# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1835 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1836 --- ## [To Tell The Truth anomaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-anomaly/855521)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-anomaly/855521 "2020-06-12T19:37:11Z")
So I just finished watching an episode of the latest version of To Tell The Truth a few minutes ago, and the last part caught my eye. I recognized one of the three people stepping up and I immediately realized what the … --- ## [Type O blood people may be more resistant against the coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-o-blood-people-may-be-more-resistant-against-the-coronavirus/855558)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-o-blood-people-may-be-more-resistant-against-the-coronavirus/855558 "2020-06-12T19:35:53Z")
Article notes that people with Type O blood may have more natural protection against Covid; not sure how scientifically sound it is though. --- ## [Olive Garden AYCE salad, why is it so good, why can't I make it that good at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-garden-ayce-salad-why-is-it-so-good-why-cant-i-make-it-that-good-at-home/855519)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-garden-ayce-salad-why-is-it-so-good-why-cant-i-make-it-that-good-at-home/855519 "2020-06-12T18:49:32Z")
Seriously. Iceberg, little bit of tomato, red onion, way too many croutons, black olives. I have their dressing at home, but my homemade Olive Garden salad is never as good as at the restaurant. And there’s really no re… --- ## [Advice? Awkward horrible situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-awkward-horrible-situation/855366 "2020-06-12T18:33:48Z")
Background information, spoilered for those in a hurry: \[spoiler\]With the onset of quarantine in Pennsylvania, my business was deemed essential, but changes in the method of operation and decreased demand led to my layi… --- ## [Post one record/album/CD you think more people should appreciate..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945 "2020-06-12T18:32:03Z")
Just one please. I know that might be tough, but try… I will start with Tom Waits’ 2nd album, The Heart of Saturday Night. Just an incredible collection of songs. Waits’ discography is all over the place, but this is a … --- ## [Can I legally keep items delivered incorrectly to my address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-keep-items-delivered-incorrectly-to-my-address/855316)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-keep-items-delivered-incorrectly-to-my-address/855316 "2020-06-12T17:30:42Z")
According to the FTC, if a vendor ships stuff to me that I didn’t order, I am legally allowed to keep it. This is great news for me. A couple of months ago, a vendor shipped me $350 worth of cleaning supplies I never o… --- ## [Great songs that are just too damned short](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-that-are-just-too-damned-short/854774)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-that-are-just-too-damned-short/854774 "2020-06-12T16:57:45Z")
With no real quantitative way of nailing exactly what “too damned short” is, (heh - or “great”), hopefully this obviously subjective approach can bulldoze and smudge an eventual, crude consensus on songs, compositions, w… --- ## [Your first trip (or trips) abroad – what shocked, surprised or fascinated you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-trip-or-trips-abroad-what-shocked-surprised-or-fascinated-you/852376)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-trip-or-trips-abroad-what-shocked-surprised-or-fascinated-you/852376 "2020-06-12T16:33:47Z")
Obviously inspired by this thread, which brought back memories of going to France some time around 1970-71 (I guess), when the world was a far less uniform place. I mean, France was only twenty miles away from England, b… --- ## [Super cool move from the service desk at the car dealer during Covid-19 time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-cool-move-from-the-service-desk-at-the-car-dealer-during-covid-19-time/855503)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-cool-move-from-the-service-desk-at-the-car-dealer-during-covid-19-time/855503 "2020-06-12T15:45:58Z")
So my wife just got all masked up yesterday to take her car to the dealer to have a critical airbag recall service performed–they have been nagging us with scary notices for months. When she went to pick up her car, the… --- ## [Excel Acting Weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-acting-weird/855476)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-acting-weird/855476 "2020-06-12T14:41:17Z")
I have a rather large spreadsheet of many worksheets - all with many columns. (Surprisingly, the size is only about 800K.) Sometimes, I type new text in a cell with lots of existing text (including new lines started by a… --- ## [Recovering from a hard drive failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-a-hard-drive-failure/855446)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-a-hard-drive-failure/855446 "2020-06-12T14:33:06Z")
