# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1769 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1770 --- ## [More appropriate and less appropriate spectator sports for COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-appropriate-and-less-appropriate-spectator-sports-for-covid/916546)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-appropriate-and-less-appropriate-spectator-sports-for-covid/916546 "2020-08-01T21:44:27Z")
Which spectator sports are more viable from a public health standpoint during the coronavirus epidemic? Less viable? Baseball appears to be in the less viable category: Auto racing (NASCAR, Formula One) might be promi… --- ## [Remember the Colorado Drone Swarm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-colorado-drone-swarm/915716)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-colorado-drone-swarm/915716 "2020-08-01T20:42:29Z")
At the beginning of the year, there were many reliable reports of swarms of drones flying over rural Colorado at night. Here is an update based on FAA documents. TLDR; Nobody knows what they were. Everyone has moved on… --- ## [The just try harder, or "lazy welfare bum" mentality in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-just-try-harder-or-lazy-welfare-bum-mentality-in-canada/916828)
**Author:** [@lazarus102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazarus102)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-just-try-harder-or-lazy-welfare-bum-mentality-in-canada/916828 "2020-08-01T01:40:41Z")
These are phrases far too often used against anyone that speaks badly about capitalism. But that’s a terrible oversimplification of the issues in these countries. Also, don’t call me a communist, or socialist… Difficult… --- ## [Was the United States almost defeated by Grenada's local police force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-united-states-almost-defeated-by-grenadas-local-police-force/916558)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-united-states-almost-defeated-by-grenadas-local-police-force/916558 "2020-08-01T18:40:43Z")
A claim has been made by our esteemed colleague, @Crane: Putting aside what does or doesn’t count as a “war”, I have never before heard that the United States was nearly defeated by the Grenadan police. But then I’ve n… --- ## [Quick English grammar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-english-grammar-question/916857)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-english-grammar-question/916857 "2020-08-01T18:38:46Z")
I have just received comments from a reviewer on a document I wrote. One sentence asks " Before starting this survey, did you know that there were three web sites containing different XXX data?" The reviewer changed “wer… --- ## [How is Corona Virus Affecting Your Favorite Restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-corona-virus-affecting-your-favorite-restaurants/916982)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-corona-virus-affecting-your-favorite-restaurants/916982 "2020-08-01T18:23:22Z")
I find the changes wrought by corona virus varies widely between restaurants. My favorite breakfast place has hardly batted an eye. They have blue tape crosses on off limits tables and booths, and require customers to … --- ## [Is it illegal to have a clothed erection in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887 "2020-08-01T17:15:24Z")
Don’t need answer fast. I’ve always heard that having an erection in public even under jeans could be arrestable for “public indecency” even if you’re minding your own business sitting in your car if a cop happened to s… --- ## [Thermal expansion of steel tube (chain link fence)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermal-expansion-of-steel-tube-chain-link-fence/916985)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermal-expansion-of-steel-tube-chain-link-fence/916985 "2020-08-01T16:45:48Z")
A friend is building a chain link fence, and occasionally I drive across the state to assist. The newest problem is that the top rail won’t quite fit into the connector sleeves that I bought from a different vendor. BUT… --- ## [The world weeps for America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-weeps-for-america/916850)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-weeps-for-america/916850 "2020-08-01T16:23:57Z")
This is a short film with many people, around the world, being shown what’s happening with Covid in the US. It’s an eye opener. https://www.facebook.com/nytopinion/videos/601059837508330/ --- ## [Did I make the right decision to leave my current job in search of more hours and better opportunities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-make-the-right-decision-to-leave-my-current-job-in-search-of-more-hours-and-better-opportunities/915234)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-make-the-right-decision-to-leave-my-current-job-in-search-of-more-hours-and-better-opportunities/915234 "2020-08-01T15:39:56Z")
