# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=43 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 44 --- ## [What's the strangest venue you've ever seen for an established or up-and-coming act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-venue-youve-ever-seen-for-an-established-or-up-and-coming-act/1031762)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-venue-youve-ever-seen-for-an-established-or-up-and-coming-act/1031762 "2026-07-19T15:47:33Z")
From my own personal standpoint, it was a small college gym that AFAIK has never hosted a rock concert before or since, and it was Cheap Trick a couple years after they hit their prime. The only thing I remember about i… --- ## [The leap second might go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leap-second-might-go/1033820)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leap-second-might-go/1033820 "2026-10-17T14:16:07Z")
I have a nerdy interest in all things timekeeping and calendar, so I’ve been following with interest the news that the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is in charge of the UTC system, is meeting this w… --- ## [Questions about getting a mortgage (fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-getting-a-mortgage-fast/1030302)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-getting-a-mortgage-fast/1030302 "2026-06-22T15:15:32Z")
Hi, I’m about to sign a finalized purchase agreement on a property. I understand that I have a very short period of time to close after I sign that agreement. (My husband is currently handling the inspection; I’m working… --- ## [August 2026: The drying-up of the Danube River exposes all kinds of unusual artifacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2026-the-drying-up-of-the-danube-river-exposes-all-kinds-of-unusual-artifacts/1032415)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2026-the-drying-up-of-the-danube-river-exposes-all-kinds-of-unusual-artifacts/1032415 "2026-08-20T03:41:37Z")
And the latest: A 1940s era motorcycle and two skeletons, most likely of Nazi soldiers. The most likely scenario IMHO: They were on the bike, most likely at night, and they were drunk too and went off the road and int… --- ## [In need of help naming a character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-help-naming-a-character/1026135)
**Author:** [@APackof19menthols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APackof19menthols)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-help-naming-a-character/1026135 "2025-12-31T15:58:12Z")
Currently writing a novel struggling to come up with a name for a MC. here’s some details that might help any suggestions. -This character is a woman, born and raised in the United States, in the area of the southern gr… --- ## [How to regain access to Gmail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-regain-access-to-gmail/1030508)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-regain-access-to-gmail/1030508 "2026-06-01T18:21:31Z")
This is embarassing, as I am (in theory) an IT professional. Last year, I was hospitalised, with a disease that causes serious memory problems (Wernike-Korsakov). On discharge, I found I had forgotten my gmail account … --- ## [Mobile phone problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-phone-problem/1033652)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-phone-problem/1033652 "2026-10-21T19:17:50Z")
I’ll readily admit I have a poor knowledge of technical issues. I have a mobile phone (a Samsung A12). The storage is almost filled up and the phone is telling me there are some functions I can’t use because storage is … --- ## [Replacement vacuum bags for a Ferrex F-WDV6.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-vacuum-bags-for-a-ferrex-f-wdv6-2/1025236)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-vacuum-bags-for-a-ferrex-f-wdv6-2/1025236 "2025-12-01T15:21:22Z")
I just bought a vacuum cleaner at Aldis, &a Ferrex F-WDV6.2, and it seems to be very good. But for the life of me, I cannot find any vacuum bags. Aldi’s does list any there IS NO Ferrex help line, and Aldi’s customer … --- ## [Car races that start with drivers sprinting to their cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-races-that-start-with-drivers-sprinting-to-their-cars/1031666)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-races-that-start-with-drivers-sprinting-to-their-cars/1031666 "2026-08-07T14:29:37Z")
Is this still a thing? I watched Ford vs Ferrari recently, and also Elvis’s \*Viva Las Vegas" and both feature a car race in which the cars are lined up here, the drivers are lined up there, and the starting gun is fir… --- ## [Help me decide between job offers, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-between-job-offers-please/1033171 "2026-09-22T19:56:43Z")
I have received two job offers. I want to hear people’s thoughts on what to consider before accepting, as well as which one they think I should accept and why. What the jobs have in common: cleared positions at a large … --- ## [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 … --- ## [How do American Jews typically feel about Israel and Zionism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-jews-typically-feel-about-israel-and-zionism/1029177)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-american-jews-typically-feel-about-israel-and-zionism/1029177 "2026-04-12T08:04:52Z")
OK… huge disclaimer upfront: This is not meant to disparage Jews in any way, shape or form, be they American or otherwise. It also isn’t meant to directly critique Israeli policy per se. It’s meant as an honest question … --- ## [Why were the UFO files (which were released today) classified as secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-ufo-files-which-were-released-today-classified-as-secret/1029928)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-ufo-files-which-were-released-today-classified-as-secret/1029928 "2026-05-10T15:02:48Z")
