# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=44 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 45 --- ## [Would nuclear fusion ever be practical for marine propulsion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nuclear-fusion-ever-be-practical-for-marine-propulsion/1031233)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nuclear-fusion-ever-be-practical-for-marine-propulsion/1031233 "2026-06-30T21:13:12Z")
The navy has plenty of nuclear carriers and submarines operating by splitting atoms instead of combining them. If ever fusion reactors on land start generating a great deal more energy than is put into them to get fusion… --- ## [Bird feeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-feeding/1025295)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-feeding/1025295 "2025-12-04T13:43:14Z")
I feeds the boids! Yes I do! I spend a fortune(:blush: )on seeds for the critters flying around. (Squirrel thieves be damned). So…my question is: I know people throw corn meal down for wild animals. Is that safe for o… --- ## [Dutch Baby, yeah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-baby-yeah/1029915)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-baby-yeah/1029915 "2026-05-19T04:31:17Z")
At the local sammich shop. Having me a hot turkey and soup. (Yummy!) The chef is playing around with a dessert menu(Coming Soon! apparently). He sent servers out with trays of Dutch baby. The sample was just my size(ve… --- ## [Minnestota Gov Walz will not seek a third term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnestota-gov-walz-will-not-seek-a-third-term/1026370)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnestota-gov-walz-will-not-seek-a-third-term/1026370 "2026-01-30T01:15:26Z")
Even though he hasn’t be implicated in the child care scandal\* guess it is too much a distraction. As a MN resident, all I hope is that the My Pillow guy doesn’t win. MN is fairly blue, but we did elect Jesse Ventura s… --- ## ["Nothing matters but the weekend..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-matters-but-the-weekend/1030655)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-matters-but-the-weekend/1030655 "2026-06-13T23:23:38Z")
When I was in college, one of the rock stations in Kansas City used to play this song every Friday at 5 to kick off the weekend. What are some other good songs for kicking off a weekend? --- ## [I finally hired a housekeeper. Best decision ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-hired-a-housekeeper-best-decision-ever/1031751)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-hired-a-housekeeper-best-decision-ever/1031751 "2026-07-20T14:58:35Z")
I’ve been wanting to hire a housekeeper for decades. Neither Mrs. H nor I have ever particularly liked housekeeping, and now that we’re older we’re just so fucking tired. But Mrs. H has always steadfastly objected becaus… --- ## [How should I store cooked rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-store-cooked-rice/1027127)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-store-cooked-rice/1027127 "2026-01-30T13:17:35Z")
I couldn’t find any previous posts, so here goes. After I’ve cooked white rice, should I store it immediately after cooking, i.e. warm, or let it cool first before storing? I keep getting different suggestions in Google,… --- ## [What should I do with this car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-car/1026768)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-car/1026768 "2026-01-19T17:03:00Z")
I have a car I wish to sell, or at the very least be rid of. The car in question is a 2011 Mini Cooper with 76,000 miles on it—comparatively low milage for a car of that age, but nevertheless it is obviously an older ca… --- ## [How much closer could we be to energy-independence if we'd gone pedal to the metal in the 1970s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-closer-could-we-be-to-energy-independence-if-wed-gone-pedal-to-the-metal-in-the-1970s/1029425)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-closer-could-we-be-to-energy-independence-if-wed-gone-pedal-to-the-metal-in-the-1970s/1029425 "2026-05-05T01:11:59Z")
I asked AI this question, which is partly political, partly technological, and it came up with an estimate of 75%. That is, three quarters of our dependence on fossil fuels could be solved by now if we’d gone all out in … --- ## [Jack Smith's testimony before the House - Jan 22, 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-smiths-testimony-before-the-house-jan-22-2026/1026932)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-smiths-testimony-before-the-house-jan-22-2026/1026932 "2026-01-23T21:25:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4): I think this does need its own thread. WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his i… --- ## [Electricians: can I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-can-i-do-this/1032475 "2026-08-24T23:08:19Z")
In my 1950s-era garage, there is an ceiling outlet served by a 20A breaker that powers the garage door opener. Emerging from that surface-mounted box is a romex cable stapled to the ceiling and running down to the wall, … --- ## [2 ad campaign characters on at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ad-campaign-characters-on-at-the-same-time/1026746)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ad-campaign-characters-on-at-the-same-time/1026746 "2026-01-17T16:42:50Z")
Watching TV (too much, but it is winter time) and noticed Progressive Insurance has 2 popular ad campaigns going on at the same time right now with completely different characters. Flo and her group and Dr. Rick and his … --- ## [Does/did anyone else live in a family with a 'weekly' menu plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-did-anyone-else-live-in-a-family-with-a-weekly-menu-plan/1024891)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-did-anyone-else-live-in-a-family-with-a-weekly-menu-plan/1024891 "2025-11-17T18:50:14Z")
