# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=14 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 15 --- ## [Settle another first world problems spousal tiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-another-first-world-problems-spousal-tiff/1028406)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-another-first-world-problems-spousal-tiff/1028406 "2026-03-23T14:47:28Z")
My wife often checks Seat Geek at work to see if there are any last minute deals on NHL tickets. The text exchange today went like this- Her: Want to go to the hockey game tonight? Looks like we can get decent seats in… --- ## [The Unholy Atrocity That Is “Banana Ball”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unholy-atrocity-that-is-banana-ball/1031958)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unholy-atrocity-that-is-banana-ball/1031958 "2026-09-12T02:58:09Z")
OK, I saw this event on Friday night and I was going to start a thread called “The Unholy Atrocity That Is “Banana Ball””, but I guess I’ll put it here. There is no debating that this is genius level marketing; as I tol… --- ## [Flying the flag in your yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-flag-in-your-yard/1032892)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-flag-in-your-yard/1032892 "2026-09-17T01:00:47Z")
Down here in Australia, flying the Aus flag in your front yard/garden is generally a sign that you are a red-neck bogan ‘patriot’, hell-bent on keeping ‘others’ out. What’s the deal in your country, wherever you live? --- ## [Why am I short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-short/1031412)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-short/1031412 "2026-08-21T15:33:11Z")
I’m a guy and 5’2. My mom is 5’5, my dad is 5’8, my maternal grandfather was 5’11, my uncle and paternal grandfather are 5’8, as were my mom’s uncles. I was born 6 weeks early and 5 pounds, and when I was a baby, I was … --- ## [What to do with 12 tons of KitKat bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922 "2026-04-09T19:52:16Z")
(Don’t need answer fast.) It’s oldish news by now but thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars in Europe chocolate heist. Thieves have stolen more than 400,000 KitKat chocolate bars weighing around 12 tons from a truck in… --- ## [We could all wear ICE gear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-all-wear-ice-gear/1027077)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-all-wear-ice-gear/1027077 "2026-02-14T22:20:18Z")
In the pit because I’m gonna get some flack. We should ALL get stupid cos play “Tactical outfits” , fake Temu Oakley’s, and masks, etc. How could anyone tell who who if we’re all unidentified masked men demanding iden… --- ## [Have heard of MrBeast - if so, how much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-heard-of-mrbeast-if-so-how-much/1029900)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-heard-of-mrbeast-if-so-how-much/1029900 "2026-05-10T23:34:34Z")
On a recent episode of Survivor, a surprise guest was featured - MrBeast. Everyone OOO;d and AHHd but I’d never heard of him. Over in the Survivor 50 thread, it was mentioned. Some having heard of him some have not. … --- ## [Is it THAT unusual to not collect anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-unusual-to-not-collect-anything/1027792)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-unusual-to-not-collect-anything/1027792 "2026-03-09T08:16:36Z")
I am StarvingButStrong. I confess I don’t have any collections. I’ve never had any. (Pause to allow you all to gasp in astonishment.) The subject of collections came up at a pot luck dinner yesterday and everyone was… --- ## [Is sexism stronger than racism in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sexism-stronger-than-racism-in-america/1027848)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sexism-stronger-than-racism-in-america/1027848 "2026-08-11T09:19:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Was Kamala Harris a below average Democratic Presidential Candidate?: (There was a related link 17 (!) years ago.) I started this (to avoid a hijack, and to) to say one data point is the… --- ## [Questions about the history, practice, and policies of a US Navy 'Wardroom."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-history-practice-and-policies-of-a-us-navy-wardroom/1029580)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-history-practice-and-policies-of-a-us-navy-wardroom/1029580 "2026-05-05T14:06:29Z")
I am so thoroughly confused by Wardroom practices, based on my quote from @robby . Some intro questions to get the ball rolling . . . Are Wardrooms really that formal that you have stewards bring you meals, or is that… --- ## [Tennis 2026 General Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026-general-thread/1026788)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026-general-thread/1026788 "2026-10-18T03:31:09Z")
A new year has started. Australian Open - local (Montreal) boy Gabriel Diallo (raked 41st) won the first set off Zverev (ranked 3rd) - but lost the next three. Looks like a good event. --- ## [R.I.P. Doctor Who, thanks for a fun 20 year ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-doctor-who-thanks-for-a-fun-20-year-ride/1031001)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-doctor-who-thanks-for-a-fun-20-year-ride/1031001 "2026-10-07T13:31:13Z")
I quit watching Doctor Who regularly after Matt Smith. I watched Peter Capaldi occasionally when Clara’s story was prominent. I salute the hard-core fans that watched all the way to the end. Nothing is final in televis… --- ## [Should we recall Hakeem Jeffries after the midterms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-recall-hakeem-jeffries-after-the-midterms/1034294)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-recall-hakeem-jeffries-after-the-midterms/1034294 "2026-11-05T01:50:31Z")
