# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=18 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [How did folk "on the American frontier" view travelers/home security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-folk-on-the-american-frontier-view-travelers-home-security/1025148)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-folk-on-the-american-frontier-view-travelers-home-security/1025148 "2025-12-02T22:57:39Z")
My initial thought is the western frontier - from either the Little House books or westerns. But I suppose this could apply to folk crossing the Cumberland Gap in the late 1700s, or any other period of expansion. I’m t… --- ## [The ATF has dropped all restrictions to owning short barreled rifles, silencers, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atf-has-dropped-all-restrictions-to-owning-short-barreled-rifles-silencers-etc/1033733)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atf-has-dropped-all-restrictions-to-owning-short-barreled-rifles-silencers-etc/1033733 "2026-11-06T18:01:30Z")
For 70 years US citizens have had to pay a $200 tax and receive a stamp allowing them to make or purchase a short barreled rifle (SBR) , short barreled shotgun, a suppressor (silencer) or AOW (Any Other Weapon). The One … --- ## [What do you want to wear to your own funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-wear-to-your-own-funeral/1029498)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-wear-to-your-own-funeral/1029498 "2026-09-03T03:50:22Z")
Inspired by the recently revived Cross-dressing Men thread. Provided you are open to an open casket funeral and manglization of your body is somewhat repairable, what do you want to wear to your own funeral? Conventiona… --- ## [Upping my shaving game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upping-my-shaving-game/1028521)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upping-my-shaving-game/1028521 "2026-05-21T16:23:26Z")
I’ve been using disposables for a while and would like to stop. Do you all have a cartridge razor you would recommend? Also do any of you have experience with shaving clubs like Harry’s and what did you think? I’m not su… --- ## [Must-do things in London or within an afternoon’s drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-do-things-in-london-or-within-an-afternoon-s-drive/1025314)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-do-things-in-london-or-within-an-afternoon-s-drive/1025314 "2026-01-29T12:40:55Z")
When Mrs. Homie and I have some money, we’re doing to do a once in a lifetime dream trip to England and Wales. We’ll start in Wrexham for a day or two and then on to London, where we’ll stay based for 8-10 days. We’d lik… --- ## [Tell me about cooking on induction stovetops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cooking-on-induction-stovetops/1031483)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cooking-on-induction-stovetops/1031483 "2026-07-14T00:50:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Renter's insurance - questions/advice?: So I’m just about a week away from moving into my new studio apartment! As I’ve mentioned in the thread I’m linking above, this is the first time I’… --- ## [Hanging a birdfeeder from a high tree limb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-birdfeeder-from-a-high-tree-limb/1027434)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-birdfeeder-from-a-high-tree-limb/1027434 "2026-05-07T02:47:25Z")
Good morning, everyone. I’d like to get a long section of cord over an extremely elevated (30 feet) tree limb in my backyard. What’s the best approach? Fishing pole? Wrist slingshot? Potato gun? Atlatl? I’d like to ha… --- ## [Your movie ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-movie-ideas/1026235)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-movie-ideas/1026235 "2026-01-15T22:06:09Z")
You can either post your idea for a movie, or riff on someone else’s idea, or both. My idea is an update/homage to that classic comedy, The Love Bug. It would involve a little economy car with a soul of its own-an \*ele… --- ## [Do you eat the pie crust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-pie-crust/1034219)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-pie-crust/1034219 "2026-10-31T22:59:16Z")
Some pie crusts provide a delicious savory contrast to the fruit filling. Others are kinda blah. I guess the fat used makes a big difference. I don’t know if Mom used lard or Crisco but the crusts were real good. --- ## [Talking about our number of posts. (Spin-off from the Trolls R Us thread.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-our-number-of-posts-spin-off-from-the-trolls-r-us-thread/1030098)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-our-number-of-posts-spin-off-from-the-trolls-r-us-thread/1030098 "2026-05-16T22:56:00Z")
26 posts will be added here shortly. I am open to a title change of course. As suggested by @LSLGuy I’ve added a link to the all setting. https://boards.straightdope.com/u?order=post\_count&period=all --- ## [What do you get in an auto parts store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-in-an-auto-parts-store/1032643)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-in-an-auto-parts-store/1032643 "2026-09-28T15:16:09Z")
Around here, where growth is infinitesimal, the only new storefronts are for medical offices and huge auto parts stores. I thought nobody worked on their cars anymore because you can’t do much in a computerized engine. … --- ## [Just learned about "Nonenal." Not a happy discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-learned-about-nonenal-not-a-happy-discovery/1028583)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-learned-about-nonenal-not-a-happy-discovery/1028583 "2026-04-14T13:36:38Z")
