# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1881 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1882 --- ## [2020 GOP nominee if both Trump and Pence are incapacitated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-gop-nominee-if-both-trump-and-pence-are-incapacitated/853533)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-gop-nominee-if-both-trump-and-pence-are-incapacitated/853533 "2020-05-12T00:09:34Z")
Kind of inspired by the thread speculating on a Pelosi presidency. Anyway, would the Republicans go for an establishment figure with a record of competence like Mike DeWine, who’s gotten good reviews for his handling of… --- ## [Question for non-Americans: Mothers Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-mothers-day/853272)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-mothers-day/853272 "2020-05-12T00:01:46Z")
This May 9th is Mothers Day. Does your country celebrate it? Also do they do Fathers Day? --- ## [Let's analyze the Jim and Pam relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-analyze-the-jim-and-pam-relationship/515039)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-analyze-the-jim-and-pam-relationship/515039 "2020-05-11T23:51:42Z")
This actually ties in more with a number of threads we’ve had in the past in MPSIMS and IMHO, but since it’s about two characters from a television show I figured this was the most appropriate place. For the sake of thi… --- ## [Where are Dagwood's and Blondie's parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-dagwoods-and-blondies-parents/853537)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-dagwoods-and-blondies-parents/853537 "2020-05-11T23:21:28Z")
Reading the Sunday comics this morning, I realized I could not recall having ever seen - or even heard reference to - Dagwood’s or Blondie’s parents. Struck me as curious, given the nature of the strip, and the length i… --- ## [Who will you vote for in November?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244 "2020-05-11T23:19:13Z")
I’m aware that we ask this question often, but given current events I’d like to get a snapshot of the voting situation. This poll is private, but feel free to discuss your vote in the comments. --- ## [Just How Many Coronaviruses Are There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-many-coronaviruses-are-there/853313)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-many-coronaviruses-are-there/853313 "2020-05-11T23:13:03Z")
I have to tell you that I don’t know the answer to this question. But it already blows my mind. Just how many Coronaviruses worldwide are there now? I am not just talking about inside sufferers bodies. I mean on ever… --- ## [How Much Has COVID-19 Affected the Death Rate in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-has-covid-19-affected-the-death-rate-in-the-us/853549)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-has-covid-19-affected-the-death-rate-in-the-us/853549 "2020-05-11T22:09:51Z")
Not sure if this belongs in GQ, but let’s start here. Do we know how much the death rate in the US has increased from the corona virus? I did some Googling, but I can’t find anything. I can find lots of figures on how… --- ## [What did I do wrong? Audio amplifier repair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-wrong-audio-amplifier-repair/853493)
**Author:** [@StuckinNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuckinNJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-wrong-audio-amplifier-repair/853493 "2020-05-11T22:03:48Z")
I have a rack of basic audio amps that power speaker sets all over my house. Each pair of speakers is connected via an impedance matching volume control. I noticed one of my volume controls was vibrating/ thumping in … --- ## [Repair help: Dishwasher is making a grinding noise during the drain cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-help-dishwasher-is-making-a-grinding-noise-during-the-drain-cycle/853205)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-help-dishwasher-is-making-a-grinding-noise-during-the-drain-cycle/853205 "2020-05-11T21:53:30Z")
Hello everyone, Our Maytag Jetclean EQ Plus dishwasher (model# mdbd880awb) started making a grinding noise. The noise starts at about :20 in this three-minute video of the diagnostic cycle). I got to that cycle by press… --- ## [Excel help with Solver Add In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-help-with-solver-add-in/853598)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-help-with-solver-add-in/853598 "2020-05-11T20:48:01Z")
Anyone here familiar with the Solver add-in for Excel? In short it allows you to define a problem and it will run numbers through it until it finds a solution that matches your criteria. The particular problem I’m tryi… --- ## [Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo on Gender Differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fires-author-of-divisive-memo-on-gender-differences/793055)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fires-author-of-divisive-memo-on-gender-differences/793055 "2020-05-11T20:29:34Z")
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo Here is the memo: I disagree with the firing. While it would be appropriate to fire him if in fact he did b… --- ## [How To Cook Egg Noodles In The Microwave. NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-egg-noodles-in-the-microwave-need-answer-fast/770300 "2020-05-11T20:15:22Z")
I just want to cook egg noodles in the microwave. I don’t want your Granny’s maaaahvelous recipe ! I just want to cook egg noodles in the microwave. How do I do it? Need answer fast. --- ## [Cruise ship breeding grounds discovered!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-breeding-grounds-discovered/853473)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-breeding-grounds-discovered/853473 "2020-05-11T18:32:24Z")
This article has some amazing photos of schools of gigantic cruise ships milling around in the Caribbean. It reminds me of photos of breeding grounds/nursery areas of sharks. --- ## ["I Don't Own the Rights to this Music"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-own-the-rights-to-this-music/853582)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-own-the-rights-to-this-music/853582 "2020-05-11T18:12:01Z")
I’m posting this in GQ because the answer is either, “it is” or “it isn’t”. I’ve noticed over time in Facebook that, when some people make posts containing music, they add this disclaimer: “I don’t own the rights to thi… --- ## [When and wear is not wearing shoes unacceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-wear-is-not-wearing-shoes-unacceptable/851831)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-wear-is-not-wearing-shoes-unacceptable/851831 "2020-05-11T17:24:33Z")
For whatever reason as I was growing up, I HATED not wearing shoes, though my Depression Era parents walked through the house in stockinged or nylon feet, and berated me for insisting on wearing shoes. Ironically, there … --- ## [Power strip that can be turned on/off at the plug end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-strip-that-can-be-turned-on-off-at-the-plug-end/853524)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-strip-that-can-be-turned-on-off-at-the-plug-end/853524 "2020-05-11T16:52:08Z")
