# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=52 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 53 --- ## [Olestra? Why not improved and rebranded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olestra-why-not-improved-and-rebranded/1028270)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olestra-why-not-improved-and-rebranded/1028270 "2026-03-08T23:01:11Z")
For decades, chemists struggled to find something that would duplicate the functions of fat in food without the calories. Food fried in fat is often tasty, with good “mouthfeel”, etc. When Olestra™ came out in the US, … --- ## [Neighbors' tree. My tree. Neighbors I don't know well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-tree-my-tree-neighbors-i-dont-know-well/1029294)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-tree-my-tree-neighbors-i-dont-know-well/1029294 "2026-04-18T16:28:02Z")
You are not a lawyer (and I hope we won’t need one). But here’s the situation: Bad, near-tornado-like storm last night. Top half of neighbor’s large maple tree snapped off and is entirely in their yard but leaning and … --- ## [Coffee Cookies? "Just Say No"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-cookies-just-say-no/1026023)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-cookies-just-say-no/1026023 "2025-12-27T19:49:08Z")
I was making a second tin of oatmeal cookies when I realized I was out of raisins. All of the ingredients prices are through the roof and the supermarket was hand-to-hand combat… so I tried to find something… anything… … --- ## [Mild cursing in old timey TV (The Real McCoys: Grandpa's Birthday (1958)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-cursing-in-old-timey-tv-the-real-mccoys-grandpas-birthday-1958/1032462)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-cursing-in-old-timey-tv-the-real-mccoys-grandpas-birthday-1958/1032462 "2026-08-22T04:40:57Z")
Plot revolves around a despondent Grandpappy because the family has forgotten his birthday. Being a comedy, all’s well that ends well, but it was a little jarring when he finally gets his cake and he says something like… --- ## [Repair or toss a bike tube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-or-toss-a-bike-tube/1032353)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-or-toss-a-bike-tube/1032353 "2026-08-28T15:35:58Z")
I was taking a bike ride today, hit a rock and got a flat. Of course, it was the back tire, because it always is. I had a spare tube, so you don’t have to offer to pick me up. Thanks, though! So, what should I do? R… --- ## [Bilinguals. Do TV producers do a good job of translating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bilinguals-do-tv-producers-do-a-good-job-of-translating/1028983)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bilinguals-do-tv-producers-do-a-good-job-of-translating/1028983 "2026-04-04T16:26:57Z")
Bc I’m watching a show that is mostly in English. But in parts of it they speak some kind of Asian. The subtitles from the movie were not the same as a subtitles from my TV. The overall jist was the same but the words… --- ## [On picayune factual matters in court (better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-picayune-factual-matters-in-court-better-explained-in-op/1028728)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-picayune-factual-matters-in-court-better-explained-in-op/1028728 "2026-03-25T18:22:36Z")
During his trial, Afroman was put on the stand. The prosecutor\* asked him, “In the year 2000, did you release ‘And Then I Got High’?” Afroman corrected him and said, “‘Because I Got High,‘ yes.” I know that the best cou… --- ## [@Chronos - My comment in the American Fr.ontier thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-my-comment-in-the-american-fr-ontier-thread/1025204 "2025-12-01T17:58:11Z")
@Chronos, you said that my comment did not belong in that thread. I very much disagree. You see, I did live on a frontier. Sure a modern one, but very much like folks from 100s of years ago. And I treated strangers with… --- ## [UUencoding - a take off on the redacted Epstein files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uuencoding-a-take-off-on-the-redacted-epstein-files/1026079)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uuencoding-a-take-off-on-the-redacted-epstein-files/1026079 "2025-12-30T14:42:21Z")
Way back when we used Usenet the files were UUencoded. To read a post your reader had to download the file and decode it. Worked fine for texts. Then someone worked out how to UUencode images. These were often multiple p… --- ## [Question about a writers award-Is it legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-writers-award-is-it-legit/1032124)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-writers-award-is-it-legit/1032124 "2026-08-04T22:22:47Z")
