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**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-scanner/1030731 "2026-06-08T16:16:14Z")
(Can’t believe I have to ask this here… :angry:) Can someone tell me where exactly the QR code scanner app is on an IPhone? I know it’s there (it shows up every time I search for it), but for the love of me I have no id… --- ## [Can this SCOTUS ruling on USPS discrimination affect mail-in voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-scotus-ruling-on-usps-discrimination-affect-mail-in-voting/1027969)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-scotus-ruling-on-usps-discrimination-affect-mail-in-voting/1027969 "2026-02-26T01:42:46Z")
The Supreme Court just ruled that you cannot sue the USPS over otherwise illegal discrimination when it comes to mail delivery: Court holds that U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued over intentionally misdelivered mail - SC… --- ## [Why would my car's power window stop working, and then suddenly work again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-cars-power-window-stop-working-and-then-suddenly-work-again/1030105)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-cars-power-window-stop-working-and-then-suddenly-work-again/1030105 "2026-05-17T16:39:14Z")
Yesterday I went out to lunch. It was a nice spring day and my car is a convertible, so I put the top down and rolled down both windows while driving there. Got food, went back to the office. Got back to the office, p… --- ## [Ted Turner has died at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-turner-has-died-at-87/1029843)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-turner-has-died-at-87/1029843 "2026-05-07T01:47:11Z")
I haven’t watched CNN in years or the Turner movie channel. --- ## [US Supreme Court rules that Americans can't sue Postal Service for intentionally not delivering the mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-supreme-court-rules-that-americans-cant-sue-postal-service-for-intentionally-not-delivering-the-mail/1027960)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-supreme-court-rules-that-americans-cant-sue-postal-service-for-intentionally-not-delivering-the-mail/1027960 "2026-04-03T03:45:50Z")
A woman sued the Postal Service because two of its employees were deliberately withholding mail from her because they didn’t like that she’s Black and owns multiple properties. The Supreme Court struck down her case, 5-… --- ## [Australian Lamb advert - 2026 released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-lamb-advert-2026-released/1026992)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-lamb-advert-2026-released/1026992 "2026-01-27T05:19:52Z")
Australia Day is on January 2026. While not completely supported as the right day to talk about national unity, a feature over the past two decades has been the Lamb advert, put out by the Meat and Livestock Association… --- ## [OK, USPS. Consider buying a map? Compass? Divining rod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-usps-consider-buying-a-map-compass-divining-rod/1028067)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-usps-consider-buying-a-map-compass-divining-rod/1028067 "2026-03-10T19:57:38Z")
The item in question is an elderly laptop computer. The destination is Long Island, New York. It was shipped USPS with tracking. They should have issued this package a tourist visa and then it could at least be collec… --- ## ["Future Shock" ... Has It Fully Arrived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-shock-has-it-fully-arrived/1034007)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-shock-has-it-fully-arrived/1034007 "2026-10-22T22:01:20Z")
When I was in high school, a book I chose to read and report on was the 1970 novel, “Future Shock”. The authors defined future shock as, “a state of psychological trauma, disorientation, and physical stress caused by to… --- ## [Odd recommendations to reduce stess and anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-recommendations-to-reduce-stess-and-anxiety/1025648)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-recommendations-to-reduce-stess-and-anxiety/1025648 "2025-12-13T16:40:03Z")
I’ve been insane for like 4 days. Erratic behavior, weird evil(?)thoughts. Interrupted sleep. This is due to my conditions that I really cannot control. Stress and anxiety just adds a nice cherry on top. I know I’ve be… --- ## [Book Collectors--terminology and technique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-collectors-terminology-and-technique/1024787)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-collectors-terminology-and-technique/1024787 "2025-11-17T08:05:24Z")
I have has a mildly annoying morning. I obtained a book, online, and I have discovered the pages were not cut. That is, two pages were fused, never having been cut at the binder. This volume is a reprint of a 1918 pub… --- ## [Things I learned about shopping this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-about-shopping-this-week/1026644)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-about-shopping-this-week/1026644 "2026-01-14T21:28:46Z")
Ever since the pandemic I have shopped less overall and mostly online. The YouTube algorithm decided to send me information about shopping and apparently there is a lot I don’t know. First, I had heard of buy now pay la… --- ## [Confirm Or deny rumor on the Internet, please? (Do web ads all contain spyware?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirm-or-deny-rumor-on-the-internet-please-do-web-ads-all-contain-spyware/1032706)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirm-or-deny-rumor-on-the-internet-please-do-web-ads-all-contain-spyware/1032706 "2026-08-31T18:29:56Z")
