# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=48 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 49 --- ## [Bar Keepers Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-keepers-friend/1031204)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-keepers-friend/1031204 "2026-06-28T23:47:31Z")
No not you. Well, ok we can be friends. I bought some BF cleaner. I guess, a month ago. I have one small stainless(not at all) steel counter top. It has to be scoured regularly. I go to do this, this morning. I peel t… --- ## [Why does Medicare not cover a Vitamin D-3 blood test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-medicare-not-cover-a-vitamin-d-3-blood-test/1025770)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-medicare-not-cover-a-vitamin-d-3-blood-test/1025770 "2025-12-23T21:25:39Z")
My husband recently had this test, requested by his PCP among a bunch of others, and this test alone was not covered. Does anyone here have any idea why not? It cost $306 out of pocket. We haven’t had a chance yet to as… --- ## [How does not being able to sue the post office square with the first amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-not-being-able-to-sue-the-post-office-square-with-the-first-amendment/1025154)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-not-being-able-to-sue-the-post-office-square-with-the-first-amendment/1025154 "2025-12-02T20:20:44Z")
This case of a person wanting to sue the post office Apparently a law has the Postal Service exempt from such lawsuits. However, the first amendment guarantees the right to petition the government for redress of grie… --- ## [Tell me about quitting Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-quitting-facebook/1030109)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-quitting-facebook/1030109 "2026-05-17T15:49:04Z")
If you were on Facebook but finally decided to quit using it, please tell me the good and the bad of it. Please don’t link to internet articles instead of telling me your personal experiences, and please don’t post “Well… --- ## [Can I make my own wood putty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-my-own-wood-putty/1026563)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-my-own-wood-putty/1026563 "2026-01-12T18:58:30Z")
I generally don’t like any store bought wood putty. But upon finishing a new railing for our stairs to the garage, I do have a small gap. Not really a big deal. The rail is made of oak. and I have a lot of very fine/sm… --- ## [Trump regime says green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-regime-says-green-card-seekers-must-leave-u-s-to-apply/1030319)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-regime-says-green-card-seekers-must-leave-u-s-to-apply/1030319 "2026-05-29T21:22:41Z")
I figured this news was big enough to warrant its own thread. The Trump regime now says that green card seekers must leave the U.S. to apply, which will affect hundreds of thousands of people and lead to untold numbers … --- ## [Does the NBA really need 7 games to determine a winner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nba-really-need-7-games-to-determine-a-winner/1029673)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nba-really-need-7-games-to-determine-a-winner/1029673 "2026-05-02T07:11:07Z")
Geez the basketball season is so long. --- ## [Another pronunciation vexation - crudites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-vexation-crudites/1025618)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pronunciation-vexation-crudites/1025618 "2025-12-12T15:22:45Z")
Carrots and celery with a nice dip. Love em. Always been just veggies to me. But I do realize it is properly (smugly) called “crudites”. In 79 years I have never heard anyone pronounce crudites although I have puzzled ov… --- ## [What long gone logo t-shirt do you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-gone-logo-t-shirt-do-you-want/1026732)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-gone-logo-t-shirt-do-you-want/1026732 "2026-01-19T00:47:03Z")
I came across this site a while back, and they sell t-shirts (and other stuff) from defunct stores, amusement parks, radio stations, venues, sports teams, etc from all around the country. There are a bunch from New Eng… --- ## [I never see used Hummers on the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-see-used-hummers-on-the-road/1031346)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-see-used-hummers-on-the-road/1031346 "2026-07-02T22:46:22Z")
They were everywhere two decades ago. I get people have moved on to SUVs. But even before gas prices spiked, I can’t remember the last time I saw one. It’s not like people suddenly became way nicer and are planning to… --- ## [How striking would our moon be to a seasoned space traveler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-striking-would-our-moon-be-to-a-seasoned-space-traveler/1031297)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-striking-would-our-moon-be-to-a-seasoned-space-traveler/1031297 "2026-07-03T01:34:42Z")
Moons are apparently No Big Deal, going by just our solar system. Jupiter and Saturn alone have more than eighty each according to the last mention of it I saw. But those are BIG planets and the moons are relatively in… --- ## [Have you ever been some place but have no memory of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-some-place-but-have-no-memory-of-it/1029787)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-some-place-but-have-no-memory-of-it/1029787 "2026-05-05T22:03:31Z")
And not because you were on drugs or drunk. Just a normal place you know you went to but don’t remember any details about. I was reading the thread on riverboat casinos and thought about the time I went to one in Tunic… --- ## [Experience with Tirzepatide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-tirzepatide/1029204)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-tirzepatide/1029204 "2026-06-29T21:25:11Z")