Executive summary: This is actually a pretty simple question, there’s just a lot of context I felt obliged to include. The computer I use to store digitized music has presented me with a unique upgrade opportunity, whic… --- ## [Pilot declares emergency (to get his way?) Any repercusions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-declares-emergency-to-get-his-way-any-repercusions/855223)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-declares-emergency-to-get-his-way-any-repercusions/855223 "2020-06-12T14:27:14Z")
American Airways 2 Heavy flying into JFK May 4, 2010 Lot’s of audio availableon this but basically it boils down to this. The plane is cleared to land on runway 22L. Later they hear there are gusts up to 35 knots (not… --- ## [What's the 3rd-most popular topic for alternate history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-3rd-most-popular-topic-for-alternate-history/855520)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-3rd-most-popular-topic-for-alternate-history/855520 "2020-06-12T13:53:21Z")
I’ve read that an Axis victory in WWII and Confederate victory in the Civil War are the two most popular departure points for alternate-history writers. What might be the 3rd-most popular? (And others too) Soviets win t… --- ## [Why do tick bites swell and itch nowadays? They never did when I was young...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tick-bites-swell-and-itch-nowadays-they-never-did-when-i-was-young/855477)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tick-bites-swell-and-itch-nowadays-they-never-did-when-i-was-young/855477 "2020-06-12T13:50:30Z")
While growing up in a rural area in the 60’s I used to play outside most of the time and accumulate attached ticks during the day, plucking them off when I noticed them or during a check in the evening. I never had any i… --- ## [Dazed and Confused Tempo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazed-and-confused-tempo/855527)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazed-and-confused-tempo/855527 "2020-06-12T13:44:39Z")
Hi, music lovers! I’m trying to get the bass line from Dazed and Confused under my fingers. Most of it is not too bad, except for the part that starts around 3:30: So, my plan is to start slow and work my way up to i… --- ## [Regarding the story about "Truth or Consequences" told on the SNL retrospective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-story-about-truth-or-consequences-told-on-the-snl-retrospective/291276)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-story-about-truth-or-consequences-told-on-the-snl-retrospective/291276 "2020-06-12T13:24:32Z")
Did it really happen or is it a show biz urban legend like Uncle Don’s infamous sign-off? For those of you who didn’t see the “Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live” special on February 20th, ther… --- ## [Do you keep / how do you store the stuff that comes with new electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-how-do-you-store-the-stuff-that-comes-with-new-electronics/855286)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-how-do-you-store-the-stuff-that-comes-with-new-electronics/855286 "2020-06-12T12:35:04Z")
New electronic thingies nowadays come with: packaging, manuals, quickstart and more elaborate manuals, in a gazillion languages spare parts, customizing parts, guarantee leaflets, extra software you might never use, ca… --- ## [People that are "bad at math," why? (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-that-are-bad-at-math-why-poll/855003)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-that-are-bad-at-math-why-poll/855003 "2020-06-12T12:15:56Z")
I see a decent amount of threads in GQ that amount to fairly basic arithmetic. Roughly equivalent to “I have a block of iron A” x B" x C", how much does it weigh?" To me, this seems trivial. So, why isn’t it? Poll above… --- ## [How am I still married to this woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-still-married-to-this-woman/855261)
**Author:** [@PackerMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-still-married-to-this-woman/855261 "2020-06-12T11:30:41Z")
Maybe this belongs in CS - it’s music related. This weekend the family were driving to a nearby park with a lake for a little fishing\\picnic. I had last drove the car so my station was on, one of the various classic ro… --- ## [If you're offered a job but don't start for a month how does it affect your unemployment insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-offered-a-job-but-dont-start-for-a-month-how-does-it-affect-your-unemployment-insurance/855499)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-offered-a-job-but-dont-start-for-a-month-how-does-it-affect-your-unemployment-insurance/855499 "2020-06-12T11:29:36Z")