A couple of writers have contacted me about a book award supposedly using AI to pick winners. It can be found here: Book Awards for Authors That Are Actually Honest — BookyAwards, and they do charge an entry fee. They … --- ## [By Grabthar's hammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-grabthars-hammer/1028358)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-grabthars-hammer/1028358 "2026-03-11T23:00:08Z")
The first time you watched Galaxy Quest, either in a theatre or at home, when Laredo is easing the NSEA Protector out of the space dock and it begins to drift to the left, did YOU try some body English to assist him as … --- ## [Smoke Detector Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detector-question/1031860)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detector-question/1031860 "2026-07-24T16:54:39Z")
I’m replacing five 22 year old smoke detectors tomorrow. They are interconnected with 120 volt household current and battery backup. The new detectors can be installed individually or interconnected. If I were use the i… --- ## [\*\*Monthly Photo Competition #42 – May, 2026 – “Graffiti”\*\* \[Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726 "2026-06-03T00:51:13Z")
Monthly Photo Competition #42 – May, 2026 – “Graffiti” This is the monthly photo competition thread for May, 2026. The topic this month is “Graffiti” chosen by @beowulff . One entry per person per month. In this thread… --- ## [Tech/internet question I’m hoping to find an answer for…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-internet-question-i-m-hoping-to-find-an-answer-for/1028439)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-internet-question-i-m-hoping-to-find-an-answer-for/1028439 "2026-03-15T14:35:59Z")
I have a laptop and an iPhone. The mail app on the latter is set to my main email account. I have Thunderbird on my laptop, and I have both my main email account on there with some others. Whenever I open my main email … --- ## [Why do gold nuggets exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gold-nuggets-exist/1024966)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gold-nuggets-exist/1024966 "2025-11-19T18:50:22Z")
From Chapter 19 of In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson, copyright 2000: “Here, near the \[west Australian\] coast, there are a few towns and quite a lot of visible farming, but head inland over the pale green hills to … --- ## [I should be in the hospital right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-be-in-the-hospital-right-now/1032574)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-be-in-the-hospital-right-now/1032574 "2026-08-28T23:14:25Z")
Some of you may have read about my long saga with a spine that’s like a splintered tree branch half hanging on compounded with a crushed vertebra that remains extremely painful despite a kyphoplasty that didn’t work. So… --- ## [Guitar amp effects loop with only one jack: How does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-amp-effects-loop-with-only-one-jack-how-does-this-work/1026667)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-amp-effects-loop-with-only-one-jack-how-does-this-work/1026667 "2026-01-17T10:19:00Z")
Since I started playing electric guitar again during the Covid lockdowns, I’ve just been using a Line6 interface into my computer + modeling software, listening with headphones. This has been mostly great, but the downsi… --- ## [I strut right by with my tail in the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987 "2026-05-13T20:46:17Z")
I don’t bother chasing mice around. I wish I could be so carefree and wild. Still I got cat class, and I got cat style… Just an observation. --- ## [Why would my attorney join another law firm so late in her career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-attorney-join-another-law-firm-so-late-in-her-career/1024386)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-attorney-join-another-law-firm-so-late-in-her-career/1024386 "2025-10-30T02:26:45Z")
My business attorney, Jones, has been practicing for 36 years. I have been her client for about 10 years, since my previous one retired and recommended her. She has won many awards over the years. She has a partnership… --- ## [In cultures where incense is burned ritually, is it also used at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-where-incense-is-burned-ritually-is-it-also-used-at-home/1028174)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cultures-where-incense-is-burned-ritually-is-it-also-used-at-home/1028174 "2026-03-06T05:18:52Z")
When I was a wee lad in the 1970’s, MammaHomie would take me to her favorite head shop to buy incense. She developed a fondness for it from her hippy friends who smoke the Sticky Icky and burned incense to cover the smel… --- ## [What do religious texts, other than the Bible, have to say about abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-religious-texts-other-than-the-bible-have-to-say-about-abortion/1027656)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-religious-texts-other-than-the-bible-have-to-say-about-abortion/1027656 "2026-02-16T06:24:48Z")