Let me say first that I came across “noneal” while browsing amazon. I was looking at bar soaps, that is, soaps that come in bar form (as opposed to liquid), not soap for cleaning bars. Here is an AI (Gemini) description… --- ## [Say the Dems sweep the 2026 midterms...then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-dems-sweep-the-2026-midterms-then-what/1026294)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-dems-sweep-the-2026-midterms-then-what/1026294 "2026-01-08T20:13:03Z")
I’m Canadian and not terribly knowledgeable about the topic, so sorry if this is a dumb question. But if the Dems were to sweep the 2026 midterms, what would that mean? Could they take the majority in both the Senate and… --- ## [Does adding a bay leaf to a recipe really do anything? Anyone wanna go in on a jar with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-adding-a-bay-leaf-to-a-recipe-really-do-anything-anyone-wanna-go-in-on-a-jar-with-me/1026532)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-adding-a-bay-leaf-to-a-recipe-really-do-anything-anyone-wanna-go-in-on-a-jar-with-me/1026532 "2026-01-15T05:46:10Z")
I’m making a big pot ‘o chili and the recipe calls for one bay leaf (optional). I thought I had a container of leaves, but I must have tossed it out at some point because it was probably a decade old. While at the store… --- ## [Do you prefer bi-weekly or semi-monthly pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bi-weekly-or-semi-monthly-pay/1029521)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bi-weekly-or-semi-monthly-pay/1029521 "2026-05-02T10:52:37Z")
I’ve been semi-monthly (15th and 30th) for years, then company switched to bi-weekly (every other Friday) in 2026. I dislike it although I’m in the minority among my coworkers. Yes I make the same per year, but the r… --- ## [Kentucky Derby 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616 "2026-06-11T07:33:10Z")
Right now, Renegade is the morning line favourite at 4/1. And he did do a great win in the Arkansas Derby, about a month ago, so should be ready to run. But his post position–Number 1, on the rail, will make it difficu… --- ## [Can't find Kumquats anywhere. Tariffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-kumquats-anywhere-tariffs/1027344)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-kumquats-anywhere-tariffs/1027344 "2026-05-13T22:51:49Z")
This time of year is kumquat season. But I can’t find any anywhere. Even the specialty fruit markets don’t have them. And the employees don’t know why. For years in the past the past I could even find them in the basic … --- ## [What would a drive-in fast food meal typically cost 1955-1965?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-drive-in-fast-food-meal-typically-cost-1955-1965/1030570)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-drive-in-fast-food-meal-typically-cost-1955-1965/1030570 "2026-06-05T04:56:59Z")
Inspired by those famous lines: “As you drive away/ a tip upon our tray/ we’re hoping to find-find-find”. So to determine just how much coinage to leave, what base figure per person would you start with? --- ## [Are locksmiths a regulated profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-locksmiths-a-regulated-profession/1034009)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-locksmiths-a-regulated-profession/1034009 "2026-10-24T19:19:25Z")
In other words, can anyone just decide to open a locksmith’s shop tomorrow, or do you need some kind of licence to do it? On the one hand, it’s a typical blue collar job, but on the other hand they have tools that can gi… --- ## [Anyone quit a job after a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485)
**Author:** [@cornycopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornycopia)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485 "2026-04-10T10:30:25Z")
Has anyone ever quit a job in under a month? I just did. I went from a hybrid job that was 5 minutes from my house to a role with a 30 minute commute each way and 5 days in the office. I expected the commute/office to b… --- ## [When the Big Day finally arrives for the United States, who will be the Dope's "Praeco Magnus?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245 "2026-11-04T18:04:25Z")
I don’t think there’s a shuffling-off-this-mortal-coil more…er, highly anticipated…than Donald Trump’s. People have champagne in their fridges for the day (I know I do), fancy scotches and whiskeys ready to shotgun, danc… --- ## [There's a crime at your workplace; can your employer compel you to talk to the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-crime-at-your-workplace-can-your-employer-compel-you-to-talk-to-the-police/1030040)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-crime-at-your-workplace-can-your-employer-compel-you-to-talk-to-the-police/1030040 "2026-05-17T04:32:15Z")
Hypothetical: a crime goes down at your workplace, and you’re a witness. For example, cow-orkers estranged boyfriend barges in, roughs her up, throws shit around, and then runs for it before Security can get to him. The … --- ## [Know anyone with a good nickname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-anyone-with-a-good-nickname/1031795)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-anyone-with-a-good-nickname/1031795 "2026-07-23T21:32:36Z")
Celebrity, non-celebrity, whatever. Please give the reason for the nickname if it’s not obvious. Also helpful - if known personally, was the nickname used BTB (Behind Their Back) or TTF (To Their Face)? Mine: Baseball… --- ## [Women's sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-sports/1028113)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-sports/1028113 "2026-03-03T22:27:36Z")
I’ll preface this by saying I love sports. And I especially love women. I believe women should get equal pay for equal work and equality in every aspect of life If I’m going to watch sports though I want to see the best… --- ## [Australian under 16 Teen social media ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-under-16-teen-social-media-ban/1025563)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-under-16-teen-social-media-ban/1025563 "2026-02-05T21:19:28Z")
