# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=51 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 52 --- ## [Interest rates, inflation, and the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates-inflation-and-the-economy/1033145)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates-inflation-and-the-economy/1033145 "2026-09-19T16:35:02Z")
My brain won’t let me understand the fundamentals of the Fed raising or lowering interest rates and its effect on the economy. The basics that I do understand (correct me if I’m wrong): Inflation is currently too high… --- ## [Using a video capture card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-video-capture-card/1025883)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-video-capture-card/1025883 "2026-01-15T09:29:42Z")
This card. Avermedia GC571 Live Streamer Ultra HD 4K UHD. The user manual is skimpy. It has HDMI in and out. But do I have to use these? I wish to record the horrible time lag my internet is suffering. So I want to just… --- ## [Delivery price difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-price-difference/1031334)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-price-difference/1031334 "2026-07-04T05:55:07Z")
I notice when I use a delivery service for food or groceries, the price I pay through them is not the same price as in store/restaurant. So a $4 burger at McD will cost me $5 through DoorDash/Uber/x, so who gets the extr… --- ## [What is Cow Chow ice cream supposed to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cow-chow-ice-cream-supposed-to-be/1029067)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cow-chow-ice-cream-supposed-to-be/1029067 "2026-04-24T15:37:41Z")
Because I’ve never shied away from dealing with the big issues. Hood has a flavor of ice cream they have named Cow Chow. They describe the flavor as “corn cereal”. Obviously Hood didn’t want to pay for licensing rights… --- ## [Left-handed fountain pen use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-fountain-pen-use/1027153)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handed-fountain-pen-use/1027153 "2026-01-30T19:15:07Z")
A very dear friend gave me a fountain pen for the holiday. It’s pretty basic, but balances well and has good ink flow. I am left-handed, and although the manufacturer insists that left-handed, people can use these pens, … --- ## [So what will Xavier Becerra be like as the governor of California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-xavier-becerra-be-like-as-the-governor-of-california/1030581)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-xavier-becerra-be-like-as-the-governor-of-california/1030581 "2026-06-03T21:33:58Z")
I’m not sure if this info will be accurate tomorrow, but it looks like Xavier Becerra will become the next governor of California (unless Steyer somehow pulls ahead). He has a list of his views on the issues, but I have… --- ## [Looking for a collaborator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-collaborator/1024578)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-collaborator/1024578 "2026-05-20T18:22:47Z")
No, I am not a Nazi looking for help among the French, but rather a lyricist seeking a musical composer to work with. I’m not a performance-level guitarist, but I’m skilled enough to write out chords and melodies; my mus… --- ## [My cat died last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672 "2026-10-16T00:06:06Z")
She was old and sick. I don’t know how old, because she was a foster failure, and when we took her, she was “more than ten years old”. She had been in kitty hospice for more than a year, when the vet diagnosed her with “… --- ## [A Movie "watching order" Master list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-watching-order-master-list/1032664)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-watching-order-master-list/1032664 "2026-09-01T17:11:00Z")
I’ve been kicking around this idea in my head for a few months now. It would take forever to do obviously but everything starts with one step. I was thinking of someday creating a master list of movie watch order. I mean… --- ## [Over hyped books/media that should've never been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-hyped-books-media-that-shouldve-never-been/1028936)
**Author:** [@Hajis\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hajis_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-hyped-books-media-that-shouldve-never-been/1028936 "2026-04-03T18:33:57Z")
Toooo many times books or characters have been blown into the limelight because of a quote or how cool a paragraph or scene is, what’s yalls best takes on this in media? honestly even though i have no mouth and i must s… --- ## [Transporting a car with a commercial carrier - Educate me; company suggestions welcome, too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-a-car-with-a-commercial-carrier-educate-me-company-suggestions-welcome-too/1024792)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-a-car-with-a-commercial-carrier-educate-me-company-suggestions-welcome-too/1024792 "2025-11-13T17:20:11Z")
Searching for relevant threads turned up nothing recent, only from 2008 or earlier. I want to transport a classic car that I’m buying in Green Bay, Wisc., to my home in St. Paul, Minn. That’s about a 4-hour drive, BTW,… --- ## [How many superhumans would you need to conquer the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-superhumans-would-you-need-to-conquer-the-us/1030709)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-superhumans-would-you-need-to-conquer-the-us/1030709 "2026-06-09T23:13:54Z")
How many of these superhumans would be needed to forcefully conquer the US as soon as possible in 2026? The superhumans have super strength (10 tons), durability (it takes a 20mm armor piercing projectile to seriously i… --- ## [In what ways is society not ready to accept or deal with mental illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-is-society-not-ready-to-accept-or-deal-with-mental-illness/1033471)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-is-society-not-ready-to-accept-or-deal-with-mental-illness/1033471 "2026-10-02T03:17:35Z")