My goal was modest: drop \< 10% of my body weight, from 220 to 200. After 6 months on Tirzepatide at a cost of $1500 in rx and membership fees I can report: Down 10 lbs, mostly muscle. I could’ve done that by dropping … --- ## [June Lockhart has died at 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-lockhart-has-died-at-100/1024283)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-lockhart-has-died-at-100/1024283 "2025-11-07T01:32:34Z")
I was suprised she was still going. She was my first TV mom in Lost in Space, then on Lassie reruns. RiP June. --- ## [Notifying the police of a lodger's arrival (1920s Germany)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifying-the-police-of-a-lodgers-arrival-1920s-germany/1028416)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifying-the-police-of-a-lodgers-arrival-1920s-germany/1028416 "2026-03-13T18:49:03Z")
I’m reading Herman Hesse’s 1927 novel Steppenwolf. Early in the story, the narrator describes his aunt taking in a lodger. The narrator is disturbed when he learns: The only request he had made was that his arrival sho… --- ## [I want to buy a leather jacket at a brick and mortar store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-leather-jacket-at-a-brick-and-mortar-store/1025243)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-leather-jacket-at-a-brick-and-mortar-store/1025243 "2026-03-07T20:33:09Z")
Recently, my 40-year old leather jacket fell apart from old age. I bought it at a Wilson’s Leather store in a local mall. Wilson’s are still in business, but as far as I can determine, only online. I’ve had bad luck bu… --- ## [Is there any way to stop scammers from calling me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-scammers-from-calling-me/1033001 "2026-09-22T23:55:14Z")
My landline phone rings about 20 - 25 times a day and it’s driving me nuts. I messed with these scammers a few times just for fun and to waste their time but then stopped answering the phone several months ago. I thoug… --- ## [Trump Proposed Credit Card Interest Rate Cap - 10%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposed-credit-card-interest-rate-cap-10/1026929)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposed-credit-card-interest-rate-cap-10/1026929 "2026-03-05T20:25:36Z")
As has been reported, Trump has called on Congress to pass a bill to place a cap on credit card interest rates at 10% for a period of 1 year. If passed, violators (banks that don’t comply) will forfeit all interest they… --- ## [4 killed, 6 injured in boat shootout, Cuban government says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-killed-6-injured-in-boat-shootout-cuban-government-says/1027977)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-killed-6-injured-in-boat-shootout-cuban-government-says/1027977 "2026-02-27T20:28:13Z")
Breaking news, apparently 4 people were killed and 6 injured on a Florida registered boat that violated Cuban territorial waters and got into a firefight with the Cuban Navy. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/four-killed-cu… --- ## [Make Your Own Pop Tart…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-pop-tart/1031597)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-pop-tart/1031597 "2026-07-16T06:24:50Z")
Stumbled across this NYT recipe for Pop Tarts. If you could make your own, what filling and frosting would you choose? --- ## [What Thai dishes do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thai-dishes-do-you-recommend/1028224)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thai-dishes-do-you-recommend/1028224 "2026-03-08T13:49:11Z")
In my town a new restaurant has just opened - serving Thai food. :sunglasses: I quite like curries (not too hot :wink:) and the sort of Indonesian food you can get in the Netherlands. Actually I just enjoy food! … --- ## [Beyond General Relativity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-general-relativity/1026015)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-general-relativity/1026015 "2025-12-31T01:39:01Z")
Einstein formulated the Special Theory of Relativity to describe how an object moving near the speed of light undergoes three specific transformations: 1.Length contracts in the direction of travel. 2.Mass increases to… --- ## [Doxxing of ICE shooter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxxing-of-ice-shooter/1026521)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doxxing-of-ice-shooter/1026521 "2026-01-14T01:19:14Z")
In the thread about murder of Renee Nicole Good, there’s a mod warning: I don’t know what was in the cornfielded posts. However, multiple reputable news organizations, including NPR, have reported on the shooter’s ide… --- ## [Macroscopic quantum effects in human history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroscopic-quantum-effects-in-human-history/1031977)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroscopic-quantum-effects-in-human-history/1031977 "2026-07-29T20:26:48Z")
Quantum physics tells us that weird things happen on the very small scale. Particles popping into brief existence out of nowhere, or interfering with other particles or even themselves like a wave, or tunneling across a … --- ## [I bought a used cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-used-cake/1030345)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-used-cake/1030345 "2026-05-25T23:26:26Z")
I bought an Entenmann’s All Butter Cake. When I went to eat it I noticed the end flap had been opened and a slice neatly cut off with a knife! Do you eat it? --- ## ["Burn Notice" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-question/1033681)
