# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1879 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1880 --- ## [RIP Jerry Stiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jerry-stiller/853576)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jerry-stiller/853576 "2020-05-13T14:06:52Z")
Actor and Comedian Jerry Stiller has passed away at 92, “of natural causes.” One more grievance in this year’s Festivus celebration. --- ## [China's new place in the world after the pandemic is over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-new-place-in-the-world-after-the-pandemic-is-over/850009)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-new-place-in-the-world-after-the-pandemic-is-over/850009 "2020-05-13T13:59:11Z")
One way or another, China’s position in the world won’t be the same after this pandemic as it was before. There will be blame and anger directed at China, for sure - after all, the virus did originate in Wuhan, and had … --- ## [USB hub winks out when I turn \*off\* a non-computer connected device plugged into the same outlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-hub-winks-out-when-i-turn-off-a-non-computer-connected-device-plugged-into-the-same-outlet/844465)
**Author:** [@Yask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yask)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-hub-winks-out-when-i-turn-off-a-non-computer-connected-device-plugged-into-the-same-outlet/844465 "2020-05-13T13:53:42Z")
TL;DR: I have a cat fountain and a USB hub plugged into the same power strip. When I turn the fountain off (and only off), it occasionally knocks the hub offline (the hub eventually auto-reconnects). I realize I can rewi… --- ## [Potassium nutrition supplements - difference between gluconate, citrate, aspartate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potassium-nutrition-supplements-difference-between-gluconate-citrate-aspartate/853649)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potassium-nutrition-supplements-difference-between-gluconate-citrate-aspartate/853649 "2020-05-13T13:34:34Z")
There are various potassium supplements sold - potassium chloride, potassium gluconate, potassium citrate, potassium aspartate (all in capsule or tablet form) Is there any difference in these types when ingested? Presu… --- ## [How much could someone win the popular vote by and still lose the US presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-could-someone-win-the-popular-vote-by-and-still-lose-the-us-presidency/853571)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-could-someone-win-the-popular-vote-by-and-still-lose-the-us-presidency/853571 "2020-05-13T13:28:13Z")
Something I’ve been thinking about wrt the 2000 and 2016 Presidential election: how extreme could it get? By how much could a candidate win the popular vote, but still lose the presidency? The states’ differing electora… --- ## [Why are social security recipients getting stimulus checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-social-security-recipients-getting-stimulus-checks/852073)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-social-security-recipients-getting-stimulus-checks/852073 "2020-05-13T12:13:35Z")
Nothing to do with COVID 19 shutdowns has created an income loss for those living on the government dole. They haven’t missed a check, despite not working. So why are we borrowing $2 trillion from future generations to… --- ## [Can you write a sports story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-write-a-sports-story/853439)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-write-a-sports-story/853439 "2020-05-13T11:51:16Z")
Can you write a sports story like this, that explains the ins and outs of a sports game, or do you have to be knowledgeable about the game to write about it? https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2003… --- ## [Is the US pronunciation of "solder" unique to the US ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-pronunciation-of-solder-unique-to-the-us/697997)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-pronunciation-of-solder-unique-to-the-us/697997 "2020-05-13T10:49:49Z")
I occasionally watch DIY/ home workshop videos on Youtube, and have always been intrigued by the way American artisans pronounce “solder” as “sodder”. In the UK , anyone who said “I am going to sodder these terminals … --- ## [Identify quoatation, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-quoatation-please/853614)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-quoatation-please/853614 "2020-05-13T10:33:52Z")
Who said, roughly : “Man labors, loves his children, and dies”? Or words to that effect. Existentialist, isn’t it? --- ## [Virologist Dr. Peter Piot tells his own COVID story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virologist-dr-peter-piot-tells-his-own-covid-story/853689)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virologist-dr-peter-piot-tells-his-own-covid-story/853689 "2020-05-13T02:57:36Z")
