# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1947 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1948 --- ## [Speak to me of Maggi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-maggi/831344)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-maggi/831344 "2020-04-01T12:50:32Z")
We get a catalog of German products and one of the items in the fall version was a small bottle of something called Maggi sauce. My husband’s mom is German and he said when he was a kid she always kept a bottle of this s… --- ## [How does one isolate a virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-isolate-a-virus/850550)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-isolate-a-virus/850550 "2020-04-01T12:47:06Z")
I mean, you don’t just use a tweezers, right? So, how do you gene-sequence something that is undoubtably mixed with all kinds of other DNA? --- ## [Twilight prayer times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twilight-prayer-times/850712)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twilight-prayer-times/850712 "2020-04-01T12:30:18Z")
for Muslims, Jews, and others… A glance at this table of Muslim prayer times shows a number of different conventions and traditions. First of all, I assume the angles represent the altitude of the centre of the apparen… --- ## [The Varying Translations Of "Gypsy" In Verdi's "Anvil Chorus"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-varying-translations-of-gypsy-in-verdis-anvil-chorus/850543)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-varying-translations-of-gypsy-in-verdis-anvil-chorus/850543 "2020-04-01T12:09:16Z")
In Verdi’s Anvil Chorus, the choir sings as follows: Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? … Which translates to something not unlike “Who brightens the gypsy boy’s day?” And then they answer their own question with La zing… --- ## ["What a Wonderful World," done by a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-wonderful-world-done-by-a-friend/850791)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-wonderful-world-done-by-a-friend/850791 "2020-04-01T08:50:16Z")
Here’s the video: I’ve known the performer, Bruce Nasmith, for many years. I’ve played with him live, many times, on both my namesake spoons, and on my flute, before live audiences. He’s always been a go… --- ## [Should Biden take the Montreal Cognitive Assessment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-take-the-montreal-cognitive-assessment/849205)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-take-the-montreal-cognitive-assessment/849205 "2020-04-01T08:32:21Z")
Or some other cognitive test that measures mental function. You have to know this is going to be brought up during the general election and the debates. A preemptive strike. I mentioned the Montreal Cognitive Assessment … --- ## [Any experience/opinions of black garlic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-opinions-of-black-garlic/850713)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-opinions-of-black-garlic/850713 "2020-04-01T06:31:29Z")
What Is Black Garlic? It can be found on menus everywhere? Isn’t anything new? Then why am I more than 50 years hearing about it? From a vendor site. So anyone have any experience or favorite recipes? --- ## [NaNoWriMo: Plague Edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-plague-edition/850763)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-plague-edition/850763 "2020-04-01T06:04:55Z")
NaNoWriMo, which usually commences November 1, is encouraging people to use their quarantine time to write. I had actually planned on doing so, but now I’ve signed up for the latest iteration. There’s nobody local to me … --- ## [Philadelphia news asking for plasma donations from covid-19 survivors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-news-asking-for-plasma-donations-from-covid-19-survivors/850665)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-news-asking-for-plasma-donations-from-covid-19-survivors/850665 "2020-04-01T04:48:53Z")
This is being reported on local news stations. If someone is 14 days post detection and healthy their antibodies may be helpful to other patients. This is experimental. --- ## [Closure rope-a-dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closure-rope-a-dope/849580)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closure-rope-a-dope/849580 "2020-04-01T04:25:30Z")
I sure hope the epidemiological literature addresses this somewhere. I am sure may of you are familiar with the rope-a-dope metaphor often made to compare a situation to a situation in boxing: How do the epidemiologis… --- ## [Steven Universe: Intriguing beyond belief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-universe-intriguing-beyond-belief/716356)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-universe-intriguing-beyond-belief/716356 "2020-04-01T03:30:06Z")
I woke up Saturday morning with a cool gray rain falling outside and thought “Yeah I’m staying in bed.” I was channel surfing and came across a Cartoon Network mini-marathon of their show Steven Universe, and I couldn’t… --- ## [Should people feel guilty about thinking about themselves right now? Do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-feel-guilty-about-thinking-about-themselves-right-now-do-you/850699)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-feel-guilty-about-thinking-about-themselves-right-now-do-you/850699 "2020-04-01T03:20:08Z")
Important: this is not referring to anyone in particular, especially not here. I’ve been seeing, feeling, and thinking about this long before the Dope even had a dedicated forum for this. Like I said above, it’s more of… --- ## [Who's Louise Burg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-louise-burg/547076)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-louise-burg/547076 "2020-04-01T03:18:34Z")
I am doing a website and I have included a page on the Louise Burg Hospital. It was bought and renamed the Lakeside Community Hospital. The address was 255 West Cermak Rd. Chicago, Ill. 60616. OK I have looked through … --- ## [Done your census yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/done-your-census-yet/850565)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/done-your-census-yet/850565 "2020-04-01T01:53:23Z")
Today, I spent less than 5 minutes completing my census form. It was pretty uneventful, with the only questionable thing was that “Hispanic” was not a choice in the race category. I picked “white” instead. So have you… --- ## [Will people change behaviors permanently POST COVID19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-change-behaviors-permanently-post-covid19/850743)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-change-behaviors-permanently-post-covid19/850743 "2020-04-01T01:28:45Z")
