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**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-not-delivering-packages-on-time-anyone-else-notice-this/846929 "2020-05-02T14:50:47Z")
A couple times this week they have delivered a day late. I have prime. Anyone else have issues? The drivers use an Amazon truck but they told me they work for a local guy, not for Amazon. We are getting a … --- ## [Ernesto's Manifesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernestos-manifesto/852978)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernestos-manifesto/852978 "2020-05-02T13:49:02Z")
Mrs. L.A. stopped watching The Walking Dead after . I’ve been recording them, but can’t watch them. And she’s getting very tired of all of the coronavirus commercials. So she chooses what we watch. The other night, i… --- ## [From an article on possible future air travel restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-an-article-on-possible-future-air-travel-restrictions/853000)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-an-article-on-possible-future-air-travel-restrictions/853000 "2020-05-02T13:47:42Z")
Thatttt,would eventually run into some sort of accommodation lawsuit would it not? And if not, I can certainly see a lot of states scrambling to pass laws making it so. I’ve already seen a case during lockdown where a … --- ## [WTF is happening to my cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-happening-to-my-cell-phone/852900)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-happening-to-my-cell-phone/852900 "2020-05-02T13:36:26Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO because I don’t know if there’s a factual answer to the question. I have an Android phone, use Chrome as the browser, and have all the regular upgrades and security features. For the last week o… --- ## [What's international air travel like right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-international-air-travel-like-right-now/852732)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-international-air-travel-like-right-now/852732 "2020-05-02T10:47:30Z")
Yes, there are still international flights now (the end of April) - for instance, within Europe. Who’s still traveling, and why? What happens at the destination - in most countries, won’t they be put in a two-week quara… --- ## [Double Space After a Period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-space-after-a-period/852708)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-space-after-a-period/852708 "2020-05-02T10:24:17Z")
After the lively ongoing discussion in the recent thread I posted on “Behaviours we still do even though we don’t need to”, I thought this merited its own thread. Microsoft has just weighed in and decided that they will… --- ## [The New Moon Race: Elon vs Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-moon-race-elon-vs-jeff/852930)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-moon-race-elon-vs-jeff/852930 "2020-05-02T10:23:57Z")
New item: NASA awards lunar lander contracts to Blue Origin, Dynetics—and Starship. So who you rooting for to be the first to the moon: Jeff or Elon? \[Clearly it can’t be \[del\]Dianetics\[/del\]Dynetics. I bet they don’t … --- ## [Lunar Lander plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunar-lander-plans/831792)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunar-lander-plans/831792 "2020-05-02T02:03:21Z")
VP Pence recently is quoted as saying that the US is going back to the moon in 5 years. This at the same briefing where NASA told him the current schedule is 8 years. OK… Skipping over the fact that saying we are going … --- ## [TV series that revolve around the lives of miserable or dysfunctional comedians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-revolve-around-the-lives-of-miserable-or-dysfunctional-comedians/718052)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-revolve-around-the-lives-of-miserable-or-dysfunctional-comedians/718052 "2020-05-02T06:00:47Z")
I enjoy the TV shows Legit, Maron, Curb your Enthusaism and Louie. Louie is my favorite but the other 3 shows are good also. Are there any other shows worth watching that fall along these plot lines? I know there are a… --- ## [Cat behavioral question I was wondering about...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-behavioral-question-i-was-wondering-about/853007)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-behavioral-question-i-was-wondering-about/853007 "2020-05-02T05:04:26Z")
So I got pointed to this dude on Twitter who found that a pregnant cat had snuck into his home and given birth there. He ended up falling so in love that he decided to keep the entire family: mom and all four kittens (no… --- ## [Can you clean with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser that is itself dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-clean-with-a-mr-clean-magic-eraser-that-is-itself-dirty/852928)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-clean-with-a-mr-clean-magic-eraser-that-is-itself-dirty/852928 "2020-05-02T04:28:47Z")
