# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1878 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1879 --- ## [State your pick for best (most likely to win) Democratic ticket for 2020. Then say why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-your-pick-for-best-most-likely-to-win-democratic-ticket-for-2020-then-say-why/821229)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-your-pick-for-best-most-likely-to-win-democratic-ticket-for-2020-then-say-why/821229 "2020-05-14T01:26:38Z")
The title says it. I’m going to kick off with Biden / Harris. Here’s why. Biden brings in 3 major winning points going head to head with Trump (assuming Trump as the GOP nominee). He’s a distinguished older white mal… --- ## [Shodan is Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-banned/853758)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-is-banned/853758 "2020-05-14T01:22:09Z")
For earning a warning following a recent suspension, poster Shodan is banned from the SDMB. Warning: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22301444&postcount=78 Recent Suspension: https://boards.straigh… --- ## [The GOP seating ANY Supreme Court Justice this year would permanently & irrevocably destroy politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-seating-any-supreme-court-justice-this-year-would-permanently-irrevocably-destroy-politics/853436)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-seating-any-supreme-court-justice-this-year-would-permanently-irrevocably-destroy-politics/853436 "2020-05-14T01:10:05Z")
This thread is inspired by the article on Politico now where the GOP is pledging to fill any open SCOTUS seats this year, up to and including the possibility of confirming a Justice after Biden wins, the GOP loses the Se… --- ## [Depending on the circumstances, how difficult is it to live a financially stable life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depending-on-the-circumstances-how-difficult-is-it-to-live-a-financially-stable-life/853483)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depending-on-the-circumstances-how-difficult-is-it-to-live-a-financially-stable-life/853483 "2020-05-14T00:59:02Z")
Factors: Having a good paying job? Apartment or house living? Living alone, with roommates, or with a SO? State or county tax rates? Student loans or other debt? If you only spend on what you need rather than what … --- ## [New phone - Words With Friends won't load](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-phone-words-with-friends-wont-load/853137)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-phone-words-with-friends-wont-load/853137 "2020-05-14T00:52:23Z")
My wife got a new phone last week - LG V60 ThinQ 5G, running Android 10. We got it all set up and got everything transferred over from her old phone. When she goes in to Words With Friends, she just sees a spinning tile … --- ## [I wonder if that would work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-that-would-work/853556)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-that-would-work/853556 "2020-05-14T00:51:12Z")
Ever have a seemingly impractical idea and say to yourself, “Hmmm…I wonder if that would work?” Mine? I wonder if you could make your own rubber chicken by spraying or painting a whole uncooked chicken with FlexSteel, … --- ## [Do you think the public would be told if Trump or Pence tested positive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-public-would-be-told-if-trump-or-pence-tested-positive/853430)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-public-would-be-told-if-trump-or-pence-tested-positive/853430 "2020-05-14T00:39:28Z")
I just read that Pence’s press secretary has tested positive for Covid 19 (joining a Trump valet in this status). She’s apparently asymptomatic. I’m ashamed to admit that my first reaction was to cackle, though I immedia… --- ## [Second COVID19 wave questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-covid19-wave-questions/853597)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-covid19-wave-questions/853597 "2020-05-13T23:49:16Z")
There has been a lot of talk that the COVID19 is likely to peak again in the autumn and winter and much like the Spanish flu of 1918, this is likely to be much worse, I have read stuff like that a similar result to the N… --- ## [uber eats bids 6 billion for grub hub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-eats-bids-6-billion-for-grub-hub/853751)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-eats-bids-6-billion-for-grub-hub/853751 "2020-05-13T23:30:17Z")
There are the details but I hope it doesn’t happen or they keep them separate because as I’ve found out uber eats rarely has just food delivery drivers most of the time the food gets picked up if no ones got a fare to… --- ## [What is your job and how much money do you make per year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-job-and-how-much-money-do-you-make-per-year/853710)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-job-and-how-much-money-do-you-make-per-year/853710 "2020-05-13T23:26:11Z")
Not an easy question to answer I assume for most people but let’s see. Of course anyone could just lie, but I hope those that answer will give an honest response. --- ## [Is there anyone familiar with Open Office or Microsoft Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-familiar-with-open-office-or-microsoft-word/853600)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-familiar-with-open-office-or-microsoft-word/853600 "2020-05-13T22:22:48Z")
I have a couple of pages in my document that need to be 11" x 17". The rest need to be 8.5" x 11". How do I do this in open office? Thanks in advance --- ## [Attempted gardening in lockdown.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-gardening-in-lockdown/853742)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-gardening-in-lockdown/853742 "2020-05-13T21:53:32Z")
The SE Michigan weather this spring is a freakin tease :mad: The weather started to look good really early, and for 99.9% of the weather since early April I could have really planted my crap outside. But every time Spri… --- ## [Things conservatives will suddenly worry a lot about when Trump leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-conservatives-will-suddenly-worry-a-lot-about-when-trump-leaves/853724)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-conservatives-will-suddenly-worry-a-lot-about-when-trump-leaves/853724 "2020-05-13T21:41:53Z")
The deficit Honesty Checks and balances Complying with subpoenas Respect for women Family values Age/health/mental competency of the President Swearing/curse words used by public officials “Unqualified” ratings by the A… --- ## [A manned space craft approaching a planet in our solar system. Artists impressions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-manned-space-craft-approaching-a-planet-in-our-solar-system-artists-impressions/853695)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-manned-space-craft-approaching-a-planet-in-our-solar-system-artists-impressions/853695 "2020-05-13T19:57:26Z")
I get confused by artists impressions of space, especially when it is in the form of movie pictures. There are many movies, artists impressions of manmade spacecraft travelling through space and approaching a planet. M… --- ## [Is John Mace dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-mace-dead/832409)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-mace-dead/832409 "2020-05-13T19:47:50Z")
