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**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggested-new-ending-for-waterworld-minor-spoiler/1032851 "2026-09-13T18:48:53Z")
At the end where the little girl wanders down the beach sad because The Mariner is going to leave - we suddenly realize that Dry Land is the same island as Jurassic Park as a T Rex reaches over the trees and chomps her. --- ## [Assume the Dalai Lama dies. What happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-the-dalai-lama-dies-what-happens-next/1026980)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-the-dalai-lama-dies-what-happens-next/1026980 "2026-01-25T17:56:11Z")
Note: This is hypothetical; the Dalai Lama is still very much alive. But he turned ninety last year, which means his passing would have to be expected within the next few years. My guess is that this will lead to diplom… --- ## [Organizations using complex file structures for document management - common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizations-using-complex-file-structures-for-document-management-common/1029312)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizations-using-complex-file-structures-for-document-management-common/1029312 "2026-04-17T18:23:43Z")
I have been working at my current employer for a year, and I continue to be baffled at how complicated and… unevolved our systems are for what feels like basic document management. A large part of my job involves comple… --- ## [Interrelationships Between Law Enforcement in Addressing Local Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrelationships-between-law-enforcement-in-addressing-local-crime/1033302 "2026-09-25T19:25:10Z")
My alum university has been plagued with reported rapes in the dorms this month. My employer has assigned me to work temporarily next door to the building where the rapes are occurring. I want to be a proactive in askin… --- ## [Thinking of cooking up a mess of fried catfish this weekend. Recs for a nice down-home recipe and a good side sauce to go with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cooking-up-a-mess-of-fried-catfish-this-weekend-recs-for-a-nice-down-home-recipe-and-a-good-side-sauce-to-go-with/1029547)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cooking-up-a-mess-of-fried-catfish-this-weekend-recs-for-a-nice-down-home-recipe-and-a-good-side-sauce-to-go-with/1029547 "2026-05-03T19:56:10Z")
Got a hankering for some fried catfish for some reason. Normally if I was to cook catfish I’d likely do a blackened, Cajun style pan-sear. But I’m thinking of frying with some sort of breading or batter. Corn meal, maybe… --- ## [2026 Nobel Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598 "2026-10-12T12:38:28Z")
Nobel prizes are coming out this week: US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th… --- ## [Bad bad bad beck and the tacos that kept coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-the-tacos-that-kept-coming/1029436 "2026-04-22T21:51:01Z")
Went to a sit down place, (IOW not the Bell) for lunch. The Lil 'wrekker gets a big discount there. I’m often concerned with these places. My diet is so restricted. But I found the mini Taco platter. You know the litt… --- ## [How come so many celebrity arrests make the news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-so-many-celebrity-arrests-make-the-news/1032556)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-so-many-celebrity-arrests-make-the-news/1032556 "2026-08-27T01:13:44Z")
The latest one is Jed York, owner & CEO of the San Francisco 49ers who was arrested in East Palestine, OH (population \< 5000) for prostitution which has made national news because of who he is. Now he did grow up 20-25 … --- ## [I lost time last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-time-last-night/1034043)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-time-last-night/1034043 "2026-10-21T18:39:40Z")
I have back issues and being old, I have to get up to pee at night. (to be fair, I do drink a lot of water in the evening) Anyhoo, my normal routine is after I get up in the night, I move to the couch where I get on a h… --- ## [In a geographically arranged bookstore…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-geographically-arranged-bookstore/1029749)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-geographically-arranged-bookstore/1029749 "2026-05-06T16:00:38Z")
…where would you put books about Bermuda? I’d put it under Caribbean, even though I know it’s not really a Caribbean country. It’s off the coast of North America, but the North American shelves are all about the United S… --- ## [High pitched growl rock and roll voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-pitched-growl-rock-and-roll-voice/1030129)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-pitched-growl-rock-and-roll-voice/1030129 "2026-05-18T00:53:38Z")
