# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=39 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 40 --- ## [Are the Cormoran Strike books any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-cormoran-strike-books-any-good/1025097)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-cormoran-strike-books-any-good/1025097 "2025-11-25T20:25:30Z")
I don’t care for Rowling, but I was also unaware that she’d written this series. Are they interesting? Well-written? --- ## [New take on "MAGA" { IE “Make America Go Away” }](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-take-on-maga-ie-make-america-go-away/1028710)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-take-on-maga-ie-make-america-go-away/1028710 "2026-03-26T01:34:49Z")
I was at a concert yesterday afternoon (in Montreal) and saw a man wearing a MAGA hat. A closer inspection showed that it actually said “Make America Go Away”. Just had to share that. --- ## [Karl Bushby has Completed 28 Year 36,000 Mile Walk around the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-bushby-has-completed-28-year-36-000-mile-walk-around-the-world/1034349)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-bushby-has-completed-28-year-36-000-mile-walk-around-the-world/1034349 "2026-11-03T20:35:31Z")
After a 28-year odyssey spanning 29 countries, 36,000 miles, facing down polar bears, kidnappers and a spell in Russian custody, Karl Bushby was finally back in the arms of his longsuffering mother, Angela. “Where have… --- ## [Nine Backcountry Skiers Dead from Avalanche in Lake Tahoe Area {February 18, 2026}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-backcountry-skiers-dead-from-avalanche-in-lake-tahoe-area-february-18-2026/1027808)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-backcountry-skiers-dead-from-avalanche-in-lake-tahoe-area-february-18-2026/1027808 "2026-02-22T20:05:32Z")
Six skiers out of a group of fifteen survived. While one is still missing, it is not possible he would have survived because of the cold. Avalanche warnings were issued–but apparently ignored? One of the worst avalanc… --- ## [2026 Nobel Peace Prize Announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-peace-prize-announced/1033691)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-peace-prize-announced/1033691 "2026-10-19T23:17:42Z")
South African-born anti-apartheid activist and international human rights jurist Navi Pillay is the winner. Of note - one of the most recent highlights in her very excellent CV was being chair of the UN Palestine Comm… --- ## [Is the "October Surprise" a myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-october-surprise-a-myth/1030804)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-october-surprise-a-myth/1030804 "2026-07-06T19:08:08Z")
This is a phrase that has come up a lot in the Graham Platner thread, and it also got thrown around a lot during the Bernie Wars of 2016. People attack a primary candidate they don’t like by insisting that, even if they … --- ## [Gov. Walz should activate the Minnesota Guard to protect his citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-walz-should-activate-the-minnesota-guard-to-protect-his-citizens/1026621)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-walz-should-activate-the-minnesota-guard-to-protect-his-citizens/1026621 "2026-01-13T06:07:23Z")
My cousin is a teacher in Minneapolis and ICE is terrorizing the schools – waiting outside when school is over to harass and detain teachers, students, etc. They are also terrorizing local residents, citizens and non-ci… --- ## [South Korean Universities Reject Applicants with School Bullying Records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-universities-reject-applicants-with-school-bullying-records/1026291)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-universities-reject-applicants-with-school-bullying-records/1026291 "2026-06-29T07:19:13Z")
South Korean universities reject applicants with school bullying records. The debate here is: Is this a good policy? My take is that it depends on both the severity and the time of the verified bullying incidents. The… --- ## [Jim Bakker of PTL Club fame, dead at 86](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-bakker-of-ptl-club-fame-dead-at-86/1033620)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-bakker-of-ptl-club-fame-dead-at-86/1033620 "2026-10-14T16:20:52Z")
And so it goes. Not sure what to say about this other than, hopefully he and Tammy Fay are reunited in their proper place. --- ## [Why does Trump give his support to the medical conspiracy crowd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-trump-give-his-support-to-the-medical-conspiracy-crowd/1029947)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-trump-give-his-support-to-the-medical-conspiracy-crowd/1029947 "2026-05-15T00:04:43Z")