I have a powerstrip that I need to be able to switch on and off quickly but the problem is that the power strip is in a very heard to reach place (behind my entertainment center) but the power outlet where the cord goes … --- ## [Who's been the Paul O'Neill of sports since O'Neill retired in 2001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-paul-oneill-of-sports-since-oneill-retired-in-2001/853455)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-paul-oneill-of-sports-since-oneill-retired-in-2001/853455 "2020-05-11T16:17:26Z")
Who’s been the Paul O’Neill of sports since O’Neill retired in 2001? O’Neill was a MLB player from 1985 to 2001, notable for his 5 championships with the Reds and Yankees in the 1990s and his blue-collar, warrior mentali… --- ## [Favorite Quips and old time sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quips-and-old-time-sayings/852979)
**Author:** [@icantdraw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icantdraw)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quips-and-old-time-sayings/852979 "2020-05-11T16:07:09Z")
My wife calls me an old man (I’m not really) when I come out with some old sayings that sometimes make sense, sometimes don’t. I used to work with a bunch of real old characters and have picked up some odd sayings. I’l… --- ## [Mexican oregano or mediterranean oregano for your mexican recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-oregano-or-mediterranean-oregano-for-your-mexican-recipes/853444)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-oregano-or-mediterranean-oregano-for-your-mexican-recipes/853444 "2020-05-11T15:55:53Z")
Does anybody here try to make a point of using “mexican oregano” (Lippia graveolens) instead of standard mediterranean version (Origanum vulgare) in their southwestern/mexican/latin american cooking? I never even knew t… --- ## [Hit Me With Your Best Shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-me-with-your-best-shot/853541)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-me-with-your-best-shot/853541 "2020-05-11T15:52:18Z")
What is this Pat Benatar song about? Does this song in any way reflect what could be considered a feminist perspectrive? --- ## [Free photography classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photography-classes/853442)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photography-classes/853442 "2020-05-11T14:37:14Z")
On youtube. Normally $150 each --- ## [Stopping Trump. Would 8 years of a “moderate” Republican be worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-trump-would-8-years-of-a-moderate-republican-be-worth-it/848866)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-trump-would-8-years-of-a-moderate-republican-be-worth-it/848866 "2020-05-11T13:46:00Z")
I’ve been pondering the possible long term outcomes of Sanders winning the nomination and have come up with a hypothetical. The question is do you think a Sanders victory under this scenario is worth it. Let’s say you … --- ## [OK, I'll Start The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-start-the-mmp/853120)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-start-the-mmp/853120 "2020-05-11T13:12:30Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 62 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and N.O.S. for the day. We shall spiff da cave today and have leftovers for sup. I suppose we could squeeze in some… --- ## [If scientists discovered a life ending anomaly in earth's path...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scientists-discovered-a-life-ending-anomaly-in-earths-path/853352)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scientists-discovered-a-life-ending-anomaly-in-earths-path/853352 "2020-05-11T12:42:31Z")
If scientists discovered a life ending anomaly in earth’s path, such as a black hole, massive asteroid, go with the hypothetical; and there was no solution, but it was 5 years away from the end of the world, would you wa… --- ## [Hilarious (yet still sweet) Mothers Day piece on CBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-yet-still-sweet-mothers-day-piece-on-cbs/853453)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-yet-still-sweet-mothers-day-piece-on-cbs/853453 "2020-05-11T11:59:24Z")
This is absolutely priceless. Most kids, asked who the “world’s greatest mom” is, immediately name the obvious candidate: their own mother. Steve Hartman’s hyper-rational offspring see it differently: with billions of… --- ## [Before They Were Famous: Early Musical Gems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-famous-early-musical-gems/853227)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-they-were-famous-early-musical-gems/853227 "2020-05-11T06:22:39Z")
I’m sure it has been done before, but it sounds like a bit of fun – and Lord knows we could use a bit of fun at the moment. Simple premise: can we find a hatful of examples of famous musical artists who produced little … --- ## [The ongoing Covid lockdown: Tough enough to fix global warming? (if went on indefinitely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-covid-lockdown-tough-enough-to-fix-global-warming-if-went-on-indefinitely/852138)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-covid-lockdown-tough-enough-to-fix-global-warming-if-went-on-indefinitely/852138 "2020-05-11T06:01:39Z")
(This thread is only about global warming/climate change, unrelated to any other coronavirus aspect): Right now, there is a whole lot less travel, far less airplanes flying, trade is disrupted, people are staying at hom… --- ## [Anyone baking more than before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-baking-more-than-before/851024)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-baking-more-than-before/851024 "2020-05-11T05:34:56Z")
Someone has to be buying all the big sacks of flour missing in action from all the local grocery stores. Anyone here “stress baking” or mastering new recipes? --- ## [iPhone memory consumed by mystery pics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-memory-consumed-by-mystery-pics/850483)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-memory-consumed-by-mystery-pics/850483 "2020-05-11T05:09:04Z")
I’m trying to free up space. I deleted all but about 5 pics (no videos) and then deleted them from the Recently Deleted folder. However, Photos are still taking up more memory than anything else. 300MB Many of my contac… --- ## [RioRico has been suspended for 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riorico-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/853625)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riorico-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/853625 "2020-05-11T04:00:00Z")
RioRico has been suspended for receiving several warnings after a 7-day suspension in January. The most recent warning is here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22297680&postcount=3059 The previous s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1880) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1882)