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**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-my-warning-in-united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran/1028106 "2026-04-02T01:04:14Z")
In the P&E thread regarding the attack on Iran that has occurred this weekend, What\_Exit issues the following guidance; To me, this appears to be an acknowledgement that this is a general purpose thread for discussion … --- ## [How much am I likely to receive from the AT&T Data Incident Settlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-likely-to-receive-from-the-at-t-data-incident-settlement/1025366)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-likely-to-receive-from-the-at-t-data-incident-settlement/1025366 "2025-12-03T21:31:23Z")
Got another email about this, and am unsure whether it’s worth the effort. I went to the trouble of filling out all the data for a class action suit a few years ago, and got enough for a cup of coffee. It wasn’t worth … --- ## [Do You Belong To An HOA? Do They Suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-belong-to-an-hoa-do-they-suck/1034223)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-belong-to-an-hoa-do-they-suck/1034223 "2026-10-31T22:16:08Z")
It seems like the Homeowner’s Association (HOA) is America’s favorite bugaboo/punching bag these days; an evil presence that knows no bounds and doesn’t care if you’re Republican or Democrat - it will still find a way to… --- ## [So here’s my theory on 9/11 (U.S. knew it was imminent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-here-s-my-theory-on-9-11-u-s-knew-it-was-imminent/1033012)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-here-s-my-theory-on-9-11-u-s-knew-it-was-imminent/1033012 "2026-09-30T16:41:24Z")
No, nothing about controlled demolitions, or Israeli intelligence, or a U.S. attack on its own people. But I do believe that the top of the U.S. government knew that this attack was imminent (despite not specifically kn… --- ## [Dog repellent to prevent dogs pooping on lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-repellent-to-prevent-dogs-pooping-on-lawn/1027317)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-repellent-to-prevent-dogs-pooping-on-lawn/1027317 "2026-02-06T02:22:29Z")
I need a recommendation for a dog repellent that when put on lawns, will discourage dogs from doing their business there. A search gives a number of products but reviews are mixed. If you’ve dealt with this problem suc… --- ## [The fight in my shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fight-in-my-shower/1029231)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fight-in-my-shower/1029231 "2026-04-17T18:00:42Z")
I wanted to jump in the shower, but there was a wolf spider hunting a centipede in there. Both are rather large specimens. Imma let them fight it out. I’ll deal with the winner after I’ve had a chance to chill out a b… --- ## [Do you experience the ‘too tired to go to bed’ situation, and how do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-the-too-tired-to-go-to-bed-situation-and-how-do-you-deal-with-it/1033020)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-experience-the-too-tired-to-go-to-bed-situation-and-how-do-you-deal-with-it/1033020 "2026-09-26T17:09:00Z")
Something that I experience reasonably often, and that I am exasperated with myself about: Nothing remains to be done on the day (or I have already deferred what I could do due to fatigue) I sit in the living room or o… --- ## [Extraordinary result in Quebec](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632 "2026-10-08T19:04:20Z")
I don’t think I have ever seen this before. In 2022, the CAQ (roughly translated as Coalition Future Quebec) party won a majority of seats in the Quebec “National” assembly. They held 79 seats of 127. Yesterday (Oct. 5) … --- ## [Don’t say yes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-say-yes/1027995)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-say-yes/1027995 "2026-04-15T18:55:54Z")
This is a frequently heard piece of advice: When you get a cold sales call, do not use the word “yes” in any context - scammers might record it, paste it in a sound file right after a question whether you agree to a cont… --- ## [What is "Shield Of The Americas" and what does its Envoy do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shield-of-the-americas-and-what-does-its-envoy-do/1028241)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shield-of-the-americas-and-what-does-its-envoy-do/1028241 "2026-03-09T00:04:16Z")
Apparently the President just named the new Envoy of the Shield Of The Americas, and I want to know about this organization and Envoy. --- ## [MLB - July 2026 ("Banana Ball" has its own thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2026-banana-ball-has-its-own-thread/1031330)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2026-banana-ball-has-its-own-thread/1031330 "2026-08-01T14:36:09Z")
Starting the month with an embarrassing gaffe from last night… Rangers played at Cleveland last night. In the top of the seventh, they had a runner on second with one out and the score tied 2-2. Alejandro Osuna hit a… --- ## [He made it! (Dick Van Dyke is 100 on 2025-12-13)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-made-it-dick-van-dyke-is-100-on-2025-12-13/1025664)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-made-it-dick-van-dyke-is-100-on-2025-12-13/1025664 "2025-12-19T22:28:59Z")
