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**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448 "2026-05-31T20:18:04Z")
I could do NECCO Wafers. --- ## [Seriously. Don't laugh at me (bargains at the Dollar Store)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-dont-laugh-at-me-bargains-at-the-dollar-store/1030874)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-dont-laugh-at-me-bargains-at-the-dollar-store/1030874 "2026-07-13T23:17:14Z")
I’m a cheapskate. If I find a product, I don’t care where it’s made, or purchased. Or cost. The cheaper the better. Bargain bin, and I’m ecstatic. The only game in my little village is Dollar General. I’m not real fond… --- ## [Is 'airplane mode' still a thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258 "2026-09-22T20:17:38Z")
I just got back from a flight (Phoenix to SLO (CA)) and during the preflight, everyone on the plane I could see was on their phone. The flight attendants started giving their safety tips but did not mention putting phone… --- ## [Resolved: North Korea's survival has nothing to do with nuclear weapons and everything to do with their proximity to China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-north-koreas-survival-has-nothing-to-do-with-nuclear-weapons-and-everything-to-do-with-their-proximity-to-china/1029665)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-north-koreas-survival-has-nothing-to-do-with-nuclear-weapons-and-everything-to-do-with-their-proximity-to-china/1029665 "2026-05-05T23:53:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why should I care if country X gets a nuclear weapon?: The below idea about North Korea is repeated again and again in threads relating to Iran and other topics, often enough that I figure… --- ## [Clay Travis want a new WNBA Franchise with all Trans Women Players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302 "2026-08-24T20:59:34Z")
Clay Travis Proposes All-Trans WNBA Team: ‘The Nashville Balls’ OutKick Sports owner Clay Travis has floated the idea of raising the first all-transgender WNBA team and says such an organization would be the “most inclu… --- ## [I pit the Bank of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bank-of-america/1028098)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bank-of-america/1028098 "2026-05-15T05:41:12Z")
Since I visited my son in Redmond, WA regularly, I opened a bank account in a small local bank that had a branch in the supermarket he shopped at. When I started to get a small social security payments, I had them depos… --- ## [In one of those "classic" SHTF scenarios, how long do you think you'll live, realistically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-one-of-those-classic-shtf-scenarios-how-long-do-you-think-youll-live-realistically/1031844)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-one-of-those-classic-shtf-scenarios-how-long-do-you-think-youll-live-realistically/1031844 "2026-07-31T00:43:11Z")
This should probably be a poll, but I’ve never figured out how to make one, sorry. Anyway, over the past couple of weeks I’ve been watching a bunch of How to Survive/Be a Good Prepper type videos. Mostly sort of realis… --- ## [Frozen ready-to-eat shrimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-ready-to-eat-shrimp/1025869)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-ready-to-eat-shrimp/1025869 "2025-12-28T15:24:40Z")
I just impulse-purchased a bag of frozen shrimp at the grocery store, and realized i have no idea how to use them. No one else here eats seafood. So my goal is to have a few for lunch from time to time. Defrost a few o… --- ## [How is the Smoke From the Canada Forest Fires Where You Are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-smoke-from-the-canada-forest-fires-where-you-are/1031745)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-smoke-from-the-canada-forest-fires-where-you-are/1031745 "2026-07-27T20:39:51Z")
We’re code purple in the DC area, which is pretty bad. It was very noticeable when I took the dog out for his walk around 7. We went out again for a few minutes and I wore a mask. It’s less hot than it’s been the last… --- ## [What musical performance or recording of a performance makes you tear up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-performance-or-recording-of-a-performance-makes-you-tear-up/1030616)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-performance-or-recording-of-a-performance-makes-you-tear-up/1030616 "2026-07-18T02:54:49Z")
I am enough of a David Bowie fan but not a rabid deep fan. I am enough of a David Byrne fan but not a rabid deep fan. For some reason this performance just wrecks me. Perhaps it is the layered generations of civilians … --- ## [Why is she apologizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-she-apologizing/1026901)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-she-apologizing/1026901 "2026-01-23T23:20:46Z")
