# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=45 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 46 --- ## [What is a "lie" in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-lie-in-a-relationship/1028380)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-lie-in-a-relationship/1028380 "2026-03-13T12:41:04Z")
I was watching old episodes of Blue Bloods and Sgt Jamie had turned over some info Janko gave him to IA (which he said he was gonna do). But IA involved him some with dire promises to say nothing to anyone else. But wh… --- ## [Quick baseball rule question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-baseball-rule-question/1027676)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-baseball-rule-question/1027676 "2026-03-04T15:56:45Z")
I have a casual interest in baseball, so I should know this, but I’m not sure, so here’s the question. Situation: Runner on second base, ball is hit fair. Normally, this is not a force play situation for the runner on s… --- ## [How will AI change childhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-ai-change-childhood/1025473)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-ai-change-childhood/1025473 "2025-12-11T20:15:37Z")
Food for thought from The Economist. Excerpt, from article below: Toymakers in China have declared 2025 the year of artificial intelligence (AI) and are producing robots and teddies that can teach, play and tell storie… --- ## [For the first time in 40 years, my lips are healed up from severe chapping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-my-lips-are-healed-up-from-severe-chapping/1032879)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-my-lips-are-healed-up-from-severe-chapping/1032879 "2026-09-11T11:45:44Z")
Since I was young, I always had badly chapped lips. I used every kind of unguent out there to try to keep them moist, but the underlying problem was never cured. The underlying problem was that the skin on my lips just… --- ## [Harvey Weinstein has been taken to the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-has-been-taken-to-the-hospital/1031333)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-has-been-taken-to-the-hospital/1031333 "2026-07-02T13:02:06Z")
Heart failure, they say, connected with pneumonia. I suppose I should hope he pulls through. --- ## [Have you ever used laundry detergent sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-laundry-detergent-sheets/1029127)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-laundry-detergent-sheets/1029127 "2026-04-10T19:34:47Z")
I’ve been bombarded of late with ads from Earth Breeze for their laundry detergent sheets. I like the concept but I wonder how good the product is. Being frugal, I’m reluctant to buy based solely on their ads. I know non… --- ## [Other than Duma Key, do any Stephen King novels lack human villains? Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-duma-key-do-any-stephen-king-novels-lack-human-villains-open-spoilers/1025728)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-duma-key-do-any-stephen-king-novels-lack-human-villains-open-spoilers/1025728 "2025-12-19T21:48:06Z")
I recently finished listening to the audiobook version of Stephen King’s Duma Key. I really liked it, more so than a lot of his other books. Thinking about why I like it so much, one of the things I noticed was that th… --- ## [Tire longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-longevity/1033647)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-longevity/1033647 "2026-10-16T15:29:54Z")
It’s no secret that cars last a lot longer now than they did 40+ years ago. I remember in the late 70s, which was probably the apex of the ‘disposable car’ era, that cars were not really intended to last more than 100k m… --- ## [Is there a science fiction equivalent of GOOSEBUMPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-science-fiction-equivalent-of-goosebumps/1024584)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-science-fiction-equivalent-of-goosebumps/1024584 "2025-11-16T01:29:37Z")
Title sums it up. I have grandnieces too old for Seuss and not old enough for Asimov, with kind of a warped sense of humor. Any YA SF literary recommendations? --- ## [Scientific American has been acquired by Scientific American, Inc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-american-has-been-acquired-by-scientific-american-inc/1031886)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-american-has-been-acquired-by-scientific-american-inc/1031886 "2026-07-25T00:39:30Z")
I’m an old-line print fanatic so I continue to subscribe to a bunch of magazines doing my part to keep them in print for at least a few more days. Today I got this email. Dear Friend of Scientific American, We are wr… --- ## [How did my TV turn itself on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-tv-turn-itself-on/1027918)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-tv-turn-itself-on/1027918 "2026-03-03T19:17:09Z")
The question’s in the title. I was eating lunch with my wife today. The Dot was playing some music. Suddenly, the TV turned itself on. The remote was in it’s holder and the on/off button was not in contact with anything.… --- ## [A tiny issue ("I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain" thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tiny-issue-i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-thread/1025595 "2025-12-11T08:43:27Z")
I opened a short(few months old) zombie about a thread I like. This thread was asking the point behind the “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain” thread. We have #3 going now. I’ve posted an inordinate amount in these threa… --- ## [Google AI is Fucking Me Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ai-is-fucking-me-over/1026435)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ai-is-fucking-me-over/1026435 "2026-01-09T18:23:35Z")