This MD/PH.D. doctor was instrumental in the discoveries of Ebola in 1976, and AIDS just a few years later. This is a condensed version of an article that appeared in a prominent Dutch magazine a few days ago, also tran… --- ## [Come on Disney+ I gave you my money, now make this happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-disney-i-gave-you-my-money-now-make-this-happen/853491)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-disney-i-gave-you-my-money-now-make-this-happen/853491 "2020-05-13T07:41:16Z")
Sabine and Ahsoka gotta have many adventures looking for Ezra. And maybe explain how we got from The Emperor dying to The New Order while we’re at it. Other people are into this, right? I can’t be the only one. I’m talk… --- ## [Who was the best Sherlock Holmes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-sherlock-holmes/853680)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-sherlock-holmes/853680 "2020-05-13T03:55:26Z")
Your pick for the best actor to portray Holmes in any performance medium to include radio, television, film or stage adaption. Out of personal prejudice and to keep things from getting too unwieldy, I left out animated … --- ## [Elon Musk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk/807765)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk/807765 "2020-05-13T03:28:05Z")
This man is an example of what happens when someone makes too much money. Hyperloop? Yeah, fuck that noise. It would be a white elephant if the damn thing ever gets built. The guy is starting to sound like SamuelA with h… --- ## [UK English "F\*ck off"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-english-f-ck-off/852951)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-english-f-ck-off/852951 "2020-05-13T02:37:08Z")
I put an asterisk in the title per the board preference, but I have been watching some Gordon Ramsay shows and it seems as if in the UK, people tell each other to “Fuck off” or alternatively “Fuck off out of here” and no… --- ## [What have you learned about yourself, thanks to COVID-19? Humorous answers only please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-about-yourself-thanks-to-covid-19-humorous-answers-only-please/853468)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-about-yourself-thanks-to-covid-19-humorous-answers-only-please/853468 "2020-05-13T02:37:04Z")
I learned that I can fart loud enough during a Teams meeting that my laptop needed to remind me that my microphone was muted. Fortunately. --- ## [Fun, Ethics and choises, how do they relate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-ethics-and-choises-how-do-they-relate/853671)
**Author:** [@AlexPontik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlexPontik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-ethics-and-choises-how-do-they-relate/853671 "2020-05-13T02:31:00Z")
the text below is about fun and their relation with ethics. Different people can say different things are fun to them in real life, so the language in the text is general, with the aim to not exclude anyone’s fun (now w… --- ## [Owning pets and then changing your mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-pets-and-then-changing-your-mind/853567)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owning-pets-and-then-changing-your-mind/853567 "2020-05-13T02:17:54Z")
Mainly speaking about pets like dogs and cats. While they may not be humans, they are still often regarded as being part of the family. The sad reality of dogs and cats is that they are bred so often (either uncontroll… --- ## [Midnight Oil: Tallest Rock Band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-oil-tallest-rock-band/853566)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-oil-tallest-rock-band/853566 "2020-05-13T00:49:55Z")
The SNL rerun shown on Saturday had Midnight Oil as the musical guest, raising two thoughts. First, is Midnight Oil the tallest rock band ever? Lead singer Peter Garrett is listed as 6’4" but the rest of the band seemed… --- ## [If live events don't re-open, what was your last theater experience? What was 1st cancellation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-live-events-dont-re-open-what-was-your-last-theater-experience-what-was-1st-cancellation/853446)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-live-events-dont-re-open-what-was-your-last-theater-experience-what-was-1st-cancellation/853446 "2020-05-13T00:46:53Z")
I’ll start Last Movie in movie theater was “The Hunt”, Blumhouse movie about rich liberals hunting the deplorables. Last live music experience - “School of Rock”, tweens/teens playing some classic rock. Like Rock & Ro… --- ## [How important to Canadian pride is the CFL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-to-canadian-pride-is-the-cfl/853388)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-to-canadian-pride-is-the-cfl/853388 "2020-05-12T23:32:43Z")
Apparently the 70 year Canadian Football League has approached the Canada government with hat in hand, claiming they probably will have to cancel the 2020 season which will all but force them to fold the circuit for good… --- ## [Launching of (passenger) ships - "Queen Mary" in particular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launching-of-passenger-ships-queen-mary-in-particular/853543)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/launching-of-passenger-ships-queen-mary-in-particular/853543 "2020-05-12T22:48:49Z")