Last post was in early December, last time lurking was in early January. Does anyone know if he died or went to prison or something? --- ## ["Clicking Bad" web game where you make and sell crystal meth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-bad-web-game-where-you-make-and-sell-crystal-meth/853375)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-bad-web-game-where-you-make-and-sell-crystal-meth/853375 "2020-05-13T19:41:26Z")
http://clickingbad.nullism.com/ No graphics, no sounds, just clicking buttons on a web page. Yet somehow it’s as addictive as meth to me. (I assume, I’ve never been addicted to meth) I’ve bought 4 “Meth Stars”, “a ma… --- ## [John Tortorella](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-tortorella/853656)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-tortorella/853656 "2020-05-13T19:27:17Z")
Do you like National Hockey League head coach John Tortorella? He is very volatile in his temperament and personality and he yells at reporters and journalists. What do you think of him? --- ## [Ever seen adult singing suddenly improve without training?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-adult-singing-suddenly-improve-without-training/853429)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-adult-singing-suddenly-improve-without-training/853429 "2020-05-13T18:28:01Z")
Our 22 year old son has played and sung in front of audiences for years. His playing has always been very good, but after his voice changed around age 11 his vocal range was dramatically decreased for around 10 years. … --- ## [Would you like the team you root for to have a long stretch of reaching the postseason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-the-team-you-root-for-to-have-a-long-stretch-of-reaching-the-postseason/853202)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-the-team-you-root-for-to-have-a-long-stretch-of-reaching-the-postseason/853202 "2020-05-13T18:20:18Z")
In another thread, someone mentioned that people probably wouldn’t want their team to be like the Atlanta Braves of the 1990s - a team that made the playoffs 14 of 15 seasons, made the World Series three times, and won t… --- ## [Would anyone be interested in a Jigsaw Puzzle exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-be-interested-in-a-jigsaw-puzzle-exchange/853719)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-be-interested-in-a-jigsaw-puzzle-exchange/853719 "2020-05-13T18:14:22Z")
All of a sudden, Jigsaw puzzles are a hot commodity, and the company Mrs Magill and I order from is rather backlogged. Also, because we’re both home we can knock one out in three or four days now, rather than the more l… --- ## [Ocular migraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocular-migraine/655516)
**Author:** [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocular-migraine/655516 "2020-05-13T17:34:07Z")
Blech. Have a lot of stuff to do today too. No pain, but auras, vision loss, and it makes it harder to concentrate. --- ## [Are electric jet engines possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electric-jet-engines-possible/853450)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electric-jet-engines-possible/853450 "2020-05-13T16:44:46Z")
Will jet engines always require fossil fuel to operate, or could battery technology evolve to where electric jets are feasible? Though, is a jet engine that doesn’t burn fuel even possible? --- ## [Hard hit city's mayors... and their governors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-hit-citys-mayors-and-their-governors/851877)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-hit-citys-mayors-and-their-governors/851877 "2020-05-13T16:29:20Z")
Are any doing a particularly good job (or bad) of responding to the virus based on what has happened and not what you think might happen? Do mayors have the ability to enact the same kind of measure that a governor has? … --- ## [My Biden Issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-biden-issue/853521)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-biden-issue/853521 "2020-05-13T16:14:03Z")
Coming off 8 years of Ronald Reagan, I wanted to see the Democratic party field a decent competitor. I was more than pissed at Reagan, although had mostly myself to blame: I’d figured he’d be fiscally conservative and … --- ## [Something I noticed about the food supply issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-noticed-about-the-food-supply-issues/853514)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-noticed-about-the-food-supply-issues/853514 "2020-05-13T16:08:22Z")
Okay, since so many farmers aren’t able to sell their various crops and products to the restaurant, school, and other institutional food industries, but the same number of people are still eating every day, it’s made me … --- ## [Gifts you'd rather not get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-youd-rather-not-get/853194)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-youd-rather-not-get/853194 "2020-05-13T16:08:21Z")
Prompted by an ad about giving Mom flowers on Mothers Day, but this is about gifts in general. I don’t want flowers. Thanks. I don’t want another mug, no matter how cute or touching the saying is. I don’t want jewelry … --- ## [What language(s) do you swear in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-s-do-you-swear-in/853226)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-s-do-you-swear-in/853226 "2020-05-13T16:04:56Z")
I can’t be the only person who swears in different languages depending on how upset I am, can I? Mine tend to go: 1 - Carnac 3 - German and/or Russian w/a horrendous accent & pronunciation 5 - Arabic 7 - Italian 10… --- ## [People radically changing their political beliefs based on their new partner's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-radically-changing-their-political-beliefs-based-on-their-new-partners/853648)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-radically-changing-their-political-beliefs-based-on-their-new-partners/853648 "2020-05-13T15:26:03Z")
Has anyone else been shocked by a friend completely changing their previously liberal outlook when they start dating a guy with very conservative views? I have two, coincidentally both women. Doesn’t mean men don’t do th… --- ## [CEO and founder quits business due to past KKK ties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceo-and-founder-quits-business-due-to-past-kkk-ties/853608)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceo-and-founder-quits-business-due-to-past-kkk-ties/853608 "2020-05-13T15:24:15Z")
I wonder if he thought nobody would discover his past. --- ## [\#MeToo: Preliminary results of a PhD dissertation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-preliminary-results-of-a-phd-dissertation/840548)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-preliminary-results-of-a-phd-dissertation/840548 "2020-05-13T15:03:25Z")
Nicole Bedera is a PhD student at UMich, and she recently posted a thread on Twitter which I think is absolutely worth sharing about the “lives ruined” aspect of #MeToo. You can find it here. Some choice quotes: Pre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1877) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1879)