I’ve long thought that Americans, at least, were becoming too focussed on rushing about, making more money, and acquiring more and more goods/experiences. People working multiple jobs, driving around to engage in variou… --- ## [Do states have anything akin to the defense production act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-states-have-anything-akin-to-the-defense-production-act/850716)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-states-have-anything-akin-to-the-defense-production-act/850716 "2020-04-01T01:09:37Z")
Can the governor of a state like Illiinois or California that has a lot of medical and manufacturing infrastructure pass a law or executive order demanding that private industry refocus on making medical supplies necessa… --- ## [Austin company looking to dock paychecks by amount of stimulus checks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-company-looking-to-dock-paychecks-by-amount-of-stimulus-checks/850516)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-company-looking-to-dock-paychecks-by-amount-of-stimulus-checks/850516 "2020-04-01T00:27:42Z")
It sounds like the individual employees would have to agree to this, but how many people will risk angering their employer by not signing this, especially in the current economic environment? --- ## [Help with song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-song-id/850748)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-song-id/850748 "2020-04-01T00:05:38Z")
The song in the first part of this YouTube video. --- ## [Covid-19 stimulus dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-stimulus-dilemma/850724)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-stimulus-dilemma/850724 "2020-03-31T23:53:08Z")
So, because it made her feel better to have one, we always maintained an active checking account for kaylasmom. I had a bi-weekly allotment from my pay direct deposited, and some nominal monthly bill payments come out. L… --- ## [Ahh! I stepped on a slug....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-i-stepped-on-a-slug/301673)
**Author:** [@Cherry8943](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry8943)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-i-stepped-on-a-slug/301673 "2020-03-31T23:40:31Z")
barefoot! :eek: I can still feel the slime on my feet. Ack! --- ## [Nationalising vs. Federalising indusries in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nationalising-vs-federalising-indusries-in-the-us/850673)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nationalising-vs-federalising-indusries-in-the-us/850673 "2020-03-31T23:12:16Z")
Hi I notice that British reporters on the US economy tend to use the term 'nationalise industries" when referring to the Trump Administration DPA (Defence Production Act), whereas American reporters use the term “federa… --- ## [How to restore chrome trim that is very pitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-restore-chrome-trim-that-is-very-pitted/850764)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-restore-chrome-trim-that-is-very-pitted/850764 "2020-03-31T23:03:33Z")
I have some old center consoles from 1965 Mustangs, and I’m cleaning them up and trying to restore them as best I can. The metal insert parts are (I’m assuming) chrome plated, and the metal has a pitted and corroded appe… --- ## [Exploding bed caused by flatulence and static electricity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-bed-caused-by-flatulence-and-static-electricity/679987)
**Author:** [@millen85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/millen85)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-bed-caused-by-flatulence-and-static-electricity/679987 "2014-01-30T21:52:34Z")
On several occasions I have noticed, when wearing pajamas in bed, If I roll around under the sheets, static electricity builds up and can cause very small electrical discharges (sparks). This got me thinking about if by… --- ## [American singer who sounds like Elvis Costello?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-singer-who-sounds-like-elvis-costello/847283)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-singer-who-sounds-like-elvis-costello/847283 "2020-03-31T22:18:36Z")
Heard him on XM the other day. I just remember he’s from Austin TX. He has a group with his name in it. I bet someone from Austin knows his name. --- ## [How about a coronavirus quarantine area "how to help" sticky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-coronavirus-quarantine-area-how-to-help-sticky/850706)
**Author:** [@Settimo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Settimo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-coronavirus-quarantine-area-how-to-help-sticky/850706 "2020-03-31T21:15:20Z")
Any interest in a sticky in the coronavirus quarantine area for ways to help (really, anywhere; in the US or abroad)? For example, in the US some are sewing (“unofficial”) masks for local hospitals, or local servers may … --- ## [The brain moves in a mysetrious way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brain-moves-in-a-mysetrious-way/850226)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brain-moves-in-a-mysetrious-way/850226 "2020-03-31T21:08:01Z")
I am a very fast but not particularly accurate typist. One of the reasons for my lack of accuracy is that there are some specific words which I have serious difficulty typing. These words usually come out with two adjoin… --- ## [Social Courtersy versus Social Distancing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-courtersy-versus-social-distancing/850759)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-courtersy-versus-social-distancing/850759 "2020-03-31T21:05:38Z")
Please DO NOT HOLD THE DOOR FOR ME. We are trying to stay WAY THE HELL AWAY from each other. Thank you. --- ## [Can someone ID this video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-id-this-video-game/850756)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-id-this-video-game/850756 "2020-03-31T20:27:57Z")
AFAIK, he only shows this in his opener and doesn’t mention it by name. --- ## [Stimulus check when you're still working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stimulus-check-when-youre-still-working/850674)
**Author:** [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stimulus-check-when-youre-still-working/850674 "2020-03-31T20:27:28Z")
Just curious as to what everyone who is still working, presumably without severely reduced hours/pay, plans to spend their $1200 on. I think it’s an awesome idea to put that money back into a struggling community, and w… --- ## [Pope Francis in empty St. Peter's Square](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-in-empty-st-peters-square/850740 "2020-03-31T20:18:06Z")
I do have to admire the Pontiff. He kept up his job, even shaking hands with people until after what I would think prudent, and delivering prayers in public, even though they had to effectively close St. Peter’s Square. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1946) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1948)