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**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-discover-that-cicadas-dont-like-condoms/1029887 "2026-05-08T23:19:57Z")
Some cicada nymphs in the Amazon build ground dicks, scientists try to figure out why. --- ## [Fatburger's parent company is in trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatburgers-parent-company-is-in-trouble/1027124)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatburgers-parent-company-is-in-trouble/1027124 "2026-01-28T18:23:09Z")
FAT Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Restaurant franchiser FAT Brands, which owns popular fast-casual chains including Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and Twin Peaks, has filed for bankruptcy amid a mou… --- ## [CSN singing "Teach your Children", location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-singing-teach-your-children-location/1026632)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-singing-teach-your-children-location/1026632 "2026-01-13T20:41:56Z")
Can someone identify where Crosby Stills and Nash are singing “Teach your Children” in the linked video? At the start of the clip, they’re seated and it looks like they’re indoors on a stage in a theater or studio. Then… --- ## [REALLY Good Computer Generated Fan Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-computer-generated-fan-films/1033104)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-computer-generated-fan-films/1033104 "2026-09-16T14:33:33Z")
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but I just stumbled across these. Fan-made computer-generated short films. The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom prequel Ashes of Nurhachi is arguably the best. I’m extr… --- ## [MAGA: Make Algae Great Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-make-algae-great-again/1030984)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-make-algae-great-again/1030984 "2026-06-17T23:11:03Z")
I just saw this on Facebook. You’re welcome. --- ## [Oatmeal cookie rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-cookie-rescue/1025077)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-cookie-rescue/1025077 "2025-11-28T23:16:00Z")
I made a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies without a recipe, just threw together eggs, butter, flour etc, and they came out pretty good except the texture is off. They are too crumbly. I have about half the batch of batter… --- ## [Best kids science books that aren't picture books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-science-books-that-arent-picture-books/1024885)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kids-science-books-that-arent-picture-books/1024885 "2025-11-16T15:04:47Z")
My seven year old is obsessed with reading, and is reading well above her grade level. She also likes science, so I was gonna get her a science book to read. But all the kids science books I see recommended are picture … --- ## [One Week suspension for Kedikat for ignoring a thread ban again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-kedikat-for-ignoring-a-thread-ban-again/1028075)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-suspension-for-kedikat-for-ignoring-a-thread-ban-again/1028075 "2026-02-28T12:43:38Z")
For the clear violation of ignoring a thread ban for the second time, @Kedikat has been suspended. If he does it again, it will either be a month long suspension or ban. The earlier violation. @Kedikat was thread banned… --- ## [Wikimedia Foundation has fired its proto-union organisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikimedia-foundation-has-fired-its-proto-union-organisers/1030891)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikimedia-foundation-has-fired-its-proto-union-organisers/1030891 "2026-06-14T14:51:18Z")
A few workers at Wikimedia Foundation had started to form Wiki Workers United. This was not yet a union in the legal sense. The foundation let 90 days elapse so that it wouldn’t be called retaliation, and in May 2026 it … --- ## [Amazon Fire Phone question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fire-phone-question/1033683)
**Author:** [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fire-phone-question/1033683 "2026-10-09T16:44:46Z")
Anyone remember these? I have one and I’d like to press it in to service to play Audible (and other) audiobooks. The problem is, it’s a very old phone. And I’m not all that good with phone-y things. Can anyone point … --- ## [Default Colors in Google Calendar: previously 11, now 24 (eff. Jun 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-colors-in-google-calendar-previously-11-now-24-eff-jun-2026/1031433 "2026-07-05T13:58:46Z")
There are now 24 default colors (effective Jun 2026) (11 yellow arrows = previous 11 default colors) (11x (←) = previous 1… --- ## [South Korean Youtuber arrested for allegedly using AI to defame star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-youtuber-arrested-for-allegedly-using-ai-to-defame-star/1030428)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-youtuber-arrested-for-allegedly-using-ai-to-defame-star/1030428 "2026-05-27T12:02:36Z")
An interesting case, and kinda scary that someone would use this technology to create a false crime I.e. a relationship with a minor. Certainly not the last time this happens. --- ## [The first Adobe Semaphore puzzle: two questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-adobe-semaphore-puzzle-two-questions/1029709)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-adobe-semaphore-puzzle-two-questions/1029709 "2026-05-05T07:33:13Z")
