# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=19 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 20 --- ## [We find conclusive proof of advanced alien civilization on a nearby exoplanet; what do we tell them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-find-conclusive-proof-of-advanced-alien-civilization-on-a-nearby-exoplanet-what-do-we-tell-them/1028941)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-find-conclusive-proof-of-advanced-alien-civilization-on-a-nearby-exoplanet-what-do-we-tell-them/1028941 "2026-04-07T13:41:09Z")
Let’s say that we find conclusive proof of an advanced alien civilization on an exoplanet say, five light years away. We want to send them a message. What would it be? I know that the Voyager Disc contains voices and pho… --- ## [Should Pope Leo XIV have voted in this week's elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-pope-leo-xiv-have-voted-in-this-weeks-elections/1034328)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-pope-leo-xiv-have-voted-in-this-weeks-elections/1034328 "2026-11-03T15:15:42Z")
Here is a link to an article from the Vatican News that Pope Leo XIV, the current pope, voted in the midterm elections. It’s a bit of a novelty; I’m not sure any other head of state has ever voted in a democratic electio… --- ## [Plague in Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plague-in-russia/1033622)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plague-in-russia/1033622 "2026-10-13T02:25:42Z")
I just learned yesterday that there’s an “Anti-Plague Research Facility” in Siberia. A young worker dropped a vial containing Pneumonic Plague and died from it a few days later. I’m not a doctor, but my understanding is … --- ## [What makes a good university good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-university-good/1025428)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-university-good/1025428 "2025-12-13T11:42:38Z")
I know there are some “famous” universities, like the Ivy Leagues and a few other ones. What is it about them that makes them better than others? Is it only their legacy and fame, or do they have measurably better pedago… --- ## [WW2 - German and Italian POW's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-german-and-italian-pows/1031000)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-german-and-italian-pows/1031000 "2026-06-23T23:08:37Z")
In North Africa during WW2, the Allies captured about 250,000 enemy combatants. A documentary shows some/all of them corralled in a barbed-wire enclosed field. How were they housed and fed? In general - the Allies treat… --- ## [Sink the Yantar! (Russian spy and internet sabotage ship)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-the-yantar-russian-spy-and-internet-sabotage-ship/1025087)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-the-yantar-russian-spy-and-internet-sabotage-ship/1025087 "2025-11-26T05:04:34Z")
The Yantar (Янтарь - amber) is a Russian ship, ostensibly for marine research. As such, of course, it has the ability to launch mini-subs. In the last year, this ship has been known to be mapping (and hovering over) und… --- ## [What is the best-case scenario for Democrats at the mid-terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-case-scenario-for-democrats-at-the-mid-terms/1030476)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-case-scenario-for-democrats-at-the-mid-terms/1030476 "2026-06-28T01:33:52Z")
Let’s say Democrats take all the feasible seats at the mid-terms. Then what? Where will they stand in terms of actually being able to get anything done? --- ## [Edgar Allan, you won't do. (A crow who's stalking me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400 "2026-10-22T21:45:22Z")
Y’all know I have critter issues. I seem to attract the weirdos, oddballs and any planning on murdering me. Well, Edgar Allan has found me. Son-of-a-wrek is not sure it’s a Crow, at all. He says Grackle. He does look… --- ## [Who's the youngest person here? How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888 "2026-05-18T14:25:25Z")
poll When I first joined, way back in the early 2000s, I was a teenager, and there were a lot of other teens on the board, but of course that’s no longer true. Do many people under 25 find this place anymore? --- ## [Robot wins Peking Half-marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-wins-peking-half-marathon/1029392)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-wins-peking-half-marathon/1029392 "2026-04-23T03:18:15Z")
faster than any human in 50 min for 21km … - 10 min faster than the fastest human … What is significant: last year the fastest robot took 2hours 40 min (160min) for the same race (need to dump the “—” in the YT link)… --- ## [Is this the first Mock Rockumentary or is it Rock Mockumentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-mock-rockumentary-or-is-it-rock-mockumentary/1025446)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-mock-rockumentary-or-is-it-rock-mockumentary/1025446 "2026-01-12T03:58:37Z")
I’ve heard it said “This is Spinal Tap” was the first mock rockumentary or rock mockumentary. I disagree and think it was a black and white film from 1964 called “A Hard Day’s Night”. What do you Dopers think? --- ## [This....Reddit......thing....(now back here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-reddit-thing-now-back-here/1027657)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-reddit-thing-now-back-here/1027657 "2026-03-04T22:35:58Z")
After signing into this place several times a day for almost every single day since 2016, I decided a while back to check out for a bit, and moseyed over to reddit, which I never really looked at, despite my surprise at … --- ## [Question about Alaskan law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-alaskan-law/1029983)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-alaskan-law/1029983 "2026-05-21T18:59:45Z")
