# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=41 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 42 --- ## [An unusual trend in Republican campaign advertisements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unusual-trend-in-republican-campaign-advertisements/1032468)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unusual-trend-in-republican-campaign-advertisements/1032468 "2026-08-24T12:22:30Z")
Here in the Oregon/Washington area I have noticed that quite a few Republican ads do not mention Trump at all, or even the political party they belong to, even to the point of not hearing or even seeing on the banners th… --- ## [How to respond to interviewer when you are overqualified for the position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-interviewer-when-you-are-overqualified-for-the-position/1029136)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-interviewer-when-you-are-overqualified-for-the-position/1029136 "2026-04-10T08:14:41Z")
Need advice fast. I have an interview tomorrow at a company in my profession for a lower position job. it’s entry level, and I have 20 years experience. That includes experience in the position offered, maybe future op… --- ## [Key-Cay. Ok what's the hoo-hay? (Is there a difference?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-cay-ok-whats-the-hoo-hay-is-there-a-difference/1031969)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-cay-ok-whats-the-hoo-hay-is-there-a-difference/1031969 "2026-07-29T04:24:02Z")
Or is it just regional spelling, language difference? Yeah..I’m dumb. --- ## [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… --- ## [How to specify bifocal glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-specify-bifocal-glasses/1025300)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-specify-bifocal-glasses/1025300 "2025-12-07T23:22:03Z")
In my family (parents and 5 siblings) I’m the only one that never needed glasses. But for some time (I’m 79) I do use over the counter reading glasses for close work. I use +1.75 for using the computer and I just went u… --- ## [The horror in Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-in-sudan/1033017)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-in-sudan/1033017 "2026-09-19T14:21:20Z")
I wasn’t sure if this should be here or in some other forum. Feel free to move it. I read a horrifying NYT op-ed by Nicholas Kristof about the horror show going on in Sudan. An estimated 60,000 people (mostly males over… --- ## [MLB- June 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2026/1030608)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2026/1030608 "2026-07-27T15:32:25Z")
Wow! Ohtani pitching against the D-backs and was really wild with Nolan Arenado. --- ## [Spam cell phone calls-- I don't get them but almost everyone I know gets lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cell-phone-calls-i-dont-get-them-but-almost-everyone-i-know-gets-lots/1026565)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cell-phone-calls-i-dont-get-them-but-almost-everyone-i-know-gets-lots/1026565 "2026-01-13T15:23:55Z")
When I get together with friends for lunch or just to chat here at The Home, often the subject of spam calls will come up. To their cell phones (most don’t have a land line anymore). I had lunch with a friend on Friday … --- ## [Tangled ropes and cables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tangled-ropes-and-cables/1033346)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tangled-ropes-and-cables/1033346 "2026-09-27T02:48:59Z")
When you put two loosely coiled lengths of rope or cable in a cupboard they are invariably tangled when you come to retrieve them. Where does the energy for this entanglement come from and could it be harnessed in som… --- ## [Book banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-banning/1032434)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-banning/1032434 "2026-08-20T16:31:48Z")
As the ongoing culture war continues, the fight for Freedom to Read meets a new wrinkle that could make the battle interesting; in ultra-conservative St Charles, outside StLouis, a protestor to their proposed book(and … --- ## [71 teenage girls emerge from manhole in Nyack, NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/71-teenage-girls-emerge-from-manhole-in-nyack-ny/1030982)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/71-teenage-girls-emerge-from-manhole-in-nyack-ny/1030982 "2026-06-18T07:28:31Z")
Has anyone else heard this story? I did, and then it kinda sorta disappeared which has me wondering even more about what might really be going on. I mean, 71 girls on a school field trip makes sense, but it’s not norma… --- ## [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… --- ## [Is there a way (free) to make a program in Python code into an executable for a Mac? (I am on a PC and it says no)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-free-to-make-a-program-in-python-code-into-an-executable-for-a-mac-i-am-on-a-pc-and-it-says-no/1028205)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-free-to-make-a-program-in-python-code-into-an-executable-for-a-mac-i-am-on-a-pc-and-it-says-no/1028205 "2026-03-17T21:54:26Z")
I am amazed at how hard it is to turn a program into an executable even for a PC. You have to type in some arcane script into a command window (and be sure you are in the right directory and all that) to poop out a prog… --- ## [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… --- ## [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. --- ## [Shit, Anthony Stewart Head has died {Giles on Buffy and much else}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-anthony-stewart-head-has-died-giles-on-buffy-and-much-else/1030639)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-anthony-stewart-head-has-died-giles-on-buffy-and-much-else/1030639 "2026-06-10T15:33:49Z")
