# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=7 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 8 --- ## [Explain Girl Scout cookies to a European](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-girl-scout-cookies-to-a-european/1032063)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-girl-scout-cookies-to-a-european/1032063 "2026-09-11T00:21:07Z")
This is an occasional plot element in American films and TV shows, but it’s non-existent in Europe (at least where I live), so please pardon my ignorance and explain the whole thing to me. I know what Girl Scouts are, an… --- ## [Clues by Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350 "2026-11-06T13:52:07Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a cr… --- ## [Polynesians traveled West from South America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polynesians-traveled-west-from-south-america/1031192)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polynesians-traveled-west-from-south-america/1031192 "2026-07-28T20:04:06Z")
I just read this. Sweet potato was taken from its American homeland by Polynesians who introduced it into many Pacifc islands and New Zealand about 1000 years ago. The only thing I previously read about Polynesians t… --- ## [RIP Minute Maid frozen cans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367 "2026-02-13T03:02:21Z")
I tried to make OJ from concentrate once…all I got was a headache! Minute Maid to phase out the frozen OJ concentrate cans of OJ & lemonade after 80 years --- ## [Is it time for a hip replacement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282 "2026-11-05T15:27:41Z")
The earlier threads on this topic are all more than 20 years old, so I thought I’d start a new one. I’m looking for some guidance from those of you who’ve had this surgery. How did you know it was time? Did you have rob… --- ## [What Mandela Effect example gets you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mandela-effect-example-gets-you-the-most/1029005)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mandela-effect-example-gets-you-the-most/1029005 "2026-08-13T13:36:35Z")
There is an endless list by now of Mandela effect items like…the alternate ending of Big, the spelling of Febreze, the Kit Kat logo, the spelling of Looney Tunes, the spelling of Froot Loops, the spelling of the Berensta… --- ## [The Hardy Boys - Ever read them as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardy-boys-ever-read-them-as-an-adult/1032129)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardy-boys-ever-read-them-as-an-adult/1032129 "2026-10-23T17:46:19Z")
During a recent bout of insomnia, I decided some late-night reading might put me in a sleepy state of mind. I didn’t want anything too serious, nor with print so small I had to strain to read it (new glasses are on thei… --- ## [Two guys from Texas plan to conquer and enslave their own sex island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-guys-from-texas-plan-to-conquer-and-enslave-their-own-sex-island/1025033)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-guys-from-texas-plan-to-conquer-and-enslave-their-own-sex-island/1025033 "2025-11-27T11:09:10Z")
Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of Argyle, have been indicted by a grand jury on counts of conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child por… --- ## [Let's talk about Ramen noodles--the kind you make at home from a packet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ramen-noodles-the-kind-you-make-at-home-from-a-packet/1027981)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ramen-noodles-the-kind-you-make-at-home-from-a-packet/1027981 "2026-04-17T20:38:09Z")
My preferred brand is Shin Ramyun Black (not the cup, but the kind you make in a saucepan). I always keep a few packages of these on hand. Made one this evening! Start by boiling two-ish cups of water in a roomy sauc… --- ## [2026 Canadoper Café is now open!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-canadoper-cafe-is-now-open/1026212)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-canadoper-cafe-is-now-open/1026212 "2026-10-19T19:46:44Z")
Hi, everybody! You’ve arrived at the thread where all the cool Canadians hang out, along with lots of other Dopers who are Cana-philes, or Cana-curious. This is also the place to drop by if you’ve got a beef about Cana… --- ## [Neville Chamberlain: Misunderstood Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neville-chamberlain-misunderstood-hero/1029248)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neville-chamberlain-misunderstood-hero/1029248 "2026-05-01T12:24:19Z")
Everything you probably think you know about Chamberlain – that he was a gullible fool who was easily manipulated by Hitler – is absolutely wrong. This post is based on the work of Dr. Gerhard Weinberg, an award-winning… --- ## [Patrick Stewart dead at 86](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86/1034245 "2026-11-02T23:58:09Z")
This year has been horrible for celebrity deaths. --- ## [Massachusetts Gaming Commission tells DraftKings: you screwed up, you pay up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-gaming-commission-tells-draftkings-you-screwed-up-you-pay-up/1025866)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-gaming-commission-tells-draftkings-you-screwed-up-you-pay-up/1025866 "2026-01-03T20:09:35Z")
Oops! A Massachusetts bettor discovered an error in the system at DraftKings and took full advantage. During this year’s ALCS, bettors could bet on the hit total for the Blue Jays Nathan Lukes.. A savvy bettor figured… --- ## [Laws against working on the Sabbath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-against-working-on-the-sabbath/1028918)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-against-working-on-the-sabbath/1028918 "2026-05-24T23:24:44Z")
