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**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-re-opening/852441 "2020-04-24T18:31:06Z")
With GA leading the way, when are your local governments re-opening? I’m on the KS/MO border, and it looks like the governors are going to let the stay at home orders expire May 1 (KS) or May 3 (MO). Seems early, altho… --- ## [That character would NEVER say that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-character-would-never-say-that/852080)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-character-would-never-say-that/852080 "2020-04-24T18:19:16Z")
Just watched The Witches with my younglings. Bruno said he didn’t like sandwiches with margarine, which her pronounced MARjurin, not marjuREEN. An English kid (certainly one in the era of margarine’s existence) would nev… --- ## [Issues with Santa Clara study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-santa-clara-study/852513)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-santa-clara-study/852513 "2020-04-24T18:11:04Z")
Forgive me if this is mentioned elsewhere, but a recent study of COVID19 in Santa Clara county estimated that a lot more folks are infected, and thus the death rate is significantly lower. Although there were som sample… --- ## [What's the name of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-song/852482)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-song/852482 "2020-04-24T17:38:24Z")
The song was featured in some commercial in 2019. I’m not very good at hearing lyrics correctly, but one of the lyrics sounded like one of the following: “Baby, I came just to see you” “Baby, I just can’t see you” It… --- ## [Flip-flop much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-flop-much/852401)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-flop-much/852401 "2020-04-24T17:35:50Z")
Remember when one of the the worst things that you could say about a politician was that they were a “flip-flopper.” Well, The Donald just flipped so hard, I felt it in Arizona: Trump reverses stance, now says it is ‘t… --- ## [So much for warm weather stopping it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-for-warm-weather-stopping-it/850917)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-for-warm-weather-stopping-it/850917 "2020-04-24T17:34:52Z")
Ecuador is pretty warm, right? --- ## [Do you know what the word "wanigan" means? Would many people in the 1950s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-word-wanigan-means-would-many-people-in-the-1950s/852406)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-word-wanigan-means-would-many-people-in-the-1950s/852406 "2020-04-24T17:15:51Z")
I was watching a video - apparently a promotional film by the Mack truck company, made in 1956 - about a supply convoy traveling through the Arctic. Suddenly I was confronted with a word I had never heard before: “Waniga… --- ## [Italian Nickname "Bag of Doughnuts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-nickname-bag-of-doughnuts/18189)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-nickname-bag-of-doughnuts/18189 "2020-04-24T16:39:23Z")
My wife and I were watching a rerun of the movie “My COusin Vinny,” and one character refers to Joe Pesci as “Vinny Bag of Doughnuts!” My wife asked me what that nickname meant, and, well… I was born and raised in a lar… --- ## [The boundary between fact-telling and bigotry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boundary-between-fact-telling-and-bigotry/852438)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boundary-between-fact-telling-and-bigotry/852438 "2020-04-24T16:35:43Z")
If one tried hard enough, one could probably assemble an unsavory list of 100% truthful facts about most categories of people, be they Jews, blacks, Muslims, women, Christians, men, Italians, atheists, Southerners, etc. … --- ## [Why did you decide against learning more about economics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-decide-against-learning-more-about-economics/851660)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-decide-against-learning-more-about-economics/851660 "2020-04-24T16:19:29Z")
For those of you with little or no knowledge of economics, what went into skipping it? Was there a particular reason you remember that made you go “Ehhhhh I ain’t gonna look any more into that”? --- ## [Shake Shack returns $10 million PPP loan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shake-shack-returns-10-million-ppp-loan/852186)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shake-shack-returns-10-million-ppp-loan/852186 "2020-04-24T16:15:58Z")
There aren’t any real close to me but I’ve seen them and ate at one. The food wasn’t very good, didn’t like the place at all, but next time I see one that’s open I’m going to buy some food from them anyway. --- ## [What do you call people who make purses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-people-who-make-purses/795801)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-people-who-make-purses/795801 "2017-09-10T18:59:04Z")
“You can’t make a silk purse from a sows ear” A well known saying, but who makes purses anyway? Jewelers make jewelry. Bakers bake bread. Cobblers make shoes. But what is the profession of a person who makes purses? --- ## [Should you get freshly cooked food cool before refrigerating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-freshly-cooked-food-cool-before-refrigerating/851785)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-freshly-cooked-food-cool-before-refrigerating/851785 "2020-04-24T16:08:34Z")
I have this memory of reading or being told that you shouldn’t put significantly hot food in the refrigerator, I believe because it’ll warm up the rest of the food in the fridge too much and overwork the appliance in gen… --- ## [If you've got crude storage capacity....buy all you can get.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-got-crude-storage-capacity-buy-all-you-can-get/852206)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-got-crude-storage-capacity-buy-all-you-can-get/852206 "2020-04-24T15:55:54Z")
WTI just traded for $0.01 per barrel. --- ## [What is the recoil of a submachine gun like, and why so few calibers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-recoil-of-a-submachine-gun-like-and-why-so-few-calibers/852129)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-recoil-of-a-submachine-gun-like-and-why-so-few-calibers/852129 "2020-04-24T15:55:31Z")
Almost all the submachine guns listed are 9mm, is there a reason for this? There are a few 40s, but almost no 380, 22, 357, 25 etc calibers. Also are submachine guns easy to control enough that you don’t have to fire … --- ## [Does lockdown work in reverse for the 2nd wave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lockdown-work-in-reverse-for-the-2nd-wave/852500)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lockdown-work-in-reverse-for-the-2nd-wave/852500 "2020-04-24T14:57:07Z")
So I understand how the social distancing and lock-down works on the front-end of a disease outbreak to slow the rate of infection. What I was just wondering is if it works in the reverse for the second wave of infectio… --- ## [The Platform - Netflix movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-platform-netflix-movie/852400)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-platform-netflix-movie/852400 "2020-04-24T14:51:08Z")
