# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=23 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [“Disclosure Day” (No spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosure-day-no-spoilers-in-op/1030836)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosure-day-no-spoilers-in-op/1030836 "2026-10-11T19:09:51Z")
VERY curious to hear reactions to this movie. I had a blast but - hoo boy - I can imagine a lot of people hating it. It’s definitely not for the cynical or scientific-minded or anyone who doesn’t like syrupy, sappy Spiel… --- ## [How might the GOP keep the House after the 2026 midterms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-gop-keep-the-house-after-the-2026-midterms/1032259)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-gop-keep-the-house-after-the-2026-midterms/1032259 "2026-08-13T00:42:37Z")
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), ranking member of the House Administration Committee was interviewed last week about how the House GOP leadership could keep control of the House by not seating new members who are Democrats. Wha… --- ## [Straight Women: Are you more turned off by women, or unattractive men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-are-you-more-turned-off-by-women-or-unattractive-men/1024732)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-are-you-more-turned-off-by-women-or-unattractive-men/1024732 "2025-11-15T17:50:43Z")
I’m trying to figure out if I’m weird, or if this is standard female psychology. I’m a straight woman. Let’s say I’m sexually available, and my choices are a man I’m attracted to, a man I’m not attracted to, and a woma… --- ## [Beef tallow - tell me about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-tallow-tell-me-about-it/1029687)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-tallow-tell-me-about-it/1029687 "2026-09-29T07:29:38Z")
Something I reeeeeeally wanna order is currently doing a giveaway for a free jar of beef tallow. Anyone here used it for anything? If so, tips/advice? --- ## [I canceled an email address I had for 33 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-canceled-an-email-address-i-had-for-33-years/1031643)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-canceled-an-email-address-i-had-for-33-years/1031643 "2026-07-16T21:48:40Z")
I had an email address I got when I first got out of college. It started as a NetCom account which later was bought by MindSpring which in turn was bought by Earthlink. I long ago stopped getting internet service from th… --- ## [No one is bothered about how the feds got the Nancy Guthrie video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-is-bothered-about-how-the-feds-got-the-nancy-guthrie-video/1027580)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-is-bothered-about-how-the-feds-got-the-nancy-guthrie-video/1027580 "2026-02-12T03:34:03Z")
Just making a notation that even though the video wasn’t supposed to be recorded and kept, Google actually does record and keep these videos. AND, even though its private video, the government can easily enough obtain i… --- ## [Adam & Eve: Why Fig Leaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-eve-why-fig-leaves/1027216)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-eve-why-fig-leaves/1027216 "2026-02-01T06:57:54Z")
Is there a specific reason why Adam and Eve used fig leaves (as opposed to any other leaf/object/etc.) for their garments when they realized they were naked? Is it just because fig leaves are large? Or because fruit-bear… --- ## [Recommend movies for my 85 year old Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-movies-for-my-85-year-old-dad/1031250)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-movies-for-my-85-year-old-dad/1031250 "2026-07-08T14:23:32Z")
Every weekend I visit my elderly parents for dinner and a movie. My Mom likes almost anything, but my Dad is very hard to please. The only thing he usually likes to watch is sports and news (and I don’t need to tell you … --- ## [Is What Exit? A Pit mod now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-exit-a-pit-mod-now/1026569)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-exit-a-pit-mod-now/1026569 "2026-01-13T01:48:01Z")
Or have they somehow decided the What Were you THINKING? thread is somehow their purview to mod? Because that’s a couple of times now they’ve been modding that thread, specifically. --- ## [Why would a university student do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-university-student-do-this/1025161)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-university-student-do-this/1025161 "2025-11-30T20:19:22Z")
I work at a University library. I noticed one of the students taking a picture of the dedication and the indicia of a book. Why? --- ## [Why has nobody heard of Emmy Noether?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-nobody-heard-of-emmy-noether/1028384)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-nobody-heard-of-emmy-noether/1028384 "2026-03-17T19:38:23Z")
It’s Women’s History Month, and so all over my (all-girls) school, there are posters and books and emails and announcements and so on highlighting various great women. And there’s an emphasis on women in STEM fields. S… --- ## [Trader Joe's fans, tell me your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-fans-tell-me-your-favorites/1030825)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-fans-tell-me-your-favorites/1030825 "2026-06-15T18:06:21Z")
We’re going to California for my son’s PhD ceremony (yay, sneak brag and owning it) and there is a Trader Joe’s in town, an unimaginable luxury for us rural Hawaii dwellers. What do you recommend that I buy and bring bac… --- ## [Do you remember Zamfir?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-zamfir/1032510)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-zamfir/1032510 "2026-08-25T03:54:31Z")
