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**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999 "2026-10-25T04:48:22Z")
Week 6 results: Broncos 17, Seahawks 14 (OT) Texans 34, Jags 31 Bears 31, Falcons 23 Browns 13, Ravens 10 Titans 26, Colts 20 Patriots 26, Jets 19 Saints 34, Giants 27 Panthers 25, Eagles 14 Steelers 26, Bucs 19… --- ## [Seeking to solve a cell phone in the car connectivity issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-solve-a-cell-phone-in-the-car-connectivity-issue/1025964)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-solve-a-cell-phone-in-the-car-connectivity-issue/1025964 "2025-12-30T18:01:24Z")
So. We have a car that allows the cell phones to connect via Bluetooth, but ONLY for cell calls. Cannot wirelessly send music or the sound of a Zoom meeting into the car’s audio system. Google is, as is more and more t… --- ## [Can a play be the "right" thing for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-play-be-the-right-thing-for-you/1026918)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-play-be-the-right-thing-for-you/1026918 "2026-01-23T01:00:49Z")
I was really torn between putting this thread here, or the P&E forum. Enter ‘Stage Right:’ Central Ohio home to nation’s only conservative theater company | NBC4 WCMH-TV This guy has started what he claims is the only … --- ## [Podcasts you both love and hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-you-both-love-and-hate/1025153)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-you-both-love-and-hate/1025153 "2025-12-08T23:15:50Z")
I’ve been listening to the Prancing Pony podcast, which is what got me started on this thought. They do a deep dive on Tolkien’s work: The Hobbit, LOTR, the Simarillion. Really excellent word-nerdery and detailed analysi… --- ## [Question about a birth certificate (adoption related/Utah)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-birth-certificate-adoption-related-utah/1029091)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-birth-certificate-adoption-related-utah/1029091 "2026-09-23T14:41:23Z")
Short question: Is there anything to identify an adoption birth certificate as such? Joseph Kearns was known to a generation of a certain age as the cranky “Mr. Wilson” in the old “Dennis the Mennace” TV series. He di… --- ## [Buck Rogers is gone... again (Gil Gerard has died)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-rogers-is-gone-again-gil-gerard-has-died/1025790)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-rogers-is-gone-again-gil-gerard-has-died/1025790 "2025-12-18T22:17:21Z")
Just saw on Wikipedia’s list of recent deaths that Gil Gerard passed away yesterday from cancer. The Buck Rogers TV show he is best known for was pretty awful, coming shamelessly on the heels of Star Wars the same way w… --- ## [Best electric razor/shaver for under $100?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-razor-shaver-for-under-100/1033230)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-electric-razor-shaver-for-under-100/1033230 "2026-09-24T17:25:35Z")
Once again, I am not looking for (probably sponsored) online lists. I am asking for your own personal opinions about the best and/or closest electric shavers for under $100. You can also talk about the ones to avoid at … --- ## [Die Drei ? (The Three Investigators)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-drei-the-three-investigators/1033336)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-drei-the-three-investigators/1033336 "2026-09-25T23:00:57Z")
When I visited Germany last year on business trips I saw posters everywhere for something called Die Drei ???. It looked kinda like Scooby Doo – a trio of kid mystery investigators. I soon found copies of the books in th… --- ## [Looking for the best bike lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-best-bike-lock/1030349)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-best-bike-lock/1030349 "2026-05-25T23:31:41Z")
We just got a couple of E-trikes and we want to make sure they don’t run off with someone else if we park them outside of our garage. We actually bought them to take on our boat when we go places so we can explore a bit. … --- ## [Plato banned in Texas university, Also: how come his gender ideology survived the Middle Ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plato-banned-in-texas-university-also-how-come-his-gender-ideology-survived-the-middle-ages/1026823)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plato-banned-in-texas-university-also-how-come-his-gender-ideology-survived-the-middle-ages/1026823 "2026-01-21T14:21:39Z")
Today, Texas A&M resumes classes for the spring semester—but a number of canonized texts will not be welcomed back to school. The public research university has lately been caught in the crossfire between state and st… --- ## [Help me parse this 18th-century missive (about Independence Day celebrations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-parse-this-18th-century-missive-about-independence-day-celebrations/1031299)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-parse-this-18th-century-missive-about-independence-day-celebrations/1031299 "2026-07-01T16:26:15Z")
John Adams placed himself on the wrong side of history, famously advocating, in a letter to his wife, that the 2nd of July (the date the Continental Congress actually voted to declare independence) would be forever celeb… --- ## [People/cars in parking lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-cars-in-parking-lots/1028870)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-cars-in-parking-lots/1028870 "2026-03-31T18:44:49Z")
