# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=90 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 91 --- ## [Did Greg Hawkes play sax on tracks other than "All Mixed Up?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-greg-hawkes-play-sax-on-tracks-other-than-all-mixed-up/1030668)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-greg-hawkes-play-sax-on-tracks-other-than-all-mixed-up/1030668 "2026-06-08T13:01:29Z")
Did Greg Hawkes play sax for The Cars on any recorded track other than “All Mixed Up” on their debut album? I’m pretty sure it’s the only sax solo on any of their albums, but I’m curious if he ever added some background… --- ## [Somewhat outstanding X-mas gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-outstanding-x-mas-gifts/1026093)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-outstanding-x-mas-gifts/1026093 "2025-12-27T23:22:01Z")
Hi there, just wondering … any (somewhat remarkable) X-mas gifts in your family? I got myself a mechanic espresso-maker (I’ve been long lusting after that) → Cafelat Robot and our teenage kids got the wifey a nice fot… --- ## [Help Finding Thread About Imbedding Youtube Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread-about-imbedding-youtube-videos/1029473)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-thread-about-imbedding-youtube-videos/1029473 "2026-04-22T19:54:05Z")
I can’t find a thread I posted in that explained how to imbed videos. The only way that worked consistently for me involved ctrl + c and then something like ctrl + shift + v? Does anyone remember the thread? Thank you! --- ## [Viral protest songs for the second Trump administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195 "2026-01-30T18:36:35Z")
This was uploaded to YouTube eight years ago. It was originally written by Irving Berlin in 1941 about Hitler. For reasons surpassing my understanding, the song “When That Man is Dead and Gone” is once again going viral … --- ## [The Testaments on Hulu (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-testaments-on-hulu-open-spoilers/1029130)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-testaments-on-hulu-open-spoilers/1029130 "2026-05-28T04:43:34Z")
I just finished watching episode one. It’s four years later and Gilead is just as fucked up as ever. I’m loving the contrast between the upbeat Disney princess coming of age vibe and the horror. I’m also loving how much … --- ## [Consumer Advocates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-advocates/1029242)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-advocates/1029242 "2026-04-17T18:24:00Z")
Does anyone know who is/are the consumer advocate group(s) that would flood the phones and/or faxes of politicians to lobby for laws limiting SPAM? I’d love to contact them about my situation. I am hoping someone here kn… --- ## [Need a VPN for Netflix and I am a noob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-vpn-for-netflix-and-i-am-a-noob/1027964)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-vpn-for-netflix-and-i-am-a-noob/1027964 "2026-02-25T21:03:19Z")
Rise of the Raven is a Netflix series and it looks super cool. It appears to be only available in Hungry so I’m going to need a VPN of some sort to watch it in the US. I have no idea what I’m doing and since it’s just … --- ## [Chittagong name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chittagong-name/1033421)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chittagong-name/1033421 "2026-09-27T14:55:02Z")
Has anybody been to Chittagong recently? My question is, what do the local residents call their own city? --- ## [I made a cat toy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-cat-toy/1026891)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-cat-toy/1026891 "2026-01-22T02:16:25Z")
I took a clear plastic jar and cut a small hole in the side. She sees the cat food inside, and rolls and bats it around until a piece comes out. She always has such an appetite that I don’t need to fill it with actual tr… --- ## [A geeky troubleshooting tale, for those who like such things (EE related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-geeky-troubleshooting-tale-for-those-who-like-such-things-ee-related/1029869)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-geeky-troubleshooting-tale-for-those-who-like-such-things-ee-related/1029869 "2026-05-07T00:08:34Z")
I was recently contracted to do a Hardware / Firmware design for a radio-controlled traffic sign. I finished the job, tested it, and it worked perfectly. I packed up three boards and sent them to the customer, and was su… --- ## [Jazz Fans: Help me find a very specific recording of "When the Saints Go Marching In"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-fans-help-me-find-a-very-specific-recording-of-when-the-saints-go-marching-in/1026355)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-fans-help-me-find-a-very-specific-recording-of-when-the-saints-go-marching-in/1026355 "2026-01-05T12:18:41Z")
I know this is a long shot, since every jazz band that has ever performed has done this song; it’s the Chopsticks of Jazz, if you will. Anyway, here’s what I can tell you: It’s fully instrumental, no vocals. It’s very … --- ## [Oh joy, now I'm not just a codger, I'm a drooling codger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-joy-now-im-not-just-a-codger-im-a-drooling-codger/1026095)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-joy-now-im-not-just-a-codger-im-a-drooling-codger/1026095 "2025-12-27T17:04:18Z")
In recent weeks I have noticed at odd times that the area under my chin\* is wet. Then I noticed that I have been wiping the corners of my mouth more often with my hand, but if I’m focused on some task I apparently don’t … --- ## [Weird Discourse feature. New or new discovery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-discourse-feature-new-or-new-discovery/1029692)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-discourse-feature-new-or-new-discovery/1029692 "2026-05-01T16:35:24Z")