Dick Van Dyke was born on 13 December 1925 in West Plains, Missouri. 100 years ago today. Happy birthday, Dick Van Dyke! What Dick Van Dyke thoughts do you have? I remember him from The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966). … --- ## [Are there any valid, logical reasons why the Haredim should not have to serve in the IDF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-valid-logical-reasons-why-the-haredim-should-not-have-to-serve-in-the-idf/1031700)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-valid-logical-reasons-why-the-haredim-should-not-have-to-serve-in-the-idf/1031700 "2026-08-03T10:16:20Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the ongoing never-ending Israel-Palestine threads. So, I am, of course non-Jewish, non-Israeli, and only have the most superficial understanding of the matter. And I know we have some Jewish/Isra… --- ## [Why is Vladimir Putin still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vladimir-putin-still-alive/1033390)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vladimir-putin-still-alive/1033390 "2026-10-01T21:16:22Z")
It can’t have escaped the notice of the Ukrainian government that Putin is the architect and booster for the aggression against Ukraine; that unlike almost every war fought in modern times, it really makes a difference w… --- ## [The deserted cinema](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deserted-cinema/1032586)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deserted-cinema/1032586 "2026-08-29T12:36:32Z")
My apologies if this doesn’t belong in Cafe Society, but it was the closest category I could think of. My son and I went to see The Odyssey today. I had bought tickets on line and had a QR code ready for the theater, pa… --- ## [Opinions on this top 10 books list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-top-10-books-list/1029839)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-top-10-books-list/1029839 "2026-06-13T18:31:20Z")
I tend to read the same books over and over and over. Mainly all of Tolkiens works. I decided I should read some other things and looked up various lists of “top 10 books”. Right now I’m working through this: I’d nev… --- ## [Enforceability of those multiple reserved parking spots at retailers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforceability-of-those-multiple-reserved-parking-spots-at-retailers/1031631)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforceability-of-those-multiple-reserved-parking-spots-at-retailers/1031631 "2026-07-14T23:11:09Z")
So of course if you park in a handicapped spot or in front of a hydrant you can expect a hefty ticket and possible towing. But how enforceable are those “other” spots retailers have? Employee of the month, hero/vet parki… --- ## [Do you think Trump will sabotage the republicans in 2028](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-sabotage-the-republicans-in-2028/1030398)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-sabotage-the-republicans-in-2028/1030398 "2026-09-13T20:37:42Z")
Assume Trump figures out he isn’t able to run in 2028 (which who knows if he will accept not being able to run again or not, or if our legal safeguards will prevent him from running again). But lets say he realizes he c… --- ## [Cutting the US down to (its true) size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-the-us-down-to-its-true-size/1032867)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-the-us-down-to-its-true-size/1032867 "2026-09-09T22:11:16Z")
For most of the current merkin troubles the wider world has watched in bemusement, angst, indignation and horror as the current poor shower of US hegemonists seek to enact/extend manifest destiny by pinching somebody, an… --- ## [Milligan Univ cycling team decimated by driver while on training ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milligan-univ-cycling-team-decimated-by-driver-while-on-training-ride/1032451)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milligan-univ-cycling-team-decimated-by-driver-while-on-training-ride/1032451 "2026-09-08T03:12:35Z")
11 member of the Milligan University (TN) cycling team were out for a training ride when a driver plowed into them. Two of the cyclists, Haylan Engdahl & Brayden Rogers were killed & seven others injured, including four… --- ## [Surely you can't be serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-cant-be-serious/1031358)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-cant-be-serious/1031358 "2026-07-05T12:30:17Z")
I am serious - Airplane! was released on July 2nd, 1980; 46 years ago today --- ## [What commonplace, seemingly innocuous things might someday be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commonplace-seemingly-innocuous-things-might-someday-be-banned/1029102)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commonplace-seemingly-innocuous-things-might-someday-be-banned/1029102 "2026-04-13T18:06:27Z")
The ongoing thread How were things different when you were a kid? includes a fair number of things that either de facto or de jure have been eliminated from our society as potentially unsafe, insensitive, or now consider… --- ## [You're on death row and are offered one last song before you go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-death-row-and-are-offered-one-last-song-before-you-go/1028402)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-death-row-and-are-offered-one-last-song-before-you-go/1028402 "2026-03-21T20:41:48Z")
What song do you choose? Please one song only! Do you pick something uplifting? Or melancholy? Do you pick your favorite song? Instrumental so you could think your final thoughts in peace? Or maybe something you’ve ne… --- ## [Spelling question involving the letter "d"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-question-involving-the-letter-d/1025432)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-question-involving-the-letter-d/1025432 "2025-12-29T00:00:45Z")
