# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=64 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 65 --- ## [Bill in Congress to be introduced making porch piracy from private companies a federal crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-in-congress-to-be-introduced-making-porch-piracy-from-private-companies-a-federal-crime/1025416)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-in-congress-to-be-introduced-making-porch-piracy-from-private-companies-a-federal-crime/1025416 "2025-12-05T12:09:03Z")
A Democratic representative from New Jersey is planning to introduce legislation that will make porch piracy from private shipping companies like UPS and FedEx a federal crime. Currently, it’s only a federal crime if … --- ## [Got Rheumatism? Get a Whale Carcass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-rheumatism-get-a-whale-carcass/1033807)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-rheumatism-get-a-whale-carcass/1033807 "2026-10-15T02:59:21Z")
Your bones ache? Old timey “medicine” says, cut open a Whale, & submerge your legs up to the knees in it! But it has to be a rotting Whale Carcass. Get it right. --- ## [Yeah! Josh Gates finds a 74 year old plane wreck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-josh-gates-finds-a-74-year-old-plane-wreck/1031831)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-josh-gates-finds-a-74-year-old-plane-wreck/1031831 "2026-07-21T22:46:05Z")
At least he was the host on the episode filmed for this season’s “Expedition Unknown”. --- ## [Sodium Acetate reusable heating packs -- anyone know about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-acetate-reusable-heating-packs-anyone-know-about-them/1030160)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-acetate-reusable-heating-packs-anyone-know-about-them/1030160 "2026-05-19T05:03:53Z")
A church acquaintance told me this morning about Sodium Acetate reusable heating packs – that she’d bought some, how wonderful they were, and so on. Frankly, what she describe sounded almost like magic so I’m pretty ske… --- ## [Why do people often describe themselves as 'humbled' when receiving an award or other honor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-describe-themselves-as-humbled-when-receiving-an-award-or-other-honor/1033670)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-describe-themselves-as-humbled-when-receiving-an-award-or-other-honor/1033670 "2026-10-11T14:40:14Z")
In the most recent edition of the free local community newspaper we get in the mail, the cover story was about a former school principal saying she was ‘awed and humbled’ after getting a newly opened school named after h… --- ## ["ig" as shorthand for "I guess" -- you seen this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ig-as-shorthand-for-i-guess-you-seen-this/1033292)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ig-as-shorthand-for-i-guess-you-seen-this/1033292 "2026-09-24T00:24:04Z")
I encountered this post in another context: I couldn’t figure out what the igs were all about so (after issuing some advice so I wouldn’t come across as too abrasive) I asked, and the OP said it’s short for “I guess”. … --- ## [Digitising my home filing system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334 "2026-08-16T21:51:12Z")
I have a disorganised pile of assorted letters, statements, etc., that I need to keep and may or may not need access to at some point in the future. I have ordered a scanner with the intention of scanning them and putti… --- ## [Who's watching Tom Hanks WWII on History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-tom-hanks-wwii-on-history/1030397)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-tom-hanks-wwii-on-history/1030397 "2026-07-31T09:39:07Z")
Hanks put fresh naration onto the old History channel video. I think the war narrative is better organized. --- ## [Ok plumbing people, quick(ish) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-plumbing-people-quick-ish-question/1033350 "2026-09-25T19:47:42Z")
I started noticing an odor around my kitchen sink (I’m in the US.) The odor is dirty, more than rotten. Almost like wet cigar ashes. It’s a double sink and both sinks drain easily. I have a garbage disposal which is work… --- ## [Reporting In US Criminal Trials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-in-us-criminal-trials/1026117)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-in-us-criminal-trials/1026117 "2025-12-29T18:08:50Z")
I stumbled upon a dubious “click bait” news story which might have been entirely fake. However if true seemed wrong to me. I checked with AI which said it was legally correct even though it seems wrong. I am not a lawyer… --- ## [Susie Dent has written a mystery (and #2 is due next year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-dent-has-written-a-mystery-and-2-is-due-next-year/1028455)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-dent-has-written-a-mystery-and-2-is-due-next-year/1028455 "2026-03-22T21:29:40Z")
Who is Susie Dent, you ask? Well, there is a British game show called Countdown, and also a comedy panel show/satire of Countdown called 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The game on both shows contains math puzzles and w… --- ## [Which combination of Cheers and Married With Children co-starring characters do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-combination-of-cheers-and-married-with-children-co-starring-characters-do-you-prefer/1026853)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-combination-of-cheers-and-married-with-children-co-starring-characters-do-you-prefer/1026853 "2026-01-24T00:55:41Z")
For those of you who like both Cheers and Married With Children, which combination of the two co-starring characters that changed in the middle of their runs do you like better? I was thinking this over the other day, a… --- ## [Inertial navigation: is a Schuler pendulum still involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inertial-navigation-is-a-schuler-pendulum-still-involved/1030022)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inertial-navigation-is-a-schuler-pendulum-still-involved/1030022 "2026-05-15T00:24:43Z")
