# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=17 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Reincarnation Superstition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022 "2025-11-28T09:17:25Z")
Reincarnation is a belief for some, I know. Other people think that it’s just a parlor game like playing with a Ouiji Board. I remember reading a book ( a silly novel ) maybe 30 -40 years ago where the author wrote th… --- ## [What was your silliest job interview experience? What happened after that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-silliest-job-interview-experience-what-happened-after-that/1028408)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-silliest-job-interview-experience-what-happened-after-that/1028408 "2026-03-18T18:44:37Z")
Was there a particular time a company made you jump through ridiculous hoops while interviewing? Something particularly obnoxious the interviewer said or did, or some stupid process they insisted you go through? Did you… --- ## [How universal is the term ‘shotgun’ for a vehicle’s front passenger seat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-universal-is-the-term-shotgun-for-a-vehicle-s-front-passenger-seat/1031620)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-universal-is-the-term-shotgun-for-a-vehicle-s-front-passenger-seat/1031620 "2026-08-11T19:47:27Z")
The other day my son, who is home from college for the Summer, had a friend from high school ride his bike over to visit. Just as he got to our house his bike broke down and was unridable. So my son asked me if I could l… --- ## [Sprite! (Or, if you, prefer 7-Up!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprite-or-if-you-prefer-7-up/1028984)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprite-or-if-you-prefer-7-up/1028984 "2026-04-27T16:50:48Z")
I tend to have lots of stuff around to quench thirst – spring water, Coke Zero, iced tea, lemonade … The other day while shopping I was kinda thirsty and perused the supermarket’s individual cold drink section. I’ve o… --- ## [I listened to The Odyssey, the Wilson translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-listened-to-the-odyssey-the-wilson-translation/1032176)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-listened-to-the-odyssey-the-wilson-translation/1032176 "2026-08-17T15:25:12Z")
Odysseus finally reaches home, only to be confronted by the suitors. After a grand battle in his palace, in which over one hundred suitors are slain, he has twelve slave girls who were colluders with the suitors remove t… --- ## [Texas charter school students forced to do pushups; some may have permanent health issues as a result](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-charter-school-students-forced-to-do-pushups-some-may-have-permanent-health-issues-as-a-result/1029351)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-charter-school-students-forced-to-do-pushups-some-may-have-permanent-health-issues-as-a-result/1029351 "2026-04-21T00:15:23Z")
This source does not say how old the 80 or so students were, but I get the impression they were at least mostly male, and probably teenagers. They were forced to do hundreds of them, in some cases on 3 successive days, … --- ## [ICE shootings: What's the end game and how does MAGA plan to get there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-shootings-whats-the-end-game-and-how-does-maga-plan-to-get-there/1026719)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-shootings-whats-the-end-game-and-how-does-maga-plan-to-get-there/1026719 "2026-01-18T19:15:15Z")
Many have proposed that ICE aggressiveness, brutality, and the shootings are all part of a plan to instigate a strong reaction, which would then enable them to declare martial law and bring in the US military. There doe… --- ## [Which Macallan (whisky) should I bring to my old best friend's house in the USA from the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-macallan-whisky-should-i-bring-to-my-old-best-friends-house-in-the-usa-from-the-uk/1026527)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-macallan-whisky-should-i-bring-to-my-old-best-friends-house-in-the-usa-from-the-uk/1026527 "2026-02-28T04:58:46Z")
Which Macallan (whisky) should I bring to my old best friend’s house during my tour of ALL THREE Massapequas on Long Island, New York, next week? I’ll be visiting mainly to sign closing documents for my Mother’s house. … --- ## [What are new tactics that haven't been used against Trump/MAGA yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-new-tactics-that-havent-been-used-against-trump-maga-yet/1032329)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-new-tactics-that-havent-been-used-against-trump-maga-yet/1032329 "2026-08-22T21:44:36Z")
By this point, nearly every tactic that could be used against Trump/MAGA has been tried, and found to be pretty futile. Impeachment, calling out his lies, calling him a bigot, spending heavily against him, all useless. S… --- ## [Give us a line from an old TV commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-us-a-line-from-an-old-tv-commercial/1025253)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-us-a-line-from-an-old-tv-commercial/1025253 "2026-11-02T22:33:10Z")
