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**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911 "2020-05-16T10:40:42Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=896310 #3 Report Post Unread Yesterday, 05:29 PM Colibri Colibri is offline SD Curator of Critters Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Panama Posts: 45,… --- ## [Next waves: Italy; Spain; U.K.; France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-waves-italy-spain-u-k-france/853871)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-waves-italy-spain-u-k-france/853871 "2020-05-16T10:27:43Z")
Let’s start with the fact that despite big plans none of Italy, Spain, or the U.K. have blanketed contact tracing and isolation of contacts in place. All have had over 400 deaths/million (up to 580 in Spain) and all are… --- ## [Artists that sampled themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-sampled-themselves/853421)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-sampled-themselves/853421 "2020-05-16T08:24:49Z")
Just listened to Robert Plant’s 1988 solo song Tall Cool One, which features samples from several Led Zeppelin songs. Reminded me of Mick Jones’ post-Clash band Big Audio Dynamite’s The Globe, which sampled The Clash’s S… --- ## [I put windshield washer fluid in my coolant tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-windshield-washer-fluid-in-my-coolant-tank/853896)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-windshield-washer-fluid-in-my-coolant-tank/853896 "2020-05-16T07:12:35Z")
I was out and when I put it in I was in a hurry. A couple of days later I got the warning light that I was out which I thought couldn’t be right, but when I checked the tank was down to less than an inch. That is when I … --- ## [Accessing an old bitcoin wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-an-old-bitcoin-wallet/853862)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessing-an-old-bitcoin-wallet/853862 "2020-05-16T06:26:29Z")
I pulled some data off of an old hard disk I had and one of the items is an old bitcoin wallet. How do I gat a program that will read the wallet.dat file? I looked online and my google-fu must be weak because all I see… --- ## [What won’t change (even after the media hypes it?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-won-t-change-even-after-the-media-hypes-it/853897)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-won-t-change-even-after-the-media-hypes-it/853897 "2020-05-16T04:33:52Z")
Ok, let’s have a thread to discuss what won’t be different after somehow COVID subsides or a vaccination is found. Airline flights will be the same misery on January 1 2023 as they were on January 1 2020. Fares may be… --- ## [Optimal economic growth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-economic-growth/853866)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-economic-growth/853866 "2020-05-16T03:01:57Z")
There was a board on which one poster was constantly beating the drum “Cut taxes and watch the economy soar!” Setting aside the documented fallacy of that position, I have been wondering as to whether a soaring (rapidly … --- ## [Does hypocrisy really matter? (inconsistency in one's own behavior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hypocrisy-really-matter-inconsistency-in-ones-own-behavior/853728)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hypocrisy-really-matter-inconsistency-in-ones-own-behavior/853728 "2020-05-16T02:53:10Z")
It’s often claimed by pro-choicers that many pro-lifers are hypocrites because they publicly oppose abortion yet secretly have abortions themselves (the phenomenon sometimes referred to as “The only good abortion is my a… --- ## [premium ice cream vs regular ice cream, whats your view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premium-ice-cream-vs-regular-ice-cream-whats-your-view/852754)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premium-ice-cream-vs-regular-ice-cream-whats-your-view/852754 "2020-05-16T02:39:02Z")
I normally only eat the regular ice cream, the stuff that is $2-4 for a 48 oz tub. Its good but generally only a couple flavors stand out. yesterday I decided to get some blue bell vanilla and talenti. Both tasted decen… --- ## [Young Frankenstein and red wine.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-frankenstein-and-red-wine/853821)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-frankenstein-and-red-wine/853821 "2020-05-16T02:28:15Z")
Tonight, I am drinking a nice Italian red Nero d’avola and watching Young Frankenstein. I just got to the scene with Gene Hackman as the blind monk. Possibly the funniest five minutes in movie history… --- ## [Do you have any experience with paid listeners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-experience-with-paid-listeners/853859)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-experience-with-paid-listeners/853859 "2020-05-16T00:23:07Z")
They seem to be much less expensive then therapists. Hire a listener. --- ## [My car's RPMs stay elevated for 10+ seconds with clutch depressed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-rpms-stay-elevated-for-10-seconds-with-clutch-depressed/853713)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-rpms-stay-elevated-for-10-seconds-with-clutch-depressed/853713 "2020-05-16T00:03:28Z")
I have a 2007 Ford Escape. It has 160k and for me is at the end of it’s life cycle. Recently when I come to a stop and depress the clutch the RPMs stay in the 2-2500 range for 10-15 seconds before settling back down to t… --- ## [Recommend a good entry-level smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-entry-level-smartphone/853800)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-entry-level-smartphone/853800 "2020-05-15T23:43:58Z")
I’ve decided to upgrade my Nokia C1 as dropping it could result in too much damage to the Earth. I’m looking for something cheap but would be ready to pay for some of the more worthwhile mid-level features. I just large… --- ## [First appearance of the clipped out font ransom note.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-of-the-clipped-out-font-ransom-note/853618)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-of-the-clipped-out-font-ransom-note/853618 "2020-05-15T23:39:12Z")
You know what I’m talking about. When a ransomed sends a ransom note spelled out in various fronts clipped out of various magazines. What was the first appearance of that? Was it a movie? In which case, mods, please move… --- ## [Governors "forcing" nursing homes to take COVID-19+ patients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governors-forcing-nursing-homes-to-take-covid-19-patients/853872)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governors-forcing-nursing-homes-to-take-covid-19-patients/853872 "2020-05-15T23:29:44Z")
