# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1537 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1538 --- ## [475 dead in a day, WTF is happening in Italy? COVID19 pandemic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/475-dead-in-a-day-wtf-is-happening-in-italy-covid19-pandemic/849742)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/475-dead-in-a-day-wtf-is-happening-in-italy-covid19-pandemic/849742 "2021-02-24T14:54:05Z")
Record number of fatalities. 475 dead in a single day, nearly 8% fatality rate. Twice China’ss rate and approaching the 2003 SARS rate. Why is it so bad in Italy and does this bode poorly for the rest of us? --- ## [ST:TOS episode, “What are Little Girls Made Of?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episode-what-are-little-girls-made-of/933414)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episode-what-are-little-girls-made-of/933414 "2021-02-24T14:48:41Z")
ST:TOS episode, “What are Little Girls Made Of?” (Oct 1966 air date) I’ve seen this episode before, several times, but don’t recall noticing this before and I’m watching it now. Much is made of the first interracial ki… --- ## [Lawrence Ferlinghetti RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-ferlinghetti-rip/933628)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-ferlinghetti-rip/933628 "2021-02-24T13:19:16Z")
I have to admit that I feel really bad about Tiger Woods’ car accident yesterday, but how long does it take to report the few known facts about it? Yet it took up twenty minutes on CNN – CNN! – yesterday, and it was bein… --- ## ["Mr. President, you have to....because it's traditional."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-president-you-have-to-because-its-traditional/931321)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-president-you-have-to-because-its-traditional/931321 "2021-02-24T14:22:55Z")
Tony Packo’s restaurant in Toledo has walls covered with hot dog buns signed by presidential candidates (under plastic bubbles) – it appears that they have signatures from just about every Democratic and Republican candi… --- ## [Jtur88 suspended for being a jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jtur88-suspended-for-being-a-jerk/933632)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jtur88-suspended-for-being-a-jerk/933632 "2021-02-24T13:29:12Z")
jtur88 has a long history of jerkish behavior on this site, including trolling and threadshitting. After his behavior in this thread,,he received the following warning. This illustrates what we have observed to be com… --- ## [Printers and printer ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printers-and-printer-ink/933150)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printers-and-printer-ink/933150 "2021-02-24T13:10:35Z")
I realise this is probably well-known stuff, but here’s what just happened. I have a colour laser printer (model Lexmark CS410dn) which has worked well for many years. I just re-ordered ink cartridges in the four colou… --- ## [A Bunch Of Random Charts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-random-charts/933590)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-random-charts/933590 "2021-02-24T12:14:39Z")
I always wonder about the accuracy of these things. But I don’t eat a lot of melon anyways. --- ## [Why did we start using "Ms" instead of calling all adult women "Mrs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-start-using-ms-instead-of-calling-all-adult-women-mrs/929596)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-start-using-ms-instead-of-calling-all-adult-women-mrs/929596 "2021-02-24T09:16:23Z")
Inspired by this thread. Why did Anglophones create a new honorific for women when other European language speakers just shifted to referring to all adult women by the honorific for married women (Madame, Frau, Señora, … --- ## [Movies about lawyers doing lawyery stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-about-lawyers-doing-lawyery-stuff/924076)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-about-lawyers-doing-lawyery-stuff/924076 "2021-02-24T09:07:25Z")
Watched ‘Michael Clayton’ last night, loved it, and realized I really enjoy watching lawyer movies where law shit is done. So, what are some good movies about lawyers lawing? --- ## [Did Diogenes really write 'I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-diogenes-really-write-i-pissed-on-the-man-who-called-me-a-dog-why-was-he-so-surprised/933587)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-diogenes-really-write-i-pissed-on-the-man-who-called-me-a-dog-why-was-he-so-surprised/933587 "2021-02-24T07:12:09Z")
The question is in the title. If he did write it, in what work is it written? That is, I know none of his writings survive, but what is the source where the quote is attributed to him? --- ## [Apple MacBook Air (with M1 Processor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-macbook-air-with-m1-processor/933323)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-macbook-air-with-m1-processor/933323 "2021-02-24T07:01:57Z")