Lots of rock and roll singers have used this type of voice. One of the most prominent, but not nearly the first, was Axl Rose. Other prominent rockers who used it are Robert Plant, Bon Scott, and Brian Johnson. Who was t… --- ## [The first non-European, non-South American World Cup winner will be from where? North America? Oceania? Asia? Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-non-european-non-south-american-world-cup-winner-will-be-from-where-north-america-oceania-asia-africa/1030947)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-non-european-non-south-american-world-cup-winner-will-be-from-where-north-america-oceania-asia-africa/1030947 "2026-06-19T20:07:43Z")
Obviously the Europeans and South Americans have dominated the World Cup since its inception, and indeed, soccer has traditionally been bigger and better on those continents than it has elsewhere. But the rest of the wor… --- ## [MLB - error on ball four](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-error-on-ball-four/1032775)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-error-on-ball-four/1032775 "2026-09-03T16:22:09Z")
I’m sure this is the first time I’ve seen an error on ball four. Toronto at Cleveland. Toronto runner on first; one out; full count on batter. Runner is on the move with the pitch - called a ball. Meanwhile - the catcher… --- ## [Basic income tax question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-income-tax-question/1030963)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-income-tax-question/1030963 "2026-06-18T09:08:40Z")
I’m sure there is an easy answer to this, but I don’t even know how to Google it. I have an inherited IRA that requires mandatory minimum withdrawals. When withdrawing, I will have taxes withheld, both state and federal… --- ## [Calling our Singers! Tell me about A cappella and how it's typically used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-our-singers-tell-me-about-a-cappella-and-how-its-typically-used/1027230)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-our-singers-tell-me-about-a-cappella-and-how-its-typically-used/1027230 "2026-02-01T15:16:56Z")
I’m lostening to this recording with the best audio-mixing, headphones that I own Alison is A cappella for the first bar. I don’t think the guitarist got caught daydreaming. He’s coming in exactly on the downbeat of th… --- ## [Google Maps' new voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-new-voice/1034114)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-new-voice/1034114 "2026-10-25T21:48:07Z")
Recently, the voice that gives driving directions (at least the one on my phone) has changed. It seems to pronounce words slightly more distinctly than the previous voice, which is fine, but it is much less pleasing to l… --- ## [Swift Boating 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boating-2026-edition/1030811)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boating-2026-edition/1030811 "2026-06-11T12:06:45Z")
This could be an interesting topic as both James Platner and James Talarico (and I’m sure more) seem to be targeted with rumor mongering, throwing mud on the wall to see what sticks, controversy amplification, at a minim… --- ## [Your favorite examples/uses of sampling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150 "2026-09-18T20:48:37Z")
My first comes from “Angel” by Shaggy & Rayvon. Never in a million years would I have thought that the guitar hook from Steve Miller’s “The Joker” and the melody from Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” would have meld… --- ## [Meta \[Facebook\] and Numerous States Settle Lawsuit about Child Safety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-facebook-and-numerous-states-settle-lawsuit-about-child-safety/1032567)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-facebook-and-numerous-states-settle-lawsuit-about-child-safety/1032567 "2026-09-04T14:07:25Z")
California says states, Meta agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5944781/meta-settlement-child-safety-lawsuit The important thing is not the money but that: “Met… --- ## [Latest windows 11 update disabled my usb audio interface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-windows-11-update-disabled-my-usb-audio-interface/1030250)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-windows-11-update-disabled-my-usb-audio-interface/1030250 "2026-05-27T17:44:36Z")
Damn, it’s happened again (just like about 6 months ago). Anyone else seeing a similar problem? --- ## [Computer - "Add to dictionary" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-add-to-dictionary-question/1025718)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-add-to-dictionary-question/1025718 "2025-12-16T02:15:45Z")