It never cease to amaze me! Both of these scenarios have made me much more conscious/considerate when in these same situations. 1. When backing out of a parking space, there is bound to be someone walking behind/just to… --- ## ["London Fog" tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-fog-tea/1028807)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-fog-tea/1028807 "2026-05-28T03:03:41Z")
Wikipedia summarizes it as A London fog is a hot tea-based drink that consists of Earl Grey tea, steamed milk, and a sweetener, often vanilla syrup. Earl Grey tea imparts its flavors of black tea and bergamot, a citrus… --- ## [Who are the grown-ups in Congress & SCOTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-grown-ups-in-congress-scotus/1028628)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-grown-ups-in-congress-scotus/1028628 "2026-05-21T14:18:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from Who, if any, are the grown-ups still active in positions of power/responsibility in the federal government?: The OP of the linked thread excluded Congress & SCOTUS, so I’m opening a new th… --- ## [Maul: Shadow Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513 "2026-08-31T15:28:41Z")
The trailer for the next Star Wars animated series, starting in three weeks. --- ## [Guerilla filmmaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665 "2026-03-22T22:32:40Z")
Curious to see examples. In “North by Northwest”, Roger Thornhill gets out of a cab to enter the UN. Apparently Hitchcock had a camera hidden in a nearby laundry truck to get this shot, to avoid the authorities. Always… --- ## [Need an update on toilet paper roll math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-update-on-toilet-paper-roll-math/1028615)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-update-on-toilet-paper-roll-math/1028615 "2026-03-20T22:36:31Z")
I’m not too adept at math(of most kinds) Pretty decent at measurements and money counting(real dollars or air dollars). I can understand counts on packaging. As funny as it seems we are in need of a giant pallet of TP… --- ## [Replacing florescent lighting ballast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-florescent-lighting-ballast/1024481)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-florescent-lighting-ballast/1024481 "2025-11-03T20:53:35Z")
My semi-finished basement has a drop ceiling with about 4 florescent lighting fixtures that operate at 50% of capacity, mostly with some significant flickering. I’ve replaced the bulbs, and it’s still semi-operational. T… --- ## [Arc Raiders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arc-raiders/1024974)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arc-raiders/1024974 "2026-01-05T01:38:55Z")
Arc Raiders is a PVPVE extraction game that released 2 weeks and a half weeks ago. It has been wildly successful peaking at 700,000+ players regularly on steam and growing in addition people playing on console. The pre… --- ## [Teaching AI in schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-ai-in-schools/1024774)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-ai-in-schools/1024774 "2025-11-16T11:25:02Z")
For quite a few years now there has been a current of opinion that schools should teach computer science as part of a general education. This has now been joined (or perhaps even partially superceded) by the idea of tea… --- ## [Witty suggestions for a "dishwasher is on" sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-suggestions-for-a-dishwasher-is-on-sign/1031821)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-suggestions-for-a-dishwasher-is-on-sign/1031821 "2026-07-27T02:59:01Z")
When we run our dishwasher we place a sign on the handle to alert the rest of the family that it is on or that the dishes are clean but unloaded (hint hint). We have been doing this for several years. The first sign said… --- ## [Persimmons are boring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persimmons-are-boring/1024905)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persimmons-are-boring/1024905 "2025-11-18T16:52:53Z")
I realized I had never eaten a persimmon before, so I bought a couple of likely-looking ones from our local orchardist. I bought one of each kind: the squat, oblate type and the heart-shaped type. I read that the latt… --- ## [If you had Kaspersky Antivirus, a new company wants auto renewal $$](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-kaspersky-antivirus-a-new-company-wants-auto-renewal/1027547)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-kaspersky-antivirus-a-new-company-wants-auto-renewal/1027547 "2026-02-10T23:38:33Z")
Remember Kaspersky Antivirus? The US government shut them down, because they were evil Russians. :scream::ghost::alien: What absolute bullshit. I had Kaspersky Antivirus for 7 years and loved the product. I never wor… --- ## [Where do Imperial Stormtroopers do their Christmas shopping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-imperial-stormtroopers-do-their-christmas-shopping/1025945)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-imperial-stormtroopers-do-their-christmas-shopping/1025945 "2025-12-23T18:19:30Z")
They usually hit whatever store is next to the Target. --- ## [What if anyone could make perfect films and shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anyone-could-make-perfect-films-and-shows/1031718)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anyone-could-make-perfect-films-and-shows/1031718 "2026-07-20T16:20:56Z")
An app appears on every smart phone and computer in the world today. It allows you to create any film or show exactly the same in every way as a normally made one. You wouldn’t know it was artificially generated but for … --- ## [Should I get a tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-tablet/1028550)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-tablet/1028550 "2026-04-10T18:47:59Z")