By the time I reached grade school years, my mother declared she hated the task of deciding menus for the family. She didn’t object to the cooking/shopping part (my older sibs had for years pretty much already taken ove… --- ## [Rat patrol (not the TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rat-patrol-not-the-tv-show/1031244)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rat-patrol-not-the-tv-show/1031244 "2026-06-29T18:47:12Z")
I’m in the midst of a rat experience. There is at least one family of rats living in my neighbor’s yard, but regularly venturing into mine. They are not really causing any trouble for me - they are in the far corner of t… --- ## [Singing duos where one is mostly an afterthought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-duos-where-one-is-mostly-an-afterthought/1027733)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-duos-where-one-is-mostly-an-afterthought/1027733 "2026-02-17T20:21:34Z")
Off the top of my head: Hall and Oates Wham! Without googling, I couldn’t have told you who the guy that isn’t George Michael is. Not a clue. The Judds. I saw Wynona in concert last year and I don’t think her music s… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #38– January, 2026 – “Fire or Ice" \[Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-38-january-2026-fire-or-ice-poll-added/1026256)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-38-january-2026-fire-or-ice-poll-added/1026256 "2026-02-02T22:57:11Z")
Monthly Photo Competition #38– January, 2026 – “Fire or Ice” This is the monthly thread for January, 2026. The topic this month is “Fire or Ice” chosen by @romansperson. IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you not use Im… --- ## [Bringing back extinct animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-extinct-animals/1030480)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-extinct-animals/1030480 "2026-06-01T03:31:40Z")
Let us say you have the power- and the desire- to bring back a few extinct animals. BUT you dont want it to be obvious- no Wooly Mammoths. The obvious two are the Ivory Billed Woodpecker and the Thylacine- both of which… --- ## ["Floating" goalposts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-goalposts/1032990)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-goalposts/1032990 "2026-09-12T23:36:19Z")
The ICCU stadium at the University of Idaho has (US football) goalposts with no uprights. They are bolted to the wall and ceiling of the covered venue. The Famous Kibbie Dome : r/Idaho --- ## [Fitting with your understanding or observed evidence mattering more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitting-with-your-understanding-or-observed-evidence-mattering-more/1028512)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitting-with-your-understanding-or-observed-evidence-mattering-more/1028512 "2026-03-20T16:10:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do you take one box or two boxes?: Spinning off … the discussion got me wondering more broadly about belief and actions based on being able to understand the cause, one that fits into your… --- ## [Not Bourbon, Not Scotch, but Irish Whiskey: Happy St Paddy's Best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526 "2026-03-20T17:33:48Z")
Imagine that it is St Patrick’s Day… and that you would like to have a taste of Irish Whiskey. Which one would you choose? Which one tastes best to you ( now ) ? Back in the day, I liked Connemara, but it doesn’t tast… --- ## [What was 2025 "A good year for..."?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-2025-a-good-year-for/1026119)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-2025-a-good-year-for/1026119 "2026-01-31T14:12:35Z")
You periodically hear people say a certain year was a good year for movies, music, local or worldwide human rights, environmental progress, medical advances, sports…. whatever. I’m not saying nothing good happened in 20… --- ## [What is your favorite song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693 "2026-05-03T17:19:08Z")
Out of the blue my wife asks me, “What is your favorite song?” “My favorite?” "Yeah, what song makes you happiest when you hear it?‘’ It kind of put me on the spot. While my favorite band is Rush, I think the song tha… --- ## [All things Instant Pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-instant-pot/1032413)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-instant-pot/1032413 "2026-08-20T18:56:26Z")
There are a few old Instant Pot threads, but they all have been dormant for several years so I might as well start a new one. I just aquired a never used Instant Pot Lux 6 Quart and want to learn how to use it. First th… --- ## [Very disappointed in how small of a role gas lights played in Gaslight \[1944\] (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-disappointed-in-how-small-of-a-role-gas-lights-played-in-gaslight-1944-spoilers/1032163)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-disappointed-in-how-small-of-a-role-gas-lights-played-in-gaslight-1944-spoilers/1032163 "2026-08-21T00:36:51Z")
Obviously “gaslighting” as a description (often misused) of someone convincing someone else that they’re insane by altering and then denying reality has grown in popularity in the last 10 years, but I just got around to … --- ## [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… --- ## [Tell me what I need to know about selling a vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-selling-a-vehicle/1027493)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-selling-a-vehicle/1027493 "2026-06-09T17:41:22Z")
