# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1083 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1084 --- ## [Covid is screwing up when flu and other viruses usually appear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-is-screwing-up-when-flu-and-other-viruses-usually-appear/966262)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-is-screwing-up-when-flu-and-other-viruses-usually-appear/966262 "2022-06-16T21:55:18Z")
An interesting article. --- ## [Derogatory names for types of bad drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derogatory-names-for-types-of-bad-drivers/965877)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derogatory-names-for-types-of-bad-drivers/965877 "2022-06-16T21:11:27Z")
I amuse myself by making up derisive names for categories of bad drivers. When I come home at night I can gripe to my husband about them, and he knows from the name I give them just what kind of driver I mean. I was i… --- ## [Do CDC's "COVID Community Levels" account for home testing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cdcs-covid-community-levels-account-for-home-testing/966157)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cdcs-covid-community-levels-account-for-home-testing/966157 "2022-06-16T19:32:27Z")
On the assumption that most people who test positive for COVID using a home testing kit don’t report their condition to local health officials, it seems like a no-brainer to say that the official statistics are undercoun… --- ## [Had Password Problem - Now Don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-password-problem-now-dont/966320)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-password-problem-now-dont/966320 "2022-06-16T19:11:57Z")
Just wanted to float that I had had password problems and sent an email to an administrator about my issues. In the meantime I received a link at my old email that allowed me to reset everything. I just don’t know if one… --- ## [Houston solving homelessness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-solving-homelessness/966233)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-solving-homelessness/966233 "2022-06-16T19:09:40Z")
I’d be interested in your opinion or experiences regarding the reported success of Houston in resheltering the homeless. Is it described accurately? Is there local resistance? What do you think about it? --- ## [Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development, and Reform roasted for asking Pakistanis to drink less tea to help the economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistans-minister-for-planning-development-and-reform-roasted-for-asking-pakistanis-to-drink-less-tea-to-help-the-economy/966319)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistans-minister-for-planning-development-and-reform-roasted-for-asking-pakistanis-to-drink-less-tea-to-help-the-economy/966319 "2022-06-16T18:42:12Z")
Drinking tea is among the most basic social events in Pakistan. But a lot of that tea is imported. Now a Pakistani official is getting heat from his constituents for asking them to reduce their consumption to a mere on… --- ## [CFL 2022 - Go Riders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-2022-go-riders/966053)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-2022-go-riders/966053 "2022-06-16T17:50:23Z")
First Riders game of 2022, and only the second I’ve been to, post-Covid. Snoozer so far: 6-3 for Riders at half-time. Last play of the half, Ti-Cats were in easy field goal range. Hit the uprights. And now thunder and d… --- ## [House raises the age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21 (but unlikely to pass in the Senate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-raises-the-age-to-buy-semi-automatic-rifles-to-21-but-unlikely-to-pass-in-the-senate/965901)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-raises-the-age-to-buy-semi-automatic-rifles-to-21-but-unlikely-to-pass-in-the-senate/965901 "2022-06-16T17:38:25Z")
I searched on ‘gun’ and didn’t see a relevant thread. In the closed threads, it’s said that there are existing threads but nobody bothers to post links. So… Per the article, this has little chance of passing the Sena… --- ## [Updating my resume; opinions wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-my-resume-opinions-wanted/965903)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-my-resume-opinions-wanted/965903 "2022-06-16T16:35:49Z")
I was promoted a couple months ago, and I’m updating my resume to reflect my new position. Here’s my dilemma: My promotion took effect on the 1st of April. If I list my previous position as ending in March (which is t… --- ## [What capabilities does the US, NATO, or Russia have to take out incoming nukes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-capabilities-does-the-us-nato-or-russia-have-to-take-out-incoming-nukes/963650)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-capabilities-does-the-us-nato-or-russia-have-to-take-out-incoming-nukes/963650 "2022-06-16T16:32:20Z")
In an all-out nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union (USSR), I was taught to hide under my desk because there was nothing that was going to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles from reaching us. Fast forward 55 year… --- ## [Domain name registrar sold my domain names WITHOUT asking for my permission!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-name-registrar-sold-my-domain-names-without-asking-for-my-permission/966171)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domain-name-registrar-sold-my-domain-names-without-asking-for-my-permission/966171 "2022-06-16T16:18:19Z")
I have not contacted the registrar yet because I want to know precisely how to proceed. --- ## [Masturbation reference in "The Wanderer"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-reference-in-the-wanderer/629438)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-reference-in-the-wanderer/629438 "2022-06-16T15:04:01Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for years now. Well, not constantly, just every now and then, when I happen to hear the song \*The Wanderer \*by Dion and the Belmonts. Dion sings about how the pretty girls are “all the same… --- ## [Bug when quoting posts with a numbered list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-when-quoting-posts-with-a-numbered-list/943540)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-when-quoting-posts-with-a-numbered-list/943540 "2022-06-16T13:59:57Z")
If you quote a post that includes a numbered list, it is turned into a bullet point list in the reply. something something else and another thing --- ## [What are your first ten bookmarks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-first-ten-bookmarks/408677)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-first-ten-bookmarks/408677 "2007-06-23T02:38:02Z")
Maybe we’ll find some interesting sites to share amongst ourselves. My top 10 (in order of being bookmarked, not in order of preference): \*\*Straight Dope Message Board YouTube LifeClever- Tips for Design and Life Th… --- ## [Ruin sports by changing the regulations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-sports-by-changing-the-regulations/949691)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-sports-by-changing-the-regulations/949691 "2022-06-16T07:37:39Z")