So apparently an adult actress is also a big University of Miami fan, and has been spotted and filmed by ESPN in the stands at a couple of games. Now she’s apologizing… for something(?) because apparently someone was of… --- ## [Is it just me or is Reddit not worth the trouble of actually posting to (they make it non-easy to become a regular user)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-reddit-not-worth-the-trouble-of-actually-posting-to-they-make-it-non-easy-to-become-a-regular-user/1030233)
**Author:** [@Past\_Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Past_Paper)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-reddit-not-worth-the-trouble-of-actually-posting-to-they-make-it-non-easy-to-become-a-regular-user/1030233 "2026-05-30T15:24:00Z")
Here’s what I mean - Reddit is great when it comes to reading or watching what people have put there (especially if it’s related to a specific thing you just googled or searched on reddit), BUT - Pretty much all (or a … --- ## [Pressure - upcoming release. A D-Day movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919 "2026-08-03T17:01:38Z")
Releases May 29 on Memorial Day Weekend The trailer looks interesting. Most WWII buffs already know D Day was abruptly delayed because of bad weather. There’s a surreal scene in Band of Brothers. The 101st Airborne sold… --- ## [Changes to Hijacking Rules in the Politics and Elections Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405 "2026-04-22T01:15:17Z")
The P&E moderator staff are announcing a change to our rules with respect to hijacking. First, some background: The more stringent current hijacking rules came into existence in 2020, largely authored by Jonathan Chanc… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/1025327)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/1025327 "2025-12-09T14:43:17Z")
This would have been a great week to bet against the favorites. No fewer than seven underdogs posted victories, and two more covered the spread in close losses. All three favorites (Lions, Chiefs, Ravens) lost on Thanksg… --- ## [London cab drivers and "The Knowledge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-cab-drivers-and-the-knowledge/1028506)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-cab-drivers-and-the-knowledge/1028506 "2026-03-24T16:46:29Z")
Potential London cab drivers must take and pass a series of tests known as “The Knowledge”. It tests their knowledge of the streets and landmarks of London, and the fastest (or most efficient) ways of getting a passenger… --- ## [The Malvinas/Falklands in Argentine culture and politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-malvinas-falklands-in-argentine-culture-and-politics/1031774)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-malvinas-falklands-in-argentine-culture-and-politics/1031774 "2026-08-14T01:47:49Z")
In this post FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc - #4653 by Frodo I said I would like to explain how the Malvinas/Falklands claim works in Argentine culture and politics, I’m no longer so sure that I will like it (it’s … --- ## [FBI/NSA recovering deleted files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-nsa-recovering-deleted-files/1024839)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-nsa-recovering-deleted-files/1024839 "2025-11-15T13:39:39Z")
I’m reasonably familiar with the fact that deleting a file on the hard drive simply removes the link to the various sectors where the file is written. Those actual ones and zeros are still there until a newly created fil… --- ## [Something you were always disappointed with, until you finally had it properly prepared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-were-always-disappointed-with-until-you-finally-had-it-properly-prepared/1030588)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-were-always-disappointed-with-until-you-finally-had-it-properly-prepared/1030588 "2026-06-09T13:50:41Z")
I was reading through the latest posts in this thread: Something you always wanted to try, and were sorely disappointed with when you finally did … and thought of making this sort of adjunct thread to it. I’ll start o… --- ## [The Latest in the Tiger Woods Saga: Another Car Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825 "2026-09-06T14:53:36Z")
This afternoon, in Jupiter Island, Florida (near his home), Tiger Woods was involved in a traffic incident in which he struck another car, and rolled his SUV. Police indicate that he showed “signs of impairment,” and ar… --- ## [How would billionaires not only survive, but attempt to keep their elite, upper-hand status, in an apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-billionaires-not-only-survive-but-attempt-to-keep-their-elite-upper-hand-status-in-an-apocalypse/1031198)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-billionaires-not-only-survive-but-attempt-to-keep-their-elite-upper-hand-status-in-an-apocalypse/1031198 "2026-06-29T21:08:03Z")
