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**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-side-effect-from-wearing-a-mask/851328 "2020-04-13T00:18:34Z")
Now that we have committed to wearing a mask all the time for any patients in the office, I have discovered an unwanted side effect. No, it’s not that the mask is hot and stuffy and my glasses fog up because I expected … --- ## [Where has our food supply line been disrupted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-our-food-supply-line-been-disrupted/851655)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-our-food-supply-line-been-disrupted/851655 "2020-04-13T00:10:12Z")
I’ve been reading many stories about farmers across the country having to destroy millions of pounds of crops and milk. Obviously food is still in high demand. Yet grocery stores are rationing items on the other end of… --- ## [App to turn on both camera LEDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-to-turn-on-both-camera-leds/851661)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-to-turn-on-both-camera-leds/851661 "2020-04-13T00:08:15Z")
I never use the selfie cameras on my phones, and last night I was suprised to accidentally discover that my current phone (moto g6) has a selfie LED light (something I don’t think any of my other phones have ever had.) n… --- ## [New Jersey seeks COBOL programmers for COVID-19 fight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-seeks-cobol-programmers-for-covid-19-fight/851329)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-seeks-cobol-programmers-for-covid-19-fight/851329 "2020-04-12T23:49:37Z")
New Jersey needs volunteers who know COBOL, a 60-year-old programming language Apparently, the State of New Jersey unemployment compensation system is powered by 40 year old mainframe computers running programs written … --- ## [Australian High Court: Judge and jury, Cardinal Pell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-high-court-judge-and-jury-cardinal-pell/851426)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-high-court-judge-and-jury-cardinal-pell/851426 "2020-04-12T23:48:26Z")
The Australian High court has just decided that the original jury could not, on the evidence, correctly convict Cardinal Pell in a sex abuse case. There’s not much more to it than that: the jury believed the complainant… --- ## [Anyone else feel like they're being taken on a roller coaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-feel-like-theyre-being-taken-on-a-roller-coaster/851337)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-feel-like-theyre-being-taken-on-a-roller-coaster/851337 "2020-04-12T23:27:01Z")
For the past two weeks we’ve been told to expect 200K+ deaths. Last week we were told that the next two weeks will be the saddest ever. This week the message has been that we are starting to see the light at the end of… --- ## [What happens to the promotional Twitter accounts to long gone movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-promotional-twitter-accounts-to-long-gone-movies/851650)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-the-promotional-twitter-accounts-to-long-gone-movies/851650 "2020-04-12T22:41:07Z")
For the past decade now every single new release movie seems to have had a linked promotional twitter account, so what happens to those Twitter accounts years after the movies are long and gone from the public mind? What… --- ## [SCOTUS: Car owned by person with a suspended license enough for a stop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-car-owned-by-person-with-a-suspended-license-enough-for-a-stop/851244)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-car-owned-by-person-with-a-suspended-license-enough-for-a-stop/851244 "2020-04-12T21:10:03Z")
8-1 (Sotomayor) The short version is that if the police see a car owned by a person with a suspended driver’s license, that fact alone, without more is enough reasonable articulable suspicion for a stop. I agree with… --- ## [The History of NoFap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-nofap/851610)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-nofap/851610 "2020-04-12T20:46:28Z")
So I wondered where something like NoFap could have possibly come from and when I started looking into it’s claims (I know they’re bad) I found stuff like this: https://www.ananda.org/ask/10-ways-to-transmute-sexual-ene… --- ## [It's been forty-five years and the magic is gone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-forty-five-years-and-the-magic-is-gone/851569)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-forty-five-years-and-the-magic-is-gone/851569 "2020-04-12T20:16:55Z")
Setting up Facebook on new computer. Oh look! A message from an old girlfriend, with her phone number, when to call, and everything. I call and learn that whatever magic we had in 1975 is no more. I look at the dates… --- ## [Wire Gauge Standards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-gauge-standards/851590)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-gauge-standards/851590 "2020-04-12T19:32:17Z")
I need to know the difference if any between AWG ratings on extension cords vs. USW vs. AWG SJTW vs. SJTW. Are these standards all the same? At best, Google says USW is for the steel workers. But I an unclear how that re… --- ## [Rare film of FDR walking while president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-film-of-fdr-walking-while-president/851530)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-film-of-fdr-walking-while-president/851530 "2020-04-12T17:58:26Z")
The article is about the polio vaccine , FDR suffered from polio. --- ## [Boris Johnson moved to ICU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-johnson-moved-to-icu/851212)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-johnson-moved-to-icu/851212 "2020-04-12T17:39:48Z")
Apparently his condition has worsened. --- ## [Cheers reruns... seeing lines hidden in a scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-reruns-seeing-lines-hidden-in-a-scene/851597)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-reruns-seeing-lines-hidden-in-a-scene/851597 "2020-04-12T17:34:54Z")
I read a sort of synopsis of cheers and sort of the evolution of the show through the years. In the article they talked about how towards the end of the show after shooting they would go behind the bar and find lines tap… --- ## [Oh, noes! The lil'wrekker is now being bad, bad, bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-the-lilwrekker-is-now-being-bad-bad-bad/851604)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-the-lilwrekker-is-now-being-bad-bad-bad/851604 "2020-04-12T17:30:56Z")
She has decided no one has had a worse life than her. The Pandemic has ruined her life. Can’t take her long dreamed of trip to Japan to study, it is cancelled. Her Senior year at her University is gonna be all screwed up… --- ## [No, we don't all need to "get it eventually"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-we-dont-all-need-to-get-it-eventually/851344)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-we-dont-all-need-to-get-it-eventually/851344 "2020-04-12T17:21:29Z")