If I write an unknown word on the computer it gets highlighted and one option is to “Add to dictionary”. I do this fairly often if it is a word I will be using again. So where is this “dictionary”? How can I look at all … --- ## [Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale coming to Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-new-sunnydale-coming-to-hulu/1026578)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-new-sunnydale-coming-to-hulu/1026578 "2026-03-14T19:05:35Z")
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale SMG herself will be back guiding a new Slayer. --- ## [Chris Rea dead at 74](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-rea-dead-at-74/1025953)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-rea-dead-at-74/1025953 "2025-12-23T20:26:03Z")
That’s a bummer, and almost as ironic as George Michael having died on Christmas, both having had massive Christmas hits. But I’ve always liked Chris Rea for more than just “Driving Home For Christmas”, though it’s one o… --- ## [Anyone happen to know the history of Jack's Giant elephant ears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-happen-to-know-the-history-of-jacks-giant-elephant-ears/1031010)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-happen-to-know-the-history-of-jacks-giant-elephant-ears/1031010 "2026-09-28T03:20:27Z")
I recently bought some elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta) corms at my local grocery store. I haven’t grown them in years, but the first time I bought them was in the late 1990s at Walmart, and the corms were several time… --- ## [Why am I being asked for CC information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-being-asked-for-cc-information/1030400)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-being-asked-for-cc-information/1030400 "2026-05-26T19:43:25Z")
Somehow I have been logged out of the Dope on my tablet. When I try to log back in, I’m given instructions to activate, verify, and then access my account. I never logged out so I don’t know what happened there. But I’m … --- ## [Could a state allocate its congressional representation the way it allocates its electoral votes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-state-allocate-its-congressional-representation-the-way-it-allocates-its-electoral-votes/1029736)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-state-allocate-its-congressional-representation-the-way-it-allocates-its-electoral-votes/1029736 "2026-05-06T11:33:13Z")
I don’t want to discuss here the wisdom of such a move, only its legality. Could a state simply have each party put up a slate of candidates, chosen by primary or otherwise and the party that wins the state simply elect… --- ## [Mandolin Tuning Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandolin-tuning-question/1032610)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandolin-tuning-question/1032610 "2026-08-29T19:44:13Z")
I am a guitar player who has an electric, an acoustic, and an acoustic bass. I’m contemplating getting a mandolin just to have something to noodle on if I’m travelling or whatever. If I got one I am thinking of reversin… --- ## [Eye problems suck because I need my eyes for looking at stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-problems-suck-because-i-need-my-eyes-for-looking-at-stuff/1026388)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-problems-suck-because-i-need-my-eyes-for-looking-at-stuff/1026388 "2026-01-07T02:55:03Z")
For the past year I’ve been plagued with problems in my right eye. I would say it’s not Pit-worthy because according to my very talented retina guy, they are correctable. So more annoying than life altering. But it’s … --- ## [Did you have a T-Mobile plan that got changed despite it being "permanent?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-a-t-mobile-plan-that-got-changed-despite-it-being-permanent/1032088)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-a-t-mobile-plan-that-got-changed-despite-it-being-permanent/1032088 "2026-08-07T20:11:46Z")
So, once upon a time we signed up for a T-Mobile plan (One Plan Unlimited 55) that met our needs and had a reasonable cost for the amount we used it. One of the factors that made it appealing was that T-Mobile told us o… --- ## [Countertop composter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-composter/1026175)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-composter/1026175 "2025-12-31T17:07:26Z")
Has anyone used something like this? I’m interested because We aren’t permitted to use a composter in the yard The municipality has asked for limited use of sink disposals A kitchen scrap container on the counter, eve… --- ## [How much does the US military need the input or involvement of the president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-us-military-need-the-input-or-involvement-of-the-president/1025809)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-us-military-need-the-input-or-involvement-of-the-president/1025809 "2025-12-18T17:47:20Z")
