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**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-hasnt-lucky-star-been/785852 "2020-04-16T18:57:00Z")
The song"I’ve Been Everywhere", by Lucky Star, covered I believe by Johnny Cash. The song ends with this line: “You’ve been to every place except one, and you don’t need my help to get there.” What is the place to whi… --- ## [What's the story with Andrew Dice Clay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-andrew-dice-clay/319315)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-andrew-dice-clay/319315 "2005-09-03T03:04:34Z")
I know he was an actor and then did raunchy stand-up. He had a handful of movie appearances, made some comedy CDs, and had a very short-lived sitcom. He’s probably planning his big comeback right now. But didn’t he at… --- ## [The language pedant speaks (plural of virus)-- and a plea for clarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-pedant-speaks-plural-of-virus-and-a-plea-for-clarity/851614)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-pedant-speaks-plural-of-virus-and-a-plea-for-clarity/851614 "2020-04-16T17:30:08Z")
This is actually discussed in an old Straight Dope column, if you don’t want to believe my high school Latin memory. The plural of “virus” is not “viri,” nor is it “virii.” “Viri” is a Latin word, but it means “men.” It… --- ## [Disney Covers Darryl Hannah's Butt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-covers-darryl-hannahs-butt/851857)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-covers-darryl-hannahs-butt/851857 "2020-04-16T17:00:31Z")
Forgive me if this has already been posted. I did a search and didn’t find anything. Apparently the version of the 1984 comedy Splash has been digitally altered with some not-great CGI so that what you can see of Darryl… --- ## [Enforcing social distancing: assault or self-defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-social-distancing-assault-or-self-defense/851883)
**Author:** [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-social-distancing-assault-or-self-defense/851883 "2020-04-16T16:58:05Z")
I’m unsure if this is better in GQ (for a factual answer) or QZ (because COVID related) but I’ll go with the latter. I am old, tall, and may walk unsteadily, so I often carry a cane or hiking stick, often with spiky ends… --- ## [Saving Private Ryan, why did Wade follow Miller up...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-why-did-wade-follow-miller-up/851789)
**Author:** [@JakeSpoon277](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeSpoon277)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-why-did-wade-follow-miller-up/851789 "2020-04-16T16:39:36Z")
the hill to the MG nest? This is my biggest dig with the movie and drives me crazy every time I watch it. While one of my favorite movies, Wade is unarmed while the hiding Upham IS. Why in the world would a medic chase t… --- ## [Does anyone NOT think Trump is actively hindering COVID-19 response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-not-think-trump-is-actively-hindering-covid-19-response/851864)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-not-think-trump-is-actively-hindering-covid-19-response/851864 "2020-04-16T16:24:09Z")
It just seems to me that not only is Trump not helping, but he is actually standing in the way of those who do and making their job harder. Telling the governors to get their own supplies, so they all bid, then FEMA ste… --- ## [Chernobyl/RBMK Design: Why were the Soviets so reluctant to fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-rbmk-design-why-were-the-soviets-so-reluctant-to-fix/851811)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-rbmk-design-why-were-the-soviets-so-reluctant-to-fix/851811 "2020-04-16T16:20:01Z")
I apologize if I have misinformation, but after watching Chernobyl and doing no more research than a few web searches, it seems that the late Soviet Union was weirdly fixated on NOT fixing the RBMK reactor design. This w… --- ## [Have YOU run out of Toilet Paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-run-out-of-toilet-paper/851688)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-run-out-of-toilet-paper/851688 "2020-04-16T15:58:59Z")
There is apparently a worldwide TP crisis underway. I’m curious how this has affected you and the people you know and love. My theory is that despite the empty shelves, few people have actually run out, but it’s just a … --- ## [Amy Schumer changes her son’s name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-changes-her-son-s-name/851829)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-changes-her-son-s-name/851829 "2020-04-16T15:57:15Z")
