# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=75 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 76 --- ## [Looking for "Star Fleet" tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-star-fleet-tv-series/1031877)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-star-fleet-tv-series/1031877 "2026-07-25T14:03:53Z")
Checking out the new Time Portal TV on Roku, and a series titled “Star Fleet” just popped up. Supermarionation-type show set in the future, and I can’t find it on Wiki or IMDb. Somebody clue me in. --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 5 - Round of 64](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-64/1033678)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-64/1033678 "2026-10-17T11:51:32Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [Bad bad bad Bed. (Dang it discourse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bed-dang-it-discourse/1032150)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bed-dang-it-discourse/1032150 "2026-08-07T12:37:28Z")
Yeah, bed. Someone (some jerk) dumped a nasty mattress at my gate. First..could they have not drove further down the road? Still my road. Would have still have had to remove it ourselves. But it wouldn’t be at the gate… --- ## [Wishing you all a happy new year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-you-all-a-happy-new-year/1026209)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-you-all-a-happy-new-year/1026209 "2026-01-01T12:50:30Z")
That is all. --- ## [Building a metaphor (travel related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-metaphor-travel-related/1032967)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-metaphor-travel-related/1032967 "2026-09-11T18:04:33Z")
Like many of us reading these boards, I’ve been a few places and done some things. I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity, resources, and freedom to move and shake. I think as a younger person I was learning alternate… --- ## [Question about the Paramount+ tv App](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-paramount-tv-app/1034064)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-paramount-tv-app/1034064 "2026-10-23T03:18:29Z")
I’ve recently had trouble reaching the season/episode menu screen. Starting on the home menu. The tv shows are listed. Clicking a show used to bring up the season/episode menu. Now it just starts playing the next epis… --- ## [Visiting Montreal early July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914 "2026-05-11T15:00:15Z")
I’m going to a square dance convention in Montreal around July 4th. Mostly I’ll be busy at the convention, but I’d like to go to a good restaurant with a friend while I’m there. Actually, I’d like to do two meals: deli… --- ## [Abiotic Factor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abiotic-factor/1029072)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abiotic-factor/1029072 "2026-04-14T04:00:06Z")
Anyone else playing? It’s an exploration base builder / crafting game with a light SCP setting, at least in the early going. Hopefully the weirdness ramps up. Full release July 2025 after a year of early access. The big … --- ## [R&B & jazz singer Peabo Bryson passes away at age 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-b-jazz-singer-peabo-bryson-passes-away-at-age-75/1030576)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-b-jazz-singer-peabo-bryson-passes-away-at-age-75/1030576 "2026-06-04T12:11:06Z")
Bryson passed away today from complications of a stroke he suffered this past Sunday, May 31st. Bryson is probably best remembered today for his many duets, including two huge ones from Disney Renaissance films – “Bea… --- ## [Medicare issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-issues/1025674)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-issues/1025674 "2025-12-22T17:25:14Z")
I’ve signed ( or thought I did) hubster up twice for a medigap policy. The first time with aetna I called them back a week later and they said whoever signed me up … didn’t. So after two days of phone tag and chasing my … --- ## [Pronoun Palace - anyone know this Steam game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-palace-anyone-know-this-steam-game/1031575)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-palace-anyone-know-this-steam-game/1031575 "2026-07-12T17:25:14Z")
My son set my up on Steam and recommended the game “Pronoun Palace,” as I enjoy word games. I’ve barely looked at the game, but I can see it’s not going to be easy for me at first to pick up the rules. The description of… --- ## [Own (or have driven) a Kia Soul? I'd like your feedback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-or-have-driven-a-kia-soul-id-like-your-feedback/1029047)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-or-have-driven-a-kia-soul-id-like-your-feedback/1029047 "2026-04-06T12:01:33Z")
Is it just me or does the Kia Soul have ridiculously terrible rear visibility? Maybe tolerable when going straight back, but when trying to back into a parking space, the dividers between the back seat windows and the re… --- ## [Checks, Public Input, and the Federal Reserve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checks-public-input-and-the-federal-reserve/1025626)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checks-public-input-and-the-federal-reserve/1025626 "2025-12-19T20:19:26Z")
Recently, the Fed began considering doing away with paper checks. I wanted to contact them about this. But their public input page will not accept input. All it does is pulse slowly, & will not permit me to input data… --- ## [Post election advertisements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-advertisements/1034107)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-election-advertisements/1034107 "2026-10-24T22:05:29Z")
