# Latest

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## [The flu](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/the-flu/110582)

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**Author:** [@Wintermute](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Wintermute)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/the-flu/110582 "2026-10-23T05:08:21Z")

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I had to go to on onsite meeting. One of my workers was positive for flu A and didn’t tell anyone. I ponder what the hell is wrong with people. I don’t think I’ve ever had the flu before. This is miserable.

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## [Tom Skerritt](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/tom-skerritt/110613)

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**Author:** [@mcarley](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/mcarley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/tom-skerritt/110613 "2026-10-22T22:53:00Z")

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RIP. Had lots of great roles. https://www.npr.org/2026/10/22/981035400/tom-skerritt-dead

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## [Critical Global Cyber Security Scramble Underway](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/critical-global-cyber-security-scramble-underway/110612)

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**Author:** [@H200h](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/H200h)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/critical-global-cyber-security-scramble-underway/110612 "2026-10-22T20:13:35Z")

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## [October 2026 Humor](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/october-2026-humor/110343)

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**Author:** [@Weenut1](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Weenut1)\
**Replies:** 89\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/october-2026-humor/110343 "2026-10-22T20:06:24Z")

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## [RIP John Anderson](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/rip-john-anderson/110609)

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**Author:** [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/rip-john-anderson/110609 "2026-10-22T15:32:59Z")

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## [RIP Allen Bailey](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/rip-allen-bailey/110608)

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**Author:** [@Cnon](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Cnon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/rip-allen-bailey/110608 "2026-10-22T04:57:44Z")

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https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/former-chiefs-defensive-lineman-allen-bailey-the-hulk-dies/507-23761f53-2ac2-46c4-995c-dbd4e0873fb7?utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=facebook\_KTVB

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## [Duke player swats away hand of Athletic trainerr](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/duke-player-swats-away-hand-of-athletic-trainerr/110578)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/duke-player-swats-away-hand-of-athletic-trainerr/110578 "2026-10-20T01:22:51Z")

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Should be suspended for a couple of games

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## [Falling cross kills Priest during Mass](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/falling-cross-kills-priest-during-mass/110571)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/falling-cross-kills-priest-during-mass/110571 "2026-10-19T05:50:11Z")

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Best of my knowledge, this story is true and not AI.

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## [Name a tv show](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/name-a-tv-show/110564)

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**Author:** [@BridgeMaven](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/BridgeMaven)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/name-a-tv-show/110564 "2026-10-19T00:11:26Z")

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name a TV show that you used to like but don’t like anymore

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## [Passenger steals a tug from the airport tarmac](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/passenger-steals-a-tug-from-the-airport-tarmac/110567)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/passenger-steals-a-tug-from-the-airport-tarmac/110567 "2026-10-18T21:42:09Z")

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Never heard of anything like this before,

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## [Teenagers](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/teenagers/110565)

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**Author:** [@Sister](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Sister)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/teenagers/110565 "2026-10-18T21:13:10Z")

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I saw something on Facebook and asked AI if it was true. Yes. It sounds like an urban legend, but New York really did have the “Straw Hat Riots” of 1922. \[en.wikipedia.org\], \[britannica.com\] At the time, there was an u…

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## [Gas, electric or hybrid](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/gas-electric-or-hybrid/110518)

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**Author:** [@BridgeMaven](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/BridgeMaven)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/gas-electric-or-hybrid/110518 "2026-10-17T18:32:23Z")

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do you prefer a gas Electric or hybrid car to drive?

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## [We're 6 months into Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/were-6-months-into-microsofts-campaign-to-fix-windows-11/110382)

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**Author:** [@Cnon](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Cnon)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/were-6-months-into-microsofts-campaign-to-fix-windows-11/110382 "2026-10-07T00:19:30Z")

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## [No more license plate / tag stickers](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/no-more-license-plate-tag-stickers/110523)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/no-more-license-plate-tag-stickers/110523 "2026-10-14T17:56:44Z")

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Anyone else have this. Just started as of October 1, 2026 here in NC.

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## [Aging humor](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/aging-humor/110521)

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**Author:** [@BridgeMaven](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/BridgeMaven)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/aging-humor/110521 "2026-10-14T17:13:45Z")

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## [SpaceX](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/spacex/110516)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/spacex/110516 "2026-10-13T20:00:45Z")

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Went outside this morning about 3 minutes after the launch. Saw this bright object moving across the sky. Thought this was the Rocket and how it was a “dud”. Turned out it was just a satellite moving across the sky. 2 …

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## [Watermelon challenge goes wrong](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/watermelon-challenge-goes-wrong/110511)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/watermelon-challenge-goes-wrong/110511 "2026-10-13T14:33:48Z")

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Don’t think that the woman beat the challenge. Didn’t help when the guy slams the melon down on her head.

