# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=81 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 82 --- ## [How do these mobile games that pay out real money make a profit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-mobile-games-that-pay-out-real-money-make-a-profit/1029738)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-mobile-games-that-pay-out-real-money-make-a-profit/1029738 "2026-05-09T03:16:33Z")
You may have seen them advertised; some of the ads specifically say that they don’t do things that other such apps do to make money (like in-app ads, requiring friend recommendations, cash-in limits, or “top ups,” whate… --- ## [Does Epstein matter politics-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-epstein-matter-politics-wise/1027403)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-epstein-matter-politics-wise/1027403 "2026-02-28T15:37:03Z")
Is it a good issue for Democrats to use? Will the reveal of all of the infamous files be as damaging as hoped? Or will people shrug their shoulders a year from now and be more worried about their grocery bill or ICE? I’m… --- ## [Winter Olympics: when did this stunt skiing event get added?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-olympics-when-did-this-stunt-skiing-event-get-added/1027469)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-olympics-when-did-this-stunt-skiing-event-get-added/1027469 "2026-02-07T16:36:27Z")
I’m watching right now, and there’s this downhill skiing event going on, but with a series of ramps and rails. The skiers hop onto the the rails with their skis turned sideways and ride them like teenage skateboarders ri… --- ## [Mary Trump recites donald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-trump-recites-donald/1024424)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-trump-recites-donald/1024424 "2025-10-30T18:33:46Z")
I think this is pretty funny/ scary. It’s his words verbatim. --- ## [Non-Apocalyptic population collapse stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-apocalyptic-population-collapse-stories/1030654)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-apocalyptic-population-collapse-stories/1030654 "2026-06-07T22:56:49Z")
So, it’s a fairly common sci-fi trope that we’re going to destroy the Earth via over-population or at least need to do things to deal with (Ender’s Game, Niven’s Future History stories, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, myri… --- ## [Have any of the veterans here gotten this email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-the-veterans-here-gotten-this-email/1030410)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-the-veterans-here-gotten-this-email/1030410 "2026-05-27T13:15:55Z")
I got an email from the VA - I didn’t click on any links but I did go directly to the site and the email does match up with that. Under any other circumstances, I’d just do what the email wants, but, paranoid or not, I d… --- ## [META AI Smart Glasses may be a bit too smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-ai-smart-glasses-may-be-a-bit-too-smart/1028362)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-ai-smart-glasses-may-be-a-bit-too-smart/1028362 "2026-03-12T07:34:53Z")
Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage | TechCrunch " Meta is facing a new class action lawsuit over its AI smart glasses and their lack of privacy, afte… --- ## [I'm no fan of Iran but these fake Lego videos they are making about Trump just pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-fan-of-iran-but-these-fake-lego-videos-they-are-making-about-trump-just-pop/1029291)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-fan-of-iran-but-these-fake-lego-videos-they-are-making-about-trump-just-pop/1029291 "2026-04-17T19:34:02Z")
Has anybody else been seeing these? It’s AI. And I know a lot of us don’t like AI on this board. But damn, what can I say? I just think they pop. This is the latest one. (Not their best one. Just their latest) … --- ## [What (adult cartoon?) is this sight gag from -- "Those are TANGRAMS you idiot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adult-cartoon-is-this-sight-gag-from-those-are-tangrams-you-idiot/1032769)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adult-cartoon-is-this-sight-gag-from-those-are-tangrams-you-idiot/1032769 "2026-09-02T19:35:23Z")
That’s my recollection, I have no idea how much of it is accurate. In my head it’s Simpsons, Homer has brought some tangrams to some event because he misunderstood what he was supposed to actually bring, and Lisa is the … --- ## [What could be better than racing through Washington DC at up to 185 miles per hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-better-than-racing-through-washington-dc-at-up-to-185-miles-per-hour/1032499)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-better-than-racing-through-washington-dc-at-up-to-185-miles-per-hour/1032499 "2026-08-24T00:26:58Z")
How about welding all the manhole covers shut to make it safer? DC Grand Prix: 200+ Manholes Welded for High-Speed Race Safety | DMV News More on the race here Start your engines: Here is your crash course on the IndyC… --- ## [Posters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-in-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/1025217)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-in-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/1025217 "2025-11-29T21:19:58Z")
I’ve been binge watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I’ve noticed that apparently at least one set designer on the show has, like me, a fondness for jam bands. I’ve seen posters hanging in the background of numerous sce… --- ## [I hate to sound paranoid (about phone trying to unlock a secure folder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-sound-paranoid-about-phone-trying-to-unlock-a-secure-folder/1025487)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-sound-paranoid-about-phone-trying-to-unlock-a-secure-folder/1025487 "2025-12-08T02:29:48Z")