He is now 85 --- ## [What was wrong with shoes, 100+ years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-shoes-100-years-ago/1029131)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-wrong-with-shoes-100-years-ago/1029131 "2026-04-14T23:46:01Z")
H.L. Mencken, writing in 1934: “When I was a youngster, in the closing decades of the last century … There was no such thing as walking off in comfort in a new pair of shoes. The shoemakers shaped their lasts to rub and… --- ## [Worried well or data hunger gone crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-well-or-data-hunger-gone-crazy/1026671)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-well-or-data-hunger-gone-crazy/1026671 "2026-01-17T20:19:13Z")
I have previously posted in other fora about how “we” have too much data, specifically health metric data, available now. This bit though is not at IMHO level (gift link) - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/well/funct… --- ## [One for the apostrophe pedants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-for-the-apostrophe-pedants/1032363)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-for-the-apostrophe-pedants/1032363 "2026-08-22T15:17:35Z")
Today’s Wallace the Brave comic strip was a fun piece but I suspect that Rose, the little girl in the bottom center of the panel, will be especially appreciated by those who dream of a world where the noble apostrophe ge… --- ## [New "food court" type places that are popping up around here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-food-court-type-places-that-are-popping-up-around-here/1024973)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-food-court-type-places-that-are-popping-up-around-here/1024973 "2026-01-24T15:43:38Z")
It’s a new concept, at least around here: medium-sized, indoor areas that feature around half-a-dozen restaurants in close proximity. Similar to a mall food court, except that some serve beer, wine, cocktails, etc. Two a… --- ## [In the next five years will AI be able to produce a motion picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-next-five-years-will-ai-be-able-to-produce-a-motion-picture/1025847)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-next-five-years-will-ai-be-able-to-produce-a-motion-picture/1025847 "2025-12-24T02:08:19Z")
Will I be able to give the text of a Shakespeare play, Hemingway, Twain, Tolkien to some AI ‘engine’? Instruct it on the length, some assumptions I expect, and have it develop a real-looking motion picture. I’ve been ex… --- ## [Symbolism Behind Company Logos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbolism-behind-company-logos/1031027)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbolism-behind-company-logos/1031027 "2026-06-30T14:30:47Z")
The brief side discussion about logos that supposedly represent airplane propellers over in the thread about companies known for two completely disparate products got me thinking about meanings behind corporate logos mor… --- ## [Tonight's Dinner: Enchiritos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonights-dinner-enchiritos/1029824)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonights-dinner-enchiritos/1029824 "2026-07-01T14:57:21Z")
On this older thread about Taco Bell’s original menu, several of us who participated expressed wistful memories of the long-departed enchirito, especially back when it came with black olives. Well, at some point last su… --- ## [The aggressive immigration strategy of the Trump administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aggressive-immigration-strategy-of-the-trump-administration/1027349)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aggressive-immigration-strategy-of-the-trump-administration/1027349 "2026-05-24T23:32:33Z")
Just to provide some context for people, to remind people why Trump has made ICE and CBP act so aggressively, why they have been so rushed and sloppy, why the standards have dropped so much in terms of expectations for a… --- ## [Let's talk about Liver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-liver/1028144)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-liver/1028144 "2026-03-06T17:09:07Z")
As you probably know, RFK Jr. recently suggested that if steak prices are too high for your budget, you should substitute “liver or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very, very affordable.” (Although there’s plenty to … --- ## [BBC sued for "Fight like hell"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-sued-for-fight-like-hell/1024743)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-sued-for-fight-like-hell/1024743 "2025-11-13T22:58:39Z")
The BBC ran a documentary entitled “Trump: Second Chance?” Trump is suing them because they edited fifty minutes out of his Capitol invasion speech; the time between “We are going down to the Capitol…and fight like hel… --- ## [Gold coins.. hypothetical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-coins-hypothetical-question/1033669)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-coins-hypothetical-question/1033669 "2026-10-12T20:12:32Z")
{hypothetically} My old Uncle Pete died. (Peaceful like) He left me 10 gold coins. I had them checked they’re real(Uncle Pete was a rascal, you just never know). Oops. All my bills are due. Now, looky. I got all this… --- ## [To what extent can science be repressed once discovered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-can-science-be-repressed-once-discovered/1030652)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-can-science-be-repressed-once-discovered/1030652 "2026-07-04T00:42:30Z")