Generally speaking, Trump does something because it benefits him personally. But I can’t see how he benefits out of supporting medical conspiracies. He’s dumb about healthcare, as indicated by his stated belief that win… --- ## [Probability of my car's VIN being accidentally duplicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-of-my-cars-vin-being-accidentally-duplicated/1026423)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-of-my-cars-vin-being-accidentally-duplicated/1026423 "2026-01-12T10:00:28Z")
I have been having a very long back and forth with Peugeot customer service over a problem with my real time traffic, and at one point I received an automatically-generated message informing me that my online services ac… --- ## [Vicarious Trauma From a 20 Year Old Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicarious-trauma-from-a-20-year-old-case/1033189)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicarious-trauma-from-a-20-year-old-case/1033189 "2026-10-04T14:20:12Z")
I have worked in child welfare for more than 31 years and experienced vicarious trauma on numerous occasions. Today’s dose of vicarious trauma hit heavy with much more impact than usual. This morning I received a call … --- ## [What are the great sniping - stalking - sneaking games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-great-sniping-stalking-sneaking-games/1030284)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-great-sniping-stalking-sneaking-games/1030284 "2026-05-24T10:01:18Z")
I’m sort of in between games right now. I recently played Atomfall and liked it a lot, then I was recommended the Metro series for its similar stalking game mechanics. I just finished the Metro trilogy and enjoyed it ver… --- ## [What are your tips and tricks for keeping mental health in a crazy political era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-tips-and-tricks-for-keeping-mental-health-in-a-crazy-political-era/1030352)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-tips-and-tricks-for-keeping-mental-health-in-a-crazy-political-era/1030352 "2026-07-07T15:01:26Z")
Thread is, of course, about Trump/MAGA, but also only partially so. The current insanity, cruelty, destructiveness, idiocy, and secondhand embarrassment won’t stop for 2.7 more years. That’s a long time. And it may pers… --- ## [Tracing Down a Scammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracing-down-a-scammer/1034346)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracing-down-a-scammer/1034346 "2026-11-03T18:59:42Z")
We all get scammers trying to con us into giving them our money, and most of them don’t even bother leaving a message. Even those who do, don’t usually incessantly call back. This one is different, however, because it … --- ## [What's your Medieval English\* epithet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-medieval-english-epithet/1025013)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-medieval-english-epithet/1025013 "2025-11-25T21:15:31Z")
I love the epithets attributed to some of the major players at the center of the chaotic game of thrones that was Norman England.\* Harold Harefoot Edmund Ironside Hereward the Wake Æthylfrith the Twister Eadric the Gr… --- ## [Found an Apple watch - how to return it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-apple-watch-how-to-return-it/1026030)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-apple-watch-how-to-return-it/1026030 "2025-12-27T14:46:27Z")
Found during a short walk while visiting relatives in Arlington VA. On the back it identifies itself as an Apple Series 3, 38mm. No serial number is evident. I’m not an Apple person, but I had the impression that Appl… --- ## [Health Issue, and yes, I've seen a doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-issue-and-yes-ive-seen-a-doctor/1032135 "2026-08-25T20:02:45Z")
I think this is the right place, but maybe this should be moved-- it won’t hurt my feelings, and no need to PM me first. So, I am finally getting my CGMs, and learning a LOT about my sugar levels-- the spikes that preci… --- ## [Mandarin Language Question: PLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandarin-language-question-pla/1028222)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandarin-language-question-pla/1028222 "2026-03-08T21:40:18Z")
The People’s Liberation Army is represented by 3 characters, which loosely translates as Liberate, Set Free, Military or Troops. But it’s romanized as Jiefangjun – the three English words are represented as one Chinese … --- ## [Theoretical: You park your car legally in front of a neighbor's house and they have your car towed. Any legal remedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-you-park-your-car-legally-in-front-of-a-neighbors-house-and-they-have-your-car-towed-any-legal-remedies/1025763)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-you-park-your-car-legally-in-front-of-a-neighbors-house-and-they-have-your-car-towed-any-legal-remedies/1025763 "2025-12-17T03:38:49Z")
