# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=89 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 90 --- ## [Handicapped Sports (golf, bowling, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-sports-golf-bowling-etc/1033541)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-sports-golf-bowling-etc/1033541 "2026-10-03T14:39:48Z")
“What’s your handicap?” Many sports have a system by which to compare players’ talent level against each other. You can get rated in tennis. Chess has a robust rating system. Golf and bowling have a handicapping system. … --- ## [Pets and pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-pets/1024454)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-pets/1024454 "2025-10-31T17:09:40Z")
Are pets “pets” because we pet them or do we “pet” pets because they are pets? This is my cute way of asking which came first, the verb or the noun and is the first word related to the second? --- ## [Least secure job in the NFL teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-secure-job-in-the-nfl-teams/1026827)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-secure-job-in-the-nfl-teams/1026827 "2026-01-19T21:57:19Z")
It’s that time of year for teams to fire the coaches in hopes of improving their record. I must admit I don’t pay that much attention to exactly what coaches. So which coaches have the least tenure? --- ## [Eddie Izzard as Hamlet, and every other character in the play. Seen it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-izzard-as-hamlet-and-every-other-character-in-the-play-seen-it/1028735)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-izzard-as-hamlet-and-every-other-character-in-the-play-seen-it/1028735 "2026-03-25T14:56:51Z")
In case you haven’t heard, Suzy Eddie Izzard (her preferred name now) is touring a production of Hamlet in which she plays all 23 characters. She and her brother Mark started working on it two years ago, and brought it t… --- ## [Hulk, Namor ownership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359 "2026-03-11T09:37:18Z")
I understand that Marvel/Disney can’t make solo movies about the Hulk or the Sub-Mariner because Universal owns the film rights to those characters. But isn’t there a requirement that Universal make a new movie about the… --- ## [Can you 3D print explosives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-3d-print-explosives/1028890)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-3d-print-explosives/1028890 "2026-03-30T21:56:14Z")
I know that some explosive compounds were melted and poured directly into artillery shells so it seems possible. Maybe make a nice Panama hat for your target. How about crab legs? They already look like they are made of … --- ## [GO JO orange hand cleaner ingredients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-jo-orange-hand-cleaner-ingredients/1025107)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-jo-orange-hand-cleaner-ingredients/1025107 "2025-11-24T22:54:34Z")
The label claims NATURAL\* ORANGE\* with those darn asterisks. Here is the ingredient list. Which of these is the orange ingredient? I note that the bottle I have at home (probably 10 years old) does not list petroleum dis… --- ## [iPhone Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-question/1031498)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-question/1031498 "2026-07-08T00:32:01Z")
My “11” is on its last leg and I certainly don’t want to spend a lot thousand bucks for the latest/greatest. So I go to Amazon and I see various sellers selling “Renewed” iPhones. Any one know what “Renewed” means? And… --- ## [Snow pics! (Jan 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-pics-jan-2026/1027086)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-pics-jan-2026/1027086 "2026-02-08T19:38:24Z")
First, every couple of years something erupts from under our lawn and treks across the yard… …and then across the front yard. It went to the other side of the house, up on… --- ## [’Tis a pity that I have no gravy to put upon Uncle Hymie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-a-pity-that-i-have-no-gravy-to-put-upon-uncle-hymie/1034113 "2026-10-24T06:08:11Z")
I asked about the verbiage of this quote recently. Well, I’ve found it. Now… Can anyone link to the Popeye/Thimble Theatre cartoon? --- ## [For people that use bath bombs-Your best and/or your worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-that-use-bath-bombs-your-best-and-or-your-worst/1031416)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-people-that-use-bath-bombs-your-best-and-or-your-worst/1031416 "2026-07-07T22:19:55Z")
Please note the first six words in the title. This thread is not for those who use things other than bath bombs, so no “I don’t use bath bombs per se, but this bath oil…” posts, please. Also, please note the word “your… --- ## [Sid Kroft is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273 "2026-04-14T18:19:54Z")
He created both Sigmnund And the Sea Monsters, the Donnie & Marie Show, HR Puffenstuff, and many more fun & trippy shows. He was 96. --- ## [Help me understand how to calculate social security benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-how-to-calculate-social-security-benefits/1027014)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-how-to-calculate-social-security-benefits/1027014 "2026-01-25T20:10:06Z")
Several years ago, I used the Social Security Administration’s “anypia” tool: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/anypia/download.html I tried using it again recently, but it’s inscrutable and has really abysmal documentation, an… --- ## [What does this gesture by a soccer player mean? (both pinkies extended vertically, under eyes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-gesture-by-a-soccer-player-mean-both-pinkies-extended-vertically-under-eyes/1026097)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-gesture-by-a-soccer-player-mean-both-pinkies-extended-vertically-under-eyes/1026097 "2025-12-27T17:39:11Z")
