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**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232 "2026-07-04T13:45:37Z")
I love me some watermelon. My son found a guy with a load of yellow meated watermelon. Cheap. Chilled it. After lunch we put it on the picnic table. Bring out the salt box and paper plates. Son-of-a-wrek pulled out h… --- ## [Illnois State University has a circus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnois-state-university-has-a-circus/1028963)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnois-state-university-has-a-circus/1028963 "2026-04-07T17:50:49Z")
I like to think that if I attended this college, I’d have tried out for the circus, but probably not. If college me had my current brain? Yes indeed. Obviously, no animal acts, but imagine putting “Clowning” on your resu… --- ## [ba-DOOP! What is this random noise from my Amazon Dot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-doop-what-is-this-random-noise-from-my-amazon-dot/1027559)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-doop-what-is-this-random-noise-from-my-amazon-dot/1027559 "2026-02-11T22:27:04Z")
Every once in awhile, while music is playing on my Dot, the device will give out with a loud electronic ba-DOOP! It’s not responding to any voice command, so what could it be? --- ## [The case of the runaway onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-runaway-onion/1026586)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-runaway-onion/1026586 "2026-01-13T19:16:08Z")
I heard a screech coming from the kitchen and a Chihuahua barking. Only one. A cat flew by my head to the top of the bookshelf. Butch, the other Chihuahua, ran across my door, down the hallway to the stairs. Kids, dogs… --- ## [RIP Mike Ditka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-ditka/1033699)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-ditka/1033699 "2026-10-12T03:28:43Z")
RIP As a teen, seeing this bigger than life personality on TV every week was fun. The press conferences, the gum, the middle finger, the heart attack, the perm, and the Super Bowl. He was entertaining, to say the leas… --- ## [Looking for a type of alternate history story (AIDS related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313 "2026-04-18T12:47:42Z")
I am looking for alternate history stories where AIDS never happens. I know there are a lot a stories where it isn’t mentioned at all, but I am looking for the ones that deal directly with the different ways history and… --- ## [Rats are not cheap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-are-not-cheap/1032644)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-are-not-cheap/1032644 "2026-08-29T19:20:39Z")
About two years ago we got four new pet rats. (These bring my total of rats to 23 over the past 15 years.) I got them from a breeder for $70 each. Wow, rats are cheap! No. Last Christmas day I noticed a lump on the sid… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald Trump - Special Victory in Iran edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-victory-in-iran-edition/1029080)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-victory-in-iran-edition/1029080 "2026-04-11T18:18:30Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered this series on his war with Iran. We won the war. We defeated Iran. We must attack Iran. The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully. You never like to say too ⁠early you… --- ## [Upcoming game releases you're looking forward to (2026-)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-game-releases-youre-looking-forward-to-2026/1025820 "2026-02-04T18:07:50Z")
Anyone have upcoming games that you are are looking forward to? For me it’s the upcoming Bond game: it looks basically like a reskinned Hitman, which is fine by me. Also the recently announced Tomb Raider games for 202… --- ## [Heating Oil sticker shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-oil-sticker-shock/1033550)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-oil-sticker-shock/1033550 "2026-10-03T20:08:00Z")
People are rightly bothered by the high cost of gasoline these days, but for me, that’s more of annoyance. I can adjust how much I drive. I can’t change how I need to heat my house. We just got our first oil delivery. … --- ## [Will Patricia Krenwinkel (Charles Manson family) be released from prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-patricia-krenwinkel-charles-manson-family-be-released-from-prison/1033665)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-patricia-krenwinkel-charles-manson-family-be-released-from-prison/1033665 "2026-10-09T04:19:11Z")
Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower, was granted parole on Tuesday after nearly six decades in prison for her role in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles. This is the third time that Kre… --- ## [More on "the whole nine yards"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-whole-nine-yards/1026081)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-whole-nine-yards/1026081 "2025-12-28T06:47:56Z")
The discussion about the origin of the expression – Cecil eventually cited someone who said the expression didn’t exist (in print, anyway) until the 1960s. Anyone got an earlier appearance? He was responding to a plausi… --- ## [Anyone ever figure out a way to track if a user has posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-figure-out-a-way-to-track-if-a-user-has-posted/1027625)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-figure-out-a-way-to-track-if-a-user-has-posted/1027625 "2026-02-13T12:45:50Z")