Watched a recently released movie on Netflix called the Platform. It is a psychological thriller Spanish film. A man wakes up and he is in a concrete cell with frosted windows, but it is uncertain if it is natural ligh… --- ## [The Anti-Match Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-match-game/851196)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-match-game/851196 "2020-04-24T14:33:24Z")
With a nod to the other thread, and as another boredom-killer, I give you the Anti-Match game. The goal here is to come up with a unique answer, or at least to match as few people as possible. Submit your answers in a … --- ## [There Is No Balm In Gilead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-balm-in-gilead/852452)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-balm-in-gilead/852452 "2020-04-24T14:15:39Z")
While the news isn’t reassuring, it did give me the opportunity to use that thread title :smiley: Linky TL;DR: The Gilead medication remdesivir isn’t charting very successfully in medication trials. --- ## [NFL kickers and a question on the nature of difficulty in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-kickers-and-a-question-on-the-nature-of-difficulty-in-sports/852479)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-kickers-and-a-question-on-the-nature-of-difficulty-in-sports/852479 "2020-04-24T14:03:31Z")
I was reading an article on EPSN about the time Sebastian Janakowski was drafted in the first round about 20 years ago, and how rare it is for a kicker to be drafted in the first round. I started thinking about why exac… --- ## [Looking for an exercise bike (stationary/spin bike)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-exercise-bike-stationary-spin-bike/852498)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-exercise-bike-stationary-spin-bike/852498 "2020-04-24T14:03:03Z")
I currently use a Virzoom bike which is a cheap folding exercise bike fitted with a wireless interface to a VR headset. The company (VZFit) has since come out with a sensor that can attach to any exercise bike, so I’m lo… --- ## [When is it "conservative" to get rid of government agencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-conservative-to-get-rid-of-government-agencies/851869)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-conservative-to-get-rid-of-government-agencies/851869 "2020-04-24T13:36:05Z")
I’m confused by the term ‘conservative’ as applied to dismantling government agencies. According to conservatives and self-described ‘centrists’ or ‘moderates’, calls to dismantle ICE, an agency that has been around for … --- ## [Are all vinegars suitable for household cleaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-vinegars-suitable-for-household-cleaning/852156)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-vinegars-suitable-for-household-cleaning/852156 "2020-04-24T12:40:10Z")
I know white vinegar is the usual one for cleaning, but alas, my grocery store is all out of it. I do have a bottle of rice vinegar in the fridge, though. Is that, for any reason, more or less suitable for cleaning the b… --- ## [Why does it take a year to make a vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-a-year-to-make-a-vaccine/851810)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-a-year-to-make-a-vaccine/851810 "2020-04-24T12:38:00Z")
I pretty much stopped with biology classes after high school so really asking here. My understanding is a vaccine is either a dead or inactivated pathogen or a severely weakened one. They inject you with it, your body … --- ## [Ideas on how to revive a bricked Win 10 laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-how-to-revive-a-bricked-win-10-laptop/846460)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-how-to-revive-a-bricked-win-10-laptop/846460 "2020-01-16T17:45:53Z")
I have a 2 year old 17" laptop with Win 10 home installed, a top-o-the-line gamer. Unfortunately, I let someone else use it and they permitted an automatic update to begin. It is now bricked. Power-on, manufacturer’s … --- ## [Anatomy of the glans clitoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anatomy-of-the-glans-clitoris/852351)
**Author:** [@Cindy\_Ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cindy_Ash)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anatomy-of-the-glans-clitoris/852351 "2020-04-24T11:03:36Z")
Is the glans clitoris simply the distal end of the corpora cavernosa or does the corpus spongiosum of the vestibular bulbs extend the length of the clitoris and form the glans in the same manner as the glans penis is for… --- ## [Travel restrictions: question about driving from NJ to MD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-restrictions-question-about-driving-from-nj-to-md/852463)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-restrictions-question-about-driving-from-nj-to-md/852463 "2020-04-24T10:33:09Z")
Maybe this belongs in the Quarantine Zone, but I’m just looking for a factual answer. My daughter is living in Maryland and moving to a new apartment on Saturday. We have a bunch of stuff stored in our house in NJ (pla… --- ## [Do soldiers in the (U.S.) military generally WANT to get combat-deployed their 1st time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-in-the-u-s-military-generally-want-to-get-combat-deployed-their-1st-time/852324)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-in-the-u-s-military-generally-want-to-get-combat-deployed-their-1st-time/852324 "2020-04-24T08:57:15Z")
Civilian question: Do soldiers in the military (we’ll just use the American military for now, I think getting into the minutiae of all other militaries would get too complex) generally \*want \*to deployed to a combat hot… --- ## [Can we figure out how many people Facebook is responsible for killing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-figure-out-how-many-people-facebook-is-responsible-for-killing/852354)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-figure-out-how-many-people-facebook-is-responsible-for-killing/852354 "2020-04-24T07:44:00Z")
Is it possible to arrive at a justifiable number of people dead as a result of Facebook existing? For example, this Anti-vax nonsense seems to be spread and fueled by Facebook groups, allowing the dangerous mindset to t… --- ## [In the movie "My Cousin Vinny" was Marisa Tomei stating opinion or fact? (Legal question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-movie-my-cousin-vinny-was-marisa-tomei-stating-opinion-or-fact-legal-question/852455)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-movie-my-cousin-vinny-was-marisa-tomei-stating-opinion-or-fact-legal-question/852455 "2020-04-24T05:58:12Z")
I was watching a LeagleEagle YouTube episode where the host assesses how well legal issues have been represented in various media. In this link he considers how well Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei do in the movie “My Cousin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1907) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1909)