# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1081 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1082 --- ## [The long Covid inevitability chain of logic: any flaws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-covid-inevitability-chain-of-logic-any-flaws/966391)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-covid-inevitability-chain-of-logic-any-flaws/966391 "2022-06-19T02:33:12Z")
I’ve been reading about, and thinking over, the comments of those online generally afraid of long Covid casting a shadow over the planet, and this seems to be the chain of logic: Covid will never be eliminated. Even if… --- ## [RIP Mark Shields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mark-shields/966443)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mark-shields/966443 "2022-06-19T01:51:27Z")
Don’t know if this is the proper forum for this post but this made me sad.Political commentator and columnist Mark Shields dies at 85 - POLITICO He knew his history. --- ## [Humorous things you’ve seen in job postings or resumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-things-you-ve-seen-in-job-postings-or-resumes/966393)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-things-you-ve-seen-in-job-postings-or-resumes/966393 "2022-06-19T00:35:57Z")
Resumania has always been good for a laugh during the stress of job hunting. As far as what I’ve seen recently, I just saw a job which said the salary range was from $3 to $400,000, that’s quite a range!! From below m… --- ## [Does anything at all happen if a day is declared National/State such-and-such day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-at-all-happen-if-a-day-is-declared-national-state-such-and-such-day/966328)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-at-all-happen-if-a-day-is-declared-national-state-such-and-such-day/966328 "2022-06-19T00:34:25Z")
There seem to be a zillion such days. (What got me to thinking about it is that a guy I work with updates his email signature every day to include “\[Today’s date\] is National \[such-and-such\] day”.) I’m aware that these … --- ## [Do you wait for and watch any TV show live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wait-for-and-watch-any-tv-show-live/965690)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wait-for-and-watch-any-tv-show-live/965690 "2022-06-18T21:04:53Z")
Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, meant that you either watched a TV show on the day and time it was aired. If you missed it and were lucky, you were able to rewatch it over the summer as a rerun. Now, between DVRs, On D… --- ## [My Venus flytrap is utterly useless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-venus-flytrap-is-utterly-useless/966308)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-venus-flytrap-is-utterly-useless/966308 "2022-06-18T20:53:49Z")
Even when I trap flies in a plastic CUP and put them OVER the flytrap, so that the fly is virtually guaranteed to land on the traps sooner or later, the Venus flytrap will trigger in such a way that the fly escapes the c… --- ## [Wondering if this was a scam attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-if-this-was-a-scam-attempt/966380)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-if-this-was-a-scam-attempt/966380 "2022-06-18T20:37:25Z")
I’m not in any debt of any kind or behind on any bills. My Transunion and Equifax scores are 828 and 832 respectively as of this morning. Last week, Friday, June 10th, I received a $100 bill for a doctor appointment I h… --- ## [New Dog - Name suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-name-suggestions/966408)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-name-suggestions/966408 "2022-06-18T19:25:29Z")
We lost our bestest buddy Pixel about 6 months ago, and earlier this week met this guy: He was left in front of the vet clinic in a shopping cart. I just happened to be there with on… --- ## ["Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" was there a Bacon's dining room scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-seconds-over-tokyo-was-there-a-bacons-dining-room-scene/966237)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-seconds-over-tokyo-was-there-a-bacons-dining-room-scene/966237 "2022-06-18T19:09:49Z")
The Tokyo raid was planned in the dining room of Bacon’s resort. AFAIR there was a scene in the movie of that event. However, when I saw the movie the other night, the scene was not there. Is the scene a figment of my ag… --- ## [Rewriting trite, formulaic sports stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewriting-trite-formulaic-sports-stories/966366)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewriting-trite-formulaic-sports-stories/966366 "2022-06-18T19:04:08Z")
Tampa Bay Lightning Depressed By Series-Opening Loss Lightning coaches and players say their 4-3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche makes it unlikely they can come back to win the Stanley Cup in the Finals. Head co… --- ## [A misunderstanding FOR ME TO POOP ON!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misunderstanding-for-me-to-poop-on/966417)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misunderstanding-for-me-to-poop-on/966417 "2022-06-18T18:26:37Z")
Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, and a film crew from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert we’re arrested at the Capitol for being there without proper identification or something. --- ## [I retired recently. Lots of grim economic forcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-retired-recently-lots-of-grim-economic-forcasts/965895)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-retired-recently-lots-of-grim-economic-forcasts/965895 "2022-06-18T18:06:43Z")
I recently retired, with a small pension, and began looking for a job I’d enjoy. But I’ve been hearing some mighty scary economic forecasts. How bad does this look for the job market? Any good news on the economy? An… --- ## [The U.K. receives less sunlight than almost all of the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-k-receives-less-sunlight-than-almost-all-of-the-usa/963687)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-k-receives-less-sunlight-than-almost-all-of-the-usa/963687 "2022-06-18T17:56:34Z")
Is this Tweet true? https://twitter.com/alexhern/status/1519990155825881088?s=21&t=n33UPdwhTGkui\_-tfoYg0A I assume it’s due to the very short hours of sunlight during winter days in the U.K. due to the northern latitu… --- ## [WiseGuy - remember that series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209 "2022-06-18T16:36:24Z")
A strange new TV network popped up called Circle. And there it is - Wise Guy. I loved that series, Ray Sharkey, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey and look, Johnathan Banks doing an early Mike Ehrmantraut. While I was looking… --- ## [Questions about the 9/11 rubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-9-11-rubble/966250)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-9-11-rubble/966250 "2022-06-18T15:53:10Z")