I see this all the time in discussions over alternative energy and AI: the idea that scientists or corporations can completely suppress, or control the rate of, scientific progress. This has always struck me as odd, beca… --- ## [Peanut butter crackers have shrunk after 60 plus years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-crackers-have-shrunk-after-60-plus-years/1024799)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-crackers-have-shrunk-after-60-plus-years/1024799 "2025-12-17T18:24:56Z")
One of my earliest memories is getting a quarter from my grandad for the vending machine. I usually got the orange peanut butter crackers. 3 crackers in two rows of goodness. Peanut butter is a healthier option than can… --- ## [What is the difference between pansexual and bisexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pansexual-and-bisexual/1033757)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pansexual-and-bisexual/1033757 "2026-11-01T20:54:55Z")
Just like the title says, and please try to avoid cheap jokes. --- ## [Relegation vs. Farm System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relegation-vs-farm-system/1024959)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relegation-vs-farm-system/1024959 "2025-11-21T19:13:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Huge - HUGE - Changes Coming to Major League Soccer (schedule shift, divisional table shift): I didn’t want to further hijack the other thread, but I’m hoping someone could explain: The … --- ## [Smell memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/1030331)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/1030331 "2026-05-30T19:20:23Z")
I bought a couple of pairs of pj’s today, one at my local Target, the other at a Goodwill Shop (Op Shop here in Aus). I should have gone to the op shop first, because the pair in Target cost me $40 whilst the pair at the… --- ## [Stephen Colbert's Tolkien Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-tolkien-movie/1028748)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-tolkien-movie/1028748 "2026-04-17T20:29:56Z")
It covers some of the Fellowship - specifically chapters “Three is Company” through “Fog on the Barrow Downs” Guess we will finally see Tom Bombadil, Old Man Willow, and Goldberry – which was skipped even in the Radio D… --- ## [Straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/1033768)
**Author:** [@Stassi20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stassi20)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/1033768 "2026-10-21T19:49:25Z")
Brand new to this platform, and I’m curious to know if anyone knows what the true meaning of the word “dope” actually is? Probably not what you think.. --- ## [Representation and how much it has to be just like you (jury selection and other)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representation-and-how-much-it-has-to-be-just-like-you-jury-selection-and-other/1030800)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representation-and-how-much-it-has-to-be-just-like-you-jury-selection-and-other/1030800 "2026-06-12T14:51:17Z")
So here in the Dallas area, a high school kid (Karmelo Anthony) was just convicted and sentenced for killing another in what appears to be a weird crime of passion. Thing is, the kid who did the stabbing was a black ki… --- ## [How many genericized trademarks do you currently use (read the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-genericized-trademarks-do-you-currently-use-read-the-op/1033692)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-genericized-trademarks-do-you-currently-use-read-the-op/1033692 "2026-10-21T10:56:31Z")
For this thread, I’m looking for genericized trademarks that you personaly currently use, and let’s define that as having used that within one calendar year from your post. So, it’s not just a list of genericized tradema… --- ## [Speculation About How Republicans Will Run the 2028 Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-how-republicans-will-run-the-2028-election/1025269)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-how-republicans-will-run-the-2028-election/1025269 "2025-12-11T01:05:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there any non-nutty way that Republicans could even try to claim that Trump can run again?: Which is why I think all this concern and speculation about reelecting Trump is just a ploy … --- ## [Time travel books that don't work out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-books-that-dont-work-out/1026063)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-books-that-dont-work-out/1026063 "2026-01-01T22:21:41Z")
A while back there was a meme going around of time travelers going back and killing Hitler. Others would have to go back to reset the timeline because things got much worse. Are there other stories or novels that touch o… --- ## [Giving Laptops to Students: Does It Cause a Cognitive Decline in Students?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-laptops-to-students-does-it-cause-a-cognitive-decline-in-students/1027952)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-laptops-to-students-does-it-cause-a-cognitive-decline-in-students/1027952 "2026-03-07T00:32:44Z")
In 2002, Maine became the first state to implement a statewide laptop program to some grade levels. Then-governor Angus King saw the program as a way to put the internet at the fingertips of more children, who would be … --- ## [How do you pronounce VEHICLE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-vehicle/1031293)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-vehicle/1031293 "2026-07-13T16:57:07Z")
Just watching a US YewTube video, and the narrators are pronouncing vehicle as ‘VeeHICCLE’. Which to my Aussie ears sounds weird and somewhat backwoods. In Aus, the H is discarded, it’s a ve-icle. Is that pronunciation… --- ## [Examples of the rotating villain tactic that the democratic party uses to avoid passing bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-the-rotating-villain-tactic-that-the-democratic-party-uses-to-avoid-passing-bills/1027061)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-the-rotating-villain-tactic-that-the-democratic-party-uses-to-avoid-passing-bills/1027061 "2026-01-27T20:16:07Z")