**Author:** [@Leftpopulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leftpopulist)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-question/1033681 "2026-10-14T20:46:13Z")
Michael Westen appears to be superhuman, combining the skill-sets of a mater criminal, a police detective, and a special forces soldier. Are spies like that in real life? --- ## [Moat Dimensions (and the fauna therein)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moat-dimensions-and-the-fauna-therein/1033706)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moat-dimensions-and-the-fauna-therein/1033706 "2026-10-17T00:10:45Z")
We’re all familiar with the trope of the moat surrounding a castle (or keep); the water-and-occasionally-crocodile-filled trench that surrounded medieval strongholds. How common were they? How wide were they, as a gene… --- ## [How does a smishing scam have access to my computer's calendar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-smishing-scam-have-access-to-my-computers-calendar/1024814)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-smishing-scam-have-access-to-my-computers-calendar/1024814 "2025-11-13T18:03:38Z")
I was just checking the calendar function on my computer for an upcoming event and I saw a notice on today’s date. It was somewhat incoherent. It spoke of a shipment that was being sent, a guest list I am supposedly on, … --- ## [Computer problem -- won't start, not even a BIOS screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-wont-start-not-even-a-bios-screen/1024296)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-wont-start-not-even-a-bios-screen/1024296 "2025-10-27T19:11:24Z")
I put it here because it’s my gaming computer, but if this should go into IMHO, that’s fine, too. I have a computer that I built a few years ago, say 6 years ago. Over the years, I’ve upgraded the hard drives and video… --- ## [48 hour airline flight delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001 "2026-08-10T01:26:26Z")
My brother was supposed to be back from visiting his children and grandchildren in New Jersey late Monday night. He might make it back tonight. He at least had somewhere to sleep for two nights; many other travelers foun… --- ## [Why aren't there ultrawide TVs with theater-like aspect ratios to prevent letterboxing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-ultrawide-tvs-with-theater-like-aspect-ratios-to-prevent-letterboxing/1025899)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-ultrawide-tvs-with-theater-like-aspect-ratios-to-prevent-letterboxing/1025899 "2025-12-22T02:55:38Z")
TVs used to have an aspect ratio of 4:3, but these days they’re almost all 16:9. However, this means that most made-for-theater movies are still letterboxed, with black bars at the top and bottom. Many movies are 2.39:1 … --- ## [Light bulbs are getting more complex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulbs-are-getting-more-complex/1029855)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulbs-are-getting-more-complex/1029855 "2026-05-16T03:10:36Z")
I bought some neat flood lamps for my kitchen recessed fixtures. They have a built in slider to select the color temperature from 4000 to 6900K. Plus another 3 way switch to select 65, 75 or 90 watt equivalent output. Th… --- ## [What targets in the US should be prioritized by a conquering force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-targets-in-the-us-should-be-prioritized-by-a-conquering-force/1026365)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-targets-in-the-us-should-be-prioritized-by-a-conquering-force/1026365 "2026-01-26T23:53:53Z")
Aliens, supervillains or some other force far more powerful than any real world entity decide they want to invade and conquer the US as effectively and efficiently as possible. They don’t want to conquer a wasteland and … --- ## [Your fondest remembered Halloween costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fondest-remembered-halloween-costume/1033895)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fondest-remembered-halloween-costume/1033895 "2026-10-19T00:28:32Z")
Yours from childhood or one of your kids. --- ## [Ford vs. Chevrolet vs. Dodge - Which are you and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-vs-chevrolet-vs-dodge-which-are-you-and-why/1031082)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-vs-chevrolet-vs-dodge-which-are-you-and-why/1031082 "2026-06-24T19:35:51Z")
I’m not really a “car guy.” I like them enough, but at the end of the day they are just transportation to me. Growing up, a lot of people I knew were staunch proponents of Ford, Chevy or Dodge (mainly trucks, but cars to… --- ## [Why are some cigarette filters wrapped in paper colored to resemble cork?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-cigarette-filters-wrapped-in-paper-colored-to-resemble-cork/1031116)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-cigarette-filters-wrapped-in-paper-colored-to-resemble-cork/1031116 "2026-06-24T22:09:00Z")
I recently switched brands to one that has this feature, and it occurred to me to wonder why. Did actual cork cigarette holders used to be a thing? --- ## ['Losing your stomach' feeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-your-stomach-feeling/1028795)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-your-stomach-feeling/1028795 "2026-03-28T17:44:23Z")
You know that feeling when you go over a hill fast in a car or in a roller coaster? According to BBC Science: "In that moment, your organs don’t ‘fall’ at the same rate as the rest of your body. You then experience a mo… --- ## [It's that time of year-- Split Pea and Ham Bone Soup!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-split-pea-and-ham-bone-soup/1025332)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-split-pea-and-ham-bone-soup/1025332 "2025-12-07T14:44:07Z")