There is a lot of stigma for mental illness, far more than for illnesses outside of the brain. But I get the impression that there are various reasons why mental illness isn’t going to be accepted the same way we accept … --- ## [Gas in California is special. It has to be more expensive. Does it really need to be that much more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-in-california-is-special-it-has-to-be-more-expensive-does-it-really-need-to-be-that-much-more/1033526)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-in-california-is-special-it-has-to-be-more-expensive-does-it-really-need-to-be-that-much-more/1033526 "2026-10-02T21:34:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from How are gas prices in your area?: California has large cities in valleys surrounded by high mountain ranges. It has a long dry season with no rain. One of many things we do to reduce smo… --- ## [Give me your best crock pot beef stew recipe…please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-best-crock-pot-beef-stew-recipe-please/1027590)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-best-crock-pot-beef-stew-recipe-please/1027590 "2026-02-14T03:03:05Z")
Some where around here I have a great beef stew recipe. Unfortunately it’s very labor intensive. Dutch over on the stove, then in the stove, this thing cooked then discarded… lots of moving parts and ingredients. I would… --- ## [Why would Google have delisted the Cleveland Public Library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-google-have-delisted-the-cleveland-public-library/1033659)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-google-have-delisted-the-cleveland-public-library/1033659 "2026-10-08T22:57:23Z")
I first noticed an issue with this a week or so ago. I Googled “Cleveland Public Library”, and although the results contained sub-sites for various branches of the library, none of them pointed to https://cpl.org/ , the… --- ## [Recently Canceled TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-canceled-tv-shows/1030566)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-canceled-tv-shows/1030566 "2026-06-08T06:41:14Z")
I keep seeing “Fox has canceled 4 shows” or something like that, but those are always either clickbait or stuffed full of ads. Anyone know of the Network (TV shows that are canceled? --- ## [Laser Range Finder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-range-finder/1025382)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-range-finder/1025382 "2025-12-05T20:16:51Z")
I’ve seen these used by golfers and at shooting ranges. The terminal end of the laser is always a hard object. I want to measure the distance from the deck of a ship to the water. Obviously there’s a difference between … --- ## [Big Brother? "What you lookin' at?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-what-you-lookin-at/1031594)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-what-you-lookin-at/1031594 "2026-08-03T23:20:51Z")
Everywhere you go, where ever you turn. What ever you are doing. Some body is watching you. I see cameras. On persons and buildings. Over cash registers. All my devices and vehicles track me. Do you care? --- ## [Supergirl Saw it thread (some spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-saw-it-thread-some-spoilers-in-op/1031245)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-saw-it-thread-some-spoilers-in-op/1031245 "2026-07-05T13:09:26Z")
Man this was the second Summer movie this year to let me down (after Disclosure Day). And I feel worse feeling this way because every Chud on the Internet has hated this movie since it was announced and I don’t want to b… --- ## [Bugs in my eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-my-eyes/1032575)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-my-eyes/1032575 "2026-08-29T02:12:43Z")
I was at the ophthalmologist today. My vision is ok, but it seems I have Demodex blepharitis. In slightly less scary words, overgrowth of eyelash mites. I knew that everyone has mites, but evidently these are more than … --- ## [Virginia shines the light of truth in the political darkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-shines-the-light-of-truth-in-the-political-darkness/1028265)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-shines-the-light-of-truth-in-the-political-darkness/1028265 "2026-03-07T21:11:05Z")
Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot - CBS News " Virginia’s legislature has passed a bill prohibiting schools from teaching what it considers to be falsehoods about… --- ## [Are modern vehicle headlights adjustable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-modern-vehicle-headlights-adjustable/1025556)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-modern-vehicle-headlights-adjustable/1025556 "2025-12-11T23:52:22Z")
Or, why does my driver’s side headlight look like it’s pointing off to the left? 2017 Toyota RAV4. Sometime back over the summer I noticed (when seeing a reflection of my front end in a window) that my left headlight wa… --- ## [Longest time between studio albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-time-between-studio-albums/1031148)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-time-between-studio-albums/1031148 "2026-06-26T04:47:12Z")
I’m currently listening to an obscure Italian prog rock band called Cervello. Their debut album was released in 1973. They took their time getting the follow-up right - It was released last year. Can we beat 52 years be… --- ## [How does someone get me out of my timeshare responsibilities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-get-me-out-of-my-timeshare-responsibilities/1030985)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-get-me-out-of-my-timeshare-responsibilities/1030985 "2026-06-24T02:26:39Z")
