# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=96 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 97 --- ## [A Request for Some Folderal and Fiddle-Dee-Dee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-some-folderal-and-fiddle-dee-dee/1029457)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-some-folderal-and-fiddle-dee-dee/1029457 "2026-04-21T16:27:37Z")
Back in the sixties, beverage cans were made of steel and had top and bottom ends that would accept a spot weld to conjoin two or more cans. My neighbor collected them and sculpted pieces of furniture such as chairs and … --- ## [AWFUL PEOPLE: Tales of Justice and Our Craving for Fairness (new book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-people-tales-of-justice-and-our-craving-for-fairness-new-book/1032676)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-people-tales-of-justice-and-our-craving-for-fairness-new-book/1032676 "2026-08-30T22:08:04Z")
Like many here, I’ve been feeling the frustration that comes of watching the national scene in the USA, unable to comprehend how such awfulness could become so firmly entrenched in power. History shows too many other exa… --- ## [How do I move Safari on my toolbar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-move-safari-on-my-toolbar/1031429)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-move-safari-on-my-toolbar/1031429 "2026-07-05T02:48:43Z")
Somehow, the Safari icon ended up at the bottom of my toolbar instead of the top. How do I move it back up? --- ## [Latin question: "ex officina" vs something else for 'from the \[book\]bindery"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-question-ex-officina-vs-something-else-for-from-the-book-bindery/1026728)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-question-ex-officina-vs-something-else-for-from-the-book-bindery/1026728 "2026-01-16T00:09:06Z")
I’m familiar with labels that you can paste into your books that say “ex libris \_\_\_\_\_\_” to indicate that the book came from your personal library. But if you’re a bookbinder, what do the labels say? I don’t fully trust … --- ## [Help finding a video, or better yet, a videographer(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-video-or-better-yet-a-videographer/1025388)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-video-or-better-yet-a-videographer/1025388 "2025-12-04T05:36:48Z")
Yo SD, can one of you brilliant teeming millions help me find some videos? Back in the early 2000s, maybe even as late as 2010, there was a person who made videos for YouTube (?) that seemed to be a symptom of their men… --- ## [Desert Rose Manga In English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-rose-manga-in-english/1030834)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-rose-manga-in-english/1030834 "2026-06-12T13:10:36Z")
Was there an English translation of the manga Desert Rose ? If so, where can I get one? No digital downloads wanted. Also, the Anime version on DVD/bluray, with English subtitles. --- ## [Mafia game on Giraffe Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-on-giraffe-boards/1030483)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-game-on-giraffe-boards/1030483 "2026-06-01T15:40:42Z")
(I have mod approval for posting this.) I’m going to be running a Mafia game on Giraffe Boards soon, and we could do with one or two more players if anyone is interested. New or experienced players welcome; for anyone … --- ## [Smapti's continuing adventures in Judaism: first Erev Shabbat service!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-erev-shabbat-service/1028648)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-erev-shabbat-service/1028648 "2026-03-21T20:50:20Z")
As some of you know by this point, I’ve become strongly interested in Judaism over the last year, in particular the Reconstructionist branch originated by R. Mordecai Kaplan, to the point where I’m seriously considering… --- ## [SciFi story recommended by Pluribus fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scifi-story-recommended-by-pluribus-fan/1027319)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scifi-story-recommended-by-pluribus-fan/1027319 "2026-02-03T01:01:43Z")
I was listening to a podcast recently (sorry, don’t remember which one) and they said “Fans of Pluribus should enjoy the story ‘Newsletter’”. At least I THINK they said “Newsletter”. I remember repeating the name out lo… --- ## [GCHQ Christmas Challenge 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gchq-christmas-challenge-2025/1025668)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gchq-christmas-challenge-2025/1025668 "2025-12-13T16:47:47Z")
Quite a bit of fun. I’ve solved the main puzzle, but have given up on trying to crack Santa’s password. --- ## [Why authors get gray hairs: Len Deighton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-authors-get-gray-hairs-len-deighton/1030071)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-authors-get-gray-hairs-len-deighton/1030071 "2026-05-14T16:37:34Z")
If you like reading Len Deighton, here’s a puzzle for you. In the US hardcover of Berlin Game (Knopf, 1983) only the right-hand pages have actual page numbers – the left pages just say “Berlin Game”. In that edition, at… --- ## [If you are playing squares for March Madness I made a simple program to see if you won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-i-made-a-simple-program-to-see-if-you-won/1028678)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-i-made-a-simple-program-to-see-if-you-won/1028678 "2026-03-22T21:55:03Z")
Title says it all. Add your squares numbers as Winning Last Number/Losing Last Number. If you play squares you know how it works. E.G. A game that ends as 73 - 64 would be 3,4 for the winning square. All data is pull… --- ## [What's your Autumn/Winter music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-autumn-winter-music/1025384)