Are there any regulations regarding ads challenging elections or electors post election? --- ## [Just funny stuff with friends family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-funny-stuff-with-friends-family/1025375)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-funny-stuff-with-friends-family/1025375 "2025-12-04T12:55:53Z")
Last night, I saw that the flights on my darts matched my wife’s dress perfectly. She saw that and said we should switch. I said “But your dress won’t fit me” :heart\_eyes: Then today, I was snowblowing the drive. I had … --- ## [Which soap opera character has "died" and returned the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-soap-opera-character-has-died-and-returned-the-most/1029732)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-soap-opera-character-has-died-and-returned-the-most/1029732 "2026-05-04T18:47:07Z")
Not the most famous deaths, or a certain death you remember. I am looking for the soap opera character that has “died” the most times then came back. --- ## [Does anyone find Trends relevant in college or Pro football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-find-trends-relevant-in-college-or-pro-football/1033561)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-find-trends-relevant-in-college-or-pro-football/1033561 "2026-10-04T16:24:59Z")
I don’t see how they can be relevant with coaching changes! I do believe coaching looks for players who can succeed in there planning but as a whole trends are best used as a minor input alongside current-season data lik… --- ## [Have you MET your fitness goals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-met-your-fitness-goals/1027523)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-met-your-fitness-goals/1027523 "2026-02-10T22:32:45Z")
Through the, well decades at this point, I have more than once polled participants here on what their fitness goals are and how, perhaps, they have changed over the years; this time a bit different. Whatever goals you h… --- ## [Total Solar Eclipse Aug 2 2027](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-2-2027/1032356)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-2-2027/1032356 "2026-08-16T00:37:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Total Solar Eclipse Aug 12 2026: The last dozen-ish posts in that thread about the now-recent eclipse have been about planning for the next one. So I figured we ought to have a fresh dedi… --- ## [Cancel a bookmark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-a-bookmark/1024788)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-a-bookmark/1024788 "2025-11-15T14:06:14Z")
I have accidentally bookmarked a couple of threads- how do I take that away? --- ## [When was the last time you got a side stitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-got-a-side-stitch/1034109)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-got-a-side-stitch/1034109 "2026-10-26T14:51:19Z")
When I was a kid I got them every now and again. And I knew other kids did too. I was sometimes a topic of conversation. I can’t remember the last time I heard about one. Do kids still get them? --- ## [Enola's Doper Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enolas-doper-anniversary/1031094)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enolas-doper-anniversary/1031094 "2026-06-23T03:34:24Z")
25 years ago today…I joined the Straight Dope Message Board. --- ## [My Kingsize pillows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingsize-pillows/1025241)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingsize-pillows/1025241 "2025-11-30T23:22:54Z")
No not that guy’s. Mine. They are at least 15 years old. Bought from Dillards. Down, that has lost its fluff. But I like them that way. I’ve toyed with buying more. But resisted. Reasons. I’ve kept them nice. I keep p… --- ## [Prague Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prague-suggestions/1026925)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prague-suggestions/1026925 "2026-01-23T18:39:55Z")
Hey Folks We’re planning a trip to Prague. I like to boast about the number of places I’ve been, but Prague will be a first for me. I’m looking for suggestions on where to stay. We like to be right in the middle of it … --- ## [New Darkwing Duck series ordered for Disney Plus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-darkwing-duck-series-ordered-for-disney-plus/1033294)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-darkwing-duck-series-ordered-for-disney-plus/1033294 "2026-09-23T21:21:37Z")
From Variety: BREAKING – DARKWING DUCK is returning to Disney Plus in an all-new series, and the voice cast is insane! Mark Hamill (“Batman: The Animated Series,” “Batman: Arkham Asylum”) as Drake Mallard aka Darkwing… --- ## [What’s your culture's version of Fruit Stripe gum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-cultures-version-of-fruit-stripe-gum/1027398)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-cultures-version-of-fruit-stripe-gum/1027398 "2026-02-05T23:53:59Z")
It’s been quite a few years since they sold Fruit Stripe gum in Canada. But here, as elsewhere, it was famous for its amazing taste that lasted all of twenty seconds before becoming tasteless. Are they other products l… --- ## [(Mini) Dope Fest in the Philippines. Who can join? Mon 28 Dec in Visayas, on Bohol Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dope-fest-in-the-philippines-who-can-join-mon-28-dec-in-visayas-on-bohol-island/1026094)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dope-fest-in-the-philippines-who-can-join-mon-28-dec-in-visayas-on-bohol-island/1026094 "2025-12-31T12:58:09Z")