The Rumor–that some, or all, web ads now contain spyware to monitor you, put there by law enforcement at the Federal, State or Local level. --- ## [Lighthouse height](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lighthouse-height/1028141)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lighthouse-height/1028141 "2026-03-03T08:25:20Z")
What determines/d the height of a lighthouse? --- ## [I'm surprised Trump doesn't have a bowl game named after him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-trump-doesnt-have-a-bowl-game-named-after-him/1025810)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-trump-doesnt-have-a-bowl-game-named-after-him/1025810 "2026-04-06T20:52:35Z")
One of the small southern bowl games must need a sponsor. --- ## [New York geographic mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-geographic-mystery/1030186)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-geographic-mystery/1030186 "2026-05-19T11:56:13Z")
There is a town called Aurora in New York. And there is a town called East Aurora in New York. East Aurora is a hundred miles west of Aurora. Whose idea was that? --- ## [Lightning And Sauropod Dinosaurs--How did they survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-and-sauropod-dinosaurs-how-did-they-survive/1027694)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lightning-and-sauropod-dinosaurs-how-did-they-survive/1027694 "2026-02-17T14:09:05Z")
Sauropods. Giants dinosaurs, with long necks & tails. You’d think they were walking lightning rods. Were they? If so, how did they survive? Have we found the fossilized remains of a Sauropod hat was killed by Lightn… --- ## [He Hate Me Fantasy Football 2026 - Year 24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2026-year-24/1031985)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2026-year-24/1031985 "2026-09-29T19:35:37Z")
And here we are again, year 24 of this Fantasy Football League on the SDMB. As I’ve done for the last few years, I renewed the league without automatic team renewals and then sent invites out, so that team owners could … --- ## [Mycelium belt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577 "2026-07-13T02:30:33Z")
I’m in need of a new belt, my current belt looking like it’ll break at the point it buckles. So I decided to find the most Earth-friendly leather-substitute. That seems to be mycelium, a material made from mushrooms. OK,… --- ## [I went to my first Purim tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-my-first-purim-tonight/1028158)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-my-first-purim-tonight/1028158 "2026-03-06T15:26:04Z")
As some of you may know, I’ve taken a strong interest in Judaism over the last year. Last year I undertook a medieval occult ritual loosely inspired by Kabbalah, part of which involved rigorous study of Jewish scriptures… --- ## [When Spacetime Speeds Up the Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-spacetime-speeds-up-the-universe/1026609)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-spacetime-speeds-up-the-universe/1026609 "2026-01-28T06:42:50Z")
German researchers at the University of Bremen, together with Romanian colleagues at the University of Brașov, have proposed a theory suggesting that “dark energy” might not be a separate, mysterious substance at all. D… --- ## [Color theory vs. light theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-theory-vs-light-theory/1025474)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-theory-vs-light-theory/1025474 "2025-12-08T16:20:45Z")
I got into a discussion with an art teacher, and we’re kind of stuck at the point about brown being clearly visible to humans, but not being in the rainbow. I know why black and white aren’t colors, but what do we say fo… --- ## [American Maj Jongg - Anyone play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-maj-jongg-anyone-play/1030492)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-maj-jongg-anyone-play/1030492 "2026-06-14T17:24:05Z")
This is not the silly tile matching game that’s played on phones nor is it one of the many Asian variants. This is the variant played with the annually issued card from the National Mah Jongg League in New York City ster… --- ## [Amazon shipping infinite loop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shipping-infinite-loop/1024983)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shipping-infinite-loop/1024983 "2025-11-20T12:54:56Z")
Just curious – what’s up with those Amazon orders when the delivery tracker starts reporting that they are bouncing back and forth between a facility near me and a facility hundreds or thousands of miles away? By the tim… --- ## [Hobbies you have that are always "on the go"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbies-you-have-that-are-always-on-the-go/1027886)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbies-you-have-that-are-always-on-the-go/1027886 "2026-03-01T01:04:48Z")
I always have a New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle on the go. I’ve got plenty of their Sunday crossword books, and I’m always doing one. It may take me a few days, or an afternoon, but I will complete it. Then I m… --- ## [Sidewalk cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidewalk-cooking/1031723)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidewalk-cooking/1031723 "2026-07-18T00:02:45Z")
This is a new one for me - forecast from yesterday showing “Smoke”; don’t believe I’ve ever seen that one before. It smells like a campfire outside, which got me wondering… --- ## [Suing to stop an event planned for a specific date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-to-stop-an-event-planned-for-a-specific-date/1030781)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-to-stop-an-event-planned-for-a-specific-date/1030781 "2026-06-11T14:46:37Z")