Is it legal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane in Alaska? --- ## [Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Fourthcoming Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-fourthcoming-mysteries/1030468 "2026-10-23T00:01:55Z")
I don’t have a good puzzle to kick of this thread, but I do think it is time to start a new thread as it is better to not have so many pages to scroll through. Anyone got one to start us off again? --- ## [Anyone still make cinnamon sugar and pour it on buttered white toast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-make-cinnamon-sugar-and-pour-it-on-buttered-white-toast/1030782)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-make-cinnamon-sugar-and-pour-it-on-buttered-white-toast/1030782 "2026-06-22T11:40:37Z")
You know, so much melted butter that the cinnamon sugar gets wet and kind of crunchy (notice I said “pour” and not “sprinkle”). Lots of cinnamon, I don’t know the sugar-cinnamon ratio, maybe 5 to 1? I haven’t done this … --- ## [Democrats are just as bad as Republicans (BobLibDem & Inigo Montoya standoff 😊 )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-just-as-bad-as-republicans-boblibdem-inigo-montoya-standoff/1032746)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-just-as-bad-as-republicans-boblibdem-inigo-montoya-standoff/1032746 "2026-09-02T12:12:19Z")
Background: From this thread: “Will the next Democratic President have the guts to tear down the Ballroom” Discussion drifted a bit, as they often do. My post #112, and the offending text: “…as if the parties aren’t… --- ## [Do you hate TVs in public as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-tvs-in-public-as-much-as-i-do/1033747)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-tvs-in-public-as-much-as-i-do/1033747 "2026-10-26T01:35:38Z")
I’ve ranted about this before, but now I’d like a reality check. I really, really dislike TVs playing in public places. If they’re muted, fine. In a sports bar where you expect it, fine. But who decided at airports ther… --- ## [Eating at a restaurant while camping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-at-a-restaurant-while-camping/1033469)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-at-a-restaurant-while-camping/1033469 "2026-10-05T17:54:12Z")
While I have done some backpack/bicycle/kayak camping, most of my camping is car camping with a tent. While I bring most of my food, I often grab one meal at a nearby non-chain restaurant a) because it is one less meal t… --- ## [What's our longest-lived technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-our-longest-lived-technology/1033377)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-our-longest-lived-technology/1033377 "2026-09-28T18:42:41Z")
Triggered by another thread, where I learned that apparently fax machines have existed since only 10 years after the telegraph, I wondered, are fax machines our longest-lived, still functional technology? If not, what i… --- ## [Most despicable movie characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despicable-movie-characters/1029585)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despicable-movie-characters/1029585 "2026-05-01T19:29:31Z")
Who do we think are the most despicable characters in movie history? I don’t mean most evil or scariest. I mean the ones we find most loathsome, most deplorable. Anton Chigurh in “No Country for Old Men” is terrifying, b… --- ## [I'm about to come into some big(ish) money, and I can't stop spending it (even though I won't have it for months)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217 "2026-01-03T22:29:33Z")
My mother died Monday, and she had long hinted that us four kids are going to get decent inheritances. She was cagey about the details, but I’m guessing, at a minimum, mid-to-high five figures, maybe even as much as $150… --- ## [Has any show's promotional product out lasted Flintstones Gummies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906 "2026-04-18T23:13:24Z")
Random thought while being mobbed by my young (2-7 yo) kids for their Flintstones gummies. To them Flintstones are entirely a kind of vitamin gummy. They have no concept of the Flintstones as a show I watched the Flint… --- ## [Notable stage shows you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notable-stage-shows-youve-seen/1033330)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notable-stage-shows-youve-seen/1033330 "2026-10-30T18:44:15Z")
The comedians and comedy shows you’ve seen thread made me think of some other shows I’ve seen that were notable for who was in them. I didn’t see the original productions, of course, but I did get to see touring producti… --- ## [Could drones make manual small arms obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-drones-make-manual-small-arms-obsolete/1031306)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-drones-make-manual-small-arms-obsolete/1031306 "2026-09-10T20:14:23Z")
Once upon a time firearms revolutionized the human condition. In particular in the context of war they eventually replaced almost all hand-to-hand fighting. Today bayonets and fighting knives are an afterthought or retai… --- ## [Does Trump believe the things he says?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-believe-the-things-he-says/1025926)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-believe-the-things-he-says/1025926 "2025-12-24T04:03:32Z")
Donald Trump says many things which are not true. Do you think he knows this? Does he know he’s lying but figures his audience will believe his lies? Or does he believe the things he says are true? Do you think this ha… --- ## [Susan Wiles “Vanity Fair” Interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susan-wiles-vanity-fair-interview/1025777)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susan-wiles-vanity-fair-interview/1025777 "2025-12-22T11:54:21Z")
