# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=33 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 34 --- ## [Anyone else? The political junk texts blitz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-the-political-junk-texts-blitz/1033813)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-the-political-junk-texts-blitz/1033813 "2026-10-21T15:54:47Z")
I’m getting spammed excessively by political junk texts. By both sides, left and right, D and R. Anyone else? Suggested solutions? Any you can recommend? I’m on an iPhone, if that matters. I can’t wait for voting day s… --- ## [What would you do about this toy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-about-this-toy/1028616)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-about-this-toy/1028616 "2026-03-24T01:37:19Z")
We have a large amount of Brio trainset from when our kids were young. Long story short, we hung onto the Brio, thinking it would be nice for our grandkids to play with. Our grandkids (ages 10 and 5), do not play with … --- ## [A thread for fun spelling/grammatical mistakes in the wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-fun-spelling-grammatical-mistakes-in-the-wild/1027144)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-fun-spelling-grammatical-mistakes-in-the-wild/1027144 "2026-01-31T18:29:06Z")
In a political argument yesterday, a woman began with “I’ve been saying this from the gecko . . .” --- ## [Time travel books that work out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-books-that-work-out/1026232)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-books-that-work-out/1026232 "2026-01-05T17:09:15Z")
Inspired by this thread. It seems to be a common, if not universal, trope in sci-fi that trying to change the past never really works out - either your attempts to improve the timeline just make things worse, or your at… --- ## [Fucking plovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plovers/1033166)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plovers/1033166 "2026-09-22T06:27:20Z")
It’s breeding season here for the Masked Lapwing plovers, the fuckers. Now I am the first to admit that the chicks are THE most adorable wee critters ever, toddling around on the grass with their parents flying overhead… --- ## [Name for this feature of typefaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-this-feature-of-typefaces/1026505)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-this-feature-of-typefaces/1026505 "2026-01-12T09:18:28Z")
Take the letter combination VA. If you look closely, you can see that the A kind of sneaks underneath the V - the bottom left corner of the A is further left than the bottom right corner of the V, and the diagonal stroke… --- ## [DNC releases 2024 election autopsy (hijacks tolerated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-releases-2024-election-autopsy-hijacks-tolerated/1030289)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-releases-2024-election-autopsy-hijacks-tolerated/1030289 "2026-05-25T14:14:36Z")
Hijacks tolerated DNC has released their autopsy report on the 2024 election. It’s apparently a draft, isn’t well sourced or edited and contains some factual inaccuracies. It doesn’t mention Biden’s decision to run f… --- ## [Trump compared to Roman Emperor Commodus (180–192 CE) or other megalomaniacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881 "2026-07-21T02:07:31Z")
One of my favorite YouTube programs is “Tasting History” with Max Miller. His most recent show was about the last meal of Emperor Commodus. You may remember this emperor from the first Gladiator movie. He was played b… --- ## [Magnesium for cramps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnesium-for-cramps/1027342)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnesium-for-cramps/1027342 "2026-03-26T18:00:40Z")
I’m curious to know if anyone else has tried this. What happened: we take Vitamin D in the winter - you would too if you lived in the UK - and this winter we started taking calcium as well. I was tasked with stocking u… --- ## [USB Flash drives are getting ridiculously small and have large storage GB's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-flash-drives-are-getting-ridiculously-small-and-have-large-storage-gbs/1027867)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-flash-drives-are-getting-ridiculously-small-and-have-large-storage-gbs/1027867 "2026-02-23T16:18:04Z")
I bought a 256GB 3.2 Kingston Data Traveler Cloud storage is fine for backups. I need fast speeds for Smooth Audio and Video playback. Read Speed up to 200MB/s Write Speed up to 60MB/s Fits my requirements. That’s a… --- ## [Any Human Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-human-ever/1032889)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-human-ever/1032889 "2026-09-18T02:14:13Z")
This is an interesting website. It will randomly choose a birth year and area of the world for you, and tell you what kind of life you might have had, if you had been that human. You can also choose your own birth year… --- ## [Successful albums, but the success was primarily due to someone other than the artist or band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-albums-but-the-success-was-primarily-due-to-someone-other-than-the-artist-or-band/1024778)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-albums-but-the-success-was-primarily-due-to-someone-other-than-the-artist-or-band/1024778 "2025-11-19T13:40:39Z")
A couple I can think of: Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf. It was more of a Jim Steinman album than a Meat Loaf (Marvin Aday) album. Subsequent albums by Meat Loaf without Steinman were poorly received. Transformer by Lou … --- ## [Evolution of pole arms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-pole-arms/1025517)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-pole-arms/1025517 "2025-12-14T16:12:38Z")