Let’s say that an event is schedule for, oh I dunno, April 20, 2027. If someone has (or believes they have) legal standing, and grounds, to sue to stop it, is there a deadline before which it’s too late to sue? I ask be… --- ## [When it is said a war costs (say) $1 billion per day is that above and beyond the cost of just having a military? Or is that about consumables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-is-said-a-war-costs-say-1-billion-per-day-is-that-above-and-beyond-the-cost-of-just-having-a-military-or-is-that-about-consumables/1028306)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-is-said-a-war-costs-say-1-billion-per-day-is-that-above-and-beyond-the-cost-of-just-having-a-military-or-is-that-about-consumables/1028306 "2026-03-10T19:30:35Z")
Massive war price tag could be a massive problem for GOP leaders Republicans on Capitol Hill are preparing to confront a staggering price tag for the war in the Middle East after closed-door briefings this week detail… --- ## [Your pet adoption stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pet-adoption-stories/1026127)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pet-adoption-stories/1026127 "2026-01-01T05:25:42Z")
Pretty much everyone here, I’d wager, has adopted a pet or two (or three, or four, or…) and has a story about it. Here is mine for my latest adoption. A beat-up old stray. That’s what he was, when the rescue took him i… --- ## [Interesting non-commercial t-shirts you have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-non-commercial-t-shirts-you-have-seen/1034015)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-non-commercial-t-shirts-you-have-seen/1034015 "2026-10-25T07:21:40Z")
Inspired by my “WWJD For A Klondike Bar?” shirt. Just yesterday I saw somebody with one that read “The Guy That Killed Hitler Was A Real Asshole”. Which ones have you personally seen? Please, no links to companies tha… --- ## [Family Reunions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reunions/1032032)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reunions/1032032 "2026-08-05T15:27:47Z")
I have seen a thread with this same title but it was started in 2004, so I thought I would start over. Do any of your family names have regular reunions? When I was a child my mother’s side of the family had two, one f… --- ## [Security of encrypted messaging apps (e.g., WhatsApp, Signal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-of-encrypted-messaging-apps-e-g-whatsapp-signal/1025622)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-of-encrypted-messaging-apps-e-g-whatsapp-signal/1025622 "2025-12-13T15:27:15Z")
These apps encrypt data for transmission. But how common is, really, it to attempt to intercept data in motion? Even if the messages were in plain text, how commonly has that occurred? All the hacking I’ve ever heard of … --- ## [Good Omens Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-season-3/1029969)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-season-3/1029969 "2026-05-20T20:49:20Z")
I didn’t see anything else about this …Good Omens Season 3 Trailer. I know that the show has a number of fans. However, given everything about Gaiman I am not sure how this is going to be received. I have enjoyed the sh… --- ## [Musk does something good in UK politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-does-something-good-in-uk-politics/1027700)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-does-something-good-in-uk-politics/1027700 "2026-02-16T16:34:58Z")
The fallout from Musks hilarious spurning of Farage’s desperate fascist arse kissing has landed. So Musk is showing the same genius that he shows in all his dealings. For those keeping count at home this leaves the “… --- ## [Buy Now, Sell Later, Move Once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-now-sell-later-move-once/1027597)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-now-sell-later-move-once/1027597 "2026-02-12T19:52:47Z")
My wife and I are planning to sell our condo this year. When we bought it nine years ago, we were first-time buyers. Now we will be first-time sellers. I came across this idea of “buy before you sell,” and looked into i… --- ## [Anyone else a high school Bicentennial Class of 1976 alum? Anything going (or gone to) to a 50th reunion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-a-high-school-bicentennial-class-of-1976-alum-anything-going-or-gone-to-to-a-50th-reunion/1031663)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-a-high-school-bicentennial-class-of-1976-alum-anything-going-or-gone-to-to-a-50th-reunion/1031663 "2026-08-31T10:08:35Z")
My 50th reunion is coming up in a couple weeks. There is a Facebook page dedicated to it, and it is interesting to see some preliminary photos of (so far) just the planning committee. Anyway, I’ve never been to a reunio… --- ## [Introducing new cat Molly. Um...Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-new-cat-molly-um-milo/1024409)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-new-cat-molly-um-milo/1024409 "2025-10-31T18:55:30Z")
Saturday I picked up a stray cat from a rescuer. Molly is a very sweet and cuddly Siamese mix. Today was her first vet visit for a check up, scan for a chip, FIV & FLeuk tests, vax and deworming. And to see if they could… --- ## [Trying to find an SF story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-sf-story/1031517)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-sf-story/1031517 "2026-07-10T09:58:58Z")
The punch line is that someone says “I want it Yesterday” and in fact some odd package had shown up in the mailbox yesterday without them realising it. The protagonists run a consulting agency offering mathematical help… --- ## [Bilingual anagrams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bilingual-anagrams/1030867)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bilingual-anagrams/1030867 "2026-06-29T14:12:15Z")