Say there is a U.S. president who is totally uninterested in his or her Commander-in-Chief duties. Doesn’t give orders, doesn’t care about or want to be involved in anything military. Would the military still conduct exe… --- ## [Lewdle, like Wordle, but dirty! NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lewdle-like-wordle-but-dirty-nsfw/1025396)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lewdle-like-wordle-but-dirty-nsfw/1025396 "2025-12-13T15:47:19Z")
Lewdle :eggplant::sweat\_droplets: 1416 3/6 :black\_large\_square::black\_large\_square::black\_large\_square::yellow\_square::black\_large\_square: :green\_square::black\_large\_square::yellow\_square::black\_large\_square:… --- ## [Has anyone used Cost Plus Drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-cost-plus-drugs/1024539)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-cost-plus-drugs/1024539 "2025-11-08T00:29:14Z")
Has anyone used Cost Plus Drugs for any of their medications? I’ve been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism and prescribed a drug that is outrageously expensive. I tried to use a GoodRx coupon but Kroger said the price … --- ## [Algebra/geometry question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algebra-geometry-question/1027935)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algebra-geometry-question/1027935 "2026-02-26T00:57:41Z")
At least I don’t think resorting to Trigonometry should be necessary; but here’s hoping. My question is related to what’s known as the right triangle altitude theorem, aka. the geometric mean theorem. Basically, when yo… --- ## [Fastest human powered sports (no gravity assist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-human-powered-sports-no-gravity-assist/1027771)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-human-powered-sports-no-gravity-assist/1027771 "2026-02-23T19:34:56Z")
So no skiing. From a standing start over an official distance, no demonstration events. This is what I have so far. Running 100 meters in 9.58 seconds - speed 10.43 m/s, 23.35 mph. Skating 1000 meters in 1:05.37 - sp… --- ## ["Limited Farm Bill Favored" newspaper article in old movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-farm-bill-favored-newspaper-article-in-old-movies/1026366)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-farm-bill-favored-newspaper-article-in-old-movies/1026366 "2026-01-05T21:18:28Z")
If you’ve ever paid attention to old movies (1930s-1950s), occasionally there will be a newspaper shown with a headline that ties in to the story. Also, if you freeze it, there will be some other articles, and one of th… --- ## [Is Frontier internet always this bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frontier-internet-always-this-bad/1030503)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frontier-internet-always-this-bad/1030503 "2026-06-05T15:30:16Z")
I needed a new internet provider. I checked with Frontier and Spectrum. Frontier was cheaper. (Thirty-five dollars a month vs fifty dollars a month.) So I went with Frontier. Within twenty-four hours of the installatio… --- ## [Hypothetical: Sixteenth Amendment (income tax) is repealed; what happens then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-sixteenth-amendment-income-tax-is-repealed-what-happens-then/1028091)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-sixteenth-amendment-income-tax-is-repealed-what-happens-then/1028091 "2026-03-01T03:44:06Z")
I’m unsure of what the technicalities of an “apportioned” tax are, but I have difficulty thinking that Congress couldn’t find one way or another to give the Federal government as much money as it wants. As far as I can t… --- ## [Best Columbo impressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-columbo-impressions/1027316)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-columbo-impressions/1027316 "2026-02-05T21:05:50Z")
Peter Falk’s Columbo has such distinctive mannerisms, I’m surprised the character hasn’t been more widely parodied. Here’s eight celebrity impressions I managed to find on YouTube—what do you think of them, and whose do… --- ## [Selling my car: Craigslist, FB Marketplace experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-car-craigslist-fb-marketplace-experiences/1031004)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-car-craigslist-fb-marketplace-experiences/1031004 "2026-07-03T02:24:15Z")
Have you sold your car? What sites / methods worked well for you? This car is my wife’s POS 2012 Nissan Leaf, 52,500 miles and only 45-50 miles on a full charge, so it’s really nothing. Not fancy. I say POS because I’ve… --- ## [Advice re: Airpods as hearing aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-airpods-as-hearing-aid/1027391)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-re-airpods-as-hearing-aid/1027391 "2026-02-07T17:09:27Z")
