# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=86 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 87 --- ## [Alanis Morrisette and Darth Vader (Does anyone else remember this?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alanis-morrisette-and-darth-vader-does-anyone-else-remember-this/1027846)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alanis-morrisette-and-darth-vader-does-anyone-else-remember-this/1027846 "2026-02-20T15:46:03Z")
Something I saw today gave me a flash of memory of a video I remember seeing on the internet in 90s or early 2000s. It was an animated video for the song Hands Clean by Alanis Morrissette done in stop motion with Star Wa… --- ## [REAL Rally Car footage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-rally-car-footage/1024628)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-rally-car-footage/1024628 "2025-11-06T21:48:34Z")
A little Tik-Tok vid of rally car going airborne from the driver’s POV. Is this a prank? Light tanks be like after hitting a rock #warthunder #usmilitarycombat #army #military#fyp#trending --- ## [Noise cancelling headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-cancelling-headphones/1031699)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-cancelling-headphones/1031699 "2026-07-16T22:06:25Z")
I have an old pair of Bose Quiet Comfort headphones that I mostly use on airplanes. But they are wearing out. The battery doesn’t hold a charge as well (it still lasts a long time, but drops suddenly from “70%” to “doesn… --- ## [New government-run site comparing gasoline prices in my area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-government-run-site-comparing-gasoline-prices-in-my-area/1029024)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-government-run-site-comparing-gasoline-prices-in-my-area/1029024 "2026-04-05T23:14:34Z")
So the government of Québec has just put a system in place, where every fuel station in the province is required to notify the government of their prices for gasoline. (There are fines for stations that don’t update thei… --- ## [Question about transferring my luggage on 2 flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771 "2026-09-02T18:05:05Z")
I am flying in on American to catch an international flight on Qatar. My sister made the Qatar reservation for she & I. So I’m led to believe I will need to retrieve my bag in Seattle & get over to the desk for Qatar. I … --- ## [Bad bad bad Belly of the Beast! (Medical scans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-belly-of-the-beast-medical-scans/1029650)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-belly-of-the-beast-medical-scans/1029650 "2026-04-30T05:54:02Z")
Ol’ Beck is slid into a tube. Untold powers zapped into her broken, scrawny body again. I swear when I die..if you exhume me 10years in the future, I’ll be glowing in the dark. Really how much of this crap can a body t… --- ## [Is there a quiet orange Kool Aid crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quiet-orange-kool-aid-crisis/1029296)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quiet-orange-kool-aid-crisis/1029296 "2026-04-18T21:32:47Z")
I have been noticing in the last few months that local grocery stores that you can order delivery from either do not have 19/20 ounce cannisters of orange Kool Aid at all or charge a higher price for them. For instance, … --- ## [Ding a ling beck wants tinkles on the deck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-a-ling-beck-wants-tinkles-on-the-deck/1030127)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-a-ling-beck-wants-tinkles-on-the-deck/1030127 "2026-05-17T22:33:53Z")
No I’m not gonna put a toilet out here. I ordered a wind chime. It was cheap. I’m thinking $5, no more. I specifically ordered it because I don’t want a pipe organ sound, or giant bell sounds. It’s cheesy stainless pi… --- ## [I Done Wrecked publishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-wrecked-publishing/1032645)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-wrecked-publishing/1032645 "2026-08-30T21:31:58Z")
I thought this was an interesting post from IDW on Facebook tonight. A truck carrying several of our comics was involved in an accident while en route to distribution. Most importantly: no one was hurt. The comics, how… --- ## [Loving this Kickstarter Game! (posted with permission of the moderators)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-this-kickstarter-game-posted-with-permission-of-the-moderators/1025591)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-this-kickstarter-game-posted-with-permission-of-the-moderators/1025591 "2026-01-01T01:39:23Z")
I found a Kickstarter for a game about a television show, and I have contributed to it! It is for the \*Mystery Science Theater 3000 Game", and not only am I in at the $180 level, it has already hit the fully funded level… --- ## [China wants you to unwrap that rascal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-you-to-unwrap-that-rascal/1026265)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-you-to-unwrap-that-rascal/1026265 "2026-01-02T13:40:45Z")
And to encourage you to do the deed commando, there’s a balloon of a tax rate on the raincoat. Mind you, China still has a limit on the number of children people may have.. There are some exceptions as was the case wit… --- ## ["Magic Spoon" High Protein Cereal (Fruity Loops version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-spoon-high-protein-cereal-fruity-loops-version/1028867)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-spoon-high-protein-cereal-fruity-loops-version/1028867 "2026-03-29T19:57:19Z")