So I recently discovered that for God knows how long, if anyone Googles my business name, the first thing they see is a helpful AI summary about my business. Unfortunately, it contains a few minor inaccuracies. It got ou… --- ## [2026 Hurricane Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-hurricane-season/1030535)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-hurricane-season/1030535 "2026-10-10T18:46:29Z")
Time once again for our annual US hurricane tracking and discussion thread. Today is the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The Pacific season officially started on May 15, but the Central Pacific subsection which… --- ## [Have you ever seen an interesting bundle on the side of the road? (Or...what have you found on the side of the road?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-interesting-bundle-on-the-side-of-the-road-or-what-have-you-found-on-the-side-of-the-road/1033320 "2026-09-25T02:35:29Z")
Today, coming home I saw a shrink wrapped bundle on the shoulder. We stopped, I saw it was not wet or dirty, so I put in my turtle hull. Got home. Got it out on the deck. Sliced open the shrink wrap and 6 high quality p… --- ## [Sports fans: are there game replays/video recaps that you've watched many times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-are-there-game-replays-video-recaps-that-youve-watched-many-times/1029554)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-are-there-game-replays-video-recaps-that-youve-watched-many-times/1029554 "2026-04-29T21:28:08Z")
I’ll let you decide on the definition of ‘many’. There are three recaps I’ve watched at least 10 times each: - Bayern’s 8-2 defeat of Barca - Germany’s 7-1 defeat of Brazil - New England’s comeback from 28-3 down in … --- ## [Any threads for retired folks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-for-retired-folks/1029603)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-for-retired-folks/1029603 "2026-04-30T21:15:22Z")
Not seeing it, so here we go. Many of the folks on the SDMB are older. So this is for us, or anyone that wants to ask. Myself, retired in December after 33 years at the last job. But I was working since I was 11yo. I’m… --- ## [How old is that film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-that-film/1030789)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-that-film/1030789 "2026-08-28T19:56:47Z")
Not about a movie. But film from cameras that required it. I know we have some camera buffs here. Not talking to you, exactly. But do you have undeveloped film floating around? Or some that never took pictures at all? … --- ## [What \*as seen on TV" products have you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409 "2026-10-01T01:02:38Z")
I got hung on those blankets with arms. Ordered several. Junky fabric. We were too long for them. You may not know it but I have freakishly long arms. It was basically elbow length in the sleeve. When washed and dried … --- ## [Posts that aged well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-that-aged-well/1029532)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-that-aged-well/1029532 "2026-04-26T19:10:57Z")
I don’t have an actual example to kick things off, but I thought we could use a counterpoint to the ‘Posts that aged poorly’ thread. I know I’ve seen several posts over time where someone said “I totally called \[X\] in my… --- ## [Should I get a countertop Reverse Osmosis (RO) system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-countertop-reverse-osmosis-ro-system/1033047)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-countertop-reverse-osmosis-ro-system/1033047 "2026-10-19T20:17:29Z")
Santa Barbara City water tastes awful (not on a well). I have a Brita pitcher with a replaceable charcoal filter that makes the water taste good. Mostly it removes the chlorine but not particulates or any other bad thing… --- ## [Remember musical laser light shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-musical-laser-light-shows/1027053)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-musical-laser-light-shows/1027053 "2026-01-28T17:25:35Z")
They would be held in planetariums (usually), the seats would go back so far there was a real danger of falling asleep when the lights went down…until a rock album was played (Dark Side Of The Moon, The Wall etc) and the… --- ## [How can Iran’s enriched uranium be destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-iran-s-enriched-uranium-be-destroyed/1030478)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-iran-s-enriched-uranium-be-destroyed/1030478 "2026-05-31T13:04:25Z")
One potential sticking point of making an agreement with Iran is the disposition of their 60% enriched uranium. One option that I see in media reports is to “destroy” it while it is still in Iran. Without going into the … --- ## [Are there a fair percentage of Canadians who are pro-trump?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679 "2026-02-19T03:46:36Z")
I’m asking because on a vacation trip last week I got into a conversation with a fellow vacationer who was from Ontario. We were having a perfectly pleasant chat until he asked me how my state government was doing. I sa… --- ## [Ribs: Beef, pork, or lamb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-beef-pork-or-lamb/1024211)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-beef-pork-or-lamb/1024211 "2025-10-26T06:02:45Z")
The evil genie is once again up to his old tricks. He corners you and says that you can only eat one kind of rib for the rest of your life. Any other kind of rib will make you violently ill but not so much that you would… --- ## [Which is harder for you to give up: salt or sugar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-for-you-to-give-up-salt-or-sugar/1030744)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-for-you-to-give-up-salt-or-sugar/1030744 "2026-06-14T18:42:15Z")