Why is there a “d” in “fridge” but not in “refrigerator”? --- ## [Did anyone successfully navigate retiring before age 65 (as an American), and if so how did you do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-successfully-navigate-retiring-before-age-65-as-an-american-and-if-so-how-did-you-do-it/1033580)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-successfully-navigate-retiring-before-age-65-as-an-american-and-if-so-how-did-you-do-it/1033580 "2026-11-04T17:08:45Z")
Having enough money to cover living expenses in retirement is nice, but there are issues if you retire too early. your pre-tax investments are locked up until you turn 59.5 (or if you turn 55 while working at the compan… --- ## [Where are the billionaire philanthropists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-billionaire-philanthropists/1030192)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-billionaire-philanthropists/1030192 "2026-10-03T00:28:52Z")
In the first Gilded Age, the central government was weak and corrupt, and the country was run by oligarchs (aka, “robber barons”). But at least one of whom – Andrew Carnegie comes to mind – gave away vast amounts of the… --- ## [Nostalgia Purchases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-purchases/1032314)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-purchases/1032314 "2026-09-03T21:27:25Z")
I recently purchased an old Sci-Fi art book, “Space Wars: Worlds and Weapons” by Steven Eisler. I had the book as a kid and I used to go through it again and again. I lost track of the book somewhere about 40 years ago… --- ## [Do you pronounce the L in calm, palm, etc...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-the-l-in-calm-palm-etc/1032625)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pronounce-the-l-in-calm-palm-etc/1032625 "2026-09-05T22:22:20Z")
Google says the L is not pronounced. Dictionaries say the L is not pronounced, both in the US and UK. But when linguist Rick Aschmann decided to put together a map of American dialects, he was surprised to find that mos… --- ## [Breezy, ephemeral songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703 "2026-03-06T03:34:18Z")
Recently I stumbled upon this song. I didn’t like it at first, but then became addicted. Only once ever before, I got the experience of a song growing on me, from distinctly unfavorable to ear-worm: T-ara’s Roly-poly, ba… --- ## [Dopers whom you have never met, but would like to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whom-you-have-never-met-but-would-like-to/1030346)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-whom-you-have-never-met-but-would-like-to/1030346 "2026-06-11T15:52:33Z")
We’re a nice community here, and many of us have met other Dopers IRL. But who would you like to meet in person, if you could? For me, the list would include: @LSLGuy . Great source on aviation, and though I cannot f… --- ## [Explain the legality of riverboat casinos to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-legality-of-riverboat-casinos-to-me/1029760)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-legality-of-riverboat-casinos-to-me/1029760 "2026-05-09T22:55:10Z")
The discussion of money laundering in Ozark made me think of this question: There are only two states in the US that allow actual casinos on land, Nevada and New Jersey, and in NJ they’re only allowed in Atlantic City a… --- ## [Proof of the Existence of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-the-existence-of-god/1030149)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-the-existence-of-god/1030149 "2026-05-20T18:58:09Z")
I was watching YouTube yesterday and an ad came on. I was in the other room and couldn’t turn it off right away. It was quite lengthy and religious in nature. They argued that the Declaration of Independence and the U… --- ## [NFL Week 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/1025752)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/1025752 "2025-12-26T16:23:10Z")
It was a wild weekend in the NFL, which began when Tampa Bay blew a 14-point 4th-quarter lead at home in a last second loss to the Falcons. But Carolina couldn’t take advantage, losing to the Saints on the road. The Bill… --- ## [PSA for Mother's Day: Not Every Woman Is A Mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-mothers-day-not-every-woman-is-a-mother/1029908)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-mothers-day-not-every-woman-is-a-mother/1029908 "2026-05-17T10:56:44Z")
There is something that happens EVERY Mother’s Day that continues to annoy me. Sometimes even angers me. NOT EVERY WOMAN IS A MOTHER NOT EVERY MOTHER IS WORTHY OF HONOR Please, please PLEASE do not tell every random,… --- ## [Did kids really used to say golly, gee, and gosh a lot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kids-really-used-to-say-golly-gee-and-gosh-a-lot/1026356)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kids-really-used-to-say-golly-gee-and-gosh-a-lot/1026356 "2026-01-13T19:12:30Z")
I’ve been browsing through lots of old (50s, 60s) comics lately, and the kids/teens say golly, gee, or gosh a lot. They also did on TV shows from the same period (like Leave it to Beaver). Was that actually common kid la… --- ## [There is no "special relationship" between the USA and UK (for some time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-special-relationship-between-the-usa-and-uk-for-some-time/1028304)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-special-relationship-between-the-usa-and-uk-for-some-time/1028304 "2026-04-01T15:40:47Z")
All my life Ive heard of the “special relationship” between the USA and UK. An "I’ve got your back kind of thing. “Bridge over Troubled Water” kind of sentiment. Since Reagan, at least, it’s been “Do what the USA want… --- ## [What if you DON'T pass that gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-dont-pass-that-gas/1026216)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-dont-pass-that-gas/1026216 "2026-01-02T21:33:46Z")