Something I’ve wondered, based on several fictional examples I’ve seen of billionaires building bunkers to not only survive, but thrive, during a worldwide apocalypse; as well as real-life examples of billionaires like Z… --- ## [Insurance coverage for an accident while driving under the influence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-coverage-for-an-accident-while-driving-under-the-influence/1025805)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-coverage-for-an-accident-while-driving-under-the-influence/1025805 "2025-12-23T23:55:20Z")
A friend’s son in law was driving impaired. He rear ended a car and pushed that car into a second car. He failed a breath test and was arrested. He called his wife from jail and pleaded with her to not divorce him and… --- ## [Do members of the military ask for permission to speak freely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-members-of-the-military-ask-for-permission-to-speak-freely/1028177)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-members-of-the-military-ask-for-permission-to-speak-freely/1028177 "2026-03-18T13:45:47Z")
I’ve read (I think here) that “and that’s an order” is pretty much a TV/movie trope. What about asking for permission to speak freely, is that a trope too? If not, when would it actually be said? --- ## [Should AI splooge be treated the same as copyrighted materials on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ai-splooge-be-treated-the-same-as-copyrighted-materials-on-the-dope/1031830)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ai-splooge-be-treated-the-same-as-copyrighted-materials-on-the-dope/1031830 "2026-07-27T11:29:55Z")
It’s no secret that Algorithmic Artificial Intelligence platforms vacuum up copyrighted materials and barf out an approximate imitation of human discourse. The rules on this board have always forbidden posting more than … --- ## [Tales of tech support tomfoolery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-tech-support-tomfoolery/1033227)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-tech-support-tomfoolery/1033227 "2026-09-23T12:29:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from What were you THINKING?: I’ve been enjoying, and contributing to, the tech support fail stories in that thread, but I didn’t want to hijack it too much more, and I thought this would make … --- ## [“Life isn’t fair”: why shouldn’t I get the spoils!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-isn-t-fair-why-shouldn-t-i-get-the-spoils/1030911)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-isn-t-fair-why-shouldn-t-i-get-the-spoils/1030911 "2026-07-15T21:32:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from Retirement age public policy considerations: Context is discussion that higher SES folk systematically get more net out of SS than lower SES folk. Feel free to join there to talk about tha… --- ## [Why are Democrats & those on the left suddenly Communists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-democrats-those-on-the-left-suddenly-communists/1031729)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-democrats-those-on-the-left-suddenly-communists/1031729 "2026-07-18T18:38:03Z")
I was going to put this in GQ because I do want a factual answer but Politics is good enough. Is there something concrete that happened in the US that the right is suddenly calling out communism in the US? Is it somethi… --- ## [Bugonia (open spoilers after first post) - anyone else see it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugonia-open-spoilers-after-first-post-anyone-else-see-it/1025231)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugonia-open-spoilers-after-first-post-anyone-else-see-it/1025231 "2026-01-22T13:49:48Z")
I liked the movie, but have thoughts now that I am done with it. --- ## [Sorting through Medicare: what a fucking pain in the motherfucking ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorting-through-medicare-what-a-fucking-pain-in-the-motherfucking-ass/1030437)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorting-through-medicare-what-a-fucking-pain-in-the-motherfucking-ass/1030437 "2026-06-11T08:46:35Z")
No question here (or only rhetorical ones). I’M JUST VENTING. I’M GOING THROUGH THIS SHIT NOW WHAT A FPITA Maybe this should be in The Pit? I turn 65 next month. Medicare kicks in on Monday. I have my card, I have m… --- ## [Amazon Bait-and-Switch like tactics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-bait-and-switch-like-tactics/1028846)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-bait-and-switch-like-tactics/1028846 "2026-03-31T14:24:32Z")
I need to vent for a sec about Amazon Prime pulling what feels like a bait-and-switch. Last Thursday I’m ordering something, and the page says (paraphrasing): “Order within the next 3 hours and 27 minutes and you’ll get… --- ## [How often do you visit old workplaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-visit-old-workplaces/1027803)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-visit-old-workplaces/1027803 "2026-03-15T22:19:47Z")
