# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1520 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1521 --- ## [Recurrent kidney stones and increased risk of severe COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurrent-kidney-stones-and-increased-risk-of-severe-covid-19/937856)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurrent-kidney-stones-and-increased-risk-of-severe-covid-19/937856 "2021-03-13T23:50:02Z")
Illinois recently expanded vaccination to people with certain underlying medical conditions that may create an elevated risk of a severe case disease if the person contracts COVID-19. One of the qualifying conditions is … --- ## [Moderation of citations and breaking links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-citations-and-breaking-links/937796)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-citations-and-breaking-links/937796 "2021-03-13T23:06:59Z")
Replying in ATMB so the discussion can continue without hijacking the thread. But why did you do that? My understanding is that mods are not supposed to judge the factual accuracy of posts. @Ed\_Zotti even said that rec… --- ## [Red states secede. Is war inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-states-secede-is-war-inevitable/937548)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-states-secede-is-war-inevitable/937548 "2021-03-13T21:52:26Z")
Fantasy time: Let’s say red states get so delusional they think they’re better off going their own way. Blue states say good riddance. Can this divorce be amicable – or at least non-violent? Can either or both sides surv… --- ## [Middle Earth FA65 D&D 5th Ed support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa65-d-d-5th-ed-support-thread/922181)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa65-d-d-5th-ed-support-thread/922181 "2021-03-13T20:19:14Z")
Old thread here: D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63) Game takes place in Middle Earth in year 65 of the Fourth Age. (After the Lord of the Rings). Game is mostly 5th edition (5e) of Dungeons &… --- ## [So trumps message to the republicans is " is kneel and kiss my ass or else? "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trumps-message-to-the-republicans-is-is-kneel-and-kiss-my-ass-or-else/934004)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trumps-message-to-the-republicans-is-is-kneel-and-kiss-my-ass-or-else/934004 "2021-03-13T18:56:07Z")
Wow if I was a republican id be offended at what he said … I mean don’t they have a national committee and such? apparently, he doesn’t give a damn … he made remarks about not making a new party but he might as well hav… --- ## [What are your thoughts on Grand Theft Auto V? Single-player specifically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-grand-theft-auto-v-single-player-specifically/933682)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-grand-theft-auto-v-single-player-specifically/933682 "2021-03-13T18:52:33Z")
I’m not trying to turn this into a “what Mahaloth is playing” forum, but I do like to discuss games I’m playing and just kind of have an open discussion about them. I beat Red Dead Redemption 2 on Sunday and am taking a… --- ## [Un-acclimatized person helicoptered to top of Everest, how long can they stay there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-acclimatized-person-helicoptered-to-top-of-everest-how-long-can-they-stay-there/937727)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-acclimatized-person-helicoptered-to-top-of-everest-how-long-can-they-stay-there/937727 "2021-03-13T18:20:57Z")
Say an average person, in average health, was helicoptered to the top of Everest in warm clothing (in the death zone) and got to walk around on the summit for a while. How long could they last before the low pressure, la… --- ## [Same old fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-old-fish/937730)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-old-fish/937730 "2021-03-13T18:09:46Z")
When I moved from L.A. to the Pacific Northwest, one of my thoughts was ‘Oh, boy! O, boy! Fresh fish!’ After all, Seattle is know for the Pike Place Fish Market, and the northern Pacific Ocean is where salmon live, ri… --- ## [Help me create a simple spreadsheet (Excel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-create-a-simple-spreadsheet-excel/937825)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-create-a-simple-spreadsheet-excel/937825 "2021-03-13T17:02:46Z")
I know I could figure this out myself, but I’d like to be schooled in order to learn the best method of accomplishing my modest goal. I am in the market for a new vehicle. I want a method of comparing vehicle rankings f… --- ## [Need Shrimp Recipe- Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-shrimp-recipe-fast/937801)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-shrimp-recipe-fast/937801 "2021-03-13T15:54:09Z")
