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**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-phone-scammers/921266 "2020-10-07T02:39:27Z")
This afternoon my 82 year old mother calls me in a panic. Someone called her by name from Bank X, saying there was a problem with an Amazon order for $900+ going to Germany that they think is fraudulent. My mother is no … --- ## [I Pit Major League Baseball Announcers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-major-league-baseball-announcers/922084)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-major-league-baseball-announcers/922084 "2020-10-07T02:38:40Z")
They aren’t all bad, sometimes the commentary is interesting. But don’t overdo it! This isn’t a cocktail party and I don’t want to hear you laughing at some anecdote about someone’s mother while my team scores an out. I… --- ## [Cultures that value old people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultures-that-value-old-people/921332)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultures-that-value-old-people/921332 "2020-10-07T01:51:50Z")
A writer in a recent Atlantic article was discussing Covid and ventilators. It surmised society is biased against the elderly, which is why hospitals given the choice of ventilating two patients would choose the younger… --- ## [Beloved fictional locations-- TV, movies, books, stories, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-fictional-locations-tv-movies-books-stories-etc/913100)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-fictional-locations-tv-movies-books-stories-etc/913100 "2020-10-07T00:18:01Z")
I’m thinking of those locations (usually, but not exclusively, interiors) in your favorite fiction that you love, that you’d love to hang out in IRL, that you look forward to the characters being there. To quote Liz Lemo… --- ## ["Get Your Booty to the Poll" PSA -- definitely NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-booty-to-the-poll-psa-definitely-nsfw/921406)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-booty-to-the-poll-psa-definitely-nsfw/921406 "2020-10-06T23:51:31Z")
Good thing many are working from home as this PSA is NSFW. :astonished: It will get your attention, however. Very clever, and hey-- whatever works! (Scroll down for the video.) --- ## [What is this switch for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-switch-for/919460)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-switch-for/919460 "2020-10-06T23:47:02Z")
My daughter and SIL just bought their first house, and they’re in the process of painting and starting to move their crap OUT OF MY HOUSE!!! :rofl: Ever the helpful parental units, we’ve been lending a hand with some of… --- ## [Spontaneous Pneumothorax History = Higher Covid Comorbidity Risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-pneumothorax-history-higher-covid-comorbidity-risk/922358)
**Author:** [@MildlyAnnoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MildlyAnnoyed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-pneumothorax-history-higher-covid-comorbidity-risk/922358 "2020-10-06T23:43:37Z")
About 20 years ago I suffered a pair of spontaneous pneumothorax episodes in fairly quick succession (a few weeks apart. The 1st time they re-inflated and called it good. the 2nd time was followed up with an in-patient… --- ## [How much water is lost in "real" weight loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-is-lost-in-real-weight-loss/921991)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-is-lost-in-real-weight-loss/921991 "2020-10-06T23:23:21Z")
I’ve tried Google, and the more specialized Reddit subs have posting requirements that border on shibboleths. I can’t get in there. I’ve done the math, and the person who goes to a fitness center boot camp for an hour a… --- ## [Three themes for the posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-themes-for-the-posters/915216)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-themes-for-the-posters/915216 "2020-10-06T23:17:08Z")
I’ve been following the “one theme” thread, but it’s become clear that tastes vary, and since the software supports a variety of themes, we should take advantage of that there may now be enough consensus to hammer out … --- ## [HEPA Air Filtration and Covid 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hepa-air-filtration-and-covid-19/921312)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hepa-air-filtration-and-covid-19/921312 "2020-10-06T23:15:44Z")
Has it been conclusively demonstrated that HEPA air filtration devices reduce the transmission of Covid 19? --- ## [Should democrats rethink "defund police" and push for law and order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democrats-rethink-defund-police-and-push-for-law-and-order/920677)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democrats-rethink-defund-police-and-push-for-law-and-order/920677 "2020-10-06T23:08:26Z")
This has alot to do with the recent ambush of 2 police officers in Los Angeles and the aftermath where protesters on the left showed up at the hospital to cheer and hope the officers die. I’m not going to link because ev… --- ## [Adjectival Form of 'Venus'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjectival-form-of-venus/920683)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjectival-form-of-venus/920683 "2020-10-06T22:23:01Z")
A recent article on the planet Venus got me thinking. What is the proper adjective of Venu? Popularly it is assumed to be ‘Venusian’. This article has it as ‘Venutian’. I thought I heard it once as Venerean. But I’m not… --- ## [Yet another CANCER SUCKS thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-cancer-sucks-thread/921547)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-cancer-sucks-thread/921547 "2020-10-06T22:09:53Z")
Early this week my sister and brother-in-law left for a short vacation in Branson. Sis had headaches, then was extremely sick to her stomach. They came home early. This morning Sis could not be wakened, so BIL and my … --- ## [Question about a website's privacy policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-websites-privacy-policy/922354)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-websites-privacy-policy/922354 "2020-10-06T21:38:52Z")
So I’m trying to decide whether to sign up for a newsletter and, as I always do, I checked out their privacy policy and found this: “Like many other Web sites, thedailymagician.com makes use of log files. The informatio… --- ## [Country music with horns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-with-horns/922044)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-with-horns/922044 "2020-10-06T21:19:19Z")
I have only a rudimentary familiarity with most country music. My country music library is comprised almost entirely of Willie Nelson and Hank Williams, and a smattering of a song or two from a handful of other artists. … --- ## [Add Speakers for Cable/DVD/Netflix, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-speakers-for-cable-dvd-netflix-etc/922122)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-speakers-for-cable-dvd-netflix-etc/922122 "2020-10-03T21:58:50Z")