Not religious laws – I mean actual laws, enforced by government/police. I was surprised to see that in 1905 you could be arrested in NY for doing construction work on Sunday. Maybe such laws were common once, in the Bibl… --- ## [What happens after Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975 "2026-10-13T01:29:47Z")
Assuming that the U.S. avoids becoming an authoritarian dictatorship, what happens when Liberals regain power? ISTM that the current regime has stretched their agenda to the breaking point. When the giant rubber band s… --- ## [Things whose price has barely changed in decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-whose-price-has-barely-changed-in-decades/1025921)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-whose-price-has-barely-changed-in-decades/1025921 "2025-12-26T04:18:15Z")
As a child, we eagerly read the Sears “Christmas Wish Book” every year the moment the catalogue arrived. It started with pages of gifts for $5, $10, $20… etc. before continuing to what in retrospect were often ugly clot… --- ## [A mistake in all Star Trek series and films after TOS that irritates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mistake-in-all-star-trek-series-and-films-after-tos-that-irritates-me/1034256)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mistake-in-all-star-trek-series-and-films-after-tos-that-irritates-me/1034256 "2026-11-04T15:21:38Z")
Military heraldry does not change. Watch a color film about the US Civil War. Look at the vertical stripes on the officers pant legs, chevrons on enlisted men’s sleeves, and piping on their uniforms. Of the 3 combat arms… --- ## [Project Hail Mary post release thread (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-hail-mary-post-release-thread-open-spoilers/1028602 "2026-08-21T18:56:56Z")
Project Hail Mary is one of my favorite lighter reading, page turner books. I was worried they were going to screw the movie up, and I’m happy to say they didn’t. It was actually a really faithful adaptation. They even s… --- ## [(Old) I resolve to start the new MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-resolve-to-start-the-new-mmp/1026138)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-resolve-to-start-the-new-mmp/1026138 "2026-01-05T08:32:28Z")
what’s your resolution this new year? --- ## [(Old) Stone Cold Vacation A 4/20 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-stone-cold-vacation-a-4-20-mmp/1029417)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-stone-cold-vacation-a-4-20-mmp/1029417 "2026-04-27T02:17:58Z")
It’s 4/20 so leave some milk and cookies out for Willie. It’s midnight, I’m on vacation, and hijack away. --- ## [The Qatari jet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142 "2026-08-11T17:48:21Z")
Okay, Qatar gives trump this huge white elephant. Now, for some reason it’s necessary to tear it down to the skin for retrofitting to the tune of at least a billion dollars. The idea is to make it a safe and secure Air F… --- ## [Sporting events practiced only (or almost only) by one nation, or one language “sphere”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sporting-events-practiced-only-or-almost-only-by-one-nation-or-one-language-sphere/1031773)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sporting-events-practiced-only-or-almost-only-by-one-nation-or-one-language-sphere/1031773 "2026-08-01T02:58:01Z")
@EinsteinsHund made an interesting observation in another Game Room thread that the popular one-mile-run track-&-field event is generally only contested in the Anglosphere. In contrast, the Olympic Games, the World Athle… --- ## [What are these metal things on concrete benches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-metal-things-on-concrete-benches/1025500)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-metal-things-on-concrete-benches/1025500 "2025-12-12T20:01:50Z")
In a number of places, I’ve seen concrete benches (or low walls that might be used as benches) with metal objects attached at intervals, like this: Sometimes they are decorative, sha… --- ## [Isn't today's low birth rate exactly what people of the 1980s were clamoring for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-todays-low-birth-rate-exactly-what-people-of-the-1980s-were-clamoring-for/1032699)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-todays-low-birth-rate-exactly-what-people-of-the-1980s-were-clamoring-for/1032699 "2026-09-04T18:39:22Z")
As a Millennial, maybe I’m misremembering my childhood, but I remember reading on multiple occasions the books of my era warning that the planet’s population was on a steep upwards rise - soon going to be 7 billion, 9 bi… --- ## [Why were the UFO files (which were released today) classified as secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-ufo-files-which-were-released-today-classified-as-secret/1029928)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-ufo-files-which-were-released-today-classified-as-secret/1029928 "2026-05-10T15:02:48Z")
So the government finally released some of the classified files on UFO’s. Yawn! This BBC article describes some of the content : There are astronauts who reported seeing strange flashes of light, described as possible… --- ## [Where does Trump's military adventurism stop? What are the consequences of that to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trumps-military-adventurism-stop-what-are-the-consequences-of-that-to-the-us/1026315 "2026-01-07T05:26:55Z")
What is happening in Venezuela is a topic of much discussion on this board right now (for good reason). But what next? I posted this (below) in the Venezuela thread and @Aspenglow let it stay but suggested a new thread… --- ## [I don't understand the relationship between data centers and water use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-relationship-between-data-centers-and-water-use/1026737)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-relationship-between-data-centers-and-water-use/1026737 "2026-03-08T01:51:37Z")
