# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1907 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1908 --- ## [Any Grim Dawn (PC Game, Diablo clone) fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-grim-dawn-pc-game-diablo-clone-fans/851734)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-grim-dawn-pc-game-diablo-clone-fans/851734 "2020-04-25T08:26:17Z")
I picked up Grim Dawn on sale on Steam over the weekend. It’s been on my wishlist for a while and I couldn’t pass it up for $5. I had been playing Borderlands 3, but quit playing it solo once my wife started playing wit… --- ## [Possible Business Reopenings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502)
**Author:** [@taf1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taf1987)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-business-reopenings/852502 "2020-04-25T07:16:00Z")
Said to reopen all businesses this next week in accordance with local and regional authorities approval… it took me three (almost four) weeks to finalize my unemployment. My first payment will be made right before the ha… --- ## [How is an out-of-state-traveler quarantine enforced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-an-out-of-state-traveler-quarantine-enforced/851004)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-an-out-of-state-traveler-quarantine-enforced/851004 "2020-04-25T06:02:53Z")
Some states are requiring those entering the state to quarantine for 14 days. Travelers generally have to fill out a form indicating where they’ll be quarantining or turn around and go home. I understand why states would… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad ?????? :) (Another less than descriptive thread title by: beck)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-another-less-than-descriptive-thread-title-by-beck/852411)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-another-less-than-descriptive-thread-title-by-beck/852411 "2020-04-25T05:18:52Z")
On a dare I am posting this thread. Actually it was a double-dog-dare. What could I do? I have no choice, really. As I like to live on the edge, (yeah, I’m dangerous alright) I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna post all the go… --- ## [Does/has the US substantially influence the direction of world events ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-has-the-us-substantially-influence-the-direction-of-world-events/852122)
**Author:** [@Themenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themenin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-has-the-us-substantially-influence-the-direction-of-world-events/852122 "2020-04-25T05:04:34Z")
Inspired by Jonathan Chance’s post in the “beginning of the modern era” thread, where he refers to “The rise of American dominance leading to the 21st century”. My question is, is there really such a thing as “American d… --- ## [Because of the lockdown, I have to pass on this pinball machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-of-the-lockdown-i-have-to-pass-on-this-pinball-machine/851412)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-of-the-lockdown-i-have-to-pass-on-this-pinball-machine/851412 "2020-04-25T04:52:40Z")
Some longtime dopers may remember that I have occasionally taken votes on which pinball machine I should add to my collection. I have quite a few, including my all-time favorite, Bally’s 1978 Lost World; also Funhouse, T… --- ## [Self destructing shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-destructing-shoes/852424)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-destructing-shoes/852424 "2020-04-25T02:34:07Z")
How many pairs of shoes have you lost to sole rot? I had (…had, sniff) a pair of 80s vintage strappy leather Cherokee sandals with a 4" wedge heel and a classic sawtooth edged base, now they are a pile of crumbled rotte… --- ## [Non-hurting ways to make people of China aware of the worldwide suffering caused by the CPC ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-hurting-ways-to-make-people-of-china-aware-of-the-worldwide-suffering-caused-by-the-cpc/852347)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-hurting-ways-to-make-people-of-china-aware-of-the-worldwide-suffering-caused-by-the-cpc/852347 "2020-04-25T01:47:22Z")
This question is based on non-violent (in spirit and in action) protest to the people of China about the Covid-19. This is based on not hurting anyone in physical, financial, or any other way but is based on the Gandhian… --- ## [Where's the science that determines how strict a lockdown we need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-science-that-determines-how-strict-a-lockdown-we-need/852220)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-science-that-determines-how-strict-a-lockdown-we-need/852220 "2020-04-25T01:30:08Z")