So the government finally released some of the classified files on UFO’s. Yawn! This BBC article describes some of the content : There are astronauts who reported seeing strange flashes of light, described as possible… --- ## [Do you use the term "beer dock"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036 "2026-10-22T23:52:02Z")
I’m not sure why a beverage store was called a beer dock but they were and still are today. When I search for the term I get only places in Ohio. Is it a regional thing? --- ## [Does the speed of light still = c...when NOT observed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-speed-of-light-still-c-when-not-observed/1026499)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-speed-of-light-still-c-when-not-observed/1026499 "2026-01-10T18:17:39Z")
There’s plenty of measurables which only take on a value when observed. Something with an indeterminate value due to superposition…until the act of observation collapses a wavefunction, thus locking in a value. can a p… --- ## [New CBS News Anchor not doing so well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cbs-news-anchor-not-doing-so-well/1026692)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cbs-news-anchor-not-doing-so-well/1026692 "2026-01-15T17:40:44Z")
MAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Pleads With Viewers After Ratings Collapse It seems that this politically motivated hire for The CBS Evening News anchor position may be a wee bit out of his depth. " CBS Evening News’ MAGA-coded f… --- ## [Help Setting Up Dual Monitors w/Work Laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-setting-up-dual-monitors-w-work-laptop/1025623)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-setting-up-dual-monitors-w-work-laptop/1025623 "2025-12-14T20:11:43Z")
Hi. So, I’m getting dual monitors for my home office. It’s mostly because the dated Dell laptop my work provided does not work properly with the ultra-wide monitor I bought, and I need serious real estate to do my job. … --- ## [In the market for a bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-bicycle/1029674)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-market-for-a-bicycle/1029674 "2026-05-08T17:01:36Z")
\[No, Discourse, I don’t want to rezz 2 decade old threads, thanks\] With gas prices apparently headed north of $5 ($6 for my premium-using coupe), looks like to enjoy the spring I’ll have to spring for a bicycle if I wa… --- ## [Who’s on your Mount Rushmore of apex predators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-apex-predators/1032830)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-on-your-mount-rushmore-of-apex-predators/1032830 "2026-09-09T21:41:48Z")
And I’m interested in your rationale. Pick any period in history, land, sea, or air. Mix and match, or provide different versions for different eras or themes. I’ll provide mine at some point, but I’ll kick it off by … --- ## [Goddamn it, Sarah (huckleberry) Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-sarah-huckleberry-sanders/1025678)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-sarah-huckleberry-sanders/1025678 "2025-12-22T04:30:51Z")
Once again Arkansas is first. First in teen pregnancy. First in boys graduating non-readers from highschool. And, now. First in the nation for: No national PBS. We are now gonna have lovely home made local programmi… --- ## [Have you ever done something on your Bucket List? What's on your Bucket List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-something-on-your-bucket-list-whats-on-your-bucket-list/1029207)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-something-on-your-bucket-list-whats-on-your-bucket-list/1029207 "2026-04-14T03:23:39Z")
As of today, I have checked off exactly one thing from my Bucket List. Here’s my list (and, for context, many of these things require that I a) have a ton of money; b) outlive Mrs. Homie; c) both a and b) MY BUCKET LIST … --- ## [Did a recruiter ( job, school or military) lie to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-recruiter-job-school-or-military-lie-to-you/1031976)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-recruiter-job-school-or-military-lie-to-you/1031976 "2026-07-30T15:41:28Z")
When I was still in high school my U.S.A.F. recruiter showed videos depicting new barracks in tall buildings, with lockers and helpful people there to show us how to hang things up. The trainers were patient and understa… --- ## [You get powers but you have to choose five people to get them as well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-powers-but-you-have-to-choose-five-people-to-get-them-as-well/1029343 "2026-04-22T20:32:24Z")
You get powers today. The powers are super strength (10,000 tons), speed (Mach 100), reflexes (microsecond reaction time), healing (perfect physical and mental health until you die at the age of 150), durability (no weap… --- ## [The Business of Hollywood Sequels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-business-of-hollywood-sequels/1031856)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-business-of-hollywood-sequels/1031856 "2026-07-23T18:38:48Z")
Chronos forwarded an interesting hypothesis on a different thread. Namely, that successful movie franchises usually end with two final bad movies: a first bad movie where audiences watch it based purely on the reputation… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - March 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2026-edition/1028125)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2026-edition/1028125 "2026-03-30T23:37:05Z")
March… and we are 1/5 of the way throught this dumpster fire of a year. Can you say exhausted? On the up side I am gettting a fair bit of reading done. And it seems so are some of you! So Whatcha all reading? Print: N… --- ## [The Doorman cometh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doorman-cometh/1027911)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doorman-cometh/1027911 "2026-02-25T03:39:59Z")