I have a 27 year old truck that is now more liability than asset to me. I have a couple options for dealing with it: hang onto it until I’m ready to buy a new-to-me vehicle and use it as a trade in but that will cont… --- ## [Ringo and his drums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-and-his-drums/1025130)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-and-his-drums/1025130 "2025-11-29T16:22:29Z")
Not long ago I read that part of Ringo’s style could be attributed to the fact that he was a lefty playing a right handed drum kit. I always thought that drum kits were set up in all sorts of different configurations. Di… --- ## [A-Rod: your thoughts about him… as an athlete? As a man? Or otherwise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rod-your-thoughts-about-him-as-an-athlete-as-a-man-or-otherwise/1025057)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rod-your-thoughts-about-him-as-an-athlete-as-a-man-or-otherwise/1025057 "2025-11-25T02:50:05Z")
I’m watching the Alex vs A-Rod 3-part series. Other than being a great ballplayer I really don’t know much about him. And I really didn’t follow his baseball career all that closely. I just finished episode 2. He seems … --- ## [Death in the Afternoon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-in-the-afternoon/1031229)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-in-the-afternoon/1031229 "2026-06-30T17:41:58Z")
Ok. I’m still alive. (ain’t you happy to know it? You know you are) If I was an able, dedicated drinker and moved in certain circles, I would be sipping on these everyday. (Champagne and absinthe). Can’t you imagine th… --- ## [What might cause this USB cable problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-usb-cable-problem/1024541)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-usb-cable-problem/1024541 "2025-11-05T06:22:02Z")
Whenever I buy a new USB cable for my phone, for a few days or weeks it may charge at a good speed, but then gets slower and slower. (Currently it is a USB-C cable but I had tge same issues with earlier plugs.) My latest… --- ## ["Your Google account is being deleted" message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-google-account-is-being-deleted-message/1024278)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-google-account-is-being-deleted-message/1024278 "2025-10-26T20:47:39Z")
This is some new idiocy from Google. Apparently my “Google Account” is being deleted because it hasn’t been used in two years. What confused me at first was that the referenced account was my ISP email address, which h… --- ## [Non-US Dopers: Does your culture have an equivalent to "calling dibs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-does-your-culture-have-an-equivalent-to-calling-dibs/1025666)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-does-your-culture-have-an-equivalent-to-calling-dibs/1025666 "2025-12-14T22:39:17Z")
“Calling dibs” is like an informal declaration that you (the person calling dibs) are claiming something for yourself before it’s actually available. Dad’s bringing home Indian food? You “call dibs” on the samosas (meani… --- ## [Former NIAID employee indicted for falsifying COVID reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-niaid-employee-indicted-for-falsifying-covid-reports/1029632)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-niaid-employee-indicted-for-falsifying-covid-reports/1029632 "2026-05-16T15:16:54Z")
I’m not sure what to think of this, especially because it appears that only the RWNJ press is really reporting on it. At 78, he could possibly have had some early-stage dementia going on. Of course, some of the RWNJers… --- ## [Utah mother arrested for kidnapping her child's bully (both aged 11)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-mother-arrested-for-kidnapping-her-childs-bully-both-aged-11/1028772)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-mother-arrested-for-kidnapping-her-childs-bully-both-aged-11/1028772 "2026-04-14T15:53:50Z")
I’m going to admit, based on different sources, that this isn’t the whole story (among other things, it sounds like she did not talk to the bully’s parents first) but in this case, last September, she drove around lookin… --- ## [Fictional Birthdays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-birthdays/1024786)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-birthdays/1024786 "2025-11-13T02:27:34Z")
Celebrating the birthdays of fictional characters, of course. Today is the 113th birthday of Woodrow Wilson Smith, aka Lazarus Long. I would say may he live forever…but that would be redundant. --- ## [Morrissey is a Ridiculous Prima Donna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-is-a-ridiculous-prima-donna/1028405)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morrissey-is-a-ridiculous-prima-donna/1028405 "2026-03-14T08:54:12Z")
The fragile former Smiths frontman just canceled a concert in Valencia. Apparently he was kept up all night by street noise. Apparently there is a major festival going on so that was entirely predictable, but whoever boo… --- ## [What's a boy like Jeff Bezos to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-boy-like-jeff-bezos-to-do/1031746)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-boy-like-jeff-bezos-to-do/1031746 "2026-07-21T16:41:39Z")
Suppose that Jeff Bezos is visited by three ghosts and wakes with an epiphany. He has long been aware that his lower-level employees are not paid enough. Many qualify for government assistance and some are even homeles… --- ## [Opinions on The War on Science, edited by Lawrence M. Krauss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-war-on-science-edited-by-lawrence-m-krauss/1031241)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-war-on-science-edited-by-lawrence-m-krauss/1031241 "2026-07-01T18:19:53Z")
