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**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-money-question/839215 "2020-04-20T19:43:34Z")
Recently, upon entering a food store ( supermarket ) I saw money ( bills ) on the ground several feet from outside the entrance. Let’s just say it was a pretty good chunk of change a person would become alarmed at missin… --- ## [OK, talk at me about about breadmakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-talk-at-me-about-about-breadmakers/852162)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-talk-at-me-about-about-breadmakers/852162 "2020-04-20T18:43:47Z")
So my 19 year old is home from college. Has been for a month. Is finishing up her online finals next week. Her birthday is in two weeks and I’m thinking breadmaker. She’s expressed interest in such in the past and al… --- ## [Need wine making recommdations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-wine-making-recommdations/852197)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-wine-making-recommdations/852197 "2020-04-20T17:34:43Z")
I have misplaced a couple of books I used to have about making wine. There are, I assume, a lot of online sites, but if any Dopers can recommend any of them, I’d appreciate it. I always like “recipe” sites I’ve gotten … --- ## [What is the prefix meaning “sex”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-prefix-meaning-sex/852106)
**Author:** [@Project\_Patahhh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Project_Patahhh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-prefix-meaning-sex/852106 "2020-04-20T16:33:30Z")
Let me explain. I ask because in the world of psychedelic drugs, someone who goes exploring on trips is sometimes called a “psychonaut”. Today I decided to come up with a word meaning the same thing except for sex. Like … --- ## [I'm beginning to question my sanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-question-my-sanity/851996)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-question-my-sanity/851996 "2020-04-20T15:10:39Z")
I’ve been locked away in this old-folks home for a year, and my psyche is wearing thin. I cannot, and don’t want to, go home until I can walk, but with CORVID\*-19 oops. continued below --- ## [Samuel L. Jackson reads "Stay the Fuck at Home"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-l-jackson-reads-stay-the-fuck-at-home/852137)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-l-jackson-reads-stay-the-fuck-at-home/852137 "2020-04-20T15:09:15Z")
I hope this is appropriate here. I found this video pretty hilarious. Samuel L. Jackson gives us some useful, if blunt advice for dealing with Covid-19. NSFW of course, so I’ll spoiler it. --- ## [If a vaccine \*\*doesn't\*\* come within 12-18 months, then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-vaccine-doesnt-come-within-12-18-months-then-what/851752)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-vaccine-doesnt-come-within-12-18-months-then-what/851752 "2020-04-20T14:41:01Z")
Based on a very depressing conference call with a Pharma manufacturer client. Unlike what some people have said in other threads, regulators and industry aren’t the biggest stumbling bloc. They have relaxed or waived saf… --- ## [Medical dramas in the age of Corvid19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-dramas-in-the-age-of-corvid19/852124)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-dramas-in-the-age-of-corvid19/852124 "2020-04-20T14:35:12Z")
I got to wondering how medical drama will or won’t include the new reality of the current pandemic in their shows? There are obvious plot lines to use about Corona expose/patients/ventilator shortage and so forth, but w… --- ## [What is a "digester" in a paper mill (one blew up big time in Maine today)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-digester-in-a-paper-mill-one-blew-up-big-time-in-maine-today/851889)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-digester-in-a-paper-mill-one-blew-up-big-time-in-maine-today/851889 "2020-04-20T14:32:10Z")
A paper mill in Jay, Maine exploded today. No one was injured which is surprising since it looked to be a big explosion. The linked article said it was a “digester” which turns wood chips into paper pulp. I am just cu… --- ## [Fire crackers on a relativity train.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-crackers-on-a-relativity-train/852144)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-crackers-on-a-relativity-train/852144 "2020-04-20T14:28:45Z")
Okay, here’s the set up of the classic Einstein ToR problem that many of you are probably familiar with: You: standing on a platform with a pocket watch, keeping time. Train: coming in at some high rate of speed, say 9… --- ## [The most horrible loss of the Yankees-Torre era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrible-loss-of-the-yankees-torre-era/852154)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-horrible-loss-of-the-yankees-torre-era/852154 "2020-04-20T14:14:24Z")