Today for the first time in the years that I’ve been reading this site in Discourse on my phone, something new happened. While touching a thread subject in a forum, a preview box if the first post in the thread popped up… --- ## [The SAG awards are getting a name-change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sag-awards-are-getting-a-name-change/1024872)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sag-awards-are-getting-a-name-change/1024872 "2025-11-15T13:42:30Z")
I don’t know that it was a needed change to “Actor Awards presented by Sag-Aftra”, but I guess it keeps them in the headlines --- ## [Protesting public housing construction in NY, 1948](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-public-housing-construction-in-ny-1948/1032216)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-public-housing-construction-in-ny-1948/1032216 "2026-08-08T05:43:37Z")
Interesting collection of picket signs. The signs don’t look home-made, and you wouldn’t think this many people would come out to carry them. --- ## [Neuromancer on Apple TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuromancer-on-apple-tv/1031965)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuromancer-on-apple-tv/1031965 "2026-07-27T23:47:21Z")
The top entry of my “why isn’t this book a movie/show already” is finally happening. Neuromancer is coming to Apple TV in January 2027 as a 10-episode series. It might be awful, but for now I’m over the moon excited for … --- ## [Alien (as in the Ridley Scott/H.R. Giger) products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-as-in-the-ridley-scott-h-r-giger-products/1031137)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-as-in-the-ridley-scott-h-r-giger-products/1031137 "2026-06-23T19:17:23Z")
Alien was a popular film, and now has a zillion spinoffs in novels, comics, and movies. Theyve sold a lot of Alien merchandise, but I’m amazed at some of the things they’ve marketed: 1.) The Alien Facehugger anti-diseas… --- ## [John Hinckley has music on Youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-hinckley-has-music-on-youtube/1028896)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-hinckley-has-music-on-youtube/1028896 "2026-03-31T18:08:14Z")
The guy who tried to assassinate Regan was released in 2022. I’m glad he’s doing well these days. --- ## [Help me plan our 40th Anniversary next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-our-40th-anniversary-next-year/1033477)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-our-40th-anniversary-next-year/1033477 "2026-10-01T14:45:29Z")
This year for our 39th Anniversary My Beloved and I attended Worldcon in Anaheim in late August, so I asked her what wanted to do next year for the Big Four-Oh. We are going to Albuquerque, NM! In late August! To a li… --- ## [Coincidences on these forums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-on-these-forums/1034047 "2026-10-22T15:57:36Z")
We’ve had threads about coincidences but none to my knowledge about them happening specifically within the forums. This just happened to me. I was reading the “Lanterns - the green kind” thread where this was posted: “… --- ## [Seattle basketball fans, what teams did you follow when the Sonics left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765 "2026-03-27T08:13:23Z")
After tacitly encouraging franchise-robbery in plain sight in 2008, the NBA has taken a step towards putting a team back in Seattle. With that story in mind, I ask old Sonics fans what they’ve been doing over the past 18… --- ## [One Week Suspension for Poster Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-poster-zoobi/1025799)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-poster-zoobi/1025799 "2025-12-17T21:11:29Z")
Poster @Zoobi is suspended for one week, effective today. They have a pattern of making personal attacks and insults outside of the Pit. Most recently in P&E: This is the third Official Warning in five months for th… --- ## [Names for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-trump/1028038)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-trump/1028038 "2026-02-27T16:39:49Z")
I know The Dope has come up with some seriously brilliant names for el-presidente, but I came across another one a day or so ago, and was just itching to share it. The Count of Mostly Crisco. Add yours. --- ## [Trying to pay COBRA premium, payment keeps getting rejected. Bank blames Cobra and vise versa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-pay-cobra-premium-payment-keeps-getting-rejected-bank-blames-cobra-and-vise-versa/1024630)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-pay-cobra-premium-payment-keeps-getting-rejected-bank-blames-cobra-and-vise-versa/1024630 "2025-11-06T19:35:52Z")
Got laid off after 28 years last month. Trying to pay my insurance premium to COBRA from my Wells Fargo bank account. Cobra keeps saying the payment can’t go through because it can’t find the account #, which we have v… --- ## [Noah Adams of NPR has died at age 84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noah-adams-of-npr-has-died-at-age-84/1033958)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noah-adams-of-npr-has-died-at-age-84/1033958 "2026-10-19T21:31:32Z")
Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR’s All Things Considered, has died Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR’s All Things Considered, has died : NPR I don’t drive much any more, but years ago when I had a long commute I listen… --- ## [Help with a song - what is this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-song-what-is-this/1028273)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-song-what-is-this/1028273 "2026-03-07T01:52:26Z")
