# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1919 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1920 --- ## [Texas voters may be able to vote by mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-voters-may-be-able-to-vote-by-mail/852028)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-voters-may-be-able-to-vote-by-mail/852028 "2020-04-18T01:18:14Z")
Texas judge rules all registered voters can vote by mail if they fear catching coronavirus I don’t know what the odds are of this ruling standing, but here’s hoping. --- ## [Proposal: Global Topic Ban on Promoting Unproven COVID-19 Treatments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-global-topic-ban-on-promoting-unproven-covid-19-treatments/851976)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-global-topic-ban-on-promoting-unproven-covid-19-treatments/851976 "2020-04-18T01:03:06Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=892537 I think the board should have a global topic ban on promoting unproven COVID-19 treatments as being posted in at least the thread linked above. There is a ver… --- ## [Is cultural change speeding up or slowing down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cultural-change-speeding-up-or-slowing-down/851672)
**Author:** [@rosecoloredboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rosecoloredboy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cultural-change-speeding-up-or-slowing-down/851672 "2020-04-18T00:33:41Z")
I would argue that pop culture has slowed down compared to the Cold War where every decade or so you got a totally new style. Since 1990 cultural change has been very gradual, and certain things have remained stagnant (f… --- ## [The Tories have found a new orator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tories-have-found-a-new-orator/822388)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tories-have-found-a-new-orator/822388 "2020-04-18T00:06:14Z")
Here in the UK the Tories are having their annual conference. The warm-up act for the Prime Minister was Geoffrey Cox, and he made a blinder of a speech. It’s 10 minutes long, but you can listen to it while … --- ## [So, I got a job...the OP could be long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job-the-op-could-be-long/851960 "2020-04-17T23:08:46Z")
I’m going to vent, sigh… I resigned my last full time position back in November, 2017. Since then I’ve been living on savings, and some inheritance money; it’s been rough. I have also accepted some work with elections C… --- ## [When law enforcement shows you ID how are we supposed to know it is legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-law-enforcement-shows-you-id-how-are-we-supposed-to-know-it-is-legit/851887)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-law-enforcement-shows-you-id-how-are-we-supposed-to-know-it-is-legit/851887 "2020-04-17T23:06:21Z")
I was watching an episode of “Supernatural” where the two main characters pose as FBI agents (this happens nearly every episode with the running gag that they use rock star names to ID themselves) and the person they sho… --- ## [Sitting in traffic, saw something new. Person with cellphone clenched in teeth and talking on it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-traffic-saw-something-new-person-with-cellphone-clenched-in-teeth-and-talking-on-it/852022)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-traffic-saw-something-new-person-with-cellphone-clenched-in-teeth-and-talking-on-it/852022 "2020-04-17T23:01:16Z")
She had that phone clenched in her teeth, by the corner and judging by her facial motions she was talking on it. Alone in an SUV. My guess was that the light she was expecting to stay red had turned green and she suddenl… --- ## [Jim Peebles, local idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052 "2020-04-17T22:34:22Z")
First, he pushes some weird theory that coronavirus is no big deal and is really just that vaping disease that swept through the US a few months back: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890706 People… --- ## [Meet Covie, the cuddly coronavirus plush toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798 "2020-04-17T22:15:06Z")
Covie is being made and sold by Oklahoma’s Doubleshot Coffee Company. I’m not sure who thought that a snot-green plush toy of a fatal disease germ was a good idea, but its popularity seems to be contagious. --- ## [How far away can you get from anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-can-you-get-from-anything/851793)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-can-you-get-from-anything/851793 "2020-04-17T21:57:40Z")
Encountering a line in a set-in-19th-century story got me to thinking: the scout rides up and informs the people, “The nearest settlement is 50 miles away.” The question is thus framed as, in the part of the US between … --- ## [Pick a sport you think can operate soon and your plan for keeping the athletes safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-sport-you-think-can-operate-soon-and-your-plan-for-keeping-the-athletes-safe/851900)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-sport-you-think-can-operate-soon-and-your-plan-for-keeping-the-athletes-safe/851900 "2020-04-17T21:53:16Z")
