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**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crack-in-shower-wall/1026542 "2026-01-11T13:26:35Z")
I went to take a shower this morning, and discovered a crack in my shower wall. I’ve already left a message with my plumber, but his hours are Monday - Friday, so I don’t … --- ## [Anti-inflammatory effects of wegovy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-inflammatory-effects-of-wegovy/1028793)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-inflammatory-effects-of-wegovy/1028793 "2026-04-01T06:35:36Z")
My wife has terrible arthritis, in many parts of her body. She recently had a shoulder replacement to deal with what the surgeon called “end stage arthritis” in that shoulder. There are other joints that have serious art… --- ## [What is the best way for an owner to motivate his GM and head coach to win, without being a meddler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-an-owner-to-motivate-his-gm-and-head-coach-to-win-without-being-a-meddler/1033431)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-an-owner-to-motivate-his-gm-and-head-coach-to-win-without-being-a-meddler/1033431 "2026-09-28T22:32:27Z")
Seems that an owner is always stuck in a Catch-22. If he keeps prodding the head coach and GM to win, then he gets into Jerry Jones syndrome, where a meddling owner can inadvertently hurt the team more than helping it. … --- ## [What kind of humidifier should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-humidifier-should-i-get/1025288)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-humidifier-should-i-get/1025288 "2025-12-02T04:50:28Z")
I want one just for my bedroom since my poor nostrils get sore during heating season (despite spraying saline up them frequently, which does help a little). I’ve googled and read blogs and read the others threads on thi… --- ## [Help me fix my arcade machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-my-arcade-machine/1024314)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fix-my-arcade-machine/1024314 "2025-11-04T20:45:28Z")
Have had this guy for over 20 years… Now it’s doing this (you may have to click as this is a video (the sounds you hear are NOT from the machine): Any suggest… --- ## [University of Maryland scientists have created a fart-tracking device. Any volunteers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-maryland-scientists-have-created-a-fart-tracking-device-any-volunteers/1029485)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-maryland-scientists-have-created-a-fart-tracking-device-any-volunteers/1029485 "2026-04-25T17:22:30Z")
The title pretty well says it all. Researchers at U of M have created a 3-D printed device that fits in your underwear and counts the number of farts you release over a period of time. Smart Underwear is able to track… --- ## [Charitable donations questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-donations-questions/1025036)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charitable-donations-questions/1025036 "2025-12-01T04:17:13Z")
It’s the time of year when we make our charitable contributions. (Yes, I know many/most charities would rather we give monthly. Too bad. They know they’ll get extra near the end of the year – learn to budget, dammit.) A… --- ## [Your experiences with portable air cleaners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-portable-air-cleaners/1028299)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-portable-air-cleaners/1028299 "2026-03-10T14:08:53Z")
How have you faired with portable air purifiers, both good and bad? How noisy and/or functional is/are the one(s) you’ve got? For the record, we just ordered a MOOKA HKB320F for a decent price…I hope, and it should arr… --- ## [Thoughts about trip to Montreal this time next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-trip-to-montreal-this-time-next-year/1032688)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-trip-to-montreal-this-time-next-year/1032688 "2026-08-31T12:03:51Z")
I am currently at the Los Angeles World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim, and we have been invited to help at the Montreal Worldcon around this time next year. Knowing the political hubbub going on right now and ho… --- ## [Identify a song based on a three-note riff from a commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-song-based-on-a-three-note-riff-from-a-commercial/1025654)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-song-based-on-a-three-note-riff-from-a-commercial/1025654 "2025-12-14T14:49:06Z")
The commercial in question is for Native deodorant. You can see it here, and the riff is at the very end (“It’s Native…”) Delete the space between the C and the Q at the end for the link since it won’t let me post it. h… --- ## [Ventilation question (under house)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventilation-question-under-house/1028164)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventilation-question-under-house/1028164 "2026-03-03T22:19:34Z")
Recently, there was a water leak under my house. Unfortunately, the pin-hole leak was on the top of the pipe (spraying upward) and by the time I discovered it, it had soaked the subfloor material. The crawlspace access … --- ## [Bringing my dog's ashes home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-my-dogs-ashes-home/1032685)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-my-dogs-ashes-home/1032685 "2026-09-01T10:49:08Z")
First, thanks to everyone who already chipped in. I love you all. Second, feel a little stupid doing this, but I have no pride left, and there’s a slight urgency since the vet texted that my dog’s ashes are ready to be … --- ## [Recommended legal news websites for non-lawyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-legal-news-websites-for-non-lawyers/1025278)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-legal-news-websites-for-non-lawyers/1025278 "2025-12-05T18:14:11Z")