Governor Gavin Newsom says he will reopen California by science, not politics: (Newsom tells protesters of stay-at-home order he will be swayed by science, not politics) Okay. So where’s the science that says what typ… --- ## [You shouldn't have to tell someone this is a bad idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-have-to-tell-someone-this-is-a-bad-idea/847913)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-have-to-tell-someone-this-is-a-bad-idea/847913 "2020-04-25T01:25:11Z")
I have a daughter in med school and a son doing rotations as a PA (Physician’s Assistant) and there are lots of interesting conversations. My son is finishing his rotation in a large ER and had a patient today, and shar… --- ## [Any good news re: COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-news-re-covid-19/849610)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-news-re-covid-19/849610 "2020-04-25T01:20:10Z")
I’ve been trying to keep my chin up during this COVID-19 crisis, but it gets harder and harder as the news gets grimmer, both in terms of the disease itself and what it’s doing to the economy. I know most people survive … --- ## [My Eyes Have Been Opened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-have-been-opened/852526)
**Author:** [@ChrisFehily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisFehily)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-have-been-opened/852526 "2020-04-25T01:00:27Z")
ive seen this is a meme before, all of it. through memetics my eyes have been opened and i can finally see beyond my own selfish ideas. friends i tell you today that finally the things at the bottom of my dreams have ris… --- ## [Minivan suggestions - required: low second row floor/step-in height with flat floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivan-suggestions-required-low-second-row-floor-step-in-height-with-flat-floor/852525)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivan-suggestions-required-low-second-row-floor-step-in-height-with-flat-floor/852525 "2020-04-25T00:44:52Z")
I used to have a Pontiac Montana which I absolutely loved. One of the main things I liked about it was the fact the the second and third row seats DID NOT fold down into the floor. Instead they latched into lugs in the f… --- ## [Please identify this symbol - alchemy? Masonic or other secret society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-symbol-alchemy-masonic-or-other-secret-society/852520)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-symbol-alchemy-masonic-or-other-secret-society/852520 "2020-04-25T00:28:26Z")
This symbol is inscribed on a fountain pen from the 1940’s (a Skyline Executive, so it might have been a presentation pen). Here’s a photo, or you can see the symbol in a photo here on eBay, scroll down to the listing, c… --- ## [any good resources for pusher tugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-resources-for-pusher-tugs/852285)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-resources-for-pusher-tugs/852285 "2020-04-24T23:43:46Z")
Lately been watching a youtube channel (TimBatSea) about a tugboat that moves barges (whether towing from the front, side, or tied into the notch at the rear). It’s got me curious about the tugs that help move the huge c… --- ## [Baseball: Is it considered wrong to NOT join your teammates in clearing the benches in a brawl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-it-considered-wrong-to-not-join-your-teammates-in-clearing-the-benches-in-a-brawl/852167)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-it-considered-wrong-to-not-join-your-teammates-in-clearing-the-benches-in-a-brawl/852167 "2020-04-24T23:42:25Z")
We’ve all seen it: Someone gets hit by a pitch, or some other scuffle happens, two players go at it, and before you know it, both team’s benches are rushing out onto the field (either to defuse the conflict, or pour some… --- ## ["It applies to them, but not to us"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-applies-to-them-but-not-to-us/852228)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-applies-to-them-but-not-to-us/852228 "2020-04-24T23:39:28Z")
Not sure if this is better as GD or IMHO; I’ll let the mods decide: On a number of issues, people hold the view that others are fundamentally psychologically different - that whatever the “other side is,” that they will… --- ## [Most appearances by a non-actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387 "2020-04-24T23:30:57Z")
While lazily surfing TV today, I noticed Tommy Lasorda on an episode of CHIPS. It seems Lasorda was on every LA-based series in the 80s. So what non-actor have you seen the most time in acting roles. Define “non-actor… --- ## [Opinions about the Stimulus Check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-the-stimulus-check/852523)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-the-stimulus-check/852523 "2020-04-24T23:02:27Z")
I deposited my Treasury Check today…and it got me thinking: this money just didn’t come out of nowhere, so, when the bill comes due, WHO’S GONNA PAY UP? --- ## [the most morally bankrupt films according to the catholic legion of decency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-morally-bankrupt-films-according-to-the-catholic-legion-of-decency/852253)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-morally-bankrupt-films-according-to-the-catholic-legion-of-decency/852253 "2020-04-24T22:45:32Z")