I know some of the rubble has been preserved as relics. Another portion was painstakingly examined for years by NYC medical examiners for evidence at the smallest level for human remains (a sacred undertaking, in my view… --- ## [Calculations made by animals and humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251 "2022-06-18T15:31:51Z")
Primarily I am thinking of pouncing or throwing things. Jumping spiders can jump up to 50 times their length and land on their prey. To me that would take some serious calculations. If you give a human something like a w… --- ## [Why do gas pumps slow down before they stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gas-pumps-slow-down-before-they-stop/358191)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gas-pumps-slow-down-before-they-stop/358191 "2022-06-18T14:56:47Z")
Whenever you pump gas at a self-service filling station, there’s always that awful moment when you’re about 30 cents from your prepaid amount when the pump slows down to a crawl. Getting that last bit into the tank can s… --- ## [What do you call marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-marijuana/926865)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-marijuana/926865 "2022-06-18T14:44:34Z")
My son (jokingly) chastises me for calling it “pot”. He says that’s a Boomer word. He generally calls it “weed”. Is it true that “pot” is a dated word? “Weed” was certainly in use when I was young (1960s-70s), but I ten… --- ## [Hardware update question for gaming on new machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-update-question-for-gaming-on-new-machine/966382)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardware-update-question-for-gaming-on-new-machine/966382 "2022-06-18T14:28:58Z")
I’m a computer programmer DB analyst. Not a hardware guy. But I have added ram, swapped hard drives, installed network cards and stuff. Not a lot, but I’m not afraid of the guts of the machine. I go through periods of w… --- ## [You wouldn't think this would be hard to explain, but \[Year To Date\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wouldnt-think-this-would-be-hard-to-explain-but-year-to-date/966399)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wouldnt-think-this-would-be-hard-to-explain-but-year-to-date/966399 "2022-06-18T13:30:02Z")
… I’ve googled this and still can’t find an explanation in straightforward, plain English. Year-to-date means “since January 1st of this year” Year-over-year means “over the last 365 days”. Do I have that right? --- ## [Would you pay 1000$ for this grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-1000-for-this-grill/966283)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-1000-for-this-grill/966283 "2022-06-18T13:12:08Z")
here’s the grill and going by the description if ti works as good as claimed id get it if I had the funds , --- ## [Are Objects With Mass Moving Through Me At All Times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-objects-with-mass-moving-through-me-at-all-times/966247)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-objects-with-mass-moving-through-me-at-all-times/966247 "2022-06-18T13:07:10Z")
From my very limited understanding of astrophysics, there are various particles zipping about the universe at all times. If they have mass, does that mean that when they hit a solid object – say, for example, a 140kg mal… --- ## [Supreme Court of Canada: parole ineligibility of more than 25 years is unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-parole-ineligibility-of-more-than-25-years-is-unconstitutional/965242)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-parole-ineligibility-of-more-than-25-years-is-unconstitutional/965242 "2022-05-31T01:40:11Z")
The Supreme Cour of Canada released its decision today in R v Bissonette, which dealt with multiple periods of parole ineligibility for mass murderers. Bissonnette attackef a mosque some years ago, shooting and killing … --- ## [Bring back “user location.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-user-location/966418)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-user-location/966418 "2022-06-18T12:23:06Z")
I’d like to see a return of user location and have it displayed next to or under the username in thread posts. I don’t believe I’m alone in lamenting the demise of this feature. Knowing where posters reside helps put man… --- ## [Jack and Coke to be sold together in cans soon (debut in Mexico later this year; expected in U.S. in '23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-and-coke-to-be-sold-together-in-cans-soon-debut-in-mexico-later-this-year-expected-in-u-s-in-23/966139)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-and-coke-to-be-sold-together-in-cans-soon-debut-in-mexico-later-this-year-expected-in-u-s-in-23/966139 "2022-06-18T11:35:39Z")
Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola, the classic mixed drink, will be gloriously combined in cans starting later this year in Mexico, and debuting worldwide by the end of next year. --- ## [47 cats found living in a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-cats-found-living-in-a-car/966311)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-cats-found-living-in-a-car/966311 "2022-06-18T05:23:31Z")
47 cats were rescued from a car in sweltering 90-degree Minnesota heat on Tuesday. Their owner had recently become homeless and didn’t want to leave the cats behind. If you’re about to become homeless, suck it up an… --- ## [Bad bad bad spooky area. But only at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-spooky-area-but-only-at-night/966316)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-spooky-area-but-only-at-night/966316 "2022-06-18T04:19:21Z")
We travelled thru an area today. Seems harmless in the daytime. A few years ago I traveled this route, alone, at least once a week. It would be dusk as as soon as I hit this bump in road, Spookesville, here I come. T… --- ## [Some relief for divorced partners of people in student loan debt may be on its way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-relief-for-divorced-partners-of-people-in-student-loan-debt-may-be-on-its-way/966415)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-relief-for-divorced-partners-of-people-in-student-loan-debt-may-be-on-its-way/966415 "2022-06-18T02:46:03Z")
The Senate has passed, by unanimous consent, the Joint Consolidation Separation Act, allowing married couples who consolidated their student loans in exchange for a lower interest rate (a program that was shuttered in 20… --- ## [New toy - security camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toy-security-camera/966367)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toy-security-camera/966367 "2022-06-18T00:15:18Z")
So mrAru bought a security camera that screws into a standard light fixture so he installed it in the outside front fixture on the barn. So far I have spotted 2 of the outside cats \[ferals we did the catch vax and neuter… --- ## [Extremely cool Infographics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-cool-infographics/966398)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-cool-infographics/966398 "2022-06-17T23:38:09Z")
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