@Mr.Duality is on Bohol Island. I’m in the Philippines on vacation and plan to be on Bohol on Monday. I just landed in Cebu tonight (Saturday). If any Dopers are around, care to join us? We’re thinking of Monday morning … --- ## [Recommendations for paintings to go with,, "School of Athens,,"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-paintings-to-go-with-school-of-athens/1029642)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-paintings-to-go-with-school-of-athens/1029642 "2026-04-29T19:03:27Z")
Looking for some canvas prints to go along with my school athen’s. Something secular preferably. Thanks for any suggestions guys. --- ## [Related Topics option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-topics-option/1030441)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/related-topics-option/1030441 "2026-05-29T13:05:08Z")
Normally, when I reach the end of a thread, I will be shown a count of unread messages in threads that I am following. If there were no unread messages, I would be given an option to browse new topics, or Suggested Topi… --- ## [Artificial Plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-plants/1034170)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-plants/1034170 "2026-10-26T19:01:57Z")
I posted in the fence thread about planting jasmine along my mailbox and possibly along my side fence. But I’ve started getting ads for large outdoor artificial plants. Things like 4-foot agave, 6-foot palms and the li… --- ## [Remind me: Webcomic/Meme about getting to experience a bit of pop culture for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-webcomic-meme-about-getting-to-experience-a-bit-of-pop-culture-for-the-first-time/1029613)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-webcomic-meme-about-getting-to-experience-a-bit-of-pop-culture-for-the-first-time/1029613 "2026-04-28T18:07:23Z")
Hello, Old Friends It’s been a long time but I’m stuck with a query and all other corners of the internet have failed me. Surely the wise and benevolent and good looking contributors at the ol’ SDMB can help. Trying to… --- ## [A day or two in Toronto? -\> what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-or-two-in-toronto-what-to-do/1029898)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-or-two-in-toronto-what-to-do/1029898 "2026-05-25T11:43:09Z")
I might have 1-2 days worth of time after a meeting in central Toronto … what are things to do / to see? Ideally to be reachable with public transport (how is P.T. in Toronto?) I am open to all kinds of things so just… --- ## [Premier League 2026/27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2026-27/1032492)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2026-27/1032492 "2026-09-26T15:32:49Z")
Well the season is underway. My side Spurs spent 300m this summer to lose 3-0 today. Man Utd lost to newly promoted Hull and Arsenal look in good shape to go back to back. In general this could be the most open season i… --- ## [Anniversary fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-fun/1031580)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-fun/1031580 "2026-07-14T15:25:18Z")
I am taking My Beloved on a two hour train ride on a 1920s style train ride in Chehalis this Saturday for our 39th Anniversary, and later this year we are going to Worldcon in Anniheim. What were/are your anniversary pl… --- ## [How to find reputable agents that can assist with obtaining a temporary visa to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-reputable-agents-that-can-assist-with-obtaining-a-temporary-visa-to-the-us/1028582)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-reputable-agents-that-can-assist-with-obtaining-a-temporary-visa-to-the-us/1028582 "2026-03-21T02:35:14Z")
The title says it, pretty much. Does anyone have experience/recommendations that don’t involve spending thousands of dollars on an immigration attorney? (Not saying those services aren’t worth the cost, just that we don’… --- ## [World Cup Squad Announcement Videos: Do the USMNT have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-squad-announcement-videos-do-the-usmnt-have-one/1030243)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-squad-announcement-videos-do-the-usmnt-have-one/1030243 "2026-05-20T18:05:51Z")
The Mysterious and Arcane YouTube Algorithm today recommended (and I actually enjoyed) a couple of videos of World Cup Squads announcing their team rosters. Here’s Scotland’s and here’s New Zealand’s. Speaking of teams … --- ## [Scrabble (English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-english/1034068)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-english/1034068 "2026-10-25T11:18:01Z")
I’ve been watching YouTube videos of high-level Scrabble. It’s amazing the (valid) words they come up with. But I see a lot of foreign words (e.g. QUAI (French for QUAY)), and words such as C\*NT. Would the N-word be acce… --- ## [Do your reading preferences - fiction vs non - vary year to year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-reading-preferences-fiction-vs-non-vary-year-to-year/1026331)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-reading-preferences-fiction-vs-non-vary-year-to-year/1026331 "2026-01-06T17:58:41Z")