Mark Snesrud and Bob Mayo explained how they solved the first Adobe semaphore puzzle twenty years ago. Near as I can make out from their paper, they assumed that it wasn’t the semaphore positions that were the code, but … --- ## [Gamma Radiation versus Cosmic Rays in Marvel Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamma-radiation-versus-cosmic-rays-in-marvel-comics/1027567)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamma-radiation-versus-cosmic-rays-in-marvel-comics/1027567 "2026-02-11T03:56:09Z")
It occurs to me that in Marvel Comics while there are lots of gamma empowered characters, cosmic ray empowered characters seem to be much rarer. The Fantastic Four and their old nemesis the Red Ghost and his three Super … --- ## [Mayday, mayday: May 1 2026 protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-mayday-may-1-2026-protests/1029695)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-mayday-may-1-2026-protests/1029695 "2026-05-02T16:55:51Z")
Anybody else going to a protest today and/or on strike? As most of my work is at home where nobody sees me, about the only effective thing I can do about striking is to not buy anything today; but I am shortly going to … --- ## [Megan 2.0 (sequel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megan-2-0-sequel/1028336)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megan-2-0-sequel/1028336 "2026-03-11T14:49:51Z")
I finally saw Megan 2.0 last night and, unlike many other sequels, it was significantly better than the original. The original was essentially the hackneyed “child’s toy turns evil” theme and looks like a low budget mov… --- ## [Searching for title of German movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-title-of-german-movie/1033282 "2026-09-22T21:06:11Z")
I saw it on TCM ( Turner Classic Movies ) perhaps a dozen years ago but forgot the title. It was made/set in the mid-late 70s, maybe early 80s about a lonely middle-age woman, in Berlin IIRC, who comes to meet a a young… --- ## [Police investigating homicide at home of Rob Reiner and his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-investigating-homicide-at-home-of-rob-reiner-and-his-wife/1025713)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-investigating-homicide-at-home-of-rob-reiner-and-his-wife/1025713 "2025-12-15T04:15:34Z")
Apparently there has been a double homicide at the L.A. home of director/actor Rob Reiner and his wife. Reports are a 78 year old male and 68 year old woman have been found dead in this home. These are the ages of Rein… --- ## [Who are your favorite characters from The Office (U.S. version)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favorite-characters-from-the-office-u-s-version/1033619)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favorite-characters-from-the-office-u-s-version/1033619 "2026-10-07T12:59:40Z")
Select as many as you like. poll --- ## [Are you aware of the golden fork and spoon used by the creator of Fettucine Alfredo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-golden-fork-and-spoon-used-by-the-creator-of-fettucine-alfredo/1032557)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-golden-fork-and-spoon-used-by-the-creator-of-fettucine-alfredo/1032557 "2026-08-26T02:24:30Z")
Probably my favorite cutlery story. “Another decisive step in his (Alfredo Di Lelio) path to success and satisfaction was his meeting with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, the two famous American silent film actors,… --- ## [How much do you think American politics resembles the dynamics of an abusive family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-think-american-politics-resembles-the-dynamics-of-an-abusive-family/1033799)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-think-american-politics-resembles-the-dynamics-of-an-abusive-family/1033799 "2026-10-13T17:27:18Z")
Like Trump and the republican politicians are the cluster B, dark triad, abusive and toxic primary parent. They engage in a lot of stereotypical abusive behavior (DARVO, gaslighting, entitlement, hypocrisy, whining, etc) … --- ## [Identify this song and composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-song-and-composer/1025427)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-song-and-composer/1025427 "2025-12-05T14:00:57Z")
Seems like a long shot, but I’ve seen the dope come through on this sort of thing multiple times. There’s a very well-known piece of music you hear on tv and movies that’s instant code for “ostentatious refinement”. It’… --- ## [Remote starter installation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-starter-installation-question/1025549)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-starter-installation-question/1025549 "2025-12-10T09:45:53Z")
Sorry for the duplicate post, waited to long to try and edit and I couldn’t see what I posted Going to get one for Mom for Christmas and decided to get one for myself. I looked at some Vipers and one from Compuserve. Wa… --- ## [Unread button has disappeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-button-has-disappeared/1032027)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-button-has-disappeared/1032027 "2026-07-30T23:34:14Z")
The unread button no longer appears at the top of the main menu. It used to only disappear when there were no unread threads, but now it doesn’t show up at all. I know there are unread threads, because I can still get to… --- ## [Individual speech help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-speech-help/1027818)
**Author:** [@lilybug0309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilybug0309)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-speech-help/1027818 "2026-02-20T16:48:20Z")
Hey, I know I haven’t been on in a minute, but I have been trying to keep up with my school work. With this being my last year I am excited to graduate and head off to college. But before I can do that I am doing a poetr… --- ## [Split Happens: Daily Word Puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-happens-daily-word-puzzle/1033961)