**Author:** [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-autumn-winter-music/1025384 "2025-12-07T22:07:21Z")
My musical tastes seem to have become seasonal in recent years. This time of year I’m listening to a lot of: Canterbury sound groups (Caravan, etc.); Jethro Tull; Assorted Shoegaze/Dreampop; Moody Blues; Jefferson Airpl… --- ## [Thoughts on ace attorney vr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ace-attorney-vr/1033395)
**Author:** [@Doowapdabadoowap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doowapdabadoowap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ace-attorney-vr/1033395 "2026-09-26T18:54:55Z")
If you don’ t know, capcom is porting dual destinies onto the meta quest Personally? I don’ t really care about it --- ## [How to host a petition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-host-a-petition/1028220)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-host-a-petition/1028220 "2026-03-05T14:09:15Z")
Backstory ahead: I’m a Scoutmaster dealing with the fallout of the recent “agreement” that Scouting America (nee Boy Scouts of America) came to with Pete Hegseth. Many parents and other leaders in my area are furious, a… --- ## [Outdoor camera recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-camera-recommendation/1025570)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-camera-recommendation/1025570 "2025-12-10T00:54:00Z")
We are trying to monitor and catalog wildlife that passes by our home. Does anyone have experience with a simple non-subscription cellular outdoor camera? Ideally the camera could be mounted facing an area where animal a… --- ## [Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime dead at 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-cullen-voice-of-optimus-prime-dead-at-85/1032604)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-cullen-voice-of-optimus-prime-dead-at-85/1032604 "2026-08-27T15:01:53Z")
The hits keep right on coming… --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 5, the Final Four. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1029189)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1029189 "2026-04-13T10:19:56Z")
This is Round Four 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 head-to-head battles. Polls wil… --- ## [Q for dermatologists (about biopsy sites)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-dermatologists-about-biopsy-sites/1026089)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-dermatologists-about-biopsy-sites/1026089 "2025-12-27T12:41:48Z")
About three years ago I was referred to a dermatologist for a lot of actinic keratoses on my arms. She prescribed fluorouracil cream to make them go away, and most of them have (after a couple of follow-up appointments). … --- ## [Canada Expands Citizenship By Descent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-expands-citizenship-by-descent/1028417)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-expands-citizenship-by-descent/1028417 "2026-03-13T04:16:02Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [What do you think happened to the rest of the world in the Old Man Logan setting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-world-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1026872)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-world-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1026872 "2026-01-21T00:45:32Z")
What do you think happened to the rest of the world in the Old Man Logan setting? The only thing said about it is when Red Skull rhetorically asks Captain America who would want it now before killing him, implying it’s … --- ## [Flannery O'Connor at 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flannery-oconnor-at-100/1028802)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flannery-oconnor-at-100/1028802 "2026-03-27T03:56:18Z")
I’ve been reading Flannery O’Connor’s collected works for the past month. (Yes, I read slowly, but then it is 1220 pages. 150 to go!) Just now, I realized that it would be her 100th birthday … yesterday. D’oh! I’m off by… --- ## [Expressing sarcasm in different languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressing-sarcasm-in-different-languages/1025084)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressing-sarcasm-in-different-languages/1025084 "2025-11-24T03:40:20Z")
No doubt most languages use sarcasm. I have read in Italian the suffix azza is sometimes used to express a sarcastic note. In others, you have to go with tone, facial expression, body language, discordance, emphasized … --- ## [The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (GA, Commercial, Military, and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-ga-commercial-military-and-other-part-2/1030893)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-ga-commercial-military-and-other-part-2/1030893 "2026-06-14T14:42:19Z")
Apparently, I’ve just triggered the closure of The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1). Since I got it closed, I’ll start the new one. --- ## [Spotify suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-suggestions/1027020)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-suggestions/1027020 "2026-01-25T21:48:55Z")
So I very rarely use Spotify, but I need to land on a music streaming service instead of bouncing around all the place. However, I have noticed that when I’m using data (versus WiFi), like in the car, service gets really… --- ## [YouTuber builds a camera that films light at 2 billion fps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-builds-a-camera-that-films-light-at-2-billion-fps/1026292)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-builds-a-camera-that-films-light-at-2-billion-fps/1026292 "2026-01-03T03:50:24Z")