What drives the evolution of these weapons? Consider the fauchard, for example. Around 1300, you have your basic convex blade, while by 1400 a useful hook had been added. … --- ## [Netflix {bidding} to buy Warner Bros Discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-bidding-to-buy-warner-bros-discovery/1025425)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-bidding-to-buy-warner-bros-discovery/1025425 "2026-09-21T18:27:31Z")
Netflix has put in the highest bid for Warner Bros Discovery, and is expected to buy the company, merging HBO Max with Netflix, for one thing. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros --- ## [US accuses Canada of Organ Harvesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-accuses-canada-of-organ-harvesting/1026574)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-accuses-canada-of-organ-harvesting/1026574 "2026-01-16T13:57:02Z")
I saw this posted on Facebook today from the official account of the US Department of Health and Human Services: Canada has a program called Medical Assistance in Dying which allows people in chronic insufferable pain… --- ## [SMH: Things people have told me today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smh-things-people-have-told-me-today/1030021)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smh-things-people-have-told-me-today/1030021 "2026-05-17T14:23:09Z")
Hi everyone, zombie member here. I’d love to start a thread of things people have said/commented to you that just make you shake your head. Nothing truly hateful or flame worthy, just things that make you go “really?” F… --- ## [Donald Trump, Jesus, and a doctor walk into a bar …](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jesus-and-a-doctor-walk-into-a-bar/1029347)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jesus-and-a-doctor-walk-into-a-bar/1029347 "2026-05-01T07:38:58Z")
Donald Trump, Jesus, and a doctor walk into a bar … Desi Lydic started this joke on the Daily Show but didn’t finish. I think it’s too good a setup to waste. 100 internet points to whoever makes the funniest version! … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2026-edition/1028876)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2026-edition/1028876 "2026-04-30T18:46:33Z")
The rest of this month is appointments, appointments, appointments, so I’m getting this up now before I forget. We made it to April unnuked! HOORAY! Some days, listening to the news, I wonder if I’ll be starring in my o… --- ## [Did any past writers about the future predict drones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-past-writers-about-the-future-predict-drones/1032527)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-past-writers-about-the-future-predict-drones/1032527 "2026-08-31T11:26:59Z")
From delivering packages, conducting research, providing entertainment to changing the face of warfare - drones are everywhere today.I don’t recall drones in any predictions, though. --- ## [Extremely ignorant question about mandatory IRA withdrawals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-ignorant-question-about-mandatory-ira-withdrawals/1025915)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-ignorant-question-about-mandatory-ira-withdrawals/1025915 "2025-12-24T19:25:54Z")
So, this will be the first time I’ve withdrawn money from my IRA – the mandatory minimum requirement thing. I found various on-line calculator, fed them my birthdate and the not impressive total amount of my IRA (it’s s… --- ## [How common is/was three-way racial segregation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-was-three-way-racial-segregation/1032030)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-was-three-way-racial-segregation/1032030 "2026-08-03T00:30:02Z")
Or more-way? It seems that as soon as Oklahoma became a state, the legislature passed a law requiring facilities for whites, blacks and Indians. Dunno if it specified who was at the bottom of the totem pole. The report … --- ## [Bermuda triangle and conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bermuda-triangle-and-conspiracy/1025826)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bermuda-triangle-and-conspiracy/1025826 "2025-12-19T20:48:10Z")
Random shower thought: how/why did the Bermuda Triangle fall out of favor with the “Conspiracy Loonies”, while other CL-fads (flat-earth, moon landing, and new ones: 11/9, vaccines, covid) seem to be doing well? (just … --- ## [Reverse camera image breaks my brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-camera-image-breaks-my-brain/1026700)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-camera-image-breaks-my-brain/1026700 "2026-01-19T00:59:42Z")
Please explain this girls tattoos. She obviously didn’t get tattered that way. I noticed this on videos of police cars too. Where the letters appear to be going backwards in the wrong way. But the letters orientation to… --- ## [The "crucial detail" in making a pot of tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crucial-detail-in-making-a-pot-of-tea/1025969)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crucial-detail-in-making-a-pot-of-tea/1025969 "2025-12-27T18:31:37Z")
Christopher Hitchens, in Why Orwell Matters: “His long essay on how to make a proper pot of tea is highly orthodox, down to the crucial detail of taking the pot to the kettle instead of the kettle to the pot.” What’s t… --- ## [Repaving roads - why the wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repaving-roads-why-the-wait/1033250)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repaving-roads-why-the-wait/1033250 "2026-09-29T17:27:17Z")
Partial rant, partial actual question. They have been re-surfacing a patch of road near my house pretty much all summer. Well, it started not long after school let out, and they’re not done yet. There were HUGE chunks… --- ## [What is the difference between pasta sauce, pizza sauce, and marinara?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pasta-sauce-pizza-sauce-and-marinara/1029030)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pasta-sauce-pizza-sauce-and-marinara/1029030 "2026-04-08T00:41:00Z")