I’ve been meaning to try these cereals for the longest time. Normally commercial fakes don’t work for me as I can taste a lot of chemicals other people can’t. But I have to give props, this was delicious. A sugary, cr… --- ## [Searching for a word in English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-word-in-english/1029620)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-word-in-english/1029620 "2026-04-28T13:54:41Z")
Is there a specific term for that red circular symbol with a line going through it at a 45 degree angle that indicates “no \[fill in blank\] allowed”? --- ## [Second Hip Replacement, 8 years on. Comparison/Contrast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hip-replacement-8-years-on-comparison-contrast/1033070)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hip-replacement-8-years-on-comparison-contrast/1033070 "2026-10-08T15:46:47Z")
Last Friday I had the left hip replaced at the same facility, the Hospital For Special Surgery in NYC. HSS has, for at least 17 years, been voted the # 1 Orthopedic joint (ha.) in America for good reason. They are zealou… --- ## [Trying to locate painting referenced on the boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-locate-painting-referenced-on-the-boards/1032848)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-locate-painting-referenced-on-the-boards/1032848 "2026-09-06T17:28:38Z")
I am trying to hunt down a painting that someone posted a link to that I (was an absolute idiot and) forgot to bookmark. It was for sale online at the time, so it’s “famous enough for production” but apparently “not fam… --- ## [How did this 1957 "Civil Defense drill" work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-1957-civil-defense-drill-work/1030081)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-1957-civil-defense-drill-work/1030081 "2026-05-15T12:36:40Z")
Was this maybe what Conelrad was for? (Remember the 640 and 1240 triangles on AM radios?) How else is everyone expected to get the word that they’re to pull off the highway? What’s the point? --- ## [Amazon sleaziness? (extra $13 for fast delivery not refunded)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-sleaziness-extra-13-for-fast-delivery-not-refunded/1031724)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-sleaziness-extra-13-for-fast-delivery-not-refunded/1031724 "2026-07-17T00:26:58Z")
I ordered something and wanted it fast so I paid the extra $13 to get it sooner. It didn’t arrive when promised and Amazon sent an email saying, Sorry but it’s delayed, you’ll get it later. Okay, but what about the $13 t… --- ## [Sleep patches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-patches/1033624)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-patches/1033624 "2026-10-07T04:56:22Z")
Has anyone tried sleep patches for insomnia? Opinions/reviews? --- ## [Earlobe hair, and what genius came up with this crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earlobe-hair-and-what-genius-came-up-with-this-crap/1030647)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earlobe-hair-and-what-genius-came-up-with-this-crap/1030647 "2026-06-05T20:06:48Z")
My granddaughter decided I needed earrings today. She stuck little red glitter heart sticker earrings on my earlobes(crookedly). WTF? Why did they say “Hey, kids need stickers to stick on their ear lobes”? We all have … --- ## [List of moderators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-moderators/1029759)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-moderators/1029759 "2026-05-03T20:59:56Z")
I can’t seem to locate the latest list of moderators. --- ## [ADHD and humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-and-humor/1027690)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-and-humor/1027690 "2026-02-18T22:42:31Z")
A poll to feel out a personal observation regarding those with actual diagnosed (not just self-identified) ADHD. Answers based on your experience as one with such a diagnosis or based on observations of family or close f… --- ## [INSTACART QUESTION. - pls advise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-question-pls-advise/1031389)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-question-pls-advise/1031389 "2026-07-04T01:56:22Z")
I hope this is the right forum, if not pls move it. I am fairly new to instacart, ordered a few times with no problem. I placed an order this morning, it’s over 2 hrs. overdue. I understand things go wrong, supposedl… --- ## [Getting "no embedded media" pop-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-no-embedded-media-pop-up/1027813)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-no-embedded-media-pop-up/1027813 "2026-02-27T00:39:32Z")
In the Scale Modelling Thread in the Miscellaneous and Personal forum, I’ve been able to submit posts with photos and never got that pop-up, and posted all my photos totally fine. Pretty sure I didn’t do anything differe… --- ## [Starting your own country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-your-own-country/1027861)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-your-own-country/1027861 "2026-05-25T14:48:25Z")
Regarding this column: I’ve recently learned that in 2021, two Australian legal academics, Harry Hobbs and George Williams, published the first scholarly work on micronations, Micronations and the Search for Sovereign… --- ## [Grand Tour - Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-tour-part-deux/1033040)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-tour-part-deux/1033040 "2026-09-18T16:01:55Z")
I’m about half way through the NEW Grand Tour. Been a fan of GT and TG franchise as a whole over the years. Less so the one with Joey - but I’ve moved on. Also a long time fan of Throttle House and the hosts, Thomas H… --- ## [Horse Racing: Will the New Thoroughbred Championship Series Replace the Triple Crown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing-will-the-new-thoroughbred-championship-series-replace-the-triple-crown/1032148)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-racing-will-the-new-thoroughbred-championship-series-replace-the-triple-crown/1032148 "2026-08-22T04:26:06Z")
Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association on Monday announced a six-race championship series over a span of five months that includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and a $5 million prize p… --- ## [Non USA Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-usa-politics/1031206)
**Author:** [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-usa-politics/1031206 "2026-06-26T19:52:56Z")
Are we allowed to discuss the politics of countiries other than the USA on this forum --- ## [Nanotyrannus is back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotyrannus-is-back/1024495)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanotyrannus-is-back/1024495 "2025-11-04T02:32:07Z")
For a long time now, the debate over the identity of Nanotyrannus has, to my understanding, leaned towards it being a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex rather than a separate species. Now, a new study looking at the famous D… --- ## [Anyone have stories of getting PRP injections they want to share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-stories-of-getting-prp-injections-they-want-to-share/1029625)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-stories-of-getting-prp-injections-they-want-to-share/1029625 "2026-04-29T17:56:40Z")
As part of my ongoing march towards decrepitude I’m now having bad shoulder pain. MRI showed it’s a partial thickness rotator cuff tear. No specific injury that I remember. My doctor puts it in the it can happen as you g… --- ## [LLNL has released its latest energy Sankey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llnl-has-released-its-latest-energy-sankey/1033549)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/llnl-has-released-its-latest-energy-sankey/1033549 "2026-10-03T11:27:38Z")
Since people have found these interesting before. From https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/ --- ## [My son's experience with ChatGPT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sons-experience-with-chatgpt/1029538)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sons-experience-with-chatgpt/1029538 "2026-04-24T23:44:36Z")
My son once published a book on debugging. It contained 50 programs, 10 each in 5 different programming languages, each supposed to contain exactly one bug that student/reader was expected to find. There was a lot of t… --- ## [Where is Rzerztrowitz today, and what, if anything, is it called? (Poland? Czechia?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-rzerztrowitz-today-and-what-if-anything-is-it-called-poland-czechia/1027087)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-rzerztrowitz-today-and-what-if-anything-is-it-called-poland-czechia/1027087 "2026-01-27T14:39:55Z")
Disclaimer: It’s possible this place never existed, or was badly misspelled. OK, went down the rabbit hole looking for info on M.W. De Laubenfels, a zoologist from Stanford whose specialty was sponges, but who also pub… --- ## [If Chuck Schumer (Senate minority leader) is deposed in some fashion who is likely to replace him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-chuck-schumer-senate-minority-leader-is-deposed-in-some-fashion-who-is-likely-to-replace-him/1024865)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-chuck-schumer-senate-minority-leader-is-deposed-in-some-fashion-who-is-likely-to-replace-him/1024865 "2025-11-16T01:14:41Z")
Loads of people are getting very unhappy with Chuck Schumer with the big one being losing control of his caucus and letting eight dems defect and vote to end the shutdown. I have no proof Schumer is in any immediate dan… --- ## [Help me achieve challah nirvana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-achieve-challah-nirvana/1030242)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-achieve-challah-nirvana/1030242 "2026-05-25T20:47:39Z")
I make challah every week, using a slightly modified version of this recipe: The Only Challah Recipe You Will Ever Need, Amen. – The Cuban Reuben However, instead of braiding it in the traditional way, I make a pull-apa… --- ## [World Science Fiction Convention 2028-Which bid should win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-science-fiction-convention-2028-which-bid-should-win/1027449)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-science-fiction-convention-2028-which-bid-should-win/1027449 "2026-02-08T19:14:39Z")
It is a convention/celebration of all things science fiction and/or fantasy, and it is held in a different place around the world every year. In 2028 there are three bids: Brisbane Australia, Kigali Rwanda, and Nurember… --- ## [First time losing a close friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-losing-a-close-friend/1033718)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-losing-a-close-friend/1033718 "2026-10-10T02:22:52Z")
I just talked to our daughter, and learned that a very close friend died on Monday. His wife isn’t in any shape to contact people, and his daughter didn’t have our contact info. His daughter texted my daughter today a… --- ## [Cat videos on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-videos-on-youtube/1024394)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-videos-on-youtube/1024394 "2025-10-30T03:28:47Z")
