# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=69 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 70 --- ## [What might cause this "lake" to become red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-lake-to-become-red/1029068)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-this-lake-to-become-red/1029068 "2026-04-07T17:32:45Z")
Maybe it is just an artifact of the camera or maybe it is red? It’s on an island off the coast of Belize: 17.569237, -88.240367 --- ## [Amazon having site problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-having-site-problems/1028235)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-having-site-problems/1028235 "2026-03-06T20:10:01Z")
I just noticed this about 30 minutes ago. Apparently none of the product pages can be reached, I just get an “oops” error message. Other functions seem fine. And as soon as I post it, it gets fixed. Never mind. --- ## [More iWoz: communicating with his infant son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-iwoz-communicating-with-his-infant-son/1024809)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-iwoz-communicating-with-his-infant-son/1024809 "2025-11-15T14:46:07Z")
Never heard of people being able to do this– in Chapter 19 “With Jesse, when he was just a few months old I had the most fun with him doing what I called these “flying tours”. I would hold him so that his belly was over… --- ## [Will Russia and the US fight on the same side in the next World War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-russia-and-the-us-fight-on-the-same-side-in-the-next-world-war/1025394)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-russia-and-the-us-fight-on-the-same-side-in-the-next-world-war/1025394 "2025-12-06T16:07:40Z")
I have no idea if this is the correct forum for this. Obviously, please move if necessary. I’ve been thinking about this for weeks and have felt some trepidation about starting a thread, as if I might talk it into reali… --- ## [Ps love the cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-love-the-cat/1030316)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps-love-the-cat/1030316 "2026-09-22T16:48:28Z")
Posts must be 6 lines only Each line is an ascending number of simple words You must express yourself in ALL CAPS The fourth line must be “PS LOVE THE CAT,” regardless of the subject matter Sestets can be nonsense: On… --- ## [What happened to the post preview panel? (originally asked about Sam's Simple Theme, but seems to affect all of them)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875 "2026-08-02T01:42:36Z")
It’s gone on my Windows PC and my Android tablet. There used to be little arrows at the bottom right to make it appear or disappear, but now they’re gone. --- ## [Another church related bad karma scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-church-related-bad-karma-scene/1034006)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-church-related-bad-karma-scene/1034006 "2026-10-20T21:22:55Z")
Not quite like the priest killed by the falling crucifix but I think it would get lost in that Pit thread. I was sitting at a traffic light across the corner from a church with a prominent cross on top. As I watched, a … --- ## [Digital Number Display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-number-display/1028116)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-number-display/1028116 "2026-03-03T01:12:42Z")
I’m looking for an electronic handheld number display. Something like they use for substitutions in soccer. The numbers would need to be visible from about 100’ away in daylight and easily changed. Maybe a keyboard on t… --- ## [Is your dog a Star like mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-star-like-mine/1031576)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-star-like-mine/1031576 "2026-07-20T19:37:07Z")
Maybe. All our puppers are stars. I’m sure But, Bayliss has a starring role. Here’s the story: The Lil’wrekker starred as Elle in Legally Blond, the musical. Very nicely, I might add. (not to brag too much). Our Chih… --- ## [Strong unpleasant reactions to vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-unpleasant-reactions-to-vaccines/1024417)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-unpleasant-reactions-to-vaccines/1024417 "2025-10-30T18:15:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there any connection whatsoever between getting a flu shot and getting the flu?: This is related, but feels like a question for a new thread… Some of us (raises hand) get really sick … --- ## [What are the rules for those 100-meter-racing robots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-those-100-meter-racing-robots/1033701)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-those-100-meter-racing-robots/1033701 "2026-10-13T02:36:24Z")
You’ve seen the videos of those humanoid robots running 100 meters in less than 10 seconds from a standing start. To qualify as “humanoid”, the robot has to have just two legs, with knees and hips in about the right spot… --- ## [A "What's this line from?" challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whats-this-line-from-challenge/1033065)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whats-this-line-from-challenge/1033065 "2026-09-16T00:31:25Z")
I’m pretty sure I didn’t dream this. It would have been on a TV show, most likely a comedy, probably mid-60s to early 70s. It was a man saying “Squeezy go sleepy” and I think the context was rendering someone unconscious… --- ## [It's my 25th anniversary. Kinda. Sorta. Maybe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-25th-anniversary-kinda-sorta-maybe/1033388)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-25th-anniversary-kinda-sorta-maybe/1033388 "2026-09-27T04:44:24Z")