Lots of media hubbub about Susan Wiles “unvarnished” interviews published in Vanity Fair magazine. Wiles is just too wily an operator for this to be as unvarnished as presumed. Scaramucci she isn’t. Praising the tsar … --- ## [Did British soldiers in WWII drink tea or coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-british-soldiers-in-wwii-drink-tea-or-coffee/1033018)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-british-soldiers-in-wwii-drink-tea-or-coffee/1033018 "2026-09-23T18:35:27Z")
I know the US soldiers had vats of coffee available when possible. Did the British still make cups of tea with tea bags? --- ## [What is the name of the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-ice-agent-who-shot-renee-good-in-minneapolis/1026468)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-ice-agent-who-shot-renee-good-in-minneapolis/1026468 "2026-01-08T23:14:18Z")
Title says it… What is the name of the ICE agent who shot Renee Good yesterday in Minneapolis? And why is this not being reported? And why did the local police not arrest him? --- ## [Bias in moderation is getting out of hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bias-in-moderation-is-getting-out-of-hand/1031239)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bias-in-moderation-is-getting-out-of-hand/1031239 "2026-06-29T03:06:07Z")
The debate is Political/religious things people would admit if it weren’t for social consequence So I listed things people would admit if it weren’t for the social consequences. The moderator Parallellines said it was a… --- ## [Mass Killings in The United States (2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2026/1026533)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2026/1026533 "2026-11-08T10:25:02Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2026 Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer (The killer is charged or would have been charged had he lived.) Minors cannot generally be held legall… --- ## [2026 State of the Union Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-state-of-the-union-speech/1027922)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-state-of-the-union-speech/1027922 "2026-03-04T21:02:58Z")
In less than 24 hours, the speech will begin. Feel free to call out contradictions to fact and also any concerning promises or announcements made. For BBQ Pit-esque commentary, feel free to make them in The Union’s in a… --- ## [What’s your utility curve? How much money would change your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-utility-curve-how-much-money-would-change-your-life/1028432)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-utility-curve-how-much-money-would-change-your-life/1028432 "2026-04-08T20:56:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do you take one box or two boxes?: Particularly to this bit about utility curves: Would a thousand dollars meaningfully change your life? Would a million? Would your assessment vary if i… --- ## [How to fix the DOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-the-doj/1026821)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-the-doj/1026821 "2026-02-08T18:10:35Z")
Let’s assume that the next administration, and Congress, all agree that Trump’s weaponization of the Justice Department – using it to punish political enemies – was a bad thing and can’t happen again. How do they go abo… --- ## [What is the point of supervised release with an ankle monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-supervised-release-with-an-ankle-monitor/1025075)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-supervised-release-with-an-ankle-monitor/1025075 "2026-04-27T18:52:05Z")
inspired by this recent event where the person on supervised release cut her monitor off and disappeared: 'Slender Man' stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser flees Wisconsin group home: Police - ABC News Thinking about it….w… --- ## [Proposed rule: cut-and-paste from AI must be in quote box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051 "2026-03-19T17:24:19Z")
Inspired by this post: It should be against the rules to post AI crap without putting it in a quote-box. There’s enough AI crap on the internet that this board should, IMO, make this minimum effort to make it easy to i… --- ## [When the Store Brand is Better than the Name Brand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-store-brand-is-better-than-the-name-brand/1028488)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-store-brand-is-better-than-the-name-brand/1028488 "2026-03-25T20:38:26Z")
I have been indulging in Great Value Fudge Tracks ice cream for about 6 months. I have it for my dessert every evening. It is the most delicious ice cream. The ice cream is a rich, dark chocolate with huge, thick ribbons… --- ## [TV show changes theme song: Do you prefer the new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-changes-theme-song-do-you-prefer-the-new-one/1027002)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-changes-theme-song-do-you-prefer-the-new-one/1027002 "2026-02-08T22:36:11Z")
Sometimes, a TV show changes its distinctive theme music. Sometimes it’s a subtle variation on the original, that makes total sense. Sometimes it’s a clean break from Season One (Lost in Space, Monk). Have you ever prefe… --- ## [Erich von Däniken has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erich-von-daniken-has-died/1026576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erich-von-daniken-has-died/1026576 "2026-01-13T23:32:08Z")
Aliens! :alien: :alien: :flying\_saucer: I never knew about this (not that I would) : After leaving school in 1954, von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accu… --- ## [Is it a terrible idea to invest in this micromobility (hybrid electric tricycle) equity fundraiser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-terrible-idea-to-invest-in-this-micromobility-hybrid-electric-tricycle-equity-fundraiser/1025328)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-terrible-idea-to-invest-in-this-micromobility-hybrid-electric-tricycle-equity-fundraiser/1025328 "2025-12-09T19:55:37Z")