This has been the latest Conservative bugaboo in the Northeast: PA, NY and NJ governors (all evil Democrats, of course) “signed orders” that “forced” nursing homes to take COVID-19 positive patients from hospitals, and t… --- ## [If Biden wins, he will have to make big, unpopular tax increases in his 1st term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-biden-wins-he-will-have-to-make-big-unpopular-tax-increases-in-his-1st-term/852813)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-biden-wins-he-will-have-to-make-big-unpopular-tax-increases-in-his-1st-term/852813 "2020-05-15T22:44:49Z")
This Yahoo Finance article notes that the massive amount of stimulus spending during this coronavirus, combined with the fact that Medicare will run low on money by 2023, disability insurance by 2024, and Social Security… --- ## [How can I use different flours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-different-flours/853424)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-different-flours/853424 "2020-05-15T22:24:03Z")
The shelves around me are completely empty of all purpose flour. I have about a pound of APF left. Also most of 5 pound bags of both cake flour and wheat flour. Plus about 2 pounds of masa (corn flour). I want to treat … --- ## [Beck wants to bend your ear, alittle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-wants-to-bend-your-ear-alittle/850647)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-wants-to-bend-your-ear-alittle/850647 "2020-05-15T21:34:33Z")
I’m putting this thread here in MPSIMS, altho’ the scary world events/virus are what’s causing me to feel these things. There are plenty virus threads about the different issues surrounding this horrible pandemic. I’m no… --- ## [Secret Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-angel/853817)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-angel/853817 "2020-05-15T20:06:09Z")
So we’ve all had someone be a secret angel for us (meaning: someone who did something nice for you without recognition…nobody knew or still knows but just you). Have you ever been a secret angel for someone else? If so… --- ## [How to tell when my subscription is due?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-when-my-subscription-is-due/853869)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-when-my-subscription-is-due/853869 "2020-05-15T19:11:38Z")
I looked in User CP under paid subscriptions, but there is no date shown. --- ## [WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/853875)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf/853875 "2020-05-15T19:05:13Z")
I paid hard-earned money to join this board for the collective wisdom. Fix this shit. A server that can handle traffic is not that hard to accomplish. :frowning: --- ## [Car purchase/sale vs. flying renting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-purchase-sale-vs-flying-renting/853499)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-purchase-sale-vs-flying-renting/853499 "2020-05-15T18:52:47Z")
Wife and I are making our annual trip back to mainland to visit kids, grandkids, great grands, friends, and stuff. This year will start early June in Seattle, WA and pass through - Denver - Okalhoma City - Dallas - Corpu… --- ## [We'll need a "Trump's Economy Wall" on the mall when this is over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-need-a-trumps-economy-wall-on-the-mall-when-this-is-over/853321)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-need-a-trumps-economy-wall-on-the-mall-when-this-is-over/853321 "2020-05-15T18:15:42Z")
Like the Vietnam Memorial, but with the names of everyone who’s died of COVID-19, sacrificing their lives in the losing war to try to save Trump’s economy. Like with Vietnam, most of the names on that wall will have bee… --- ## [Why no more inflation or high interest rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-inflation-or-high-interest-rates/853683)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-inflation-or-high-interest-rates/853683 "2020-05-15T18:08:49Z")
Maybe this can stay GQ, but if it drifts and needs to be moved, then that’s fine. I was watching the 1980 Presidential Debate between Reagan and Anderson–Carter refused to appear for some reason. Both Anderson and Reag… --- ## [Saturday Night Live will be back on April 11th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456 "2020-05-15T17:29:48Z")
It’s just been announced that SNL will have a live episode this weekend (live only in the Eastern timezone) with everyone practicing social distancing. --- ## [Why was the 1918 flu so deadly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1918-flu-so-deadly/6325)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Gretchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gretchen)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1918-flu-so-deadly/6325 "2020-05-15T16:28:09Z")
If I understand this right, the flu at that time was killing millions of people, many healthy young adults in the prime of their lives. Were people more susceptible to flus then because of lack of medical care or the ac… --- ## [neck and back massagers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neck-and-back-massagers/847040)
**Author:** [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neck-and-back-massagers/847040 "2020-05-15T15:23:00Z")
I used to have what in my experience was a pretty effective back and neck massager (effective meaning it worked a knot out of somewhere that I was otherwise going to have to go to my sports massage therapist lady for a d… --- ## [Make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-student-loans-dischargeable-in-bankruptcy/853554)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-student-loans-dischargeable-in-bankruptcy/853554 "2020-05-15T15:37:09Z")
In this divided political climate, we have the Bernie Sanders wing of the Dems wanting to forgive all student loans and make college free. On the other side, we have the Republicans who are vehemently opposed to any suc… --- ## [Any ideas on how to handle this contractor situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-handle-this-contractor-situation/850217)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-on-how-to-handle-this-contractor-situation/850217 "2020-05-15T15:07:48Z")
We are adding a substantial addition to our house. Our contractor, who was recommended by the architect, has done a good job so far, but is very, very far behind schedule. Over the past month, almost nothing has been don… --- ## [What is the false positive rate for SARS-CoV-2 tests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-false-positive-rate-for-sars-cov-2-tests/853826)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-false-positive-rate-for-sars-cov-2-tests/853826 "2020-05-15T14:55:32Z")
I’m sorry if this has already been answered somewhere in this forum. I did a search and didn’t find any actual numbers (although there’s been a lot of discussion of false positives and negatives). I want to know the fal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1874) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1876)