I lurked at the Dope for a couple of years because I thought that joining would be too much of a time sink. One of the great predictions of the 21st century. But then someone posted a thread about lactose intolerance. T… --- ## [Please identify the tune played at the tail end of this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-tune-played-at-the-tail-end-of-this-video/1028601)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-tune-played-at-the-tail-end-of-this-video/1028601 "2026-03-21T20:07:43Z")
I danced to it 50 years ago, but damned if I can remember the name! --- ## [Remind me what it was like before we knew every politician's reaction instantly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-what-it-was-like-before-we-knew-every-politicians-reaction-instantly/1033942)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-what-it-was-like-before-we-knew-every-politicians-reaction-instantly/1033942 "2026-10-24T07:08:52Z")
… IOW before social media. If you can remember. Within seconds of an event or statement by a prominent or obscure politician/agency/entity/country, there are a flurry of comments on a zillion different public platforms … --- ## [Bayliss' bad bad bad orange Tic tac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayliss-bad-bad-bad-orange-tic-tac/1027802)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayliss-bad-bad-bad-orange-tic-tac/1027802 "2026-02-20T03:39:08Z")
I was asleep. I felt a cold bump on my ear. I turned my head over and was looking at big brown eyes staring at me. One big lick across the across my nose, and I knew who it was. There he stood in the semi dark, smili… --- ## [A PSA about PSA (prostate cancer screening)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-about-psa-prostate-cancer-screening/1031021)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-about-psa-prostate-cancer-screening/1031021 "2026-06-20T06:30:37Z")
PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is a routine blood test that gives a snapshot of your prostate health, including possible cancer of the prostate. Men with no risk factors should start monitoring their PSA while in their … --- ## [Should Children Have School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-have-school/1024528)
**Author:** [@ThePizzaLover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePizzaLover)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-have-school/1024528 "2025-11-03T16:45:18Z")
As the title says should Children have School? Yes or No??? I don’t know what category would fit this so I picked a random one. --- ## [Building code for internet infrastructure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-code-for-internet-infrastructure/1024977)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-code-for-internet-infrastructure/1024977 "2025-11-19T23:02:43Z")
As I was hearing about the news about CloudFlare going down on the heels of the outage of the AWS us-east-1 region, I was wondering if there should be a code for internet infrastructure similar to that for the constructi… --- ## [Trying to Understand My Mother’s Reverse Mortgage Options as Assisted Living Nears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-my-mother-s-reverse-mortgage-options-as-assisted-living-nears/1030727)
**Author:** [@gupniyajukna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gupniyajukna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-my-mother-s-reverse-mortgage-options-as-assisted-living-nears/1030727 "2026-06-08T13:04:48Z")
Has anyone here dealt with a parent’s reverse mortgage when they eventually needed assisted living or long-term care? I’m helping my elderly mother sort through hers now and trying to better understand the real-world op… --- ## [Does your state/country have a (somewhat) unified library catalog available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-state-country-have-a-somewhat-unified-library-catalog-available/1028877)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-state-country-have-a-somewhat-unified-library-catalog-available/1028877 "2026-04-07T21:04:30Z")
It took becoming a trustee for me to learn that Massachusetts has a single catalog that includes almost all public libraries and many educational libraries as well. For example, a couple of months ago I found a relativel… --- ## [ID this time signature for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-time-signature-for-me/1025602)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-time-signature-for-me/1025602 "2025-12-11T23:26:24Z")
Further to Fly by Paul Simon. Main verse sounds like 3/4, 6/4, or 12/4 and then I can’t even clock what’s going on in the chorus. --- ## [Does anyone else here like to look at real estate listings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-like-to-look-at-real-estate-listings/1026498)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-like-to-look-at-real-estate-listings/1026498 "2026-01-10T20:48:03Z")
I do, sometimes, even though I’m not in the housing market. I decided to start this thread because I found a house that seems to violate every building code known to man. It’s in southern Missouri, not far from where I… --- ## [Can Anyone Identify This Tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tune/1030586)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-tune/1030586 "2026-06-04T11:33:56Z")
From Baumgartner Restoration on Youtube: Is this a classical piece? Or a modern interpretation of a classic? --- ## [Making Hot Cocoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-hot-cocoa/1025754)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-hot-cocoa/1025754 "2025-12-17T22:55:45Z")
The post about regular cocoa and Dutch cocoa powders reminded me of this. When I was a kid (60s & 70s), we usually made hot chocolate with milk and Quik. If my grandma or parents made it, they used real cocoa powder. I s… --- ## [What occupations could you learn at a professional level through Youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-occupations-could-you-learn-at-a-professional-level-through-youtube/1025090)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-occupations-could-you-learn-at-a-professional-level-through-youtube/1025090 "2025-11-25T21:15:13Z")
