# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?period=weekly [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [A woman told me to stop running because of her dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-told-me-to-stop-running-because-of-her-dog/1033796)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-woman-told-me-to-stop-running-because-of-her-dog/1033796 "2026-10-16T00:36:07Z")
I was out for a run this weekend, running down a residential street in late morning with no traffic and few pedestrians. As I approached, a woman walking a dog on the opposite sidewalk shouted “STOP! STOP!” at me. When I… --- ## [Televised execution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/televised-execution/1033786)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/televised-execution/1033786 "2026-10-15T17:20:21Z")
Is this content fit for children? Or is that part of the appeal for Kegbreath- desensitize children to the real, non-game killing of whoever you deem an enemy? What are we, ancient Sparta? --- ## [Possible Ban of @DrDeth (No banning will be taking place, unsuspended)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-ban-of-drdeth-no-banning-will-be-taking-place-unsuspended/1033724)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-ban-of-drdeth-no-banning-will-be-taking-place-unsuspended/1033724 "2026-10-14T17:46:33Z")
For this post responding to a comment that being associated with the Biden administration is a big bad thing for a possible D Presidential nominee this time round: Understood the thread guidance had been to avoid hija… --- ## [Best proof the earth isn't flat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-proof-the-earth-isnt-flat/1033737)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-proof-the-earth-isnt-flat/1033737 "2026-10-16T23:19:45Z")
Forget all the stuff about it being visible from the moon. If it were flat, don’t you think people who lived near the edge would be charging a mint to come and look over the edge? They’d make a killing. --- ## [Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-closes-9-north-american-roller-coasters-after-families-watch-man-fall-to-his-death/1033838)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-closes-9-north-american-roller-coasters-after-families-watch-man-fall-to-his-death/1033838 "2026-10-16T18:27:01Z")
I didn’t see this being discussed anywhere, and I thought it deserved a thread – yesterday Six Flags closed nine of their roller coasters after an accident in which a man was “ejected” from a roller coaster at one of the… --- ## [Do you believe our Presidency would be more normal if JD Vance takes the office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-our-presidency-would-be-more-normal-if-jd-vance-takes-the-office/1033817)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-our-presidency-would-be-more-normal-if-jd-vance-takes-the-office/1033817 "2026-10-17T00:25:55Z")
Trump’s health has been in the news. Any one that’s seen recent photos can see the weight gain and his stooped shoulders. His hands often have bruises. Maybe from IV’s or blood work? What would a Vance Presidency look l… --- ## [Gobble, eh? A Metric Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobble-eh-a-metric-thanksgiving-mmp/1033772)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobble-eh-a-metric-thanksgiving-mmp/1033772 "2026-10-17T02:21:17Z")
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving! And Indigenous People’s Day in the U.S. And Monday in most of the rest of the world. So enjoy the day off if you have a holiday or are a RDOS, or join the rest of us in trudging back to work… --- ## [OpenAI Just Carpet-Bombed Mathematics (377 long standing problems solved)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openai-just-carpet-bombed-mathematics-377-long-standing-problems-solved/1033744)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openai-just-carpet-bombed-mathematics-377-long-standing-problems-solved/1033744 "2026-10-15T00:01:23Z")
It seems that this quite important news did not make it into tier1-mainstream media: a few snipplets from a lengthy THE ATLANTIC article …the results that OpenAI shared on Tuesday were a mathematical carpet-bombing. M… --- ## [Do you know what a passkey is and how one works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-passkey-is-and-how-one-works/1033842)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-passkey-is-and-how-one-works/1033842 "2026-10-16T10:08:21Z")
Pop quiz: WITHOUT looking it up or asking an AI, do you know what a passkey is (as in website & app security)? Do you know how it works? How is it different from a password manager, a USB security key, a fingerprint scan… --- ## [Movies with WTF?!? moments you still can't figure out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-wtf-moments-you-still-cant-figure-out/1033861)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-wtf-moments-you-still-cant-figure-out/1033861 "2026-10-17T00:06:14Z")
This is not about movies where you didn’t understand most/all of it, but movies where you pretty much follow along and may even like, but suddenly something happens that makes your jaw drop and you say “What the hell jus… --- ## [Rules for dish washing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-dish-washing/1033839)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-dish-washing/1033839 "2026-10-17T01:21:06Z")
Never stack used pans in the sink, Too much clutter.Take them from the stove when the other dishes are done. Never tell someone who is doing the dishes they are doing it wrong. --- ## [The khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi Jewry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khazar-hypothesis-of-ashkenazi-jewry/1033860)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khazar-hypothesis-of-ashkenazi-jewry/1033860 "2026-10-16T21:09:07Z")