A friend recently extolled the virtues of this collection of essays, saying that while he did not agree with each individual one, they were thought provoking, and seemed to align with his opinion that facts should not be… --- ## ["Are you dead?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dead/1026911)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dead/1026911 "2026-01-25T13:11:50Z")
China’s singles don’t want to die alone–or low-tech for that matter, evidently. I guess “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” doesn’t have the same panache as “你死了吗?” (Nǐ sǐle ma?) Read the rest of the article. It’s morbid… --- ## [The Boys season 5 (spoilers as they air)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-season-5-spoilers-as-they-air/1029134)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-season-5-spoilers-as-they-air/1029134 "2026-05-24T21:28:38Z")
Oy oy oy! Cumt cunt cunt! The first two episodes are here, and as usual no punches are pulled. --- ## [Unified Field Theorem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unified-field-theorem/1032257)
**Author:** [@cladking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cladking)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unified-field-theorem/1032257 "2026-08-10T21:13:17Z")
I believe the great scientists of the last century were making this too complex by trying to solve a procedural question symbolically and then finding that there is no math capable of it. … --- ## [What non-modified street legal car goes the fastest in reverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-modified-street-legal-car-goes-the-fastest-in-reverse/1028903)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-modified-street-legal-car-goes-the-fastest-in-reverse/1028903 "2026-04-10T17:58:14Z")
I am looking for a straight off of a production line, non-modified car, of which at least a thousand were made, that when shifted into reverse goes the fastest. --- ## [Three Chinese astronauts stranded on Tiangong space station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-chinese-astronauts-stranded-on-tiangong-space-station/1024632)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-chinese-astronauts-stranded-on-tiangong-space-station/1024632 "2025-11-16T07:27:16Z")
Due to an impact of space debris on their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, three Chinese astronauts have been stranded on the Tiangong space station indefinitely, instead of going home Wednesday. The Shenzhou-21 crew had already … --- ## [What was the deal on Virginia's Confederate tax break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-deal-on-virginias-confederate-tax-break/1029434)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-deal-on-virginias-confederate-tax-break/1029434 "2026-04-22T00:14:54Z")
It’s been a news item lately that Governor Abigail Spanberger has ended a program that was giving tax breaks to Confederate museums and monuments. (Not that this was the biggest news item about Virginia’s executive branc… --- ## [The Future Cities Project - mantownhuman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-cities-project-mantownhuman/1031279)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-cities-project-mantownhuman/1031279 "2026-07-08T12:31:37Z")
Another thread had a side reference to The Future Cities Project, led by Austin Williams, with a manifesto under the name mantownhuman. The manifesto rails against current trends in architecture, especially bureaucratic… --- ## [What are your Super Ball snacks and/or drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-super-ball-snacks-and-or-drinks/1027506)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-super-ball-snacks-and-or-drinks/1027506 "2026-02-12T09:49:27Z")
Lil’ Smokies, veggie spring rolls, a variety of chips, a couple of California rolls, Pirate Water Wicked Teas, and a couple of barrel-aged Imperial Stouts. And you? --- ## [Cheese experts: how bad is the parmesan/romano substitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-experts-how-bad-is-the-parmesan-romano-substitution/1025975)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-experts-how-bad-is-the-parmesan-romano-substitution/1025975 "2025-12-31T05:52:08Z")
To be clear, I would never use pre-grated cheese. That’s disgusting. I also am mindful of the (alleged, which I am happy to believe) superiority of “true” cheese from the correct point of origin. So parmesan must be Par… --- ## [The Endless Summer: a question about an apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-endless-summer-a-question-about-an-apocalypse/1030457)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-endless-summer-a-question-about-an-apocalypse/1030457 "2026-05-31T01:49:30Z")
Back in the sixties, there was a documentary made about a couple of surfer dudes who traveled around the world and between northern and southern hemispheres in search of constant summer weather and waves. But that’s not… --- ## [Flies, how to get rid of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flies-how-to-get-rid-of/1032258)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flies-how-to-get-rid-of/1032258 "2026-08-18T20:32:54Z")
The thread on ants reminds of the fact that we have been invaded by flies. Any thoughts on how to deal with them? What happened is that our air conditioner has stopped working. Try to get an air conditioner repairman to… --- ## [RIP Gloria Steinem at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gloria-steinem-at-92/1032798)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gloria-steinem-at-92/1032798 "2026-09-10T02:47:21Z")
Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing journalist and activist who devoted her life to fighting for women’s rights, died on Wednesday. She was 92… Starting in the 1960s, at a time when women were largely limited to domestic ro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=43&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=45&per_page=50)