https://collider.com/anthony-head-dead-at-72-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-ted-lasso/ --- ## [Recommend Me Some Bad Poetry (Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-bad-poetry-need-answer-fast/1025923)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-bad-poetry-need-answer-fast/1025923 "2025-12-24T02:25:22Z")
Should have started this sooner. Anyway, tomorrow I’m hosting a holiday party for my writers group. Unfortunately, one of our members passed away on Thanksgiving Day, and it’s our first time meeting without him. He alway… --- ## [How did the US telegraph system work during Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-us-telegraph-system-work-during-civil-war/1031311)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-us-telegraph-system-work-during-civil-war/1031311 "2026-07-03T16:08:56Z")
Bruce Catton says “On December 24 \[1864\] Sherman sent Lincoln a whimsical telegram, offering him the city of Savannah as a Christmas present.” Had North and South agreed to keep the nationwide system working, or what? H… --- ## [Any nice hotels on nice lakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-hotels-on-nice-lakes/1024861)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-nice-hotels-on-nice-lakes/1024861 "2025-11-18T16:30:59Z")
Up until this year, I thought there must be quite a lot of decent hotels that are right on a good looking lake. After all, I knew about American and Canadian wilderness resorts that have at least one example of this, and… --- ## [An airman dies in rappelling accident at Texas college football game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airman-dies-in-rappelling-accident-at-texas-college-football-game/1033967)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airman-dies-in-rappelling-accident-at-texas-college-football-game/1033967 "2026-10-20T00:00:10Z")
Rappelling and fast-roping have been taught for decades. I took lessons in rappelling at a summer Outward Bound back packing course in college. It’s a very useful skill in back packing and climbing. I enjoyed basic rock… --- ## [Find me the right word for this fruitless activity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-right-word-for-this-fruitless-activity/1026864)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-right-word-for-this-fruitless-activity/1026864 "2026-01-21T22:03:02Z")
I need the right word to describe a fairly specific action. Not ten minutes ago I wanted to eat a nice apple, so gave it a rinse and then peeled off the little sticker and held it over the kitchen top rubbish bag on the… --- ## [Episodes that work as self contained films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-that-work-as-self-contained-films/1025028)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-that-work-as-self-contained-films/1025028 "2025-11-26T03:00:45Z")
I just got Apple TV so I am catching up on shows I couldn’t watch before. One is Mythic Quest about an MMO company and the fifth (or so) episode just blew me away. It had nearly no connection to the show itself (until th… --- ## [Come back, CIA!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-back-cia/1027385)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-back-cia/1027385 "2026-02-17T16:19:34Z")
Every year, my capstone project with my advanced fifth grade English Language Arts students is the Create-a-Country project. Students imagine, write about, and present an imaginary country a la Wakanda, set in modern tim… --- ## [What is this antique clamp-on gadget with crank and pulleys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-clamp-on-gadget-with-crank-and-pulleys/1029274)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-clamp-on-gadget-with-crank-and-pulleys/1029274 "2026-04-18T16:29:10Z")
I bought one seemingly almost identical to the one advertised here in this old listing. This contraption has a tapered output shaft. There’s nothing on the output shaft of the one I bought, though there seems to be a bla… --- ## [Which is better; donating platelets or plasma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-donating-platelets-or-plasma/1030432)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-donating-platelets-or-plasma/1030432 "2026-06-19T06:39:40Z")
I’ve been getting calls from blood drives asking me to donate plasma or platelets. I haven’t donated either so I’m looking for information. Which is more useful? Which is more difficult to donate? Are there side effec… --- ## [A second Duggar child has been charged with Child Sexual Abuse (3/2026) - trigger warnings galore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-second-duggar-child-has-been-charged-with-child-sexual-abuse-3-2026-trigger-warnings-galore/1028567)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-second-duggar-child-has-been-charged-with-child-sexual-abuse-3-2026-trigger-warnings-galore/1028567 "2026-03-25T22:22:11Z")
Josh Duggar is doing a LOOOONG time in prison for molesting two of his sisters, among other people, and accessing CSAM on a work computer. His brother Joseph has now been charged for abusing a 9-year-old girl a few year… --- ## [Scammers calling to non english speaking countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-calling-to-non-english-speaking-countries/1026830)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-calling-to-non-english-speaking-countries/1026830 "2026-01-26T06:27:26Z")
