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**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2026-edition/1027219 "2026-03-02T01:40:52Z")
February is here and my part of the state got our FIRST snow of the year (2nd of the season) but, of course, climate change isn’t real… What is real is BOOKS! Lots of books, comics, graphic novels, manga, plotlines scri… --- ## [In US football...what is an "eligible receiver" and why not declare it every play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-us-football-what-is-an-eligible-receiver-and-why-not-declare-it-every-play/1033426)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-us-football-what-is-an-eligible-receiver-and-why-not-declare-it-every-play/1033426 "2026-09-29T21:06:22Z")
Title says it all really. That is the question. In US football…what is an “eligible receiver” and why not declare it every play? --- ## [Why do my glasses get so dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-glasses-get-so-dirty/1028047)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-glasses-get-so-dirty/1028047 "2026-04-30T13:48:41Z")
I suspect many here wear glasses and have experienced this. You clean them in the morning, put them on your face and some hours later they are gunked up. Maybe not badly, but noticeably (I am particularly sensitive to … --- ## [Is a military draft ever justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-military-draft-ever-justified/1033707)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-military-draft-ever-justified/1033707 "2026-10-12T23:44:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Multiple Shootings At Fort Hood: In the linked thread, @Darren\_Garrison characterizes the draft (specifically in WWII) as “the pure evil of drafted military slavery.” Is he right? Was t… --- ## [If 2025 was a drink, it would be...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-2025-was-a-drink-it-would-be/1025959)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-2025-was-a-drink-it-would-be/1025959 "2025-12-26T17:40:16Z")
Just like the title says, just fill in the blank. :grin: --- ## [What's the deal with this YouTube channel? It's AI generated, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-this-youtube-channel-its-ai-generated-right/1031709)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-this-youtube-channel-its-ai-generated-right/1031709 "2026-07-24T20:19:37Z")
Of late I’ve been listening to the “Sleepy Science” channel on Youtube. There are a zillion similar channels with similar names; the one I’m referring to produced this video, among others.. I like the channel, in that i… --- ## [It is right and proper to want Israel categorically out of US politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-right-and-proper-to-want-israel-categorically-out-of-us-politics/1034466)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-right-and-proper-to-want-israel-categorically-out-of-us-politics/1034466 "2026-11-08T20:12:43Z")
I took a stab at this in a previous thread. The underlying question is: How do we get Israel out of our politics? My proposal wasn’t really viable: recall the incoming Speaker for taking AIPAC money, send a message. Sava… --- ## [WWII service noted on grave markers, when the person enlisted after the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-service-noted-on-grave-markers-when-the-person-enlisted-after-the-war/1028429)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-service-noted-on-grave-markers-when-the-person-enlisted-after-the-war/1028429 "2026-03-22T22:12:39Z")
The grave marker for William B. ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas notes that he is a WWII veteran… unless I’m reading it wrong. He didn’t enlist until 1954, nearly a decade after WWII ended. So why does his marker say WWII? … --- ## [Advice, please: dealing with insurance after an auto accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-dealing-with-insurance-after-an-auto-accident/1031179)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-dealing-with-insurance-after-an-auto-accident/1031179 "2026-08-14T17:53:57Z")
My wife was siedswiped in her 2004 Prius by another driver who moved into her lane in a traffic circle. It was clearly the other driver’s fault. The police arrived, issued a crash report, and didn’t ticket my wife. (We d… --- ## [How would we look differently (evolution for 2025 tasks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-we-look-differently-evolution-for-2025-tasks/1029394)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-we-look-differently-evolution-for-2025-tasks/1029394 "2026-04-25T02:35:08Z")
Hi there, spin-off from the bi-pedal robotics thread here: there is (at least some) agreement that it does not make sense “copying” the human body (HB) in robotics, as the HB did evolve over 1000s of generation and so… --- ## [B&H Photo and Shabbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-and-shabbat/1030999)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-and-shabbat/1030999 "2026-07-20T20:32:51Z")
For those not familiar, B&H is the preeminent photographic equipment source. They have a huge store in New York City but do most of their business through their web site. I don’t know if they are Jewish owned but they h… --- ## [Can trackers be attached to a device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trackers-be-attached-to-a-device/1031503)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trackers-be-attached-to-a-device/1031503 "2026-07-23T01:22:49Z")
I have a problem. My, wife, whose memory is failing, repeatedly lays her e-reader down in some random place, piles papers on top and then cannot find it. Sometimes it takes me an hour to locate it. So I thought of atta… --- ## [Any idea where this building is? (Tall tower, windowless on one side, with red and cream-ish vertical stripes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-where-this-building-is-tall-tower-windowless-on-one-side-with-red-and-cream-ish-vertical-stripes/1025739)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-where-this-building-is-tall-tower-windowless-on-one-side-with-red-and-cream-ish-vertical-stripes/1025739 "2025-12-22T00:48:00Z")