I assume there is a factual answer, so here goes. I occasionally watch network TV during the daytime and I noticed that the ads are very different than the ones they run at night. Some of them are about refurbishing your… --- ## [Celery quality in decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-quality-in-decline/1027888)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-quality-in-decline/1027888 "2026-02-24T15:58:06Z")
(In Cafe Society because food). All fall and through this winter, I’ve been having a hard time finding celery at any of a number of grocery stores that is useable. It seems like at least half of any given bunch of cele… --- ## [Where is the U.S. (roughly) on the Germany 1930-1945 scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-u-s-roughly-on-the-germany-1930-1945-scale/1026338)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-u-s-roughly-on-the-germany-1930-1945-scale/1026338 "2026-01-13T06:51:40Z")
If you were to compare the actions and attitudes of the U.S. to that of Germany during the time of WWII, where in the timeline would you place the former? --- ## [So why are there no January 6 movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-there-no-january-6-movies/1032159)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-there-no-january-6-movies/1032159 "2026-08-06T17:21:45Z")
Trying not to make it political here, wondering if there really are any in the works or, really, why an industry which is often not pro-Republican is not making them? Killed at the distribution level? I would have though… --- ## [Any advice for Andy Burnham on meeting Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-andy-burnham-on-meeting-trump/1033271)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-andy-burnham-on-meeting-trump/1033271 "2026-09-30T00:07:09Z")
As the title says. Burnham is, of course, our latest PM. --- ## [Could the original flavor of Red Rose Tea be replicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-original-flavor-of-red-rose-tea-be-replicated/1031889)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-original-flavor-of-red-rose-tea-be-replicated/1031889 "2026-07-29T06:00:03Z")
I am a tea lover, a habit I picked up from my father, and most teas don’t come up to scratch for me. The reason is that I am looking for a specific flavor or aroma which is very hard to find or which only occurs inconsis… --- ## [American Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-doctor/1032354)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-doctor/1032354 "2026-08-16T20:48:07Z")
I thought about putting this in Great Debates or P&E but that seems doomed from the start. I think this documentary is also worth a thread of its own. I looked for other threads and decided that I think this warrents a … --- ## [Shop 'n' shit (free local papers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854 "2026-04-01T14:16:04Z")
Nope. Not perusing new toities. Not scrolling Amazon while using. Does your community still have a free(ish)paper, weekly? With want ads. Freebies. Free pets. Services offered and asked for. Maybe coupons and announce… --- ## [Are any of the "origin stories" of Mother Goose rhymes actually well-supported?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-origin-stories-of-mother-goose-rhymes-actually-well-supported/1033128)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-origin-stories-of-mother-goose-rhymes-actually-well-supported/1033128 "2026-09-19T20:16:38Z")
Every now and then, you come across an explanation for the supposed story behind this or that Mother Goose rhyme, often claiming that what we tell as a childish nursery rhyme actually stands for a specific event in Engli… --- ## [Is this actually a compact listing of The Epstein Files...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-actually-a-compact-listing-of-the-epstein-files/1024894)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-actually-a-compact-listing-of-the-epstein-files/1024894 "2025-11-21T17:15:56Z")
While wondering the internet I came across a post that supposedly shows all of the Epstein Pedos 3D linked to all of the other Epstein Pedos globally. When I open it up, it is in a format which I’m not familiar with… b… --- ## [Finding out about deaths through Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-out-about-deaths-through-facebook/1026022)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-out-about-deaths-through-facebook/1026022 "2025-12-26T22:59:52Z")
I remember the first time this happened a few years ago (probably like a decade or more), it seemed really strange and bizarre, but now Facebook seems to be the default way to find out someone you know has died, at least… --- ## [Douglas Adams - Fenchurch's name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douglas-adams-fenchurchs-name/1025729)
**Author:** [@DreamsOfACheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreamsOfACheetah)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douglas-adams-fenchurchs-name/1025729 "2025-12-17T23:28:53Z")
From So Long and Thanks For All the Fish: “was I found… …in a handbag …in the Left Luggage office …at Fenchurch Street Station” What is this a reference to? I’ve always wondered… --- ## [Keurig-type coffee pods for larger cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714 "2026-03-24T13:51:14Z")
I have noticed that, generally, coffee pods are made for 6 to 8 ounce cups. Are there pods out there made for 10, 12 or even 16 ounce cups? --- ## [What do you want people to say about you at your funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-people-to-say-about-you-at-your-funeral/1031529)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-people-to-say-about-you-at-your-funeral/1031529 "2026-07-09T21:04:30Z")
My wife shared this old exercise with me the other day. It’s supposed to help clarify our values: are we living our lives according to our values? And my initial answers were about being dependable, ready to help, that … --- ## [When a doctor writes in his notes "r/o condition X" does that mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-doctor-writes-in-his-notes-r-o-condition-x-does-that-mean/1029025)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-doctor-writes-in-his-notes-r-o-condition-x-does-that-mean/1029025 "2026-04-07T02:51:29Z")
