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**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-blue-texas/1034552 "2026-11-09T03:44:57Z")
Man, as a lifelong Texas and observer of Texas politics, I still can’t believe that what happened on Tuesday is real. It took Republicans years to consolidate their control over Texas offices, and Democrats swept every… --- ## [Silly but innocent things you did as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-but-innocent-things-you-did-as-a-kid/1032218)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-but-innocent-things-you-did-as-a-kid/1032218 "2026-08-29T00:41:20Z")
What are some crazy-ass, but ultimately harmless ideas you had as a kid? At the age of, I don’t know, ten? I actually raised pet mealworms! Now, why would I do a thing like that? Well, as a kid I loved the notion of ke… --- ## [Beating (less) dead horses: less or fewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-less-dead-horses-less-or-fewer/1025525)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-less-dead-horses-less-or-fewer/1025525 "2025-12-21T01:28:58Z")
When to use “less” and when to use “fewer”. Fewer people today care about the issue, resulting in less discussion about the distinctions.\* Style guides counsel writers that “fewer” is used with count nouns, like people, … --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237 "2026-11-03T15:02:30Z")
Week 7 results: Bears 30, Patriots 24 Steelers 16, Saints 10 Falcons 29, 49ers 20 Browns 27, Titans 24 Vikings 16, Colts 10 Dolphins 28, Jets 25 Bucs 43, Panthers 13 Bengals 35, Ravens 13 Giants 27, Texans 21 (O… --- ## [Killing, forever, a built in "perk" on my phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-forever-a-built-in-perk-on-my-phone/1025874)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-forever-a-built-in-perk-on-my-phone/1025874 "2025-12-21T03:36:19Z")
Voicemail. How do I murder without reservation this thang. This is my sooper seekrit (shhh) Motorola burner. No one uses the number to contact me. (Welp, because the number is seekrit too). I get calls from somewhere.… --- ## [What was the point of Saruman in LotR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-saruman-in-lotr/1026418)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-saruman-in-lotr/1026418 "2026-01-08T00:25:27Z")
It occurs to me that with a minimum of rewriting you could tell almost the same story without the character of Saruman at all. It would have been easy enough to have some other trouble delay Gandalf, have Sauron be the e… --- ## [Why Minneapolis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-minneapolis/1026512)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-minneapolis/1026512 "2026-02-14T02:47:01Z")
This may be obvious to someone who’s actually been there, but it does seem to me that it’s a bit peculiar that what promises to be a watershed moment for all this ICE nonsense and Trump’s second term, as well as what was… --- ## [AI Stand-Up Comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-stand-up-comedy/1030195)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-stand-up-comedy/1030195 "2026-05-24T15:31:20Z")
2026 A.I. STAND-UP COMEDY (SHORT) SHOW How do you feel about it? If it made you laugh, would that be enough? I stopped going to stand-up shows a while ago because too many drunk people yell and shout, and if you miss a … --- ## ["Ghost scrolling" after using touch screen scroll back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-scrolling-after-using-touch-screen-scroll-back/1025633)
**Author:** [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-scrolling-after-using-touch-screen-scroll-back/1025633 "2026-02-15T11:42:11Z")
This typically happens when I follow a link to somewhere in a thread, like a search result. Then if I get curious about the context and use the touch screen to scroll the page back it does so, but after a few seconds it … --- ## [So, suppose humans got a gene mutation that allowed them to teleport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-suppose-humans-got-a-gene-mutation-that-allowed-them-to-teleport/1025987)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-suppose-humans-got-a-gene-mutation-that-allowed-them-to-teleport/1025987 "2025-12-27T01:26:45Z")
You know, the classic “I’m in Dallas and I want to be in New York, so I just twitch my nose and concentrate for a second and ZAP I vanish from here and reappear in Central Park” type of teleportation. It occurs to me th… --- ## [Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's engagement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-statham-and-rosie-huntington-whiteleys-engagement/1030776)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-statham-and-rosie-huntington-whiteleys-engagement/1030776 "2026-06-09T21:03:18Z")
Not one of the burning issues of the day but I’m curious. Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley have been a couple since 2010. They announced they were engaged in 2016. It’s ten years later. They’re still a coupl… --- ## [If a random person had to operate a ham radio with no prior experience, how easy would it be for them to figure out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-random-person-had-to-operate-a-ham-radio-with-no-prior-experience-how-easy-would-it-be-for-them-to-figure-out/1026885)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-random-person-had-to-operate-a-ham-radio-with-no-prior-experience-how-easy-would-it-be-for-them-to-figure-out/1026885 "2026-01-23T18:43:27Z")
Image someone is alone in an emergency or survival situation where they need to call for help and their only means of communication is a ham radio. For instance, a lost and injured hiker comes across a remote cabin with … --- ## [Has anyone here ever ordered anything from the Bradford Exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-ordered-anything-from-the-bradford-exchange/1027514)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-ordered-anything-from-the-bradford-exchange/1027514 "2026-02-14T05:22:46Z")