Let’s take auto mechanic as an example. Sure you could learn how to change oil and brakes, but could you become a professional mechanic just by watching Youtube? I wouldn’t think so and there are some careers where I’m … --- ## [Why did Customer Service Go From Phone, to Email, and Back Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-customer-service-go-from-phone-to-email-and-back-again/1030272)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-customer-service-go-from-phone-to-email-and-back-again/1030272 "2026-05-22T16:18:08Z")
I have a vague memory of a couple of different “styles” of customer service over the last 25 years or so… Wait… I’m not wording this well… Let me try this: my impression is that sometime in the early-ish dot.com era, ma… --- ## [Dubai perfumery Paris Corner: logo is highly stylized Arabic script?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubai-perfumery-paris-corner-logo-is-highly-stylized-arabic-script/1029702)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubai-perfumery-paris-corner-logo-is-highly-stylized-arabic-script/1029702 "2026-05-04T22:41:42Z")
My wife recently bought a fragrance made by the Dubai-based perfumery Paris Corner. On the box was this logo: That logo is doubtlessly heavily stylized Arabic script, corr… --- ## [Who adopts chickens - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-adopts-chickens-need-answer-fast/1025299)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-adopts-chickens-need-answer-fast/1025299 "2025-12-02T18:39:45Z")
I’m in property management. I just did a move out today. The asshole tenants left a chicken in a small cage in the backyard with no food and very dirty water. The one next to it had already died. The animal shelter is cl… --- ## [Handy persons: please help regarding old Schlage multi-point lock doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-persons-please-help-regarding-old-schlage-multi-point-lock-doors/1026840)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-persons-please-help-regarding-old-schlage-multi-point-lock-doors/1026840 "2026-01-28T06:07:26Z")
So, a good buddy has a mother-in-law garage apartment built in the 1960’s (maybe 70’s). It has Schlage brand multi-point lock systems from back in the day. The garage is unoccupied and got broken into over the summer. Al… --- ## [I accidentally got frozen puff pastry shells instead of sheets. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidentally-got-frozen-puff-pastry-shells-instead-of-sheets-now-what/1029677)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidentally-got-frozen-puff-pastry-shells-instead-of-sheets-now-what/1029677 "2026-05-03T18:16:46Z")
Do I blind bake them and put cold stuff in? Can I fill them with savories and bake them filled from frozen? What can I fill them with? How can I fill them? Give me ideas and recipes, please. --- ## [Debt consolidation loan or 401K loan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation-loan-or-401k-loan/1032010)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation-loan-or-401k-loan/1032010 "2026-07-31T00:05:55Z")
Guy I know has found himself in Dutch with credit cards to the tune of 35 grand. He’s 60 and plans to work until he’s 67. He’s planning to take a debt consolidation loan or a loan from his 401K. I didn’t know what to … --- ## [List of threads you've posted to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-threads-youve-posted-to/1027683)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-threads-youve-posted-to/1027683 "2026-02-17T20:30:05Z")
I found this once, but since lost the link. There’s a way to view a list of all the threads you’ve participated in, regardless of whether they have new activity or not. It usually is sorted by most recent post, but this… --- ## [Give that blood, girl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-that-blood-girl/1027851)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-that-blood-girl/1027851 "2026-02-24T06:16:24Z")
The Lil’wrekker is the member of an Arts association here in South Arkansas. They act, do showcases and music revues. Eh, it’s her thing. Funny, they are doing a Red cross blood drive. As a member in good standing, of c… --- ## [Jay-Z Reportedly To Be Super Bowl Halftime Performer for Super Bowl LXI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-z-reportedly-to-be-super-bowl-halftime-performer-for-super-bowl-lxi/1034005)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-z-reportedly-to-be-super-bowl-halftime-performer-for-super-bowl-lxi/1034005 "2026-10-22T20:30:48Z")
Jay-Z has reportedly been named as the halftime performer for Super Bowl LXI. Apparently Mr. Z owns the company that provides the talent, and so, in a way, he appointed himself. This doesn’t appear to be a shocking choi… --- ## [Has a football team (college mainly) ever succeeded with a "razzle dazzle" offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-football-team-college-mainly-ever-succeeded-with-a-razzle-dazzle-offense/1033929)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-football-team-college-mainly-ever-succeeded-with-a-razzle-dazzle-offense/1033929 "2026-10-20T17:03:44Z")
BYU has scored 2 TDs tonight on trick plays (a throwback to the QB and a WR reverse), been meaning to ask then, if any team has succeeded with a total trick play playbook, weird formations, constant reverses and flea fli… --- ## [Pimento cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pimento-cheese/1033247 "2026-09-22T01:00:13Z")
I love pimento cheese - More accurately, I love my pimento cheese. Any store bought always has too much mayo. Mrs Magill likes to spread it on sourdough pretzels. I’m happy with Ritz or Trisket crackers. I’d gotten m… --- ## [Poor sleep after physical exertion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-sleep-after-physical-exertion/1027039)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-sleep-after-physical-exertion/1027039 "2026-01-27T18:51:03Z")