This Sheffield United player scored against Wrexham and then made this gesture. Based on context, it appears as if he’s mocking Wrexham’s players and/or fans by acting is if they’re crying – as in, “haha, waah! waah! I s… --- ## [Do people in different US regions have different psych profiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-different-us-regions-have-different-psych-profiles/1031623)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-different-us-regions-have-different-psych-profiles/1031623 "2026-07-13T14:27:39Z")
What to make of this Atlantic gift link suggesting the US has three personality profiles by region, or that Trump voters are linked to neuroticism? --- ## [Plastic Recycling Breakthrough or scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-recycling-breakthrough-or-scam/1025891)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-recycling-breakthrough-or-scam/1025891 "2025-12-20T18:48:30Z")
I don’t have the background to know if this is real hope or a scam for funding, but it looked interesting. I do know that Toluene is a very real chemical which is used in manufacturing. --- ## [Addison McConnell, Jr. is indeed alive, although not necessarily well (7/12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addison-mcconnell-jr-is-indeed-alive-although-not-necessarily-well-7-12/1031628)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addison-mcconnell-jr-is-indeed-alive-although-not-necessarily-well-7-12/1031628 "2026-07-12T22:08:25Z")
I just heard this on CNN, and found a link. TL : DR, yes, he fell, and says he had “mild pneumonia” and is being moved to a rehab facility. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/senator-mitch-mcconnell-releases-not… --- ## [More on 2001: A Space Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-2001-a-space-odyssey/1024866)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-2001-a-space-odyssey/1024866 "2025-11-15T13:54:52Z")
Since this thread was closed: 2001: A Space Odyssey Just came across this 2018 NYT article about Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL (who died later that year): https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/movies/hal-2001-a-space-odys… --- ## [Rain, snow, sleet or hail. Oh, hell no](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-snow-sleet-or-hail-oh-hell-no/1027134)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-snow-sleet-or-hail-oh-hell-no/1027134 "2026-01-29T01:33:44Z")
So no rural mail delivery since the artic dumped here. Not really surprised. Our postal carrier has issues, any way. So mail is a hit or miss. But I look in the paper. Mail delivery is suspended in Arkansas. Sarah, at … --- ## [Suggestions for Winter Trip to Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-winter-trip-to-japan/1032842)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-winter-trip-to-japan/1032842 "2026-09-08T04:15:22Z")
Hi everyone, I am headed to Japan for a group ski trip next February. We plan to stay for three nights in a pretty nice hotel in Tokyo, followed by six nights at a ski resort hotel in Hakuba to the west. The trip organi… --- ## [The Trump administration and AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-and-ai/1031388)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-and-ai/1031388 "2026-07-04T14:53:59Z")
Has there been any good investigative reports on the use of AI in the Trump administration? I’ve heard talk of the over use of AI to perform audits that they use to cut budgets. The current beagle killer heading the VA i… --- ## [AFLAC-like insurance for Uber drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aflac-like-insurance-for-uber-drivers/1029176)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aflac-like-insurance-for-uber-drivers/1029176 "2026-05-12T06:21:07Z")
I’m going to check around for the various options including AFLAC but wanted to hear from people who have this type of insurance and their experiences. I take home $750-800 a week on average, if I could not work for a t… --- ## [Trying to find my old friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-my-old-friends/1028856)
**Author:** [@CaptC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-my-old-friends/1028856 "2026-03-29T13:33:04Z")
Hello y’all. I haven’t posted here in probably 10-20 years, maybe longer. I was a regular, mostly on this here gaming board. I am trying to get in contact with some of the friends I made here years ago. Users SeniorB… --- ## [Does using a wrong product, void your right to try to get a refund for that product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-a-wrong-product-void-your-right-to-try-to-get-a-refund-for-that-product/1031475)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-a-wrong-product-void-your-right-to-try-to-get-a-refund-for-that-product/1031475 "2026-07-08T12:29:38Z")
I read online that StubHub often considers ticket-buyers to no longer have a valid claim if they use a wrong or mis-advertised ticket (for instance, you bought an expensive seat behind home plate, but the ticket StubHub … --- ## [TMJ disorder vs. Meniere's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-disorder-vs-menieres/1030020)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-disorder-vs-menieres/1030020 "2026-05-13T15:26:18Z")
Discourse brought up some threads on this topic, but they were all quite old, so I’m starting this one. Since 2023, I’ve been bothered by tinnitus/ear pressure/hyperacusis (all sounds feel uncomfortably loud), and verti… --- ## [600 years ago - the first Diot Coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-years-ago-the-first-diot-coke/1026824)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-years-ago-the-first-diot-coke/1026824 "2026-01-19T18:43:57Z")