SD legal eagles: what are good websites for legal news, covering especially defense of democracy in the US? IANAL: please review these websites: The Volokh Conspiracy: “Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Oft… --- ## [Aquarium filters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-filters/1026358)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-filters/1026358 "2026-01-06T21:49:07Z")
I bought a little aquarium for my grandaughter for Christmas. Mom and dad bought her a couple of small glofish for it, and apparently the filter sucked them up. :pensive\_face: So, tonight I bought a heater so they can b… --- ## [iPad not charging - what's the logic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-not-charging-whats-the-logic/1031871)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-not-charging-whats-the-logic/1031871 "2026-07-25T02:41:25Z")
My iPad sometimes says “not charging” even when plugged in. I can sometimes guess why this might be - connected to a computer, etc. But in this case, it charges when on but once the cover is closed it won’t charge. Why?… --- ## [How do I find someone very good at painting miniatures to hire to paint one I have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-someone-very-good-at-painting-miniatures-to-hire-to-paint-one-i-have/1028797)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-someone-very-good-at-painting-miniatures-to-hire-to-paint-one-i-have/1028797 "2026-03-28T14:30:25Z")
I have a miniature to paint (just one). It is Spock’s shuttle from the original Star Trek movie. You can see it here as the little tan model next to the Enterprise: (I can get closer shots if needed.) I want it t… --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 5, The Final Four. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1028584)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1028584 "2026-03-21T17:02:27Z")
This is Round 5 of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 2 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [My dog has an "old dog" thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-an-old-dog-thing/1027034)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-an-old-dog-thing/1027034 "2026-01-26T18:06:42Z")
So, my best friend, who I found at a “Mega-adoption Event” at the fairgrounds in 2018, and is currently aged between 10 & 11, has developed a muscle atrophy on the left side of her skull. The vet says it is usually caus… --- ## [Knights of Balmarrow: Advice on writing a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-balmarrow-advice-on-writing-a-book/1027615)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-balmarrow-advice-on-writing-a-book/1027615 "2026-02-14T16:03:47Z")
I am working on co-writing and self-publishing a series of novels entitled Knights of Balmarrow, a series based in a fantasy world of swords, multiple races, and magic. It’s based on an RP that myself and a guy named Se… --- ## [Summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime rituals-- Camp? Family getaway? Road trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime-rituals-camp-family-getaway-road-trip/1030018)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime-rituals-camp-family-getaway-road-trip/1030018 "2026-05-14T03:03:54Z")
I’d like to hear about past and present summer rituals, routines, practices in your childhood or current family. Both singular and recurring. Did you go to an away camp? Did/does your family have a cabin/cottage in the … --- ## [Coffee Sweetener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868 "2026-03-30T13:44:37Z")
I put real maple syrup in my coffee this morning. It was pretty good. Am I Canadian now? --- ## [Dumb question about LA vs Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-la-vs-carolina/1026545)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-la-vs-carolina/1026545 "2026-01-11T04:36:48Z")
Rams are 12-5. Panthers are 8-9 (losing record, BTW) YTF are they playing the playoff game in Carolina? --- ## [Beatles Anthology 2025 on Disney+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-anthology-2025-on-disney/1025271)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-anthology-2025-on-disney/1025271 "2025-12-03T21:13:36Z")
As a long-time fan I found the “new” version of the documentary very enjoyable (and a little bittersweet as well). I saw the original when it was broadcast in 1995 and have the DVD box set and still the 2025 version was … --- ## [Has anybody tried RebM? (zero calorie sweetener)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-rebm-zero-calorie-sweetener/1032360)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-rebm-zero-calorie-sweetener/1032360 "2026-08-18T12:07:02Z")
RebM is a sweetening chemical found in Stevia. It is not the primary sweetener in stevia though, that would be RebA. RebA has an after taste, and slight bitter properties. Descriptions I’m reading say that RebM is 350… --- ## [RIP Sonny Rollins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sonny-rollins/1030405)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sonny-rollins/1030405 "2026-05-29T11:35:59Z")
NYT article. Jazz sax legend Sonny Rollins has died at age 95. He stopped doing concerts in 2012 and quit playing altogether in 2014. Not a bad run. He really came into his own in the bop era, which in my opinion was the… --- ## [What do you consider to be "meddling" by a sports owner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-meddling-by-a-sports-owner/1028681)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-meddling-by-a-sports-owner/1028681 "2026-03-25T19:10:22Z")