What the Bible has to say on the subject has been, is and will be covered in other threads, but what do other religious texts have to say on the subject of abortion? --- ## [Something New -- Autism T-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-new-autism-t-shirts/1028573)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-new-autism-t-shirts/1028573 "2026-03-23T13:27:35Z")
Last night I stopped in a Spencer’s Gift Store, something I hadn’t done in a while. I noticed something I’d never seen before – T-shirts celebrating Autism. I’m not talking about “autism Awareness” shirts, or T-shirts a… --- ## [Could consciousness be a fundamental field? (Physics related.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-consciousness-be-a-fundamental-field-physics-related/1028135)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-consciousness-be-a-fundamental-field-physics-related/1028135 "2026-03-07T21:10:08Z")
Maria Strømme published a paper three months ago where she hypothesizes that consciousness is a fundamental “field,” and that everything else in the universe (matter, spacetime) emerges from this field. Which I think mea… --- ## [Have you used an immersion blender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436 "2026-03-15T22:05:42Z")
I have watched immersion blenders being used on YouTube and want to get one. Can anyone tell me if a particular brand is best? Also, what may be some things to be careful of when using one? They look like fun. --- ## [Are all Indians multi-lingual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-indians-multi-lingual/1033401)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-indians-multi-lingual/1033401 "2026-09-28T07:56:21Z")
I just saw a language map of India, which showed the thirty-five languages in that country which have more than a million speakers. Plus I checked and found that India has twenty-two official languages. How many languag… --- ## [Russian Losses in Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-losses-in-ukraine/1029946)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-losses-in-ukraine/1029946 "2026-05-10T15:31:18Z")
I feel I must share these numbers; According to the New York Times this morning, Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers in Ukraine. The text of the story goes on to say that number is for just the number of Russians… --- ## [How liable would I be? (allowing someone to do something dangerous on my property)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-liable-would-i-be-allowing-someone-to-do-something-dangerous-on-my-property/1033953)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-liable-would-i-be-allowing-someone-to-do-something-dangerous-on-my-property/1033953 "2026-10-19T23:49:02Z")
Background: my block is zoned for single family homes. The 25’ frontages mean that the houses are built on zero lot lines and there is no space between them. The block runs somewhat uphill, so that the house next door is… --- ## [What is this device called? (rope + stick grab tool)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-device-called-rope-stick-grab-tool/1027939)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-device-called-rope-stick-grab-tool/1027939 "2026-02-26T02:41:15Z")
This could come in very handy. I saw this in this Instagram clip ➜ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVFKA8-jl08 :black\_square\_button: (It might play in Spanish but I saw it in English.) It’s a device that you make with a… --- ## [Electrical Wiring: Can I cap a hot wire and leave it in a junction box above ceiling fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-can-i-cap-a-hot-wire-and-leave-it-in-a-junction-box-above-ceiling-fan/1032222)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-can-i-cap-a-hot-wire-and-leave-it-in-a-junction-box-above-ceiling-fan/1032222 "2026-08-10T23:21:29Z")
Can I cap a hot wire and leave it in a junction box above ceiling fan? Specifically: Is it safe and to code to cap a hot line and leave it in a junction box? I think this is SOP, but want to double-check. If so, any r… --- ## [AI story generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-story-generation/1031208)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-story-generation/1031208 "2026-07-11T16:18:37Z")
What about AI’s story writing abilities? I asked Gemini and Copilot to write a short story. Here’s the prompt: “Write a short story with the following characters: Antonio (an athletic 25-year-old young Venezuelan workin… --- ## [Another Waterworld question about the drinking water- spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-waterworld-question-about-the-drinking-water-spoilers/1032914)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-waterworld-question-about-the-drinking-water-spoilers/1032914 "2026-09-13T03:08:15Z")
