# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1945 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1946 --- ## [Milkman guitar amp - who is this even for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milkman-guitar-amp-who-is-this-even-for/850600)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milkman-guitar-amp-who-is-this-even-for/850600 "2020-04-02T15:50:03Z")
As a longtime bass player looking to get back into playing guitar (as in, I already know how to play guitar and still have an acoustic, but want to add an electric), I was browsing amplifiers on Musician’s Friend to see … --- ## [Do you have any stories of things that happened due to misunderstandings, weird coincidences, or luc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-stories-of-things-that-happened-due-to-misunderstandings-weird-coincidences-or-luc/850890)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-stories-of-things-that-happened-due-to-misunderstandings-weird-coincidences-or-luc/850890 "2020-04-02T15:49:59Z")
Well I was wondering if there are any stories that happened to people due to misunderstandings, weird coincidences or sheer bad luck to people in fact? I remember a time someone I know was out walking at a waterfall and … --- ## [007 vs. CoVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/007-vs-covid-19/850766)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/007-vs-covid-19/850766 "2020-04-02T15:30:14Z")
This popped into my head, and I had to write it down. Bond took the trick, winning the last hand of Chemin0de-fer, and he was heartily sick of it. If he’d had actual cards in his hand, he’d have thrown them at the table… --- ## [Daughter says: "I'm really scared, Dad. I don't want to die". And she's a nurse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-says-im-really-scared-dad-i-dont-want-to-die-and-shes-a-nurse/850638)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-says-im-really-scared-dad-i-dont-want-to-die-and-shes-a-nurse/850638 "2020-04-02T15:12:09Z")
That is a text from my RN daughter two days ago. She is on the front-lines in a large hospital in the NE US. She works in the ICU, primarily cardiac; she runs ECMO and ventilator equipment. She has been exposed to COVID… --- ## [Earworm striking up my band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earworm-striking-up-my-band/850831)
**Author:** [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earworm-striking-up-my-band/850831 "2020-04-02T15:09:47Z")
George and Ira Gershwin wrote the music and words for the title song of the musical “Strike Up the Band,” with a book by Morrie Ryskind. The show ran in 1927, in Philadelphia, but did not get good reviews. After George S… --- ## [So do Nats get an extra year as reigning Champs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-nats-get-an-extra-year-as-reigning-champs/850749)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-nats-get-an-extra-year-as-reigning-champs/850749 "2020-04-02T15:05:25Z")
I know it’s petty but will Nats be the reigning Champs for 2 years with a cancelled season? --- ## [Sharon Tate/Manson murders.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharon-tate-manson-murders/839512)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharon-tate-manson-murders/839512 "2020-04-02T14:31:15Z")
Since this has been back in the news due to the 50th anniversary, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Has it definitively been established why they went after the Polanski-Tate residence? I have read different things, … --- ## [What bizarre-o expressions do you use...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-o-expressions-do-you-use/342933)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-o-expressions-do-you-use/342933 "2020-04-02T13:43:00Z")
…and what reactions do they produce??? American here. I use “What the bloody hell?” regularly and it usually gets the furrowed-eyebrow-sideways-glance look. I never try to sound “British” and it’s a knee jerk react… --- ## [A regretful farewell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-regretful-farewell/843288)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-regretful-farewell/843288 "2020-04-02T13:20:52Z")
Am departing from SDMB and from logging-on thereto – in all probability, for keeps. Not any kind of “upset” or “quarrel” situation between me and the site: just, an urgent necessity found – in the wake of a recent for me… --- ## [Poodles (in form of -doodles, -poos) are taking over the canine world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poodles-in-form-of-doodles-poos-are-taking-over-the-canine-world/850680)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poodles-in-form-of-doodles-poos-are-taking-over-the-canine-world/850680 "2020-04-02T13:04:43Z")
I understand that many people advocate rescuing. I respect that position, but this thread is not intended to address that preference. I’m amazed at the increasing popularity of poodle mixed breeds. Of the top of my he… --- ## [Why reversed images on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-reversed-images-on-facebook/850862)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-reversed-images-on-facebook/850862 "2020-04-02T12:06:32Z")
I’ve noticed that a significant portion — I’d say close to a third — of the videos I see posted on Facebook are reversed to a mirror image. Why would this be? How would one avoid this in posting one’s video? --- ## [RARE Marlon Brando Interview on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - 05/11/1968](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-marlon-brando-interview-on-the-tonight-show-starring-johnny-carson-05-11-1968/850356)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-marlon-brando-interview-on-the-tonight-show-starring-johnny-carson-05-11-1968/850356 "2020-04-02T11:54:16Z")
Just uploaded 5 days ago! I haven’t even started this – wanted to post this for all to see. Rare indeed! --- ## [Respirator cartridge ratings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respirator-cartridge-ratings/850861)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respirator-cartridge-ratings/850861 "2020-04-02T11:06:32Z")
I have a couple of respirators that I use occasionally for DIY projects. They are pretty lightly used, with only a handful of hours of use each. With the consensus seeming to swing toward wearing masks in public spaces a… --- ## [8 year old warning from Wikipedia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-year-old-warning-from-wikipedia/850770)
**Author:** [@I.Dunno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.Dunno)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-year-old-warning-from-wikipedia/850770 "2020-04-02T09:53:25Z")
Whilst pursuing some information and perusing Wikipedia as a result today, a page I was on came with a “You have a new message” near the top of the page. When I clicked on it, it was a warning from 2012 about two revisio… --- ## [New dog, and I hope a new love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-and-i-hope-a-new-love/564440)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-and-i-hope-a-new-love/564440 "2010-12-20T03:05:37Z")