My phone keeps wanting me to unlock my secure folder. This is a recent development. Notifications pop up and if I click it, it goes to my secure folder login. I did login to see where it ended up and it was a calenda… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald Trump: Special No Press Pool Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-no-press-pool-edition/1033278)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-no-press-pool-edition/1033278 "2026-09-23T15:01:57Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen to discuss his banning of press coverage from the White House. … --- ## [I have achieved a milestone in my writing career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-achieved-a-milestone-in-my-writing-career/1031801)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-achieved-a-milestone-in-my-writing-career/1031801 "2026-07-29T22:41:06Z")
I have long thought about, alternately looking forward to, and dreading this day. I have, at long last, found one of my books in a used book stall. On the one hand, it means that someone once bought the book, and that … --- ## [Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Primetime Network TC May 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-framed-roger-rabbit-on-primetime-network-tc-may-2026/1030528)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-framed-roger-rabbit-on-primetime-network-tc-may-2026/1030528 "2026-06-02T00:59:24Z")
I was surprised to see ABC running Who Framed Roger Rabbit on primetime last night, and said so to my wife, Pepper Mill. “It’s summer and Sunday night. Nobody’s watching,” she replied. Well, maybe, but that network pri… --- ## [Hegseth & beardo thread - reopen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-beardo-thread-reopen/1024401)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-beardo-thread-reopen/1024401 "2025-10-30T00:26:16Z")
Can the thread about Hegseth and beardos be re-opened? Chronos closed it saying that “I think we’ve covered all the factual ground that’s available in this thread, and there are already other threads in the more politica… --- ## [What is this ladle-ish thing made for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ladle-ish-thing-made-for/1030157)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ladle-ish-thing-made-for/1030157 "2026-05-18T10:36:35Z")
The photos say it all. It probably isn’t a combo egg holder and comb. --- ## [Lead singer - Dr Hook, Dennis Locorriere passed on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singer-dr-hook-dennis-locorriere-passed-on/1030555)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singer-dr-hook-dennis-locorriere-passed-on/1030555 "2026-06-02T15:19:21Z")
Great voice, lot of emotion. Dennis Locorriere, the lead singer and guitarist of Dr. Hook, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, at the age of 76. His death followed a long battle with kidney disease, an illness that p… --- ## [The Unretirement thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unretirement-thread/1030509)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unretirement-thread/1030509 "2026-05-31T19:23:35Z")
Inspired by the Countdown to Retirement thread, this thread is for people who retired and went back to work, or retired and picked up a volunteer “job” that consumes… Oh, maybe 15+ hours a week, or who could retire but d… --- ## [Endora and What's His Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endora-and-whats-his-name/1025929)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endora-and-whats-his-name/1025929 "2025-12-22T18:04:56Z")
On the show “Bewitched”, what are all the names Endora called Sam’s husband…other than Darrin? --- ## [Happy Holidays from Weyoun and Shran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-from-weyoun-and-shran/1025984)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-from-weyoun-and-shran/1025984 "2025-12-30T20:56:32Z")
--- ## [Stephen King’s written another Dark Tower book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799 "2026-03-27T12:59:44Z")
Stephen King (along with the late Peter Straub) has written a new Dark Tower book. Called Other Worlds Than These, it follows Jack Sawyer, who appeared in the novels The Talisman and Black House. In those two books, it … --- ## [Non-payment of storage unit- affect my credit score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-payment-of-storage-unit-affect-my-credit-score/1027521)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-payment-of-storage-unit-affect-my-credit-score/1027521 "2026-02-09T16:12:02Z")
In one of today’s advice columns (Dear Prudence) a writer asked about what to do with her deceased dad’s belongings that her sister wants but are still sitting in her garage after 7 years. One of the suggestions is to r… --- ## [Jeana Keogh (1980s ZZ Top Girl) diagnosed with tongue cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeana-keogh-1980s-zz-top-girl-diagnosed-with-tongue-cancer/1031881 "2026-07-24T22:23:34Z")
Link. For those of us who remember, she was the brunette in the videos. Doesn’t sound particularly good. Kymberly Herrin, one of the blondes, died in 2020 of undisclosed causes, but her obit mentioned donating to brea… --- ## [Looking for a Sean Penn movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-sean-penn-movie/1030542)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-sean-penn-movie/1030542 "2026-06-02T22:08:24Z")
The only scene I can remember is him jumping on the hood of a car and breaking off the windshield wipers (taunting some older guy?). He was young, I think. I know that’s not a lot to go on but that’s all I got. --- ## [An airplane movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airplane-movie/1031855)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airplane-movie/1031855 "2026-07-23T18:04:22Z")