So the people on the atoll value hydro so much they use it for currency. But they do have a reasonable amount of technology and Old Things. They must have figured out how to distill water by then. I don’t think they had … --- ## [Slightly(?) injured shoulder- looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-injured-shoulder-looking-for-advice/1032995 "2026-10-18T13:27:50Z")
Last Saturday Labor Day weekend, I was riding my bicycle on a sidewalk when an idiot on a gasoline engine powered mini bike came barreling around a bend straight down the middle of the sidewalk. He made no attempt to mov… --- ## [Going from no running at all, to suddenly doing 3-4 miles, am I risking injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-no-running-at-all-to-suddenly-doing-3-4-miles-am-i-risking-injury/1028215)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-no-running-at-all-to-suddenly-doing-3-4-miles-am-i-risking-injury/1028215 "2026-03-12T17:44:59Z")
I am a veritable couch potato, but recently a friend invited me to join her jogging group. Normally, I am too much of a slug to even bother going outside for neighborhood walks, but I thought, “Well, I am prediabetic, ha… --- ## [Off with their heads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-with-their-heads/1024877)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-with-their-heads/1024877 "2025-11-25T11:10:06Z")
Say I was a very bad, bad, bad beck. My sentence was the guillotine. How much time after the chop would I be aware? I’ve read 20-25 seconds? If true, how do they prove it? The head has rolled. No info there. If aware,… --- ## [Make a case for a MLB player for the Hall of Fame (excluding obvious steroid omissions.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-case-for-a-mlb-player-for-the-hall-of-fame-excluding-obvious-steroid-omissions/1032512)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-case-for-a-mlb-player-for-the-hall-of-fame-excluding-obvious-steroid-omissions/1032512 "2026-10-16T18:33:52Z")
Not sure if we have done this before. Choose one player that you think deserves to be in the HoF. I’m specifically excluding the great players tainted by PED scandal. To some extent, defend your choice with some evidence… --- ## [Help me decide on a medical alert device -- pendant or watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-medical-alert-device-pendant-or-watch/1033194 "2026-09-22T17:00:11Z")
There are several existing threads on medical alert devices but they’re old, and anyway my question here is more specific. I was strongly leaning toward the watch style, but I haven’t made a final decision yet. Both ty… --- ## [Tiny, as in miniature Crocs. Styrofoam shrinkage and other weird physics funzies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-as-in-miniature-crocs-styrofoam-shrinkage-and-other-weird-physics-funzies/1025963)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-as-in-miniature-crocs-styrofoam-shrinkage-and-other-weird-physics-funzies/1025963 "2025-12-26T17:43:24Z")
Ok. We know Crocs are made from Croslite. Some weird proprietary formula. I’m sure some absent minded physics professor stumbled upon it. (Not important, I don’t think). I saw tiny Crocs on a YouTube. Fit on the guys bi… --- ## [CNN's gotten more Trumpy now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnns-gotten-more-trumpy-now/1028079)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnns-gotten-more-trumpy-now/1028079 "2026-03-02T20:34:18Z")
CNN now acquired by Trump friend. Was the never the biggest CNN fan anyway, with their occasional bothsidesism, but now… --- ## [What do I call this (Researching records w/a US County Clerk)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-call-this-researching-records-w-a-us-county-clerk/1032687)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-call-this-researching-records-w-a-us-county-clerk/1032687 "2026-09-04T01:35:54Z")
Howdy, pardners! I recently came to read a book about a real-world gunslinger & suspected cattle rustler, in a part of the country where I own some property, making it an interesting tie to my local area. In one part o… --- ## [Recycling old paint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-old-paint/1032823)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-old-paint/1032823 "2026-09-05T14:05:34Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of advertising lately for paint recycling. The ads are asking people to turn in old cans of house paint they have sitting around their houses. I’m in favor with the idea of recycling old house pai… --- ## [Lots of double egg yolks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-double-egg-yolks/1025750)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-double-egg-yolks/1025750 "2025-12-18T02:28:51Z")