Continuing the discussion from New discussion thread for Israel/Gaza/West Bank (Hijacks tolerated): @Babale said: This surprises me, because the only person i know who was interested in the Khazar hypothesis was my fa… --- ## [Could countries be producing nuclear weapons without anyone knowing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-countries-be-producing-nuclear-weapons-without-anyone-knowing/1033716)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-countries-be-producing-nuclear-weapons-without-anyone-knowing/1033716 "2026-10-15T14:57:17Z")
With the US’s FU to our allies, I wondered if any of them have decided they need the N-card that gives them at least some immunity from the rash decisions of other leaders. I’m sure many countries have the knowledge and… --- ## [The Poochie Award for worst slapped on series finale goes to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poochie-award-for-worst-slapped-on-series-finale-goes-to/1033866)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poochie-award-for-worst-slapped-on-series-finale-goes-to/1033866 "2026-10-16T21:09:05Z")
In honor of the dearly departed Simpsons character, I give the Poochie Award for worst slapped on series finale to…Castle. Spoilers Ahead I can’t really think of any show that comes close. I had forgotten about the end… --- ## [Ketamine Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketamine-q/1033713)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketamine-q/1033713 "2026-10-13T06:44:33Z")
Related to the Cornell rape scandal. How is Ketamine typically administered? Must it be snorted, or can it be slipped into somebody’s drink? I honestly know that little about Ketamine. --- ## [Straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/1033768)
**Author:** [@Stassi20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stassi20)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope/1033768 "2026-10-14T15:44:01Z")
Brand new to this platform, and I’m curious to know if anyone knows what the true meaning of the word “dope” actually is? Probably not what you think.. --- ## [Do you hate TVs in public as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-tvs-in-public-as-much-as-i-do/1033747)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-tvs-in-public-as-much-as-i-do/1033747 "2026-10-13T01:05:57Z")
I’ve ranted about this before, but now I’d like a reality check. I really, really dislike TVs playing in public places. If they’re muted, fine. In a sports bar where you expect it, fine. But who decided at airports ther… --- ## [Are there any popular songs about bisexuals and/or pansexuals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793 "2026-10-15T11:06:54Z")
Please, no iffy “Well, since they don’t specifically say whether Steve or Bobbie are male or female, I guess maybe…?” responses. --- ## [Is execution ever justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-execution-ever-justified/1033738)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-execution-ever-justified/1033738 "2026-10-14T15:31:29Z")
I have started this thread partly so as not to hijack the one on conscription, but mainly because of a scenario that Facebook showed me. Yes I do read FB mainly because my kids post there. The FB posting was about a Ger… --- ## [What songs are insulting to the city or place that they’re about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-are-insulting-to-the-city-or-place-that-they-re-about/1033878)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-are-insulting-to-the-city-or-place-that-they-re-about/1033878 "2026-10-17T02:26:01Z")
There are plenty of songs that sing the praises of the location that they’re about, like “New York. New York” or “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” What songs are there that are the opposite? IE, songs that make you n… --- ## [The ATF has dropped all restrictions to owning short barreled rifles, silencers, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atf-has-dropped-all-restrictions-to-owning-short-barreled-rifles-silencers-etc/1033733)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atf-has-dropped-all-restrictions-to-owning-short-barreled-rifles-silencers-etc/1033733 "2026-10-15T19:01:32Z")
For 70 years US citizens have had to pay a $200 tax and receive a stamp allowing them to make or purchase a short barreled rifle (SBR) , short barreled shotgun, a suppressor (silencer) or AOW (Any Other Weapon). The One … --- ## [What pointless things do you do just because?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pointless-things-do-you-do-just-because/1033791)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pointless-things-do-you-do-just-because/1033791 "2026-10-17T00:09:53Z")
For my example, in my locale we’re advised not to put spray cans in either the regular trash (goes to an incinerator) or recycling because of an explosion hazard. So I take it upon myself to use the ratchet can opener on… --- ## [Do you prefer Chain link or wood privacy fences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-chain-link-or-wood-privacy-fences/1033714)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-chain-link-or-wood-privacy-fences/1033714 "2026-10-15T20:09:26Z")
Simple question. Chain link or privacy fences? I have always lived in homes with chain link. I like being able to have a (almost) unobstructed view. Chain link lasts for decades. My family bought a newer home with a w… --- ## [Boondocks. Out in, or down in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-out-in-or-down-in/1033789)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-out-in-or-down-in/1033789 "2026-10-15T18:22:52Z")