Everyone else likes pizza on Fridays during Lent, but I’m effing sick of it. A local store had a sale: “Peel & Eat Shrimp, 2lbs $9.99”. Today, I get it out and I see that all of the shrimp is blue (raw). I’ve never co… --- ## [What happens when a will has someone unexpectedly becoming a child's legal guardian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-will-has-someone-unexpectedly-becoming-a-childs-legal-guardian/937357)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-will-has-someone-unexpectedly-becoming-a-childs-legal-guardian/937357 "2021-03-13T15:50:18Z")
This question is for a story I’m writing, so I don’t need answers fast :slight\_smile: In a nutshell: my story the protagonist is a woman in her thirties who hasn’t seen her father since her parents got divorced when she… --- ## [Are there situations where saying 'a cop let me do it' is a legal defense against prosecution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-situations-where-saying-a-cop-let-me-do-it-is-a-legal-defense-against-prosecution/933327)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-situations-where-saying-a-cop-let-me-do-it-is-a-legal-defense-against-prosecution/933327 "2021-03-13T15:35:49Z")
So now some capitol insurrectionists are saying the police invited them into the capitol. Theres some truth to that I’m sure based on some videos I’ve seen online of police taking down barricades and waving them in. Howe… --- ## [Brit-speak translation, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-speak-translation-please/937652)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-speak-translation-please/937652 "2021-03-13T13:50:58Z")
After Piers Morgan’s departure from “Good Morning Britain”, the temporary anchor commented: "“We don’t call him Marmite for nothing.” Little help, here, O Brit posters? PS - this is purely a dialect question, not mean… --- ## [One soccer team scores 3-2, but still loses? How is that fair? (Juve-Porto)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-soccer-team-scores-3-2-but-still-loses-how-is-that-fair-juve-porto/937592)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-soccer-team-scores-3-2-but-still-loses-how-is-that-fair-juve-porto/937592 "2021-03-13T13:36:06Z")
The specific matchup I am referring to is the recent home-and-away UEFA Champions League where the total score between both teams determines the winner . . .well maybe not. Juventus scored 3 goals, Porto 2 but Juventus g… --- ## [What kind of peace could the Confederates have negotiated in 1864/65?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-peace-could-the-confederates-have-negotiated-in-1864-65/932803)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-peace-could-the-confederates-have-negotiated-in-1864-65/932803 "2021-03-13T09:29:29Z")
The main goal of the Confederates was similar to that of the Americans in the Revolution; they wanted to hang on long enough that their opponent, while stronger overall, would get tired of the fighting and would be willi… --- ## [It's decided. No way to change things. Bad, bad, bad Beck plans a beautiful funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-decided-no-way-to-change-things-bad-bad-bad-beck-plans-a-beautiful-funeral/934175)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-decided-no-way-to-change-things-bad-bad-bad-beck-plans-a-beautiful-funeral/934175 "2021-03-13T08:13:56Z")
I’ve had lots of prep. I know what I’m doing. I’ve ordered my share of flowers to sit upon coffins. I know what that room looks like where you pick out the said coffin. I know how to act when I see a dead relative. I… --- ## [Dopers with swimming pools, I have a pool now...What do I need to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-swimming-pools-i-have-a-pool-now-what-do-i-need-to-buy/937415)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-swimming-pools-i-have-a-pool-now-what-do-i-need-to-buy/937415 "2021-03-13T07:06:16Z")
I’m slightly hesitant to make this post because there are things that can still go wrong and I’m a worrywart, but whatever. Me and Mrs. Cups have defied the odds and signed a contract on a home, and lucky me it has a po… --- ## [What woman in history do you dislike the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-in-history-do-you-dislike-the-most/937379)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-in-history-do-you-dislike-the-most/937379 "2021-03-13T06:32:46Z")
Pretty simple, pick one woman from history that you dislike the most. If at all possible, pick someone who’s deceased. I’ll go with Queen Boudicca, probably because I’ve been reading about Londonium lately. --- ## [Gunpowder, firearms and China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunpowder-firearms-and-china/937736)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunpowder-firearms-and-china/937736 "2021-03-13T03:48:27Z")
The Chinese invented gunpowder and began using it for warfare over 1,000 years ago. How is it the people who were clever enough to invent it fell so far behind European firearms technology from the period of roughly the … --- ## [Electrical Q : Lightbulb Socket Fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-q-lightbulb-socket-fan/937490)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-q-lightbulb-socket-fan/937490 "2021-03-13T02:32:22Z")