Okay I just had to share this astonishing video. Dr Brian Haidet, who runs the AphaPhoenix YouTube channel, built this camera to observe light bouncing off mirrors. The video shows how he made it (and there’s a more tech… --- ## [DVD players showing subtitles at 4x speed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-players-showing-subtitles-at-4x-speed/1031371)
**Author:** [@Cerebusy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerebusy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-players-showing-subtitles-at-4x-speed/1031371 "2026-07-15T18:15:39Z")
Back in 2013 there was a discussion here of watching media on fast forward, but nothing recent. I once found a player which displayed subtitles at 4x speed, which was very useful for getting through a long TV series quic… --- ## [Throwback MMORPG: Monsters & Memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwback-mmorpg-monsters-memories/1033529)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwback-mmorpg-monsters-memories/1033529 "2026-10-02T04:23:51Z")
Has anyone heard of this game that launched today? https://monstersandmemories.com/ It’s a throwback to EverQuest era MMORPGs apparently, with slow, group-focused gameplay… --- ## [Poll test to see if I can do polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-to-see-if-i-can-do-polls/1031565)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-to-see-if-i-can-do-polls/1031565 "2026-07-10T15:01:02Z")
Pick a b c or d poll --- ## [RIP Claudette Colvin (from January 2026): The "Rosa Parks" nine months before Rosa Parks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-claudette-colvin-from-january-2026-the-rosa-parks-nine-months-before-rosa-parks/1027626)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-claudette-colvin-from-january-2026-the-rosa-parks-nine-months-before-rosa-parks/1027626 "2026-02-13T00:44:46Z")
Wiki.. Historically just a footnote in the Montgomery Bus Boycott for various reasons. NPR story from 2009. --- ## [In the EFL, How are financial penalties dealt with regarding player misconduct on and off the field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-efl-how-are-financial-penalties-dealt-with-regarding-player-misconduct-on-and-off-the-field/1027257)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-efl-how-are-financial-penalties-dealt-with-regarding-player-misconduct-on-and-off-the-field/1027257 "2026-02-02T14:21:22Z")
This was quite the game! It included some pretty obvious player misconduct, the equivalent of which would get, say, an NFL player, a not-insignificant fine- from the league. Maybe from their team as well. For example, a … --- ## [Were you able to find Hershey's TasteTations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-able-to-find-hersheys-tastetations/1033978)
**Author:** [@HneyGrlKc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HneyGrlKc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-able-to-find-hersheys-tastetations/1033978 "2026-10-19T20:54:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from What became of Hershey’s Tastetations™?: --- ## [How do I connect a Nintendo GameCube to a Roku TV using these things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-nintendo-gamecube-to-a-roku-tv-using-these-things/1029578)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-nintendo-gamecube-to-a-roku-tv-using-these-things/1029578 "2026-04-29T20:57:14Z")
I have an SNES RF switch that connects to the antenna in part of the Roku TV, and an adaptor that allows me to connect it to the back of the GameCube. I don’t have the red, yellow, and white cords that allowed me to plug… --- ## [How much increase in air travel costs since the 2026 Iran War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-increase-in-air-travel-costs-since-the-2026-iran-war/1029605)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-increase-in-air-travel-costs-since-the-2026-iran-war/1029605 "2026-04-28T02:19:12Z")
We have discussed gas prices for automobile use, general bent crude and gasoline prices, and other transportation increases in several threads for the post Iran-Strikes World. Especially for USA posters, we have been so… --- ## [New Israel/Gaza/West Bank conflict thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-israel-gaza-west-bank-conflict-thread/1031603)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-israel-gaza-west-bank-conflict-thread/1031603 "2026-07-12T00:26:10Z")
I’m pretty sure the last one was closed. This one can include discussion and current events related to the conflict. Latest I saw - a US Congressman was detained by Israeli settlers (terrorists IMO). Right now, Israel … --- ## [Happy New Year, Unca Cec!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-unca-cec/1026248)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-unca-cec/1026248 "2026-01-01T20:12:47Z")
@Cecil\_Adams Since you’ve been absent a good part of 2025, I was considering giving you a run down of the year. Alas, it’s all a blur. And not worth your time to read. I did wanna say; Hey, I hope ‘26 is better. Mis… --- ## [Finishing a Christmas Song with a "Jingle Bells" flourish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finishing-a-christmas-song-with-a-jingle-bells-flourish/1026040)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finishing-a-christmas-song-with-a-jingle-bells-flourish/1026040 "2025-12-25T14:56:56Z")
Nat King Cole has it on “The Christmas Song.” The Drifters do it on their “White Christmas.” The bassist (Tracy Wormworth) plays it during the outro on The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping.” I even just heard it at the en… --- ## [Truth Social AI chatbot -- telling the actual truth, and shredding Trump's lies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-social-ai-chatbot-telling-the-actual-truth-and-shredding-trumps-lies/1024794)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-social-ai-chatbot-telling-the-actual-truth-and-shredding-trumps-lies/1024794 "2025-11-11T23:16:04Z")