Much ado is often made about “meddle-some” sports owners, most notably Jerry Jones, but also guys like Woody Johnson, Dan Snyder, James Dolan, etc. What would you consider to be “reasonable input” and what would be “med… --- ## [Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron dies at 83](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-dog-night-singer-chuck-negron-dies-at-83/1027329)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-dog-night-singer-chuck-negron-dies-at-83/1027329 "2026-02-06T22:13:40Z")
He had an incredible voice, and thankfully did eventually clean up or he would never have lived anywhere near this long. RIP. --- ## [MLB - "appeal" vs "challenge"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-appeal-vs-challenge/1032006)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-appeal-vs-challenge/1032006 "2026-08-05T20:09:21Z")
On a ball/strike call - the batter or the catcher (pitcher as well?) can “challenge” the call - losing the challenge costs the team a challenge. Who can “appeal” a call (usually to the 1st or 3rd base umpire)? If you ca… --- ## [If you mute a thread, are you (also) not allowed to say you have outside the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-mute-a-thread-are-you-also-not-allowed-to-say-you-have-outside-the-pit/1025988)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-mute-a-thread-are-you-also-not-allowed-to-say-you-have-outside-the-pit/1025988 "2025-12-25T00:33:23Z")
I know you can’t announce you have someone on ignore outside the Pit. Does that also hold for threads, since it could cast aspersions on the thread starter? I’ve been nuking them at an increasing rate, typically just sil… --- ## [Black trumpet chanterelles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321 "2026-08-14T13:57:43Z")
Here in central PA, recent rains have had some good effects. The woods are full of mushrooms, including good quantities of chanterelles. I scored a whole mess of black trumpet chanterelles today - probably about a poun… --- ## [More attacks on the Dept. or Education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-attacks-on-the-dept-or-education/1030949)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-attacks-on-the-dept-or-education/1030949 "2026-06-17T23:06:36Z")
The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education. We are doomed Todd Blanche will be in charge of civil r… --- ## [Sunday Mar 8 Doonesbury Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-mar-8-doonesbury-strip/1028368)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-mar-8-doonesbury-strip/1028368 "2026-03-11T23:26:53Z")
For those who weren’t aware, Trudeau is still making new Sunday strips. GoComics I’m confused; is Trudeau mocking Minneapolis protesters or supporting them? --- ## [When did opinion polls start getting reported so widely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-opinion-polls-start-getting-reported-so-widely/1024793)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-opinion-polls-start-getting-reported-so-widely/1024793 "2025-11-26T13:50:21Z")
Sure, there have always been polls about presidential elections. But over the past year or so, it seems the media cannot report an any social or political issue without observing that x% of whomever feel one way or the … --- ## [Why am I suddenly unable to post URLs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-suddenly-unable-to-post-urls/1031883)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-suddenly-unable-to-post-urls/1031883 "2026-07-24T12:44:19Z")
For at least a couple of days now, when I try to incorporate a URL into a sentence, the software changes it to the title of the linked article or phrase. Attempted example: Let’s say I want to \[url=" Can trackers be at… --- ## [A new Xmas tradition in Cleveland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-xmas-tradition-in-cleveland/1025916)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-xmas-tradition-in-cleveland/1025916 "2025-12-24T18:06:31Z")
About 2 weeks ago on the r/Cleveland sub Reddit someone posted a photo of an abandoned microwave sitting forlornly on a park bench wondering why it was there. This was followed by Day 2, Day 3, etc. as the weather change… --- ## [What happened to "Translate Page"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629 "2026-04-29T01:52:00Z")
On my android phone it used to have a selection that would at least try to translate a web page from one language into another. Has anyone else used this? It seems to be gone. I wonder why and whether it’s just not consi… --- ## [What music subscription services do you pay for that you feel are worth it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-that-you-feel-are-worth-it/1028080)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-that-you-feel-are-worth-it/1028080 "2026-03-02T01:28:21Z")
I have spotify, which is always good. There is an app called swipefy, I think I pay around $8 a year for it but it allows me to discover new music that I may not have noticed before. What do other people have that they… --- ## [A very specific Art Direction question about Alien Earth and the rest of the Alien universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-art-direction-question-about-alien-earth-and-the-rest-of-the-alien-universe/1032081)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-art-direction-question-about-alien-earth-and-the-rest-of-the-alien-universe/1032081 "2026-08-04T17:54:54Z")
I’m half way through Season 1 Ep 1 of “Alien Earth”. I’m watching a tracking shot down a hallway in the ship that has crashed. I’m noticing suddenly that just about all of the hallways in the spaceships in all of the Al… --- ## [A scene from Homer's Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-from-homers-odyssey/1031920)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-scene-from-homers-odyssey/1031920 "2026-07-25T22:01:13Z")