I’m trying out a low-salt diet for a couple of months for medical reasons. In the past, I’ve given up sugar for weight-loss reasons, and though that was a little difficult, I find that giving up salt is much harder. Wi… --- ## [No Kings - 17OCT2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-17oct2026/1033920 "2026-10-21T22:43:57Z")
I didn’t see any thread for this yet, so I figured I’d start one, and in P&E because I wanted to discuss a few of the issues, not just share the event and pics! So just back from attending today’s protest, and was a bit… --- ## [What do they call the stick the military uses to push around ships, planes, units on those sandbox tables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-call-the-stick-the-military-uses-to-push-around-ships-planes-units-on-those-sandbox-tables/1027629)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-call-the-stick-the-military-uses-to-push-around-ships-planes-units-on-those-sandbox-tables/1027629 "2026-02-14T00:14:46Z")
You’ve probably seen them in movies. A large table showing the battle area with models of ships, planes, units being pushed around (maneuvered). On a billiard/pool table, they are called rakes, crutches, bridges. I’m sur… --- ## [Is Senator Mark Kelly finally our "Joseph Welch?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-senator-mark-kelly-finally-our-joseph-welch/1025355)
**Author:** [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-senator-mark-kelly-finally-our-joseph-welch/1025355 "2025-12-04T18:40:26Z")
In 1954, Joseph Welch finally put down Joe McCarty’s campaign to purge communists from the US. “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness.” “Let us not assassinate this… --- ## [Paul McCartney in Tulsa... under a bridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-in-tulsa-under-a-bridge/1024231)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-in-tulsa-under-a-bridge/1024231 "2025-11-02T11:33:56Z")
Kind of weird. Imagine strolling down to do some fishing and running into Sir Paul. No one would ever believe you! (if this belongs in (MPSIMS) , please move) ETA: Looks like he’s here: N 36° 07.944 W 095° 59.440 --- ## [Is there any law against dropping birdseed in a public place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-law-against-dropping-birdseed-in-a-public-place/1031926)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-law-against-dropping-birdseed-in-a-public-place/1031926 "2026-07-29T17:22:21Z")
I am thinking specifically of the vicinity of Flock and traffic cameras. If I dropped a pile of birdseed near the base of the camera, would I be breaking any laws? --- ## [Do you waste extra time off like I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-waste-extra-time-off-like-i-do/1033668)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-waste-extra-time-off-like-i-do/1033668 "2026-10-12T14:29:09Z")
I had a lot of stuff to get done. Gotta start winterizing the house and yard, my wife is quite ill so I have house work to do, have to meet with the manager of a business I own, need to meet with my financial advisor ab… --- ## [What's Your Favorite Decade and Year Of New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-decade-and-year-of-new-york-city/1030267)
**Author:** [@Past\_Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Past_Paper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-decade-and-year-of-new-york-city/1030267 "2026-05-24T16:01:02Z")
The year doesn’t have to be part of the decade, either- for example, if the 80s were your fave decade but 1997 your favorite year, that’s fine! I’ve been here a short while, but my first “real” NYC/Manhattan experience … --- ## [Is there a definitive werewolf novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-definitive-werewolf-novel/1029803)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-definitive-werewolf-novel/1029803 "2026-05-08T02:41:43Z")
Something like Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? --- ## [I need medical/life advice, experienced or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-medical-life-advice-experienced-or-otherwise/1033621)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-medical-life-advice-experienced-or-otherwise/1033621 "2026-10-08T16:52:53Z")
Recent blood tests ordered by my referring orthopedist (the one who recommended a hip replacement and referred me to the surgeon) have revealed that my “rheumatoid factor” (RF) is quite high (30.5 where normal is apparen… --- ## [Recent-ish 3D printing experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-ish-3d-printing-experiences/1031130)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-ish-3d-printing-experiences/1031130 "2026-07-05T17:20:19Z")
Apparently we haven’t had any threads about this since 2011 or so… anyone interested in it at all these days? Friend of mine recently sold me his used $300 3D printer (a Bambu A1), and I was blown away by how far the te… --- ## [Your personal opinion, please-Best children’s television series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-best-children-s-television-series/1031908)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-best-children-s-television-series/1031908 "2026-07-30T13:53:44Z")
Companion to this thread Your personal opinion, please-Worst children's television series - #114 by Son\_of\_a\_Rich What do you think the best children’s TV shows are? I’ll start with easy, consensus picks: Sesame Street… --- ## [What specific kind of landline phone do I need in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specific-kind-of-landline-phone-do-i-need-in-this-situation/1028337)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specific-kind-of-landline-phone-do-i-need-in-this-situation/1028337 "2026-03-11T22:32:19Z")