If someone offers you a job but it doesn’t start for a month, how does it affect your unemployment compensation? Can you still claim UI until you actually start the job and start getting paid? --- ## [Is there an optimum strategy to Yahtzee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-optimum-strategy-to-yahtzee/855164)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-optimum-strategy-to-yahtzee/855164 "2020-06-12T10:22:21Z")
At first thought I would think there is. Look at the the dice and calculate the expected value for each open scoring opportunity given n more rolls with n = to 1 or 2 depending what roll you’re on. Always go for the hi… --- ## [Interesting Article About Failtures in Covid 19 Research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-about-failtures-in-covid-19-research/855507)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-about-failtures-in-covid-19-research/855507 "2020-06-12T09:32:55Z")
Please refer to obove link^^ for history and context. I did no won’t to infringe on copyright law. “Meanwhile, public-health officials appear oblivious to this gaping hole in the science. They imperiously pronounce th… --- ## [When/why did Texas Hold'em become synonymous with poker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-texas-holdem-become-synonymous-with-poker/854116)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-texas-holdem-become-synonymous-with-poker/854116 "2020-06-12T06:18:41Z")
Back when I was a kid we would play 5 card draw for pebbles and then eventually graduated to 7-card stud, and then all sorts of other variations, baseball, criss-cross, lowball etc. But it wasn’t I was in my mid 20’s in … --- ## [Who was the bad guy in the band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-bad-guy-in-the-band/855123)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-bad-guy-in-the-band/855123 "2020-06-12T05:07:58Z")
And why? Over my 53 years I have heard many references to the guy was the “cancer” in the bands they were in, but often without much explanation. Some examples are Roger Waters and David Crosby. What is the story there? … --- ## [Can I hook up two PS4s to ONE external hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hook-up-two-ps4s-to-one-external-hard-drive/855442)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hook-up-two-ps4s-to-one-external-hard-drive/855442 "2020-06-12T04:52:22Z")
My son ran out of room on his PS4. I already have a 4 (or 8? I can’t remember) TB external drive on my PS4. It just so happens that my son’s tv is on the opposite side of the wall where MY tv is. So it would be real eas… --- ## [best neo-noir movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neo-noir-movies/855229)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neo-noir-movies/855229 "2020-06-12T04:48:48Z")
B/W film noir is my favorite genre and I think I have seen all the great ones. Neo-noir, well there is Body Heat, a favorite. Watching it now for about the 10th time. I’ve seen the one by Dennis Hopper, can’t remember t… --- ## [Feline conjunctivitis, have you dealt with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-conjunctivitis-have-you-dealt-with-it/855191)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-conjunctivitis-have-you-dealt-with-it/855191 "2020-06-12T04:11:01Z")
Started probably Tuesday, I noticed a discharge and half closed eye. Vet did a steroid shot and sent me home with 2 bottles of drops, 3X a day. Immediate improvement the day we got back from the vet, but now it’s no bett… --- ## [Questions about the Discourse move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-discourse-move/855451)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-discourse-move/855451 "2020-06-12T03:45:13Z")
I don’t want to post in the other thread here about Discourse since it’s more of a grousing situation. I assume we’ll be using the free version rather than springing for the supported version, especially since the low… --- ## [Can someone explain to me this weeks MLB financial proposal to the players to play baseball in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-weeks-mlb-financial-proposal-to-the-players-to-play-baseball-in-2020/853773)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-this-weeks-mlb-financial-proposal-to-the-players-to-play-baseball-in-2020/853773 "2020-06-12T02:58:55Z")
I’ve heard a few STR hosts complain that the owners are bamboozling the players. Others say in this time of need, the players need to stop being greedy and play ball. Here’s my understanding: instead of paying the playe… --- ## [Margaret Cho on L&O:SVU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-cho-on-l-o-svu/855506)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-cho-on-l-o-svu/855506 "2020-06-12T02:35:45Z")
Billed as Mama-San, this ep.'s villain. I wonder, if convicted, will will she have a bunk-mate named Gwen…who will wash her vagina! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1834) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1836)