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**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-house-suddenly-smell-like-pepper-spray/851879 "2020-04-19T22:10:28Z")
I’m trying to see if there could be a logical explanation for this. A week ago I get home and at the front door there is smell that I can only describe as peppery. The only thing that smells similar to it is my bear mace… --- ## [Tips from cutting my own hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-from-cutting-my-own-hair/852143)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-from-cutting-my-own-hair/852143 "2020-04-19T22:02:28Z")
So during a trip to a one stop shopping place, I picked up a home haircut kit, so I could have it on hand should I decide I couldn’t take my current shag (I was close to needing a cut when the lockdown started, and I jus… --- ## [Cell phone for seniors? (NOT Jitterbug)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-for-seniors-not-jitterbug/851469)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-for-seniors-not-jitterbug/851469 "2020-04-19T21:51:43Z")
My aging parents (85 and 93) need a cell phone. Well, me and my siblings think they need a cell phone, anyway. But I’m not sure they could navigate an Android or even an iPhone, and have my doubts about even a standard f… --- ## [Should I lay him off so he can game the system, or should I fire him off because I am offended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-lay-him-off-so-he-can-game-the-system-or-should-i-fire-him-off-because-i-am-offended/850852)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-lay-him-off-so-he-can-game-the-system-or-should-i-fire-him-off-because-i-am-offended/850852 "2020-04-19T20:37:45Z")
I have 2 part time employees. They both get 20 hours at 10 per week. I sent them home with pay a couple of weeks ago. Today, one of them texted me asking to be laid off so he could get unemployment and and extra 600 per … --- ## [Latinitas non canina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latinitas-non-canina/852125)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latinitas-non-canina/852125 "2020-04-19T20:13:33Z")
So, Harry Potter has “Petrificus Totalus” and ilk (according to Tv Tropes, this is popular for exotic-sounding magical or scientific terminology). From the Warhammer thread there are “Adepti Astartes”, one Liber Medicina… --- ## [The media is driving our defensive actions not science!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-is-driving-our-defensive-actions-not-science/851355)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-is-driving-our-defensive-actions-not-science/851355 "2020-04-19T19:36:50Z")
All the conversations going on about this virus yet we seldom hear anything about strategies based on statistics. Would it not make sense to monitor regions and only have shutdowns when massive out breaks are looking. Sh… --- ## [I love my bidet! Ever try one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337 "2020-04-19T19:31:17Z")
I’ve been familiar with the concept of bidets since the mid 70’s, but never did get around to trying one, despite repeated opportunities. As a physician, I fully support the concept and have recommended them to many pa… --- ## [Happy Easter! Any Christians or believers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-any-christians-or-believers-here/851648)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-any-christians-or-believers-here/851648 "2020-04-19T19:29:44Z")
Happy Easter to you! He is risen! --- ## [What have you ‘ordered in’, so far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-ordered-in-so-far/850586)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-ordered-in-so-far/850586 "2020-04-19T19:28:55Z")
What have you ordered in, so far? Anything odd? We were well stocked to start, fetched a few things just before the shutdown and have most anything we should need. But about 9 days in I began to lament that I had very c… --- ## [DVR recording question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvr-recording-question/852126)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvr-recording-question/852126 "2020-04-19T19:22:16Z")
Watching the at home concert last night and I hit the record button when there was 40 mins left. But it recorded the last 60 minutes, not 40. I assume this is by design. Does this mean it is already recording as… --- ## [What does it mean if a supercar has a paddle shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-if-a-supercar-has-a-paddle-shift/851967)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-if-a-supercar-has-a-paddle-shift/851967 "2020-04-19T19:21:21Z")
Well I was looking at experiences with driving a supercar at a racetrack and it says that a Lamborghini or Ferrari has a paddle shift but I don’t know what this means. I know what an automatic car is and a manual transmi… --- ## [The Voice US Season 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-us-season-15/821613)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-us-season-15/821613 "2018-12-20T19:34:02Z")
I haven’t been paying much attention to The Voice lately. This video clip caught my eye. This is a preview of the season that starts on Sept. 24, 2018. This is a clip of a 13 year old girl who is so good, I’m not sur… --- ## [Nat King Cole 44-track CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nat-king-cole-44-track-cd/852131)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nat-king-cole-44-track-cd/852131 "2020-04-19T17:46:10Z")
Looking for name and i.d. details of 44-track Nat King Cole CD on YouTube with duration of 2:08:28 Translation and language, please? Probably says Nat King Cole. แนท คิง โคล --- ## [Ask the OneNote Power User](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-onenote-power-user/579602)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-onenote-power-user/579602 "2020-04-19T17:24:18Z")
I have been asked to start a OneNote thread. I think this program is the bees knees, and I’ve used it pretty extensively since the first Office2003 version. It is one of Microsoft’s best kept secrets. To kick things off… --- ## [Are Habanero leaves edible ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-habanero-leaves-edible/132147)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-habanero-leaves-edible/132147 "2020-04-19T17:13:02Z")
While harvesting this years crop of peppers, I wondered if Habanero leaves (Capsicum chinense) would be good in a salad. So I tasted one, and found it to have a pleasant flavor, somewhat like mustard greens. The trouble … --- ## [I miss insulting coworkers and students...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-insulting-coworkers-and-students/852061)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-insulting-coworkers-and-students/852061 "2020-04-19T16:22:57Z")