Just thought of this movie while fuming about the Qatari jet: a new design of a jet is sitting out on the tarmac, and a guy, possibly the designer, does whatever raises the nose gear. The nose crashes to the runway. A qu… --- ## [Trump and the Hatch Act - Feasible Remedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-hatch-act-feasible-remedy/1030495)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-hatch-act-feasible-remedy/1030495 "2026-05-30T22:59:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from The lineup for the Trump-backed America250 Concert is a little sus: This is the biggest question for me (though more P&E than Cafe Society at this point). There’s plenty of deniability w… --- ## [Copyright laws and dashcam footage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-laws-and-dashcam-footage/1024898)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-laws-and-dashcam-footage/1024898 "2025-11-16T20:06:18Z")
I’ve noticed that YouTube channels offering dashcam footage will keep their videos specific to one place: this channel only shows footage from USA and Canada, that channel only shows footage from EU countries. Is this to… --- ## [Moderation in "So What do we impeach him for"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-so-what-do-we-impeach-him-for/1029218)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-so-what-do-we-impeach-him-for/1029218 "2026-04-12T21:25:18Z")
In this thread, So what do we impeach him for?, ParallelLines moderated the discussion. Blockquote I really appreciate the moderation around here and I generally think you do a great job, so please take this as the … --- ## [Does the software allow mod notes to be removed or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-software-allow-mod-notes-to-be-removed-or-not/1033224)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-software-allow-mod-notes-to-be-removed-or-not/1033224 "2026-09-20T18:56:02Z")
I know regular posts can be removed by a moderator but can mod notes be removed or are they part of the permanent record? I ask because I was mod notes, incorrectly, & even another poster questioned it & when I supplied… --- ## [General Question for Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-for-mods/1027136)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-question-for-mods/1027136 "2026-01-29T09:51:29Z")
I asked a mod this privately, who agreed it was something that needed to be brought up generally before I did it, so the mods would understand what was supposed to be happening. I want to post in probably MPSIMS, or may… --- ## [Interactive map of Rapa Nui quarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-of-rapa-nui-quarry/1026889)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-of-rapa-nui-quarry/1026889 "2026-01-22T04:34:53Z")
A new 3D interactive map of the main quarry on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has been published. The map consists of thousands of drone photos stitched together. You can move around, rotate and zoom the map to explore the det… --- ## [British man fined £150 for spitting up leaf that flew into his mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-man-fined-150-for-spitting-up-leaf-that-flew-into-his-mouth/1025631)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-man-fined-150-for-spitting-up-leaf-that-flew-into-his-mouth/1025631 "2025-12-12T02:56:21Z")
An elderly man in Skegness, England, was fined £250 (later reduced to £150 on appeal) back in February when a leaf blew into his mouth and he spit it out. They said he was committing an “environmental crime”. A bit he… --- ## [Elon Musk sues OpenAI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-sues-openai/1029640)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-sues-openai/1029640 "2026-10-09T09:44:43Z")
This is a big deal as both sides are backed by huge amounts of cash and the stakes are considerable. I have no doubt that Musk is suing them out of malice and vengeance since they’re a major competitor and former partne… --- ## [Apparently life on earth will exist for about a trillion generations total](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-life-on-earth-will-exist-for-about-a-trillion-generations-total/1033434)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-life-on-earth-will-exist-for-about-a-trillion-generations-total/1033434 "2026-09-30T01:32:42Z")
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole today about the history of life and its evolution, but also the future of life on earth. Things like how the sun will get larger and hotter which will remove CO2 from the atmosphere and… --- ## [My answer. Once and only once and hopefully last word on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-answer-once-and-only-once-and-hopefully-last-word-on-it/1031393)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-answer-once-and-only-once-and-hopefully-last-word-on-it/1031393 "2026-07-04T02:56:03Z")
I know what I did in that pit thread. (I will explain further about that)You can call it “mild” til doomsday. But it’s not. It hurt me deeply that folks who have no knowledge of me, who have never asked me a question or … --- ## [On the End of Wars (But not War)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-end-of-wars-but-not-war/1029524)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-end-of-wars-but-not-war/1029524 "2026-04-24T23:58:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Legal authority of US government in post-WW2 Japan: Here, people can feel free to discuss all manners of wars which may or may not have ended depending on how technical or pedantic you wan… --- ## [It was ten years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-ten-years-ago-today/1029471)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-ten-years-ago-today/1029471 "2026-04-23T01:11:43Z")