Where is #8 on this list? --- ## [Help me buy a watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-watch/1031613)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-watch/1031613 "2026-07-13T16:05:23Z")
TLDR: I want it cheap, analog, easy to read and does not require a battery. going on Amazon or Walmart and searching is just too annoying, for example no matter how hard I try, the results bring up watches that require … --- ## [What would it take to get a general strike going in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-a-general-strike-going-in-the-united-states/1030442)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-a-general-strike-going-in-the-united-states/1030442 "2026-06-08T02:41:52Z")
A 10-day general strike would accomplish more for the working class majority than a century’s worth of elections. It would represent an immediate momentum shift by bringing the capitalist behemoth to its knees. Our true… --- ## [2026 Celebrity Life Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879 "2026-10-07T02:37:32Z")
The Life Pool. Our little redeeming game to not make us feel so bad about the Death Pool. We’re back! Rules are very simple. Submit 13 names Only celebrities 81 and older count Points awarded at end of year: 1 point … --- ## [CBP (Customs and Border Protection) shoots two in Portland, OR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbp-customs-and-border-protection-shoots-two-in-portland-or/1026493)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbp-customs-and-border-protection-shoots-two-in-portland-or/1026493 "2026-02-04T21:34:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from The ICE shooting in Minneapolis (1/7/2026): Portland police said at a 2:24 p.m., they had learned that a man who had been shot called to request help near Northeast 146th Avenue and Eas… --- ## [Is it complicated, engineeringly, for long trains to go over mountain passes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-complicated-engineeringly-for-long-trains-to-go-over-mountain-passes/1034455)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-complicated-engineeringly-for-long-trains-to-go-over-mountain-passes/1034455 "2026-11-06T00:28:32Z")
Allow me to explain. I drive over Bozeman Pass pretty often and a lot of the time I see freight trains going up or down it, in one direction or the other. The grade is steep enough that they are crawling when going up…I… --- ## [Is too much effort spent on learning animal noises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-too-much-effort-spent-on-learning-animal-noises/1031972)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-too-much-effort-spent-on-learning-animal-noises/1031972 "2026-08-03T12:41:05Z")
I heard a comedian going on about this a few days ago. And it does seem considerable time and energy is spent on learning which animals make which noise, and the slightly weird sounds foreign animals in foreign language… --- ## [The wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald - 50 years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-50-years-ago-today/1024727)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-50-years-ago-today/1024727 "2025-11-24T01:53:12Z")
It was November 10, 1975 at approximately 7:10 pm that the good ship went down with its 29 crew members. --- ## [Is it just me, or is the free version of Duolingo kind of useless? What's a good free resource for learning basic Spanish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-free-version-of-duolingo-kind-of-useless-whats-a-good-free-resource-for-learning-basic-spanish/1026966)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-free-version-of-duolingo-kind-of-useless-whats-a-good-free-resource-for-learning-basic-spanish/1026966 "2026-08-24T00:26:34Z")
Got a trip to Mexico coming up in a couple weeks, and I’ve been doing the free version of Duolingo to learn some basic Spanish. I’ve gone through quite a few lessons now, and it seems to just be repeating the same basic … --- ## [Will extremely high temperatures due to climate change actually make parts of the world unlivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-extremely-high-temperatures-due-to-climate-change-actually-make-parts-of-the-world-unlivable/1030657)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-extremely-high-temperatures-due-to-climate-change-actually-make-parts-of-the-world-unlivable/1030657 "2026-06-08T06:41:55Z")
Ok so, to start the discussion I know climate change is a serious issue. We need to be investing far far more into fixing it, and continuing to burn fossil fuels and relying on dropping giant ice cubes in the ocean is no… --- ## [What’s the latest on stored water expiration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-stored-water-expiration/1031867)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-stored-water-expiration/1031867 "2026-08-04T00:57:19Z")
I’ve had a jug of water bought from the store that I was keeping out of direct sunlight and heat (except the water heater, but the closet doesn’t seem warmer than the other rooms) for multiple years; the expiration date … --- ## [40th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary-of-the-explosion-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger/1027118)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary-of-the-explosion-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger/1027118 "2026-06-27T01:42:27Z")
Hard to believe. I recall the fifth anniversary. Someone called for a memorial at MIT, but only three people showed up, including me. It was a predicted and avoidable disaster, and has been chronicled in enough places, … --- ## [Milk and sugar? Milk or sugar? Neither? {Now with working Polls}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-and-sugar-milk-or-sugar-neither-now-with-working-polls/1029878 "2026-05-13T09:28:34Z")