I don’t know who’s been pushing this idea, but someone has. I’ve heard this from so many different people that there’s no way it’s an independent thought for all of them, so someone must have crafted this message and pu… --- ## [Why the campaign against Chrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-campaign-against-chrome/851617)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-campaign-against-chrome/851617 "2020-04-12T17:01:07Z")
There have been 2 recent spam threads, well 1 deleted, and the other is ‘reported’ and pending mod review on basically the concept that Chrome browser has a problem, and with a link to a site to fix it. The normal new p… --- ## [Covid19 survivors are given the green light.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-survivors-are-given-the-green-light/851628)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-survivors-are-given-the-green-light/851628 "2020-04-12T16:52:16Z")
So, apparently there is antibodies. Can we deduce that there may be an antibody for this virus already in the genetic code in a portion of the world population? Passed on from ancestors? --- ## [Why are there more varieties of some flower plants ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-more-varieties-of-some-flower-plants/851589)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-more-varieties-of-some-flower-plants/851589 "2020-04-12T16:43:34Z")
Roses have 100s if not thousands of varieties. Whereas flowers like hibiscus and oleanders have maybe 10s of varieties or less. I understand that humans have actively played a part in artificial selection of roses but i… --- ## [NHL and NBA are probably toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-and-nba-are-probably-toast/851016)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-and-nba-are-probably-toast/851016 "2020-04-12T16:34:49Z")
I can’t imagine the NHL or the NBA continuing at all this season. Could they begin earlier next season and do some sort of mini-playoff? What about baseball? I think some sort of season can be salvaged: 60ish games fro… --- ## [Public Service Announcement: "Cats" (Movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-service-announcement-cats-movie/851633)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-service-announcement-cats-movie/851633 "2020-04-12T16:14:40Z")
For those of you who saw the stage production of “Cats” or even the 1998 David Mallet film of the stage production and liked the light entertainment, the music, the dancing and (above all) the charm of those productions:… --- ## [Hour BACK - get it? Dice Clay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hour-back-get-it-dice-clay/645415)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hour-back-get-it-dice-clay/645415 "2020-04-11T21:34:48Z")
Can someone explain this to me? It makes no sense to me. --- ## [ID another movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-another-movie/851631)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-another-movie/851631 "2020-04-12T15:13:17Z")
Probably 1960s-era. A young woman is a ghost singer for a part in a movie, and cracks up from frustration and lack of recognition. The movie ends with her walking away from the beach house she’s been staying at, which bl… --- ## [Why isn't Covid handled like a War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-covid-handled-like-a-war/851471)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-covid-handled-like-a-war/851471 "2020-04-12T15:11:47Z")
The US has over 2-million in uniform, commmitted to giving their lives in time of danger. They’re trained and well-equipped for mobility and logistics, and could quickly set up field hospitals. --- ## [Vegetable garden planning software that doesn't suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-garden-planning-software-that-doesnt-suck/851561)
**Author:** [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-garden-planning-software-that-doesnt-suck/851561 "2020-04-12T13:48:25Z")
I purchased a home last fall, and the previous owners had a nice vegetable garden going, which I’d like to continue. I have no prior experience, so I’m looking for an application or web site to help plan and manage the p… --- ## [What's the best way to make a bookcase out of 1 X 10 lumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-make-a-bookcase-out-of-1-x-10-lumber/851534)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-make-a-bookcase-out-of-1-x-10-lumber/851534 "2020-04-12T13:46:27Z")
I want to make a series of bookcase out of 1 X 10 cedar. Is it as simple as screwing together four pieces to make the top and sides and then putting plywood on the back annd intermediate shelves in? Is a 1 X 8 too thin t… --- ## [Vocalists - why does so much sheet music have the piano stepping on our part?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalists-why-does-so-much-sheet-music-have-the-piano-stepping-on-our-part/851595)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalists-why-does-so-much-sheet-music-have-the-piano-stepping-on-our-part/851595 "2020-04-12T13:40:54Z")
I struggle finding good arrangements of music. The Hank Williams song, I Saw the Light is an example. Check this out. The piano is playing the vocalist’s part. Note for Note. What’s up with that? https://www.musicnot… --- ## [Anyone here not enjoy exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-not-enjoy-exercise/851423)
**Author:** [@aaronhernandez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaronhernandez)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-not-enjoy-exercise/851423 "2020-04-12T13:06:19Z")
I know there are different forms of exercise so I’d say cardio is the worst for me. I’ve never gotten the so called runners high no matter how hard I tried even jogging for 35+ minutes. A few months ago, my friend recom… --- ## [Guidance: Stop accusing others of being Russian bots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-stop-accusing-others-of-being-russian-bots/851623)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-stop-accusing-others-of-being-russian-bots/851623 "2020-04-12T12:36:00Z")
Guys, I love you all dearly. I do. But this habit you’ve developed of casually accusing others with whom you disagree of being Russian propaganda is really wearing. It’s insulting to your debate opponents, to those re… --- ## [Forty years ago today, Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic ocean ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-years-ago-today-terry-fox-dipped-his-artificial-leg-in-the-atlantic-ocean/851619)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-years-ago-today-terry-fox-dipped-his-artificial-leg-in-the-atlantic-ocean/851619 "2020-04-12T12:23:19Z")
… in St John’s harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, and began the Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer treatment. He ran the equivalent of a marathon every day, across the four Atlantic provinces, Quebec and almost… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1927) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1929)