I was at work and trying to not cry as I was looking at TMZ’s first reports that Prince was dead. I’m a fan, and I can’t believe that he has been gone ten years. --- ## [Does anyone recognize this short story I read in the late '90s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-recognize-this-short-story-i-read-in-the-late-90s/1028285)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-recognize-this-short-story-i-read-in-the-late-90s/1028285 "2026-03-08T07:47:08Z")
It was presented as a reading exercise in one of the books used to teach English as a foreign language (probably Headway) . In it, a man probably in his early 30s, bumps into a former girlfriend who had walked out on hi… --- ## [Stephen King and Whoopi Goldberg: was this AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-and-whoopi-goldberg-was-this-ai/1029100)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-and-whoopi-goldberg-was-this-ai/1029100 "2026-04-07T23:10:04Z")
I saw an online video a couple of days ago. It showed Stephen King on the set of Whoopi Goldberg’s talk show. In the video, King was very unhappy about something Goldberg had said. The gist of what he was saying was that… --- ## [Disableing or blocking AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disableing-or-blocking-ai/1025737)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disableing-or-blocking-ai/1025737 "2025-12-17T20:38:30Z")
Is it true that Meta is going to use our input to train their AI as of tomorrow, Dec. 16, 2025? Is it true that there is a way to prevent this? And If there is a way to prevent Meta using your content to train its AI, w… --- ## [Mahatma Yellow rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahatma-yellow-rice/1029211)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahatma-yellow-rice/1029211 "2026-04-12T03:07:38Z")
You know the lovely gold package. Generally cheap. I think it’s supposed to have saffron in, couldn’t swear that to be true. I like it rolled into a kale leaf or a tortilla or both. Can you cook it in a rice cooker? … --- ## [The Trump Easter Kid's Party needed a rabbit...but got the Mad Hatter instead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-easter-kids-party-needed-a-rabbit-but-got-the-mad-hatter-instead/1029098)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-easter-kids-party-needed-a-rabbit-but-got-the-mad-hatter-instead/1029098 "2026-04-08T02:22:57Z")
So Trump hosted the Annual Easter Party for kids this year, and it was a very confusing nightmare all around. Of all the places he could have picked to blather on and on about previous administrations… ‘Holy Crap’: Trum… --- ## [Who owns SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931 "2025-11-18T06:55:59Z")
I recommend that Dopers read this article, mainly about an alternate paper in Seattle: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/technology/progressive-newspaper-stranger-seattle.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.108.C9AM.a1AdXSIyaW… --- ## [One hour shows with laugh tracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-shows-with-laugh-tracks/1029576)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-shows-with-laugh-tracks/1029576 "2026-04-28T11:31:34Z")
Are there any besides Love Boat and Eight is Enough? (Sketch comedy and variety shows do NOT count.) --- ## [Identify a SCIFI book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-scifi-book/1025081)
**Author:** [@Adversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adversary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-scifi-book/1025081 "2025-11-24T22:48:02Z")
I am looking for an old SCIFI book I read, not really old but at least 20-30 years I am guessing. Items that help identify it: (spoilers!!!) Space Opera like setting Emperor and people he deems worthy are made immorta… --- ## [How do you conceptualize/navigate "settings" on your compute/phone/car/etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-conceptualize-navigate-settings-on-your-compute-phone-car-etc/1025834)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-conceptualize-navigate-settings-on-your-compute-phone-car-etc/1025834 "2026-01-08T01:39:23Z")
I periodically encounter something on my computer, phone, or car, which I wish to address, and am told that it can be managed in settings. Unfortunately, to me that is often the equivalent of “go look for your needle in… --- ## [2024: Who was the Thomas Jefferson University graduation presenter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-who-was-the-thomas-jefferson-university-graduation-presenter/1030406)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-who-was-the-thomas-jefferson-university-graduation-presenter/1030406 "2026-05-27T20:51:36Z")
Link This went viral because the speaker was reading the names from cards with (apparently) really bad phonetic pronunciations. Supposedly the speaker was replaced after 10 minutes of this embarrassment, but nowhere ca… --- ## [CBS News : What The Hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-news-what-the-hell/1028638)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-news-what-the-hell/1028638 "2026-03-21T02:11:15Z")
CBS News seems to be tanking faster than if there is dried cement on their feet and they’ve been dumped into the East River. Down more than 15% in a week? Ooopsies… --- ## [Question re: Religious holidays and known dates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-religious-holidays-and-known-dates/1028160)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-religious-holidays-and-known-dates/1028160 "2026-03-04T00:59:01Z")
I know in Islam, the actual date of the start of Ramadan isn’t known until a specific sighting of the moon. Are there any other commonly observed holidays in major religions that have a similar situation of “we expect it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=80&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=82&per_page=50)