I was in the office today, and I noticed walking down the hall a guy who had retired 1-2 years ago. Within the past couple of months, I believe someone had mentioned that the same guy had visited the office recently. T… --- ## [How is music different than other sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-music-different-than-other-sounds/1033869)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-music-different-than-other-sounds/1033869 "2026-10-28T05:52:09Z")
My meandering thoughts about music brought me to this today. That basically, this whole branch of the arts we call music is essentially noises we make that fill us with strong feelings not generally brought on by other n… --- ## [Why is canned Parmesan cheese so different that blocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-canned-parmesan-cheese-so-different-that-blocks/1028180)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-canned-parmesan-cheese-so-different-that-blocks/1028180 "2026-03-30T20:00:20Z")
I like Parmesan cheese when it comes in a wedge and I grate it myself but the stuff Kraft makes in the big green cans or the stuff they put on tables in Italian restaurants literally tastes like vomit to me. Why is there… --- ## [The consequences if ACA subsidies go away permanently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consequences-if-aca-subsidies-go-away-permanently/1024837)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consequences-if-aca-subsidies-go-away-permanently/1024837 "2025-11-24T02:48:21Z")
Didn’t want to hijack the “why blame Democrats for the shutdown?” thread. IMHO, the ACA subsidies will probably be rescued at the last moment in December. But supposing that they are not, and in fact are lost for good, … --- ## [Why isn't space cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-space-cold/1033465)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-space-cold/1033465 "2026-09-30T22:07:05Z")
People tell me that space isn’t cold. But cold isn’t even a thing. It’s a privative. It’s defined by the absence of heat. You can’t increase coldness, you can only make something less hot, and in common parlance that … --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464 "2026-10-06T19:53:31Z")
In Week 3, Atlanta destroyed the Pack on Thursday, and the undefeated Bills kept the Chargers winless. The Browns won their second straight, while the Colts got their first win at the expense of Houston, who is 0-3. Ti… --- ## [Why should I care if country X gets a nuclear weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-country-x-gets-a-nuclear-weapon/1029662)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-country-x-gets-a-nuclear-weapon/1029662 "2026-05-07T14:13:53Z")
I get that it sounds scary if one of our adversaries gets a nuclear weapon. But at the same time, 70 plus years of mutually assured destruction seems to have worked. I have no reason to believe that it won’t keep working… --- ## [Supernatural, did it get better after a few years, or are the first 2 years and next 13 largely the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-did-it-get-better-after-a-few-years-or-are-the-first-2-years-and-next-13-largely-the-same/1027363)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-did-it-get-better-after-a-few-years-or-are-the-first-2-years-and-next-13-largely-the-same/1027363 "2026-02-08T15:32:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from TV series where an actor left, then later came back (possible spoilers) (Not Soaps): With 15 seasons and 327 episodes, I would love to be able to get into this show. It seems like my type … --- ## [Mt. Rushmore of comedic actresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-rushmore-of-comedic-actresses/1027291)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-rushmore-of-comedic-actresses/1027291 "2026-02-09T18:47:53Z")
Which four women would you put on the Mount Rushmore of comedic actresses? --- ## [Why can't I renew my US passport online? What's so special about passports issued between April 2011 and April 2017?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-renew-my-us-passport-online-whats-so-special-about-passports-issued-between-april-2011-and-april-2017/1029335)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-renew-my-us-passport-online-whats-so-special-about-passports-issued-between-april-2011-and-april-2017/1029335 "2026-06-08T14:22:14Z")
My passport is due to expire towards the end of this year, and I was trying to renew it online. However, one of the eligibility requirements is: Passport Issue Date: Your most recent passport needs to have been issued… --- ## [Saturday Night Live UK pilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-uk-pilot/1028761)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-uk-pilot/1028761 "2026-04-26T13:16:15Z")