So there’s this company that used to make these semi-enclosed electric hybrid tricycles called “ELFs”: https://wefunder.com/organic.transit … --- ## [Franco is still dead, but some miss him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franco-is-still-dead-but-some-miss-him/1025011)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franco-is-still-dead-but-some-miss-him/1025011 "2026-03-29T16:06:51Z")
Fifty years ago today, on november the 20th 1975, Francisco Franco Bahamonde finally died after 39 years ruling Spain and after a horrible agony in the end. The medical bulletins about his health or progressive lack ther… --- ## [So Barron Trump is a devotee of Andrew Tate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-barron-trump-is-a-devotee-of-andrew-tate/1025669)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-barron-trump-is-a-devotee-of-andrew-tate/1025669 "2025-12-16T05:14:15Z")
Isn’t that just ducky. Looks like Tate is using him as a conduit to insinuate himself into the Trumposphere. Hopefully this isn’t paywalled. But there are a number of online sources carrying this story as well. --- ## [Your worst teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-teacher/1030629)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-teacher/1030629 "2026-06-08T12:59:57Z")
Who was your single worst school teacher, from grades 1-12. No “Well, in this subject it was…, and in this other subject it was…”-please note the lack of plurals in the title. In 4th grade I had Mrs. Warden for history,… --- ## [What’s the best way to let someone know about an unintentionally embarrassing email name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-best-way-to-let-someone-know-about-an-unintentionally-embarrassing-email-name/1028281)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-best-way-to-let-someone-know-about-an-unintentionally-embarrassing-email-name/1028281 "2026-03-10T00:01:34Z")
For example, there’s a semi-famous young woman whose work email was her first initial and last name. Her name is Samantha Hart.-you can see the problem. I have a business I use who seem to have a similar issue and I’d li… --- ## [Actors in a TV series who appeared together in an earlier work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-a-tv-series-who-appeared-together-in-an-earlier-work/1026783)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-a-tv-series-who-appeared-together-in-an-earlier-work/1026783 "2026-02-01T12:16:12Z")
Two examples: Charlie Sheen and Jon Cypher, the Harper brothers in Two and a Half Men, were both in the 1991 movie Hot Shots. Alice Ghostley and Marion Lorne, the bungling Esmerelda and Aunt Clara in Bewitched, respect… --- ## [Do you have a kitchen scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-kitchen-scale/1030651)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-kitchen-scale/1030651 "2026-06-07T20:21:18Z")
I see more and more complaints regarding recipes that use volumetric measurements instead of weight. This is especially expressed as a US vs Europe debate since the volume is often in quarts, cups and tablespoons, inste… --- ## [Is it immoral to retain wealth in a world of extreme poverty and suffering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-immoral-to-retain-wealth-in-a-world-of-extreme-poverty-and-suffering/1026711)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-immoral-to-retain-wealth-in-a-world-of-extreme-poverty-and-suffering/1026711 "2026-01-22T16:49:38Z")
There’s an article written years ago where the author argues that even if you obtained wealth in a moral way, that wouldn’t necessarily make it moral to retain it. He uses an analogy of someone obtaining an EpiPen that t… --- ## [American Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war/1033306)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war/1033306 "2026-11-01T18:17:27Z")
I often wonder why the civil war is so called. In the usual meaning a civil war is war fought between two, occasionally more, factions for the control of a nation. But in 18612 the Confederate states were not fighting t… --- ## [How do people with eating disorders (specifically not eating enough) manage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-eating-disorders-specifically-not-eating-enough-manage/1032465)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-eating-disorders-specifically-not-eating-enough-manage/1032465 "2026-08-29T19:23:53Z")
I am an average guy, slightly overweight (I’m 6’ 3" so my 20 lbs are evenly distributed so I don’t look overweight), I go cycling about 30 - 40 km every couple of days and I’m generally fairly active. And thirty years ag… --- ## [Fleeing the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleeing-the-united-states/1033327)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleeing-the-united-states/1033327 "2026-09-29T01:21:03Z")
Here is the story of Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, an official in Connecticut who recently fled the United States to Greece. The story of how he did it needs explanation for me. He drove to Florida. He took a boat (l… --- ## [What does the Democratic Party think is the formula for winning elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-democratic-party-think-is-the-formula-for-winning-elections/1029601)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-democratic-party-think-is-the-formula-for-winning-elections/1029601 "2026-05-04T00:19:25Z")
Every sports head coach always implements the philosophy that he thinks is the likeliest to lead to winning. Nick Saban had his strategy, Bill Belichick had his philosophy, Phil Jackson, Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Andy R… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=18&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=20&per_page=50)