I’m not sure. It may just be my addled brain… A guy was holding the door into the pharmacy. 4 or 5 people walked in as he held the door. Me and Ivy were nearing the entrance, I see his other hand doing a weird come-on … --- ## [Don Jr's suit at the convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-jrs-suit-at-the-convention/1032998)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-jrs-suit-at-the-convention/1032998 "2026-09-15T01:42:45Z")
It was pointed out by a YouTuber, then I couldn’t unsee it. It looked like the body part of the suit was a rigid shell, and the sleeves were made of windbreaker material. And the sleeves were weirdly attached. JD’s suit … --- ## [The Family Whammy strikes again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-whammy-strikes-again/1028025)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-whammy-strikes-again/1028025 "2026-03-05T16:08:46Z")
As folks here might recall, our family–including extended members–has a sometimes vicious, often hilarious and always ready to strike at any time jinx, hex, curse, whatever you want to call it. We call it the Family Wham… --- ## [Boondocks. Out in, or down in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-out-in-or-down-in/1033789)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-out-in-or-down-in/1033789 "2026-10-15T18:22:52Z")
According to the song “Down in the Boondocks”, released in 1965 by Billy Joe Royal, boondocks were something to be down in. Not only that, but they were considered to be an undesirable part of town. Being raised in a ve… --- ## [FTL signals and Sabine Hossenfelder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftl-signals-and-sabine-hossenfelder/1028715)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ftl-signals-and-sabine-hossenfelder/1028715 "2026-04-26T08:57:54Z")
YouTube video linked at end.. Looks to me as if she has finally drunk the ‘Einstein was wrong’ Kool-aid? She is usually fairly on topic if a bit abrasive and controversial. But now she seems to have gone off into hidd… --- ## [What to do about a Medicare Advantage Plan that's being terminated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-medicare-advantage-plan-thats-being-terminated/1027980)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-medicare-advantage-plan-thats-being-terminated/1027980 "2026-02-28T01:46:36Z")
My father is a 77 year old man with numerous serious health conditions, none of them imminently fatal. They include: kidney stones, reduced kidney function, uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, Myasthenia Gravis, cataracts, mod… --- ## [Change of postal address - how precise does it have to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-postal-address-how-precise-does-it-have-to-be/1027520)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-postal-address-how-precise-does-it-have-to-be/1027520 "2026-02-18T15:29:48Z")
My street address was recently changed by the county when they updated their EMS system. So I had to do a change of address form with the Post Office, but now I find I’m running into problems changing it with certain oth… --- ## [The world is racing to ruin! (disappointing foods you've encountered)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-racing-to-ruin-disappointing-foods-youve-encountered/1027229)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-racing-to-ruin-disappointing-foods-youve-encountered/1027229 "2026-02-03T18:37:27Z")
Yesterday while grocery shopping I had an attack of childhood nostalgia. There was one of those free standing bins they put up at the end of aisles full of bags of spice drops. You know, those jelly-ish domes coated in… --- ## [Just how effective can OTC anti-inflammatories be for joint pain & strains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-effective-can-otc-anti-inflammatories-be-for-joint-pain-strains/1028790)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-effective-can-otc-anti-inflammatories-be-for-joint-pain-strains/1028790 "2026-04-02T05:53:09Z")
This post is about some surprising results I’ve gotten recently from a combo good ol’ naproxen (store-brand Aleve) and ibuprofen (store-brand Advil). I want to see if others have had similar experiences. About a month a… --- ## [What are your thoughts on this school assignment (kids dress as famous Missourians - even some pretty bad ones)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-this-school-assignment-kids-dress-as-famous-missourians-even-some-pretty-bad-ones/1028649)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-this-school-assignment-kids-dress-as-famous-missourians-even-some-pretty-bad-ones/1028649 "2026-03-25T20:10:21Z")
Mrs. H is BFF’s with the local third-grade teacher here in our little Missouri Ozarks town. Every year she does this thing where the kids research and do a presentation on a famous Missourian, and then participate in a “… --- ## [Were the editors right to complain about Alan Sokal's parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166 "2025-11-28T10:57:32Z")
Question is, should magazine editors be allowed to assume that contributors are sincere? Can we defend the editors of Social Text in the Sokal Affair in 1996? Say an editor gets a submitted article and he can’t make hea… --- ## [Maybe you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-and-me-were-never-meant-to-be-just-maybe-think-of-me-once-in-a-while/1029066)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-and-me-were-never-meant-to-be-just-maybe-think-of-me-once-in-a-while/1029066 "2026-04-08T16:41:23Z")
“To this day, no Cincinnati broadcaster has used the WKRP call letters for a real radio station, but that is about to change after a low-power Raleigh, North Carolina station put the famous letters on sale and someone in… --- ## [Resolved - all egg dishes taste good..All that fancy prep by chefs just makes them look pretty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-all-egg-dishes-taste-good-all-that-fancy-prep-by-chefs-just-makes-them-look-pretty/1025052)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-all-egg-dishes-taste-good-all-that-fancy-prep-by-chefs-just-makes-them-look-pretty/1025052 "2025-11-24T22:50:02Z")