Imagine a typical suburban neighborhood with city streets. Although it’s legal to park pretty much anywhere, people generally park in their own driveway or in front of their own house. Sometimes people park in front of o… --- ## [To everyone who thinks Hakeem Jeffries doesn't plan ahead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-everyone-who-thinks-hakeem-jeffries-doesnt-plan-ahead/1034503)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-everyone-who-thinks-hakeem-jeffries-doesnt-plan-ahead/1034503 "2026-11-09T04:30:39Z")
Here’s an announcement from June. And here’s the report released in September. Cost-of-Living Healthcare Working Group Memo on Democratic Healthcare Action for the First 100 Hours, First 100 Days, and First Year of t… --- ## [What flew over my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flew-over-my-house/1028276)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flew-over-my-house/1028276 "2026-03-07T23:55:27Z")
I live very close to LAX, so I am used to seeing and hearing aircraft. Now they take off and land over the ocean, so not as much as before. A few minutes ago, I heard this jet engine roaring, and after a few minutes, I … --- ## [Damn that's a good bowl of Chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-thats-a-good-bowl-of-chili/1033453)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-thats-a-good-bowl-of-chili/1033453 "2026-09-29T18:57:25Z")
I made a batch of chili on Saturday from my tried and true recipe, with a few minor variations. 2 days later it has fully developed and might just be the best I’ve ever made. If you want to try some, here is exactly wh… --- ## [Would you go to today's Bears game if someone gave you tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-todays-bears-game-if-someone-gave-you-tickets/1025685)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-todays-bears-game-if-someone-gave-you-tickets/1025685 "2025-12-16T16:40:09Z")
Chicago Bears are playing today, with high temps forecast a balmy 13F, and wind chills down to -20F. Anyone who has attended a game at Soldier Field - along Chicago’s lakefront, knows that it can be a chilly environme… --- ## [Nicknames for drug effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-drug-effects/1031872)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-for-drug-effects/1031872 "2026-08-05T04:41:15Z")
If you are addicted to methamphetamine, and your teeth rot away, you have “Meth Mouth”. If you are addicted to fentanyl, and your torso is perpetually hunched over, you have “the Fentanyl Fold”. If a psychiatrist sedat… --- ## [My shaving soap doesn't work anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-shaving-soap-doesnt-work-anymore/1031436)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-shaving-soap-doesnt-work-anymore/1031436 "2026-07-17T05:34:11Z")
All my adult life, I’ve used a brush and soap to shave. (Why, you may ask? Dunno. I like old-fashioned things, I guess.) I’ve never been loyal to any particular brand. But recently I bought a new bar, and it failed … --- ## [IRobot, the maker of Roomba, has filed for Bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irobot-the-maker-of-roomba-has-filed-for-bankruptcy/1025738)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irobot-the-maker-of-roomba-has-filed-for-bankruptcy/1025738 "2025-12-20T02:26:58Z")
Is your Roomba sulking in a corner crying? I remember when Roomba first hit the market. Engineer Joe Jones working in the MIT Computer and AI lab created the early design. It makes me feel so old to see the development… --- ## [What \*as seen on TV" products have you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409 "2026-10-01T01:02:38Z")
I got hung on those blankets with arms. Ordered several. Junky fabric. We were too long for them. You may not know it but I have freakishly long arms. It was basically elbow length in the sleeve. When washed and dried … --- ## [Radio stations playing slightly altered versions of songs - \*not\* censored versions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-stations-playing-slightly-altered-versions-of-songs-not-censored-versions/1030956)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-stations-playing-slightly-altered-versions-of-songs-not-censored-versions/1030956 "2026-06-18T21:53:41Z")
Debated Cafe Society or MPSIMS… Listening to terrestial radio today I noticed a weird thing on two different stations… Songs had weird ‘edits’ where short parts of the song duplicated. Happened in each song. Example: … --- ## [The original book, or the video adaptation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-book-or-the-video-adaptation/1031948)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-book-or-the-video-adaptation/1031948 "2026-07-29T18:08:10Z")