TLDR: During my junior year of high school, I started working for a grocery store back in 2015. I’m currently 22 years old and almost done with college. Even though I already made the decision to move on, I think that th… --- ## [How can I keep a pizza warm for a one hour drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786 "2020-08-01T15:01:10Z")
someone I’m visiting likes pizza they can’t get locally. I want to pick some up and bring it to them next time I visit. problem is the pizza is cold after an hour. I’ve tried putting it in one of those $2 thermal groce… --- ## [Learning a language if you have a 'universal translator' that can't be turned off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-a-language-if-you-have-a-universal-translator-that-cant-be-turned-off/916930)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-a-language-if-you-have-a-universal-translator-that-cant-be-turned-off/916930 "2020-08-01T14:55:55Z")
In Farscape, the characters have ‘translator microbes’ that allow them to communicate. I’m guessing that translation is automatic and can’t be turned off. If this is the case and the character automatically hears the s… --- ## [Montreal Cognitive Assessment - I Guess I am Just Not as Smart as the President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-cognitive-assessment-i-guess-i-am-just-not-as-smart-as-the-president/916273)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-cognitive-assessment-i-guess-i-am-just-not-as-smart-as-the-president/916273 "2020-08-01T14:39:02Z")
Today I looked at the Montreal Cognitive Assessment that president Trump has made famous in the last few days. I am unable to identify the middle animal in the NAMING section. I think it may be a White Rhinocerus (Cera… --- ## [If you had the option, would you send your kids to a camp this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-option-would-you-send-your-kids-to-a-camp-this-summer/855776)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-option-would-you-send-your-kids-to-a-camp-this-summer/855776 "2020-08-01T14:25:20Z")
Hopefully I can make this one into a poll. The title says it all - if you have the option, do you plan or would you plan to send your kid to camp this summer? My answer: it depends. My daughter is signed up for a number… --- ## [Why are mushrooms so polarizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mushrooms-so-polarizing/658166)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mushrooms-so-polarizing/658166 "2020-08-01T10:52:21Z")
I can hardly conceive of disliking mushrooms, but I know lots of people do. Like with cilantro, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground. Do you know anyone who disliked mushrooms at first and acquired a taste for… --- ## [Wisconsin mask mandate. I'm going to make it fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-mask-mandate-im-going-to-make-it-fun/916961)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-mask-mandate-im-going-to-make-it-fun/916961 "2020-08-01T09:51:45Z")
So Wisconsin starts a mask mandate 1 August. Fine. Other than the Karen’s I don’t mind making people feel comfy and safe. If wearing a mask might make you safer do it with no worries. It will at least make you feel safer… --- ## [Western hats before the Stetson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-hats-before-the-stetson/915869)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-hats-before-the-stetson/915869 "2020-08-01T08:44:48Z")
The Stetson came out in 1865, I think. So what did a cowboy wear before that? A Kansas City dude might have worn a derby. I figure the SW guys wore sombreros but I can’t picture those in Deadwood. --- ## [Pagination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagination/911586)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagination/911586 "2020-08-01T06:21:37Z")
I dipped into the CoronaVirus Breaking News thread and it a serious PITA without pages (and click on Last Page ability). Yeah, I know, the scrollbar, but it’s an analog substitute for a digital solution. I hadn’t reali… --- ## [The mod note in the bikini thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mod-note-in-the-bikini-thread/916843)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mod-note-in-the-bikini-thread/916843 "2020-08-01T06:14:17Z")
This thread - Are surgeons in bikinis a teensy-weensy bit unprofessional? Most of my response belongs in the thread but since I’ve been ‘noted’ I have to bring it here. The thread was about an objection to women postin… --- ## [Loving the response from my Senator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-the-response-from-my-senator/916900)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-the-response-from-my-senator/916900 "2020-08-01T04:51:31Z")
Not enough time tonight to develop this into a worthy SDMB rant for the Pit, but WTF? As we all know federal unemployment benefits have added $600 a week to state benefits. In my state of Wisconsin this comes to about $… --- ## [Stock Market and Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-and-covid/916899)