Are you happy with the performance of the Apple MacBook Air (with M1 Processor) wi-fi adapter? Does it live up to your expectations? Is there anything you feel a prospective buyer should know about this laptop (whether r… --- ## [Dirty laundry? Mr and Mrs Netanyahu accused of taking dirty clothes on sate trips to be cleaned for free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-laundry-mr-and-mrs-netanyahu-accused-of-taking-dirty-clothes-on-sate-trips-to-be-cleaned-for-free/933445)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-laundry-mr-and-mrs-netanyahu-accused-of-taking-dirty-clothes-on-sate-trips-to-be-cleaned-for-free/933445 "2021-02-24T04:16:42Z")
This just seems petty.. “The Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean,” the paper quoted an unnamed US official as saying. “After multiple trips, it became clear this was… --- ## [Check in here (if you like) if you have (or have pending) your stimulus check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-here-if-you-like-if-you-have-or-have-pending-your-stimulus-check/851705)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-here-if-you-like-if-you-have-or-have-pending-your-stimulus-check/851705 "2021-02-24T03:39:06Z")
I heard on NPR that they would start showing up today for those with direct deposit info already with the IRS. Ours showed up in pending status this morning. Anyone else? --- ## [Suppose a litigant (deliberately) insults the judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-litigant-deliberately-insults-the-judge/933468)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-a-litigant-deliberately-insults-the-judge/933468 "2021-02-24T03:16:48Z")
Suppose a litigant says (either in or outside of court) a bunch of extremely insulting things about the judge in the case, such that any normal person would feel highly aggrieved. Can they then turn around and claim that… --- ## [Dragon Spice - what is this hot spice my food had in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-spice-what-is-this-hot-spice-my-food-had-in-it/933583)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-spice-what-is-this-hot-spice-my-food-had-in-it/933583 "2021-02-24T02:39:17Z")
I recently ordered noodles from a noodle place near us and I said for my order, “Make it as hot and spicy as you are allowed.” Wow, they did. Like, insanely hot. I would say it is the spicy-hottest thing I’ve eaten sinc… --- ## [Seeking sports photo from the late 1960s/early 70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-sports-photo-from-the-late-1960s-early-70s/933556)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-sports-photo-from-the-late-1960s-early-70s/933556 "2021-02-24T02:26:28Z")
I remember seeing a photo–maybe in Time Magazine–of an NFL player with a little bit of hair sticking out of the back of his helmet. The photo showed him from behind; you didn’t see his face. I don’t remember if you could… --- ## [Least romantic Valentine's Gift EVER - I win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-romantic-valentines-gift-ever-i-win/932843)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-romantic-valentines-gift-ever-i-win/932843 "2021-02-24T01:53:10Z")
On occasions that are thankfully rare, my partner has severe bouts of vertigo that leave him unable to move and extremely nauseous. Last time it happened, he asked me to get a bowl in case he vomited. Thinking I was do… --- ## [Enjoying That 70's Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-that-70s-show/933555)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-that-70s-show/933555 "2021-02-24T01:44:55Z")
I hadn’t really seen That 70’s Show since it first came out (I think I watched a season or two then). Now I’ve been watching it (mostly YouTube clips, sometimes whole episodes), and I’m surprised at how much I enjoy it. … --- ## [So how big of a deal is handwashing, disinfecting etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-big-of-a-deal-is-handwashing-disinfecting-etc/920576)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-big-of-a-deal-is-handwashing-disinfecting-etc/920576 "2021-02-24T01:40:46Z")
This was in large part the focus of pandemic prevention efforts early on. Of late, focus has shifted to masks (along with a continued focus on social distancing) as understanding evolved to a more aerosol-based transmiss… --- ## [Missed first episode of Lincoln on CNN - any way I can stream it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-first-episode-of-lincoln-on-cnn-any-way-i-can-stream-it/933518)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-first-episode-of-lincoln-on-cnn-any-way-i-can-stream-it/933518 "2021-02-24T00:57:47Z")