If you Google “Truth Social AI chatbot” you will see a lot of stories about this. Apparently this chatbot is telling the truth about such things as January 6, the 2020 election, who is paying for tariffs, the cost of gro… --- ## [Can't find the "in title only" filter in the Search tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-in-title-only-filter-in-the-search-tool/1030895)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-the-in-title-only-filter-in-the-search-tool/1030895 "2026-06-14T15:28:53Z")
Where did it go? --- ## [Anyone ever stationed at Trumbo Naval Air Station on Key West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-stationed-at-trumbo-naval-air-station-on-key-west/1032154)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-stationed-at-trumbo-naval-air-station-on-key-west/1032154 "2026-08-04T23:59:48Z")
If you go through the main base you can drive to Fleming Key, the home of the Special Forces Underwater Operations School. There is some interesting stuff on Fleming. Google Maps shows a bunch of ammunition magazines. Mo… --- ## [I created a card game to be played with Flower Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-card-game-to-be-played-with-flower-cards/1034139)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-card-game-to-be-played-with-flower-cards/1034139 "2026-10-25T13:24:33Z")
Flower Cards are Hwatu or Hanafuda cards used in Korea and Japan. My introduction to those cards was when I was a university freshman in Seoul about mumble mumble years ago. The game I learned then is Minhwatu which I r… --- ## [I need a huge glass of WHINE (various scheduling fun)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-huge-glass-of-whine-various-scheduling-fun/1029170)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-huge-glass-of-whine-various-scheduling-fun/1029170 "2026-04-10T17:42:06Z")
I work for a large government consulting firm. I’d been saying for ages that if the contract was not renewed at the end of March, I’d stick a fork in it and retire. In January or so, we were told it would be extended up… --- ## [Normans Rare Guitars sold and will continue operations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normans-rare-guitars-sold-and-will-continue-operations/1026702)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normans-rare-guitars-sold-and-will-continue-operations/1026702 "2026-01-15T02:19:56Z")
Norman’s Rare Guitars has been a important music shop in the LA Area for decades. Most of the great guitarists like Joe Bonamassa, Billy Strings, Dave Grohl shop at Normans. The shop has a youtube channel that features … --- ## [Bill McGlaughlin, Long time host of Exploring Music radio, dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-mcglaughlin-long-time-host-of-exploring-music-radio-dies/1032344)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-mcglaughlin-long-time-host-of-exploring-music-radio-dies/1032344 "2026-08-15T22:21:15Z")
--- ## [Let's write a song, one stanza at the time, that subverts the expectation of a bawdy rhyme (better explained in Post #1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-song-one-stanza-at-the-time-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-post-1/1028003)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-song-one-stanza-at-the-time-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-post-1/1028003 "2026-02-26T15:24:50Z")
Never mind, another poster already started this thread, I’m asking a mod to close it. --- ## [Watching Remembrance Day Ottawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-remembrance-day-ottawa/1024776)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-remembrance-day-ottawa/1024776 "2025-11-12T04:11:19Z")
Chief Justice Wagner has just arrived, subbing in for an ailing Gov Gen. He and the Silver Cross mother are escorted to the Cenotaph. PM Carney was already in the assembled group, since he has lesser precedence than th… --- ## [Tennis 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026/1026805)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026/1026805 "2026-01-18T21:02:18Z")
Australian Open for 2026 is underway and I find myself watching: Federer-Agassi vs Rafter-Hewitt A very fun exhibition. Agassi correctly pointed out that the only non-hall-of-famer is actually Federer at this point. Ha… --- ## [Talk to me about Duboo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-duboo/1032110)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-duboo/1032110 "2026-08-04T01:19:50Z")
Recently, the Karachi version of Carrom, a game called Duboo, has become popular on one of the Chinese short video streaming sites, Kuaishou. It’s obviously based on the Indian game of Carrom, but instead of being played… --- ## [Swordfish movie body question, but more science then movie related. Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swordfish-movie-body-question-but-more-science-then-movie-related-spoilers/1029120)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swordfish-movie-body-question-but-more-science-then-movie-related-spoilers/1029120 "2026-04-08T16:32:34Z")
I was watching Swordfish (2001) last night. At the end Travolta escapes by providing a body double to fake his death. They mention that the dental records matched and the body was partially burned. But the hacker had spo… --- ## [What song had this line in the lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-had-this-line-in-the-lyrics/1026158)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-had-this-line-in-the-lyrics/1026158 "2025-12-30T00:40:24Z")
Some time back in the antediluvian epoch when I was in summer camp, there was a silly song that was listing an eclectic assortment of junk that someone had gathered and included “strings of copper wire”. Ring a bell to a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=95&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=97&per_page=50)