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## [Co-pilot attacks Pilot in flight](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/co-pilot-attacks-pilot-in-flight/110338)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/co-pilot-attacks-pilot-in-flight/110338 "2026-10-13T03:10:04Z")

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Supposedly there were a couple of pilots in the cabin section who helped land the Plane.

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## [Apache Chopper at a car show](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/apache-chopper-at-a-car-show/110498)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/apache-chopper-at-a-car-show/110498 "2026-10-12T14:27:21Z")

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Not sure if any of the car’s were damaged from the rotor wash.

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## [Legal Meth: How ADHD Stimulants Are Ruining Children](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/legal-meth-how-adhd-stimulants-are-ruining-children/110496)

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**Author:** [@Cnon](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Cnon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/legal-meth-how-adhd-stimulants-are-ruining-children/110496 "2026-10-12T06:39:40Z")

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## [Tornado in North Carolina](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/tornado-in-north-carolina/110484)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/tornado-in-north-carolina/110484 "2026-10-12T01:28:09Z")

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Tornado touched down about 25 to 30 miles from where I live. We had the leftover from Hurricane Isaias. Probably an EF1 tornado.

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## [Man picks the wrong guy to have a fight with](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/man-picks-the-wrong-guy-to-have-a-fight-with/110482)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/man-picks-the-wrong-guy-to-have-a-fight-with/110482 "2026-10-11T21:45:16Z")

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\#1 The guy picked on was an ex-Marine #2The guy picked on was a Martial arts Instructor

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## [Superintelligence](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/superintelligence/110425)

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**Author:** [@smartpolitics](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/smartpolitics)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/superintelligence/110425 "2026-10-11T03:36:43Z")

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Imagine going to your therapist and saying: I got addicted to super intelligence and he/she hadn’t gotten the memo that there was an executive order that changed artificial intelligence to super intelligence which to me …

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## [Don't Jump Into Tiger Cage](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/dont-jump-into-tiger-cage/110475)

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**Author:** [@Rasputin](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Rasputin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/dont-jump-into-tiger-cage/110475 "2026-10-10T22:12:11Z")

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Good tiger’

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## [John Denver in his younger days](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/john-denver-in-his-younger-days/110415)

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**Author:** [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/john-denver-in-his-younger-days/110415 "2026-10-10T21:31:16Z")

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John started out with the Chad Mitchell trio. Never thought he would be singing a song titled…“Your Friendly Liberal Neighborhood Ku Klux Klan.”

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## [Unnecessary Expense](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/unnecessary-expense/110474)

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**Author:** [@Rasputin](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Rasputin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/unnecessary-expense/110474 "2026-10-10T21:17:07Z")

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Today while shopping in Walmart my wife insisted that I buy two more pairs of blue jeans. I thought it was a ridiculous suggestion. Just because my current blue jeans are old enogh to vote plus maby 10 years is a ridic…

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## [2026 Deficit](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/2026-deficit/110463)

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**Author:** [@jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/jimtoo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/2026-deficit/110463 "2026-10-09T17:14:51Z")

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Fiscal year 2026 ended on Sept 30. the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the deficit for fiscal 2026 will be $2.0 trillion when it is reported in January or February. That is the largest deficit since $2.8…

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## [Da Coach is gone](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/da-coach-is-gone/110465)

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**Author:** [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/da-coach-is-gone/110465 "2026-10-09T16:35:47Z")

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## [Bears Legendary Coach Mike Ditka Dies](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/bears-legendary-coach-mike-ditka-dies/110461)

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**Author:** [@wmj](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/wmj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/bears-legendary-coach-mike-ditka-dies/110461 "2026-10-09T15:18:29Z")

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His legacy as a coach is mixed. On one hand, he took the Bears to the Super Bowl and won, the only coach to do so. The Bears were downtrodden before he arrived, and he definitely had an impact. On the other hand, that…

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## [Sophie Cunningham Is Hated by the Left Because She Refuses to Conform or Obey](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/sophie-cunningham-is-hated-by-the-left-because-she-refuses-to-conform-or-obey/110447)

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**Author:** [@Cnon](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Cnon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/sophie-cunningham-is-hated-by-the-left-because-she-refuses-to-conform-or-obey/110447 "2026-10-09T03:01:14Z")

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