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**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifs-inside-onebox/1030758 "2026-06-08T23:36:21Z")
Is this new? In another thread, someone posted a link to The Daily Beast and I see the Onebox has an animated gif running in it? Is that new? Can it be turned off? I’ve made my peace with Gifs on this site, mostly be… --- ## [Vasily Arkhipov October 27th 1962](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasily-arkhipov-october-27th-1962/1034190)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasily-arkhipov-october-27th-1962/1034190 "2026-10-28T05:36:16Z")
On this day 64 years ago Vasily Arkhipov literally saved the world. During the Cuban missile crisis his submarine was out of communication but being forced to surface by the US. They had to decide whether war has started… --- ## [Update on our dog getting agitated at visitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-our-dog-getting-agitated-at-visitors/1029748)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-our-dog-getting-agitated-at-visitors/1029748 "2026-05-04T02:10:51Z")
I posted a while back about how our formerly friendly dog growling and barking at visitors. We had a trainer come, and figured out that what he mostly minded was people coming through the door. That’s a pretty easy fix… --- ## [Phil Campbell, guitarist for Motorhead, has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-campbell-guitarist-for-motorhead-has-died/1028445)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-campbell-guitarist-for-motorhead-has-died/1028445 "2026-03-15T02:43:33Z")
Phil Campbell, who was the guitarist for Motorhead from 1984-2015, has died at the age of 64. He also started the band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. I haven’t seen an article, but Mikkey Dee’s Facebook page along … --- ## [Game giveaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-giveaway/1030664)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-giveaway/1030664 "2026-06-07T08:36:25Z")
Over the years I have accumulated game keys from various games I don’t need (usually because I already have it). Most of these keys are for steam, if not I’ll note it. I’m not just going to post them openly or some bots… --- ## [Pet food question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-food-question/1027732)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-food-question/1027732 "2026-02-17T18:38:54Z")
I hear an advert fairly often that this one company’s dog food is “human-grade food”. Is this a thing? --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 1. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-1-choose-your-favorites/1028924)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-1-choose-your-favorites/1028924 "2026-04-04T01:16:18Z")
This is Round One of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 25 head-to-head battles. Polls w… --- ## [Esoteric songwriting credit question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esoteric-songwriting-credit-question/1027650)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esoteric-songwriting-credit-question/1027650 "2026-02-14T22:44:51Z")
The song “Seems Like Only Yesterday” appears on Jesse Winchester’s 1977 album, “Nothing But A Breeze.” The record label credits the song to Stoney Edwards. However, every online resource lists Winchester as the composer… --- ## [Youtube squeezing suggested videos, making description unreadable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-squeezing-suggested-videos-making-description-unreadable/1027209 "2026-01-31T17:05:36Z")
Anybody know what’s happening here and how to fix it? Today all the suggested videos squeeze up and you can’t actually read the descriptions. Zooming does not help --- ## [Should I re-download Google Earth Pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-re-download-google-earth-pro/1030894)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-re-download-google-earth-pro/1030894 "2026-06-14T16:18:48Z")
I rarely use Google Earth Pro. I downloaded it a decade or so ago, as I needed it for a class. Still, it’s useful if I want to get a quick straight-line distance between points. ISTR that it also has historical photos… --- ## [Evidence that Universe’s Expansion is Decelerating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-that-universe-s-expansion-is-decelerating/1024755)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-that-universe-s-expansion-is-decelerating/1024755 "2025-11-11T04:11:22Z")
Surprised that this isn’t bigger news, so not sure how seriously I should take it. Wouldn’t it upend alot of current prevailing astronomical theories? --- ## [Is there a keyboard shortcut for "In This Topic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-keyboard-shortcut-for-in-this-topic/1032603)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-keyboard-shortcut-for-in-this-topic/1032603 "2026-08-29T11:41:55Z")
Sometimes I do a search on the site on my PC. Then I sometimes want to search again, with the same parameters, but only in the thread itself. If I start a new search, it gives me the option to search “In This Topic” and… --- ## [Motorcyclists: I’m looking for a replacement saddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-i-m-looking-for-a-replacement-saddle/1027581)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-i-m-looking-for-a-replacement-saddle/1027581 "2026-02-19T15:45:19Z")
What does your butt say? Corbin, Sargent, Day-Long (Russell), or other? I’ve had 2 Corbins on my last 2 bikes going back 30 years and they were great. But they were surprisingly heavy. I just got a new bike and its stoc… --- ## [Help me with this health insurance conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-health-insurance-conundrum/1030613)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-health-insurance-conundrum/1030613 "2026-06-04T14:25:09Z")