**Author:** [@the\_andyman\_can](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_andyman_can)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-happens-daily-word-puzzle/1033961 "2026-10-21T20:06:09Z")
Split Happens #49: ‘SUMER’ :yellow\_square: Perfect Split :stopwatch: 5:11 • #5 :white\_large\_square: Hard :stopwatch: 4:19 • #6 :brown\_square: Normal :stopwatch: 3:29 • #14 --- ## [Fragile psyche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragile-psyche/1025177)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragile-psyche/1025177 "2025-11-27T06:21:59Z")
Had the Doc offices PA come see me this morning. He looked nervous. He said I need to tell you something. But your psyche is so fragile, I don’t want to. I was able to say “Why"?” He tells me. My guy, I’ve had bad ne… --- ## [Around the world in (just over) 40 days - under sail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-world-in-just-over-40-days-under-sail/1027012)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-world-in-just-over-40-days-under-sail/1027012 "2026-01-25T19:39:50Z")
Accomplished by Sodebo, a 105-ft trimaran. The time was 40:10:46 over 45,568 km, for an average speed of 54 kph / 33.5 mph / 29.17 kts. This beat the previous (2017) record by over 12 hours. A time under 40 days looke… --- ## [2026 PGA Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-pga-championship/1030104)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-pga-championship/1030104 "2026-05-19T21:30:05Z")
Well, it’s day 2 of the PGA Championship and the Best Golfer in The World is at +10 after eight holes and needs to make up six, maybe seven strokes to par to make the cut. DeChambeau missed the cut at the Masters with a … --- ## [It's always the one you least expect \[Cricket Canada corruption\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-the-one-you-least-expect-cricket-canada-corruption/1030573)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-the-one-you-least-expect-cricket-canada-corruption/1030573 "2026-06-03T20:14:45Z")
The Canadian Cricket team has been suspended over gang-linked corruption… There are many sports and many sporting organizations I wouldn’t have been surprised to see included in this headline. But Cricket, ok that’s a… --- ## [PBS Shows and “Walter Presents”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-shows-and-walter-presents/1029348)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-shows-and-walter-presents/1029348 "2026-04-22T19:29:47Z")
I intermittently support public TV, so am giving monthly donations largely so I could see the American Revolution series from Ken Burns - which is okay, but lacks the ample fascinating archive footage displayed in many o… --- ## [What's some strange or funny answers you've gotten from Google's AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348 "2026-09-29T12:08:49Z")
I find it is often bad at historical data that you ask for. It will point occasionally give (and point sources) at contemporary wages when I ask for wage data from decades ago. It more often blurs together sources from t… --- ## [Does the iPad browser I want actually exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ipad-browser-i-want-actually-exist/1028891)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ipad-browser-i-want-actually-exist/1028891 "2026-03-30T18:15:03Z")
I’m fed up with Firefox on the iPad. They keep monkeying with the interface and making it harder to access Bookmarks and the homepage and I really want to change. But I can’t find another browser with the one feature I r… --- ## [Kansas City area Dopers - anybody hear that explosion last night? (Sat 4/18/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-area-dopers-anybody-hear-that-explosion-last-night-sat-4-18-2026/1029399)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-area-dopers-anybody-hear-that-explosion-last-night-sat-4-18-2026/1029399 "2026-04-19T17:04:10Z")
Saturday evening April 18, somewhere around 8 to 8:30 pm, we heard a window-rattling bang or explosion. It didn’t sound close but it was still loud enough for my wife and I to look at each other and say “What was that?” … --- ## [Darren Moore Celebrity Cruise director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darren-moore-celebrity-cruise-director/1024625)
**Author:** [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darren-moore-celebrity-cruise-director/1024625 "2025-11-06T21:09:03Z")
Darren Moore is the cruise director on the Celebrity Ascent. Does anyone know his first ship as a dancer in 2012, need for a trivia contest. --- ## [Alternate Award Types For Oscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-award-types-for-oscars/1029883)
**Author:** [@schnebs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnebs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-award-types-for-oscars/1029883 "2026-05-07T14:29:20Z")
Not too long ago, during the run-up to the Oscars, Bill Maher did a monologue on the Academy Awards. One part of the monologue was his list of alternate reasons for Oscars being awarded. According to Bill, these alterna… --- ## [New versus Existing Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-versus-existing-posts/1032053)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-versus-existing-posts/1032053 "2026-07-31T16:19:01Z")
Why am I seeing a bunch of existing posts now being listed as new? What have I done to screw things up this badly? --- ## [Catching and then \*correcting\* yourself on Hijacks/Off-topic posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-and-then-correcting-yourself-on-hijacks-off-topic-posts/1028171)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-and-then-correcting-yourself-on-hijacks-off-topic-posts/1028171 "2026-03-15T23:43:52Z")