I wanted to watch the first episode if Lincoln in February 14 but missed it. Any way I can stream it or watch it in rerun? --- ## [Feds 'black-bagging people' in Portland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-black-bagging-people-in-portland/915638)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 1291\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-black-bagging-people-in-portland/915638 "2021-02-24T00:35:26Z")
Ok. Without us getting into a fight…can someone tell me what laws are being broken? What Constitutional rights are being infringed? Supposedly, the Feds are: Not identifying themselves Not carrying anything that ident… --- ## [NO! Giving corporations governance powers is not a good idea!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-giving-corporations-governance-powers-is-not-a-good-idea/932851)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-giving-corporations-governance-powers-is-not-a-good-idea/932851 "2021-02-24T00:13:17Z")
Here’s the story: You fucking unhappy power-mad fucking selfish jackasses: no. We did this in the 19th century and it sucked. Fuck you. Holy fuck; just look at the victimhood and entitlement on display here: O.M.F… --- ## [Differences in "styles" of fiction writing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-in-styles-of-fiction-writing/933469)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-in-styles-of-fiction-writing/933469 "2021-02-23T23:38:29Z")
I have been thinking about something in light of the last 2 books I’ve read, and hoped some of you might be able to help me frame my thoughts. I tend to like fiction w/ good character development and an engaging plot. … --- ## [Lawrence Ferlinghetti Coming Out with Latest Novel/Autobiography "Little Boy" at Age 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-ferlinghetti-coming-out-with-latest-novel-autobiography-little-boy-at-age-100/831403)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-ferlinghetti-coming-out-with-latest-novel-autobiography-little-boy-at-age-100/831403 "2021-02-23T23:11:06Z")
Here is the blurb: A review of Little Boy: The last time I started (but didn’t finish) reading something of his was last century of a book published in the 1950s-60s. So I had assumed he was long since dead. But his… --- ## [B-52 stratofortress: why EIGHT engines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-stratofortress-why-eight-engines/932441)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-stratofortress-why-eight-engines/932441 "2021-02-23T22:57:08Z")
As the subject line says, why is the B-52 fitted with eight modest engines instead of, say four bigger ones? --- ## [Gram Parsons tribute concert 1999](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gram-parsons-tribute-concert-1999/932361)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gram-parsons-tribute-concert-1999/932361 "2021-02-23T21:59:59Z")
Emmylou, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Chris Hillman, Steve Earle, Victoria Williams and more, playing Gram Parsons songs. I am wetting myself. And not with urine --- ## [Hand washing vs. Dishwasher redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-washing-vs-dishwasher-redux/933164)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-washing-vs-dishwasher-redux/933164 "2021-02-23T21:57:50Z")
Ok… so I understand that the dishwasher is generally reputed to be more efficient than hand-washing under normal circumstances. But here in Texas, we’re not experiencing normal circumstances. There are severe electrici… --- ## [The "Historic Winter Invasion" for the South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historic-winter-invasion-for-the-south/932911)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historic-winter-invasion-for-the-south/932911 "2021-02-23T21:47:54Z")
That’s what the Weather Channel is calling it. Here in Memphis I’m afraid it might live up to that. We had an ice storm on Wednesday night (with a thunderstorm!). The temps haven’t been above freezing since and won’t … --- ## [Authentic Mexican food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authentic-mexican-food/931969)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authentic-mexican-food/931969 "2021-02-23T21:14:02Z")
I love Mexico and Mexican cuisine, but this lady says that Growing up Mexican American just 150 miles from the border, I thought I understood my ancestral cuisine. A tortilla was a fluffy, flour disc that your abuela … --- ## [How do you back up your Contact Lists for IMAP email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-back-up-your-contact-lists-for-imap-email/933412)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-back-up-your-contact-lists-for-imap-email/933412 "2021-02-23T19:29:02Z")
It appears that I’m not fully understanding how IMAP works, because every solution I’m coming up with seems pretty lame. My old computer (which I just upgraded) had two “email Accounts” set up for a single email address … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1536) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1538)