# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1116 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1117 --- ## [How quickly do c-19 symptoms present themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-do-c-19-symptoms-present-themselves/963761)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-do-c-19-symptoms-present-themselves/963761 "2022-05-09T13:11:20Z")
I did my first stupid thing (about C-19, that is) yesterday–I ate out indoors. Worse, maskless. Worse, in Florida. After two years of fanatical safety. And about 12 hours later, feeling anxious, I also started feeling … --- ## [RIP, George Pérez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130)
**Author:** [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130 "2022-05-09T12:25:57Z")
An absolute legend of the comics world has left us. A few months ago, he announced that he has terminal cancer, and thankfully the comics industry has spent the time since then celebrating his life and work. --- ## [Happy (Lesser)Holidays - A Festive MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-lesser-holidays-a-festive-mmp/963793)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-lesser-holidays-a-festive-mmp/963793 "2022-05-09T10:28:44Z")
So yesterday was May Day(big if you live outside of America) Ramadan ends today(big in large chunks of the world) Wednesday is Star Wars Day(May the Fourth be with you!) Thursday is Cinco De Mayo(provincial Mexican hol… --- ## [We should re-name the MPSIMS forum to just "Stuff I must share"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268 "2022-05-09T06:56:04Z")
Much of MPSIMS is mundane and pointless. But much of it is not. Right now, the breaking news thread on the Ukraine war thread is running there. On Sept 11, the was also a long thread. There are threads about the deat… --- ## [Moving with heavy luggage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-heavy-luggage/964152)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-heavy-luggage/964152 "2022-05-09T05:34:49Z")
I spent the last three months of 2021 living in a ground-floor studio apartment with a little garden in a gated community. It was a gloomy apartment with little natural light getting in at any time of the day, and the en… --- ## [Star Trek: You're the captain and THIS is your assignment. How do you proceed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-youre-the-captain-and-this-is-your-assignment-how-do-you-proceed/964012)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-youre-the-captain-and-this-is-your-assignment-how-do-you-proceed/964012 "2022-05-09T05:28:57Z")
You’re the captain of the Enterprise (take you pick). Starfleet has found an inhabited planet that is pretty much identical to early 21st century Earth. On this planet is a mineral. It’s worthless to them, but invaluable… --- ## [Candy recipe: Does anyone know a recipe to replicate Nips Caramel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-recipe-does-anyone-know-a-recipe-to-replicate-nips-caramel/964169)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-recipe-does-anyone-know-a-recipe-to-replicate-nips-caramel/964169 "2022-05-09T03:30:57Z")
My GF’s favorite candy is Nips Caramel (see below). She does not like anything else that is similar (e.g. Wurthers caramel). Unfortunately, it seems Nips are not made any more. So, I would get loads of boyfriend points… --- ## [Please recommend a stand-alone air conditioner unit for my classroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-stand-alone-air-conditioner-unit-for-my-classroom/964114)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-stand-alone-air-conditioner-unit-for-my-classroom/964114 "2022-05-09T00:39:41Z")
I’m a teacher. We don’t have air-conditioning and my classroom is sweltering at the start and the end of the school year. I run multiple fans and have no success at doing much to reduce the incredible heat. The district… --- ## [Explain the delight-over-positive-pregnancy-test thing to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-delight-over-positive-pregnancy-test-thing-to-me/963525)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-delight-over-positive-pregnancy-test-thing-to-me/963525 "2022-05-08T23:41:42Z")
I’m a weird one. I do want to be a father and have kids someday, yet the phenomenon of couples being ecstatic over positive pregnancy tests is something I have a hard time relating to (unless they were, say, near the end… --- ## [Just bought my very first brand new vehicle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-very-first-brand-new-vehicle/964132)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-very-first-brand-new-vehicle/964132 "2022-05-08T23:30:07Z")
Never had a brand new vehicle in my life. It’s a 2022 gmc Canyon Elevation. --- ## [Most Shameless Kids Advertising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390 "2022-05-08T22:40:24Z")
Growing up, advertising directly to children was something done aggressively by almost every relevant big company. Maybe it still is, I do not watch any of it. One reads about newer laws and restricted hours and corpor… --- ## [Are there ties between belief in conspiracy theories and religiosity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ties-between-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-and-religiosity/963558)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ties-between-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-and-religiosity/963558 "2022-05-08T22:07:46Z")
An article in PsyPost titled “People who endorse conspiracy theories tend to be more religious, and this may be due to ideological overlap” People who endorse conspiracy theories tend to be more religious, and this may … --- ## [Questions about the Mariupol Steel Plant Situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-mariupol-steel-plant-situation/964046)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-mariupol-steel-plant-situation/964046 "2022-05-08T19:08:51Z")
Various news sources have reported the steel plant in Mariupol as the last Ukrainian holdout in southeastern Ukraine. There are still about 200 civilians in the plant, along with Ukrainian military personnel. I watched… --- ## [What's the best way to type a sigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-type-a-sigh/316691)
**Author:** [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-type-a-sigh/316691 "2022-05-08T18:57:31Z")
While talking on AIM, I often want to “sigh” to the person with whom I’m talking. The problem is, I have no idea how to do this. I don’t like using sigh, so what can I use? I’m looking for something along the lines of “u… --- ## [So my eye doc wants to give me "punctal plugs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-eye-doc-wants-to-give-me-punctal-plugs/964083)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-eye-doc-wants-to-give-me-punctal-plugs/964083 "2022-05-08T17:11:30Z")
They’re little teeny plugs that they stick in your tear-draining ducts so they don’t drain tears away from your eyes. They’re for people with dry eye, like me. But my insurance has now nixed my Xiidra (tear-producting … --- ## [Einstein on the Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-on-the-beach/964111)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-on-the-beach/964111 "2022-05-08T15:45:38Z")