Baseball: Double the size of the playing field. Basketball: Lower the hoops to 6 feet high. Soccer: Allow use of hands. ? --- ## [AMA about Kate Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-about-kate-bush/965841 "2022-06-16T02:35:49Z")
Fanatic since 1978. No matter how long I go without listening to he r albums (I know that all note for note) she remains the cente of my musical instruments verse. For decades the only people I knew who were aware of her… --- ## [This is taking a rivalry game to a new level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-taking-a-rivalry-game-to-a-new-level/963496)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-taking-a-rivalry-game-to-a-new-level/963496 "2022-06-16T01:55:36Z")
A pair of NAIA schools in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference are investigating an allegation that a water cooler was deliberately contaminated during a baseball rivalry game. The Kansas Wesleyan baseball team acc… --- ## [Marvel's Inhumans - anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-inhumans-anyone-watching/797803)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-inhumans-anyone-watching/797803 "2022-06-15T23:53:43Z")
I’ll give it a couple more episodes - but initial impression is kind of blah. Not really caring about anyone right now, but Karnak appears to be the most interesting. Gorgon and the surfer dudes together in a fight coul… --- ## [What is the weirdest thing one of your teachers did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-weirdest-thing-one-of-your-teachers-did/949650)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-weirdest-thing-one-of-your-teachers-did/949650 "2022-06-15T23:23:12Z")
Many of us have had plenty of teachers - some inspiring, some creative, some kind of crazy. This thread allows you to discuss a weird event or idiosyncrasy related to your years in school. --- ## [The current state of streaming is... not great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-state-of-streaming-is-not-great/965782)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-state-of-streaming-is-not-great/965782 "2022-06-15T22:18:42Z")
I don’t do any streaming, having given up my Netflix account some years ago. When I do see TV it’s in hotels when I’m working. But last week I was away helping a friend recover from a surgery, and they had several stream… --- ## ["Sorry we don't have Coke is Pepsi fine?" "Actually no it's not..." Do you refuse other brand colas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-we-dont-have-coke-is-pepsi-fine-actually-no-its-not-do-you-refuse-other-brand-colas/964398)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-we-dont-have-coke-is-pepsi-fine-actually-no-its-not-do-you-refuse-other-brand-colas/964398 "2022-06-15T21:53:57Z")
NOTE THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO DO DRINK COLAS WITH THEIR MEAL. I DON’T CARE IF YOU DRINK NEITHER Thanks to the Coke/Pepsi Wars most restaurants exclusively serve one cola or the other. But I’m curious, are there people who… --- ## [Prescribing antibiotics based on tele-health appointment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescribing-antibiotics-based-on-tele-health-appointment/965884)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescribing-antibiotics-based-on-tele-health-appointment/965884 "2022-06-15T21:17:35Z")
Mrs. Charming and Rested has a cough and cold symptoms (including fever under 101 degrees at its peak) that have persisted for about nine days. Two other people seemingly infected at the same time and presumably from th… --- ## [Style guide—subjunctive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-guide-subjunctive/966177)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/style-guide-subjunctive/966177 "2022-06-15T21:00:57Z")
I have noticed it being avoided, not sure how consistently, perhaps even heard that recent British style guides say not to use it? How would you translate the following sentences into British English: (1) He insists tha… --- ## [Damn, on days like these I love living in a microclimate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-on-days-like-these-i-love-living-in-a-microclimate/966241)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-on-days-like-these-i-love-living-in-a-microclimate/966241 "2022-06-15T21:01:17Z")
It was 93 degrees outside at work yesterday, when I left for the day. The temperature began to drop when I was within a quarter mile of my house. When I arrived home, it was 63 degrees. I do truly love living on the we… --- ## [Questions about "The Departed" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-departed-open-spoilers/467889)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-departed-open-spoilers/467889 "2022-06-15T20:00:53Z")
Besides “people who have died,” to what else might the title of The Departed have been referring? It seemed to me that Queenan and Dignam were telling Costigan that he wouldn’t last five years as a Statie because of… --- ## [Interstate weed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-weed/941988)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-weed/941988 "2022-06-15T18:39:16Z")
Now the NJ has legalized the possession and use of marijuana, can a dispensary in say, Colorado, ship to the Garden State via Fedex, UPS or other private company? I know USPS is out but before the laws are sorted out reg… --- ## [The troll in Iggy’s bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troll-in-iggy-s-bed/966193)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-troll-in-iggy-s-bed/966193 "2022-06-15T18:28:38Z")
I hope he doesn’t get nightmares… \[Album\] imgur.com --- ## [Canadian Conservative leadership candidates react to the leaked Alito draft judgment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-conservative-leadership-candidates-react-to-the-leaked-alito-draft-judgment/963985)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-conservative-leadership-candidates-react-to-the-leaked-alito-draft-judgment/963985 "2022-06-15T18:12:49Z")
Thought our American posters would find it interesting to see how Canadian federal Conservatives are reacting to the leaked Alito opinion. You see, the Tories are going through a leadership convention, having eaten thei… --- ## [Advanced dinosaur civilization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-dinosaur-civilization/965923)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-dinosaur-civilization/965923 "2022-06-15T18:15:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from Another question about evolution?: I’m not sure how much evidence we have that dinosaurs never developed anything like human intelligence. There’s been at least 65 million years to degrad… --- ## [Police shoot and kill armed man at Texas summer camp (Breaking news, 2022-06-12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-shoot-and-kill-armed-man-at-texas-summer-camp-breaking-news-2022-06-12/966112)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-shoot-and-kill-armed-man-at-texas-summer-camp-breaking-news-2022-06-12/966112 "2022-06-15T17:13:09Z")
Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a summer camp just outside Dallas, Texas, and reports of a man armed with a gun inside the Duncansville Fieldhouse, where 150 children were gathered for summer camp. They arrived wi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1082) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1084)