Here in drought-stricken Texas, water use and availability are becoming (or have become) hot political issues. At odds with that is our burgeoning high-tech industry. Enter data centers. Apparently data centers use up… --- ## [Christmas songs - so many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-so-many-questions/1025994)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-so-many-questions/1025994 "2026-02-15T22:23:24Z")
With Christmas songs on nonstop rotation I can’t help but hear them too many times. When you stop to listen to the words I end up with lots of questions; questions like: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - What where the… --- ## [Passing counterfeit money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-counterfeit-money/1025471)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-counterfeit-money/1025471 "2026-01-24T15:04:07Z")
Several times when spending a large bill (my tenant insists on paying me in cash-I feel like a drug dealer) the person at the cash register swipes a marker over the bill. I presume this proves that it is real money. What… --- ## [Amusing or baffling bumper stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-or-baffling-bumper-stickers/1028872 "2026-10-27T21:51:25Z")
I’m surprised that there isn’t already a thread on this subject (at least, not that I could find). Here’s mine from today. Any ideas what it means? --- ## [So Trump is healthier than we thought…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-healthier-than-we-thought/1027953)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-healthier-than-we-thought/1027953 "2026-02-27T04:26:27Z")
Trump just stood on his feet for two hours, read a long text from the teleprompter, and spoke coherently. So it seems that the reports of his imminent demise have been premature. We’ve had a lot of threads here specula… --- ## ["First Amendment Auditors" in Trader Joe's Parking Lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amendment-auditors-in-trader-joes-parking-lots/1028843)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amendment-auditors-in-trader-joes-parking-lots/1028843 "2026-04-15T13:01:32Z")
On Nextdoor this morning I saw pictures of a couple of guys in our local Trader Joe’s parking lot. They were taking pictures and videos of people’s cars, license plates, and faces. The ND poster was asking “what the he… --- ## [Why do traditional Japanese homes use sleeping floor mats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-traditional-japanese-homes-use-sleeping-floor-mats/1026967)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-traditional-japanese-homes-use-sleeping-floor-mats/1026967 "2026-02-07T16:53:04Z")
Obviously sleeping on a hard floor, on a mat seems uncomfortable to my Western lifestyle. I’ve done it many, many times on backpacking trips. I’d estimate 175 nights throughout my 30 years of backpacking. The biggest dr… --- ## [British fish n chips vs the US version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-fish-n-chips-vs-the-us-version/1031942)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-fish-n-chips-vs-the-us-version/1031942 "2026-07-31T14:31:07Z")
Any real differences? I know the British serve malt vinegar which is a huge plus for me. My favorite hot dog shop in Amherst serves malt vinegar for their fries. And I guess the newspaper wrap is a thing of the past. I … --- ## [Where would Trump go if he accepted electoral defeat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-trump-go-if-he-accepted-electoral-defeat/1029767)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-trump-go-if-he-accepted-electoral-defeat/1029767 "2026-08-17T15:44:35Z")
First time posting in this forum :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: so mods if this hypothetical belongs elsewhere… Say if in '28 Trump tries the “but what if I don’t?” approach to conceding office, but then, eventually,… --- ## [Probability problem, please explain it to me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-problem-please-explain-it-to-me/1026683)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-problem-please-explain-it-to-me/1026683 "2026-01-20T19:33:04Z")
There is a probability problem on the internet that I really don’t understand. Please explain it to me in a way that makes rational sense to me. I am stealing this text from the webpage linked below. “Mary has 2 childre… --- ## [Update on my porn actress neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129 "2026-09-28T23:37:58Z")
A few years ago I posted about a porn actress I stumbled across a porn actress that lives a few houses away from me. A very pretty young Asian woman. She seems to have moved away but the older woman with the same last na… --- ## [Who Married You? (that’s not what I mean-- check out the poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-married-you-that-s-not-what-i-mean-check-out-the-poll/1025281)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-married-you-that-s-not-what-i-mean-check-out-the-poll/1025281 "2025-12-07T12:01:25Z")
poll I got to thinking about this after I quoted a line in the “commercials” thread. Just wondering how common this is becoming. Feel free to post the year you were married, and whether it was by a man or a woman-- but … --- ## [Soliciting your first impressions on what you see in a figure in a woodcut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-first-impressions-on-what-you-see-in-a-figure-in-a-woodcut/1026284 "2026-01-10T03:51:04Z")
