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**Author:** [@arteekgeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arteekgeek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-humor-me/926044 "2020-11-20T15:05:44Z")
While this is no laughing matter the pandemic revealed a mutating or rumored Uber Volatile Stran of COVID. Is the initial disease considered corona extra … ? Is there a light on the shelf ?? Thanks --- ## ["nixon is tyranny which is death to us all"? Did anyone else see that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-is-tyranny-which-is-death-to-us-all-did-anyone-else-see-that/465354)
**Author:** [@Diaspora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diaspora)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-is-tyranny-which-is-death-to-us-all-did-anyone-else-see-that/465354 "2020-11-20T14:54:25Z")
When I was a little kid, our family would always vacation at Ocean City, Maryland, in the summer. The time period was the early seventies, during Nixon’s second term. I can remember seeing a small airplane flying above… --- ## [Best butter substitute for a particular baking recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-butter-substitute-for-a-particular-baking-recipe/926031)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-butter-substitute-for-a-particular-baking-recipe/926031 "2020-11-20T14:53:02Z")
There’s a brownie recipe I want to make for family this Thanksgiving, one of whom is allergic to milk. I figured I could just look up a butter substitute and use that. However, this particular brownie recipe promises a … --- ## [What exactly can we actually do to stop this charade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-can-we-actually-do-to-stop-this-charade/925985)
**Author:** [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-can-we-actually-do-to-stop-this-charade/925985 "2020-11-20T14:40:19Z")
I am at a loss. I don’t know what I can do to stop what is now amounting to treason in my mind. Frivolous lawsuit after lawsuit, thrown out by the courts - and now an outright power grab asking Pennsylvania to change ele… --- ## [Zombie Corporate names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-corporate-names/917284)
**Author:** [@Bacon\_Cheeseburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Cheeseburger)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-corporate-names/917284 "2020-11-20T14:14:52Z")
Inspired by a recent threat about Kodak (which i thought no longer existed) recently got a big Government contract to produce pharmaceutical ingredients. What other big industrial corporations still linger on in one for… --- ## ["Supreme Court to hear latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-to-hear-latest-challenge-to-the-affordable-care-act/925227)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-to-hear-latest-challenge-to-the-affordable-care-act/925227 "2020-11-20T13:13:12Z")
In better times, this topic wouldn’t belong here, but today the ACA is All Politics All the Time. The Supreme Court on Tuesday will review the latest Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act, reviving the part… --- ## [Poll: Do you still own (and use) a printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-still-own-and-use-a-printer/924946)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-still-own-and-use-a-printer/924946 "2020-11-20T12:40:05Z")
poll I don’t mean one you’ve got laying around somewhere, or one that’s been hooked up but has no ink or just hasn’t been used in ages. Its use doesn’t have to be too regular, just enough that you know that you could go… --- ## [New city, new job, looking for new apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-city-new-job-looking-for-new-apartment/925609)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-city-new-job-looking-for-new-apartment/925609 "2020-11-20T09:27:47Z")
Was laid off a couple of months ago in NJ, now back in hometown in VA. Was offered job, starts in two weeks. I am wondering chances of getting approval if someone else applies and has had a job here for sometime… --- ## [Will they invoke the 25th Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-they-invoke-the-25th-amendment/925658)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-they-invoke-the-25th-amendment/925658 "2020-11-20T05:40:01Z")
From what I hear, even some Republicans are upset that Biden isn’t getting the briefings that a President-elect ought to get. But I don’t know if that includes any Cabinet members. In my view, regardless of who I voted … --- ## [Know a good computer quiz for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-a-good-computer-quiz-for-kids/926012)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-a-good-computer-quiz-for-kids/926012 "2020-11-20T03:29:58Z")
My kid (a preteen) wants to buy their own computer, but I want to be sure they know enough about them. They’ve used Kindles, not desktops. I want to find a website with some basic info or lesson that covers things like… --- ## [Did I permanently mess up this rechargeable battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-permanently-mess-up-this-rechargeable-battery/925994)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-permanently-mess-up-this-rechargeable-battery/925994 "2020-11-20T03:15:49Z")
I bought this rechargeable fan to use outside on my deck to blow mosquitoes away. I also use it in my laundry room in the garage partly because in the middle of summer it’s hot as hell’s front porch in there and yet t… --- ## [Hybrid car - worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-car-worth-it/923333)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-car-worth-it/923333 "2020-11-20T03:03:20Z")
We have two vehicles: a 2006 Honda CRV with about 175,000 miles, and a 1998 Honda Civic with about 240,000 miles. My husband and I share the CRV. Dweezil, our college-age son, has the Civic. We’d decided some time ago t… --- ## [What do you consider clearest evidence of ongoing US racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-clearest-evidence-of-ongoing-us-racism/919067)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-clearest-evidence-of-ongoing-us-racism/919067 "2020-11-20T01:57:17Z")
Apologies if you feel this an ignorant question, but I intend it sincerely. And I’m a little embarrassed to be asking hte questing. I recently had a discussion w/ someone who questioned how much ongoing racism existed … --- ## [Trump's fraud hotline pranked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-fraud-hotline-pranked/925130)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-fraud-hotline-pranked/925130 "2020-11-20T01:00:50Z")
The Trump campaign’s voter fraud hotline has been swamped with prank calls. Here is a story about it: If you’re needing a few good laughs, here’s a YouTube video of one such prankster, who calls repeatedly. My persona… --- ## [Trump's Tax Returns and the Supreme Court (Take 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-tax-returns-and-the-supreme-court-take-2/925437)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-tax-returns-and-the-supreme-court-take-2/925437 "2020-11-20T00:07:39Z")