I drink my tea straight – no milk, no sugar. When I used to drink coffee, I needed both milk and sugar, though I weaned myself down to just milk before I quit coffee altogether. So, fellow Dopers, what’s your preference… --- ## [E-check question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-check-question/1031225)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-check-question/1031225 "2026-07-08T10:37:43Z")
When I use an e-check to pay for something online (say my local taxes), all I need is my routing number, account number, and my name. All of that is available on the physical check, too. What stops someone who I’ve pai… --- ## [How would you build a more utopian society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-build-a-more-utopian-society/1027987)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-build-a-more-utopian-society/1027987 "2026-04-01T17:14:42Z")
I don’t want to distract from the discussion from The cure to soulless crushing modern society is a life of narcissistic sociopathic hedonism (or why humans can't have nice things): But if you had the power, how would y… --- ## [Rep. Jasmine Crockett to run for U.S. Senate in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jasmine-crockett-to-run-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/1025533)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jasmine-crockett-to-run-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/1025533 "2026-03-05T01:12:47Z")
I like her, but I want James Talarico to win. Colin Allred is expected to drop out. --- ## [Would you rather lose your job and work visa than put pineapple on a pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-lose-your-job-and-work-visa-than-put-pineapple-on-a-pizza/1034482)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-lose-your-job-and-work-visa-than-put-pineapple-on-a-pizza/1034482 "2026-11-07T12:46:18Z")
This man would. For all his claims about Italian tradition, the restaurant’s menu had tiger prawn (large shrimp) pizzas also and I don’t think prawn on pizza is an ancient Italian standard either. Methinks there’s some… --- ## [TH sounds in other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-sounds-in-other-languages/1027957)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-sounds-in-other-languages/1027957 "2026-03-03T19:40:10Z")
English has two TH sounds (one voiced? is that the right term?, and one not). I think Castilian Spanish also has the unvoiced one. Are those the only languages that have the unvoiced TH? Is English the only one with t… --- ## [Advice after serious car accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-after-serious-car-accident/1025950)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-after-serious-car-accident/1025950 "2025-12-26T16:01:40Z")
We had a serious accident Saturday. Somebody turned in front of us while I was going 55 (cruise control set for speed limit) and we collided. My car crossed 2 lanes, airborne and rotating twice, before landing on an emba… --- ## [Potentially great comet on its way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-great-comet-on-its-way/1026799)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-great-comet-on-its-way/1026799 "2026-04-04T15:30:27Z")
We are overdue for a “great” comet. McNaught / Lovejoy / Hale-Bopp and Ikeya–Seki were all decades ago. A few days ago, a new “Sungrazer" (Kreutz) comet was discovered. It’s still quite far out, but if it follows the … --- ## [Why am I seeing Donald Trump dancing to the Village People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-donald-trump-dancing-to-the-village-people/1025435)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-seeing-donald-trump-dancing-to-the-village-people/1025435 "2025-12-06T21:12:02Z")
I’m in a bar for lunch and suddenly the tv is showing the Village People singing and dancing on a stage. Trump is in a balcony watching them and shaking his booty. ??? --- ## [Extremely weird sentences from the SDMB (w/out its orig. context)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-weird-sentences-from-the-sdmb-w-out-its-orig-context/1025109)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-weird-sentences-from-the-sdmb-w-out-its-orig-context/1025109 "2026-07-25T22:37:59Z")
. “ I spent a year running the tongue saw at a slaughter house…” --- ## [Every blue eye from a single individual mutation? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-blue-eye-from-a-single-individual-mutation-really/1025603)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-blue-eye-from-a-single-individual-mutation-really/1025603 "2025-12-12T22:33:31Z")
I’m sure you’ve heard the assertion that everyone who has blue eyes is descended from the same person. Wouldn’t that mean that the mutation occurred only once in all of human history? How likely is that? Every blue-eyed… --- ## [Do they still demolish buildings with cranes and wrecking balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-demolish-buildings-with-cranes-and-wrecking-balls/1032099)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-demolish-buildings-with-cranes-and-wrecking-balls/1032099 "2026-08-06T18:09:18Z")
Like they’re about to do here, in 1973. What would happen to a building like this now? “Before” view --- ## [Should goals in hockey and soccer be enlarged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-goals-in-hockey-and-soccer-be-enlarged/1028063)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-goals-in-hockey-and-soccer-be-enlarged/1028063 "2026-03-10T02:47:10Z")
First let me admit I am not a knowledgable fan of either one. That said I couldn’t help noticing that the scores in each were usually very low. I have also noticed some fans complaining about this. When scores are t… --- ## [A very popular brewery in the NW has abruptly shut down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-popular-brewery-in-the-nw-has-abruptly-shut-down/1024870)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-popular-brewery-in-the-nw-has-abruptly-shut-down/1024870 "2025-11-26T22:39:36Z")