We can track Threads, Forums and Tags, but not users from our Preferences. We can Ignore or Mute them of course. Not what I’m looking for, especially as a Mod. --- ## [Do you think they should build industrial parks around small towns & communities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-should-build-industrial-parks-around-small-towns-communities/1033720)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-should-build-industrial-parks-around-small-towns-communities/1033720 "2026-10-10T23:12:23Z")
Even though small towns and communities don’t have enough job opportunities for everyone living there: I’ve always wondered why they don’t build more industrial parks around those areas (warehouses, factories, manufactu… --- ## [(PC) Looking for something to scratch my Terraria itch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-looking-for-something-to-scratch-my-terraria-itch/1028022)
**Author:** [@DreamsOfACheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreamsOfACheetah)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-looking-for-something-to-scratch-my-terraria-itch/1028022 "2026-03-22T16:58:59Z")
So I started playing Terraria again after the last update. I’ve been playing this quite a while and according to Steam I have over 1500 hours playing time. Some of it was from young people playing it, but most of the pla… --- ## [Legendary Memphis guitarist Steve Cropper dead at 84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legendary-memphis-guitarist-steve-cropper-dead-at-84/1025387)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legendary-memphis-guitarist-steve-cropper-dead-at-84/1025387 "2025-12-05T12:47:39Z")
You couldn’t grow up in Memphis without knowing who Steve was and being aware of his many, many accomplishments. And he was a really nice guy to boot. RIP Booker T. & The MG’s - Green Onions (Official Audio) --- ## [Vacuum beard trimmer actually works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-beard-trimmer-actually-works/1030830)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-beard-trimmer-actually-works/1030830 "2026-06-12T20:04:28Z")
I bought a beard trimmer that has a built-in vacuum on it so all your hairs go into the vacuum and not the sink. I bought this on a whim convinced it wasn’t going to work. I figured I could always just send it back. Bu… --- ## [Capybaras heck up on Brazilian legislators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capybaras-heck-up-on-brazilian-legislators/1032189)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capybaras-heck-up-on-brazilian-legislators/1032189 "2026-08-07T17:37:24Z")
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — One Brazilian state legislature has increasingly found its voting sessions invaded by a group of unexpected visitors: capybaras. The notoriously chill rodents strolled through the front door of th… --- ## [Parental Guidance lables for LP and CD recordings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-guidance-lables-for-lp-and-cd-recordings/1033617)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-guidance-lables-for-lp-and-cd-recordings/1033617 "2026-10-08T15:47:35Z")
When I was 10 years old, and my brother was almost 13, my parents ( meaning my Mom ) bought us a comedy album for Hanukkah. No doubt she was polling her teacher colleagues for ideas. Put into our hands was “George Carli… --- ## [Excel - count items from multiple columns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-count-items-from-multiple-columns/1029232)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-count-items-from-multiple-columns/1029232 "2026-04-14T14:12:28Z")
My data looks like (yes, I know it is not structured the way Excel wants it) Australian French Wimbledon US Open Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner Carl… --- ## [Songs whose title appears only in the bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-title-appears-only-in-the-bridge/1024420)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-title-appears-only-in-the-bridge/1024420 "2025-10-30T20:40:04Z")
We can divide song titles into two categories: those that appear somewhere in the lyrics, and those that don’t. For songs that follow the verse–chorus–bridge form, the first category can be further broken down into titl… --- ## [Getting my teeth pulled out tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-teeth-pulled-out-tomorrow/1030177)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-teeth-pulled-out-tomorrow/1030177 "2026-05-20T01:35:01Z")
I have what my dentist calls receding gums. At 60, the gums are working back which means the teeth have less to hang on to so they start to get loose. It makes it a pain in the arse trying to eat as your teeth hurt. (Th… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad day at beck's big rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-at-becks-big-rock/1031419)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-at-becks-big-rock/1031419 "2026-07-06T18:06:49Z")
Oh. But I’m gonna happy it up. Here’s the rundown: Guests: oh, somewhere around 30… 2 couples with kids. Son and DILs friends. A guy with a boxer dog named Delilah. (Bayliss has fell for her, hard. It’s true … --- ## [Looking for portable radio with the best AM reception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-portable-radio-with-the-best-am-reception/1033934)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-portable-radio-with-the-best-am-reception/1033934 "2026-10-19T18:23:15Z")
Ghod, I really miss my old GE Super Radio. It had an extra long internal ferrite antenna and had excellent AM radio reception. Are there any comparable portable AM radios out there today? Most lists on the interwebs are… --- ## [9-11, oh you thought I was gonna talk about the Twin towers. Nope. Read on (birth of a daughter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934 "2026-09-10T18:35:06Z")