According to the song “Down in the Boondocks”, released in 1965 by Billy Joe Royal, boondocks were something to be down in. Not only that, but they were considered to be an undesirable part of town. Being raised in a ve… --- ## [The leap second might go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leap-second-might-go/1033820)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leap-second-might-go/1033820 "2026-10-16T13:13:03Z")
I have a nerdy interest in all things timekeeping and calendar, so I’ve been following with interest the news that the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is in charge of the UTC system, is meeting this w… --- ## [Was it inevitable that there would only be one remaining Genus Homo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-inevitable-that-there-would-only-be-one-remaining-genus-homo/1033863)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-inevitable-that-there-would-only-be-one-remaining-genus-homo/1033863 "2026-10-16T23:19:52Z")
I was listening to a podcast yesterday and they were mentioning that there is no hardline consensus on why the other proto-humans (if that’s the right term) died out. Lots of theories and speculation, but I don’t think w… --- ## [What is the difference between pansexual and bisexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pansexual-and-bisexual/1033757)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-pansexual-and-bisexual/1033757 "2026-10-16T20:18:24Z")
Just like the title says, and please try to avoid cheap jokes. --- ## [Would you fly across country on election day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-across-country-on-election-day/1033750)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-across-country-on-election-day/1033750 "2026-10-15T23:35:13Z")
Given the current political climate, would you book air travel across the country on November 3? poll I’m flying from Boston to LA for five days after I vote. I hope the country doesn’t go sideways while I’m out of town… --- ## [Anyone else? The political junk texts blitz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-the-political-junk-texts-blitz/1033813)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-the-political-junk-texts-blitz/1033813 "2026-10-16T19:53:39Z")
I’m getting spammed excessively by political junk texts. By both sides, left and right, D and R. Anyone else? Suggested solutions? Any you can recommend? I’m on an iPhone, if that matters. I can’t wait for voting day s… --- ## [Elementary school active shooter in my town (Bend, Oregon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-active-shooter-in-my-town-bend-oregon/1033867)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-active-shooter-in-my-town-bend-oregon/1033867 "2026-10-16T21:16:59Z")
There’s currently someone shooting up a local elementary school… :frowning: No one I know is involved, but reddit has unconfirmed reports of 5 dead so far. The shooter themselves might’ve been killed by an armed fathe… --- ## [RJ Mitte, Walt Jr from Breaking Bad, Dead at 34](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rj-mitte-walt-jr-from-breaking-bad-dead-at-34/1033790)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rj-mitte-walt-jr-from-breaking-bad-dead-at-34/1033790 "2026-10-13T21:38:58Z")
--- ## [Control of one house vs both houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-of-one-house-vs-both-houses/1033806)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-of-one-house-vs-both-houses/1033806 "2026-10-15T20:14:34Z")
If Democrats take control of the House but fail to secure a majority in the Senate, what comparative impacts would that have on governance, given Trump still occupies the White House, as opposed to if the Dems take both … --- ## [Medical follies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-follies/1033725)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-follies/1033725 "2026-10-12T18:53:24Z")
Grr. There are many medical things going on in my life, but this is the one I’m moved to place in the Pit just now. There may be another rant/question going into a different forum later on. Background: My body makes no … --- ## [What is the largest city in the world that doesn’t host a marathon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-the-world-that-doesn-t-host-a-marathon/1033763)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-the-world-that-doesn-t-host-a-marathon/1033763 "2026-10-13T09:22:51Z")
This question came to mind due to my wife running in the Chicago marathon earlier today. Hosting a marathon turns out to not be limited to the big cities. My home town of Corpus Christi will be hosting one on December … --- ## [Halloween 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2026/1033804)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2026/1033804 "2026-10-17T00:33:35Z")
New thread for a new year. For the first time in many years I’ll be attending a costume party and will have to conjure a costume. Not really my thing, but GF insists. In unrelated fun news I was walking along the beach… --- ## [How is music different than other sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-music-different-than-other-sounds/1033869)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-music-different-than-other-sounds/1033869 "2026-10-17T01:51:13Z")
My meandering thoughts about music brought me to this today. That basically, this whole branch of the arts we call music is essentially noises we make that fill us with strong feelings not generally brought on by other n… --- ## [The not-so-positive fortune teller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-not-so-positive-fortune-teller/1033748)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-not-so-positive-fortune-teller/1033748 "2026-10-16T02:10:48Z")