Skeeter bit me momma! --- ## [Do they really turn off a theatrical movie if there's nobody watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-really-turn-off-a-theatrical-movie-if-theres-nobody-watching/1024821)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-really-turn-off-a-theatrical-movie-if-theres-nobody-watching/1024821 "2025-11-19T16:59:27Z")
Saw this on Reddit, but somebody said they were theater hopping and went into a theater with literally nobody in it when the movie started. After 15 minutes of the movie the screen suddenly turned off and all the lights … --- ## [Amanda Seyfried and the Prosthetic Butthole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-seyfried-and-the-prosthetic-butthole/1028054)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-seyfried-and-the-prosthetic-butthole/1028054 "2026-03-05T13:29:29Z")
Amanda Seyfried Really Wants You To Know That She Wore A ‘Prosthetic Butthole’ “It was cool, it was exciting,” the actor said. …and it wasn’t in the musical Cats. It was for The Testament of Ann Lee , a movie one would… --- ## [Wouldn’t it make sense for an Iranian ship’s captain to negotiate a surrender to US forces in 2026?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldn-t-it-make-sense-for-an-iranian-ship-s-captain-to-negotiate-a-surrender-to-us-forces-in-2026/1028230)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldn-t-it-make-sense-for-an-iranian-ship-s-captain-to-negotiate-a-surrender-to-us-forces-in-2026/1028230 "2026-03-06T14:41:11Z")
Wouldn’t it make sense for the ship’s captain to negotiate a surrender to US forces? AFAIK They haven’t made any hostile acts against the US military. The seamen aren’t criminals. --- ## [The science of windshield ice (WTF?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-science-of-windshield-ice-wtf/1027046)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-science-of-windshield-ice-wtf/1027046 "2026-02-03T02:38:07Z")
The recent storm, and all the shoveling and scraping, got me thinking. I get why ice might form on my windshield overnight. But why in the world is it often so difficult to scrape off? There are instances where it’s f… --- ## [Movies or TV shows where people know the world is going to end soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-where-people-know-the-world-is-going-to-end-soon/1029877)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-where-people-know-the-world-is-going-to-end-soon/1029877 "2026-05-23T01:38:36Z")
I’m rewatching melancholia, what other pre-apocalpyse movies are there? I’m more interested in ones that discuss the psychological fallout of everyone knowing they will all die soon, more than prepper movies. Greenland … --- ## [Fake 'AC' systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-ac-systems/1031545)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-ac-systems/1031545 "2026-07-16T19:34:07Z")
With the recent UK heatwaves, I’m seeing a lot of ads recently for so-called portable ‘AC’ units which supposedly use little electricity and require no installation or external piping. This has to be a scam. You can’t … --- ## [TV series where an actor left, then later came back (possible spoilers) (Not Soaps)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-where-an-actor-left-then-later-came-back-possible-spoilers-not-soaps/1027360)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-where-an-actor-left-then-later-came-back-possible-spoilers-not-soaps/1027360 "2026-02-06T21:53:11Z")
My wife and I just finished watching the BBC murder mystery series “Vera” last night. In the first four seasons, her sidekick was DS Joe Ashworth, played by David Leon. Leon left after S4 and for seasons 5-12 her sidekic… --- ## [Wedding party, Party. (question about modern weddings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-party-party-question-about-modern-weddings/1033613)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-party-party-question-about-modern-weddings/1033613 "2026-11-08T03:43:48Z")
We’ve all heard of bachelor parties and bachelorette parties. The Lil’wrekker is in a wedding Saturday. Friday they have rehearsal and rehearsal dinner (more about this). Apparently there’s a big wedding night sleepove… --- ## [Who typically did NOT go to church in the 1950s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-typically-did-not-go-to-church-in-the-1950s/1025971)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-typically-did-not-go-to-church-in-the-1950s/1025971 "2025-12-25T02:52:21Z")