What’s going on with Trump’s tax returns and the Supreme Court? The Appeals Court ordered the tax returns released, but put the order on hold to give Trump time to appeal to the Supreme Court a second time. I’ve search… --- ## [It's (no longer) the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-no-longer-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown/923580)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-no-longer-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown/923580 "2020-11-19T23:56:27Z")
For the first time in 54 years, it won’t be on broadcast television. It is moving to Apple+ although they are making it available free from 10/30-11/1. Because 2020 is hopelessly screwed up. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10… --- ## [How common is it to get a vasectomy in your early 20s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-to-get-a-vasectomy-in-your-early-20s/922502)
**Author:** [@alanmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alanmartin)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-to-get-a-vasectomy-in-your-early-20s/922502 "2020-11-19T22:46:06Z")
I’m 23 and doing a Masters in CS in college. I’ll get my first part time job in Christmas (late I know for my age) and will be earning £13 an hour. A vasectomy where I live costs about £600 without insurance. I’ve asked… --- ## [Convert gas fireplace to wood fireplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-gas-fireplace-to-wood-fireplace/925993)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-gas-fireplace-to-wood-fireplace/925993 "2020-11-19T22:46:04Z")
I assume this conversion is not easy or cheap. I will hire someone to do it. Any ideas on costs? A wood stove would be fine too. --- ## [Working very remotely from home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-very-remotely-from-home/923778)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-very-remotely-from-home/923778 "2020-11-19T22:29:53Z")
I’m just rambling out loud, and typing out my thoughts on this as they occur, as it’s a new concept to me and I’m trying to get my thoughts organized. My husband started working from home a few weeks before the whole pa… --- ## [Temporarily close a Microsoft Teams team, then restart it later without content or member list loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporarily-close-a-microsoft-teams-team-then-restart-it-later-without-content-or-member-list-loss/925820)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporarily-close-a-microsoft-teams-team-then-restart-it-later-without-content-or-member-list-loss/925820 "2020-11-19T22:28:36Z")
In Microsoft Teams, is there a way to temporarily close or disable or hide a Team from all its members and owners, and then bring it back a couple months later without losing any content and without having to readmit all… --- ## [Video games 'good for well-being', says University of Oxford study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-good-for-well-being-says-university-of-oxford-study/925712)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-good-for-well-being-says-university-of-oxford-study/925712 "2020-11-19T22:26:53Z")
I feel vindicated! --- ## [Does anyone make a wagon/SUV with rear-facing jump seats any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-a-wagon-suv-with-rear-facing-jump-seats-any-more/923698)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-a-wagon-suv-with-rear-facing-jump-seats-any-more/923698 "2020-11-19T20:52:03Z")
Looking at getting a new (to us) vehicle. We currently have a minivan, but we want something that can tow more. We have 2 kids in carseats, so the minivan is nice because we can bring the whole family and a few other pe… --- ## [Adobe Illustrator, fonts, ai files and links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-illustrator-fonts-ai-files-and-links/925940)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-illustrator-fonts-ai-files-and-links/925940 "2020-11-19T20:13:52Z")
I am not an AI user, so don’t worry about being too simple or too dumb for me. Is there a way to find the original font name, for the font with no name that is displaying correctly in the .ai file, but not correctly in … --- ## [Is Fuzzy Logic dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fuzzy-logic-dead/658287)
**Author:** [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fuzzy-logic-dead/658287 "2020-11-19T20:06:46Z")
What ever happened to “fuzzy logic.” It was all the rage in the early 1990’s. Japanese companies were building washing machines and bullet trains controlled by fuzzy logic. How much of this was hype? Are people still usi… --- ## [Controversial Death Pool Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-death-pool-proposal/925814)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-death-pool-proposal/925814 "2020-11-19T19:55:43Z")
I would understand if this gets shouted down. I propose that, due the amount of death attributed to Covid-19 this(and probably next) year, we skip having a Death Pool next year. I think that celebrating death should ha… --- ## [Can the mods require a poster to reply to a question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-mods-require-a-poster-to-reply-to-a-question/925356)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-mods-require-a-poster-to-reply-to-a-question/925356 "2020-11-13T08:38:05Z")
Raised by this thread: --- ## [Oh, fuck. I’m 60!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-fuck-i-m-60/924416)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-fuck-i-m-60/924416 "2020-11-19T18:12:25Z")
I turn 60 today. How can I be this old? I could swear I was 17 just yesterday! I’m going to try to look at it this way: I’m either a quarter of the way done with a long life, or half way done with a short one. I do in… --- ## [Who is the best professional player to play on the most professional teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-professional-player-to-play-on-the-most-professional-teams/924960)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-professional-player-to-play-on-the-most-professional-teams/924960 "2020-11-19T17:05:05Z")
I know great players who begin to age out and falter in ability tend to be thrown to various differentteams until retirement, so I’m curious what is someone who’s considered Top 50 of all time who also was on the most sp… --- ## [Adding a little tartness to a gravy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-little-tartness-to-a-gravy/925900)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-little-tartness-to-a-gravy/925900 "2020-11-19T16:14:31Z")
I have a simple recipe I have been working on that I am very happy with but it needs just a bit more tartness to it. Basically it is the same recipe as stuffed bell peppers but instead of stuffing the peppers I cut them … --- ## [Neck Gaiters/face prote ctors. Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neck-gaiters-face-prote-ctors-good/925937)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neck-gaiters-face-prote-ctors-good/925937 "2020-11-19T15:33:33Z")
Frankly, they look more comfortable & easier to use. Gpood prtection or no. An example– example 1 example 2 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1641) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1643)