This has bugged me my whole life. Every time I go to the grocery store, the “canned tomato” aisle has a bunch of all of these. What exactly is the difference between them? Are you committing a terrible culinary sin if yo… --- ## [Can you truly empty a box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-truly-empty-a-box/1027794)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-truly-empty-a-box/1027794 "2026-02-24T02:00:29Z")
A “box” is a container meant to hold “stuff”. How much “stuff” can you take out of a box? It is a trivial matter to reach in and remove a physical, solid object. What’s left? An empty box? NO. The box still has air … --- ## [NJ MVC registered 6600 non-citizens to vote 3 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-mvc-registered-6600-non-citizens-to-vote-3-years-ago/1031834)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-mvc-registered-6600-non-citizens-to-vote-3-years-ago/1031834 "2026-07-26T01:28:12Z")
Oh lovely. This is going to do nothing but fuel the MAGA conspiracy theories. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill posted the following on Facebook a few hours ago : Gov. Sherrill’s Facebook page Last week I learned t… --- ## [Did I Register a Dying Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-register-a-dying-child/1029672)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-register-a-dying-child/1029672 "2026-09-03T01:09:26Z")
In April, we have 3 Tuesdays in a row where we focus on registering kindergarteners for the upcoming school year. This past Tuesday, I was in the process with a child and reached the category, “Health Information”. We n… --- ## [Glyphosate (RoundUp) study about human safety retracted 8 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glyphosate-roundup-study-about-human-safety-retracted-8-years-later/1025429)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glyphosate-roundup-study-about-human-safety-retracted-8-years-later/1025429 "2026-03-05T23:27:36Z")
It seems like one of the oft-cited studies showing that RoundUp is safe for humans may have been ghostwritten by its manufacturer: Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in c… --- ## [Dealing with a Problem Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-problem-bear/1030757)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-problem-bear/1030757 "2026-06-11T17:07:14Z")
My wife and I live in Black Mountain, North Carolina. We are used to seeing black bear around here and usually have several dozen sightings of them every summer in our yard, on nearby roadsides and elsewhere around the a… --- ## [Can Cuban ships pass through Guantánamo Bay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cuban-ships-pass-through-guantanamo-bay/1024911)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cuban-ships-pass-through-guantanamo-bay/1024911 "2025-11-17T23:52:48Z")
Guantánamo Bay is divided into the upper half in Cuba and the lower half in the U.S. naval base. As this map shows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Guantanamo.jpg The 1903 lease agreement included a specification in… --- ## [What's the best way to stop junk postal mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219 "2025-11-29T14:23:11Z")
I’m getting tired of having to walk down the street to get my postal mail, only to find it’s mostly, if not all, junk mail. I can’t remember ever getting a piece of junk mail I actually wanted, which means I have to haul… --- ## [Question for people who wear (or wore) their hair long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-wear-or-wore-their-hair-long/1028549)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-who-wear-or-wore-their-hair-long/1028549 "2026-03-19T20:46:33Z")
So I was watching a show on tv and yet again there was a scene of a beautiful (naturally) woman waking up in bed. Long, flowing hair, thick, shining, medium curly, with no signs of disarray except one lock falling forwa… --- ## [Let AI assess your personality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-ai-assess-your-personality/1033363)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-ai-assess-your-personality/1033363 "2026-09-29T14:34:43Z")
Lots (of good) AI threads lately (late-ly?) … A little game, I’d like you to play if you are so inclined: for those of you who have used an AI bot, pls ask it the following prompt: based on our all-time-conversations,… --- ## [Man seriously injured at Coca-Cola plant is told he's now useless, gets fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-seriously-injured-at-coca-cola-plant-is-told-hes-now-useless-gets-fired/1028726)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-seriously-injured-at-coca-cola-plant-is-told-hes-now-useless-gets-fired/1028726 "2026-03-25T15:49:35Z")
Also of note, this guy had been working for the same Coca-Cola bottling plant in Alberta for 35 years! He had repeatedly warned supervisors and maintenance staff about defects in a 907 kg overhead sliding door, but noth… --- ## ["Golden Curry" product - anyone use it or familiar with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-curry-product-anyone-use-it-or-familiar-with-it/1028949)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-curry-product-anyone-use-it-or-familiar-with-it/1028949 "2026-04-09T23:59:29Z")
I mean this stuff: I’ve seen it in the grocery store for years but never tried it. I think there are some variations. Is it good? Am I missing something? I do have pretty … --- ## [Have you had any encounters with law enforcement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-any-encounters-with-law-enforcement/1034550)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-any-encounters-with-law-enforcement/1034550 "2026-11-08T13:52:52Z")