The New York Yankees under Joe Torre from 1996 to 2007 won 4 World Series championships (1996, 1998-2000), 6 American League championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003), 10 American League East titles (1996, 1998-… --- ## [Stewart Sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-sandwiches/852188)
**Author:** [@Creeker\_68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creeker_68)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stewart-sandwiches/852188 "2020-04-20T14:08:48Z")
Stewert Sandwiches were controlled by two former Navy reservists, Ted Broecker and Van Hugh Cunningham, initially both franchisees. They started buying out other franchises and eventually made a run for the parent compa… --- ## [U.S. Government releases three phase plan to return to normalcy..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-releases-three-phase-plan-to-return-to-normalcy/851955)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-releases-three-phase-plan-to-return-to-normalcy/851955 "2020-04-20T13:44:43Z")
Hot off the presses. So, from my understanding, if things go well, Phase 1 is May 1, if things continue to go well Phase 2 is May 15, and if things again continue to go well, Phase 3 is June 1 at which time, from my l… --- ## [Arrowverse returns April 21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrowverse-returns-april-21/852182)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrowverse-returns-april-21/852182 "2020-04-20T13:01:04Z")
Just a heads-up that the Arrowverse shows resume airing, after this coronavirus-induced hiatus, on April 21. The Flash - April 21 Legends of Tomorrow - April 21 Batwoman - April 26 Supergirl - May 3 In addition, Sta… --- ## [How a Champions League Match Helped Spread Coronavirus in Italy and Spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-champions-league-match-helped-spread-coronavirus-in-italy-and-spain/850999)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-champions-league-match-helped-spread-coronavirus-in-italy-and-spain/850999 "2020-04-20T10:38:57Z")
How the unlikely success of a small Italian club and the celebration and joy of its fans might have unknowingly helped spread this pandemic. --- ## [Conducting field experiments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conducting-field-experiments/851779)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conducting-field-experiments/851779 "2020-04-20T09:43:17Z")
Not sure if tests like this would be considered unethical or inhumane but suppose we had about 5,000 paid volunteers from all walks of life that agreed to live in close proximity to one another for about 4 months. Infect… --- ## [Trump says hard to unfiy country without "major event".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-hard-to-unfiy-country-without-major-event/810487)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-hard-to-unfiy-country-without-major-event/810487 "2020-04-20T06:46:42Z")
Why aren’t people talking about this. The last time I heard this kind of talk was in the PNAC paper, and we got 911 after that. --- ## [Pandemic Modeling explained by Sat Morning Breakfast Cereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-modeling-explained-by-sat-morning-breakfast-cereal/852151)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-modeling-explained-by-sat-morning-breakfast-cereal/852151 "2020-04-20T05:17:50Z")
Here’s a link to a very educational cartoon where it shows how damned complicated it is to come up with trustworthy answers. It’s put together by a team at 538 along with Mr. Weinersmith, creator of SMBC (a webcomic I … --- ## [Covid 19 benefit concert on April 18th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-benefit-concert-on-april-18th/851267)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-benefit-concert-on-april-18th/851267 "2020-04-20T03:52:46Z")
Hosted by Fallon and Kimmel and Colbert On CBS, ABC, NBC networks plus streaming sites . Performers listed on the link. Global Citizen announces One World: Together At Home benefit | CNN --- ## [What are reasons someone doesn't come home for their mother's funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-reasons-someone-doesnt-come-home-for-their-mothers-funeral/851968)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-reasons-someone-doesnt-come-home-for-their-mothers-funeral/851968 "2020-04-20T03:35:11Z")