Often, the two are so different that if you started with one the other will disappoint. So which to go with? Specifically I was thinking of: A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin vs. Game of Thrones and The Hel… --- ## [I'm Blocking Gmail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-blocking-gmail/1032470)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-blocking-gmail/1032470 "2026-08-30T04:20:52Z")
I’ve been inundated with spam aimed at authors. Spammers pretending to be publishers, literary agents, publicists, book club organizers, radio station honchos, movie moguls, library system administrators, etc. They all… --- ## [A day in upstate NY - what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-upstate-ny-what-to-do/1030001)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-upstate-ny-what-to-do/1030001 "2026-06-02T00:57:39Z")
We do an annual trip to Western NY, about an hour from Buffalo. We also usually take an extra day on the way home to go somewhere though I’m running out of ideas. IF the water’s up, we’ll probably go kayaking down the … --- ## [Thwap biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thwap-biscuits/1032817)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thwap-biscuits/1032817 "2026-09-07T20:06:29Z")
You know they come in a cardboard tube you “thwap” it on the edge of the counter to open. What has gone awry? They just don’t seem the same. I’m buying, what I think is a decent brand. We check dates. Use by the time … --- ## [Channel 56](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/channel-56/1032219)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/channel-56/1032219 "2026-08-10T17:28:15Z")
I grew up in the Los Angeles media market and I could access (at most) about half a dozen UHF channels. About half were foreign language stations (CH 14-25 roughly). The local PBS station was CH 28. Moving up the dial, t… --- ## [How many pillows do you sleep with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pillows-do-you-sleep-with/1026400)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pillows-do-you-sleep-with/1026400 "2026-01-12T18:17:01Z")
How many pillows do you use to sleep, not how many are on your bed. Body pillows count as 2. poll --- ## [Extreme flooding in Nepal and into China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-flooding-in-nepal-and-into-china/1032587)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-flooding-in-nepal-and-into-china/1032587 "2026-08-31T22:43:17Z")
Videos are showing spectacular devastation - 20-meter-high walls of water. Cause unclear - may be the collapse of a glacial lake. --- ## [Board games for college women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-games-for-college-women/1025103)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-games-for-college-women/1025103 "2025-12-01T04:46:37Z")
My daughter is in college now and tells me that there’s not a lot to do in the area. I went to the same school so I know there’s not a lot to do outside of classes. I suggested getting board games as that’s what we used … --- ## [WWII Battle of Iwo Jima...why not blockade vs siege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-battle-of-iwo-jima-why-not-blockade-vs-siege/1031012)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-battle-of-iwo-jima-why-not-blockade-vs-siege/1031012 "2026-07-02T05:46:30Z")
The Battle of Iwo Jima is famous in WWII US history for one of the hardest fought battles of the Pacific campaign. It amazes me how tough that tiny little island was to take. And by tiny I do mean tiny (eight square mil… --- ## [My husband and fb scams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-fb-scams/1026008)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-fb-scams/1026008 "2025-12-24T23:28:36Z")
He gets on Facebook and wants to use my walmart card to “win” a Les Paul guitar … twice. I call the company the post is claiming is giving away the very expensive guitar and guess what it’s fake. Who knew! Me! I knew! Ga… --- ## [Name a book you think would work best as an animated movie or tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-book-you-think-would-work-best-as-an-animated-movie-or-tv-series/1028467)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-book-you-think-would-work-best-as-an-animated-movie-or-tv-series/1028467 "2026-03-24T12:45:25Z")
