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**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-frozen-hamburger-to-make-meatloaf-can-i-freeze-meatloaf-slices/852231 "2020-04-23T05:14:28Z")
Found a pound of hamburger in the back of the freezer and thawed it in the fridge. I made a meatloaf with it in my Instant Pot today. You put 3/4 cup of water in the bottom, Make a foil sling and use the trivet to hold t… --- ## [Study of the impact of coronavirus messaging on death rates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-of-the-impact-of-coronavirus-messaging-on-death-rates/852407)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-of-the-impact-of-coronavirus-messaging-on-death-rates/852407 "2020-04-23T04:11:23Z")
I’ll say upfront, this is still undergoing peer review, so it’s not final. It’s a study comparing messaging by Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, and impacts on death rates. As you might know, Carlson has been advocating … --- ## [Can I (legally) pay Elon Musk to NEVER take someone to space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-pay-elon-musk-to-never-take-someone-to-space/852076)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-pay-elon-musk-to-never-take-someone-to-space/852076 "2020-04-23T03:56:52Z")
Okay, SpaceX, Elon Musk. We all know the man, his company, and his goals of space colonization. I recall him saying awhile back that he hopes to eventually drive the cost of moving a transporting a person to a Mars colon… --- ## [Can you safely use denatured alcohol as a household disinfectant? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-safely-use-denatured-alcohol-as-a-household-disinfectant-how/852264)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-safely-use-denatured-alcohol-as-a-household-disinfectant-how/852264 "2020-04-23T03:39:37Z")
When looking for a disinfecting agent, all we could find was a 1 gallon bottle of “denatured alcohol”. (We were looking for isopropyl alcohol but couldn’t find any.) Can this be safely used as a household disinfectant … --- ## [Tinnitus vs Hearing Aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-vs-hearing-aid/852366)
**Author:** [@Carlarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlarm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-vs-hearing-aid/852366 "2020-04-23T03:18:53Z")
My wife has tinnitus (noise in the ears not from physical sound) resulting from chemo therapy she went through several years ago. I’m trying to convince her to see an audiologist and perhaps be fitted with a hearing aid.… --- ## [Gasoline at less than $1.00 per litre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-at-less-than-1-00-per-litre/852236)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-at-less-than-1-00-per-litre/852236 "2020-04-23T02:52:30Z")
I’m buying petrol at 98c per litre! I know that isn’t a great price for Americans (Australians pay around twice what American pay) but it’s a magic number :slight\_smile: It’s the number where the figure on the pump is… --- ## [Preparing Caesar salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311 "2020-04-23T02:37:59Z")
When making Caesar salad, do you prefer to add the Parmigiano-Reggiano to the dressing itself, or do you add it to the romaine lettuce and leave the dressing cheese-free? And why so? I prefer to have Parmigiano-Reggian… --- ## [Help, confused with Android Smartphone Google Play Store game account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-confused-with-android-smartphone-google-play-store-game-account/852399)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-confused-with-android-smartphone-google-play-store-game-account/852399 "2020-04-23T02:29:21Z")
I’m using Bluestacks on my PC to play a phone game called Grand Battle Royale. I use an account ID like my email: 123@gmail (example) Then when I start the game, it seems to save my account online in something called… --- ## [Can the newest Social Media alleviate Loneliness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-newest-social-media-alleviate-loneliness/852391)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-newest-social-media-alleviate-loneliness/852391 "2020-04-23T02:23:09Z")
Old Social Media is based on text. Forums, blogs, Twitter, Facebook. It can be very captivating, but it just can not replace conversation. YouTube is based on posted video. New Social Media like Zoom and Discord is b… --- ## [Old songs, poems, etc... rewritten for the pandemic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-songs-poems-etc-rewritten-for-the-pandemic/852397)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-songs-poems-etc-rewritten-for-the-pandemic/852397 "2020-04-23T02:14:18Z")
My Bonnie lies across the hallway. My Bonnie lies in quarantine. My Bonnie lies across the hallway. Oh, someone invent a vaccine! Chorus: Invent a vacc, invent a vacc, Oh, someone invent a vacci-i-ine. Invent a va… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck is and her quarantine shopping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-and-her-quarantine-shopping/851221)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-and-her-quarantine-shopping/851221 "2020-04-23T01:46:13Z")
Crap. I hit buy it. I hate that button/slide thingy. I gotta stop. It was wooden spoons this time. Previously: Panties. I’ve ordered a butt-load of underwear. Socks. Why are they so cute AND on sale!!? 3.Pajamas…hey … --- ## [Chuck Todd is the undertaker of democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-the-undertaker-of-democracy/852068)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-the-undertaker-of-democracy/852068 "2020-04-23T01:08:23Z")
The problem I have is that he is palpably and visibly afraid of conservatives, and conservatism. I think he’s a mainstream democrat basically. And when Dems appear on the show he is eager to demonstrate his fairness by q… --- ## [Starting to plan my next trip - Borneo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-to-plan-my-next-trip-borneo/852315)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-to-plan-my-next-trip-borneo/852315 "2020-04-23T00:31:37Z")
For a long time I’ve wanted to see Orangutans in the wild. Or at least at one of those rehabilitation places where they go out on excursions. It’d also be pretty spectacular to see a Sumatran Rhino. Not to mention all th… --- ## [How many pair of shoes do you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-pair-of-shoes-do-you-own/813760 "2020-04-23T00:11:06Z")
It would also be interesting to know if you are male or female. I am a male and own 12 pair of shoes: 3 pair sneakers, 2 “good” pair and 1 “grubby” 2 pair dress shoes, one brown and one black 2 pair sandals, one leath… --- ## [does one need IRB approval for non-govt human research?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-one-need-irb-approval-for-non-govt-human-research/852388)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-one-need-irb-approval-for-non-govt-human-research/852388 "2020-04-22T23:59:16Z")