As far as computers go, I’ve always been a desktop guy. I’ve always been pretty computer savvy, but I’m no expert. I used to build my computers from scratch, but I haven’t done so in about 20 years. I’ve never had any us… --- ## [Karl Marx and Capital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-marx-and-capital/1028272)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-marx-and-capital/1028272 "2026-03-09T23:02:30Z")
If you know Karl Marx’s “Capital” only by reputation, what do you think it is about? What would you expect to read about if you picked up a copy? I will be putting this question to a university undergrad seminar and am … --- ## [Help identify this turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-turtle/1028759)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-turtle/1028759 "2026-03-26T15:57:53Z")
Previous tenants left it in the backyard when they moved out. I need to try to arrange help for it. Is it a land or water turtle? Thanks --- ## [DrDeth: Your Invitation to Tell Me Everything You Don’t Know About the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-your-invitation-to-tell-me-everything-you-don-t-know-about-the-military/1028176)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-your-invitation-to-tell-me-everything-you-don-t-know-about-the-military/1028176 "2026-03-04T05:40:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on: Rather than let @DrDeth draw me into a hijack and possibly a warning, I figured I’d start a new thread and take this c… --- ## [Bioware closing; Mass Effect 5 development halted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioware-closing-mass-effect-5-development-halted/1034045)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioware-closing-mass-effect-5-development-halted/1034045 "2026-10-24T16:25:59Z")
Bioware, the studio behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series of video games, announced today that it is closing and that the development of the new Mass Effect game has been put on the shelf. It’s a sad day for fans… --- ## [Top Gun 40th Anniversary, released to theaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-40th-anniversary-released-to-theaters/1030261)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-40th-anniversary-released-to-theaters/1030261 "2026-05-22T15:16:49Z")
Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full --- ## [How much money has Trump wasted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-has-trump-wasted/1031146)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-has-trump-wasted/1031146 "2026-06-28T14:43:06Z")
Just in his second term. On one end of the spectrum is the 100’s of billions of dollars on the war on Iran, which failed to achieve any of his goals. On the other end is the $13 million on the reflecting pool, which wa… --- ## [Ben Sasse is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-sasse-is-dying/1025996)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-sasse-is-dying/1025996 "2025-12-27T00:31:01Z")
Ben Sasse is dying of pancreatic cancer I have to admit, i’m a bit torn on this one. On the one hand, he is one of the few republicans to vote to impeach Trump. And my mother and grandfather both passed from pancreatic … --- ## [Writing style: British demonym conventions "new Yorker"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-style-british-demonym-conventions-new-yorker/1025018)
**Author:** [@InfraBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfraBlue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-style-british-demonym-conventions-new-yorker/1025018 "2025-11-23T00:57:37Z")
In the BBC article, “Trump to meet incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” Madeline Halpert wrote “. . . Trump - a born-and-raised new Yorker. . .” Is it British convention to write the word “new” in miniscule in demon… --- ## [How are you replacing your older Kindle (Amazon stops support on May 20, 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-replacing-your-older-kindle-amazon-stops-support-on-may-20-2026/1029746)
**Author:** [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-replacing-your-older-kindle-amazon-stops-support-on-may-20-2026/1029746 "2026-05-05T15:08:10Z")
I have a first generation Paperwhite and I got the dreaded notification. It has its problems, including two chips in the screen, but I still use it in the bath, as I can put it in a plastic bag with a zipper closing an… --- ## [Are drivers getting worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drivers-getting-worse/1024666)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-drivers-getting-worse/1024666 "2025-11-12T16:51:33Z")
Most malls and plazas have an adjacent sidewalk and a two-lane road where you are not supposed to park. You can understand someone occasionally stopping there to pick up a disabled shopper or load or unload larger amoun… --- ## [3 in 1 oil question, and moral support;)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-oil-question-and-moral-support/1033313)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-in-1-oil-question-and-moral-support/1033313 "2026-09-23T20:56:55Z")
My curved shower door feels gritty when you slide it. I’ve clean and cleaned. Bought a particular thin brush for cleaning a crevice like the little gliders glide on. Laying in bed it came to me. Lubricant. That’s the t… --- ## [British diplomats/ ambassadors in the antebellum American South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-diplomats-ambassadors-in-the-antebellum-american-south/1029257)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-diplomats-ambassadors-in-the-antebellum-american-south/1029257 "2026-04-17T14:49:22Z")