I know I know I’ve heard it, but I don’t know if I’ve ever known it. To be clear, I mean what he’s playing on the uke. --- ## [Do I need to fill out a Form 1041 for my mother's estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-fill-out-a-form-1041-for-my-mothers-estate/1027647)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-fill-out-a-form-1041-for-my-mothers-estate/1027647 "2026-02-14T13:41:58Z")
My mother died last April. At that time she had about $40,000 in cash in savings, investments, and retirement accounts on which I, my sister, or both of us were joint owners. We split the cash evenly within a few weeks. … --- ## [Grand Theft Auto VI pushed back another six months to November 19, 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-auto-vi-pushed-back-another-six-months-to-november-19-2026/1024697)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-theft-auto-vi-pushed-back-another-six-months-to-november-19-2026/1024697 "2025-11-09T17:16:02Z")
That’s right. The next NBA season will have started before we get GTA6. https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/grand-theft-auto-vi-release-delayed-nov-2026/ --- ## [Kalifornia Klubs Kars 4 Kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kalifornia-klubs-kars-4-kids/1030135)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kalifornia-klubs-kars-4-kids/1030135 "2026-05-17T02:00:08Z")
A court in Orange County has ruled the -shall we say - memorable Kars 4 Kids ads be pulled from the state ion the grounds they are misleading. Specifically, that the ads hide the fact that the program only benefits teena… --- ## [Glare on my laptop when I use it outdoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glare-on-my-laptop-when-i-use-it-outdoors/1024900)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glare-on-my-laptop-when-i-use-it-outdoors/1024900 "2025-11-16T22:22:40Z")
I like to work outdoors but often can’t see my screen hardly at all when I work outdoors, even in the shade. Can anything be done to reduce glare? --- ## [The Poetry of Donald Trump: Special Memorial Day Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-memorial-day-edition/1030417)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-memorial-day-edition/1030417 "2026-05-27T18:37:27Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen to honor those who died in service to our nation. Just kidding. He posted about himself and how great he is. I laugh at a… --- ## [Now our son's getting married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-our-sons-getting-married/1029723)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-our-sons-getting-married/1029723 "2026-05-03T04:51:25Z")
It wasn’t much of a surprise; they’ve been together for 7 years. His fiance knew he was proposing, but not when and how. He definitely put some thought into it. We knew he was having a ring specially made, an without … --- ## [NHL-2026 Offseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2026-offseason/1030958)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2026-offseason/1030958 "2026-07-05T21:05:31Z")
Last thread ended with the news of Torts not returning to Vegas. Naturally now my social media feed is talking about Patrick Roy to Toronto. Hmm, not sure I see this. I didn’t see the Islanders as a playoff team this … --- ## [The Geefle, the Gonk, and the nectarines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geefle-the-gonk-and-the-nectarines/1032287)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geefle-the-gonk-and-the-nectarines/1032287 "2026-08-11T01:12:41Z")
Recently I was reading about nectarines being not a specific fruit but only an unfurry cultivar of peach. It brought back a deep memory of Sesame Street. I don’t think this skit quite traumatized me, but I did think it w… --- ## [Looks like Kraft isn't getting into the HOF ahead of Belichick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-kraft-isnt-getting-into-the-hof-ahead-of-belichick/1027338)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-kraft-isnt-getting-into-the-hof-ahead-of-belichick/1027338 "2026-02-03T15:17:23Z")
Sources: Robert Kraft not voted for Hall of Fame Class of '26 - ESPN I have such mixed feelings of schadenfreude and disbelief on this one. Despite living in Pats land (and my son being a big fan) and really enjoying th… --- ## [Wonka's Golden Ticket - what in the world am I watching? (Netflix reality show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonkas-golden-ticket-what-in-the-world-am-i-watching-netflix-reality-show/1033329 "2026-09-25T21:02:06Z")
What is this absolutely ridiculous and disturbing television program? Peter Ostrum, the original Charlie, shows up in the opening minutes. He gets a golden ticket and says, “Not this time, Wonka!” and that is all we s… --- ## [Which Marvel Comics executive dropped dead when they fired him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-marvel-comics-executive-dropped-dead-when-they-fired-him/1029707)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-marvel-comics-executive-dropped-dead-when-they-fired-him/1029707 "2026-05-01T22:48:56Z")
In Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, he mentioned a hard-driving, cost-cutting executive for Marvel Comics who was summarily fired by new owners and collapsed–dead?–on the spot. I just spent the last half hour… --- ## [Live Tribute by a Group Larger than a Quartet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-tribute-by-a-group-larger-than-a-quartet/1029982)