The front page of the NY Times for 18 April 1957 has an article on inertial navigation. The previous day, Charles Stark Draper gave a talk describing the trip he made in 1953, Boston (Hanscom) to LA in a B-29 using inert… --- ## [Are you comfortable with what your preferred AI(s) know about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-comfortable-with-what-your-preferred-ai-s-know-about-you/1031882)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-comfortable-with-what-your-preferred-ai-s-know-about-you/1031882 "2026-07-31T07:08:39Z")
NYT article (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/technology/personaltech/chatgpt-gemini-prompts-privacy.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.z1A.X\_r3.OEuNi6-kGsIC&smid=nytcore-ios-share I entered the prompts, both Ch… --- ## [Well. the great Turkey slaughters of Thanksgiving and Christmas weren't successful genocides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-great-turkey-slaughters-of-thanksgiving-and-christmas-werent-successful-genocides/1026142)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-great-turkey-slaughters-of-thanksgiving-and-christmas-werent-successful-genocides/1026142 "2026-01-02T17:37:52Z")
A minute ago I heard a strange sound and thought “Was that a…?” but heard nothing more and dismissed it. But then it came again and I started working my way around the house, peering out each window in turn. And there… --- ## [Taking a score to a performance - is this a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-score-to-a-performance-is-this-a-thing/1025767)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-score-to-a-performance-is-this-a-thing/1025767 "2025-12-18T22:31:20Z")
Many many years ago (the early 70s) I went to a performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Handel Choir of Baltimore. I was surprised to see a number of audience members following along with a personal score. Why? Are they h… --- ## ["Matching" funds (longish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-funds-longish/1026159)
**Author:** [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-funds-longish/1026159 "2026-01-02T23:13:53Z")
I want to pit fake matching funds. Seems these days almost every fund raising request I get tells me how I’m going to double or triple (or more) my impact!! I used to think these were real, that someone was matching my d… --- ## [Smartphones vs. headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphones-vs-headphones/1031644)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphones-vs-headphones/1031644 "2026-07-19T11:42:36Z")
Why can you use a smartphone while it’s plugged in but not a headphone? --- ## [Tell me about your experiences with dental tourism!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-dental-tourism/1027903)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-dental-tourism/1027903 "2026-02-23T18:19:05Z")
As I’m aging, my teeth are crumbling. They were never great to begin with, but now they seem much more fragile. I’d sort of like to get implants for all my molars. However, US dental insurance pays for practically nothin… --- ## [Fake antivirus popup problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-antivirus-popup-problem/1030137)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-antivirus-popup-problem/1030137 "2026-05-17T14:44:15Z")
This has happened to me in the past, where fake antivirus ads purporting to be from different companies fill my screen and can’t be stopped. They insist that I click on them to get rid of the hundreds of viruses that su… --- ## [Food storage/use question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-storage-use-question/1026311)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-storage-use-question/1026311 "2026-01-04T21:49:20Z")
Advice, please. I’ve been clearing out and rearranging kitchen cabinets and have items, canned, two or three years past their “best by”, “use by” date: baked beans and soup. I have Irish steel-cut oats, unopened can. I h… --- ## [Phish sings Avenu Malkenu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phish-sings-avenu-malkenu/1033024)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phish-sings-avenu-malkenu/1033024 "2026-09-15T21:07:50Z")
Today is Rosh Hashanah. It’s also the Sabbath. And our rabbi said that we don’t sing avenu malkenu on the Sabbath (for reasons). First I’ve heard that, we certainly have in the past. I mean, I’m sure there’s a tradition … --- ## [My new favorite Chinese proverb - words to live by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-chinese-proverb-words-to-live-by/1030833)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-chinese-proverb-words-to-live-by/1030833 "2026-06-12T17:15:38Z")
“In sometimes the life ultimately must have in the life does not have when not demands” Or so claims this pendant. Anyone know what it really translates to? Or maybe it was made by Americans and really does say that!? … --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 6 - Round of 32](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-6-round-of-32/1033782)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-6-round-of-32/1033782 "2026-10-17T10:53:03Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 4, The Elite Eight. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-4-the-elite-eight-choose-your-favorites/1028538)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-4-the-elite-eight-choose-your-favorites/1028538 "2026-03-19T19:14:21Z")
This is Round 4 of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 4 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [Craig the elephant has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-the-elephant-has-died/1026354)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-the-elephant-has-died/1026354 "2026-01-06T11:14:01Z")