All fan-less of course, and with appropriate testing in place: I’ve heard golf courses are still open with restrictions in some states. I think you can still have PGA golf under the following safety guidelines: No t… --- ## [Covid19 Infection Numbers by Country Population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-infection-numbers-by-country-population/851904)
**Author:** [@Trinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinary)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-infection-numbers-by-country-population/851904 "2020-04-17T21:37:35Z")
Questions about the numbers at this Covid19 site published by JohnsHopkinsUniversity(JHU): https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 Of the three most populous cou… --- ## [Wisconsin Teen Threatened With Arrest if She didnt Delete Instagram Post Claiming She Hd Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-teen-threatened-with-arrest-if-she-didnt-delete-instagram-post-claiming-she-hd-coronavirus/852003)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-teen-threatened-with-arrest-if-she-didnt-delete-instagram-post-claiming-she-hd-coronavirus/852003 "2020-04-17T21:29:58Z")
Now the family is suing the police. Lots of people are forgetting we have a Constitution and civil rights because of this pandemic. --- ## [New NASA spacesuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasa-spacesuits/851050)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nasa-spacesuits/851050 "2020-04-17T21:23:07Z")
They look very different , much lighter than in the past and the helmet design seems lighter too. NASA is planning the first US manned launch for May --- ## [The Mandela Effect and Geena Davis in a Green Bikini](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-and-geena-davis-in-a-green-bikini/850179)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-and-geena-davis-in-a-green-bikini/850179 "2020-04-17T21:19:33Z")
So late one night over the past weekend I was looking for something fluffy and innocuous to watch to take my mind off current events, and Amazon Prime had “Earth Girls are Easy” in their recommended movies. I’ve been on … --- ## [In praise of our mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-our-mower/851781)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-our-mower/851781 "2020-04-17T20:54:53Z")
I bought it at our local Sears when we bought our house, in September 1999. It was the second least expensive mower they had. I have never taken care of it like I should have, thinking I’d just get another cheap one, o… --- ## [A tale of woe. How I met Uncle Philby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-woe-how-i-met-uncle-philby/851027)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-woe-how-i-met-uncle-philby/851027 "2020-04-17T20:44:05Z")
The scary little village that’s close to me. You know the one where they’re sure I’m insane? A guy lived there. He was homeless, I guess. Some people said he had a house he just preferred to be out and about. He was a… --- ## [Help me with Google Rewards and Google Play on Android Phone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-google-rewards-and-google-play-on-android-phone/839068)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-google-rewards-and-google-play-on-android-phone/839068 "2019-08-22T18:08:54Z")
So I have Google Rewards app on my phone. Accumulated about 11 bucks. This is attached to what we’ll call my “Rewards” google account that do nothing with but accumulating (and hopefully using) Google Rewards money. P… --- ## [Crafting for Healthcare professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafting-for-healthcare-professionals/851999)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafting-for-healthcare-professionals/851999 "2020-04-17T19:29:56Z")
I don’t really sew that much, so I won’t be making masks en masse, but I do have cotton yarn and basic crochet skills, so I thought I might make these mask straps They use buttons, and I’m wondering what I should be aim… --- ## [Authors who write themselves into the book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-write-themselves-into-the-book/851854)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-write-themselves-into-the-book/851854 "2020-04-17T19:12:17Z")
The late Clive Cussler did this a lot. At first he just described the character, or gave his “CC” initials, but eventually he outright named himself. His character always came out of nowhere – a sort of \* Cussler ex mach… --- ## [Real racers take to sim racing in the time of COVID-19 - what other sports could?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-racers-take-to-sim-racing-in-the-time-of-covid-19-what-other-sports-could/849630)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-racers-take-to-sim-racing-in-the-time-of-covid-19-what-other-sports-could/849630 "2020-04-17T19:08:56Z")