I’ve noticed a handful of bilingual anagrams where the words mean the same thing. Note that the words have to be spelled differently in the two languages but with the same set of letters. So the fact that every language … --- ## [Need food ideas for 70th bday bash (not what you think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-food-ideas-for-70th-bday-bash-not-what-you-think/1030339)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-food-ideas-for-70th-bday-bash-not-what-you-think/1030339 "2026-10-23T12:31:33Z")
I am plotting a 70th birthday bash and have a tentative theme - 70% chocolate. (Because there is so much chocolate made and eaten here, and 70% is about right for most people, including the guest of honor.) So, how do I… --- ## [Counties that are just an island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counties-that-are-just-an-island/1027169)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counties-that-are-just-an-island/1027169 "2026-01-31T15:22:40Z")
Grand Isle County, Vermont. Several connected islands. Any others? --- ## [Cats and Keyboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-keyboards/1025004)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-keyboards/1025004 "2025-11-22T19:30:13Z")
What F key or combination of F keys above the number keys on a keyboard does a cat have to step on to flip the display on the monitor screen 180° ? And will that same key or combination repeated reverse the flip? --- ## [Man armed with gun and fuel can shot dead after breaking into Trump's Mar-a-Lago property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-armed-with-gun-and-fuel-can-shot-dead-after-breaking-into-trumps-mar-a-lago-property/1027891)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-armed-with-gun-and-fuel-can-shot-dead-after-breaking-into-trumps-mar-a-lago-property/1027891 "2026-02-25T13:38:41Z")
Man shot dead after allegedly trying to enter Mar-a-Largo. Man has not yet been named. Some information in this short YouTube clip --- ## [Another plant based product - Hershey's candy bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-based-product-hersheys-candy-bars/1025469)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-based-product-hersheys-candy-bars/1025469 "2025-12-08T21:59:52Z")
I was surprised to see some bars labeled as plant based. I mean it’s chocolate. A bit of research shows they have replaced the milk powder with oat milk. --- ## [X rolls out (and backtracks on) Location feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rolls-out-and-backtracks-on-location-feature/1025065)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rolls-out-and-backtracks-on-location-feature/1025065 "2025-11-25T15:16:50Z")
I’m surprised that this isn’t a much bigger story; I’m not seeing a lot of coverage on mainstream news sites, just these minor tech sites. For a long time now, people have accused many, many, many Twitter users of being… --- ## [Tell me your hypocrisies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-hypocrisies/1034075)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-hypocrisies/1034075 "2026-10-24T17:36:14Z")
Tell me, dear Dopers, how are you secretly a traitor to your own causes? What deeply held convictions do you profess, yet fail to live up to? Which “do as I say, not as I do”-isms are you most guilty of? How ashamed of … --- ## [Locked out of a Windows PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-out-of-a-windows-pc/1026743)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-out-of-a-windows-pc/1026743 "2026-01-22T17:42:59Z")
I have no access to a Windows PC (Windows 10, I believe; Dell OptiPlex XE3) I inherited at work. There are two login accounts/domains. Account1 prompts for a password and Account2 prompts for a PIN. I don’t know either. … --- ## [Math problems that sound hard, but are actually easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problems-that-sound-hard-but-are-actually-easy/1026965)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problems-that-sound-hard-but-are-actually-easy/1026965 "2026-01-24T19:44:55Z")
Multiply together all the prime numbers from 2 up thru n, then add 1 to the result. Show that the final total is never a perfect square. No doubt lots of you know how easy that one is. So, what’s a better example of a p… --- ## [What can I cook in a small toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-cook-in-a-small-toaster-oven/1026100)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-cook-in-a-small-toaster-oven/1026100 "2025-12-30T18:09:12Z")
My wife bought me a new toaster oven, to replace the grody old one I’ve been using for the past couple of decades. I mostly used the old one for making bacon, several times a week. This new one isn’t big enough for bac… --- ## [Humvee gunner question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humvee-gunner-question/1030948)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humvee-gunner-question/1030948 "2026-06-18T01:33:58Z")
I’m watching the first Iron Man and noticed the gunner in the Humvee is sticking up into the air waist deep. He has a Ma Deuce, not a Gatling gun. Looks like a sitting duck. It would seem a ring of armor could wrap aroun… --- ## [General question moved to IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-moved-to-imho/1026957)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-moved-to-imho/1026957 "2026-01-23T21:33:02Z")
My gun question in GQ got moved to IMHO. It was a good question about the mechanics of guns. I don’t really care now. But @puzzlegal that was wrong. It was a factual question. You didn’t understand that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=56&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=58&per_page=50)