In the above thread I chronicled how I acquired and then lost a dog I came to love in a very short time. I don’t know if there is an acceptable length of time for mourning a beloved pet. But I’ve been to the shelter … --- ## [How many major short story genere digests and magazines are left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-short-story-genere-digests-and-magazines-are-left/850858)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-major-short-story-genere-digests-and-magazines-are-left/850858 "2020-04-02T07:46:31Z")
inspired by the “does anyone make money writing anymore?” thread (https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=809460&page=2) Someone mentioned Asimov (and many others) started out by writing short stories t… --- ## [The Avocado Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-avocado-gene/850537)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-avocado-gene/850537 "2020-04-02T05:24:07Z")
Is there a genetic component to how an avocado tastes to someone? I know avocados are adored, but I also know more than a few folks who say it doesn’t really taste like anything to them. I’m one of those people. I don’t … --- ## [3/25/2020: Tonight's "Law & Order: SVU will guest star.........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-25-2020-tonights-law-order-svu-will-guest-star/850374)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-25-2020-tonights-law-order-svu-will-guest-star/850374 "2020-04-02T04:28:06Z")
Are you ready for this? Since he’s hardly a dramatic actor, that should be, ahem, interesting. --- ## [Does anybody watch your Youtube personal playlists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-watch-your-youtube-personal-playlists/850857)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-watch-your-youtube-personal-playlists/850857 "2020-04-02T03:53:48Z")
I recently noticed there is a “views” counter on my personal Youtube playlists. So I wrote a few catchy keywords for a description, and started getting about 40 views a day, from people who seem to like my mix. Anyon… --- ## [Should I self quarantine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-self-quarantine/850824)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-self-quarantine/850824 "2020-04-02T03:13:12Z")
So, over the past two weeks or so I have had a few moments of dizziness. Nothing major. Don’t even need to sit down. Just comes and goes. Same for a mild feeling of nausea. Monday and Tuesday I had a mild sore thro… --- ## [Recommendations for a computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-computer/850767)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-computer/850767 "2020-04-02T02:26:05Z")
I am looking for a new computer. The old one is getting very sluggish and keeps hanging up. It’s gotta be Windows since I am not about to learn a new OS. I don’t play games or store movies on it, so there are no unusu… --- ## [Bug problem. Your thoughts please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-problem-your-thoughts-please/850827)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-problem-your-thoughts-please/850827 "2020-04-02T02:06:11Z")
So I’ve recently acquired some unwanted house guests. They look like roaches but I don’t think they are. They have a tiny torso with a big bubble but. (they’re black) And they seem to be scarce. I’ll see them maybe a co… --- ## [Saudi Arabia is recommending that Muslims not do the Hajj](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-arabia-is-recommending-that-muslims-not-do-the-hajj/850765)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudi-arabia-is-recommending-that-muslims-not-do-the-hajj/850765 "2020-04-02T01:36:25Z")
They already suspended Umrah, where people go to Mecca year round. So far, the Hajj, which is scheduled to take place in July, is not cancelled outright but the Saudi government is recommending that people not attend th… --- ## [Coronavirus April Fools FB Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-april-fools-fb-posts/850774)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-april-fools-fb-posts/850774 "2020-04-02T01:33:47Z")
Yeah. Really funny people. I just my first obvious April Fool’s Day “joke” on Facebook. These people should be charged with public mischief. This one told residents of a certain city to ensure everyone was inside at 11… --- ## [Dopers who speculate they have (have already had) COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-speculate-they-have-have-already-had-covid-19/850204)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-speculate-they-have-have-already-had-covid-19/850204 "2020-04-02T01:19:39Z")
I’ve seen others speculating in other threads, so I thought we could all muse in one place… Oh, I’ve definitely been sick, but it’s fading, and I do think it’s possible it’s the Virus. (It’s a fantasy in that it would b… --- ## [Coronavirus Severity and Viral Load](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-severity-and-viral-load/850801)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-severity-and-viral-load/850801 "2020-04-01T23:10:07Z")
I’ve been hearing mostly anecdotal stuff on the news that healthcare workers or people that have more continuous exposure to Coronavirus and patients are developing more severe symptoms of the disease. I have found some… --- ## ["Coughing terrorists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-terrorists/850843)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-terrorists/850843 "2020-04-01T23:00:39Z")
I saw stories about this kind of thing in the NYT from other spots in the country\*, but I kind of rolled my eyes and mentally threw it into the “Florida man” file (even though they weren’t in Florida, lol). In a country… --- ## [Do animals bruise, well, mammals anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-bruise-well-mammals-anyway/850804 "2020-04-01T22:46:36Z")
These days prople are getting bored, and conversations come up with some odd questions. I just gave blood, and have some bruising at the needle site. I was showing it to my mom, a nurse, and I wondered the question in … --- ## [Annoying Blue Ray Behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-blue-ray-behavior/850626)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-blue-ray-behavior/850626 "2020-04-01T22:39:29Z")
Why when a Blu Ray disc has read errors (at least some of them) it essentially locks the machine. You can’t skip past the error. You’d think the machine would try to do that on its own, but it just keeps trying. Furth… --- ## [Why are black women so much more prone to wearing facemasks from what I've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-women-so-much-more-prone-to-wearing-facemasks-from-what-ive-seen/850816)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-women-so-much-more-prone-to-wearing-facemasks-from-what-ive-seen/850816 "2020-04-01T22:17:45Z")
I’ve been out twice to a few stores in the last few weeks. I see a decent percentage of people wearing facemasks (not a ton, but maybe 5-10% of people are wearing them). However from what I’m seeing, I’d wager that abou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1944) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1946)