Can a researcher who doesn’t have/use govt funds do human subjects research and publish in journals without IRB approval? It seems difficult to draw a line especially related to sociology or psychology ‘studies’. I’m s… --- ## [Breaking News: Shooting at Sawgrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shooting-at-sawgrass/852372)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shooting-at-sawgrass/852372 "2020-04-22T23:27:23Z")
So, as my daughter and I were getting in the car to retrieve our pre-ordered subs at Publix, she said,\* “…uh, Dad, we better go to the other Publix\* (we have 4 within 8 miles), my friend just texted that there’s an activ… --- ## [Lego Masters season finale - 4/15/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-masters-season-finale-4-15-20/852251)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-masters-season-finale-4-15-20/852251 "2020-04-22T23:24:58Z")
Were any of you watching this one? The ads pitched this as a celebration of the art of Lego building, a quirky artform which could nonetheless produce magnificent works of great beauty and grandeur. Naturally, this was… --- ## [Border Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-songs/851962)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-songs/851962 "2020-04-22T23:11:42Z")
I’m listening once more to the beautiful (and painful) “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” by Richard and Linda Thompson, which may be one of my top five favorite albums. The first song is “When I Get To The Border”… --- ## [Irreplaceable Instruments in a Band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irreplaceable-instruments-in-a-band/852269)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irreplaceable-instruments-in-a-band/852269 "2020-04-22T23:08:44Z")
I consider vocals an instrument, and would say it would be #1. I know some bands try to find a sing-a-like, but its so rare that the new guy is better. I would say the next one is the drums. Rhythm is so important, and … --- ## [Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/852190)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/852190 "2020-04-22T22:56:59Z")
Anyone listen to this yet? Pitchfork gave it a rare 10. Some of the songs haven’t grown on me yet, but I really like a few of them. It sounds like nothing else out there right now. I don’t if some of the songs can even … --- ## [What Computer Game Did I Play A a Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-game-did-i-play-a-a-child/852244)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-game-did-i-play-a-a-child/852244 "2020-04-22T22:37:53Z")
Lo these many years ago I played a PC game at a friend’s house. It must have been c. 1999. I only remember playing it that one day, and am not currently in contact with said friend so I can’t ask him what it was. I reme… --- ## [Questions about the 1990s aimed specifically at Dopers born between 1968 and 1973](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-1990s-aimed-specifically-at-dopers-born-between-1968-and-1973/852062)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-1990s-aimed-specifically-at-dopers-born-between-1968-and-1973/852062 "2020-04-22T21:17:04Z")
A few questions about these various times put to members here born between 1968 and 1973 for the sake of posterity: THE 1990s: What was your opinion going into the 1992 election - who did you favor early in the elect… --- ## [Quick PubMed question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-pubmed-question/852368)
**Author:** [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-pubmed-question/852368 "2020-04-22T21:09:57Z")
I have a persistent anti-vaxxer ‘friend’ on Facebook, part of whose evidence base is links to research papers (or their summary/abstract) on PubMed. I gather this is a legitimate site for proper scientists to post resear… --- ## [What makes a long tenured head coach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-long-tenured-head-coach/852316)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-long-tenured-head-coach/852316 "2020-04-22T21:00:30Z")
Belichick. Parcells. Shula. Popovich. Sather. Jackson. Torre. Coach K. Wooden. Pat Summit. What makes a long tenured coach? --- ## [So what's sports radio doing right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-sports-radio-doing-right-now/852327)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-sports-radio-doing-right-now/852327 "2020-04-22T20:01:18Z")
I know ESPN and other places are just playing old games or original programming to fill time, but what’s sports radio doing at the moment? --- ## [How does Zoom (video-conferencing software) insert virtual backgrounds so well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-zoom-video-conferencing-software-insert-virtual-backgrounds-so-well/850808)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-zoom-video-conferencing-software-insert-virtual-backgrounds-so-well/850808 "2020-04-22T19:23:36Z")
If you’ve been using Zoom for remote video-conferencing, then you may know that it allows you to insert virtual backgrounds behind you. This is great when working from home and you want to hide your unmade bed or empty… --- ## [CA AB5- How does it apply to us lowly musicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-ab5-how-does-it-apply-to-us-lowly-musicians/840242)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-ab5-how-does-it-apply-to-us-lowly-musicians/840242 "2020-04-22T19:21:29Z")
Mods- please move this if appropriate. California is working on a bill to make Uber, Lyft, etc call their drivers employees, not independent contractors, thus making them liable to pay them wages, insurance, blah blah b… --- ## [Good horror anthology movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-anthology-movies/852217)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-anthology-movies/852217 "2020-04-22T18:23:50Z")
I’ve been watching tubi.tv which has a lot of horror anthology movies, but most are not very good. Very low budget, terrible acting, bad writing, etc. So what are some good anthology films out there that are worth watch… --- ## [Johns Hopkins v IHME](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johns-hopkins-v-ihme/852358)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johns-hopkins-v-ihme/852358 "2020-04-22T17:53:32Z")
Nevermind…it’s still morning for me. I figured it out. --- ## [Nest guarding behavior in dog - suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-guarding-behavior-in-dog-suggestions/851314)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-guarding-behavior-in-dog-suggestions/851314 "2020-04-22T17:46:25Z")
I got Akiko, my service-dog-in-training, about 16 months ago. She’s been great. Calm while working, trainable, a goof when not working. We got Yoshi in January. Our other big dog had died several months previously and w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1910) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1912)