I still see full-page ads for those overpriced dust collectors in my local dead-tree newspaper. Who buys that stuff, anyway? Not me, but you do you. For that matter, has anyone here received a gift that obviously came… --- ## [The acronym BOGO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acronym-bogo/1028050)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acronym-bogo/1028050 "2026-02-28T17:03:39Z")
All my life I’ve heard the sales pitch “buy one, get one free!” but only recently have I seen this re-expressed in acronym form as BOGO. Has it been around for awhile and I just didn’t notice it, or is it relatively new… --- ## [Where are all the naked dresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-naked-dresses/1029426)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-naked-dresses/1029426 "2026-04-21T21:05:42Z")
On various news sites I keep seeing stories about the latest actress or influencer wearing a naked dress or outfit to some gala or other. The stories usually have a blurred image or one covered with a a black bar. Wher… --- ## [Where could “AI” be actually helpful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-could-ai-be-actually-helpful/1030463)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-could-ai-be-actually-helpful/1030463 "2026-07-01T20:00:39Z")
I’m not a big fan of AI. I don’t believe that machines should be thinking for people. But - I can see a very useful application of AI, or at least limited speech parsing. I have a Nikon Z8 camera, and there are way too … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - July 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2026-edition/1031256)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2026-edition/1031256 "2026-08-01T00:10:59Z")
So here we are, July about to slap us in the face, heat beginning to ramp up, Europeans buying out our Ranch Dressing supply like crackheads who found a stash of 100$ bills, and the World Cup marching merrily onward. In… --- ## [How well would a liberal tyranny/regime perform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-a-liberal-tyranny-regime-perform/1029701)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-would-a-liberal-tyranny-regime-perform/1029701 "2026-05-09T22:04:33Z")
In nearly every discussion about what progressives want to achieve, the discussion always gets bogged down in the “Well, we don’t have the votes or power to achieve what we want” - be it climate-change action, LGBT, taxe… --- ## [How hard will it be to set the gas pumps for more than $10 per gallon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-will-it-be-to-set-the-gas-pumps-for-more-than-10-per-gallon/1028471)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-will-it-be-to-set-the-gas-pumps-for-more-than-10-per-gallon/1028471 "2026-03-17T06:54:26Z")
When gasoline went over $1.00/gallon, they needed some hacks because the mechanical gas pumps of the day only had two digits for the price. Most stations set the price to half of the the actual. The attendant came out … --- ## [How do will executors find estranged beneficiaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-will-executors-find-estranged-beneficiaries/1030486)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-will-executors-find-estranged-beneficiaries/1030486 "2026-05-31T22:29:46Z")
Long story short, I’m in the process of writing a will, and two of my children are estranged. I would like to leave them some inheritance (not a lot, because the little shits are estranged, obviously!) but just curious h… --- ## [To Fuck With](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-fuck-with/1033675)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-fuck-with/1033675 "2026-10-15T23:56:20Z")
I think it’s amusing and slightly confusing that the phrase “I fuck with \_\_\_\_”, has come to mean the opposite of what it used to mean. --- ## [Ear lobe pierced hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-lobe-pierced-hole/1034020)
**Author:** [@jasminebooo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasminebooo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-lobe-pierced-hole/1034020 "2026-10-22T09:32:58Z")
What happens if I put mechanical pencil led in my ear hole piercing --- ## [Massive bridge collapse in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-bridge-collapse-in-china/1024791)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-bridge-collapse-in-china/1024791 "2025-11-17T08:40:31Z")
The bridge was opened just a few months ago, but was recently closes due to recent landslides. After you watch the video, you will note the irony of this statement: “Currently, there is no estimated timeline for the r… --- ## [What's your most unfortunate bowel or bladder malfunction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-unfortunate-bowel-or-bladder-malfunction/1030814)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-unfortunate-bowel-or-bladder-malfunction/1030814 "2026-06-16T17:13:59Z")
Recently I was catching up with an old college buddy and it jogged my memory of an unfortunate bathroom situation I found myself in all those years ago (this would be early 00s). A few of us guys spend one Friday night … --- ## [Predict the next era of Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-era-of-star-trek/1032534)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-era-of-star-trek/1032534 "2026-08-26T13:42:22Z")