Sure, Jeffries is a Democrat. He’s talented at politics- he’s risen as high as a representative can go, all the way to Speaker of the House, then minority leader, and looks set to be Speaker once again. But there is jus… --- ## [Lord of the Flies on BBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-flies-on-bbc/1027171)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-flies-on-bbc/1027171 "2026-05-05T01:19:40Z")
Four one-hour episodes drop on iPlayer on Sunday, February 8th. Then they show them on the regular channels over the weeks to follow. Presumed BBC link all can read with trailer It looks pretty close to the book: Warti… --- ## [Is this how WW3 happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-ww3-happens/1028260)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-ww3-happens/1028260 "2026-03-14T17:28:00Z")
(I’m not sure where to put this. Mods change if necessary.) Are we experiencing the beginning the next WW? I’m practical. I’m thinking about shortages. Not shortages of TEMU products. Medicines, or parts and products… --- ## [.....In (reluctant) defense of the 3-time Trump voter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reluctant-defense-of-the-3-time-trump-voter/1028524)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-reluctant-defense-of-the-3-time-trump-voter/1028524 "2026-03-19T22:46:29Z")
I’m making this thread because I like to see things from angles that don’t always feel emotionally gratifying, despite being totally seriously pissed off. MAGA’s often, uneducated (discouraged from higher ed) and have (… --- ## [What does all this "Trump 2028" stuff mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-all-this-trump-2028-stuff-mean/1032384)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-all-this-trump-2028-stuff-mean/1032384 "2026-08-22T19:59:32Z")
Trump has started using the phrase “Trump 2028”. People have asked him if he’s planning on a third term and he’s played coy. He was asked directly if he thinks he can have a third term and he answered "Everybody asks me… --- ## [Hasan Piker suing Scott Jennings for $72 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasan-piker-suing-scott-jennings-for-72-million/1034206)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasan-piker-suing-scott-jennings-for-72-million/1034206 "2026-11-08T12:50:11Z")
I guess this could be in P & E, but it seems better suited for this forum. Here is the complaint, and like most complaints it seems pretty persuasive before you read the response. He is represented by the same team of la… --- ## [Girls are still reading Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-still-reading-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/1024801)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-still-reading-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/1024801 "2026-01-20T14:25:24Z")
One of my fourth graders in religious school had Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, yesterday, and I asked her why she was reading it? wasn’t it terribly out-of-date? She said “Oh no! It’s a classic! all the girls in… --- ## [How has the immigration crackdown benefitted us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-immigration-crackdown-benefitted-us/1025801)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-immigration-crackdown-benefitted-us/1025801 "2026-11-08T11:33:44Z")
I’m unable to see how the Trump administration’s actions on immigration have improved anything for anyone. ICE certainly seems to have engaged in some shady and disturbing practices and I can’t think of a single positive… --- ## [Who is the target audience for gratuitous “T and A”; include beefcake here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-target-audience-for-gratuitous-t-and-a-include-beefcake-here/1028377)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-target-audience-for-gratuitous-t-and-a-include-beefcake-here/1028377 "2026-04-06T15:32:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from Series you’ve recently watched, are now watching or have given up on: Comment made about a show I don’t watch but broadly. poll I am suspicious that women are more the target demographic … --- ## [Protesting this warning to me and Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-this-warning-to-me-and-smapti/1027299)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-this-warning-to-me-and-smapti/1027299 "2026-02-14T12:58:55Z")
About the thread The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026) The thread has experienced some drift, and there have been repeated mod instructions to stay on-topic. MikeF posted a protest song written in 1969 having no … --- ## [Police officers shouldn't wear camouflage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officers-shouldnt-wear-camouflage/1027052)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-officers-shouldnt-wear-camouflage/1027052 "2026-02-05T11:48:55Z")
One of the things that’s immediately noticeable about the ICE guys is they don’t look like cops. They seem to have no real uniform at all, actually, and variously dress either like total slobs or in camouflage. Cops wear… --- ## [Hungary after the 2026 elections {Orban Lost & Magyar won by a landslide}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hungary-after-the-2026-elections-orban-lost-magyar-won-by-a-landslide/1029223)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hungary-after-the-2026-elections-orban-lost-magyar-won-by-a-landslide/1029223 "2026-04-27T06:09:47Z")
This thread is about the April 2026 Hungarian elections and what comes afterward. Will the opposition Tisza Party defeat Fidesz, the incumbent party? If he loses, will Fidesz’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán acc… --- ## [Two Fucktor Authentifuckingcation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fucktor-authentifuckingcation/1031708)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fucktor-authentifuckingcation/1031708 "2026-08-17T17:37:48Z")