A Book or series of related books in the same universe (not a list) that you (personally, not people on the internet) think would be great as an animated movie or tv series. Another note: This is NOT a contest. You do… --- ## [Why don't the Clipboard contents persist in Microsoft Excel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-clipboard-contents-persist-in-microsoft-excel/1028163)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-clipboard-contents-persist-in-microsoft-excel/1028163 "2026-03-10T13:37:19Z")
Every day of my life I copy something in Excel, either from a cell or from the formula bar. Half the time when I go to paste it, the Clipboard is empty and nothing happens. I’m aware that Excel treats the cell contents … --- ## [A mysterious still image from a 1967 video, a bit of online detective work, and a hidden history of women on the fringes of fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098 "2025-11-26T15:58:32Z")
I was browsing through my YouTube feed this weekend, when I saw a 1967 educational short film called 'Farm Family in Winter". I had first become familiar with the short through the RiffTrax guys (Mike and the two guys wh… --- ## [POLL: To peel or not to peel -- kiwifruit, that is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-to-peel-or-not-to-peel-kiwifruit-that-is/1029572)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-to-peel-or-not-to-peel-kiwifruit-that-is/1029572 "2026-04-28T17:51:39Z")
To just eat a kiwi out of hand, I don’t peel it. I slice it crosswise into about 1/4 inch slices so there’s just a thin strip of peel and I eat it. An unpeeled kiwi has 3.5 to 4 grams of fiber, which is a good thing. I w… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2025-edition/1025247)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2025-edition/1025247 "2026-01-01T00:12:36Z")
Sitting here listening to fireworks as my city celebrates the beginning of the Christmas season, and wondering just where did this year go?! Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were complaining about the heat? Well two week… --- ## [Another odd package route](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-odd-package-route/1026304)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-odd-package-route/1026304 "2026-02-19T17:58:08Z")
Yes, I understand hub and spoke, but this one baffles me: I ship a package via USPS from SE Minnesota to NE Wisconsin (ground advantage) It first heads to MSP (ok, slightly wrong direction, but is nearby processing fac… --- ## [I just heard about slaughtered Mustangs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-heard-about-slaughtered-mustangs/1032536)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-heard-about-slaughtered-mustangs/1032536 "2026-08-27T17:51:11Z")
I don’t have a cite for this. I got it off Jeff Teidrich’s substiack and I’m not sure where he got it: "The horses were packed into echoing metal trailers and trucked 1,800 miles east to the pens of a hard-luck livestoc… --- ## [What are some events that are basically 'anti-PTSD/anti-trauma' events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-events-that-are-basically-anti-ptsd-anti-trauma-events/1029754)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-events-that-are-basically-anti-ptsd-anti-trauma-events/1029754 "2026-05-12T01:37:49Z")
The best way I can think of to word this is that some events are so traumatic that they permanently change our nervous system to make it hyper alert to threats and overactivate the sympathetic nervous system. So it make… --- ## [A Red Dwarf Future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-red-dwarf-future/1033933)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-red-dwarf-future/1033933 "2026-10-22T22:07:26Z")
Given that the universe has exited its prime star formation phase and that fewer sun-like stars will be birthed in the future, will there come a time before the universal heat death that life cannot exist because only re… --- ## [Why was Kedicat given a thread ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-kedicat-given-a-thread-ban/1027997)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-kedicat-given-a-thread-ban/1027997 "2026-02-28T06:10:01Z")
I regularly disagree with @Kedicat’s assessment of the Ukraine war, and this assessment of the conflict is ridiculous. But isn’t the board about discussion and challenging each other’s ignorance? (And I say this knowing … --- ## [Marvelous Ripoffs found on the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvelous-ripoffs-found-on-the-internet/1024986)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvelous-ripoffs-found-on-the-internet/1024986 "2025-11-21T16:52:01Z")
Usually finding ripoffs on the internet pisses me off just a bit, but once in a while I come across one that is just so brazen in it’s claims that you know that the stupid people ordering it just might deserve what they … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=38&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=40&per_page=50)