Rogue Brewery is suddenly shut down. They put out an amazing number of brews and spirits over the years, and this news came as a huge surprise to me. Rogue Ales & Spirits shuts down after 37 years: ‘Everybody’s shocked’… --- ## [In this old-timey transistor radio, what are the small numbers next to the six and the eleven on the dial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-old-timey-transistor-radio-what-are-the-small-numbers-next-to-the-six-and-the-eleven-on-the-dial/1027662)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-old-timey-transistor-radio-what-are-the-small-numbers-next-to-the-six-and-the-eleven-on-the-dial/1027662 "2026-02-15T20:52:30Z")
Though I’m of an age that I can remember using radios such as this, and I remember the smaller numbers, I don’t know what they’re for. GDEkQRp2Sp.jpg (600×600) --- ## [The New Tesla Roadster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tesla-roadster/1033875)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tesla-roadster/1033875 "2026-10-21T19:04:23Z")
They did a demonstration of the new Tesla Roadster tonight, for which you can put down an initial $50,000 deposit so you will be in line when it theoretically comes out in two years. Only One Version Of The Tesla Road… --- ## [I pit Enes Kanter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-enes-kanter/1032820)
**Author:** [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-enes-kanter/1032820 "2026-09-24T19:11:39Z")
Enes Kanter is an attention starved prick who is making a mockery of women’s sports while claiming to be standing up for women. There has never been a trans woman in the WNBA. It is not an actual issue. He didn’t make it… --- ## [Do cranes and bucket trucks have to be parked with their booms raised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cranes-and-bucket-trucks-have-to-be-parked-with-their-booms-raised/1032318)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cranes-and-bucket-trucks-have-to-be-parked-with-their-booms-raised/1032318 "2026-09-02T18:51:54Z")
This is not one of those questions that will inspire deep conversation or introspection. I’ve just noticed that cranes and bucket trucks parked at dealerships/rental places, they always have their booms raised. I figur… --- ## [Speculation: USA goes Nuclear in Iran - Reactions and Consequences (spun off from general Iran consequences thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-usa-goes-nuclear-in-iran-reactions-and-consequences-spun-off-from-general-iran-consequences-thread/1029078)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-usa-goes-nuclear-in-iran-reactions-and-consequences-spun-off-from-general-iran-consequences-thread/1029078 "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z")
I thought of a new thread, but this fits here: IF Trump/Hegseth/Miller goes nuclear in Iran (and nobody in the chain of command has the stones to stop him)… then what? How will Iran react? how will the rest of the wo… --- ## [Buying a level 2 charging station for an electric car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-level-2-charging-station-for-an-electric-car/1026018)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-level-2-charging-station-for-an-electric-car/1026018 "2026-01-03T02:08:12Z")
So … I’m about to buy an electric car. Which means i will need to charge it. And I’d like to have a level 2 charger in my garage. I have a suitable outlet. Where’s does one buy the charger? What should i be looking for?… --- ## [What car has an upside-down V badge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878 "2026-03-30T23:27:58Z")
My wife and I were in the car earlier today and we hit a stop light behind another car that caught our attention. It had an upside-down V for a badge and absolutely no other identification of any kind. I know Acura uses… --- ## [Brazilian Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-election/1033583)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-election/1033583 "2026-10-29T11:48:01Z")
Results of today’s elections are coming in quickly: The Guardian: Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results --- ## [Two National Guardsmen shot in DC (November 26, 2025), one dead, one in critical condition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165 "2025-11-28T17:13:41Z")
Close to the WH. They have someone in custody. --- ## [Another "settle an argument" thread \[calculating someone's age on a particular date\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-settle-an-argument-thread-calculating-someones-age-on-a-particular-date/1034220)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-settle-an-argument-thread-calculating-someones-age-on-a-particular-date/1034220 "2026-11-07T06:26:01Z")
Spouse and I had a heated (but friendly) argument last night over a very simple question. What say Dopers? Here ya go: Alan was born on August 20, 1956. Barbara was born on September 20, 1958. They got married on Jun… --- ## [Do you have to know the PARTICULAR computers hardware for C programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-know-the-particular-computers-hardware-for-c-programming/1026844)
**Author:** [@Nublette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nublette)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-know-the-particular-computers-hardware-for-c-programming/1026844 "2026-01-22T21:12:43Z")
In C, I hear you have to manually allocate the memory, and possibly do other things by hand in a similar realm. This seems to be saying that you need to write C with the particular hardware of the computer you are actua… --- ## [It finally arrived! (my star trek enterprise model)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-finally-arrived-my-star-trek-enterprise-model/1028594)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-finally-arrived-my-star-trek-enterprise-model/1028594 "2026-05-03T20:44:45Z")
I cannot ever have another woman over ever but I like it (and I am kidding…I know some women who would like it). I bought this 18 months (or so) ago: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=29&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=31&per_page=50)