, of course was a comic farce and it didn’t show many details about actually operating the plane, but… --- ## [Congressional math: majorities and vacancies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-math-majorities-and-vacancies/1026486)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-math-majorities-and-vacancies/1026486 "2026-09-04T06:25:00Z")
I think an ongoing thread about the changes to the US House of Representatives may be of interest. Or for the Senate, although that doesn’t seem to be changing much at this time, but it’s always possible there could be a… --- ## [Messages of hope in a dark time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messages-of-hope-in-a-dark-time/1029793)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messages-of-hope-in-a-dark-time/1029793 "2026-07-18T16:41:04Z")
I often avoid P&E because I’m know going to see something depressing. So rather than curse the darkness, I’m going to light a little candle (to coin a phrase). I just came across this quote from author Rebecca Solnit, a… --- ## [Can ai's play boardgames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ais-play-boardgames/1029428)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ais-play-boardgames/1029428 "2026-08-06T23:16:47Z")
An offshoot from another thread where there some discussion of ai’s playing chess. Obviously, ai’s can play chess and other board games. And they can beat humans. My question is whether the ai’s have to be programmed t… --- ## [Leviticus 18:22 translation and meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leviticus-18-22-translation-and-meaning/1031022)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leviticus-18-22-translation-and-meaning/1031022 "2026-07-07T15:30:04Z")
This is a carryover from the Trump is Dying thread, to prevent a further hijack from that worthy enterprise. I am putting this in IMHO rather than Factual Questions because I’m not convinced an absolutely factual answer … --- ## [What is a salad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-salad/1031018)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-salad/1031018 "2026-07-07T11:02:38Z")
Okay, when we hear the word, salad, we automatically think of a dish served on plate or bowl with leafy greens and assorted veggies. but then we have these dishes using the word 'salad": potato salad bean salad macaro… --- ## [What's the most impressive thing 1,000 random people could build in 20 years, trapped in a terrarium with raw elements and a library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-impressive-thing-1-000-random-people-could-build-in-20-years-trapped-in-a-terrarium-with-raw-elements-and-a-library/1031417)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-impressive-thing-1-000-random-people-could-build-in-20-years-trapped-in-a-terrarium-with-raw-elements-and-a-library/1031417 "2026-07-22T17:53:06Z")
Imagine there’s a slightly powerful alien species — let’s call them the Dorg —who’s grown bored of their neck of the stars. One cosmic weekend, they make a wrong left turn and stumble upon Earth. Looks like it would make… --- ## [Why is everyone taking Democratic wins in '26 and '28 for granted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-taking-democratic-wins-in-26-and-28-for-granted/1029656)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyone-taking-democratic-wins-in-26-and-28-for-granted/1029656 "2026-05-22T01:19:57Z")
Every political post I see here, it seems that people are taking for granted that the Democrats will win the midterms in '26 and take back the White House in '28. They seem to forget that Republicans will be using every… --- ## [We seem to be missing another poster (Stranger\_on\_a\_Train)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-seem-to-be-missing-another-poster-stranger-on-a-train/1026438)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-seem-to-be-missing-another-poster-stranger-on-a-train/1026438 "2026-01-13T21:51:23Z")
@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train hasn’t posted since November 5. Does anyone know if he’s okay? --- ## [Fuck Your Business Model, Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-your-business-model-doctor/1025010)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-your-business-model-doctor/1025010 "2025-12-04T05:49:03Z")
My Dr. ( in network ) referred me to another Dr. ( In Network? Specialist. ) to have something checked. I called them, provided insurance information, and made the appointment. I was nervous… but it had to be done. I… --- ## [What killed the mouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-the-mouse/1034293)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-the-mouse/1034293 "2026-11-06T02:24:56Z")
I put out some sticky traps last night. This morning I found one of them had caught a mouse, which was now dead in the trap. So what exactly was the cause of death? I don’t assume it coincidentally died of natural cause… --- ## [Infinite universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-universe/1026295)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-universe/1026295 "2026-02-18T07:23:34Z")
Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of comments on reddit that seem to take it as given that the universe is infinite. (Obviously the whole universe, not just the observable universe.) I have been pushing back on this, chara… --- ## [How many shuffles of a deck before it's back in the original order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-shuffles-of-a-deck-before-its-back-in-the-original-order/1024852)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-shuffles-of-a-deck-before-its-back-in-the-original-order/1024852 "2025-11-20T13:48:20Z")
Suppose I had a brand new deck of cards, still in factory order. Assuming a “perfect” shuffle (deck cut exactly on half, then exactly one card from each stack interlaced together, then repeated), how many shuffles would … --- ## [Chuck Norris (hospitalized 19 March 2026), died 20 March 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578 "2026-03-24T18:24:59Z")
So reports TMZ. Hardly anything known at this point, just that he’s been training in Hawaii and he’s in good spirits. --- ## [How much has Danny Elfman made off the Simpsons theme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-has-danny-elfman-made-off-the-simpsons-theme/1025083)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-has-danny-elfman-made-off-the-simpsons-theme/1025083 "2026-05-26T02:43:54Z")
