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**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-cops-dead-cunt-films-accident-scene-flees-posts-pics-on-fb/852469 "2020-04-26T21:25:05Z")
On Wednesday afternoon on a freeway in suburban Melbourne, four cops were tragically killed in an accident after pulling over a speeding driver. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-22/four-dead-police-melbourne/12175018 … --- ## [Lensbaby Velvet is a real lens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lensbaby-velvet-is-a-real-lens/852619)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lensbaby-velvet-is-a-real-lens/852619 "2020-04-26T21:08:11Z")
Sounds like something for a hooker. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1554229-REG/lensbaby\_lbv28c\_velvet\_28mm\_f\_2\_5\_lens.html --- ## [would this homemade raipid fire system actually work on a playstation controller ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-homemade-raipid-fire-system-actually-work-on-a-playstation-controller/852579)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-homemade-raipid-fire-system-actually-work-on-a-playstation-controller/852579 "2020-04-26T20:51:47Z")
ok on revisiting ratchet and clank one for the ps2 i came across this set in a GameFAQs FAQ for the ps2 : I’m sure people here could do this in a less ponderous way … --- ## [favorite short stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-short-stories/852098)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-short-stories/852098 "2020-04-26T20:49:58Z")
I was watching an old episode of Jeopary last night and the answer was the river Ebro in Spain. I didn’t know it, but Ebro rang a bell in my mind and I remembered Hemingway’s Old Man at the Bridge. There was nothing to … --- ## [What is meant by a 'bystander pathogen'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-a-bystander-pathogen/852535)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-a-bystander-pathogen/852535 "2020-04-26T19:59:41Z")
Hi What is meant by a ‘bystander pathogen’? I look forward to your feedback --- ## [johnson = dick origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-dick-origin/221969)
**Author:** [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-dick-origin/221969 "2020-04-26T19:44:29Z")
It seems to me that I first heard “johnson” as a slang term for “penis” sometime in the early to mid 80’s. Anybody know the origin? First popularized as an African American usage, but, beyond that, I don’t know. A qui… --- ## [The DIY haircut/color thread - tips, tricks, results, rants raves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diy-haircut-color-thread-tips-tricks-results-rants-raves/852590)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diy-haircut-color-thread-tips-tricks-results-rants-raves/852590 "2020-04-26T18:16:54Z")
So the IL stay-at-home order has been extended to May 30, and I will be shocked if it’s not extended again after that. I had gotten a haircut and color a couple of weeks before the shutdown order, but my hair grows fast … --- ## [Identify a Post-Apocalyptic Adventure Novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-post-apocalyptic-adventure-novel/852578)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-post-apocalyptic-adventure-novel/852578 "2020-04-26T18:15:23Z")
In 1999, I was at a Military Entrance Processing Station, which involved sitting around for hours at a time. There were a bunch of paperbacks with the covers removed (I assume remaindered books that were reported to the … --- ## [Recommend a tablet/app for crosswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-tablet-app-for-crosswords/852613)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-tablet-app-for-crosswords/852613 "2020-04-26T17:58:59Z")
I have accepted that newspapers won’t be with us for very much longer. My local paper is already down to Sunday, Thursday, Friday. My paper syndicates the NYT crossword. Luckily, they put an entire weeks worth into the S… --- ## [Why should I care if a company sells my personal data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-a-company-sells-my-personal-data/851630)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-a-company-sells-my-personal-data/851630 "2020-04-26T17:29:08Z")
Don’t companies use personal data to target you in order to sell you something? Isn’t that the main fear people have - that a company will somehow find out so much about you that they can send virtually personally targe… --- ## [weight of set concrete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-set-concrete/852623)
**Author:** [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-set-concrete/852623 "2020-04-26T17:05:51Z")
Hi, I’m thinking of using concrete to make a one gallon size kettlebell. I’ve read that concrete weighs approximately 20 or 25 lbs, depending on whether one uses an American or British gallon. My question is, how much w… --- ## [Classic Cecil takes on snakebite treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-cecil-takes-on-snakebite-treatment/852608)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-cecil-takes-on-snakebite-treatment/852608 "2020-04-26T16:30:37Z")
I don’t know who chooses Cecil’s Classics to revive (Tuba?) but the current one “Is setting yourself on fire a good way to treat snakebite?” is wonderful. Classic Cecil indeed and full of great lines as well as informat… --- ## [Cities with more than one sports team (in the same sport): What drives the fandom of each?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-more-than-one-sports-team-in-the-same-sport-what-drives-the-fandom-of-each/852563)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-more-than-one-sports-team-in-the-same-sport-what-drives-the-fandom-of-each/852563 "2020-04-26T16:21:14Z")
Cities like Los Angeles which has two NBA teams: Clippers and Lakers, or how New York City has the Jets/Giants in football, the Nets/Knicks in basketball, and the Mets/Yankees in baseball: Since they’re all situated squ… --- ## [Is the show Zoo any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-show-zoo-any-good/732649)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-show-zoo-any-good/732649 "2020-04-26T16:11:37Z")
I read the graphic novel I think it’s based on, and I wasn’t impressed. Is the show any better? --- ## [Do you NEED to use a pen for tips and a signature for CC's when getting takeout food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-use-a-pen-for-tips-and-a-signature-for-ccs-when-getting-takeout-food/852511)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-use-a-pen-for-tips-and-a-signature-for-ccs-when-getting-takeout-food/852511 "2020-04-26T15:44:47Z")