I’ve kept lists of my reading since 2018. I would have said that I tended to read slighly more fiction than non-fiction. Today I put my separate lists together and counted, and was surprised by the results. From 2018 … --- ## [When's a time you heard a new song, and recognized the artist within a few notes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-a-time-you-heard-a-new-song-and-recognized-the-artist-within-a-few-notes/1030660)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-a-time-you-heard-a-new-song-and-recognized-the-artist-within-a-few-notes/1030660 "2026-06-06T15:10:54Z")
Okay, here’s my take on it. I don’t remember the first time I heard Boston’s “More Than A Feeling”, although I loved the song (and still do), but I DO remember the first time I heard “Foreplay/Long Time,” and yes, the w… --- ## [You are the CEO of an MLS expansion team; how do you handle things (name, fan culture, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-ceo-of-an-mls-expansion-team-how-do-you-handle-things-name-fan-culture-etc/1026120)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-ceo-of-an-mls-expansion-team-how-do-you-handle-things-name-fan-culture-etc/1026120 "2025-12-31T12:29:11Z")
It looks like the next MLS expansion franchise is probably going to go to Indianapolis. Imagine you are the CEO, Grand Poobah, and God-King of the franchise; meaning, you have 100% control over everything. First, how do… --- ## [World Series Game 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-game-7/1033625)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-game-7/1033625 "2026-10-10T05:54:49Z")
Yesterday during the White Sox/Guardians game, the announcer opined that the 2016 World Series Game 7 was the best Game 7 ever. That was the victory by the Cubs over Cleveland in 10 innings. That was indeed a great gam… --- ## [What five Christmas albums are you listening to in 2025?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-five-christmas-albums-are-you-listening-to-in-2025/1025955)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-five-christmas-albums-are-you-listening-to-in-2025/1025955 "2025-12-25T21:46:43Z")
My list of Christmas albums often changes from year to year. Here’s my top five in Dec 2025. Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas 13 traditional sacred hymns. Angels We Have Heard on High, Hark the Herald Angel, O Holy Night, T… --- ## [Post Your Completely Phony Word Etymologies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-completely-phony-word-etymologies/1027372)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-completely-phony-word-etymologies/1027372 "2026-02-15T14:02:22Z")
For instance, the name of the animal “Kangaroo” comes from the Guugu Yimithirr language, but was a misunderstanding. When an European settler was pointing at a kangaroo and asking what it was, the Aborigine gentlemen tho… --- ## [Repurposing a notebooks screen as external monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-a-notebooks-screen-as-external-monitor/1029095)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repurposing-a-notebooks-screen-as-external-monitor/1029095 "2026-04-07T23:24:06Z")
yep … I have an older notebook computer with a GREAT screen … and the notebook is on its last leg … Is there any chance to McGyver something where I’d take the screen out of it to use it with a generic (Aliexpress) scre… --- ## [Looking for a 1970s era kids craft book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-1970s-era-kids-craft-book/1031924)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-1970s-era-kids-craft-book/1031924 "2026-07-28T02:47:29Z")
Just saw a scene in a movie in whixh Fred Astaire makes a “beanstalk” out of a rolled-up newspaper which reminded me of a Scholastic Books book from the 1970s that explained how to make those things and other paper craft… --- ## [Going to Anaheim for the last week of August-What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-anaheim-for-the-last-week-of-august-what-to-do/1031203)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-anaheim-for-the-last-week-of-august-what-to-do/1031203 "2026-06-26T20:05:32Z")
My Beloved and I are travelling via Amtrak to go to Worldcon the last week of August. Actually, we arrive the day before our reservation at the Anaheim Worldmark down the street from the Convention Center, but we’ll fin… --- ## [Scrabble--GO! question/observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-go-question-observation/1033698)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-go-question-observation/1033698 "2026-10-12T02:18:11Z")
It’s an app. It’s a game. Just like 2 player on the board game. Can be fast paced. I like fast scrabble. But sometimes I’d rather be lazy. Ehh, it accommodated, so I continue to open it when I am bored. The question. … --- ## [SDMB Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2026/1032522)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2026/1032522 "2026-10-19T00:53:57Z")
Last year’s thread. These leagues have been running since 2004. Those of you who played last year should have an invite in your e-mail or you can sign up through the information in the thread. Survival leagues don’t ha… --- ## [Looking for a Japanese movie from 1955](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237 "2026-02-01T02:22:54Z")
From the brief clip I’ve seen, “The Green Music Box” might be the rough equivalent of “The Wizard Of Oz”. Does anyone know where it can be streamed, or even bought outright? --- ## [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake/1032910)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake/1032910 "2026-10-15T00:10:45Z")
It’s coming November 5, 2026, and they just released a gameplay video that rocked my world. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=74&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=76&per_page=50)