A ballpark figure anyway. Does he get a standard each time the who is aired (assuming the theme is played)? Does that include syndicated broadcasts? Does he get anything when there’s a YouTube video of the show’s openin… --- ## [History of using color to describe people/race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-using-color-to-describe-people-race/1025127)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-using-color-to-describe-people-race/1025127 "2026-01-15T08:45:12Z")
How long have the terms “white” and “black” been used on a global scale to describe people’s skin? What about “red”, “yellow” and “brown”? Who came up with the descriptions? --- ## [Who is our "Opposite Sean Bean", someone who has a lot of film appearances and never dies? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855 "2026-04-01T11:28:34Z")
Sean Bean is pretty famous for dying in a ton of movies, including many very interesting deaths, like his satellite death in James Bond and his Boromir death in Lord of the Rings. What actor has a lot of appearances, bu… --- ## [Analyzing "Tenet" by Christopher Nolan (warning: Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-tenet-by-christopher-nolan-warning-spoilers/1028586)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-tenet-by-christopher-nolan-warning-spoilers/1028586 "2026-05-02T16:05:34Z")
I wonder if people are interested in analyzing “Tenet.” “Tenet” is about saving the world. A covert agent known only as the Protagonist is drawn into a temporal war where objects and people can move backward through tim… --- ## [Is ~ (tilde) widely used and understood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tilde-widely-used-and-understood/1032449)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tilde-widely-used-and-understood/1032449 "2026-09-30T13:52:56Z")
I’ve found I use the tilde ~ almost daily in work communications (i.e. ~ 10:30am, ~ 4-5 weeks, ~ $17k). And now I’ve started using it a lot in personal texts and emails. Just yesterday I gave our dog sitter written ins… --- ## [Songs where performer and character are different genders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749 "2026-02-13T03:08:47Z")
Looking for songs that are narrated by a particular character. The narrator is explicitly a particular gender, but the performer is the opposite gender. Excluding performances in drag, please. So, for example, Dame Ed… --- ## [Pulled back hairstyle: why is it popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-back-hairstyle-why-is-it-popular/1029552)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulled-back-hairstyle-why-is-it-popular/1029552 "2026-05-05T03:21:42Z")
Seems to be something that women (in our western culture at least) do quite a lot. I have to wonder why? It looks uncomfortable, and to my eye at least it is not at all attractive. I prefer to see people with hair fall… --- ## [What if the SDMB goes dark? Should we make a contingency plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-goes-dark-should-we-make-a-contingency-plan/1024934)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-goes-dark-should-we-make-a-contingency-plan/1024934 "2025-11-24T02:48:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again) and Who owns SDMB? : Should we, as a community, consider coming up with some sort of contingency/continuity plan in case the SDMB ever suddenly goes dark … --- ## [Please share your old memories of rural and Appalachian words and expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-old-memories-of-rural-and-appalachian-words-and-expressions/1027150)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-old-memories-of-rural-and-appalachian-words-and-expressions/1027150 "2026-04-26T15:50:21Z")
I’m very proud of my Applachian Heritage. Link List\_of\_Appalachian\_Americans Link Appalachian English - Wikipedia Many Americans share a similar background. It may be a distant connection, for many people. But you wou… --- ## [I found out over this past weekend, my name is listed in the Epstein Files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-over-this-past-weekend-my-name-is-listed-in-the-epstein-files/1027797)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-over-this-past-weekend-my-name-is-listed-in-the-epstein-files/1027797 "2026-03-04T22:18:46Z")
Before the rush to judgement, I never met him, did business with him, traveled on his jet, visited his island, never been in the same proximity as him. My name is listed in what appears to be a contact list, which inclu… --- ## [Stupid (?) question: How do planes really fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-how-do-planes-really-fly/1029890)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-how-do-planes-really-fly/1029890 "2026-05-20T22:23:17Z")
Ever since I started to be interested in science, the explanation that I’ve read about how planes stay in the air has been based on the Bernoulli principle: As the wing moves through the air, air flows around it, and the… --- ## [Remakes- good or not so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563 "2026-10-23T21:46:09Z")
In another thread we discussed The Secret Life of Walter Mitty- the rather meh remake in 2013? with Ben Stiller, vs of course the 1947 version with the Great Danny Kaye. The two films were not even similar, despite the … --- ## [2026 Cecil’s Hot Seat - Fantasy Football Guillotine League Year 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-cecil-s-hot-seat-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-year-2/1032007)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-cecil-s-hot-seat-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-year-2/1032007 "2026-11-03T05:43:13Z")
Alright, Yahoo has renewed the league from last year, and it looks like there are already 13 teams signed up (I’m guessing it’s auto renewal as well). I’m going to preemptively set a draft date for 9/2/26 at 8pm Eastern… --- ## [eBay: are we done with auctions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-are-we-done-with-auctions/1026327)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-are-we-done-with-auctions/1026327 "2026-01-07T19:43:58Z")
The last few times I’ve sold things on eBay, I used the default auction setup, and the items didn’t get any bids until the last couple of minutes and sold for a tenth of comparable “buy it now” items. When I used to sel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=11&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=13&per_page=50)