A stereotype I’ve had of the past, received from various media, is that in North America, in more conservative times, i.e., up until the liberalization of society in the late 1960s and 1970s, almost everyone went to chur… --- ## [A question about one aspect of the 2nd Amendment-and please read the OP before responding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-one-aspect-of-the-2nd-amendment-and-please-read-the-op-before-responding/1026650)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-one-aspect-of-the-2nd-amendment-and-please-read-the-op-before-responding/1026650 "2026-01-16T17:07:53Z")
Please-no discussion about the formation of the 2nd Amendment or what the founders intended. This is not a free-for-all, and no “gun owners are poopyheads” vs “they want to take away all our weapons” arguments. It is s… --- ## [Work and work culture around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-and-work-culture-around-the-world/1025746)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-and-work-culture-around-the-world/1025746 "2026-01-03T19:31:38Z")
(I’m thinking mostly of white collar work because that’s what I’m familiar with, but insight into blue collar work and service sector work is appreciated as well.) As an American, I’m greatly conscious of the…shortcomin… --- ## [Please suggest an App for Windows 10/11 that's similar to Dir in a cmd window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-suggest-an-app-for-windows-10-11-thats-similar-to-dir-in-a-cmd-window/1027311)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-suggest-an-app-for-windows-10-11-thats-similar-to-dir-in-a-cmd-window/1027311 "2026-03-19T19:56:52Z")
I find Search completely unusable. i misplaced a file. I knew the filename included several words and specifically included the word Alice. I opened Explorer, entered Alice in Search. it took almost 15 minutes. … --- ## [What's the thing you inexplicably own a million of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-thing-you-inexplicably-own-a-million-of/1028206)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-thing-you-inexplicably-own-a-million-of/1028206 "2026-03-07T02:37:49Z")
I’m getting close to owning 100 watch straps. And there’s simply no reason for it. I do like wearing wristwatches but I’m not so into them that it makes sense to own this many straps. The vast majority have never been w… --- ## [Bi-Monthly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bi-monthly/1033555)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bi-monthly/1033555 "2026-10-21T01:29:09Z")
Does that mean twice a month or every 2 months? --- ## [Songs played on non-instrument objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766 "2026-01-21T03:39:03Z")
What are some tunes played on objects that aren’t generally considered to be musical instruments? An example is The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson. Typewriters are not a usual part of an orchestra. But in this tune the … --- ## [In an ideal society, would/should we let people isolate themselves as much as they want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-an-ideal-society-would-should-we-let-people-isolate-themselves-as-much-as-they-want/1025727)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-an-ideal-society-would-should-we-let-people-isolate-themselves-as-much-as-they-want/1025727 "2026-01-29T02:31:34Z")
Triggered by a side conversation where introverts talked about how much they enjoyed the lockdown era of Covid, even as they realize how that can come off. (I’ve also heard echoes of this in the WFH debate.) in an ideal… --- ## [Schlitz beer will be no more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-will-be-no-more/1030115)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-will-be-no-more/1030115 "2026-05-19T01:12:34Z")
Bad management decisions ruined the #1 selling beer in the U.S. and it never gained its position back. And they did it right when the light beer Nazis were inudating the airwaves and corrupting everyone’s palate with wa… --- ## [The Odyssey of Flight 33](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-of-flight-33/1033318)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-of-flight-33/1033318 "2026-09-28T23:48:02Z")
Twilight Zone episode. The airliner travels into the past, seeing dinosaurs. They try again- and it is 1939 New York. The Captain and crew decide to try again, hoping for 1961 or so. So, here is my question- I would … --- ## [Posts that aged poorly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-that-aged-poorly/1029503)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-that-aged-poorly/1029503 "2026-04-25T18:33:23Z")
Here’s a thread for SDMB posts proven wrong by history. I’ll start with one of mine that I noticed today when I was looking for something else Oops… --- ## [Celebrities and their troubled kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-and-their-troubled-kids/1025795)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-and-their-troubled-kids/1025795 "2025-12-20T17:06:28Z")