In 1379, a woman named Diot Coke was born in West Riding, Yorkshire, England. This unusual name was uncovered by researcher George Redmonds centuries later while studying 14th-century English names. “Diot” is likely a di… --- ## [Destroying AI Scambots -- Very Funny (Kitboga)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destroying-ai-scambots-very-funny-kitboga/1031356)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/destroying-ai-scambots-very-funny-kitboga/1031356 "2026-07-02T16:19:36Z")
Kitboga is a well known Youtube scam baiter. In a recent video he interacts with an AI scambot, and the results are … amusing. He exploits the AI’s inclination to appear polite and helpful – beginning with requesting tha… --- ## [Movies into TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-into-tv-series/1025438)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-into-tv-series/1025438 "2025-12-11T05:02:27Z")
Imagine you’ve written the screenplay for a movie that doesn’t get picked up by a studio but someone has the bright idea that this screenplay, lightly transformed, would make for a good TV series. You’d have to re-couch … --- ## [I finally finished my screenplay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-finished-my-screenplay/1033232)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-finished-my-screenplay/1033232 "2026-09-22T11:29:59Z")
I submitted my first screenplay to a nationwide competition, and I’m anxious to see how it does. I won’t know for a few months. The screenplay is called ‘No Way Home’ and it’s 98 pages long. If you’re interested in read… --- ## [Stuff you do to close out the year/ start the next one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-do-to-close-out-the-year-start-the-next-one/1026228)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-do-to-close-out-the-year-start-the-next-one/1026228 "2026-01-01T15:55:39Z")
I finish my Excel spreadsheet for my bank balance and prep the one for the upcoming year. I also make sure any notes on my calendar/ monthly planner carry over into the new year. --- ## [Hot and Cold on Reddit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-and-cold-on-reddit/1027699)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-and-cold-on-reddit/1027699 "2026-02-17T17:29:27Z")
Anybody else playing this? I am having the worst time getting a handle on how it works. Even after knowing the answers, I look at my guesses and cannot fathom how one was closer than the other. Anybody have insight as… --- ## [Any experience with SesameCare.com? (Costco-partnered online telemedicine for cheap prescription fills)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-sesamecare-com-costco-partnered-online-telemedicine-for-cheap-prescription-fills/1029948)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-sesamecare-com-costco-partnered-online-telemedicine-for-cheap-prescription-fills/1029948 "2026-05-09T22:22:45Z")
(Heh, this post is gonna sound like some sort of AI-generated ad, but I promise I’m a real person writing this.) At the Costco pharmacy recently, I saw an ad there for $29 virtual/online doctor visits through a company … --- ## [Phone games that pay you money - how does that work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-games-that-pay-you-money-how-does-that-work/1026804)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-games-that-pay-you-money-how-does-that-work/1026804 "2026-01-19T01:16:36Z")
Or I guess I should ask, how is it supposed to work? Since I’m sure it’s a scam. Every so often I’ll get an ad on my phone for some sort of game that is allegedly free, has no ads, and pays you to play. Seems like a gua… --- ## [Ground News: any experience with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-news-any-experience-with-it/1029093)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-news-any-experience-with-it/1029093 "2026-04-07T22:53:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3): Has anyone here subscribed to Ground News? They don’t do reporting, they are an aggregator. They promise to give you a range of rep… --- ## [RIP Joe Ely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-ely/1025741)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-ely/1025741 "2025-12-16T13:38:06Z")
Oh, damn, this hits pretty hard. Ely is very much of a time and place for me personally, and was one of the great Texas troubadours. Gift link below; one of my favorites of his songs: Dallas https://www.nytimes.com/202… --- ## [Dried Morel mushrooms - now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-morel-mushrooms-now-what/1032326)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-morel-mushrooms-now-what/1032326 "2026-08-14T11:57:36Z")
I was gifted a jar of little dried morel mushrooms with instructions on the label how to soak in water first. So after I hydrate them - what’s a good way to prepare them? I was thinking sauteed or with scrambled eggs? … --- ## [What does this META notice mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-meta-notice-mean/1033679)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-meta-notice-mean/1033679 "2026-10-08T19:03:46Z")
Account settings | Meta Is it legit? What am I losing? Do I actually gain anything at all? --- ## [AI song generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-song-generator/1033579)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-song-generator/1033579 "2026-10-05T02:57:52Z")