I’ve been wondering this for a while. These things are handy, no doubt about it, but it feels wrong to wipe it across surfaces with the intent of cleaning when the surface of the sponge itself is grody, and it doesn’t se… --- ## [40 yr old male, left leg has gradually (10yrs or more) turned outward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-yr-old-male-left-leg-has-gradually-10yrs-or-more-turned-outward/852944)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-yr-old-male-left-leg-has-gradually-10yrs-or-more-turned-outward/852944 "2020-05-02T04:23:42Z")
I’m a 40-year-old male, overweight but active. I hike and walk a lot as part of my job. Tonight, my wife convinced me to do a 20-minute core yoga video. As part of the video we were laying on our stomachs and doing some … --- ## [Do you think a 4 day work week would be a much better system overall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-a-4-day-work-week-would-be-a-much-better-system-overall/852825)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-a-4-day-work-week-would-be-a-much-better-system-overall/852825 "2020-05-02T04:16:03Z")
I have this theory that a 4 day work week would actually be more beneficial and in the long-run be better for this world. This is not meant to be a lazy excuse to work less and get paid more. I’m serious. The traditio… --- ## [Voters' Pamphlet Oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voters-pamphlet-oddities/852865)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voters-pamphlet-oddities/852865 "2020-05-02T04:11:23Z")
So I’m looking through my Oregon Primary pamphlet, both to compare legitimate candidates to choose from, and to spot those candidates and measures that are a little…off. For instance, there is someone(name withheld by m… --- ## [Buildings, Streetscapes, Etc. That Are Out Of Place Geographically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buildings-streetscapes-etc-that-are-out-of-place-geographically/852927)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buildings-streetscapes-etc-that-are-out-of-place-geographically/852927 "2020-05-02T04:08:47Z")
Where are some buildings, park scenes, street scenes, etc. that are out of place geographically? For example, this fountain, and the buildings behind it, look like something you’d see in Madrid or Cordoba. Except it’s i… --- ## [Do you think a normal guy would ever wear women's undies ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-a-normal-guy-would-ever-wear-womens-undies/249200)
**Author:** [@Robin73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robin73)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-a-normal-guy-would-ever-wear-womens-undies/249200 "2020-05-02T04:03:36Z")
My roomate and I threw a big costume party last weekend and she and her new boyfriend came as June and Ward Cleaver ( Leave it to Beaver). Except he came as June in a Pretty dress and high heels. They talked about doing … --- ## [Need a little help, FAST. what should I tell this woman? \[updated title: ill husband has passed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-fast-what-should-i-tell-this-woman-updated-title-ill-husband-has-passed/852781)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-fast-what-should-i-tell-this-woman-updated-title-ill-husband-has-passed/852781 "2020-05-02T03:45:14Z")
a friend of mine, she says her husband is ill. He is an alcoholic. He has stopped eating, stays upstairs in his room all day long except for an hour or two. Can hardly breathe. Has all kinds of things wrong. Has st… --- ## [Why do Mockingbirds Mock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mockingbirds-mock/852577)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mockingbirds-mock/852577 "2020-05-02T03:27:40Z")
Why do mockingbirds, in particular Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottus), mock? Yes, I know there is such a thing as Google and Wikipedia. I am asking this here because I want to see what SDMB people think. --- ## [Catastrophic work of intelligence agencies in relation to Kim Jong Un](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catastrophic-work-of-intelligence-agencies-in-relation-to-kim-jong-un/852962)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catastrophic-work-of-intelligence-agencies-in-relation-to-kim-jong-un/852962 "2020-05-02T03:23:17Z")
CIA, FBI, MI6, BND, all these agencies are presented in movies as almighty powers that can do pretty much about anything, yet in reality each of them fails to reveal whether some fat narcissistic dictator is alive or not… --- ## [Happy Beltane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beltane/852960)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beltane/852960 "2020-05-02T03:05:43Z")