I’m not necessarily a huge fan of hers but I give her credit for admitting that she screwed up. She says she wanted to give him a middle name after her friend Dave Attell. The original name: Gene Attell Fischer They ha… --- ## [Hypothetical about moving house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-moving-house/851878)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-moving-house/851878 "2020-04-16T15:53:24Z")
If I move from my current rental into a new house rental, the house is not new but has been occupied, having read lots of internet stuff about the coronavirus and its ability to hang about on various surfaces and infect,… --- ## [Should we let the White Man March happen on the 15th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-let-the-white-man-march-happen-on-the-15th/683087)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-let-the-white-man-march-happen-on-the-15th/683087 "2020-04-16T15:08:01Z")
Peacefully at the least? Why is it being denounced as a “hate” march and if it was, so what? --- ## [Denver City Council vs Gov. Polis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-city-council-vs-gov-polis/851890)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-city-council-vs-gov-polis/851890 "2020-04-16T15:07:25Z")
The Denver City Council voted unanimously to ask Gov. Polis to use his emergency powers to force landlords/mortgage companies to suspend collection or rent/mortgage payments during the current crisis. Polis says he cann… --- ## [Why Has It All Got To Be So Loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-it-all-got-to-be-so-loud/851772)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-it-all-got-to-be-so-loud/851772 "2020-04-16T14:21:51Z")
Example Here In a thread over in IMHO, I see many people remarking that they don’t enjoy going to clubs and parties because the music is always so terribly loud. I’ve been to many concerts, most of which weren’t uncomf… --- ## [whatever happened to Ryan Reynolds movie where he plays an NPC in a video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ryan-reynolds-movie-where-he-plays-an-npc-in-a-video-game/851901)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ryan-reynolds-movie-where-he-plays-an-npc-in-a-video-game/851901 "2020-04-16T14:08:36Z")
This should be an easy one… I remember seeing previews quite a few months back for a new Ryan Reynolds movie. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of it. Ryan plays a non-playing character (NPC) in a video game th… --- ## [Is caveman cooking safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caveman-cooking-safe/835908)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caveman-cooking-safe/835908 "2020-04-16T13:56:52Z")
Caveman cooking is the process of cooking items directly on coals. I caveman cooked a ribeye, and I may never cook a steak any other way again, it was absolutely incredible. But before I regress my cooking style, is ca… --- ## [If you're working from home: when we get to go back, do you want to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-working-from-home-when-we-get-to-go-back-do-you-want-to/851430)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-working-from-home-when-we-get-to-go-back-do-you-want-to/851430 "2020-04-16T13:53:23Z")
I’m now approaching the end of 3 weeks of working from home. It took a little while to get it all figured out, but things are running pretty smoothly. There’s still learning/tweaking to do, but in general I’m feeling pos… --- ## [Water filter issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-filter-issue/851892)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-filter-issue/851892 "2020-04-16T11:11:31Z")
I have an under sink reverse osmosis water filter like this. My cold water line has a tee that sends one side to the cold faucet and the other side to the inlet of the filter. It goes through 5 filters: sediment filter, … --- ## [Looking for a German word/expression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-german-word-expression/851906)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-german-word-expression/851906 "2020-04-16T11:03:45Z")
Hi How do you express melted tire thread tracks. I’ve read police reports in German. I’ve only found Reifenspuren. But what about melted rubber/tire thread tracks? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [Is there an online forum w/intelligent people and little moderation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-online-forum-w-intelligent-people-and-little-moderation/476151)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-online-forum-w-intelligent-people-and-little-moderation/476151 "2020-04-16T10:50:52Z")
I’m looking to join an online forum or message board where there are intelligent people who talk about all kinds of stuff, including possibly taboo and offensive subjects, but where there is little moderation or organize… --- ## [Can someone explain this chess position to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-chess-position-to-me/851905)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-chess-position-to-me/851905 "2020-04-16T08:20:57Z")