Dear Cardholder: we are suspicious of this transaction on your card. Please click YES if this is an authentic transaction you initiated, or NO if you did not. The transaction was rejected. —— click the NO button \* … --- ## [Smapti's Continuing Adventures in Judaism: First Seder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-seder/1028989)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-seder/1028989 "2026-04-12T08:16:16Z")
Part three in the ongoing series of threads about my exploring Jewish practice with an eye at formally beginning the conversion process in the near future. The Seder has fascinated me since I first learned about it in s… --- ## [Have you ever gotten back a $2 bill, $1 coin or 50¢ coin in change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-back-a-2-bill-1-coin-or-50-coin-in-change/1030569)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-back-a-2-bill-1-coin-or-50-coin-in-change/1030569 "2026-06-19T03:01:48Z")
I like to get two dollar bills, dollar coins and fifty cent coins from the bank and then spend them to see what reaction I get from the cashiers. They will usally just treat them like any other denomination but a few h… --- ## [The Lone Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger/1027456)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger/1027456 "2026-02-26T20:05:18Z")
I was scrolling through YouTube and saw in the feed The Lone Ranger Takes on the Masked woman. The masked woman was played by Phyllis Coates who played Lois Lane from The Adventures of Superman. It was a fun episode that… --- ## [What is your opinion on strictness in parents? How strict should parents be and what is just absurd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-strictness-in-parents-how-strict-should-parents-be-and-what-is-just-absurd/1025680)
**Author:** [@lilybug0309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilybug0309)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-on-strictness-in-parents-how-strict-should-parents-be-and-what-is-just-absurd/1025680 "2026-01-02T13:23:07Z")
I have some views on what rules I believe there should be for children. My parents are overly strict, I am 17 and not allowed to go on a date without my parents being there, so I was wondering what other people believe t… --- ## [Could the Virgin Mary have said no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-virgin-mary-have-said-no/1028820)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-virgin-mary-have-said-no/1028820 "2026-04-11T12:57:34Z")
From Luke 1:26-38 (KJV): 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virg… --- ## [Whither Canada and the European Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-canada-and-the-european-union/1033063)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-canada-and-the-european-union/1033063 "2026-10-08T00:02:05Z")
So it seems like Mark Carney is currently making a serious attempt to redefine Canada’s relationship with the European Union, if not setting Canada on the path to actual EU membership, then perhaps some alternative form … --- ## [How do people "disappear?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-disappear/1027477)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-disappear/1027477 "2026-03-10T19:28:35Z")
The Savannah Guthrie’s Mom case got me thinking about something else. More than a half-million people “disappear” in this country every year. The vast majority are eventually found, alive or not, but there’s a small nu… --- ## [Small casinos and security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-casinos-and-security/1029833)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-casinos-and-security/1029833 "2026-05-25T01:12:16Z")
I was watching some poker videos on Youtube, and noticed one small “card room”, featuring a number of Hold’em players playing for high stakes. They came to the table with as much as $50k in chips. At the end of the game… --- ## [Botticelli - February 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466 "2026-03-01T15:52:03Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - January 2026 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #141 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Our new letter is J --- ## [After 27 years, there's a new record in the mile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-27-years-theres-a-new-record-in-the-mile/1031770)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-27-years-theres-a-new-record-in-the-mile/1031770 "2026-08-08T09:31:12Z")
Josh Kerr runs 3:42.66 for the mile, breaking the record of 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999. Commentary with video of the race. Note the running time of the video. --- ## [Might we look back at Trump someday the way we regard W.? With nostalgia and longing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-we-look-back-at-trump-someday-the-way-we-regard-w-with-nostalgia-and-longing/1025220)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-we-look-back-at-trump-someday-the-way-we-regard-w-with-nostalgia-and-longing/1025220 "2025-12-10T04:15:30Z")
Don’t laugh. If I’d told you during the depth of W.’s reign, as the economy imploded and his war of choice against Iraq fizzled, that someday—in less than 10 years’ time—we would have a Republican so much worse than Bush… --- ## [Things in Your Car That Go "Boom!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-your-car-that-go-boom/1027149)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-your-car-that-go-boom/1027149 "2026-02-07T01:33:22Z")
It was 5 degrees when I started my car at 5:45 am this morning. That’s really cold, but not as cold as the weather we had last weekend. Traffic was moderate on I-294, so I was sailing along at over 80 when suddenly, “B… --- ## [Does the Catholic church still oppose birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-catholic-church-still-oppose-birth-control/1034238)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-catholic-church-still-oppose-birth-control/1034238 "2026-11-03T19:04:52Z")