Really obscure question that I have no idea how to research: In the antebellum era circa 1825-1855, did Great Britain maintain any sort of legation or consulate in any of the major southern Atlantic ports from which cott… --- ## [Help me plan my estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-estate/1032832)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-estate/1032832 "2026-09-06T01:13:48Z")
I’m 65. At this point in my life, I have about $1mm in investments,and own my farm outright. No debt. I’m single, no kids. I have nieces and nephews, most are in their 30’s and 40’s. Some of those nieces and nephews have… --- ## [What is a spreadsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-spreadsheet/1028642)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-spreadsheet/1028642 "2026-04-15T02:34:00Z")
Millennia, in fact. --- ## [Plane Crashes into Beijng's Tallest Building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crashes-into-beijngs-tallest-building/1031216)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crashes-into-beijngs-tallest-building/1031216 "2026-06-29T04:50:29Z")
From Reuters: & --- ## [Harmony Montgomery's killer father has murder conviction OVERTURNED in shock court ruling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmony-montgomerys-killer-father-has-murder-conviction-overturned-in-shock-court-ruling/1030827)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmony-montgomerys-killer-father-has-murder-conviction-overturned-in-shock-court-ruling/1030827 "2026-06-12T18:18:47Z")
WTH judge? Dude murders his daughter AND drags it around on his travels? AG says this monster will be retried. Link N.H. attorney general to retry Harmony Montgomery’s father on murder charge - masslive.com --- ## [Married woman Dopers (or other name changers) - any issues with how banks, credit cards, etc handled your new name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-woman-dopers-or-other-name-changers-any-issues-with-how-banks-credit-cards-etc-handled-your-new-name/1028525)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-woman-dopers-or-other-name-changers-any-issues-with-how-banks-credit-cards-etc-handled-your-new-name/1028525 "2026-03-21T13:29:46Z")
Wondering if any married women have experienced issues similar to my wife WRT credit cards and the IRS adding the honorific Mrs. to your name, or making your spouse the primary account holder of an account you added them… --- ## [Great video about renewables, and more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-video-about-renewables-and-more/1027323)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-video-about-renewables-and-more/1027323 "2026-02-14T15:01:06Z")
I have been a fan of YouTuber Alec at Technology Connections for quite some time now, and I expect more than a few of you have been, too. For those who don’t know him, he’s a 30-something who looks at aspects of technolo… --- ## [RIP Stephanie Cole, British actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stephanie-cole-british-actress/1033196)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stephanie-cole-british-actress/1033196 "2026-09-20T19:36:28Z")
I first noticed Stephanie Cole as Diana Trent in Waiting for God, about a couple of hilarious old characters in a retirement home. She was tough, a retired photojournalist, and the guy in the next unit was a goofy wise g… --- ## [Drift Away (Mods: this is the hijackable thread!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drift-away-mods-this-is-the-hijackable-thread/1027146)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drift-away-mods-this-is-the-hijackable-thread/1027146 "2026-02-19T12:13:56Z")
This thread is hijackable, so we can see where it goes organically, when people are struck by something that isn’t the main topic, and want to comment on that. If the thread turns into someone’s personal rant about thei… --- ## [What have you gone to cancel lately, but gotten a deal out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-gone-to-cancel-lately-but-gotten-a-deal-out-of-it/1029652)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-gone-to-cancel-lately-but-gotten-a-deal-out-of-it/1029652 "2026-06-27T22:11:36Z")
Every once in a while, I cancel a subscription and get a new low rate. I know this is practically universal these days, but given how many things my wife and I subscribe to, I’m interested in hearing as it’s happening wh… --- ## [Receiving political texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-political-texts/1025636)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-political-texts/1025636 "2025-12-13T13:28:26Z")
I sent money to two political candidates and receive dozens of texts per day from candidates I never heard of in other states begging for money. The organization that intercedes with candidates and donors, ActBlue says t… --- ## [HVAC realities and experiences: Maintenance, Filters, Brands, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-realities-and-experiences-maintenance-filters-brands-etc/1030029)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-realities-and-experiences-maintenance-filters-brands-etc/1030029 "2026-05-15T01:37:13Z")
I don’t see a thread that’s less than a decade old, so here’s a new one that people can add to as needed. Current event: My house (built 1982) had central (gas) heat and no A/C when we bought it in 2002. In 2003, we p… --- ## [Felony Murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/felony-murder/1033932)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/felony-murder/1033932 "2026-10-20T18:06:10Z")
Lately I’ve been getting some video clips on FaceBook Reels about armed HOA “enforcers”, hired by the HOA president, to draw their weapons to intimidate residents or just aggravated assault. And there seems to be many la… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=57&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=59&per_page=50)