I like to think of it more as “Showing respect for my buds by giving them a hard time”… but I’ve got to admit, it’s just fun insulting people. And that’s what I miss about “going in to work”. People. Who have senses of … --- ## [Questions about To Kill a Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-to-kill-a-mockingbird/528255)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-to-kill-a-mockingbird/528255 "2020-04-19T15:29:36Z")
In chapter 26, when Cecil Jacobs is presenting on Hitler, he says the following: “. . .old Adolf Hitler has been after the Jews and he’s puttin’ 'em in prisons and he’s taking away all their porperty and he won’t let an… --- ## [Experiences with online remote streaming parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-online-remote-streaming-parties/850676)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-online-remote-streaming-parties/850676 "2020-04-19T15:20:09Z")
I’ve been reading about people dealing with social isolation by engaging in online streaming parties, in which one person can stream a video from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc., and share the screen with remote friend… --- ## [Enola hits the Big 5-0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enola-hits-the-big-5-0/851893)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enola-hits-the-big-5-0/851893 "2020-04-19T15:13:17Z")
One half-century ago today, Mama gave birth to a little tax deduction. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [The family Desktop. Still have it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-desktop-still-have-it/851907)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-desktop-still-have-it/851907 "2020-04-19T15:00:40Z")
On another thread, someone pointed out that one of the problems of distance learning is that systems are setup for desktops, while most students have smartphones, Tablets, and the occasional Chromebook andt that the fami… --- ## [All the plans to reopen the economy are terrible in different ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-plans-to-reopen-the-economy-are-terrible-in-different-ways/851591)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-plans-to-reopen-the-economy-are-terrible-in-different-ways/851591 "2020-04-19T14:44:16Z")
At least that’s the conclusion Ezra Klein comes to in Vox after studying all of them. What do you guys think? --- ## [Could Covid-19 actually result in less overall deaths in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-covid-19-actually-result-in-less-overall-deaths-in-the-usa/851350)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-covid-19-actually-result-in-less-overall-deaths-in-the-usa/851350 "2020-04-19T13:48:51Z")
I don’t mean directly, but from lockdowns and social distancing. I think it will result in a non-negligible reduction in deaths from most other communicable diseases. 6 million people die in car accidents each year in … --- ## [Stuck in Your House Board Game Recommendation: Unmatched.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-your-house-board-game-recommendation-unmatched/852120)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-in-your-house-board-game-recommendation-unmatched/852120 "2020-04-19T12:49:20Z")
I have had this game a while but finally played it and it was a blast. Unmatched is a miniature/card battle game where characters, people and things from all over history or pop culture can fight. The game I played was R… --- ## [Exceptionally powerful immune system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exceptionally-powerful-immune-system/851903)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exceptionally-powerful-immune-system/851903 "2020-04-19T11:05:41Z")
Are there any human beings recorded to possess an exceptionally powerful immune system? For example according to the following article, autoimmune disease is thought be a side effect of “too powerful” immune system: T… --- ## [Where have you eaten out since the lockdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-eaten-out-since-the-lockdown/851936)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-eaten-out-since-the-lockdown/851936 "2020-04-19T10:57:17Z")
So outside of home cooking and grocery/convenience stores, where have you eaten since your area got stay-at-home orders? And how often? –Local places The Spar and It’s Greek to Me –Subway, because I got gifted a card … --- ## [Seeking movie recommendations - lighthearted (but not stupid/juvenile)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-movie-recommendations-lighthearted-but-not-stupid-juvenile/850733)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-movie-recommendations-lighthearted-but-not-stupid-juvenile/850733 "2020-04-19T09:58:52Z")
In other words, quality movies with no heavy themes. Profanity ok if not gratuitous. No restriction on year released. No sci-fi, heavy drama, horror, juvenile comedies. Animated ok. Black and white ok. Not “Pandemic”, … --- ## [“Devs” on FX on Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devs-on-fx-on-hulu/849950)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devs-on-fx-on-hulu/849950 "2020-04-19T04:34:44Z")
Is anyone watching this? I was surprised to find no thread about it because it seems perfect for this board. I guess it’s kind of niche, since it’s not even on the FX cable channel but only on their new imprint within Hu… --- ## [Anthrax decontamination question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-decontamination-question/852100)
**Author:** [@Permnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Permnut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-decontamination-question/852100 "2020-04-19T04:13:33Z")
When workplaces such as the US postal services has to be decontaminated along with all their contents, where there ever any major issues with an electronic items being returned unusable or otherwise broken? For example,… --- ## [Come Join The Clubbed Thumb Society!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-join-the-clubbed-thumb-society/851987)
**Author:** [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-join-the-clubbed-thumb-society/851987 "2020-04-19T04:07:08Z")
Any fellow members of the Clubbed Thumb (Toe-Thumb) Society out there?? My right thumb is much shorter and fatter than my left, and my mom telling me that me sucking on it was what caused it to be deformed was a great wa… --- ## [Cliffhangers resolved by character falling off the cliff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliffhangers-resolved-by-character-falling-off-the-cliff/852054)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliffhangers-resolved-by-character-falling-off-the-cliff/852054 "2020-04-19T04:04:49Z")
Any good examples of cliffhangers where one of the main characters is left in a a tight almost inescapable situation at the end of the episode/season, leaving viewers to think “How’s he going to escape this”, the answer … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1915) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1917)