9-11 was the day the Lil’wrekker was born. The actual day. Yes. I was watching the news in the hospital. She was born by C-section. I was slightly alarmed the whole time. But what could I do? It was happening no matter … --- ## [How to shrink an exFAT partition in Windows 11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-shrink-an-exfat-partition-in-windows-11/1027840)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-shrink-an-exfat-partition-in-windows-11/1027840 "2026-02-22T06:03:51Z")
I have a 16 terabyte external drive formatted using an exFAT partition. I am using only about a quarter of it and want to shrink the partition to make a second drive. Apparently this is possible using the tools native to… --- ## [Help explain a British cryptic answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-explain-a-british-cryptic-answer/1028231)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-explain-a-british-cryptic-answer/1028231 "2026-03-07T16:06:27Z")
As I’ve mentioned before, I have been doing cryptic crosswords from the London Times. I find them very difficult, but I like a challenge. As an American, I’m at a disadvantage because those puzzles make tremendous use … --- ## [An AI success!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-success/1026124)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-success/1026124 "2025-12-30T18:38:35Z")
Since Stephen Miller is such a horrible person and a Jew, I decided he must be a Yecke. This is a derisive name (reportedly from the Yiddish word for jacket) that Jews from Eastern Europe use for the population of Germa… --- ## [Has there ever been an economic crash that didn't involve speculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-an-economic-crash-that-didnt-involve-speculation/1026987)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-an-economic-crash-that-didnt-involve-speculation/1026987 "2026-01-26T06:28:26Z")
I’m not an economist (if I was, I could probably answer this question myself) so I may not be using the right term. When I say speculation, I’m talking about buying a thing with the intent of selling that same thing at a… --- ## [Frozen burrito inventor Duane Roberts dead at 88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-burrito-inventor-duane-roberts-dead-at-88/1024583)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-burrito-inventor-duane-roberts-dead-at-88/1024583 "2025-11-05T17:26:40Z")
You know, it never occurred to me to wonder who invented the frozen burrito. --- ## [Sternutation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sternutation/1030988)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sternutation/1030988 "2026-06-19T18:34:22Z")
Gesundheit! Scat Cat! Or my Granny’s favorite..“shit…oh, dear!” I sneezed while laying back on my pillow. Some weird physics thing happened and it triggered a crick in my neck. Ouchy. --- ## [Our Entire News Was the Weather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-entire-news-was-the-weather/1028365)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-entire-news-was-the-weather/1028365 "2026-03-11T19:46:10Z")
Mother Nature went berserk last night from Chicagoland down to middle Illinois, western Indiana, and especially Jasper County, IN. We had what looks like (preliminary guess) an EF3 tornado that was actually on the groun… --- ## [Trade Trump for Iranian Concessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trade-trump-for-iranian-concessions/1031622)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trade-trump-for-iranian-concessions/1031622 "2026-07-18T18:50:42Z")
The Iranians have put a bounty on Donald Trump and I suppose from their point of view consider him a war criminal responsible for the assassination of their leaders. I wonder if they’d consider a guarantee to keep Hormu… --- ## [Causes of deaths of actors from "The Conqueror" (1956)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-deaths-of-actors-from-the-conqueror-1956/1025482)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-deaths-of-actors-from-the-conqueror-1956/1025482 "2025-12-07T03:21:15Z")
There’s no mention of “The Conqueror” without a conversation about cancer deaths attributed to radiation exposure. I went down the list of 63 actors and stunt people listed on IMDB and made a table of their causes of de… --- ## [Looking for a water bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-water-bottle/1027601)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-water-bottle/1027601 "2026-05-02T15:09:56Z")
I’d like a water bottle that I can carry on short walks. Usually I’m not going on day-long hikes or anything like that; I’m usually out for 1-2 hours, so I just need to carry a liter or so. I have quite a few Nalgene-typ… --- ## [German grammar--ge- prefix on past participle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-grammar-ge-prefix-on-past-participle/1033387)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-grammar-ge-prefix-on-past-participle/1033387 "2026-09-26T20:18:32Z")
Most German verbs add a ge- prefix to the past participle. Eg. machen, gemacht (make, made), but not all do, e.g. spazieren, spaziert (walk, walked). There are special rules for verbs that already have prefixes, but I wi… --- ## [WaPo readers - no more comments on Opinion pieces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-readers-no-more-comments-on-opinion-pieces/1029691)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wapo-readers-no-more-comments-on-opinion-pieces/1029691 "2026-05-05T03:03:14Z")
Am I missing something, or has the WaPo disabled commenting on opinion pieces? The Ed Board is pretty firmly stuck up the Orange Moronic Menace’s behind, but I actually like reading the comments now and then - there’s s… --- ## [Teach me about trailer hitches for small RV trailers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-trailer-hitches-for-small-rv-trailers/1029217)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-trailer-hitches-for-small-rv-trailers/1029217 "2026-04-14T19:12:53Z")