We have a little bit more of Strange New Worlds, another season of Academy, then a break as the powers that be decide on what a reset is going to look like. Predict. A completely different timeline than any currently e… --- ## [Charging an EV in an older house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-ev-in-an-older-house/1029413)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-ev-in-an-older-house/1029413 "2026-05-15T02:36:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Installing EV charging for one unit in a 6-unit condo building: It seems like it should be possible to add sensing for the current through the main breaker. With that the load that the c… --- ## [What can I do with metal washers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-metal-washers/1026036)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-metal-washers/1026036 "2025-12-28T04:03:03Z")
I found four or five of them on the street. They’re a bit larger around than quarters and made of some kind of yellowish metal? I could just toss them in the recycling, but is there a better use? --- ## [Why did France and Britain declare war on Germany after Poland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-france-and-britain-declare-war-on-germany-after-poland/1029577)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-france-and-britain-declare-war-on-germany-after-poland/1029577 "2026-05-16T03:17:55Z")
And why didnt they declare war on The Soviet Union when they invaded Poland? Yes, Chamberlain signed the Anglo-Polish Agreement on 31 March 1939 to contain Nazi Germany. Sure, but why? And since Britain had guaranteed t… --- ## [Tell me your favorite clavinet songs! (other than Superstition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-favorite-clavinet-songs-other-than-superstition/1029271)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-favorite-clavinet-songs-other-than-superstition/1029271 "2026-10-14T14:52:09Z")
No, not the clarinet, silly. And not the clavichord! I mean the clavinet, that funky keyboard of the sixties popularized by Stevie Wonder. It’s an instrument that creeps into most bands’ repertoires at some point, yet it… --- ## [How does urinalysis work? (Variable dilution issue)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-urinalysis-work-variable-dilution-issue/1028502)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-urinalysis-work-variable-dilution-issue/1028502 "2026-03-20T01:26:15Z")
We’ve got an FQ about poo at the moment, so why not one about pee. When testing for components in urine, how do they account for the fact it may be quite concentrated or quite dilute? Suppose the normal number of someth… --- ## [Reading the Hugo packet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-the-hugo-packet/1031616)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-the-hugo-packet/1031616 "2026-09-01T15:48:59Z")
I mentioned this in the vorkosigan thread, and thought it might be worth starting a new thread to discuss it. I bought the Hugo packet again this year. (Technically, i bought “voting-only” access to the Hugo convention, … --- ## [The Bugaloos and their web of lies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bugaloos-and-their-web-of-lies/1031659)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bugaloos-and-their-web-of-lies/1031659 "2026-07-17T18:20:10Z")
Remember the Bugaloos? Saturday morning live action show? Well, they showed up in my YouTube feed, and something was perplexing. Those wings don’t look nearly big enough for those guys to get airborne. I don’t care ho… --- ## [Do you covid test every time you get a cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covid-test-every-time-you-get-a-cold/1025582)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covid-test-every-time-you-get-a-cold/1025582 "2026-01-19T13:36:52Z")
My wife and I had colds the past week. Based on our cumulative 130 years of experience - clearly just colds. When we told people (asking if they wanted to get together for pre-planned events), a couple of people asked … --- ## [How do dolphins and whales cope with extreme storms in the ocean (read gigantic waves)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dolphins-and-whales-cope-with-extreme-storms-in-the-ocean-read-gigantic-waves/1032198)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dolphins-and-whales-cope-with-extreme-storms-in-the-ocean-read-gigantic-waves/1032198 "2026-08-07T21:46:09Z")
Title says it all I think. I know they sleep with half their brain at a time so they can continue to surface and breathe but ISTM in extremely high seas (monster waves) these animals would have a very difficult time cop… --- ## [What is known about the Telegony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-known-about-the-telegony/1032255)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-known-about-the-telegony/1032255 "2026-08-19T23:18:37Z")
The Odyssey movie prompted me to reread Stephen Fry’s version of the story. After the ending, Fry says: But Odysseus’s debt to Poseidon is not yet fully discharged. The price he has to pay for poking that stick in Poly… --- ## [How often do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-it/1034337)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-it/1034337 "2026-11-06T13:23:29Z")
You know you want to know! How does your love life compare to those of your fellow Dopers? Here’s your chance to find out! How often do you have sex with another human being? Masturbation doesn’t count. (Start your own… --- ## [Chicken paprikash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-paprikash/1028452)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-paprikash/1028452 "2026-03-16T22:32:06Z")
I like chicken paprikash, but I’ve never made it. In my mind, it’s chili… only with chicken pieces instead of chunks. I mean, what’s paprika? Chile powder, right? I’ve ordered some actual Hungarian paprika. It shoul… --- ## [It's the 5th Anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402 "2026-02-05T15:47:55Z")