Did anybody watch this? I liked the Starmer sketch and the first bit of Fey’s monologue. The Helium joke was quite good but surrounded by a lot of clunkers in the newsroom sketch, the Paddington sketch was an amusing t… --- ## [Who will be POTUS after the November 2028 elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-potus-after-the-november-2028-elections/1028165)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-potus-after-the-november-2028-elections/1028165 "2026-03-05T09:57:22Z")
This is about what is stated in the title. This is not the place to discuss who won’t and/or can’t be President, nor is it the place to discuss who you want to be President: Who do you think will be President after the … --- ## [How far do you go to not do business with a specific company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-go-to-not-do-business-with-a-specific-company/1030060)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-go-to-not-do-business-with-a-specific-company/1030060 "2026-05-22T04:15:04Z")
I just visited my fourth location looking for a Sodastream exchange. One had only the wrong kind of connector, and the other three were either out entirely or didn’t sell at all at that location, no matter what the web s… --- ## [What will happen if GOP steals the 2026 election? What should happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-gop-steals-the-2026-election-what-should-happen/1032891)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-gop-steals-the-2026-election-what-should-happen/1032891 "2026-10-27T14:58:11Z")
(Perhaps this belongs in P&E. But it’s a topic likely to provoke anger. I know I’m very unhappy about it.) Some pundits say it will take decades for America to recover from Trump even if Ds sweep the 2026 and 2028 ele… --- ## [In which cultures are you expected to address everyone, even strangers, with familial honorifics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-cultures-are-you-expected-to-address-everyone-even-strangers-with-familial-honorifics/1028529)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-cultures-are-you-expected-to-address-everyone-even-strangers-with-familial-honorifics/1028529 "2026-03-24T12:13:37Z")
It seems to be de rigeur in India to use familial honorifics when addressing, well, just about anybody. For example, Raj addresses an older South Asian man in The Big Bang Theory, as “grandfather.” Similarly, an Indian f… --- ## [Cooking a mostly frozen rib roast (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-a-mostly-frozen-rib-roast-need-answer-fast/1026038)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-a-mostly-frozen-rib-roast-need-answer-fast/1026038 "2025-12-26T13:20:34Z")
So I took, actually 2 6lb. rib roasts for Christmas dinner out of the freezer on Saturday, having googled that 5 days should be plenty to thaw them. But I just checked them and they have some surface give, but still see… --- ## [Dubai chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubai-chocolate/1027810)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubai-chocolate/1027810 "2026-09-01T15:52:18Z")
My neighborhood grocery store had Ghirardelli Dubai-Style candy at half price, a 4oz bag for $7.49, so I picked some up. I just ate one, and it tasted good, but not something I would pay the equivalent of $60 a pound fo… --- ## [Driving linguistic factors and language "loss"(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-linguistic-factors-and-language-loss/1027415)
**Author:** [@APackof19menthols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APackof19menthols)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-linguistic-factors-and-language-loss/1027415 "2026-02-12T06:25:49Z")
A lot of things affect our speech, and obviously we can all say “the internet” right, but I think there has to be something else right? Think about this: plurals. These days “women” has become both a plural and a singu… --- ## [Could the British have defeated the American Revolution if they'd done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-british-have-defeated-the-american-revolution-if-theyd-done-this/1025017)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-british-have-defeated-the-american-revolution-if-theyd-done-this/1025017 "2026-04-07T16:23:00Z")
I’m watching the new series on PBS about the American Revolution, and last night’s episode was devoted in part to a British campaign that potentially could have severed the colonies in two: by water (the constant strong … --- ## [New news network guaranteed to reveal the worst of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-news-network-guaranteed-to-reveal-the-worst-of-trump/1033267)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-news-network-guaranteed-to-reveal-the-worst-of-trump/1033267 "2026-09-29T18:38:01Z")
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