I own a small business but have some serious health problems and want to retire. (The business is good and I am confident it will sell, possibly quickly) Currently I get health insurance through a group plan the business… --- ## [Any guesses on how this Caller ID "feature" works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-guesses-on-how-this-caller-id-feature-works/1030606)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-guesses-on-how-this-caller-id-feature-works/1030606 "2026-06-04T00:27:31Z")
Old AT&T cordless phone. EL52309 (2009ish). Incoming calls show full 10 digit# 123-456-7890. While reviewing received calls all 10 digits are displayed EXCEPT if it’s MY area code of 123. Then it just displays 456-7890. … --- ## [Is it possible to search YouTube comments? Specifically, to find a comment of my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-youtube-comments-specifically-to-find-a-comment-of-my-own/1028699)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-youtube-comments-specifically-to-find-a-comment-of-my-own/1028699 "2026-03-23T14:55:15Z")
I had a useful exchange of information in the comments on a YouTube video, but I don’t remember which one it was. I remember enough about the comments, maybe, to find them, if it is possible to do such a search; or I cou… --- ## [New horizons in spamming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spamming/1028213)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spamming/1028213 "2026-03-05T12:11:50Z")
Got a phone call this morning. Hello Hello is this \[real name\]? Yes. I am calling from XYZ insurance about the email you sent us about your hot water heater. There were several things wrong with this. First, I neve… --- ## [How does air traffic control work in Vancouver harbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-air-traffic-control-work-in-vancouver-harbor/1030263)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-air-traffic-control-work-in-vancouver-harbor/1030263 "2026-05-24T02:39:51Z")
I once spent a half hour watching sea planes landing and taking off there. It looked totally chaotic. There was what looked like a control tower, but for all I know it was the harbor master’s tower. Basically, the har… --- ## [AI off-handedly referenced me in a response](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-off-handedly-referenced-me-in-a-response/1031363)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-off-handedly-referenced-me-in-a-response/1031363 "2026-07-02T19:27:47Z")
I was asking about lyrics to the song “Ventura Highway” and ai gave me this: I’m sure it’s not that unique, but strange (to me) it kind of personalized that answer. --- ## [The non-disappearing nail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-disappearing-nail/1029589)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-disappearing-nail/1029589 "2026-04-27T10:31:43Z")
I’m posting this here instead of in the original thread because it’s off-topic. From a post by @Railer13 in the Trump Is Dying thread: I was curious about this, so I bought a 20-ounce bottle of Pepsi, poured it into a… --- ## [Shinehead (rap-reggae) lyric question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shinehead-rap-reggae-lyric-question/1029721)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shinehead-rap-reggae-lyric-question/1029721 "2026-05-03T12:57:10Z")
Shinehead was a Jamaican/New Yorker rap/reggae singer, somewhat popular in the late 80s and early 90s. On his wonderful album Unity, in a song “Do It With Ease,” there is a four-syllable falsetto phrase I’ve never under… --- ## [Coincidences and My Audiobook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-and-my-audiobook/1030775)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-and-my-audiobook/1030775 "2026-06-15T14:43:09Z")
I listen to audiobooks while I’m walking the dogs in the morning. I had two neat coincidences, one yesterday and one today. Yesterday, the narrator said, “As we were walking, a heron flew above our heads”. At that very … --- ## [Just started a DnD 2024 campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-started-a-dnd-2024-campaign/1027673)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-started-a-dnd-2024-campaign/1027673 "2026-03-06T02:17:17Z")
By popular demand, they are going back into my old AD&D dungeon. Just three players so far, two more to join. Rogue, Monk and Artificer. They had lots of fun. There was a close almost TPK moment. --- ## [Hey, don't have a desert but it looks like the Sahara is coming to visit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dont-have-a-desert-but-it-looks-like-the-sahara-is-coming-to-visit/1031285)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dont-have-a-desert-but-it-looks-like-the-sahara-is-coming-to-visit/1031285 "2026-06-29T22:36:18Z")
The weather lady said Saharan dust will be in our sky making sunsets magnificent. I plan to watch some of it. --- ## [Google auto-complete is going crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-auto-complete-is-going-crazy/1028256)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-auto-complete-is-going-crazy/1028256 "2026-03-07T12:46:10Z")
I just noticed that it is adding people’s AI queries to the suggestions, with unlikely choices. --- ## [The poetry of Donald Trump - Special Fantasy edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-fantasy-edition/1033844)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-trump-special-fantasy-edition/1033844 "2026-10-28T11:57:35Z")
Our nation’s poet has offered us another glimpse of his special genius. This time he has chosen children’s genitals as his theme. They mutilate your children They want to mutilate cut your children It’s unbelievable … --- ## [Antoinette Bower (1932-2026) \[Sylvia in ST:TOS Catspaw\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antoinette-bower-1932-2026-sylvia-in-st-tos-catspaw/1031605)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antoinette-bower-1932-2026-sylvia-in-st-tos-catspaw/1031605 "2026-07-11T21:55:16Z")