I was watching a video of the launching of the “Queen Mary” (Scotland, in 1934 - after a three-year construction halt due to the Depression). It followed the traditional procedures - the christening with a bottle of some… --- ## [On line yoga for ancient beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-yoga-for-ancient-beginner/853584)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-yoga-for-ancient-beginner/853584 "2020-05-12T22:30:10Z")
I was never the most flexible person, but I’ve found that age is not being kind to me. I was thinking maybe yoga would help, but apart from the quarantine situation, I really don’t want to sign up for a class until I kno… --- ## [Yesterday, in my state (Yucatan), deaths by alcohol poisoning equaled deaths by Covid19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-in-my-state-yucatan-deaths-by-alcohol-poisoning-equaled-deaths-by-covid19/853673)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-in-my-state-yucatan-deaths-by-alcohol-poisoning-equaled-deaths-by-covid19/853673 "2020-05-12T21:58:21Z")
Governor Villa says no booze sales will be allowed because it will curb domestic violence. Which means that booze is now 3-4 times more expensive. Possibly there are people with limited resources that might be buying bo… --- ## [Sports Without Fans: Would You Prefer Canned Crowd Noise, Or Organic Silence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-without-fans-would-you-prefer-canned-crowd-noise-or-organic-silence/853658)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-without-fans-would-you-prefer-canned-crowd-noise-or-organic-silence/853658 "2020-05-12T21:46:44Z")
Let’s say it’s Week 1 of the NFL season, and the game you’re watching is being played at an empty stadium because social distancing. As a TV viewer at home, would you prefer that the network use “canned” crowd noise, or… --- ## [Is online shopping an economy booster or a hardship generator in the current stage of the pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-online-shopping-an-economy-booster-or-a-hardship-generator-in-the-current-stage-of-the-pandemic/853670)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-online-shopping-an-economy-booster-or-a-hardship-generator-in-the-current-stage-of-the-pandemic/853670 "2020-05-12T21:03:36Z")
Should be feel free, encouraged even, to be buying stuff online that is not essential? Or is doing so a disservice to the delivery chain and others who have to work on our orders and are unable to tell whether our orders… --- ## [Behavior if you contract COVID-19 and live in a house with others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behavior-if-you-contract-covid-19-and-live-in-a-house-with-others/853326)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behavior-if-you-contract-covid-19-and-live-in-a-house-with-others/853326 "2020-05-12T20:41:57Z")
This seems to be an unaddressed issue here in the USA. In China they were aggressive about encouraging or pulling people out of their homes to live someone else. It’s hard to argue that if you are to be infected with C… --- ## [Free shelves in Chicago (time sensitive). Pictures and measurements in post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-shelves-in-chicago-time-sensitive-pictures-and-measurements-in-post/853667)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-shelves-in-chicago-time-sensitive-pictures-and-measurements-in-post/853667 "2020-05-12T20:33:53Z")
Hi, I posted in MPSIMS about moving and the time is almost on us. We have several hand-built shelves custom-built for various media. We’re taking some to our new home but can’t take all, or even most of them with us. We’… --- ## [Scary goddam thing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-goddam-thing/853503)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-goddam-thing/853503 "2020-05-12T20:09:28Z")
Thursday morning I was watching last night’s survivor, and I suddenly realized “my tongue feels thick. Huh”. Twenty minutes later I try to tell Mr. Singular I have a problem, but I can’t because my tongue is now replaced… --- ## [Czech police tell nudists to wear facemasks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czech-police-tell-nudists-to-wear-facemasks/853346)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czech-police-tell-nudists-to-wear-facemasks/853346 "2020-05-12T19:58:29Z")
Not sure if this should go here or MPSIMS. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/czech-nudists-virus-police/index.html :slight\_smile: --- ## [Atheists in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-america/853246)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-america/853246 "2020-05-12T19:43:30Z")
So a survey of atheists in America has been completed, and quite a bit has been revealed. The six takeaways are: We identify as “nonreligious” and “atheist” far more than “agnostic.” We hide our non-theistic identitie… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1878) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1880)