This seems too extreme. There are many positive aspects to social media. It connects extended families. How else can you keep in touch with grandparents that live 300 miles away? Shut ins, teens with disabilities w… --- ## [Who rigged the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-rigged-the-election/1034504)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-rigged-the-election/1034504 "2026-11-08T13:32:43Z")
The elections went smoothly, in every state. How did this happen? As the bad results came in, I expected Trump to tweet in all caps: “the election was rigged!” . I expected to hear reports of Republican election offic… --- ## [The gateway idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gateway-idiot/1025557)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gateway-idiot/1025557 "2025-12-24T18:40:41Z")
Was Sarah Palin the gateway idiot that lowered the political bar enough to let Trump ooze over? --- ## [Houthis occupy Red Sea territory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houthis-occupy-red-sea-territory/1032996)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houthis-occupy-red-sea-territory/1032996 "2026-09-16T13:55:54Z")
Quick geography background: a lot of middle eastern oil moves through two waterways; the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz on Arabia’s east cost and the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Arabia’s west coast. I … --- ## ["Eggs Over Medium" - what do you expect to get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-over-medium-what-do-you-expect-to-get/1029038)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-over-medium-what-do-you-expect-to-get/1029038 "2026-04-08T11:59:04Z")
My wife and I are out for breakfast this morning. She ordered her eggs over medium, and had to send them back immediately because she could tell just by looking at them that they weren’t what she wanted. What do you ex… --- ## [Are Cats Good or Evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-good-or-evil/1032050)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-good-or-evil/1032050 "2026-08-15T06:05:38Z")
When my son was very young, he asked me if cats are good or evil. After careful deliberation, I concluded that cats are neither good nor evil. They are just cats. What do you all think? --- ## [Going overseas for the first time in decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617 "2026-09-01T14:03:54Z")
Pretty much what the title says. I spent my childhood as a State Department brat but haven’t been out of the country since 1988. Perhaps being yanked about so much as a kid killed the travel bug for me, but also because … --- ## [The amount of rot and corruption in this world is making me despair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amount-of-rot-and-corruption-in-this-world-is-making-me-despair/1029513)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amount-of-rot-and-corruption-in-this-world-is-making-me-despair/1029513 "2026-05-23T03:17:12Z")
I just read a long tweet by Peter Girnus that just makes me feel so hopeless and discouraged that I have to come here and talk about it. He’s a Senior Surveillance Analyst at a Commodities Exchange and he has three moni… --- ## [Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - The Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-the-change/1034318)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-the-change/1034318 "2026-11-08T13:09:51Z")
OMG this is dreadful. I mean really horrible. What were they thinking?! Somebody has put dog poop in my peanut butter!!! I had heard the online complaints, and then the response from the company. They said all they … --- ## [Taking a day trip to Canada. Problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-day-trip-to-canada-problems/1032675)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-day-trip-to-canada-problems/1032675 "2026-09-11T01:33:47Z")
I’m thinking of taking a day trip up to Montreal. Will I have any problems due to the recent “policies” of the Trump administration? I would be using a passport as ID to drive across the border. Have there been any issu… --- ## [Breaking: toxic gas leak in Orange County imminent: 40,000 ordered to evacuate: Breaking news, 2026-05-23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-toxic-gas-leak-in-orange-county-imminent-40-000-ordered-to-evacuate-breaking-news-2026-05-23/1030327)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-toxic-gas-leak-in-orange-county-imminent-40-000-ordered-to-evacuate-breaking-news-2026-05-23/1030327 "2026-08-28T13:00:42Z")
A tank containing 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate has been overheating for the last 2 days. Officials say they’re probably not going to be able to prevent it from either venting its contents, or exploding, either of… --- ## [NFL 2026 Training Camp and Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-training-camp-and-preseason-thread/1032067)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-training-camp-and-preseason-thread/1032067 "2026-09-07T03:44:10Z")
With training camps open, and the first preseason game - the Hall of Fame Game - only six days away, it’s time for the preseason thread. Two wide receivers signing new contracts: Saints WR Chris Olave signed a four-ye… --- ## [Help with a family quandary -- freeloading relatives/cottage might be sold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-family-quandary-freeloading-relatives-cottage-might-be-sold/1032020)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-family-quandary-freeloading-relatives-cottage-might-be-sold/1032020 "2026-08-05T14:34:53Z")