And I’ll bet he wasn’t in the Death Pool. Craig was a very well-known elephant in Amboseli National Park in Kenya. He was 54 years old and had massive tusks weighing about 45kg each. Craig lived free and wild (although h… --- ## [King James VI: Conflict of Interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-james-vi-conflict-of-interest/1024452)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-james-vi-conflict-of-interest/1024452 "2025-11-01T14:51:27Z")
He \[James VI\] was King of England, Scotland and Ireland \[he also used the nominal title of King of France\]. England (with Wales) and Scotland were two separate legal entities, and Ireland was a client kingdom of England… --- ## [Remember "getting a flat" when someone stepped on the back of your shoe - do kids still do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-getting-a-flat-when-someone-stepped-on-the-back-of-your-shoe-do-kids-still-do-that/1025740)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-getting-a-flat-when-someone-stepped-on-the-back-of-your-shoe-do-kids-still-do-that/1025740 "2025-12-17T00:28:52Z")
When I was a kid, a common prank (or something that sometimes happened by accident) was that the kid standing behind you in line put the front of his shoe on the heel of yours, so when you stepped forward, your foot came… --- ## [Can someone make a picture for me "celebrating" the Jets' accomplishment this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-make-a-picture-for-me-celebrating-the-jets-accomplishment-this-year/1026389)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-make-a-picture-for-me-celebrating-the-jets-accomplishment-this-year/1026389 "2026-08-04T15:12:54Z")
I would like to see a meme in which every NFL and FBS team logo are all together on one screen. The caption: “Did your defense get at least one interception this year?” Every team logo except the Jets is circled in gre… --- ## [Museum of Snowmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-of-snowmen/1028152)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-of-snowmen/1028152 "2026-03-07T02:12:09Z")
There’s an art form that is tragically underappreciated and in need of preservation. Snowmen, and snow-women and animals. We build them, we photograph them (maybe) but are resigned to their eventual disappearance. Should… --- ## [Meta Glasses Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-glasses-protest/1031687 "2026-07-16T04:07:45Z")
I must be one of those people “living under a rock” the articles speak about, because I haven’t seen any of the influencer Kylie Jenner ads for the Meta eyeglasses. But they’ve got people so stirred up, it has caused the… --- ## [Resolved - The U.S. should swap Veteran's Day and Memorial Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-u-s-should-swap-veterans-day-and-memorial-day/1030621)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-u-s-should-swap-veterans-day-and-memorial-day/1030621 "2026-10-02T16:32:12Z")
In the United States, we have two official government holidays related to the armed services. Memorial Day is supposed to mourn those who have lost their lives in the armed forces, whereas Veterans Day is a more comprehe… --- ## [Apps I'd Like to See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-id-like-to-see/1027641)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apps-id-like-to-see/1027641 "2026-02-17T00:46:54Z")
Spinning off from this thread, there must be a kajillion apps out there, but there’s never the one you can find that does exactly what you want it to do. As a result, you get more and more annoyed with it, and get differ… --- ## [Chess: King and rook vs king and knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-king-and-rook-vs-king-and-knight/1027608)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-king-and-rook-vs-king-and-knight/1027608 "2026-02-13T03:29:38Z")
I just watched a TikTok video of 2 players rated in the 1700-1800 range. It was a king and rook against a king and knight. The player with the rook was unable to win the knight or the game. With perfect play on both side… --- ## [Egg on your face!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-on-your-face/1030730)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-on-your-face/1030730 "2026-06-09T20:18:49Z")
How did it happen to you? It happened to me thankfully no injuries because it was hot egg on my face, in my hair with egg chunks on the counter. I took from the fridge a leftover previously poached egg to reheat in the… --- ## [What is this popup that I am getting on my laptop and how do I get it to stop? (Picture inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-popup-that-i-am-getting-on-my-laptop-and-how-do-i-get-it-to-stop-picture-inside/1032835)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-popup-that-i-am-getting-on-my-laptop-and-how-do-i-get-it-to-stop-picture-inside/1032835 "2026-09-07T17:38:32Z")
It appears on the lower right corner of my laptop running Windows 11. I shut it down and it reappears once a week or so. It’s been happening for a few weeks. … --- ## [Regularizing the Earth's axis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regularizing-the-earths-axis/1026710)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regularizing-the-earths-axis/1026710 "2026-01-15T22:22:32Z")
Just been re-reading Blish’s Cities in Flight series in which there is a brief mention of this. In other words, setting the axis of spin perpendicular to the orbital plane. It’s quite easy to do if you have a few dozen… --- ## [Door to door solicitors and door knock patterns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-solicitors-and-door-knock-patterns/1031447)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-solicitors-and-door-knock-patterns/1031447 "2026-07-20T23:18:44Z")