I’m going to take what might be an unpopular stance. We should have many more memorials/remembrances/commemorations/whatever-you-want-to-call-them around Jan. 6 than we do for 9/11. Let me be super-clear; 9/11 was horri… --- ## [What are those $1 million dollar game prizes really worth, in money in your pocket terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-1-million-dollar-game-prizes-really-worth-in-money-in-your-pocket-terms/1030009)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-1-million-dollar-game-prizes-really-worth-in-money-in-your-pocket-terms/1030009 "2026-05-13T00:12:56Z")
The particular show doesn’t matter, what you have to do doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you had to be extremely brave or smart or lucky or whatever. There just seems to be a whole lot of TV competition/reality sho… --- ## [Why not make Cuba our 51st state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-make-cuba-our-51st-state/1031600)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-make-cuba-our-51st-state/1031600 "2026-07-14T14:25:21Z")
Since I doubt Canada would agree under any circumstances to become the 51st US state, and Greenland wouldn’t add much to the US economy, why doesn’t Trump take over Cuba? I’ve never heard him talk about making it a state… --- ## [Neither conservatives nor liberals see a meaningful distinction between legal and illegal immigration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neither-conservatives-nor-liberals-see-a-meaningful-distinction-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration/1030185)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neither-conservatives-nor-liberals-see-a-meaningful-distinction-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration/1030185 "2026-05-20T04:02:53Z")
Nowadays there’s a whole right-wing meme on Facebook, “But they came here LEGALLY!”, usually as a caption underneath some photo or picture of dirty brown-skinned criminal or Muslim folks, mocking the idea that immigratio… --- ## [Looking for a Biblical guide approved by religious leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-biblical-guide-approved-by-religious-leaders/1029606 "2026-04-30T03:42:25Z")
Are there any Biblical guides out there approved by religious leaders that tell us which Biblical claims and/or stories are factual and which are parables/lessons? --- ## [NASA's Rube Goldberg solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-rube-goldberg-solution/1028920)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-rube-goldberg-solution/1028920 "2026-06-01T16:55:28Z")
Maybe I’m being too harsh - I admit I just skimmed the article - but at a quick blush, it struck me funny. "If NASA’s colossal new moon rocket, slated to launch with astronauts for the first time as soon as tomorrow, e… --- ## [Why are appliance water filters so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-appliance-water-filters-so-expensive/1033290)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-appliance-water-filters-so-expensive/1033290 "2026-10-05T12:33:07Z")
I have a hot water dispenser for my kitchen sink that needs to be replaced (dispenses 200°F water on demand). The Insinkerator brand offers a water filter “system” for over $120. The system is just a cap with the hose fi… --- ## [Are there any knuckleball pitchers in MLB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-knuckleball-pitchers-in-mlb/1032682)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-knuckleball-pitchers-in-mlb/1032682 "2026-09-01T14:32:09Z")
Seems like a useful pitch to have on hand. --- ## [What would Democrats do with a supermajority in Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-democrats-do-with-a-supermajority-in-congress/1029627)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-democrats-do-with-a-supermajority-in-congress/1029627 "2026-05-01T21:49:12Z")
First, the hypothetical. The results are from the midterms, and the blue tsunami was enormous. Democrats have a 100 seat advantage in the House and have 70 seats in the Senate. Yes, I know this is extremely unlikely, … --- ## [Mini PC - evolution in form, or fried components waiting to happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-pc-evolution-in-form-or-fried-components-waiting-to-happen/1029509)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-pc-evolution-in-form-or-fried-components-waiting-to-happen/1029509 "2026-04-24T21:56:43Z")
I’ve always been a desktop PC guy, but I notice that the lower priced segment of the market are increasingly given over to the book-size mini units. Many of them tout “silent running,” which indicates they don’t have a f… --- ## [World of Warcraft (WoW) Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-wow-forever/1033833)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-wow-forever/1033833 "2026-11-09T01:52:39Z")
A new fork of World of Warcraft (often called WoW) is in beta currently and will go live on November 4. Its intent is something like the original WoW from 2004 for the feel, but with some class changes to make every spec… --- ## [Spider-Noir, Spider-Noir, does everything that a spider's for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-noir-spider-noir-does-everything-that-a-spiders-for/1030434)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-noir-spider-noir-does-everything-that-a-spiders-for/1030434 "2026-09-05T14:13:31Z")
All 8 episodes have recently dropped, I’ve just started watching it. --- ## [Need an excuse for a tempermental mother-in-law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-excuse-for-a-tempermental-mother-in-law/1030253)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-excuse-for-a-tempermental-mother-in-law/1030253 "2026-05-22T02:46:58Z")
Dumb situation but here goes anyway. Son is moving back to college this fall. Mother-in-law has decided that’d be a great time to visit him and see his school. She has already booked a hotel there (4 hour drive) for he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=33&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=35&per_page=50)