A post by @burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt in another thread - link - gave me the notion of a fortune teller who, rather than relay positive, encouraging predictions, did the opposite. Could be a fun attraction in a carnival setti… --- ## [Songs for trans people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-trans-people/1033800)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-trans-people/1033800 "2026-10-15T14:04:19Z")
She’d rather be a “Boy Dontcha Know” by Joan Osborne is a song about a trans person’s need to transition. It’s the only one that comes to my mind offhand. Osborne’s use of the wrong pronoun for a trans man is cringe, but… --- ## [Now I'm homesick for Toronto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-im-homesick-for-toronto/1033728)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-im-homesick-for-toronto/1033728 "2026-10-12T17:30:46Z")
--- ## [Today is Winnie the Pooh’s 100th birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday/1033843)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday/1033843 "2026-10-15T22:16:21Z")
Silly old bear https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/winnie-the-pooh-100 --- ## [The New Tesla Roadster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tesla-roadster/1033875)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tesla-roadster/1033875 "2026-10-16T23:13:58Z")
They did a demonstration of the new Tesla Roadster tonight, for which you can put down an initial $50,000 deposit so you will be in line when it theoretically comes out in two years. Only One Version Of The Tesla Road… --- ## [Got Rheumatism? Get a Whale Carcass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-rheumatism-get-a-whale-carcass/1033807)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-rheumatism-get-a-whale-carcass/1033807 "2026-10-15T02:59:21Z")
Your bones ache? Old timey “medicine” says, cut open a Whale, & submerge your legs up to the knees in it! But it has to be a rotting Whale Carcass. Get it right. --- ## [Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer (10/13/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-leo-xiv-has-lung-cancer-10-13-2026/1033816)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-leo-xiv-has-lung-cancer-10-13-2026/1033816 "2026-10-14T13:32:12Z")
Several days ago, the Vatican announced that he was having a lung nodule biopsied, and it looks like they did this and then went ahead with the removal of that lobe of his lung when it turned up positive. My dad had thi… --- ## [Data centers, server farms, hosting centers…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-centers-server-farms-hosting-centers/1033805)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-centers-server-farms-hosting-centers/1033805 "2026-10-14T22:57:55Z")
Are these terms exactly synonymous? As I understand them, they all denote large facilities housing arrays of servers for compute. Are there any nuanced differences in meaning, in the sense that, for instance, a storage-i… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 6 - Round of 32](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-6-round-of-32/1033782)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-6-round-of-32/1033782 "2026-10-16T22:41:45Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [Bend, Oregon: on murdering child murderers {Moderator Instruction: Don't be the poster that turns this into a Gun Debate}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-oregon-on-murdering-child-murderers-moderator-instruction-dont-be-the-poster-that-turns-this-into-a-gun-debate/1033894)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-oregon-on-murdering-child-murderers-moderator-instruction-dont-be-the-poster-that-turns-this-into-a-gun-debate/1033894 "2026-10-17T02:14:51Z")
Continuing the discussion from Elementary school active shooter in my town (Bend, Oregon): What I wanted to talk about was not guns, but humans. I think we can all agree that the 16-year-old shooter did horrific things. … --- ## ["Dresden Files" nitpick {Spoilers within}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-files-nitpick-spoilers-within/1033811)
**Author:** [@Leftpopulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leftpopulist)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-files-nitpick-spoilers-within/1033811 "2026-10-15T00:17:32Z")
Harry Dresden seems always to be nursing a fresh injury. Doesn’t he know any healing magic? --- ## [Do you think they should build industrial parks around small towns & communities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-should-build-industrial-parks-around-small-towns-communities/1033720)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-they-should-build-industrial-parks-around-small-towns-communities/1033720 "2026-10-10T23:12:23Z")
Even though small towns and communities don’t have enough job opportunities for everyone living there: I’ve always wondered why they don’t build more industrial parks around those areas (warehouses, factories, manufactu… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-6/1033810)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-6/1033810 "2026-10-16T22:51:28Z")
Week 5 results: Bucs 24, Cowboys 16 Jaguars 19, Eagles 17 Packers 31, Bears 7 Texans 26, Titans 3 Bengals 31, Dolphins 24 Patriots 45, Raiders 17 Vikings 23, Saints 13 Jets 17, Browns 12 Steelers 34, Colts 22 G… --- ## [Home insurance conundrums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-insurance-conundrums/1033870)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-insurance-conundrums/1033870 "2026-10-16T17:23:04Z")
Insurance is getting very expensive as all aware. I can’t imagine being an actuary when 1 in 100 year events are happening every year… We’ve got home, auto, motorcycle and liability with State Farm. It’s about $5500 a… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1&per_page=50&period=weekly)