First, thanks in advance for any answers. I won’t be able to check this thread for a while. This phone is for my elderly mom who lives 2,000 miles away and whose support network doesn’t include any technical-minded peop… --- ## [How does my dog know about deliveries before they arrive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-dog-know-about-deliveries-before-they-arrive/1025887)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-dog-know-about-deliveries-before-they-arrive/1025887 "2025-12-21T13:11:43Z")
Whenever something is due to be delivered, my dog seems to know when it is en route. That is, when Amazon would start marking the number of stops as 3 or 4 away, or UPS or FedEx would be about 15 minutes away (but not wh… --- ## [Does Mike Johnson have a Grindr account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mike-johnson-have-a-grindr-account/1024267)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mike-johnson-have-a-grindr-account/1024267 "2025-10-26T16:15:19Z")
Grindr, if anyone here doesn’t know, is a hookup site for gay men, and it gets a lot of traffic whenever Republican men gather, and reportedly crashed during Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. Now, for me, if he is or isn… --- ## [Getting old today vs. 150 or 200 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-today-vs-150-or-200-years-ago/1033653)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-today-vs-150-or-200-years-ago/1033653 "2026-10-11T22:48:01Z")
One of my random shower thoughts: Glad to become “old” (whatever that means to you) in 2026 and not in 1826 or so … just the thought of the avg. guy/gal not having reading glasses (and much to read to begin with) at the… --- ## [Who's Opie? (A question about Opie Taylor)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-opie-a-question-about-opie-taylor/1033343)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-opie-a-question-about-opie-taylor/1033343 "2026-09-26T16:10:39Z")
The Andy Griffith show. What the heck is Opie short for? The show never says. It’s open to interpretation by the viewer, namely Me. I’m going with Oppenheimer. Hey I’m just a girl who loves Andy, you know? --- ## [My bad bad bad dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430 "2026-03-19T14:21:14Z")
Ok. My hoodie string is crappy. Frayed, chewed, and stained. So as it’s a great hoodie with a Ladybug on it. I decide need to remedy this. I got a cute hoodie string. Tie-dye grey. Very coordinating. I jerked out the … --- ## [Rich foreigners paid to shoot civilians during siege of Sarajevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-foreigners-paid-to-shoot-civilians-during-siege-of-sarajevo/1024807)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-foreigners-paid-to-shoot-civilians-during-siege-of-sarajevo/1024807 "2025-11-13T17:09:51Z")
Fucking rich arseholes! Wealthy foreign gun enthusiasts paid Bosnian Serb forces for the chance to shoot residents of Sarajevo during the siege of the city during the 1990s, according to claims being investigated by It… --- ## [Minute Steaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191 "2026-04-13T01:08:28Z")
Was there a frozen (?) product in the '70s called ‘Minute Steaks’? I googled, and it seems it’s a well-known concept; but I could swear there was a product called ‘Minute Steaks’ that dat bought in a supermarket (most l… --- ## [Stories that have been adapted into movies and mini-series the most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584 "2026-06-04T19:41:40Z")
We’ve probably done this before, maybe more than once, but I’ve long been fascinated by the way different writers and directors will r-imagine a story, so that different versions come out looking completely differently. … --- ## [How can I make myself into a Halloween decoration after death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-myself-into-a-halloween-decoration-after-death/1024228)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-myself-into-a-halloween-decoration-after-death/1024228 "2025-10-25T14:46:36Z")
After my death, I want to leave my body to my kids to use as a Halloween decoration, specifically a skeleton. A real skeleton is much more eco-friendly than those plastic ones. So this raises several questions. First, a… --- ## [Awww, Larry Summers is caught up in the Epstein scandal? TOO FUCKING BAD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-larry-summers-is-caught-up-in-the-epstein-scandal-too-fucking-bad/1027989)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-larry-summers-is-caught-up-in-the-epstein-scandal-too-fucking-bad/1027989 "2026-02-27T20:36:45Z")
I’m gonna go full-on Pit here, so don’t expect a lot of reasoned commentary or articulate reasoning. This is me unleashing vituperation I have felt for years. Here’s what I’d say to Larry Summers’s face if I could: Larr… --- ## [Soooo... Wicker (Film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soooo-wicker-film/1032083)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soooo-wicker-film/1032083 "2026-08-06T19:32:45Z")
Online consensus seems to be either Oh, hell no! or Gotta see that! Featuring Olivia Coleman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Richard E. Grant, and Peter Dinklage. Looks like it’ll be … --- ## [Explain these Family Guy jokes to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-family-guy-jokes-to-me/1029476)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-family-guy-jokes-to-me/1029476 "2026-04-23T19:28:41Z")
I never got these two jokes on Family Guy: Referring to Rick Astley as a gay guy and Doug Henning hoping he doesn’t get AIDS. What exactly are the jokes supposed to be? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=44&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=46&per_page=50)