I started listening to an audiobook of The Odyssey. Not far into it there is an account of Odysseus sneaking into Troy and wandering around dressed as a beggar. The goal is to steal the Palladium, an object sacred to Ath… --- ## [Anyone here had Epiretinal Membrane surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-had-epiretinal-membrane-surgery/1031993)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-had-epiretinal-membrane-surgery/1031993 "2026-08-22T05:13:36Z")
Anyone here had Epiretinal Membrane surgery? If so, how did it go, how was the recovery, did your vision improve, etc? Here’s a description if anyone’s curious. A thin filmy membrane can develop over the eye’s macula, p… --- ## [Need advice on how to appeal denied surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-how-to-appeal-denied-surgery/1033314)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-how-to-appeal-denied-surgery/1033314 "2026-09-24T00:34:56Z")
I was scheduled for a third spinal surgery, which got cancelled one day before because the insurance company denied it. My surgeon is making an appeal, which is dragging on. I received paperwork from both my insurer (Ex… --- ## [Facebook — Where It's Impossible to Follow a Conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-where-its-impossible-to-follow-a-conversation/1025349)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-where-its-impossible-to-follow-a-conversation/1025349 "2025-12-03T05:25:35Z")
Get drawn into a FB thread that becomes one of the long ones, the equivalent of one of our 500+ post threads. Click to change “most relevant” to “show all”. It still doesn’t do anything of the sort, since under Sue Smi… --- ## [Transformers (cartoon/film/movie franchise) Cosmology and Biology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-cartoon-film-movie-franchise-cosmology-and-biology/1025574)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-cartoon-film-movie-franchise-cosmology-and-biology/1025574 "2025-12-10T22:55:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is it possible to be racist against AIs?: I started off a new thread because I was worried that this was getting too off-topic for the original thread in GD. While the origin of the Trans… --- ## [Identify this scene from All in the Family - "Every key your singing in Edith"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-scene-from-all-in-the-family-every-key-your-singing-in-edith/1027060)
**Author:** [@JohnM58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM58)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-scene-from-all-in-the-family-every-key-your-singing-in-edith/1027060 "2026-01-31T14:19:27Z")
Can anyone identify the name of the All in the Family episode where Archie and Edith are at the piano. Edith asks Archie what key he is playing in and Archie replies “All the keys you’re singing in Edith”. I want to reco… --- ## [Oscar-winning Irish folk musician Glen Hansard has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-winning-irish-folk-musician-glen-hansard-has-died/1031997)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-winning-irish-folk-musician-glen-hansard-has-died/1031997 "2026-08-03T21:42:56Z")
BBC reports it was a motorcycle crash outside of Dublin. He was only 56. Incredibly sad; I loved his music. What a loss. --- ## [Australia: Nat-Lib coalition breaks up - one-off or long-term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-nat-lib-coalition-breaks-up-one-off-or-long-term/1026921)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-nat-lib-coalition-breaks-up-one-off-or-long-term/1026921 "2026-06-08T05:16:38Z")
The Liberal-National coalition, the opposition group in the Australia Parliament, has split up over the Liberals’ support for the government’s new hate speech laws, introduced after the Bondi Bay shooting. The split was… --- ## [Q for people with tattoos: Would you have any interest in having your tattooed skin preserved? Displayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-people-with-tattoos-would-you-have-any-interest-in-having-your-tattooed-skin-preserved-displayed/1026598)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-people-with-tattoos-would-you-have-any-interest-in-having-your-tattooed-skin-preserved-displayed/1026598 "2026-01-15T14:49:45Z")
Maybe sixty decades ago I saw a “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” item about some massively tattoo-ed guy whose skin was removed, preserved somehow, and displayed in a ‘travelling museum” (aka circus side show?) for spectato… --- ## [Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-free-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/1028123)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-free-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/1028123 "2026-03-03T16:04:16Z")
I’ve been searching online for a sugar-free chocolate chip cookie recipe and haven’t found one that looks even remotely appetizing. I used to make amazing chocolate chip cookies back in my sugar-eating days, and even the… --- ## [Resteeping tea leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resteeping-tea-leaves/1029950)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resteeping-tea-leaves/1029950 "2026-05-13T10:33:32Z")
I’ve been trying out lots of different loose teas from Harney & Sons and am currently sipping a mug of Osmanthus Oolong, which I’m finding to be a delicious, complex flavor experience. The description on the tin suggests… --- ## [Best Battletech Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-battletech-rules/1033674)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-battletech-rules/1033674 "2026-10-14T15:23:15Z")
I used to play a LOT of Battletech 25+ years ago and have decided to get back into it. But I’ve forgotten so much. I have at least 30 books of technical readouts, source books, and new rules. But I’m not sure which ru… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=71&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=73&per_page=50)