April 30. Link. While never an A-Lister, she was a very busy actress, possibly best remembered as one of the aliens in the ST:TOS episode “Catspaw” and “Eve” in the TZ ep “Probe 7 Over and Out” with Richard Basehart. … --- ## [ChatGPT Pro via “invites”. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-pro-via-invites-huh/1027588)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-pro-via-invites-huh/1027588 "2026-02-11T22:07:00Z")
I’m thinking of getting a subscription to ChatGPT Pro, which offers more advanced LLMs and a higher allocation of token usage compared to the free plan. Of course I could just buy the official subscription, but I’m also … --- ## [Sites/pages frequented by ironic commentators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sites-pages-frequented-by-ironic-commentators/1026399)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sites-pages-frequented-by-ironic-commentators/1026399 "2026-01-06T16:07:03Z")
For example, the subreddits r/Sovereigncitizen, r/niceguys, and r/FoxNews have absolutely nobody who is either a S.C., considers himself an actual n.g., or actually watches and supports FN, but instead everyone posting i… --- ## [Question about painting over acrylic enamel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-painting-over-acrylic-enamel/1025297)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-painting-over-acrylic-enamel/1025297 "2025-12-04T19:02:13Z")
Years ago my front door was painted with Kelly-Moore “Acry-Shield 100% Acrylic Exterior Semi-Gloss Enamel”. Recently a so-called professional painter painted over it with Sherwin Williams “SuperPaint Paint and Primer; Ex… --- ## [3D Color Printing. Are there good resources for the print files yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-color-printing-are-there-good-resources-for-the-print-files-yet/1025233)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-color-printing-are-there-good-resources-for-the-print-files-yet/1025233 "2025-11-29T19:57:38Z")
I’m seeing printers now under $500 that do the color blending I’ve been waiting for. But this brings up the next question, is there much resources for the colored print files? It is possible that Search Thingiverse - Th… --- ## [Harry Potter question: can squibs brew potions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-can-squibs-brew-potions/1028415)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-can-squibs-brew-potions/1028415 "2026-03-13T03:31:28Z")
Even though squibs cannot work magic at least as with wands, we know that they aren’t completely bereft of magical potential– they can for instance see magical entities that are invisible to muggles. So could a squib mix… --- ## [Does Cloaked Dot Com work? (No stories about spam in general, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cloaked-dot-com-work-no-stories-about-spam-in-general-please/1032484)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cloaked-dot-com-work-no-stories-about-spam-in-general-please/1032484 "2026-08-22T14:36:49Z")
I have seen a lot of ads for Cloaked dot com, a service for removing your name from a lot of spam lists. There doesn’t seem to be many complaints about the service, but I was wondering about your experience with this o… --- ## [I've started recording tracks again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-recording-tracks-again/1033197 "2026-10-05T14:08:59Z")
Between 2017 and 2020 I recorded 12 of my own pieces (piano or piano/vocal) as a playlist, modern equivalent of an album. Hadn’t done any since (focused on writing books and being an author) but our choir declared in fa… --- ## [Today I learned ……](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned/1031066)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned/1031066 "2026-06-21T02:16:36Z")
I thought there was already a thread like this but I can’t seem to find it. So … Today I learned the the marmalade that I’ve loved all my life is not in fact called Dundee Marmalade (as in the brand name), but it’s actu… --- ## [Bad bad bad Orphan flap jacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-orphan-flap-jacks/1026962)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-orphan-flap-jacks/1026962 "2026-01-26T23:06:24Z")
I watched my Mid-dau flap jacks this morning. Her boys standing by with plates in hand, Oliver Twist like. Two come off the griddle first, kinda quick like. She has a plate on her left. She plops them, two on the spatu… --- ## [ID a TV episode about fantasy sports and desk poop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-tv-episode-about-fantasy-sports-and-desk-poop/1025647)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-tv-episode-about-fantasy-sports-and-desk-poop/1025647 "2025-12-13T00:37:39Z")
This recently came to mind and has been driving me crazy trying to figure it out. I saw it within the last couple of years but it could be older. Somebody who screws up a lot is trying to make up to / bond with somebod… --- ## [Referral for Domestic Violence counselor, Seattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referral-for-domestic-violence-counselor-seattle/1029484 "2026-04-22T18:00:58Z")
Anyone have a referral for a domestic violence counselor in or near Seattle? A friend’s daughter needs someone and is having trouble accessing services because no kids are in the picture. Please message me. Thanks. --- ## [DNA testing of archaeological specimens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-of-archaeological-specimens/1025108)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-of-archaeological-specimens/1025108 "2025-11-25T00:47:13Z")
