# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1930 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1931 --- ## [Breathing Through N95 Mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathing-through-n95-mask/851465)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathing-through-n95-mask/851465 "2020-04-11T16:36:46Z")
The maintenance man where I work, managed to get me a mask. I live about 10 blocks or so from work, so I walk, sometimes I take buses elsewhere. So I was very grateful. Today I put it on for the first time. It fits me v… --- ## [High prevalence of obesity in "severe" cases of covid-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-prevalence-of-obesity-in-severe-cases-of-covid-19/851558)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-prevalence-of-obesity-in-severe-cases-of-covid-19/851558 "2020-04-11T16:20:39Z")
About 40% of the population in the United States is obese. Higher for blacks and Hispanics. No surprise that obesity leads to poor outcomes since it also tends to be associated with diabetes and hypertension. Link - ht… --- ## [Is this Hong Kong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-hong-kong/851331)
**Author:** [@greenpurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenpurple)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-hong-kong/851331 "2020-04-11T16:06:10Z")
--- ## [What is The Wall to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-wall-to-you/851124)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-wall-to-you/851124 "2020-04-11T15:58:30Z")
AKA: That Goddamn Wall because it inspires outsized negative reactions in you. Depending on the moment, for me it can be that pathetic excuse for a wall Trump is building along the Mexican border. The one that, after … --- ## [Do snow machines produce snowflakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-snow-machines-produce-snowflakes/851507)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-snow-machines-produce-snowflakes/851507 "2020-04-11T15:44:19Z")
What does the snow produced by snow machines (the ones used to produce snow on ski slopes) look like on a microscopic level? Does it consist of elaborate, symmetrical snow flakes like the ones that fall naturally from t… --- ## [What will college be like in the fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-college-be-like-in-the-fall/851479)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-college-be-like-in-the-fall/851479 "2020-04-11T14:56:41Z")
What do you all think? Will colleges open as normal? Classes. Dorms. Sports. Frats. Will they just do online? By September do you anticipate their be some sort of medical test (like a physical) a student would h… --- ## [UK Mayor who praised Boris Johnson getting sick has been fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475 "2020-04-11T14:19:37Z")
Basically right after Boris Johnson went down with the virus after shaking hands of patients, this Labour Party leader praised it. Saying how bad a PM he was and he deserved it.LINK Well now it seems she has apologized … --- ## [Is there a way to make an outgoing message in gmail that matches the "after +"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-an-outgoing-message-in-gmail-that-matches-the-after/851336)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-an-outgoing-message-in-gmail-that-matches-the-after/851336 "2020-04-11T13:51:31Z")
One handy trick with gmail is that you can add a + before the @ and anything between the + and the @ is disregarded, but still shows up on the mail record so you can be clear where people got the email address from. I’ve… --- ## [SF & fantasy & etc. limericks thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-fantasy-etc-limericks-thread/733200)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-fantasy-etc-limericks-thread/733200 "2020-04-11T13:45:05Z")
Your best chance for your seed to implant is The hot quent of my aunt from Atlantis When she gets in the groove You can feel the Earth move – Chanters rant, but we know the risk scant is! --- ## [In Love With a Priest (git yer mind outta the gutter!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-a-priest-git-yer-mind-outta-the-gutter/851557)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-a-priest-git-yer-mind-outta-the-gutter/851557 "2020-04-11T13:28:49Z")
Inspired by the Red Solo Cup thread. Kinda, sorta in the same vein. https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=I'm+in+love+with+a+priest --- ## [Did Anybody See This coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-this-coming/851343)
**Author:** [@Sean\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_the_Dog)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-this-coming/851343 "2020-04-11T12:49:27Z")
I’m not talking about politicians or governments (who are supposed to predict how to keep us safe), I’m mean us average people. I saw bits and pieces of what was happening in China on the news but didn’t pay much attent… --- ## [The process by which distilleries convert from making liquor to making alcoholic hand sanitizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-process-by-which-distilleries-convert-from-making-liquor-to-making-alcoholic-hand-sanitizer/851463)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-process-by-which-distilleries-convert-from-making-liquor-to-making-alcoholic-hand-sanitizer/851463 "2020-04-11T12:46:34Z")
There has been a lot of news lately about distilleries/breweries switching from their usual beer/liquor to making alcoholic hand sanitizer instead. Do they just simply go about making their usual beverage products, but t… --- ## [Bad link in column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-link-in-column/851554)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-link-in-column/851554 "2020-04-11T11:51:52Z")
Today’s column (anvil/piano deaths) has a link at the bottom that purports to reference a followup column, but instead points to a very nice SDSAB by JillGat about a dentist and AIDS. --- ## [Try to get me into wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-get-me-into-wine/851102)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-get-me-into-wine/851102 "2020-04-11T10:04:42Z")
I’ve never been a wine fan (unless you count vermouth as a wine). But I’m willing to experiment if you can help me. Some background: I don’t like reds at all, but can tolerate wine. My favorite drinks are Canadian wh… --- ## [Looking to make Vinarterta for the first time in 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-make-vinarterta-for-the-first-time-in-20-years/851548)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-make-vinarterta-for-the-first-time-in-20-years/851548 "2020-04-11T07:11:06Z")