One of my relatives has been allowing a “semi-relative” (the daughter of a man she’s been living with for nearly five years) to live basically rent-free in a small cottage she owns for the past five years. It was suppos… --- ## [No blue jeans allowed -- in 1972?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-blue-jeans-allowed-in-1972/1032194)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-blue-jeans-allowed-in-1972/1032194 "2026-08-10T22:08:53Z")
How many roller rinks are out there now? Didn’t occur to the sign painter that girls could wear jeans too --- ## [Thanksgiving dinner - what you have to have and what you never had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-dinner-what-you-have-to-have-and-what-you-never-had/1024806)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-dinner-what-you-have-to-have-and-what-you-never-had/1024806 "2025-11-30T23:52:28Z")
I know we’ve had threads like this, but it’s been a while, so let’s give it a shot. When I was a kid. my grandmother never had green bean casserole or sweet potatoes with marshmallows. But she did have succotash (corn w… --- ## [A classic question... classic car, that is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200 "2026-08-25T04:36:18Z")
If you had to pick a car that was at least 50 years old, stock but in mint condition, as your primary vehicle for one year, what would you want your ride to be? No Big Daddy Roth and no Batmobiles from Barris, just a car… --- ## [What Pew Political Type are You? Which type is the best type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558 "2026-06-11T15:22:33Z")
And why is this typology terrible? Continuing the discussion from Fuck the leftist purists: Pew revises their typology every few years. Take the quiz and find out your category: The best category is the one that I’m… --- ## [Fire, Low-key, Chopped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-low-key-chopped/1025624)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-low-key-chopped/1025624 "2025-12-18T07:28:01Z")
I’ve seen the skit on SNL with Sabrina Carpenter and it was Fire! I think. Does anyone know what these Gen Z terms actually mean? --- ## [Widow's Bay -- new series on Apple TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widows-bay-new-series-on-apple-tv/1029649)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widows-bay-new-series-on-apple-tv/1029649 "2026-10-07T17:23:33Z")
This is a fantastic new show that just came out. Horror comedy, or comedic horror… a bit of Stephen King, a bit of Lovecraft, a bit of Twin Peaks, a bit of Donald Glover’s show Atlanta, but really fantastic so far. Matth… --- ## [North korea executes students for watching Squid games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-executes-students-for-watching-squid-games/1027491)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-executes-students-for-watching-squid-games/1027491 "2026-03-28T18:40:30Z")
I don’t know of this belongs here, feel free to move. Per the New York Post, and other sites: North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit se… --- ## [AI Psychosis - Please take this seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-psychosis-please-take-this-seriously/1030685)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-psychosis-please-take-this-seriously/1030685 "2026-06-08T23:46:14Z")
I’m assuming at this point that most dopers have at least heard of AI Induced Psychosis, an as-yet not recognized condition of psychosis being escalated (or initiated) by sycophantic chatbots that feed into users’ delusi… --- ## [Visiting sites of past bad events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-sites-of-past-bad-events/1025621)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-sites-of-past-bad-events/1025621 "2025-12-29T20:26:36Z")
Do you? Stop off to see sites of past bad events? If you do does it feel somehow different if it was a long time ago or fairly recent? Is there a “too soon”? Thread inspired by a report on “dark tourism” visiting site… --- ## [Eiffel pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eiffel-pronunciation/1028732)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eiffel-pronunciation/1028732 "2026-03-28T05:00:24Z")
I was just watching a video about Gustav Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower. And I noticed the narrator was pronouncing his name ee-fell rather than eye-full, which is the pronunciation I’ve always heard. Is ee-fe… --- ## [Did all the music acts lip-sync on the Ed Sullivan show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-all-the-music-acts-lip-sync-on-the-ed-sullivan-show/1025572)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-all-the-music-acts-lip-sync-on-the-ed-sullivan-show/1025572 "2025-12-21T15:18:31Z")
I recently found the Mama and Papas protest video from the Ed Sullivan show. Michelle eats a banana and later offers it to Mama Cass. It’s obvious John and Michelle are talking during the lip syncing. Did all the music… --- ## [The annoyance that is Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-that-is-windows-11/1029530)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-that-is-windows-11/1029530 "2026-05-01T11:57:20Z")
Sadly, i agree that Windows 11 is in many ways indistinguishable from malware. It gave me a ransomware attack, moving all my files offline and then threatening to delete them if i didn’t buy (cloud) space for them. Als… --- ## [Embedding watermarks in AI-generated text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-watermarks-in-ai-generated-text/1032309)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-watermarks-in-ai-generated-text/1032309 "2026-10-13T03:19:31Z")
Recent news story: Anthropic announces that very soon, all its models will embed a watermark in all output they generate to mark it as AI-generated. This applies to all categories of output, including text. And apparentl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=17&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=19&per_page=50)