I live in a split foyer house, and it’s getting harder to walk up and down the stairs. So it’s annoying to answer a knock on the door only to find out it’s someone trying to sell me something I don’t need (car warranty, … --- ## [Gentle chilli sauce recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentle-chilli-sauce-recipes/1030066)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentle-chilli-sauce-recipes/1030066 "2026-05-17T08:32:42Z")
I don’t post too much in this topic (if ever) I invented a chilli sauce recipe, which I choose to share with the masochistic of the teaming millions. I lied, somewhat about the “gentle” part, to be honest. It is a simp… --- ## [One album side electric, one acoustic. More examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-album-side-electric-one-acoustic-more-examples/1025902)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-album-side-electric-one-acoustic-more-examples/1025902 "2025-12-22T22:13:54Z")
I’m just listening to my favorite Led Zeppelin album, III. Both sides are clearly different, the first side electric hard rock and blues, while the B side is acoustic folk, and both sides are great. The first example I c… --- ## [Can someone explain to me YouTube's advertising algorithm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-youtubes-advertising-algorithm/1030487)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-youtubes-advertising-algorithm/1030487 "2026-06-07T04:16:41Z")
I can watch a three-hour Q&A session from Drachinifel or the live stream of a waterhole in Namibia without a single interruption for ads. But a ten minute video on invasive species will get two breaks with multiple ads … --- ## [The cost of the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-the-war/1030853)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-the-war/1030853 "2026-06-14T20:15:46Z")
I keep hearing “one billion dollars a day”. Is this a billion on top of what gets spent anyway? The guys get paid no matter where they are plus extra for being in a warzone and, as long as there is no fighting, the ships… --- ## [I still have Windows 10 do i still get security updates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-windows-10-do-i-still-get-security-updates/1034087)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-have-windows-10-do-i-still-get-security-updates/1034087 "2026-10-23T21:33:16Z")
I know my pc can be upgraded to w11, but it required something in my bios. But i dont like changes anymore, so this is my questions in my topic description. My pc was a gaming pc a few years ago, so it was speedy, 32gb… --- ## [SNL season 51 finale (May 16, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-season-51-finale-may-16-2026/1030131)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-season-51-finale-may-16-2026/1030131 "2026-05-18T21:28:06Z")
Tonight’s the season finale with Will Ferrell as host and Paul McCartney as the musical guest. There’s a bubble of speculation online that this is Lorne Michaels’ swan song, with one of the show’s biggest stars hosting a… --- ## [Don't read it if your lips are chapped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-read-it-if-your-lips-are-chapped/1030688)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-read-it-if-your-lips-are-chapped/1030688 "2026-06-07T23:05:48Z")
Don’t read it if your lips are chapped. Clickbait goes back as far as advertising, but that line from 1934 stopped me in my tracks. I’m writing an article about the Laugh Club, a book club started in 1932 by Robert M. … --- ## [Not Broke ! Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-broke-yay/1025734)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-broke-yay/1025734 "2025-12-18T01:01:25Z")
No I didn’t drop Grannys good china platter. No, didn’t give the savings account to some Nigerian scammer. I just fell off the deck last night. Letting the dogs go potty. I am not sure what happened. Just found myse… --- ## [Are there any TOTALLY free blog hosts left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-totally-free-blog-hosts-left/1026717)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-totally-free-blog-hosts-left/1026717 "2026-01-19T20:04:01Z")
I need to write about my life. In long form. I have PTSD (diagnosed, medicated) from childhood violence, and I found out a while back that my mom hated me from before I was born. So I was basically raised like Sybil was … --- ## [Agoraphobic visiting New York City for the first time. Advice? Suggestions? Comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agoraphobic-visiting-new-york-city-for-the-first-time-advice-suggestions-comments/1031583)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agoraphobic-visiting-new-york-city-for-the-first-time-advice-suggestions-comments/1031583 "2026-08-01T23:03:27Z")
I have always had a dream. Number one on my bucket list, visit New York City someday. Well, I have some extra money and a friend who is willing to drive me. We’re actually just going to make a day trip. I know that it’s … --- ## [Solar charging an EV (w/ limited solar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-charging-an-ev-w-limited-solar/1028301)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-charging-an-ev-w-limited-solar/1028301 "2026-03-09T20:54:13Z")
Hi there, I am analyzing the following scenario: I have a BASIC solar system ( say - it could output 1000w during daytime) - and live in 220v-land I will (eventually) get an EV that can charge from a 220v home-circuit… --- ## [1924 organ plays Amazing Grace when light switches are turned on in the church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1924-organ-plays-amazing-grace-when-light-switches-are-turned-on-in-the-church/1029951)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1924-organ-plays-amazing-grace-when-light-switches-are-turned-on-in-the-church/1029951 "2026-05-12T14:49:18Z")
Speaking of silly YouTube videos, I ran across this ridiculous short (not a video). The claims are all in the brief text shown. I’m reasonably familiar with traditional organs and tube-powered electric organs since my si… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=63&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=65&per_page=50)