I’ve been on a bit of a nostalgic binge lately, and wanted to relive a dessert my Icelandic great-grandmother would make. Unfortunately my great-grandmother and grandmother are no longer here to talk me through it. My … --- ## [How can I leave my membership in a political party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-leave-my-membership-in-a-political-party/851360)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-leave-my-membership-in-a-political-party/851360 "2020-04-11T07:00:48Z")
Have searched and searched an cannot find a way to leave the Democrat Party. I only joined to vote in primary elections. But now no more primaries, so I would like to leave. --- ## [History of HORSE basketball game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-horse-basketball-game/851518)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-horse-basketball-game/851518 "2020-04-11T04:45:07Z")
I have no idea where this question goes – should it be here, IMHO, or the games forum? I decided here because it’s sort of a history question, but of course the Mods should move if appropriate. With the coronavirus eff… --- ## [When were dates available in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-dates-available-in-europe/851515)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-dates-available-in-europe/851515 "2020-04-11T04:36:15Z")
As many people already know, there was a thriving spice trade to Europe going back to antiquity. By the Middle Ages, thanks in part to the crusades, Europeans (or at least, the nobility and bourgeoisie) could regularly … --- ## [People you admire, but suspect you wouldn't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-admire-but-suspect-you-wouldnt-like/851528)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-admire-but-suspect-you-wouldnt-like/851528 "2020-04-11T02:30:28Z")
I’ve been thinking recently about people who I admire and find inspiring in some way, but who I probably would not like if I knew them personally. I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising that there could be many in this cat… --- ## [Stock Market math question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-math-question/851457)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-math-question/851457 "2020-04-11T02:10:34Z")
On February 12 the DOW hit 29,951. On March 23 the DOW dropped to 18591. Today the DOW is at 23, 868. What is the percentage of the February 12 to March 23 drop and what is the percentage of the March 23 to April 9 rise… --- ## [Best flooring for a utility trailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flooring-for-a-utility-trailer/851246)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flooring-for-a-utility-trailer/851246 "2020-04-11T01:13:12Z")
I have an old utility trailer. The original floor was a 4x8 sheet of painted OSB. 15 years later, it has rotted through, and needs to be replaced. What should I replace it with? Another sheet of ~3/4in OSB is cheap, and… --- ## [Curfews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curfews/851524)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curfews/851524 "2020-04-10T23:33:45Z")
So I keep hearing of places implementing curfews. What is the point of that? Some of them are even under a shelter-in-place order. What does a curfew even do in that situation? I understand stores needing to close to… --- ## [Has Dana White lost his fucking mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-dana-white-lost-his-fucking-mind/851316)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-dana-white-lost-his-fucking-mind/851316 "2020-04-10T23:30:36Z")
Dana White: Secured U.S. location, private island for UFC fights Does he think he’s a supervillian? What the fuck is wrong with this guy? So he’s gonna flout the law first by holding an event in the US where no doubt… --- ## [How Will 'Modern Family' End \[Poll\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-modern-family-end-poll/807070)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-modern-family-end-poll/807070 "2020-04-10T23:19:19Z")
Not this season, but the next, will be the final season of Modern Family. How will it end? \[Poll to follow\] I, for one, am surprised they haven’t gotten Haley pregnant already. Therefore, I went with “Alex/Haley gets m… --- ## [When was the last time you had a good martini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-had-a-good-martini/850554)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-had-a-good-martini/850554 "2020-04-10T23:00:17Z")
I’ve lately been craving a martini, not something I make myself, but a really good one at 5 pm in a happy hour bar. I’ve been drinking mainly beer and Jack Daniels over the past few months. I’m sure my craving is due t… --- ## [Anti-isolation-goin'squirrly measure:Want to buy a Chromebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-isolation-goinsquirrly-measure-want-to-buy-a-chromebook/849985)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-isolation-goinsquirrly-measure-want-to-buy-a-chromebook/849985 "2020-04-10T22:32:27Z")
Clan Piper is going to need a second laptop to help us get through the self-isolation thing. Our local Staples has Chromebooks on sale, staring at C$200 : Chromebooks - HP, Acer, Asus & More | staples.ca Don’t need it… --- ## [What happened to the heart attacks and strokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-heart-attacks-and-strokes/851408)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-heart-attacks-and-strokes/851408 "2020-04-10T22:21:49Z")
According to this article, hospitals are seeing far fewer of them recently than they have any reason to expect. Between the article itself and the reader comments, the best theories are that people are staying home when… --- ## [Play ball!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-ball/851152)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-ball/851152 "2020-04-10T22:01:02Z")
They did this during the Spanish Flu. --- ## [Could living in 3rd world squalor be an advantage in fighting Covid 19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-living-in-3rd-world-squalor-be-an-advantage-in-fighting-covid-19/851299)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-living-in-3rd-world-squalor-be-an-advantage-in-fighting-covid-19/851299 "2020-04-10T21:49:48Z")
This is something my friend from the Philippines who works in the medical field brought up. He said that living in a 3rd world squalor (like bad water, bad air, constant exposure to disease) could actually make a person… --- ## ["deaths will follow" Albanese. Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-will-follow-albanese-australia/851017)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-will-follow-albanese-australia/851017 "2020-04-10T21:39:15Z")
20% of the passengers (and rising) on the cruise ship Ruby Princess acquired COVID infections, representing 10% of all those infected in Australia (rough numbers). And they were sent home without testing. A major cluster… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1929) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1931)