I have now hung a woodcut titled “Dancing couple” by HAP Grieshaber (local hero in the town where I live now) on the wall in our home office room. My wife and I disagree i… --- ## [Mediocre films that stay with you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-films-that-stay-with-you/1032577)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-films-that-stay-with-you/1032577 "2026-08-30T16:44:40Z")
I was thinking of the film Vivarium recently…I realized that film comes to mind a lot, and I’m not sure why. It’s got a pretty average IMDB and rotten tomatoes score, and I’d hesitate to recommend someone to watch it. B… --- ## [What was up with the lights on this truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-up-with-the-lights-on-this-truck/1025277)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-up-with-the-lights-on-this-truck/1025277 "2025-12-10T12:00:12Z")
I was driving after dark yesterday and I noticed that the pickup truck in front of me had an unusual light I had never seen before. This light was shining down below the body of the vehicle, illuminating the ground it wa… --- ## [After 44 Years, MTV Is Officially Dead \[outside North America\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-44-years-mtv-is-officially-dead-outside-north-america/1026242)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-44-years-mtv-is-officially-dead-outside-north-america/1026242 "2026-01-07T21:05:10Z")
Sad to see it end, but it was past it’s time for more than a decade. Curious to notice that on Sirius radio, the old time DJs of MTV show up on the 80s Sirius channel; fun for nostalgia, but I have to say that Nina Bla… --- ## [Is there a remedy for Trump's $1.8B slush fund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-remedy-for-trumps-1-8b-slush-fund/1030244)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-remedy-for-trumps-1-8b-slush-fund/1030244 "2026-08-07T22:08:46Z")
Is the $1.8B slush fund set in stone? Obviously Congress will actually do nothing, but is there any theoretical way Congress could regulate or eliminate it? Is there any remedy in the courts? --- ## [The 2026 Governor races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125 "2026-11-06T17:43:28Z")
This is for all races for state Governor in 2026. I’ll start with the two I know about Minnesota – Amy Klobuchar is the likely DFL candidate, and likely winner. On the GOP side we have Mike Lindell is running, but isn’… --- ## [Campbell's exec: our soup is shit for poor people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-exec-our-soup-is-shit-for-poor-people/1025131)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-exec-our-soup-is-shit-for-poor-people/1025131 "2026-01-02T18:16:50Z")
I always appreciate truth in advertising. Other bigwigs at Campbell’s might not agree. As part of a wrongful termination suit, a former employee has produced recordings of his boss, a VP of information technology, shari… --- ## [David Bowie - what am I missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-what-am-i-missing/1026944)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-what-am-i-missing/1026944 "2026-01-29T01:55:45Z")
I’ve thought about posting this for a while but, being the Dope, I have a feeling I know the answers I’ll get… but I am genuinely asking. I frequently read about what a force he was: And on and on. I’m not knocking … --- ## [Who are your 5 favorite female sitcom characters of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-5-favorite-female-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028321)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-5-favorite-female-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028321 "2026-04-13T16:51:41Z")
Please limit your input to just five female sitcom characters. If it may be considered semi-obscure, please include the name of the show. Live action only, no animated characters (sorry, Wilma). Still working on my fi… --- ## [Is a homogeneous society a better, healthier option in the modern age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-homogeneous-society-a-better-healthier-option-in-the-modern-age/1033066)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-homogeneous-society-a-better-healthier-option-in-the-modern-age/1033066 "2026-10-07T18:09:31Z")
I’ve come to believe that a homogeneous society, like that in Japan, is much healthier than a society consisting of many different value systems and behavior. I see the components of our society pulling against one anot… --- ## [The He-Man Woman Hater's Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-he-man-woman-haters-club/1025124)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-he-man-woman-haters-club/1025124 "2026-05-27T05:34:14Z")
Pete, my brother, just quit with this Department of War nonsense, and give your organization the name you truly want it to have. It continues to amaze me the depths to which supposed strong men will go to avoid having t… --- ## [What bottlenecks would you consider for the drake equation that prevent the development of intelligent, technologically advanced life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bottlenecks-would-you-consider-for-the-drake-equation-that-prevent-the-development-of-intelligent-technologically-advanced-life/1031581)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bottlenecks-would-you-consider-for-the-drake-equation-that-prevent-the-development-of-intelligent-technologically-advanced-life/1031581 "2026-11-02T14:58:59Z")
As a spinoff of this thread, what would you consider to be bottlenecks that prevent intelligent, technologically advanced life forms from evolving? There are roughly 10^24 planets in the universe. But if you keep adding… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=6&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=8&per_page=50)