At 4 minutes 41 seconds in this game, Alireza Firouzja moves his knight to G6. Why does Magnus Carlsen not just take Alireza’s rook at F6? I must be missing something obvious, which is par for the course with me and che… --- ## [Want to commission a comic-style art piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-commission-a-comic-style-art-piece/698567)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-commission-a-comic-style-art-piece/698567 "2019-02-19T00:20:49Z")
I am looking to commission a work by an artist for a gift in comic-book style, basically like a family photo but as comic-book style art instead of something strictly realistic. Anyone have any recommendations for this k… --- ## [My SF short story "Yamadori" is out!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sf-short-story-yamadori-is-out/842232)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sf-short-story-yamadori-is-out/842232 "2020-03-31T06:49:48Z")
The November/December issue of Analog just came in the mail. It contains my short story Yamadori. No illustration, and no cover credit. But one of these days… Besides that, Silver Blade publishing is soon releasing … --- ## [Yankees general partner Hank Steinbrenner dead at age 63](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-general-partner-hank-steinbrenner-dead-at-age-63/851897)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-general-partner-hank-steinbrenner-dead-at-age-63/851897 "2020-04-16T04:49:42Z")
The bombastic son of the late George Steinbrenner passed away yesterday. Hank took over the team with his brother, Hal, in late 2007 as the elder Steinbrenner’s health declined. --- ## [Chiefs Super Bowl victory saved many lives from coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefs-super-bowl-victory-saved-many-lives-from-coronavirus/851806)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiefs-super-bowl-victory-saved-many-lives-from-coronavirus/851806 "2020-04-16T04:18:38Z")
Interesting Yahoo article: The coronavirus was already afoot in San Francisco during the Super Bowl (Chiefs defeated the Niners 31-20) and, had the Niners won, there would have been a massive parade in San Francisco that… --- ## [Why can't Congress prevent Trump from adding his name to the memo line of the stimulus checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-congress-prevent-trump-from-adding-his-name-to-the-memo-line-of-the-stimulus-checks/851888)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-congress-prevent-trump-from-adding-his-name-to-the-memo-line-of-the-stimulus-checks/851888 "2020-04-16T03:33:56Z")
Hi Why can’t Congress prevent Trump from adding his name to the memo line of the stimulus checks? I have’t read anything to state why Trump can’t be prevented from doing so? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [Speak to me of Final Fantasy VII remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-final-fantasy-vii-remake/851855)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-final-fantasy-vii-remake/851855 "2020-04-16T03:29:46Z")
Has anyone played it? Is it worth it? Back when it came out I played the original FFVII. I couldn’t finish it. I remember getting to a point where I was fighting Sephiroth and he was throwing planets at me and I wasn’t … --- ## [Idiot missionaries visit uncontacted tribes in spite of Covid-19 pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-missionaries-visit-uncontacted-tribes-in-spite-of-covid-19-pandemic/851835)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-missionaries-visit-uncontacted-tribes-in-spite-of-covid-19-pandemic/851835 "2020-04-16T03:08:11Z")
Not to be outdone by John Allen Chau, who is the subject of his own BBQ Pit thread, it’s now been confirmed that Christian missionaries from New Tribes Mission (a.k.a. Ethnos360) recently made several helicopter trips to… --- ## [U.S. Southerners: Are you ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-southerners-are-you-ok/851684)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-southerners-are-you-ok/851684 "2020-04-16T02:23:32Z")
With all the tornadoes in the South, how about y’all check in here and let us know how you’re doing? (special shoutout to Beck) --- ## [Instacart fake tippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-fake-tippers/851494)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-fake-tippers/851494 "2020-04-16T02:00:16Z")
Article here: Summary: Instacart pays shoppers to pick up groceries from local stores and deliver them to your home. It includes an option to pay a tip to the shopper, and allows the customer a considerable time afte… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1920) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1922)