I have been seeing lots of double (and triple) yolks in my eggs lately including two cartons from two different stores that were all double and triple yolks. Anyone else notice this? Is this a coincidence or did somethin… --- ## [Manicures need tools, not gadgets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manicures-need-tools-not-gadgets/1030266)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manicures-need-tools-not-gadgets/1030266 "2026-05-26T21:01:42Z")
I discovered long ago that a simple diagonal wire cutter works so much better than any toe nail clipper it isn’t even close. Today I was idly smoothing a ragged fingernail with those cheap sandpaper sticks. They wear ou… --- ## [What are your ideas to run a national, non-binding referendum on the issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-ideas-to-run-a-national-non-binding-referendum-on-the-issues/1032339)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-ideas-to-run-a-national-non-binding-referendum-on-the-issues/1032339 "2026-08-15T21:33:14Z")
Suppose a candidate, party, or government wanted to take the temperature of their constituents with a national, non-binding “referendum” on the issues. They don’t want to use traditional polling for a variety of reasons,… --- ## [Trump/Xi Jinping Summit and the deal of the Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-xi-jinping-summit-and-the-deal-of-the-century/1030012)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-xi-jinping-summit-and-the-deal-of-the-century/1030012 "2026-05-14T12:19:49Z")
OK, a hypothetical. 45/47 travels to China this week for a State Visit which was delayed due to the outbreak of the Iranian Crisis, and I would expect it was REALLY hoped that the situation successfully resolved in the … --- ## [Cattle herding in Caspian forests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-herding-in-caspian-forests/1029868)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-herding-in-caspian-forests/1029868 "2026-06-20T02:34:28Z")
Reading the Wiki on the White Revolution in Iran and I came across this “While the Caspian forests were nationalized, the forest inhabitants—primarily cattle herders—were expelled by the government and relocated to near… --- ## [Erosion of US Democracy Exceeds Hungary, Turkey, India: V-Dem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erosion-of-us-democracy-exceeds-hungary-turkey-india-v-dem/1028517)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erosion-of-us-democracy-exceeds-hungary-turkey-india-v-dem/1028517 "2026-04-11T15:50:42Z")
In their latest annual report, the University of Gothenburg-based Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem), “the world’s leading source for analysis of the health of global democracy” according to the Guardian article on… --- ## [Soccer moms and dads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-moms-and-dads/1024508)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-moms-and-dads/1024508 "2025-11-05T16:36:05Z")
I have two grandkids, Jack 10 and Maia 12. Both play youth soccer, Jack competitively for his age. My daughter and son-in-law are very involved in their leagues. Also much of their social life revolves around after game… --- ## [Jared Kushner - Deserves his own Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-deserves-his-own-pitting/1030544)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-deserves-his-own-pitting/1030544 "2026-10-24T08:36:39Z")
Corrupt, follows in dad’s business practices, Prince Bonesaw enabler, and now enemy of the environment for the rich. Plenty more stories can be added. --- ## [Can I "sync" a new iPad to the old one, as I can with a new Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sync-a-new-ipad-to-the-old-one-as-i-can-with-a-new-mac/1025132)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sync-a-new-ipad-to-the-old-one-as-i-can-with-a-new-mac/1025132 "2025-12-01T02:28:17Z")
Hope that question made sense. I know the procedure to connect a new Mac desktop to an old one, do some fancy button-holding-down and the entire old computer hard drive ( minus the older OS ) ports into the new machine.… --- ## [Trump--Drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-drunk/1025769)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-drunk/1025769 "2025-12-17T20:01:23Z")
You know, Trump keeps saying he doesn’t drink. But, he lies a lot. And he HAS been photographed, with what looks like a highball, and a Champaign flute. And according to his former chief of staff, he has an alcoholic’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=51&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=53&per_page=50)