The recent tragedy regarding Rob Reiner and his son reminded me of the fate of the sons of some NFL head coaches. Andy Reid had a son who died of a drug overdose, and another who went to prison following a serious car a… --- ## [One of our generals is missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-generals-is-missing/1028154)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-generals-is-missing/1028154 "2026-03-18T00:13:09Z")
Retired General William McCasland Is Missing. Some Draw Parallels to Nancy Guthrie There is more at the link. --- ## [Electric cars--can the power grid handle the load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-can-the-power-grid-handle-the-load/1028680)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-can-the-power-grid-handle-the-load/1028680 "2026-03-27T05:44:58Z")
A couple years ago, there was a lot of discussion here at the Dope about the viability of electric cars. And one of the big issues was the incapability of the nationwide electric grid to produce enough power for 50 mill… --- ## [How often should a wireless Mouse be turn off to save the battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-a-wireless-mouse-be-turn-off-to-save-the-battery/1027463)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-a-wireless-mouse-be-turn-off-to-save-the-battery/1027463 "2026-02-11T12:09:09Z")
Recently bought a new LogiTech Wireless mouse. I use the dongle. The mouse can also connect with Bluetooth. I’ve used a wired mouse for a few years. I reverted back to wired because I was fed up with dead batteries and… --- ## [How may holes are in this shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-holes-are-in-this-shirt/1032004)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-holes-are-in-this-shirt/1032004 "2026-08-03T22:11:37Z")
I see this at least once a day on FB: The vast majority of respondents say “16.” And I initially thought it was 16, too. I’m not a topologist, but having thought about it … --- ## [How far back do your memories go -- and how accurate do you think they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-your-memories-go-and-how-accurate-do-you-think-they-are/1028480)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-your-memories-go-and-how-accurate-do-you-think-they-are/1028480 "2026-03-19T20:19:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from 2026 Celebrity Death Pool: The 17 responses mentioned went on a tangent about early school memories, where some people seem to believe they remember the names of all their teachers and se… --- ## [How can I ask my employer for more work without risking my job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-ask-my-employer-for-more-work-without-risking-my-job/1027368)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-ask-my-employer-for-more-work-without-risking-my-job/1027368 "2026-03-15T21:05:55Z")
I’m in kind of a strange and awkward situation… I’m not getting enough work to do at my job, yet nobody seems to mind… I’ve tried to hint at it a few times (“Hey boss, my plate isn’t very full right now and I have some … --- ## [GoFundMe request from RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gofundme-request-from-rivkahchaya/1031461)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gofundme-request-from-rivkahchaya/1031461 "2026-07-11T13:04:03Z")
(Posting this on @RivkahChaya 's behalf at her request, since she’s away from her computer today) --- ## [How does a mariner arrange to have a rarely used drawbridge opened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-mariner-arrange-to-have-a-rarely-used-drawbridge-opened/1031465)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-mariner-arrange-to-have-a-rarely-used-drawbridge-opened/1031465 "2026-07-13T16:50:16Z")
So I went down a rabbit hole of reading about the historic draw bridges around California’s Delta Region, which led me to this video of the Miner Slough Bridge opening. While the bridges on the main channel of the river… --- ## [The good old days: less profanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-old-days-less-profanity/1027504)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-old-days-less-profanity/1027504 "2026-02-19T18:21:40Z")
Nora Ephron, writing about her time at Newsweek: “Graham had married Katharine Meyer, whose father owned The Washington Post, and he now ran The Post and the publishing empire that controlled Newsweek. But according to … --- ## [Greatest Live Album of All Time? What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-live-album-of-all-time-what-do-you-think/1031939)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-live-album-of-all-time-what-do-you-think/1031939 "2026-07-29T23:15:08Z")
I’m listening to Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971 · The Allman Brothers Band. I’m thinking this is it. I know the Who’s Live at Leeds and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same (1976) are up there. At Folsom Pris… --- ## [Can you pass the British citizenship test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-the-british-citizenship-test/1031468)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pass-the-british-citizenship-test/1031468 "2026-07-18T23:15:41Z")