I’d like to try renting some variety of trailers, and eventually purchase one. In particular I’m quite taken by the smaller Scamp brand of fiberglass “egg” campers, which tend to be in the 1200 to 1600 lbs range, but no … --- ## [2026 Masters Golf Tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-masters-golf-tournament/1029183)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-masters-golf-tournament/1029183 "2026-04-14T00:10:28Z")
I did not see a thread discussing this. We are in the closing stages of the second round and one of the pre-tournament favorites, Bryson DeChambeau has missed the cut with a spectacular triple bogey on his 36tb hole. A… --- ## [In-town car acceleration: Not 0-60, but a metric for 0-30 times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-town-car-acceleration-not-0-60-but-a-metric-for-0-30-times/1025528)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-town-car-acceleration-not-0-60-but-a-metric-for-0-30-times/1025528 "2025-12-10T14:55:01Z")
Is there a commonly-used (and publicly searchable) car metric to measure how quickly it can accelerate from a standstill to about 30 mph? I know there are 0-60 times (e.g. https://www.zeroto60times.com/) but what I real… --- ## [Hockey offsides question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-offsides-question/1030563)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-offsides-question/1030563 "2026-06-04T16:45:24Z")
I hope I can ask this in an understandable way. My understanding of offsides is when a skater crosses the opposing blueline before the puck, correct? So, lets say the Hurricanes are in the Knights zone. A player on th… --- ## [Windows 26H2 update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-26h2-update/1034061)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-26h2-update/1034061 "2026-10-23T21:37:06Z")
Windows is offering me early access to Windows 11, version 26H2. I’m not seeing anything I want, and I do see more AI. Any big security/performance reasons to allow the update? Thanks. --- ## [From a letter to the Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-letter-to-the-times/1027462)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-letter-to-the-times/1027462 "2026-02-07T22:58:00Z")
Just gotta share this. A letter to the Times suggested giving the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Minneapolis. This just could end up with Trump literally (that is, actually) dying of apoplexy. --- ## [Looking for an SF story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-sf-story/1029501 "2026-04-23T16:18:09Z")
Short story, I think. Probably between 1955 and 1970? People have two separate personalities: an ‘uber’ and an ‘alter’ (probably not the actual terms in the story?) which alternate. Maybe daily or weekly? The two are… --- ## [Fixing a shower valve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-shower-valve/1032379)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-shower-valve/1032379 "2026-08-20T12:15:20Z")
I have a shower valve that, over the years, got pretty gummed up. It has an inner flower-like controller for temperature and an outer handle for flow level and direction (just through the hand-held, just through the ove… --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 6, the Final Match. Choose your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-6-the-final-match-choose-your-favorite/1029240)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-6-the-final-match-choose-your-favorite/1029240 "2026-04-15T11:35:26Z")
This is the sixth and final round of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character. poll --- ## [Have you used Invisalign or similar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-invisalign-or-similar/1031843)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-invisalign-or-similar/1031843 "2026-07-25T15:23:49Z")
I’m interested to read about your experiences with Invisalign or other clear tray aligners (tray-style braces), especially in adulthood. Thanks. --- ## [Oh Jeez...another Ramen thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-jeez-another-ramen-thread/1029628)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-jeez-another-ramen-thread/1029628 "2026-04-30T00:41:58Z")
This is new. Or I only thought about today. How do you eat your Ramen? Not how you flavor it, add to or dress it up. Physically, how do you eat it? I like a blob method..I roll a hunk of ramen, catching any goodies on… --- ## [What's your favorite mapping app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-mapping-app/1026200)
**Author:** [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-mapping-app/1026200 "2026-01-04T02:06:09Z")
Last month we were in Amsterdam, and by the end of the trip I wondered how much of the inner city we had seen. I believe there is an Amsterdam-specific app for that, but I’d like to add an app for daily tracking. I have… --- ## [Highway 1 between Big Sur and San Simeon reopened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-1-between-big-sur-and-san-simeon-reopened/1026725)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-1-between-big-sur-and-san-simeon-reopened/1026725 "2026-02-17T17:08:47Z")
Monterey County Now article: Highway 1 reopens fully in Big Sur, to cheers and honking horns. It’s been a long time coming (3 years) Considering the severity of Pacific storms lately who knows how long it will last? Ro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=69&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=71&per_page=50)