What if the human body doesn’t fart, poot, bubble, puff, or eliminate air? Make a Raspberry. Lay an egg. Step on a frog or loose floorboard. Sit close to the Labrador dog or Grandma.(:wink: ) Rev the motor. Blow stank. … --- ## [@Sunny\_Daze passed away - Memorial Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunny-daze-passed-away-memorial-thread/1027593)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunny-daze-passed-away-memorial-thread/1027593 "2026-02-20T05:37:07Z")
I was friends with her on Facebook, and her sister posted that she passed away on 8 Feb. She was a great poster and she will be missed. RIP. --- ## [Obama says aliens are real---Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-aliens-are-real-huh/1027684)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-aliens-are-real-huh/1027684 "2026-02-17T00:45:17Z")
Obama is like, ya know, a kinda respectable and serious guy. So WTF? In a casual conversation on a podcast today, Obama spoke articulately about the usual things you would expect from a former president: .current event… --- ## [RIP Walter Koenig (from Star Trek)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-walter-koenig-from-star-trek/1034173)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-walter-koenig-from-star-trek/1034173 "2026-11-05T21:09:29Z")
https://i.ibb.co/Dfc9mqhC/Screenshot-20261026-133652.jpg --- ## [Have you ever been on TV? What’s the story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv-what-s-the-story/1026985)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv-what-s-the-story/1026985 "2026-02-06T10:19:22Z")
When I was about 6, my aunt worked at some local modeling studio, and they did a local commercial that flashed some head shots. I was one of them - I have a vague memory of sitting around watching the tv to catch the co… --- ## [I pit posters who know and like bands that I don't know and like!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-posters-who-know-and-like-bands-that-i-dont-know-and-like/1031543)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-posters-who-know-and-like-bands-that-i-dont-know-and-like/1031543 "2026-07-15T04:01:13Z")
Author’s note: The following rant is satire-like,…and not meant to be taken entirely seriously. While I do hold the actual view and opinions of this rant (so I would not call it trolling), I have attempted to put it in … --- ## [Best EVs to buy now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-evs-to-buy-now/1027839)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-evs-to-buy-now/1027839 "2026-02-24T21:59:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is the US EV market dead?: By class. Small. Luxury. Truck. Whatever class strikes your interest. I’m looking at small. Personally want less controls requiring screens use. --- ## [Are animals that supposedly only eat one plant, really that restricted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-animals-that-supposedly-only-eat-one-plant-really-that-restricted/1027158)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-animals-that-supposedly-only-eat-one-plant-really-that-restricted/1027158 "2026-02-06T10:20:18Z")
Every so often you read about an animal that only eats one particular plant, or maybe animal. Like Pandas eat bamboo, koalas eat eucalyptus. Is that because the animal just can’t digest other items? Or is it simply that … --- ## [Poll: US attacks on Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-us-attacks-on-iran/1028088)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-us-attacks-on-iran/1028088 "2026-03-02T17:08:18Z")
poll --- ## [Impeach Noem, Bovino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-noem-bovino/1027128)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-noem-bovino/1027128 "2026-09-01T19:50:39Z")
Just wondering if there’s been any suggestion of impeachment of Noem and Bovino, in light of the killings in Minneapolis? And their responses? --- ## [Is There Any Justification for Politicizing the Cause of Death? Measles and Beyond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-justification-for-politicizing-the-cause-of-death-measles-and-beyond/1032649)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-justification-for-politicizing-the-cause-of-death-measles-and-beyond/1032649 "2026-11-07T14:07:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is the Probability of Someone with Active Measles Dying from Something Unrelated to Their Measles: In roughly half of U.S. counties, including mine, the coroner is chosen in a partis… --- ## [The New 2027 Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2027-congress/1034394)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2027-congress/1034394 "2026-11-08T07:31:01Z")
Let’s get to it! Projections, priorities, questions, concerns…with a farewell wave to Susan Collins… :waving\_hand:t4: My first questions, who will be Speaker of the House? Senate majority leader? --- ## [What Navy Rank is on his uniform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-navy-rank-is-on-his-uniform/1029396)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-navy-rank-is-on-his-uniform/1029396 "2026-04-28T21:38:17Z")
Clear image of his stripes. Circa 1944 What is his rank? Does the insignia indicate his Duty Assignment? He looks pretty young for 2 stripes. --- ## [Ohio's bizarre crosswalk law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohios-bizarre-crosswalk-law/1032459)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohios-bizarre-crosswalk-law/1032459 "2026-08-24T02:59:13Z")
I’m a fanatic when it comes to stopping for pedestrians – I consider people on foot the natural state of the universe and cars must operate around them. I thought that I was backed up by Ohio law, which gives pedestrians… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=14&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=16&per_page=50)