**Author:** [@Bacon\_Cheeseburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Cheeseburger)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-and-covid/916899 "2020-08-01T04:05:25Z")
Does anyone else think its weird the stock market bounced back so well after the march plunge? I can understand how individual companies might have actually benefited from Covid, including some tech stocks. But with h… --- ## [Hong Kong delays election due to "pandemic concerns"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-delays-election-due-to-pandemic-concerns/916928)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-delays-election-due-to-pandemic-concerns/916928 "2020-08-01T03:28:32Z")
At the moment, the anti-Beijing sentiment in Hong Kong was/is expected to deliver a strong electoral showing for the pro-democracy faction and candidates, but the government is announcing that the election is being postp… --- ## [Anyone shippped anything overseas lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-shippped-anything-overseas-lately/916385)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-shippped-anything-overseas-lately/916385 "2020-08-01T03:13:40Z")
I’m trying to get a 1-oz envelope sent to Philippines from US. Online rates are the same as always (USPS, Fed Ex, etc.), $30-40 or so’ But at the desk, I can’t get a rate of under $100, at several locations in two stat… --- ## [July 2020 probabilistic senate prediction competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-2020-probabilistic-senate-prediction-competition/915863)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-2020-probabilistic-senate-prediction-competition/915863 "2020-08-01T02:35:23Z")
Consider the following senate races: Alabama Alaska Arizona (special) Colorado Georgia Georgia (special) Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Michigan Montana North Carolina The goal is for each race to assign a valu… --- ## [What is Your Favorite Banjo Tune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-banjo-tune/916567)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-banjo-tune/916567 "2020-08-01T01:58:28Z")
Banjo tune defined: a song with a banjo on it, for oh, at least half the song, or more. I always find it hard to chose an absolute favorite, of anything, but right now this is mine: “Green Mountain Hop”, by the inimitabl… --- ## [Calling to place an order, server immediately puts you on hold then phone disconnects: Do you call back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-to-place-an-order-server-immediately-puts-you-on-hold-then-phone-disconnects-do-you-call-back/916787)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-to-place-an-order-server-immediately-puts-you-on-hold-then-phone-disconnects-do-you-call-back/916787 "2020-08-01T01:54:32Z")
I’ve had this happen multiple times in the past year, I don’t know if somehow COVID is responsible but I’ll call to place an order at a local mom n pop place, somebody picks up but then immediately says “Please hold” the… --- ## [What are some dog whistles of the American left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-dog-whistles-of-the-american-left/914012)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-dog-whistles-of-the-american-left/914012 "2020-08-01T01:17:12Z")
Dog whistles seem to be almost exclusively a “right wing” thing going by the news, so I’m curious to know if there are any left wing dog whistles? I always felt “Punch Nazi’s” was a dog whistle, it’s a statement on it’s… --- ## [Tell me About Police Paint Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-police-paint-guns/916607)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-police-paint-guns/916607 "2020-07-31T23:49:24Z")
I went on a bit of a winding rabbit trail on the subject of the paint guns used by the American police. Would such a gun be a useful home-defense weapon? The American police seem to use off-the-shelf paintball guns. (It… --- ## [The Boys S1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s1/835656)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s1/835656 "2020-07-31T23:38:12Z")
I am enthusiastically waiting for 26 July so I can watch E1 of The Boys on Amazon. 2 minute trailer here. DC;DW: Seems to be a darkly humorous show about a secret superhero group that acts when other superheros abuse t… --- ## [Teletracking, the new HHS COVID reporting system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teletracking-the-new-hhs-covid-reporting-system/916948)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teletracking-the-new-hhs-covid-reporting-system/916948 "2020-07-31T23:21:30Z")
I’ve previously posted about Teletracking, the COVID-19 data system which replaced the HHS NHSN system: I’m starting a new thread in the hopes that somebody else notices something and can tell me about it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1768) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1770)