**Author:** [@stopnonstop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stopnonstop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-tribute-by-a-group-larger-than-a-quartet/1029982 "2026-05-11T14:27:20Z")
Do you have any tribute songs done live for an artist, that is a song written by the artist, that makes you want to sing along, even if you are on public transportation? The tribute must be from a diverse or variety amo… --- ## [Transgender Sports bans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-sports-bans/1026656)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-sports-bans/1026656 "2026-01-13T19:38:21Z")
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-arguments-transgender-athletes-01-13-26 So what does everyone think- do trans athletes have an unfair advantage? --- ## [YIKES! Where to put my IRA money? Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818 "2026-01-19T15:26:14Z")
I know the SDMB members are not brokers. I AM NOT ASKING FOR STOCK NAMES. But Gold can’t be bought in an IRA. Trump is threatening half of South America. And NATO! I have my money in Euro funds that cover defense, ae… --- ## [Changing my text again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-my-text-again/1029849)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-my-text-again/1029849 "2026-05-06T19:37:56Z")
Test: 3 (5) 2 = 1 (10) 3 = 4 (16) 2 = 2 (32) 1 = 1 (37) The above was typed with all lines justified left, with plus signs at the beginning of lines 2 and 4 and minus signs at the beginning of lines 3, 5, and … --- ## [Avatar: Seven Havens on Paramount Plus (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726 "2026-10-18T18:27:47Z")
The third animated series in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise dropped its first three episodes on Paramount Plus yesterday. This is a discussion thread. Spoilers after this post. --- ## [Testing recommended technique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-recommended-technique/1028916)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-recommended-technique/1028916 "2026-03-31T18:46:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why do so many posters have trouble staying on topic?: @puzzlegal suggested I create this thread to find out whether I can reset it to normal, and whether I can mute it. So here it is. I … --- ## [Questions about "geography" in Tender Mercies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-geography-in-tender-mercies/1027816)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-geography-in-tender-mercies/1027816 "2026-02-19T19:36:29Z")
Rewatched Tender Mercies last night, and had some questions about where the various action was supposed to take place. Please correct/fill out any of the following assumptions/question: Mac lives in a hotel in the midd… --- ## [Are there any emails in the Epstein archive where Epstein is talking about tax stuff at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-emails-in-the-epstein-archive-where-epstein-is-talking-about-tax-stuff-at-all/1024842)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-emails-in-the-epstein-archive-where-epstein-is-talking-about-tax-stuff-at-all/1024842 "2025-11-14T02:17:12Z")
I want to restrict this to a factual question and not have it derailed by everything else going on in the Epstein saga: Recently, a trove of 20,000 emails from Epstein’s personal email account was released. Of course, t… --- ## [Gruen watch repair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gruen-watch-repair/1031085)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gruen-watch-repair/1031085 "2026-06-22T15:26:22Z")
Last year, I contacted Gruen Watch Repair to see about repairing my grandfather’s Gruen ‘tank’ watch. Then I lost my job. Now that I’m employed, I thought I’d contact them again. ‘Error establishing a database connect… --- ## [A Larry King quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-larry-king-quote/1024744)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-larry-king-quote/1024744 "2025-11-11T04:41:34Z")
King was interviewing Tip O’Neill, who was an old man at the time. I don’t know how I remember this quote verbatim, but it just struck me as an odd thing to ask somebody. He asked: “how does it feel to be so close to mee… --- ## [27 punch bowls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-punch-bowls/1026290)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-punch-bowls/1026290 "2026-01-03T12:53:18Z")
I’m perusing the local upcoming auctions. Back in the day, I often went to auctions for cheap fun. I rarely went home with anything but had a good time watching the show. In fact, I went to an auction about 25 years ago … --- ## [Navy Ship Designation - ESB Ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-ship-designation-esb-ships/1030812)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-ship-designation-esb-ships/1030812 "2026-06-11T11:06:01Z")
Some of these ships are designated USNS and some are USS. I could be mistaken, but I thought all were commissioned as USNS. And as far as I know there were no modifications prior to be redesignated USS. All this said, … --- ## [A different kind of Google Cloud: steam from data center fogs in local airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-kind-of-google-cloud-steam-from-data-center-fogs-in-local-airport/1029393)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-kind-of-google-cloud-steam-from-data-center-fogs-in-local-airport/1029393 "2026-04-20T16:06:51Z")
Google has a data center (several of them, actually) in The Dalles OR. The Dalles is a small city on the Columbia that has an airport across the river in Washington. Pilots there are complaining that the evaporative cool… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=89&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=91&per_page=50)