Not sure if this belongs in MPSIMS or IMHO. The subject is too fuzzy for FQ. Recently, YouTube has been offering me videos with titles like “DNA analysis reveals the shocking origins of X.” X might be a historical fig… --- ## [Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has died at 81](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conductor-michael-tilson-thomas-has-died-at-81/1029522)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conductor-michael-tilson-thomas-has-died-at-81/1029522 "2026-04-24T20:18:40Z")
Okay, maybe this won’t be a big deal to all that many people on this board or elsewhere… but I followed Thomas’s whole career because he was only four years older than me. I was like watching that kid in the class ahea… --- ## [The Girl in the Spider's Web opening scene (spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-opening-scene-spoiler/1032516)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-opening-scene-spoiler/1032516 "2026-08-24T01:51:18Z")
The father calls his daughter to the bed and says he wants to play a game with her. He pats something on the bed. A small vacuum cleaner like an old Electrolux? --- ## [Moroccan Preserved Lemons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moroccan-preserved-lemons/1026368)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moroccan-preserved-lemons/1026368 "2026-01-05T17:34:08Z")
I bought a jar of Tagine sauce to use with chicken. The recipe I’ve found says to use chunks of preserved lemon. This sounds way too tart for me. So how strong are preserved lemons? do they overpower everything else … --- ## [Any neurologists on the Dope? (movement disorders and the treatment thereof)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-neurologists-on-the-dope-movement-disorders-and-the-treatment-thereof/1033452)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-neurologists-on-the-dope-movement-disorders-and-the-treatment-thereof/1033452 "2026-10-02T22:13:41Z")
For some twenty-mumble years I’ve lived with essential tremor (bilateral). In 2016, I had Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation implants placed in my brain (with pulse generators in my chest). In 2022, I got new generators wi… --- ## [The what’s out of the bag?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-s-out-of-the-bag/1029590)
**Author:** [@kaade199](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaade199)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-s-out-of-the-bag/1029590 "2026-04-27T08:20:42Z")
Well … someone figured it out. My roommates post was about my two cats. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Problem with delivery of international registered letters to US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-delivery-of-international-registered-letters-to-us/1029284)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-delivery-of-international-registered-letters-to-us/1029284 "2026-04-16T22:39:28Z")
I am in the middle of a very prolonged battle between the IRS and my bank in the US about the loss of a covid stimulus check in 2021. On January 3 2026 I sent registered letters (with signature requirement) from Switzerl… --- ## [Matzo! The good, the bad, and the pasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matzo-the-good-the-bad-and-the-pasty/1027443)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matzo-the-good-the-bad-and-the-pasty/1027443 "2026-02-06T22:12:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from What was the point of ordering the Israelites to not leaven their bread as they prepared to depart Egypt?: The good stuff sells out before passover around here. (The Israeli brands, for wh… --- ## [Looking for an (SNL?) robot-AI based sketch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-snl-robot-ai-based-sketch/1025478)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-snl-robot-ai-based-sketch/1025478 "2025-12-06T23:45:51Z")
A group of around 8 to 12 characters supposed to be children sitting around. They discuss personal robot (or somehow artifical companions) somehow one of the group (which is an AI companion) decides that they are no long… --- ## [Knights of Balmarrow Discord roleplay follow-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-balmarrow-discord-roleplay-follow-along-thread/1027223)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-balmarrow-discord-roleplay-follow-along-thread/1027223 "2026-02-11T07:56:46Z")
A little more than two years ago, I met someone named Sean on a Discord RP server. He answered my want ad for someone to join me in a new original world of swords and shields, magic, war, and exploration called Knights o… --- ## [Can anyone help diagnose my Honda key fob problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-diagnose-my-honda-key-fob-problem/1027442)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-diagnose-my-honda-key-fob-problem/1027442 "2026-02-06T16:09:20Z")
I have a 2015 Honda CRV that still serves me well. There are three ways to unlock the doors (1) Approach the door with key fob in pocket (“Keyless entry”) (2) Press a button on the key fob (3) Detach a physical key… --- ## [What motivates cynics/pessimists/nihilists to make improvements to the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-cynics-pessimists-nihilists-to-make-improvements-to-the-world/1029764)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-cynics-pessimists-nihilists-to-make-improvements-to-the-world/1029764 "2026-05-04T02:11:05Z")
And I mean in the more macro sense; it gets easier to understand the more immediately local and personal the issues get. I’m also not doubting that there are plenty of people fighting hard against climate change and Ame… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=92&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=94&per_page=50)