Everybody makes theirs different and I want to hear how you do it. Here’s me: Rough chop an onion and soften in soup pot with a bit of olive oil. Add mushed (or diced or sliced-- matters how I’m feeling) garlic. Stir. A… --- ## [Why were these unneeded subtitles in "Night of the Hunter"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-these-unneeded-subtitles-in-night-of-the-hunter/1025575)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-these-unneeded-subtitles-in-night-of-the-hunter/1025575 "2025-12-21T20:30:42Z")
I’m watching The Night of the Hunter (1955) on TCM. There is the scene where a bunch of kids and John and Pearl are asking for food from a woman in a house. Suddenly, there is this subtitle at the bottom of the screen: … --- ## [Hour, hour who's got the hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hour-hour-whos-got-the-hour/1028295)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hour-hour-whos-got-the-hour/1028295 "2026-03-11T05:45:57Z")
Lost it. I found it in October. There were many times over the year where I would gladly given it back. I had to wait til today. Funny, I kinda miss it now… :upside\_down\_face: --- ## [Most expensive guitars ever sold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-guitars-ever-sold/1028435)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-guitars-ever-sold/1028435 "2026-04-01T01:04:15Z")
Yesterday a part of the late Jim Irsay’s music memorabilia collection was auctioned off, bringing in a total of over $84 million. Sold as part of that collection were several of the most expensive guitars ever sold: Da… --- ## [Good Bad Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-books/1032607)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-books/1032607 "2026-08-29T02:21:09Z")
Since I have been reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin on audio (for the first time ever), I had a look at criticism about it, and stumbled upon George Orwell’s evaluation of it, in a 1945 essay entitled “Good Bad Books”. Here’s wh… --- ## [Wisecracks or Sayings that Improve your Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisecracks-or-sayings-that-improve-your-day/1024543)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisecracks-or-sayings-that-improve-your-day/1024543 "2025-11-10T21:40:40Z")
Mood is a weird thing. You can have a great day and something comes out of left field and ruins it. We have a lot of threads about that. But sometimes, you’re wandering around in your usual/default mood and you’re sud… --- ## [Where do ICE agencies get their "leads"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ice-agencies-get-their-leads/1026975)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ice-agencies-get-their-leads/1026975 "2026-01-25T22:05:10Z")
I assume they have a squad meeting with today’s targets spelled out. Where does the list of supposed illegals come from? --- ## [The '25 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/1025251)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/1025251 "2025-12-05T16:14:18Z")
It’s that time again, when Americans whine about a soulless, overpriced, glitzy corporate spectacle while watching every second of it! :grin: (I wasn’t in a good state Thursday…too many aches, too many frustrations…which… --- ## [What movie prop do you accidentally own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-do-you-accidentally-own/1028170)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-do-you-accidentally-own/1028170 "2026-03-05T18:46:11Z")
Do you coincidentally own a copy of something that is used thinly-disguised or undisguised as a movie prop? It must be something used as something other than its real purpose. For instance, if you have a hat that looks l… --- ## [Cruising Google Maps for all the places you've ever lived, worked, or often stayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-google-maps-for-all-the-places-youve-ever-lived-worked-or-often-stayed/1025176)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-google-maps-for-all-the-places-youve-ever-lived-worked-or-often-stayed/1025176 "2025-11-30T04:34:12Z")
Every now and then I’ll cruise google satellite and street view looking for the places I’ve lived, worked, went to school, or just visited often, like the homes of family members where I stayed overnight more than once. … --- ## [What does "chickadee" mean (in terms of clothes/fashion)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-chickadee-mean-in-terms-of-clothes-fashion/1029129)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-chickadee-mean-in-terms-of-clothes-fashion/1029129 "2026-04-21T22:26:22Z")
Came across this sentence, presented here context-free. What is meant by “chickadees”? I know what’s meant by pastels, Hyannis Port, and yacht-club-coded. Chickadee means nothing to me, except the little bird. if \[this… --- ## [Local High School collecting food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-high-school-collecting-food/1024498)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-high-school-collecting-food/1024498 "2025-11-04T03:08:22Z")
Putting it here because it is directly related to the halting of SNAP (despite the court ruling). They were collecting in front of the grocery store and there were stacks of full bags. And this is in MAGAland, Colorado… --- ## [Routers Banned? Or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routers-banned-or-not/1028874)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routers-banned-or-not/1028874 "2026-03-31T02:25:22Z")
I have seen a number of videos on YouTube (always suspect) that claim the Trump Admin has banned foreign made computer routers. And others who claim that they have not, but have set restrictions on them. What is true? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=47&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=49&per_page=50)