Got yet another scam call today. Usually I’ll just hang up but this time I decided to waste the guy’s time. Scammer: (Has Indian accent. Says that he is from “TV services” and then asks for my name) Scammer: What is y… --- ## [Corpus Christi, TX and the surrounding areas are running out of fresh water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpus-christi-tx-and-the-surrounding-areas-are-running-out-of-fresh-water/1029741)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corpus-christi-tx-and-the-surrounding-areas-are-running-out-of-fresh-water/1029741 "2026-05-05T19:03:54Z")
The city of Corpus Christi, where I live, and the surrounding area are in the process of running out of fresh water. We’re on track to become the first major city in the world in the modern era to run out of water. Her… --- ## [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… --- ## [Remodeling shows and bookcases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-shows-and-bookcases/1030658)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-shows-and-bookcases/1030658 "2026-06-13T18:10:21Z")
Been laid up for a while and seeing a ton of home remodeling shows. Almost universally when there is a bookcase, all of the books are racked with the pages out instead of the bindings, as normal people do. Why? --- ## [Should corporations be prevented from getting too big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-corporations-be-prevented-from-getting-too-big/1027998)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-corporations-be-prevented-from-getting-too-big/1027998 "2026-03-25T16:21:07Z")
Assuming a society is generally operating under a capitalistic framework with some regulations, should that society try to limit the size of corporations? Say, through soft caps like progressive corporate tax rates up to… --- ## [What's the potential for automating air traffic control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-potential-for-automating-air-traffic-control/1032927)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-potential-for-automating-air-traffic-control/1032927 "2026-09-13T19:57:10Z")
I don’t want to denigrate the admirable skill of air traffic controllers, but it seems to me that this work is highly suitable for automation by computers. The movements of planes with known bearing, altitude and speed a… --- ## [Good place to get generic bulk Dayquil WITHOUT Nyquil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-place-to-get-generic-bulk-dayquil-without-nyquil/1027556)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-place-to-get-generic-bulk-dayquil-without-nyquil/1027556 "2026-02-14T00:58:26Z")
Is there a good place to get a multi-symptom cold medicine, like Dayquil, but without the drowsy nighttime version that’s usually bundled with it, and preferably as a caplet instead of a gel? e.g. Walmart has Robot or h… --- ## [How is this Mentalism "guess the card" trick done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-mentalism-guess-the-card-trick-done/1029972)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-mentalism-guess-the-card-trick-done/1029972 "2026-05-15T00:56:09Z")
I have seen a couple of magicians do this mentalist trick, and I’d like to know how it is done: The magician has 3 - 5 people in the audience choose in their minds a card from a standard playing deck - so 52 choices. Th… --- ## [Toy Story 5: Rise of the LLMs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-5-rise-of-the-llms/1024790)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-5-rise-of-the-llms/1024790 "2026-10-19T18:07:17Z")
Toy Story is on tap for summer, 2026, and it looks like the main cast will all be back! Logline: Bonnie is going to get a new toy called Lily Pad, a touchpad ‘friend’ who will try to separate her from her other toys. #Me… --- ## [Scanning large documents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scanning-large-documents/1025055)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scanning-large-documents/1025055 "2025-12-12T18:29:26Z")
I have a bunch of paper wiring diagrams for an old car I own. The size is 17 inches X 31 inches. I would like them scanned using a high-resolution scanner. Are there companies that do this? I have a regular scanner, an… --- ## [How do I stop being in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-in-business/1025202)
**Author:** [@RHT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RHT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-in-business/1025202 "2025-11-30T20:01:34Z")
Kind of a strange premise, but I am looking for some opinions. Since 2012, I have operated a pretty successful food wholesale business, kind of bridging the gap between large distributors and mom and pop food stores who… --- ## [What's the utility to Iran's regime of practical, all-out as opposed to rhetorical enmity towards Israel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-utility-to-irans-regime-of-practical-all-out-as-opposed-to-rhetorical-enmity-towards-israel/1031853)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-utility-to-irans-regime-of-practical-all-out-as-opposed-to-rhetorical-enmity-towards-israel/1031853 "2026-07-26T14:41:03Z")
The Iranian leadership has for a long time struck out at Israel, by proxies as well as directly. I do get the political benefit to a ruling elite, in Iran and other middle eastern countries of professing antisemitism an… --- ## [Optical illusion or clickbait](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optical-illusion-or-clickbait/1028309)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optical-illusion-or-clickbait/1028309 "2026-03-11T07:50:40Z")