I appreciate that several posters have been trying to catch themselves when contributing to hijacks and off-topic comments recently. But this often takes the forms of a single clause at the end of a post saying “Oh, I d… --- ## [Why is Summer blend gas more expensive than winter blend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-summer-blend-gas-more-expensive-than-winter-blend/1028162)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-summer-blend-gas-more-expensive-than-winter-blend/1028162 "2026-03-03T15:11:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from What happens politically if gas prices go through the roof?: @wolfpup, I started a new thread so as to not hijack the prior one. I thought summer blend meant cut with ethanol, why does t… --- ## [Korean(?) translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-translation/1030964)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-translation/1030964 "2026-06-17T12:57:01Z")
Here’s a pic of a restaurant that recently closed. The non-Latin writing appears to be Korean, but I couldn’t approximate the name of the restaurant using a translation table. Any ideas what it’s trying to say? --- ## [Search for post title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-post-title/1027376)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-post-title/1027376 "2026-02-05T02:05:57Z")
I can’t seem to find the “Matching in title” checkbox in the advanced search feature. I know it used to be there, but I can’t see it now; little help? --- ## [Outlander - eighth and final season (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-eighth-and-final-season-spoilers-as-it-airs/1028271)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-eighth-and-final-season-spoilers-as-it-airs/1028271 "2026-05-16T16:55:00Z")
One of the few shows my wife and I do not wait to binge, Outlander is back for the very last time. Faith…lived??? I had totally forgotten that from the previous season. What? How? What? Three excellent questions. I ha… --- ## [Question re: tax deductibility for expense of delivering a large value charitable contribution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-tax-deductibility-for-expense-of-delivering-a-large-value-charitable-contribution/1027135)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-tax-deductibility-for-expense-of-delivering-a-large-value-charitable-contribution/1027135 "2026-01-29T20:20:44Z")
I have a fountain pen collection, hundreds of pens, with a value in 5 figures. I now want to get rid of most of them. I have (nearly) decided that I don’t want to go through the hassle and anxiety of selling them one at … --- ## [Is there a way to get a list of more than the top 24 posters in a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-a-list-of-more-than-the-top-24-posters-in-a-thread/1029073)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-a-list-of-more-than-the-top-24-posters-in-a-thread/1029073 "2026-04-07T01:24:35Z")
If you’re looking for a particular poster you can @ them in the search, but if you’re trying to get an overview of which posters may have posted just once or twice there appears to be no way, as the who posted cuts off a… --- ## [Sewage leak in DC area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sewage-leak-in-dc-area/1027884)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sewage-leak-in-dc-area/1027884 "2026-02-22T14:45:21Z")
Apparently there is a major sewer leak in the DC area which has led to a declaration of emergency. You’d think, symbolism aside, that this would be a relatively bipartisan issue, but there is still finger pointing becau… --- ## [Happy Saint Urho Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-urho-day/1028489 "2026-03-16T19:27:23Z")
For those who want to get a head start on St. Patrick, today is the day to celebrate the legendary St. Urho. From the wiki article: The legend now states that St. Urho drove away grasshoppers (rather than frogs) from … --- ## [Watching east coast stations on the west coast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-east-coast-stations-on-the-west-coast/1033332)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-east-coast-stations-on-the-west-coast/1033332 "2026-09-24T02:35:54Z")
Last year we watched Survivor on an east cost station from the west coast. I’m trying to remember how we did it with no success. We would watch it at 6:00 our time. I googled it, but still no luck. The only thing I can … --- ## [Radio City Rockettes Celebrate 100 Year Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-city-rockettes-celebrate-100-year-anniversary/1026359)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-city-rockettes-celebrate-100-year-anniversary/1026359 "2026-01-06T04:41:52Z")
Straight Dope seems to have missed this, but the Rockettes have celebrated their 100 year anniversary: The Rockettes, at 100, Need a Kick in the Right Direction: This year, “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio Ci… --- ## [Another old radio show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-radio-show/1024687)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-radio-show/1024687 "2025-11-08T13:55:40Z")
This was probably late 70s and 80s. I’m pretty sure it was a college radio station. This was a serial. The protagonist was a woman who was maybe a detective. It was an absurdist comedy, set possibly in the near future. T… --- ## [Minecraft Spears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-spears/1025758)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-spears/1025758 "2025-12-18T15:46:03Z")
Okay, so I’ve been playing some minecraft and they just added a new weapon called a spear. Every website I’ve visited for stats gives me something different. is anyone willing to note down the damage for every spear vari… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=91&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=93&per_page=50)