I have a new smart TV and a new amplifier, a Yamaha, back panel seen here (back panel on right): https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF\_enUS739US739&sxsrf=ALeKk01WjgpsdHY\_laopwWs2CawkmT3Gvg%3A1601736000513&ei=QI14X-z… --- ## [Kuhneutson Valves and Flux Capacitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kuhneutson-valves-and-flux-capacitors/714211)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kuhneutson-valves-and-flux-capacitors/714211 "2020-10-06T18:54:46Z")
I know there’s plenty of these “parts” that have become standard over the years, used either to prank or send someone on a wild goose chase (left-handed smokeshifter, shore line, etc.) Anyone have any favorites they’ve … --- ## [Burger King (once again) serves up snark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-once-again-serves-up-snark/922286)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-once-again-serves-up-snark/922286 "2020-10-06T18:39:34Z")
Burger King is well-known for it’s snarky, sometimes edgy, advertising and stunts. Here’s the latest one. Burger King’s Danish arm decided to scan the McDonald’s Facebook page. There, inevitably, was a multitude of co… --- ## [Can Biden win Texas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-win-texas/922209)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-win-texas/922209 "2020-10-06T18:29:33Z")
This article may be paywalled but the gist is that even if Biden has enough battleground states to win, a win in red, non-mail-in, voter suppressed Texas would neutralize Trump’s plans to declare wholesale fraud in tho… --- ## [New horizons in scam calls. Any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-scam-calls-any-ideas/922344)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-scam-calls-any-ideas/922344 "2020-10-06T18:04:36Z")
This has happened now three times. The phone rings, a voice says, “This is a recorded message. Your Visa card was used this morning for two purchases of $400 and $1300. We think there is something suspicious about the… --- ## [Does anybody still use BC Headache Powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-bc-headache-powder/922196)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-bc-headache-powder/922196 "2020-10-06T17:33:03Z")
I’m talking about It’s a combination of aspirin and caffeine in powder form-- been around since 1906. The brother of a friend swears by them (he’s old like me). Because it’s a powder that you put right in your mouth (f… --- ## [Schitt's Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek/798486)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek/798486 "2020-10-06T16:49:55Z")
Anyone watching Schitt’s Creek? I discovered the first 2 seasons on Amazon a couple of years ago and now those and the 3rd season are on Netflix. I think it’s hilarious. I don’t know anyone else who watches it - I’ve r… --- ## [Planning a trip, safety precautions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-safety-precautions/922343)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-safety-precautions/922343 "2020-10-06T16:49:10Z")
So my wife and I are planning a trip to fly fish for a few days at the end of the month. We haven’t done any traveling since COVID and have tried to be careful.,please review our plan and tell me if there are any other p… --- ## [When was the last time anti-submarine weapons were used in anger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anti-submarine-weapons-were-used-in-anger/922179)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anti-submarine-weapons-were-used-in-anger/922179 "2020-10-06T15:14:28Z")
Submarines have been used a few times in the post-war period. Famously by the British during the falklands war, and as Tomahawk missile platform in recent American wars IIRC. In that time has anyone actually tried to si… --- ## [Anti-war song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-song-id/920443)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-song-id/920443 "2020-10-06T14:53:54Z")
Trump’s use of Fortunate Son recently, reminded me of another song. I know what it is, but it’s just not coming to me now. The plot is there’s this young man from a fortunate background who goes to war. I think he mig… --- ## [Unsuitable GD Topics: All people who take position X have an ulterior motive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsuitable-gd-topics-all-people-who-take-position-x-have-an-ulterior-motive/921777)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsuitable-gd-topics-all-people-who-take-position-x-have-an-ulterior-motive/921777 "2020-10-06T14:27:19Z")
I suggest that the question of whether all people who take a certain position have some ulterior motive is unsuitable as a topic in the Great Debates category. One side of the supposed debate necessarily argues that the … --- ## [The New Millenium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-millenium/2809)
**Author:** [@Eddie\_Gosik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_Gosik)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-millenium/2809 "2020-10-06T14:25:17Z")
After reading tons of crap about the New Millenium (i.e. When does it actually start, etc.,etc.,etc.),my general thoughts are…you people need to GET A LIFE! You can get as “technical” as you like…but for most of us, the… --- ## [How long do I need to self-isolate to avoid any risk of spreading COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-need-to-self-isolate-to-avoid-any-risk-of-spreading-covid/921755)
**Author:** [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-i-need-to-self-isolate-to-avoid-any-risk-of-spreading-covid/921755 "2020-10-06T12:59:32Z")
I’m making plans to visit with my two adult children in a couple of weeks. We cancelled a trip to Yosemite as way too risky; we’ll be staying in a condo on the southern Oregon coast instead. Masks will be worn in publi… --- ## [...so I've been asleep for the last seven days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-asleep-for-the-last-seven-days/922090)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-asleep-for-the-last-seven-days/922090 "2020-10-06T12:39:11Z")
…hello everybody! So I’ve been asleep for the last seven days, so I thought I would catch up on what has been happening in the US world of Politics & Elections. Has it been a quiet week? But seriously. I’ve lost trac… --- ## [Grocery Clerks vs Restaurant Waitstaff - A Natural Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-clerks-vs-restaurant-waitstaff-a-natural-experiment/922045)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-clerks-vs-restaurant-waitstaff-a-natural-experiment/922045 "2020-10-06T12:04:33Z")
I have an idea for a research project that may already be well underway. Which might shed some light on COVID transmissibility. Premise 1: Grocery clerks work long days indoors in close proximity to the general public … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1691) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1693)