Both lines are moving smoothly at the same rate. Or so is the claim. I’m sure it’s true but I can’t think of a way to test. --- ## [Worst Voice in Saturday Morning Cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-voice-in-saturday-morning-cartoons/1029065)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-voice-in-saturday-morning-cartoons/1029065 "2026-04-08T05:16:41Z")
Some legendary voice actors provided the voices for cartoon characters. Some were great (Mel Blanc, Daws Butler) and some not so great. I was watching an old Archie cartoon on YouTube, and I’d forgotten how horrible th… --- ## [What happened to frozen sliced beef and gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-frozen-sliced-beef-and-gravy/1030603)
**Author:** [@chalybeate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chalybeate)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-frozen-sliced-beef-and-gravy/1030603 "2026-06-27T13:41:55Z")
When I was growing up in the 1980s, I ate a lot of frozen food. One of my favorites was sliced beef and gravy. The beef was real beef with visible grain. You could get sliced beef and gravy TV dinners, family sized trays… --- ## [Can a power surge cause a clock to go ahead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-power-surge-cause-a-clock-to-go-ahead/1031357)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-power-surge-cause-a-clock-to-go-ahead/1031357 "2026-07-18T14:42:58Z")
We have two electric clocks that do NOT have battery backup. Just digital clocks - both on radios. We occasionally have a brief power outage and afterwards, one clock will be just a couple minutes behind and one on the… --- ## [Chicken leg stabilizers - huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-leg-stabilizers-huh/1030517)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-leg-stabilizers-huh/1030517 "2026-06-03T17:04:15Z")
When surfing aliexpress for technical bits and bobs I occasionally see ads for the above eg: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010595651848.html Why do baby chooks (Aussie slang) need leg stabilizers fer goodness sak… --- ## [Do you know more doctors or lawyers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-doctors-or-lawyers/1026051)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-doctors-or-lawyers/1026051 "2025-12-27T13:23:08Z")
According to Grok (large grain of salt needed) there are about 1.1 million doctors and 1.3 million lawyers in the US. Do you personally know more doctors or lawyers? I mean outside of professionally, not doctors or lawy… --- ## [How were you affected physically because of Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-affected-physically-because-of-covid/1027188)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-affected-physically-because-of-covid/1027188 "2026-02-13T21:43:34Z")
If you got hit by Covid and you came out pretty much the same as before, that is good. If, on the other hand, you came out of the ordeal with permanent damage, would you mind telling us what happened? I lost some sense… --- ## [IF Trump nominated Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court, what would happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-nominated-ted-cruz-for-the-supreme-court-what-would-happen/1028084)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-nominated-ted-cruz-for-the-supreme-court-what-would-happen/1028084 "2026-03-02T05:36:06Z")
See the word “IF” in the title? Please take it into account when responding. Trump says he’s thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court | Reuters If Trump nominates Cruz for the Supreme Court, wou… --- ## [Any particular sauces, dressings, spices, etc you consider to be hidden gems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-particular-sauces-dressings-spices-etc-you-consider-to-be-hidden-gems/1033300 "2026-09-25T16:43:53Z")
I’m wondering what other people’s experiences are with sauces, dressings, spices, etc that improve their food. I recently found out Papa johns has a dipping sauce you can buy at the grocery store. I microwave it for 15 … --- ## [Disturbing (Fake) YouTube Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-fake-youtube-channel/1027138)
**Author:** [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-fake-youtube-channel/1027138 "2026-02-17T20:17:21Z")
The latest video from this channel: Current US Politics on YouTube popped up in my feed today and I clicked on it, half listening to it while doing something else. Eventually I realized that the info seemed pretty farfe… --- ## [What is "haroseth"? And how/why do you eat it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-haroseth-and-how-why-do-you-eat-it/1029101)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-haroseth-and-how-why-do-you-eat-it/1029101 "2026-04-11T23:32:46Z")
My NYT cooking notifications just informed me that based on my previous views of recipes, I might like to consider “haroseth.” I never heard of it, and the photograph didn’t give me a good sense of what it was, so I clic… --- ## [A Sponge question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sponge-question/1024698)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sponge-question/1024698 "2025-11-11T13:15:41Z")
How gross is my shower sponge? I know kitchen sponges get really filthy and moldy and need to be tossed pretty quickly. This is not pouf, not a natural sea sponge. A cheapy I found on a hook at Walmart for less that $3… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=40&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=42&per_page=50)