Googling says it does, but I do not see any examples of families with gobs of children nowadays, despite a generous Catholic population in my smallish town. Maybe I’m reading outdated stuff, and contraceptives are actua… --- ## [Seeking a source for a half-remembered WWII anecdote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-source-for-a-half-remembered-wwii-anecdote/1028604)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-source-for-a-half-remembered-wwii-anecdote/1028604 "2026-04-03T17:09:49Z")
When I was in high school in the '90s, I did three years of Navy JROTC - partly because it got me out of having to take gym, and partly because I was considering going into the military after high school. (I wound up gra… --- ## [2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting/1025197)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting/1025197 "2026-02-01T14:11:49Z")
Who would you vote for? On the ballot: (Name, Years on ballot, voting % last year if applicable) Carlos Beltran, 4, 70.3% I guess Beltran will make it. He piled up a lot of numbers (without ever leading the league in… --- ## [Best proof the earth isn't flat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-proof-the-earth-isnt-flat/1033737)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-proof-the-earth-isnt-flat/1033737 "2026-10-16T23:19:45Z")
Forget all the stuff about it being visible from the moon. If it were flat, don’t you think people who lived near the edge would be charging a mint to come and look over the edge? They’d make a killing. --- ## [Seeking advice how to pick a new cell phone for 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-how-to-pick-a-new-cell-phone-for-2026/1026251)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-how-to-pick-a-new-cell-phone-for-2026/1026251 "2026-03-17T21:24:15Z")
I’m about done with my old Motorola smart phone and cheap Consumer Cellular plan. The phone is small and it’s very hard to type on the keyboard, and Consumer Cellular is very reasonable, but slow and unreliable if you ar… --- ## [Do you, or any adults you know, expect to be addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." by other adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-any-adults-you-know-expect-to-be-addressed-as-mr-or-mrs-by-other-adults/1024882)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-any-adults-you-know-expect-to-be-addressed-as-mr-or-mrs-by-other-adults/1024882 "2025-11-21T18:20:09Z")
This question regards adults, mostly. Obviously in some cultures it’s expected that children address other adults as “Mr. Lastname” or “Mrs. Firstname",” depending on the context. I’m asking about adults. Do you expect o… --- ## [MacArthur Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macarthur-park/1030414)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macarthur-park/1030414 "2026-05-31T23:33:29Z")
I just overheard someone praising MacArthur Park, claiming it is “One of, if not THE BEST song ever written”. Well, the Harris version reached the number two spot in America and Donna Summer’s version stayed at number o… --- ## [How should we view immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-view-immigration/1028322)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-view-immigration/1028322 "2026-04-06T15:15:16Z")
In our best interest? In the world’s best interest? Or morally correct? --- ## [What are the Christian views on extraterrestrials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-christian-views-on-extraterrestrials/1033285)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-christian-views-on-extraterrestrials/1033285 "2026-10-11T01:09:17Z")
Inspired by another recent thread on a narrower topic. Is there a general consensus among Christians on the subject of intelligent races on other planets? Do they feel that extraterrestrials are impossible because the … --- ## [Economics and ecologics of auto stop/start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-and-ecologics-of-auto-stop-start/1032725)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-and-ecologics-of-auto-stop-start/1032725 "2026-09-08T23:51:18Z")
I have a 2022 Subaru Forester with about 60k miles on it, and an auto stop/start feature. That’s the feature that, when you stop the car at a light or something, the engine turns off, then automatically turns on when yo… --- ## [What am I missing about the Epstein files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-missing-about-the-epstein-files/1025811)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-missing-about-the-epstein-files/1025811 "2025-12-22T16:50:16Z")
Follow along with me. I know I’m most often the one whose head doesn’t make sense to people, but I’m going to do my best here. He’s quite often told us all that he’s like this, that he’s a sex creep, that he doesn’t li… --- ## [Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner (Breaking News Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-breaking-news-thread/1029558)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-breaking-news-thread/1029558 "2026-07-24T13:33:10Z")
No one reported injured. First reports are the shots were fired just outside the ballroom. The President was evacuated and the dinner canceled. Trump will have a further statement later this evening. --- ## [Real news, or Onion headline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865 "2026-10-30T22:25:02Z")
Here’s a game: post a headline, and we’ll guess if it’s real news, or a headline from The Onion. I’ll start: Ultra-Wealthy CEO Says ‘Tax The Rich’ Akin To A Racial Slur poll [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=13&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=15&per_page=50)