With the cancellation of pretty much all racing in the next few months, this weekend several professional racers in the physical world took to public virtual racing. Most of them didn’t dominate, which is kind of to be e… --- ## [Anti-social distancing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-social-distancing/850476)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-social-distancing/850476 "2020-04-17T18:49:27Z")
All the calls for ‘social distancing’ don’t seem to be working. Whenever I’m forced to go out to where other people are, at least one person gets unnecessarily close. So I have pioneered ‘anti-social distancing’. I fak… --- ## [Is there any evidence of a Viking transfer of technology in medieval Greenland whale-hunting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-of-a-viking-transfer-of-technology-in-medieval-greenland-whale-hunting/851979)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-of-a-viking-transfer-of-technology-in-medieval-greenland-whale-hunting/851979 "2020-04-17T18:31:26Z")
Hi I’m interested in whether or not the Viking of Greenland taught the indigenous whale-hunting Thule anything about whaling or perhaps transferred their technology to the Thule culture. I haven’t been able to find an… --- ## [Coronavirus CT...where it came from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-ct-where-it-came-from/850822)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-ct-where-it-came-from/850822 "2020-04-17T18:23:37Z")
So, this is touching on CT territory (as if I haven’t gone there already in several other threads). I’m going to link to this YouTube video (I can hear the groans already) by one of the channels I subscribe to, laowhy86… --- ## [Hey, Manwich, Bernie lost.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-manwich-bernie-lost/851413)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-manwich-bernie-lost/851413 "2020-04-17T18:10:59Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22238375&postcount=159 Now go fuck yourself. We’re not playing that Biden has to earn my vote game this time. Shitbag Sanders lost. He got his vile disgusting ass kic… --- ## [Wifi signal boosters - Question about location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-signal-boosters-question-about-location/851863)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-signal-boosters-question-about-location/851863 "2020-04-17T17:29:40Z")
First of all, I guess…do they really work? Secondly, where should a signal booster be place for optimal performance? Halfway betwixt the router and the laptop? More toward the router? More toward the laptop? mmm --- ## [Lots of discarded latex gloves in the streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-discarded-latex-gloves-in-the-streets/779281)
**Author:** [@Ziofilippo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziofilippo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-discarded-latex-gloves-in-the-streets/779281 "2020-04-17T17:28:32Z")
I suspect that most of the world has not noticed - but in the last couple of years, I’ve started seeing an increasing proliferation of used latex gloves in the streets. I live in Chicago, but I have noticed them in other… --- ## [Dill Pickle Sour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-pickle-sour/851961)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dill-pickle-sour/851961 "2020-04-17T16:59:51Z")
I finished off a bottle of dill pickles and, staring at a bottle of the pickle-juice left behind, googled and found recipe for dill pickle sours. 3 oz bourbon, 1 oz pickle juice from the dill pickle jar, juice of 1/2 le… --- ## [How can Biden cater to the left and centrists at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-biden-cater-to-the-left-and-centrists-at-the-same-time/851496)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-biden-cater-to-the-left-and-centrists-at-the-same-time/851496 "2020-04-17T16:54:37Z")
It seems obvious that if a majority of people wanted what Bernie was pushing he’d be the nominee. But, Progressive Groups Demand Changes From Joe Biden After Bernie Sanders’ Withdrawal. The leftist and centrists viewpo… --- ## [Have you noticed a significant delay in Food Delivery Services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-a-significant-delay-in-food-delivery-services/851990)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-a-significant-delay-in-food-delivery-services/851990 "2020-04-17T16:29:56Z")
I’m primarily referring to the first step. 1.We got your order and are confirming it with the restaurant. That first step used to take less than 10 minutes. Then it goes to step 2. 2.Your food is being prepared 3.Out… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1918) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1920)