My mother will be 89 this spring. She’s remarkably healthy, taking only an almost homeopathic dose of Levothyroxine and no other medication. After cataract surgery she reads the paper without glasses. But her hearing is… --- ## [Ever seen a piano like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-piano-like-this/1034112)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-piano-like-this/1034112 "2026-10-26T01:24:30Z")
When I was growing up (I am talking maybe 80 years ago) we had a piano (and I had lessons). It was basically a standard issue upright, but with one difference. On one end of the keyboard there was a lever and if you push… --- ## [Potential ICE surge in Springfield, OH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-ice-surge-in-springfield-oh/1027206)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-ice-surge-in-springfield-oh/1027206 "2026-01-30T22:20:55Z")
Creating a thread just in case this ends up being newsworthy outside of Ohio. ICE may be coming to Springfield, OH as Haitians’ temporary protected status is set to expire. There’s been lots of talk lately about why IC… --- ## [Any gift-wrapping services in Portland (OR)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-gift-wrapping-services-in-portland-or/1025914)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-gift-wrapping-services-in-portland-or/1025914 "2025-12-22T02:03:30Z")
I’ve picked up some Christmas presents and my fine motor skills have deteriorated significantly since the last time I wrapped presents. I’m getting a little tired of the old gift bag-and-tissue paper method of presenting… --- ## [Movies: Sequel News Nobody Needs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-sequel-news-nobody-needs/1027364)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-sequel-news-nobody-needs/1027364 "2026-02-06T01:55:41Z")
Jackey Neyman Jones made a sequel to a movie she originally starred in as a little girl. She played “Debbie”. In “Manos: The Hands Of Fate”. Not since “Birdemic 2” has a nation cried out in unison “For God’s sake, \*WHY… --- ## [Atrial fibrillation and ablation--what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-and-ablation-what-to-expect/1029863)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-and-ablation-what-to-expect/1029863 "2026-05-08T23:29:52Z")
Kropotkinskaya is a candidate for ablation to deal with atrial fibrillation. Anyone here with knowledge or experience of the procedure, how to prep, what to expect, after-surgery care? Anything else related to a fib and … --- ## [Tech help: Laptop harddrive problem--worth troubleshooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-help-laptop-harddrive-problem-worth-troubleshooting/1025567)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-help-laptop-harddrive-problem-worth-troubleshooting/1025567 "2025-12-10T21:06:15Z")
My Lenovo X131e laptop won’t start Windows10. Pressing the laptop Start button takes me right into the BIOS settings screen. Sometimes there’s a “click…click” sound from the harddrive. I can boot the laptop using a Linu… --- ## [One of the signs of the great sickness of our society is that news and current event comedians are more honest and more real about what’s going on than any sort of news station or anyone else is in the mainstream public discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-signs-of-the-great-sickness-of-our-society-is-that-news-and-current-event-comedians-are-more-honest-and-more-real-about-what-s-going-on-than-any-sort-of-news-station-or-anyone-else-is-in-the-mainstream-public-discourse/1027162)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-signs-of-the-great-sickness-of-our-society-is-that-news-and-current-event-comedians-are-more-honest-and-more-real-about-what-s-going-on-than-any-sort-of-news-station-or-anyone-else-is-in-the-mainstream-public-discourse/1027162 "2026-01-29T20:53:00Z")
I watch very little TV news (only when clips make the sdmb or reddit, basically) and not much more in terms of talk shows or other sort of current events entertainment on TV. So I may be wrong about this. But I used to … --- ## [Thought you might like this photo, Beck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-you-might-like-this-photo-beck/1030559)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-you-might-like-this-photo-beck/1030559 "2026-06-03T09:21:31Z")
--- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-3/1033520)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-3/1033520 "2026-10-05T16:45:45Z")
Round 3 consists of the Winners of Round 2B versus the Losers of Round 2A. poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=66&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=68&per_page=50)