Is there a mini ceiling fan that I could screw into a ceiling light fixture socket? Maybe with a bulb, too? Links help. --- ## [I need to forge an opinion on BTI (an insecticide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-forge-an-opinion-on-bti-an-insecticide/937722)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-forge-an-opinion-on-bti-an-insecticide/937722 "2021-03-13T02:23:26Z")
I live in a wooded area of my village. There are LOTS of mosquitoes in this forest. As in, you can’t stay outdoors without moving for more than 2 minutes without a sting. The rest of the village is not affected, it’s mos… --- ## [Oh no! Daft Punk disband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-daft-punk-disband/933482)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-daft-punk-disband/933482 "2021-03-13T01:56:18Z")
Pitchfork article here: That’s a real shocker for me and I’m quite sad about the news. They always have been slow workers with long gaps between albums, so the headline story about Daft Punk I expected and hoped for w… --- ## [Moscow Mitch working on exit strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mitch-working-on-exit-strategy/937276)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mitch-working-on-exit-strategy/937276 "2021-03-13T00:52:52Z")
He might be taking his bat and ball and going home. Not happy being in minority I guess --- ## [A Google Nightmare That Happened & What If It Happened Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-google-nightmare-that-happened-what-if-it-happened-again/937559)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-google-nightmare-that-happened-what-if-it-happened-again/937559 "2021-03-13T00:01:10Z")
@Google my account has now been disabled for over 3 weeks. I still have no idea why, and after using every resource I have to get this resolved you have done nothing but given me the runaround. — Andrew Spinks (@Demilog… --- ## [I'm starting to get suspicious (Construction projects)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-suspicious-construction-projects/933963)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-suspicious-construction-projects/933963 "2021-03-12T23:48:04Z")
Haven’t put much thought into this but my wife and I seem to get motivated to do some renovations on the house when the market turns down. Help the economy blah blah blah but it is just when we seem to think about it mo… --- ## [Question about Pi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pi/937728)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pi/937728 "2021-03-12T22:51:12Z")
(Sorry if this has been asked before - Pi is too short of a search term) If Pi’s decimal representation never ends, it never settles into a permanently repeating pattern and it is infinite, does that mean that every po… --- ## [Who was the target audience for Ender's Game (Movie)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-target-audience-for-enders-game-movie/937668)
**Author:** [@Tilt-A-Whirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tilt-A-Whirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-target-audience-for-enders-game-movie/937668 "2021-03-12T22:42:21Z")
I recently watched Ender’s Game, and I couldn’t figure out who it was aimed at. Didn’t seem like a kid’s movie, but it didn’t quite seem like it was for adults either. Who was the target audience? I have not read the … --- ## [Ever wake up from a dream freezing cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wake-up-from-a-dream-freezing-cold/937802)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wake-up-from-a-dream-freezing-cold/937802 "2021-03-12T22:23:27Z")
The other night I was having a mundane dream about riding a car down the road, but suddenly a carload of what looked like prohibition era gangsters started shooting at me. I looked down and there was a hole in my arm an… --- ## [The neuroses of free money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neuroses-of-free-money/933818)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neuroses-of-free-money/933818 "2021-03-12T22:14:03Z")
An extra $100 used to be awesome, but having an end of year bonus drop is a mix of anxieties…some impostor syndrome, some upheaval at messing up the family budget, a little bit of "Well I got this windfall, but the thing… --- ## [Linux disk partitioning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-disk-partitioning/932657)
**Author:** [@Overly\_Sentimental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overly_Sentimental)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-disk-partitioning/932657 "2021-03-12T21:56:25Z")
Is anybody here clever with Linux? I’m not so clever and I’m having trouble with disk partitioning. Any help would be appreciated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1519) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1521)