Whilst doing some early morning web browsing before I start my at-home workday, I was reminded today is Beltane! For those of you who aren’t familiar, Beltane is the Gaelic May Day festival, predating Christianity: It… --- ## [Fermented spaghetti sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermented-spaghetti-sauce/852946)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermented-spaghetti-sauce/852946 "2020-05-02T02:07:58Z")
Tonight I opened a large plastic jar of Ragu spaghetti sauce for the first time. Bought it 2 weeks ago? It appeared to have been sealed well. I shook it a bit before opening. Luckily I had it over the pan. There was a s… --- ## [Please recommend a Windows backup program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-windows-backup-program/852499)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-windows-backup-program/852499 "2020-05-02T00:54:27Z")
I’m looking for a new backup program for my Windows 10 PC. I have been using Acronis True Image but a few months ago, I set up Storage Spaces, a sort of software-based RAID, and Acronis True Image does not support Storag… --- ## [What identification data is coded onto music CDs? Even homemade ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-identification-data-is-coded-onto-music-cds-even-homemade-ones/852983)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-identification-data-is-coded-onto-music-cds-even-homemade-ones/852983 "2020-05-02T00:48:03Z")
I am reviewing my old CD collection to see if there are any I have not yet converted to MP3’s. I am using iTunes to do the conversion. I popped in a CD that a friend of mine made that was a compilation of various jazz tu… --- ## [What the hell is this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this/852788)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this/852788 "2020-05-02T00:27:15Z")
This was posted on another board but no one had any reasonable guesses. Backstory: guy buys a bag of unsalted organic tortilla chips from Trader Joe’s and finds this: He says he’s g… --- ## [Why is toilet paper always measured in bizarre non-euclidean formats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-toilet-paper-always-measured-in-bizarre-non-euclidean-formats/852331)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-toilet-paper-always-measured-in-bizarre-non-euclidean-formats/852331 "2020-05-02T00:03:03Z")
We all have the standard size of the “roll” but the problem is that most manufacturers of toilet paper don’t sell rolls but rather they sell “Double Rolls” or “Mega Rolls” or “Super Mega” but then you look at the rolls s… --- ## [Herd immunity and isolation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-immunity-and-isolation/852882)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-immunity-and-isolation/852882 "2020-05-01T23:55:46Z")
Okay, again, I’m not a medical talking guy at all, so please use small words and correct me if any of my premises are wrong. So, my understanding is that for this whole thing to play out, we have to have “herd immunity”… --- ## [Glasses fog up due to face mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-fog-up-due-to-face-mask/852725)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-fog-up-due-to-face-mask/852725 "2020-05-01T23:38:56Z")
The masks are mandatory in where I live (Germany - Lower Saxony) because of COVID-19 and I have to wear it in public transport and supermarkets. I can’t see around properly because they fog up all the time (my glasses ge… --- ## [Anyone heard from Drunky (Smurf)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-from-drunky-smurf/852880)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-from-drunky-smurf/852880 "2020-05-01T22:50:20Z")
Haven’t seen him 'round these parts for a while, and searching found his last post was in early Dec 2019. Who’s got our Drunky hostage? --- ## [Happy International Tuba Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-international-tuba-day/852986)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-international-tuba-day/852986 "2020-05-01T22:35:31Z")
What are YOUR big plans? Me, I’m gonna practice. Here’s a celebratory video for you. The theme from Seinfeld on Tuba. (Not me.) --- ## [Science Fiction Debate: The impact of Beam Piper's 'Veridicators' on Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-debate-the-impact-of-beam-pipers-veridicators-on-society/852994)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-debate-the-impact-of-beam-pipers-veridicators-on-society/852994 "2020-05-01T22:07:27Z")
OK, I’m stealing this one directly from the ‘Little Fuzzy’ books. If you like space opera and haven’t read them, you really should. They’re great. OK, so. Someone has invented actual, no-shit lie detectors. You sit … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1894) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1896)