I watch WAY too much YouTube, and of course it feeds me things it thinks I’ll like. A specific kind of cat video is popping up a lot. A little kitten is being intimidated by a big dog, and the mom cat comes out of nowher… --- ## [Skateboarder breaks downhill speed record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skateboarder-breaks-downhill-speed-record/1033941)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skateboarder-breaks-downhill-speed-record/1033941 "2026-10-18T18:24:56Z")
A Red Bull-sponsored skateboarder just broke the downhill speed record, exceeding 94 mph. On a skateboard. I can’t even imagine going that fast on a skateboard. As I noted here, I hit 63 mph on a road bicycle once, an… --- ## [Who can identify a pub(s) in Dublin (based on virtually no information)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-identify-a-pub-s-in-dublin-based-on-virtually-no-information/1025235)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-identify-a-pub-s-in-dublin-based-on-virtually-no-information/1025235 "2025-11-30T04:48:49Z")
I just noticed a BBC article on the “Top 5 Pubs in Dublin.” My wife and I were in Dublin for a week in 2014, staying at a B&B in Ballsbridge. We took the train into town to visit some pubs, take tours, catch transporta… --- ## [My special needs dog (IVDD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-special-needs-dog-ivdd/1029252)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-special-needs-dog-ivdd/1029252 "2026-04-14T18:34:51Z")
My 5 year old corgi (let’s call him Llewellyn) woke up on January 6, paralyzed from the “waist” down. The previous day started out like any other, with a trip to the dog park; but he was lethargic in the afternoon, and … --- ## [IPOs and lock-up period, how to reduce risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipos-and-lock-up-period-how-to-reduce-risk/1029527)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipos-and-lock-up-period-how-to-reduce-risk/1029527 "2026-04-24T17:56:28Z")
Say one has some SpaceX stock, subject to an x day lockout period, but they believe that the share price will be less than the initial IPO price after x days. Or even if it’s not, they’d prefer to lose any gains over tak… --- ## [3 Killed, 9 Injured in Metro Station in Taipei](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-killed-9-injured-in-metro-station-in-taipei/1025913)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-killed-9-injured-in-metro-station-in-taipei/1025913 "2025-12-21T15:15:33Z")
I saw this news Saturday morning (Beijing time) on Chinese media. The incident happened Friday. The number I give in the title above does not include the killer, who died running from the police. --- ## [Looking for the last Stephen Colbert shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-last-stephen-colbert-shirt/1029542)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-last-stephen-colbert-shirt/1029542 "2026-04-25T04:15:41Z")
The are 8 billion and 3 companies selling the “official” The Last Show With Stephen Colbert shirt, and I would like to know which one is legit. --- ## [Closed Captioning question - possibly BBC related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-captioning-question-possibly-bbc-related/1027962)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-captioning-question-possibly-bbc-related/1027962 "2026-02-26T15:21:19Z")
Possibly an FQ but since it’s about TV I thought I’d put it here. My wife and I watch British murder mysteries on Britbox. One thing we’ve noticed is that whenever someone is reading something aloud or quoting someone, t… --- ## [Midterms warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896)
**Author:** [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterms-warning/1032896 "2026-09-08T14:38:03Z")
Interesting article: --- ## [Battlebots? pfffffft!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-pfffffft/1033981)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-pfffffft/1033981 "2026-10-22T22:44:09Z")
Human VS. Robot Fight “A human defeated two of the three robots he faced in a cage fight recently held in San Francisco,” reports the Los Angeles Times, noting that videos of the event drew more than 10 million views o… --- ## [Is there a way to save the picture on my windows Lock Screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-the-picture-on-my-windows-lock-screen/1025308)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-the-picture-on-my-windows-lock-screen/1025308 "2025-12-01T23:33:41Z")
I’ve tried right clicking and left clicking but no response. --- ## [What's new in Vegas these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578 "2026-06-13T04:36:44Z")
I’m getting ready to book a three-night stay in Vegas this coming August. I’ve been quite a few times, but it’s been awhile - aside from a two-night stay in 2022 where I didn’t get to do much touristy stuff, my last stay… --- ## [ID this Halloween costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-halloween-costume/1024475)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-halloween-costume/1024475 "2025-11-01T15:11:02Z")
There was a group of teens that came to the house trick-or-treating last night. One of them was dressed in long hair and fake beard, wearing Jesus-style robes, and dribbling a basketball. My first thought was . Which is… --- ## [Crosby Stills Nash -Daylight Again album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crosby-stills-nash-daylight-again-album/1028192)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crosby-stills-nash-daylight-again-album/1028192 "2026-03-04T19:44:04Z")
Daylight Again is best known for the hit, Southern Cross. Wikipedia is oddly silent about the UFO’s. Daylight Again What up with that? There has to be a story that goes with UFO’s and phalluses. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=85&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=87&per_page=50)