Well my cousin in Canada didn’t come to Ireland a few years ago when get mother died because she thought it would be too emotional. Is this odd? You would expect someone would come back home. Is this common in fact? --- ## [The most unerotic kiss in movie history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unerotic-kiss-in-movie-history/852149)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-unerotic-kiss-in-movie-history/852149 "2020-04-20T02:26:39Z")
It’s a late Sunday night in times of corona, I’m listening to the new Pearl Jam album (not their best) and watch TV with one eye. So I caught the last 20 minutes of Red Sonja, a very cheesy typical 80s action vehicle for… --- ## [Ship Destroys Crane in Busan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-destroys-crane-in-busan/852121)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-destroys-crane-in-busan/852121 "2020-04-20T01:56:51Z")
This actually happened way back on April 6th, but I found out about it recently. Containership Takes Out Crane in Busan, South Korea More, including videos, at the link. --- ## [Ground Control to Captain Tom: You've raised £23 million in donations to National Health Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-control-to-captain-tom-youve-raised-23-million-in-donations-to-national-health-service/852155)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-control-to-captain-tom-youve-raised-23-million-in-donations-to-national-health-service/852155 "2020-04-20T01:10:08Z")
Just came across this; haven’t seen any other posts. Captain Tom Moore, 99 year old WWII veteran, recently had a hip replacement and has been doing rounds of his garden as therapy. His daughter suggested he walk daily… --- ## [April Showers bring a soggy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-a-soggy-mmp/851685)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bring-a-soggy-mmp/851685 "2020-04-20T00:42:50Z")
Now and then: what to do when it rains? OK, so now, it’s pretty my stay inside like we’ve been staying inside. But let’s assume a normal world - does rain affect your daily routine? When you were a kid and couldn’t go … --- ## [Is there a way to stop Windows 10(Home) from locking every time I close the computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-windows-10-home-from-locking-every-time-i-close-the-computer/852087)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-windows-10-home-from-locking-every-time-i-close-the-computer/852087 "2020-04-20T00:41:42Z")
I have a new laptop and it is working very well. Windows 10, Home Edition. Oddly enough, that is the same system my old 2012 laptop was running on. When I closed the lid on that laptop, it went into regular standby. Whe… --- ## [Petroleum and Young Earth Creationists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petroleum-and-young-earth-creationists/633081)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petroleum-and-young-earth-creationists/633081 "2020-04-20T00:01:10Z")
What do YECs say about where crude oil comes from (besides “God made it”)? --- ## [What spices would you add to boring pasta sauce from a jar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-spices-would-you-add-to-boring-pasta-sauce-from-a-jar/851957)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-spices-would-you-add-to-boring-pasta-sauce-from-a-jar/851957 "2020-04-19T23:43:34Z")
I’ve got quite a bit of pasta and jarred pasta sauce from Whole Foods to eat over the next month or so. I’ll definitely add crushed red peppers to the pasta sauce when I heat it up, what else would you suggest? Basil? Or… --- ## [Shooting in Nova Scotia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-nova-scotia/852145)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-nova-scotia/852145 "2020-04-19T23:36:26Z")
Duplicate. --- ## [Who thought this dress ("African" black women) modeled by a blonde made sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-thought-this-dress-african-black-women-modeled-by-a-blonde-made-sense/851603)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-thought-this-dress-african-black-women-modeled-by-a-blonde-made-sense/851603 "2020-04-19T22:30:06Z")
I don’t use ad blockers because I’m often amused by the ads that go by on various sites I frequent. For example, take this dress. Did it not occur to the people putting the advertisement together that a white lady weari… --- ## [Is today Trump’s “Hail Mary” moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-today-trump-s-hail-mary-moment/851802)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-today-trump-s-hail-mary-moment/851802 "2020-04-19T22:11:08Z")
I’m watching his press conference and 1) he’s cut funding to the WHO (essentially blaming them for everything) and 2) named off about 100 large companies and CEO’s perhaps to kiss their asses to open up quickly. Clearly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1914) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1916)