Over a hundred years ago James Whitcomb Riley wrote the poem Little Orphant Annie. Just for the fun of it, I pasted the first verse into an AI generator and it came out so well, I wish I had pasted the whole poem in. I t… --- ## [MacBook Air is giving unwanted notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-is-giving-unwanted-notifications/1027043)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-air-is-giving-unwanted-notifications/1027043 "2026-01-27T02:21:04Z")
Clicking on a link from a Google search, I was repeatedly asked to confirm that I’m not a robot (but with no actual Captcha tests). The fourth time, a warning showed up, telling me that I had been infected, and I must ca… --- ## [What make and model of car is in this video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240 "2026-08-09T04:26:55Z")
Lately I’ve been enjoying some old films of downtown Los Angeles where I worked in the mid 1980s. Can anyone identify the red and white car seen parked on the left at about 0:21 in this 1960s era video? It looks like so… --- ## [R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-cliff/1025104)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-cliff/1025104 "2025-11-25T03:46:06Z")
Reggae singer dead at 81 For my money, The Harder They Come is the best movie soundtrack of all time. I’ve always thought the movie could use a modern remake: have some young stars record the songs and retool the plot a… --- ## [Bird Buddy aficionado thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-buddy-aficionado-thread/1029118)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-buddy-aficionado-thread/1029118 "2026-04-12T18:11:09Z")
I have been thinking about writing this for a few days but now I’m inspired by Beck’s bird seed thread. I got my wife the bird buddy for Christmas. Ok maybe it was more for me. If you are not familiar it is a bird feede… --- ## [The poetry of Donald Trump - Special South Somewhere edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-south-somewhere-edition/1024613)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-south-somewhere-edition/1024613 "2025-11-07T16:13:37Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen geography as his theme. For generations, Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I m… --- ## [Seen any of your internet opining / general yakking appear in google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-of-your-internet-opining-general-yakking-appear-in-google/1030358)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-of-your-internet-opining-general-yakking-appear-in-google/1030358 "2026-05-27T09:57:17Z")
Today I tried to google one of my dumb new coinages to see if one had already been spotted in the wild, and apparently was surprised to see when I entered “Republicspittles” into its search, the google page showed, on th… --- ## [A painting I would love to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-painting-i-would-love-to-see/1029110)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-painting-i-would-love-to-see/1029110 "2026-04-08T02:09:55Z")
I remember it must have been 15 or 20 years ago I was watching the Oscars and Christina Aguilera received an Oscar for something or some kind of a war that I don’t remember that but I remember camera switched on to her m… --- ## [Will Trump openly sabotage a Ukrainian victory over Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-openly-sabotage-a-ukrainian-victory-over-russia/1031554)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-openly-sabotage-a-ukrainian-victory-over-russia/1031554 "2026-07-10T02:09:19Z")
If Trump really is the stooge of Putin that so many accuse him of being, will he nakedly intervene if it looks like Russia is about to get kicked out of eastern Ukraine and/or Crimea? --- ## [Is there a better way to browse library apps (Libby, Hoopla, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-browse-library-apps-libby-hoopla-etc/1027141)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-browse-library-apps-libby-hoopla-etc/1027141 "2026-01-29T14:46:16Z")
Ok, a true first-world problem. I’m a little embarrassed to even ask… Is there a better way to browse library apps (Libby, Hoopla, etc.)? For example a web site that mirrors their index? Or am I missing a way to browse … --- ## [Dolphins (NFL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-nfl/1034014)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-nfl/1034014 "2026-10-21T11:56:10Z")
I don’t necessarily follow teams I am not directly interested in. I was scanning the NFL standings and the Dolphins have only scored 70 points in 5 games with no wins. Man - how the mighty have fallen. --- ## [Games like Baldurs Gate with more custom character backstory options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-like-baldurs-gate-with-more-custom-character-backstory-options/1031624)
**Author:** [@Old\_Sport17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Sport17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-like-baldurs-gate-with-more-custom-character-backstory-options/1031624 "2026-07-13T19:16:32Z")
Honestly, what the title says. I’d like a game LIKE Baldurs gate, but I can customize my Backstory for my character. I wanted to be able to customize my character more, and be able to have more control over making pre-ex… --- ## [Help me find a photographer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-photographer/1026819)
**Author:** [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-photographer/1026819 "2026-01-21T08:05:13Z")
Hi all - so a friends of friends of mine back in the UK had a print framed in their house of a blond girl with a baby deer slung over her shoulders and holding a boomerang (I think). The portrait was front-on (not sure i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=88&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=90&per_page=50)