Yesterday I spent a good bit of time shoveling snow. Way more physical exertion than I am used to. After a workout like that, most people would sleep like a log, right? I guess I am not most people. I used to be normal… --- ## [Devastating floods in Southeastern Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devastating-floods-in-southeastern-missouri/1031604)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devastating-floods-in-southeastern-missouri/1031604 "2026-07-13T02:53:37Z")
Is MPSIMS the place for posts about disasters? Anyway Thursday night into Friday morning parts of Southeastern Missouri, particularly parts of Iron and Reynolds Counties, endured severe flash flooding due to hours of to… --- ## [OK more language fun: "Rapine and pillaging" vs. "Raping and pillaging"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-more-language-fun-rapine-and-pillaging-vs-raping-and-pillaging/1033655)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-more-language-fun-rapine-and-pillaging-vs-raping-and-pillaging/1033655 "2026-10-08T12:26:22Z")
I’ve sometimes seen the idiom said as “Rapine and pillaging”–which from a strictly grammarian standpoint is just atrocious parallelism (or lack thereof), an adjective (?) paired with a gerund. Shouldn’t it be “raping an… --- ## [Getting a Watch Repaired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-watch-repaired/1031842)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-watch-repaired/1031842 "2026-07-23T18:19:46Z")
When my aunt said she was going to send me my uncle’s watch, I had no idea she was sending me something potentially worth thousands of dollars. It’s a 1979 Heuer Monnin 844 diving watch. It was the first diving watch t… --- ## ["Spy series" from the ITC era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-series-from-the-itc-era/1028414)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-series-from-the-itc-era/1028414 "2026-03-13T22:40:29Z")
I just discovered a whole slew of these posted on YouTube. The earliest ones I’ve seen (Interpol Calling) date back to around 1959, but I initially thought they were made later, around the time of Roger Moore’s version … --- ## [Music you like to fall asleep to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-like-to-fall-asleep-to/1032121)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-like-to-fall-asleep-to/1032121 "2026-09-01T10:23:30Z")
For me, nothing beats Jean-Luc Ponty’s Mystical Adventures. No vocals, just some relaxing electric jazz violin. If I’m looking to take a short afternoon nap, this album chills me right out. What music do you like to fal… --- ## [What would you do with superpower pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-superpower-pills/1032183)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-superpower-pills/1032183 "2026-08-08T01:35:46Z")
You get five pills that each give you a flying brick power set. The powers are super strength (100 tons), durability (only the most powerful nuclear weapon can harm you), speed (Mach 100), reflexes (nanosecond reaction t… --- ## [Lutheran/Methodist sharing a pastor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-methodist-sharing-a-pastor/1029655)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lutheran-methodist-sharing-a-pastor/1029655 "2026-05-01T23:02:06Z")
Seems like the right forum. I was home visiting my mom in my very small (\<1000 population) hometown in Minnesota. Strolling through the metropolis, I saw that one of the Lutheran churches (this one is ELCA) is sharing a… --- ## [Smoky beans recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoky-beans-recipe/1033522)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoky-beans-recipe/1033522 "2026-10-05T16:22:46Z")
I recently got a Weber Smokey Mountain smoker. We’ve likely only got a few suitable weekends left before rainy/cold fall weather arrives. I’d like to make some smoky beans. I’ll likely smoke a whole chicken at the same t… --- ## [Why don’t you eat better (now that you lift weights)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-eat-better-now-that-you-lift-weights/1027958)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-eat-better-now-that-you-lift-weights/1027958 "2026-02-28T20:01:32Z")
. You can’t outrun a bad diet, is a truism… so if you eat in a piss-pour manner, there is no way you can compensate for that in a gym. So I try to create a thread about (just slightly) better eating to complement the -… --- ## [Suzi Quatro just dropped a new song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzi-quatro-just-dropped-a-new-song/1028814)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzi-quatro-just-dropped-a-new-song/1028814 "2026-03-29T18:10:36Z")
Suzi will be 76 in a few months, her guest is 78. It’s not a very good song, IMO. Standard 70’s rock that would have been a b-side or album filler back in the day. I used to think that it’s pathetic when old rockers j… --- ## [Festus, MO votes out city council members who supported a large data center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festus-mo-votes-out-city-council-members-who-supported-a-large-data-center/1029215)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festus-mo-votes-out-city-council-members-who-supported-a-large-data-center/1029215 "2026-04-12T01:38:30Z")
And this is why local elections are so important! Okay, maybe the center will still be built, but they’re going to be fighting obstacles all the way. --- ## [Not mincing words, so much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-mincing-words-so-much/1024864)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-mincing-words-so-much/1024864 "2025-11-18T14:35:27Z")
Not many things, at this point, I really covet. It’s deer season. Mid-dau, DiL and myself(to a lesser degree) are sending pies down to the camp. We had a request for mincemeat pies. No “None-such” here. Mid-dau wasn’t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=68&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=70&per_page=50)