I have a hole-in-the-wall pizza shop I want to support by doing takeout a couple times a week. For the most part, they are pretty good on the social distancing front (they don’t have an automatic door but I can deal wit… --- ## [Dave Grohl Foo Fighters - continues Concert after falling off stage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-continues-concert-after-falling-off-stage/852583)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-continues-concert-after-falling-off-stage/852583 "2020-04-26T15:36:06Z")
Dave’s commitment to his fans is incredible. The guy trips and falls at least 12 feet and breaks his leg. His main concern is disappointing his fans. The Foo Fighters had only played three songs in their set. He convin… --- ## [Should Amazon Prime give partial refunds to customers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-amazon-prime-give-partial-refunds-to-customers/852084)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-amazon-prime-give-partial-refunds-to-customers/852084 "2020-04-26T15:05:19Z")
I signed up for Amazon Prime with the promise that I get next day delivery on Prime items for a nominal fee and free second day delivery on these items. Now we are in a pandemic and Amazon has delayed these shipments, u… --- ## [The Most Dangerous Place in the History of Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-dangerous-place-in-the-history-of-earth/852573)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-dangerous-place-in-the-history-of-earth/852573 "2020-04-26T15:03:48Z")
No, not Huntington Beach, Ca Thousands of Californians flock to open beaches despite Gov. Newsom's pleas for them to stay home | Daily Mail Online but what would become Morocco. Scientists pinpoint 'most dangerous place… --- ## [Star Trek: Picard discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-discussion-thread/835529)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 474\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-discussion-thread/835529 "2020-04-26T13:47:00Z")
The upcoming CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard, starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, is reportedly scoring 75 to 80% negative in early test screenings. According … --- ## [How is the money a bussines currently has called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-money-a-bussines-currently-has-called/852552)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-money-a-bussines-currently-has-called/852552 "2020-04-26T13:36:57Z")
For example let’s say you have a shop. The worth of the shop building, inventory, stuff you are selling,etc,etc. is 50 thousand dollars, so if you sold all of it, that’s how much you’d get for it. The annual profit you m… --- ## [Is it time to cut the bullshit and have a military coup to overthrow Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-cut-the-bullshit-and-have-a-military-coup-to-overthrow-donald-trump/852596)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-cut-the-bullshit-and-have-a-military-coup-to-overthrow-donald-trump/852596 "2020-04-26T12:30:10Z")
I get the constitutional crisis this would cause. However, I do not think any of the Founding Fathers, in their wildest dreams would have thought that an elected President would encourage citizens to turn on the governo… --- ## [For once the New York Times eschews bothsidesism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-the-new-york-times-eschews-bothsidesism/852532)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-the-new-york-times-eschews-bothsidesism/852532 "2020-04-26T11:40:27Z")
And this is what it took… Tweet Jesus fucking Christ. Pathetic. --- ## [Visit my Etsy Shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-my-etsy-shop/755578)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visit-my-etsy-shop/755578 "2020-02-06T15:56:31Z")
I sell little 4x4 paintings. Here is my Babyface collection: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/Biggirl/babyface%20tile.jpg Yeah, I’m not a very good salesperson. --- ## [If I put something into orbit, do I still own it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-something-into-orbit-do-i-still-own-it/852394)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-something-into-orbit-do-i-still-own-it/852394 "2020-04-26T10:37:03Z")
As any good crime show will teach you, if I put something in the garbage can outside, I don’t own it any more. So if I launch an unmanned item into space, do I actually have claim to ownership any longer? Haven’t I esse… --- ## [Do you have a theory about why people are getting more obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-theory-about-why-people-are-getting-more-obese/843874)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-theory-about-why-people-are-getting-more-obese/843874 "2019-12-02T14:46:35Z")
In many countries around the world statistics on weight seem to indicate we are getting fatter and fatter, a trend that seems to accelerate after it startedaround the 70s. I am a person that believes in causality, I thin… --- ## [Trespassing and Undercover Investigations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassing-and-undercover-investigations/851108)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassing-and-undercover-investigations/851108 "2020-04-26T06:11:18Z")
After studying for a pending case, I have hit a road block in my argument that would likely thwart undercover investigations if taken to be true, but I cannot in my own mind find a plausible argument against it. It is l… --- ## [New Trump hire is racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-hire-is-racist/852468)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-hire-is-racist/852468 "2020-04-26T04:55:16Z")
So much winning! Michael Caputo made racist comments about Chinese people in now-deleted tweets | CNN Politics --- ## [Who was your favorite Lady Bracknell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-favorite-lady-bracknell/852591)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-favorite-lady-bracknell/852591 "2020-04-26T04:42:54Z")
The best role in The Importance of Being Earnest. I’ve seen four on film: Edith Evans (1952), Joan Plowright (1986), Judi Dench (2002) and David Suchet (in drag) this year. Evans is the standard for me, although she is … --- ## [I probably live in the best city for remote working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-probably-live-in-the-best-city-for-remote-working/852538)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-probably-live-in-the-best-city-for-remote-working/852538 "2020-04-26T03:52:36Z")
According to a report by UK’s Broadband Deals, Bucharest is the world’s best city for remote working. Cities were ranked depending on their average internet speed Mbps, availability of food delivery companies, the amount… --- ## [Legality of Nevada malaria treatment ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-nevada-malaria-treatment-ban/850247)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-nevada-malaria-treatment-ban/850247 "2020-04-26T03:49:52Z")
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