At the end of Einstein on the Beach, the bus driver tells a “soothing story” about two lovers sitting on a park bench &c. This one at 4:05: Does anybody know anything about it, like who wrote those lyrics,… --- ## [Doubled book titles -or- when did book titles stop having "or" in them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubled-book-titles-or-when-did-book-titles-stop-having-or-in-them/964126)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubled-book-titles-or-when-did-book-titles-stop-having-or-in-them/964126 "2022-05-08T14:56:27Z")
19th century books seemed to have double titles frequently, like Frank’s Campaign; or, What Boys Can Do on the Farm for the Camp Timothy Crump’s Ward; or, The New Years Loan, And What Became of It Moby-Dick; or, The W… --- ## [Help me with the ‘snot’ rhyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-snot-rhyme/704956)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-snot-rhyme/704956 "2022-05-08T14:36:48Z")
I bet most anglophones have heard this at some point in their lives: If you’re dancing with your honey And your nose is wet and runny You may think it’s funny But it’s not! (snot) I recite this with … --- ## [Please Explain This Lighting Technoloogy To Me (and is it new?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-lighting-technoloogy-to-me-and-is-it-new/964140)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-lighting-technoloogy-to-me-and-is-it-new/964140 "2022-05-08T13:47:14Z")
Note the projections on Cinderella Castle in this pic: dull hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB Notice that the transition between one color and the next is kind of … dull (for lack of a better choice of words). Now note this one: h… --- ## [Calculating long-term capital gains tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-long-term-capital-gains-tax/964092)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-long-term-capital-gains-tax/964092 "2022-05-08T12:48:19Z")
Been trying to figure out long term capital gains tax. Multiple sources point to a rate of 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on your taxable income: Seems simple. But suppose we’re married and filing jointly, and our taxabl… --- ## [SDMB To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-to-me/957275)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-to-me/957275 "2022-05-08T12:45:29Z")
I don’t know if I’ve said this before. But the SDMB is very important to me. It is really unlike any other message board on the internet. It’s factual and accurate. And I think a lot of people here are doctors, lawyers, … --- ## [Do A Horse's Odds Directly Correlate to Exotic-Bet Payouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-horses-odds-directly-correlate-to-exotic-bet-payouts/964139)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-horses-odds-directly-correlate-to-exotic-bet-payouts/964139 "2022-05-08T12:31:04Z")
Say Epitaph is at 5:1, Valentine at 6:1, and Paul Revere at 7:1. But those bets are Win bets only, aren’t they? Or do the monies bet on exotics (exacta, trifecta, superfecta, yada yada) also play into their odds? Like, c… --- ## [Is Cascade dishwasher powder being discontinued?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cascade-dishwasher-powder-being-discontinued/955593)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cascade-dishwasher-powder-being-discontinued/955593 "2022-05-08T11:50:02Z")
We’ve used Cascade Complete powder for decades, but recently, we cannot find it in any area stores. Amazon is gouging for delivery. All we can find are the new pods. I’m having a hard tie getting clear info on-line. A… --- ## [Is there a difference between middle school and junior high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-middle-school-and-junior-high-school/963494)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-middle-school-and-junior-high-school/963494 "2022-05-08T11:20:42Z")
I went to junior high school in San Diego. Junior high was grades 7, 8 and 9. I went to high school in the L.A. Unified School District. I entered high school as a sophomore because LAUSD’s high schools were grades 9,… --- ## [The only word you're not allowed to use ironically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-word-youre-not-allowed-to-use-ironically/963827)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-word-youre-not-allowed-to-use-ironically/963827 "2022-05-08T09:34:44Z")
. . . is \*ironic." --- ## [Why doen't an automatic transmission just use 'automation' on a manual transmission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-an-automatic-transmission-just-use-automation-on-a-manual-transmission/964108)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-an-automatic-transmission-just-use-automation-on-a-manual-transmission/964108 "2022-05-08T08:27:21Z")
Something I have pondered, instead of redesigning the transmission with a torque converter and planetary gear set and bands, why not just use a standard transmission and external to the transmission have the manual cont… --- ## [Academic History: How well would a modern person do at a medieval university?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-history-how-well-would-a-modern-person-do-at-a-medieval-university/640808)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-history-how-well-would-a-modern-person-do-at-a-medieval-university/640808 "2022-05-08T05:20:14Z")
Here’s a question for all of you that know a lot or a little about medieval life. I just got a brand spanking new time machine. My dream is to travel back to Medieval England and enroll in Cambridge or Oxford and get a… --- ## [Screenplay Copyright Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenplay-copyright-question/964133)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenplay-copyright-question/964133 "2022-05-08T03:25:38Z")
Any working screenwriters out there? When do you copyright your screenplay? Assuming you do. --- ## [What To Do Or Say When A Doctor Examines Your Privates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-or-say-when-a-doctor-examines-your-privates/963621)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-or-say-when-a-doctor-examines-your-privates/963621 "2022-05-08T03:11:24Z")
You would be surprised to know that this issue hasn’t even come up until recently. Because up till now, I’ve never had a doctor who wanted to examine my privates. Well, I do use the term recently loosely. Because it has … --- ## [What's the source of the "We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty" meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-source-of-the-weve-been-trying-to-reach-you-about-your-cars-extended-warranty-meme/964017 "2022-05-08T02:52:51Z")
I’ve heard this joke used before, in the context of either aggressive telemarketing, persistent scammers, or both. What I don’t get is the context. Was this really a thing at some point, some car warranty broker just spa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1117)