While looking up various movies from mortsalfan’s banned movie on the net list this popped up from the IDMB Poll: Morally Bankrupt Classic Movies - IMDb - IMDb Its a list of the most “morally bankrupt” movies judged by… --- ## [Britain begins human vaccine trials for Covid-19.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-begins-human-vaccine-trials-for-covid-19/852478)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-begins-human-vaccine-trials-for-covid-19/852478 "2020-04-24T22:34:30Z")
I sure hope the so called experts in the US are awake and paying attention. IMHO other countries should be cooperating and running simultaneous trials with the Brit scientists. A larger study will yield more meaningful r… --- ## [funniest scenes on Better Call Saul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scenes-on-better-call-saul/852461)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scenes-on-better-call-saul/852461 "2020-04-24T22:19:23Z")
I’ve run out of things I want to watch so I’ve gone back to season 1 and will watch it all again. I’ve only see the first 3 so just a couple to start. When Jimmy finds the family that “kidnapped themselves” (wonder if t… --- ## [Does ringside betting work like in the movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ringside-betting-work-like-in-the-movies/847414)
**Author:** [@pakputeh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pakputeh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ringside-betting-work-like-in-the-movies/847414 "2020-04-24T21:34:41Z")
In almost any movie featuring underground boxing, you see people excitedly handing fistfuls of money to a bookie. How does the bookie understand what each person is betting on, and how does he make money? --- ## [Simple physics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question/852363)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question/852363 "2020-04-24T21:09:44Z")
This is a question from my son’s homework, already submitted and marked. I was a physics teacher and am curious about one of the answers. A person pushes a block a distance of 3.0m with a force of 250N 25 degrees from … --- ## [YouTube links as cites in GD, GQ, and Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-links-as-cites-in-gd-gq-and-politics/852493)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-links-as-cites-in-gd-gq-and-politics/852493 "2020-04-24T20:53:58Z")
Should there, could there be a rule against people using videos as cites in GD, GQ, and Politics, except when the point of debate is whether a certain source said a certain thing? It seems like the opposite of fair pl… --- ## [Small engine problem: explain the carburetor dynamics of engine surging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-engine-problem-explain-the-carburetor-dynamics-of-engine-surging/852494)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-engine-problem-explain-the-carburetor-dynamics-of-engine-surging/852494 "2020-04-24T19:55:03Z")
I have a push-behind trimmer with a standard 4-cylinder engine. It cranks easily, then its RPM oscillates very predictably between standard operating RPM and almost dying. Why is this happening? I’m not actually ask… --- ## ["Hey there, PAL!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-there-pal/852382)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-there-pal/852382 "2020-04-24T19:41:35Z")
I’ve heard on a podcast wrestling promoter Vince McMahon uses the world “pal” a lot. It can be used nicely, as in “Thanks for your help, pal.” Then there’s this: Off the top of my head, the only time I’ve … --- ## [Insider trading: poisoning someone else's well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading-poisoning-someone-elses-well/821270)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading-poisoning-someone-elses-well/821270 "2020-04-24T19:22:47Z")
Since law prohibits people in possession of insider nonpublic info from trading on the basis of the advantage of that info, is it possible for this to be used as a sabotaging technique? I.e., Kevin has insider info and … --- ## [Stephen Moore has the answer - Space suits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-moore-has-the-answer-space-suits/852517)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-moore-has-the-answer-space-suits/852517 "2020-04-24T19:07:36Z")
I can’t even believe what I just typed, it is not from The Onion. --- ## [Who is not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-working/852462)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-working/852462 "2020-04-24T18:38:31Z")
My brother and I were just talking about how we don’t know too many people who aren’t working still (in Ohio, where our shutdown is moderate). Many of our friends are able to work from home (lawyers and law-adjacent, pro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1906) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1908)