Check it out here. I passed with 19/25, but sadly the online quiz does not confer actual citizenship. --- ## [Is the Modern Economy Pushing Ordinary People Toward Gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-modern-economy-pushing-ordinary-people-toward-gambling/1031009)
**Author:** [@Dheeraj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dheeraj)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-modern-economy-pushing-ordinary-people-toward-gambling/1031009 "2026-08-06T09:05:24Z")
I’m curious what others think about a trend I’ve been noticing. It seems like the wealth gap is widening rapidly. People with education, professional careers, and access to investment opportunities are accumulating sign… --- ## [Local car commercial messes up city name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-car-commercial-messes-up-city-name/1033704)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-car-commercial-messes-up-city-name/1033704 "2026-10-18T20:34:57Z")
I just saw a commercial for Ewald Chevrolet in Oconomowoc, WI. Sorry, couldn’t find a link. The voice over grossly mispronounced the word Oconomowoc. It is, in fact, the official state joke to ask out of staters to say… --- ## [Top 10 Favorite Movies of All Time (revisited) {NOMINATIONS are now closed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-favorite-movies-of-all-time-revisited-nominations-are-now-closed/1033284)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-favorite-movies-of-all-time-revisited-nominations-are-now-closed/1033284 "2026-09-30T01:06:01Z")
I know this has been discussed before several times in IMHO and MPSIMS, but after commenting on another thread I got it in my head that maybe we could combine @Mean\_Mr.Mustard’s TV character competition a few months back… --- ## [Five suspects arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447 "2026-10-27T09:53:57Z")
Breaking News from BBC , a farmer who called 999 when she saw “a large group of hooded and masked men” said she “foiled” their plans - here’s the WhatsApp she sent her neighbours at 01:49 on Sunday But Defence Secr… --- ## [Trump in one word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-in-one-word/1025436)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-in-one-word/1025436 "2025-12-19T22:38:28Z")
There are so many, I know. But if you had to choose one to encapsulate him (and would that one could encapsulate him, and hurl that capsule to the deepest trench in the Pacific) which word would you choose? I would cho… --- ## [TSA BAD!11! according to Sean Duffy's Daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-bad-11-according-to-sean-duffys-daughter/1025871)
**Author:** [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-bad-11-according-to-sean-duffys-daughter/1025871 "2025-12-23T20:54:47Z")
I just don’t understand what she thinks her little outburst is going to achieve. Also, if you know you’re going to want a patdown vs. scanner when going through security, wouldn’t you leave yourself more than fifteen min… --- ## [Randolph Mantooth (Johnny Gage on "Emergency!") has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randolph-mantooth-johnny-gage-on-emergency-has-died/1031579)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randolph-mantooth-johnny-gage-on-emergency-has-died/1031579 "2026-07-30T19:27:07Z")
Actor Randolph Mantooth, whose signature role was as Los Angeles County paramedic Johnny Gage in the 1970s television series Emergency!, passed away yesterday, at age 80; his brother announced that Mantooth died in a hos… --- ## [Social Etiquette: When does an invite extended to one person implicitly include or exclude their partner/family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-etiquette-when-does-an-invite-extended-to-one-person-implicitly-include-or-exclude-their-partner-family/1032225)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-etiquette-when-does-an-invite-extended-to-one-person-implicitly-include-or-exclude-their-partner-family/1032225 "2026-08-21T00:02:35Z")
I’ve had a couple of instances in the past where I know Person A very well and have a vague idea they have a spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner/situationship/etc. Person B who I don’t know very well. I’ll invite Person … --- ## [Did ancient warriors run headlong into battle shouting “For \[their cause\]!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ancient-warriors-run-headlong-into-battle-shouting-for-their-cause/1027067)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ancient-warriors-run-headlong-into-battle-shouting-for-their-cause/1027067 "2026-02-26T21:00:24Z")
You know how, at various points in The Return of the King, Merry and/or Pippin will shout “for the Shire!” or “for Frodo!” before running to battle and certain death? Did ancient warriors really do this or is it artistic… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=16&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=18&per_page=50)