So the rotating villain is when the democratic party doesn’t want to pass a bill, but they also don’t want their base to be mad at them. So they find a way to pretend they want to pass it, knowing someone else will block… --- ## [Songs you liked better before you knew the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-liked-better-before-you-knew-the-lyrics/1033951)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-liked-better-before-you-knew-the-lyrics/1033951 "2026-10-20T04:04:20Z")
All three of my examples are soft rock songs from the 70s. In all three cases I didn’t know any of the lyrics until 10 or so years ago, because while I liked them, I didn’t like them enough to find out more about them. T… --- ## [Elastic Shoelaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shoelaces/1028269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shoelaces/1028269 "2026-03-19T21:20:17Z")
Many months ago, I bought a pair of gym shoes that came with elastic shoelaces. You don’t tie them, so there is less bending over and no occasions where they become loose. Since my legs are occasionally sore or stiff f… --- ## [Wonder Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-man/1027098)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-man/1027098 "2026-08-20T23:53:46Z")
Marvel’s Wonder Man drops tonight at 9 Eastern/8 Central (why do these Disney shows always premiere at this time? They should drop around 5 or 6 so I can watch them over dinner). This Wonder Man is definit… --- ## [Why do you think one foot in the grave performers still do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-one-foot-in-the-grave-performers-still-do-it/1030507)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-one-foot-in-the-grave-performers-still-do-it/1030507 "2026-06-04T04:07:00Z")
Franki Valli is freaking 92. Tom Jones is 85. Paul McCartney was the first major concert I had been to in 1976. Big fan. But he’s going to be 84. I saw him on SNL a few weeks ago and his voice sounded eerie and weak, l… --- ## [Poll: Your favorite version of "A Christmas Carol"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-favorite-version-of-a-christmas-carol/1026048)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-favorite-version-of-a-christmas-carol/1026048 "2025-12-29T22:03:27Z")
Which is your favorite filmed version of A Christmas Carol? poll Was your favorite the first version you ever saw? poll --- ## [Anyone been to Katz's Deli in NYC? Other NYC deli experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-katzs-deli-in-nyc-other-nyc-deli-experiences/1028516)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-katzs-deli-in-nyc-other-nyc-deli-experiences/1028516 "2026-10-03T15:02:20Z")
Heading to Manhattan for a few days and I’m thinking I would like to hit an authentic New York deli for lunch. Katz’s is the oldest and, I guess, the most famous. If you have been to Katz’s, tell me about your experienc… --- ## [Obligation for tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligation-for-tip/1027365)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligation-for-tip/1027365 "2026-05-01T20:53:17Z")
So in the thread about Door Dash’s DoubleDash option, I noticed that @aceplace57 said that he wouldn’t tip less than $7 or 8 for something inexpensive- under $14, as it was a paltry $3.50. Now I got to wondering, why w… --- ## [The last, and hardest, decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-and-hardest-decision/1028932)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-and-hardest-decision/1028932 "2026-04-21T00:44:05Z")
Now? Not yet? How much longer? My cat Freddie Mercury (“Merc”), a senior former stray, has intestinal lymphoma that the vet can now feel with palpation. He’s eating a lot, frequent little meals of the always available w… --- ## [Trump administration response to National Guard attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-response-to-national-guard-attack/1025168)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-response-to-national-guard-attack/1025168 "2025-12-02T20:46:12Z")
As a first move the SOD proposes sending in 500 more troops. To do what? --- ## [McConnell Memes - Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-memes-omnibus-thread/1031975)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-memes-omnibus-thread/1031975 "2026-08-06T19:33:39Z")
May as well start here as some of them are pretty dark. Here’s my contribution, which will only make sense to the Better Call Saul fans: --- ## [How do dictatorships stay in power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dictatorships-stay-in-power/1026184)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dictatorships-stay-in-power/1026184 "2026-05-05T18:05:10Z")
What are the most effective methods dictatorships (past and present) have used to stay in power and handle rebellion/crime? What dictatorships had the most effective balance of carrot and stick in their governance? I k… --- ## [Reappraising property tax rates at point of sale--is this a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reappraising-property-tax-rates-at-point-of-sale-is-this-a-thing/1027353)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reappraising-property-tax-rates-at-point-of-sale-is-this-a-thing/1027353 "2026-02-06T20:38:15Z")
Our community has a common problem, but turned up to eleven: property tax rates are driving low-income families from our community, while they’re too low to support strong local services like schools, firefighters, and i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=22&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=24&per_page=50)