I was a potential juror on Tuesday (yes, election day). I sat in a courtroom with 80 other potential jurors and listened to the attorneys question the selected dozen. One question was asked of everyone: “Have you ever h… --- ## [An incredibly detailed cutaway drawing of Kirk's USS Enterprise (including some clever in-jokes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-incredibly-detailed-cutaway-drawing-of-kirks-uss-enterprise-including-some-clever-in-jokes/1032290)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-incredibly-detailed-cutaway-drawing-of-kirks-uss-enterprise-including-some-clever-in-jokes/1032290 "2026-08-14T02:44:27Z")
Very cool. Happy 60th, Star Trek!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nTZTJHBCAs --- ## [Damn, Xander's dead. (Nicholas Brendon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-xanders-dead-nicholas-brendon/1028640)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-xanders-dead-nicholas-brendon/1028640 "2026-03-30T17:43:20Z")
--- ## [How far from your front door does "The Castle Doctrine" extend? \[Please answer for your specific state\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-from-your-front-door-does-the-castle-doctrine-extend-please-answer-for-your-specific-state/1031259)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-from-your-front-door-does-the-castle-doctrine-extend-please-answer-for-your-specific-state/1031259 "2026-07-02T11:24:23Z")
Ahhhhh, Facebook Reels. Endlessly tweaking algorithms to suit my fancy. For some reason, for the last few weeks I’ve been seeing a ton of home surveillance videos. Some daytime- usually porch pirates. Others nighttime. … --- ## [The last American penny coin has been minted this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-american-penny-coin-has-been-minted-this-week/1024897)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-american-penny-coin-has-been-minted-this-week/1024897 "2025-11-24T01:59:27Z")
I was very surprised to read that the last American penny was minted this week. Over the years it has come up for discussion several times as to whether they were useful or necessary. Now they are gone and nobody seems… --- ## [I finally figured out my username from 20 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-figured-out-my-username-from-20-years-ago/1027758)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-figured-out-my-username-from-20-years-ago/1027758 "2026-02-19T21:49:14Z")
So, a lifetime ago I used to hang here quite a bit, although I was mostly a lurker. This past year, my current partner and I decided to do a Death Pool for New Year, and I got to thinking about where I got the idea and … --- ## [What are your top favorite animes and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-favorite-animes-and-why/1025351)
**Author:** [@lilybug0309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilybug0309)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-favorite-animes-and-why/1025351 "2025-12-28T22:52:14Z")
I have heard a lot of debate about favorite anime’s here recently, but this is not what this is for, I genuinely want to know why a certain anime is someones favorite. Take mine for example, my favorite anime is Akame Ga… --- ## [Rhyme about Beans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyme-about-beans/1026439)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyme-about-beans/1026439 "2026-01-11T05:30:26Z")
In 2nd or 3rd grade we learned a rhyme extolling the sonic properties of baked beans. So I’m wondering how others learned it. So, were beans: The musical fruit The magical fruit Good for your heart? --- ## [Does my car really \*need\* all the services the dealer is suggesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-car-really-need-all-the-services-the-dealer-is-suggesting/1027947)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-car-really-need-all-the-services-the-dealer-is-suggesting/1027947 "2026-03-04T00:22:02Z")
So my car is approaching 30,000 miles, so I figure it’s probably due for an oil and filter change and tire rotation. Mazda happened to send me an email with a coupon for an oil change at one of their dealers, so I went … --- ## [Deleting, sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-sorry/1029704 "2026-05-05T16:50:58Z")
deleting… sorry --- ## [Why is it called Duck Fat but Beef Tallow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-duck-fat-but-beef-tallow/1029724)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-duck-fat-but-beef-tallow/1029724 "2026-05-19T14:36:59Z")
In this fascinating thread, a poster mentions duck fat and beef tallow and other animal fats. Why is beef tallow called tallow but duck…squeezings…get called duck fat?? --- ## [Restoring mundanity and pointlessness to the forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mundanity-and-pointlessness-to-the-forum/1033631)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mundanity-and-pointlessness-to-the-forum/1033631 "2026-10-10T01:40:20Z")
I decided to take the name of all fifty states, rearrange the letters in alphabetical order, and then list the resulting words in alphabetical order. aaaablm aaakls aaaknrss aabeknrs aacehmssssttu aacfiilnor aachi… --- ## [How Important is "Experience" in a Presidential Candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-experience-in-a-presidential-candidate/1029903)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-experience-in-a-presidential-candidate/1029903 "2026-05-13T01:14:44Z")
I’ve long thought it was important, but I just took a minute to review the eleven Presidents of my lifetime and realized it actually isn’t. Five of them had been around Washington in various capacities, including Vice-P… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=32&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=34&per_page=50)