a) that condition X is possibly the cause of what is bothering the patient and needs to be looked into? OR b) I’ve already considered/done tests/whatever about condition X and decided it isn’t that, so we need not wast… --- ## [How will the Fallout 4 Anniversary update on Nov. 10 affect mods, and what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-fallout-4-anniversary-update-on-nov-10-affect-mods-and-what-to-do/1024567)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-fallout-4-anniversary-update-on-nov-10-affect-mods-and-what-to-do/1024567 "2025-11-12T01:03:22Z")
So, per this thread, I’ve been enjoying a number of quest mods lately in FO4. I recently noticed the game load screen now says “Prior November 10 please disable any mods altering the main menu, as these may break with t… --- ## [CZ {Changpeng Zhao} pardoned and 60 minutes interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cz-changpeng-zhao-pardoned-and-60-minutes-interview/1024545)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cz-changpeng-zhao-pardoned-and-60-minutes-interview/1024545 "2025-11-04T13:25:10Z")
So Trump, when asked about pardoning Changpeng Zhao (Binance) claimed “I don’t know who he is”. From NYT - “His (CZ) companies have partnered with firms linked to Trump on new digital-currency projects including Domina… --- ## [Ersatz Burritos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ersatz-burritos/1025512 "2025-12-10T22:49:06Z")
I’ve been seeing an ad for Spam tacos. Then my daughter made King Ranch cassrole tonight. I like it because leftovers can be rolled in a tortilla. Yeah, my Ersatz Burrito. You? (Only one problem, there was none left… --- ## [\*\*Monthly Photo Competition #36– November, 2025 – “A Whole Lot of \_\_\_\_\_”\*\* \[Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-36-november-2025-a-whole-lot-of-poll-added/1024478)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-36-november-2025-a-whole-lot-of-poll-added/1024478 "2025-12-01T12:20:25Z")
This is the monthly thread for November, 2025. The topic this month is “A Whole Lot of \_\_\_\_\_”, chosen by @Dung\_Beetle. IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you not use Imgur to host your photos, as some members may not be … --- ## [Help me identify this mildly traumatizing Apartheid movie or TV scene I saw in my childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-mildly-traumatizing-apartheid-movie-or-tv-scene-i-saw-in-my-childhood/1025451)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-mildly-traumatizing-apartheid-movie-or-tv-scene-i-saw-in-my-childhood/1025451 "2025-12-08T11:05:28Z")
I think this would have been the 80s, but it could have been the early 90s. I recall my mother was watching a movie or TV show at home, and it depicted a massacre inside a school – my rough memory was an armed Black man … --- ## [Applied pressure of a hose clamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applied-pressure-of-a-hose-clamp/1025484)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applied-pressure-of-a-hose-clamp/1025484 "2025-12-15T21:14:43Z")
I am trying to figure out the math on how much pressure per square inch my hose clamp is applying. The circumference of my hose clamp is 36 inches and I will be applying approximately 36 inch pounds of torque to the hose… --- ## [Can cities unincorporate some of their land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cities-unincorporate-some-of-their-land/1030624)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cities-unincorporate-some-of-their-land/1030624 "2026-06-08T11:27:27Z")
Cities can expand by incorporating land outside their current borders. Can they reverse this? I can’t recall ever hearing of a city doing this. It may not be legal in some jurisdictions. Note that I don’t mean disincorp… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #41 – April, 2026 – “Ancient”: Poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934 "2026-05-01T11:07:01Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for April, 2026. The topic this month is “Ancient” chosen by @romansperson One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brie… --- ## [Farewell to Hestia, and the End of an Era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-hestia-and-the-end-of-an-era/1026995)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-hestia-and-the-end-of-an-era/1026995 "2026-01-27T01:46:04Z")
Yesterday we had to do something we had dreaded, but which we knew was coming anyway. Our cat Hestia was almost twenty years old, but had been remarkably fit and agile for almost all of it. Until the weather turned cold… --- ## [Help translate curious German sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translate-curious-german-sentence/1030609)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translate-curious-german-sentence/1030609 "2026-06-08T07:05:24Z")
“Du guckst doch bei einer Glastür durch das Schlüsselloch.” Literally, “you’d look through a glass door by looking through the keyhole.” That is, a put-down of someone too dumb to see the obvious without making it far … --- ## [What kind of reflections are dangerous with a 2W green laser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-reflections-are-dangerous-with-a-2w-green-laser/1031919)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-reflections-are-dangerous-with-a-2w-green-laser/1031919 "2026-07-27T13:01:26Z")
A student was talking about getting a 2W green laser, because of course burning things with a laser sounds cool. I looked up problems with this idea, and found out about laser protective goggles. I also saw that they eli… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=50&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=52&per_page=50)