I like to watch Gordon or Jacques prepare omelets. All that whipping and stirring, the folding, the pan tilting and final rolling and voila - you have a perfect omelet. Usually “creamy”. But I’m sitting here eating my eg… --- ## [It's...meatcake! (Sorry, Mr. Carlin)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-meatcake-sorry-mr-carlin/1028126)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-meatcake-sorry-mr-carlin/1028126 "2026-03-04T06:14:07Z")
For reasons I cannot explain (but you are free to speculate on :grinning\_face:) we have been tasked to make a lamb dish in the form of a cake, instead of the usual cake in the shape of a lamb. Either a sheet “cake”, or … --- ## [12V Battery in Electric Vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12v-battery-in-electric-vehicles/1029468)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12v-battery-in-electric-vehicles/1029468 "2026-04-26T07:51:44Z")
Does the regular 12V car battery in EVs last a very long time? I imagine it’s not going through charge/discharge cycles, basically at full charge all the time? And, if I turn an EV off (whatever that means) but turn th… --- ## [I foolishly thought I could rely on Georgia's Secretary of State to do the job and I would get to vote in this November's election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907 "2026-10-19T06:35:06Z")
All the information I’m supposed to get so I can vote absentee overseas is purportedly at https://www.securevotega.com/. Yeah, right. On top of that being down hard, if I somehow manage to get the ballot via email, I sti… --- ## [Water, water, everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere/1030930)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-water-everywhere/1030930 "2026-07-25T21:38:25Z")
My wife and I left for a vacation last Tuesday morning, driving for 7 hours to a nice VRBO rental. We’re all settled in and having a great time. On Wednesday afternoon I checked my email and noticed a message that my wat… --- ## [Caribbean Flight Cancellations due to Venezuelan "War"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353 "2026-01-17T18:20:20Z")
I just watched a video showing how tens of thousands of USAans are stranded in the Caribbean because all their flights have been grounded. The airlines have no obligation to feed or accommodate them; all they get is a re… --- ## [Pussy is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-is-dead/1032102)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-is-dead/1032102 "2026-08-04T08:35:05Z")
Really surprised to not see a thread for actor Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy Bonpensiero on The Sopranos). He was a major player in that series, but I suspect it was difficult for him to leave that character behind. He was … --- ## [Should we go through with our Mexico vacation in February (poll)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-go-through-with-our-mexico-vacation-in-february-poll/1026886)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-go-through-with-our-mexico-vacation-in-february-poll/1026886 "2026-02-23T16:08:08Z")
poll Back in December, when it seemed like ‘TACO’ trump was just talking tough about taking military action with Venezuela, Mexico, taking possession of Greenland, etc. etc., et al; before the trump admin started command… --- ## [Is there an image hosting site as good as Imgur that works in the UK (or everywhere)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-image-hosting-site-as-good-as-imgur-that-works-in-the-uk-or-everywhere/1026738 "2026-01-23T23:06:23Z")
In the thread Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn’t Go to Trump @Peter\_Morris asked: @Darren\_Garrison responded: To not continue this there I wanted to ask here. I get that @Peter\_Morris is frustrated but I gotta… --- ## [When did you get your first vuvuzela?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-your-first-vuvuzela/1026384)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-get-your-first-vuvuzela/1026384 "2026-01-06T22:26:50Z")
I think I got my first one at the San Diego Fair in the late-’60s or very early ‘70s. I don’t think I had another one until the ‘80s or ‘90s. --- ## [Vintage Promotional, Industrial, Educational films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-promotional-industrial-educational-films/1026084)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-promotional-industrial-educational-films/1026084 "2026-01-22T03:27:41Z")
Last year I posted a failed thread for the short, Santa In Animal Land (1948). I’ll try something similar for this thread, but not as specific. Let’s share vintage Promotional, Industrial, Educational films, and other … --- ## [How to best get myself back in the gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-get-myself-back-in-the-gym/1027902)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-get-myself-back-in-the-gym/1027902 "2026-03-03T03:59:49Z")
Wanting to not totally fall apart physically as I age, I got myself a simple four day weightlifting routine a few years ago. I added cardio to it later on, eventually adjusting the time so I could get at least 20 minutes… --- ## [Why did the power cut have this effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-power-cut-have-this-effect/1026816)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-power-cut-have-this-effect/1026816 "2026-01-20T16:44:07Z")
I have two domestic Miele ovens, each with a clock. Recently there was a power cut for about 30 seconds. One clock reset and the other continued as normal? Why?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=42&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=44&per_page=50)