# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1950 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1951 --- ## [Is "chick" allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chick-allowed/850701)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chick-allowed/850701 "2020-03-30T22:45:04Z")
Double post --- ## [Piper Cub begins to appreciate the seriousness of the situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-begins-to-appreciate-the-seriousness-of-the-situation/850700)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-begins-to-appreciate-the-seriousness-of-the-situation/850700 "2020-03-30T22:13:09Z")
“Dad”, said the Cub, “how long is this corona thing going to last for?” “Don’t know, Cub”, I replied. “We’re relying on the doctors and scientists to tell us when things get back to normal.” “So it could go on for a l… --- ## [Taiwan and the WHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taiwan-and-the-who/850704)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taiwan-and-the-who/850704 "2020-03-30T21:38:16Z")
So, one of the stories I haven’t seen a lot about either on this board or really in most media, is the ongoing cluster fuck between the WHO and Taiwan. In a nut shell, the WHO has cut Taiwan completely out of the discus… --- ## [Bogus coronavirus claims lead Google Play to finally give Infowars the boot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-coronavirus-claims-lead-google-play-to-finally-give-infowars-the-boot/850684)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-coronavirus-claims-lead-google-play-to-finally-give-infowars-the-boot/850684 "2020-03-30T20:48:54Z")
It’s about time. --- ## [anyone else finally create a will because of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-finally-create-a-will-because-of-this/850642)
**Author:** [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-finally-create-a-will-because-of-this/850642 "2020-03-30T20:39:46Z")
don’t plan on getting sick, hope not to die if I do, but since I’m no longer young and invincible I figured making a will was the prudent thing to do. has this prompted anyone else to make one, or maybe update an exi… --- ## [what to do with this iffy canned crabmeat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-this-iffy-canned-crabmeat/850536)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-this-iffy-canned-crabmeat/850536 "2020-03-30T20:28:27Z")
I have been gifted with several cans of Ocean Prince canned ‘pink’ crab. I opened a can, it’s half water, not lump crab at all, the texture of coarse sawdust. It tastes ok, I guess. but what should I make with it? I… --- ## [American Books You've Liked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-books-youve-liked/850387)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-books-youve-liked/850387 "2020-03-30T20:19:25Z")
Someone mentioned in another thread that To Kill a Mockingbird is a Great American Novel. I’ll go along that’s it’s one of them. Here’re a few more I’d add Housekeeping, by Marilyn Robinson Anything by Mark Twain The … --- ## [Are there any nations that aren't taking this virus seriously at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-nations-that-arent-taking-this-virus-seriously-at-all/850689)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-nations-that-arent-taking-this-virus-seriously-at-all/850689 "2020-03-30T20:18:28Z")
I wonder if after this is all over if there are nations that did nothing that can more or less be used as control models to compare various interventions to see how well they worked compared to nations that did nothing. … --- ## [Light triggering a small circuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-triggering-a-small-circuit/850421)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-triggering-a-small-circuit/850421 "2020-03-30T19:11:29Z")
So my toddler has a woodblock puzzle. When a piece is put in place, the small magnet on the back of the piece triggers a circuit, which plays a sound (ambulance, jet plane, motorcycle, etc.). When I turn off the light i… --- ## [Substitute brandy for cognac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-brandy-for-cognac/850367)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-brandy-for-cognac/850367 "2020-03-30T19:03:26Z")
I’ve mentioned we like Vieux Carré cocktails. I have rye, sweet vermouth, and Benedictine liqueur; but I have no cognac. Sauce is expensive here in Washington, but I can get 750 ml of Courvoisier at Bevmo! for $33 plus… --- ## [Paging BAKER (bread baking question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-baker-bread-baking-question/850519)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-baker-bread-baking-question/850519 "2020-03-30T18:43:02Z")
Flour has become impossible to find, and bread is also scarce. I’d like to make a yeast loaf or two, but don’t have enough all-purpose flour. Here’s what I do have: About 2 cups all-purpose flour About 3 pounds of self… --- ## [Do you know any propaganda children's books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-propaganda-childrens-books/302090)
**Author:** [@leroy\_the\_mule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leroy_the_mule)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-propaganda-childrens-books/302090 "2020-03-30T18:41:51Z")
Books written to indoctrinate children into some non-instinctive worldview. While buying books for our kids I have found two–one is called “Bread and Dew”, a collection of illustrated stories from communist Moldova in … --- ## [Idiosyncratic verging on neurotic things you do with your food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiosyncratic-verging-on-neurotic-things-you-do-with-your-food/849509)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiosyncratic-verging-on-neurotic-things-you-do-with-your-food/849509 "2020-03-30T18:34:33Z")
The pepperoni slices on a frozen pizza have to be spaced equally apart, so that when it’s cut up, there’ll be a close-to-equal amount of pep on each slice. To insure this I’ll not only rearrange the loose pep slices but … --- ## [Question about The Plague by Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-plague-by-camus/850395)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-plague-by-camus/850395 "2020-03-30T18:24:01Z")
With the current state of the world, I decided to dust off one of my favorite books, that I last read in school about 3 decades ago. I’m about 1/4 of the way through, and am curious about a statement made by the narrato… --- ## [\>300 dead in Iran from drinking methanol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-dead-in-iran-from-drinking-methanol/850620)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-dead-in-iran-from-drinking-methanol/850620 "2020-03-30T17:45:06Z")
Alcoholic beverages are illegal in Iran, and a rumor somehow got started that DRINKING methanol, which is toxic at extremely low doses, would prevent or cure COVID. Since Iran is being ravaged by the disease, naturally … --- ## ["Weak positive" test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-positive-test/850588)
**Author:** [@Kanzan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kanzan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-positive-test/850588 "2020-03-30T15:47:32Z")
The son of a friend is a healthcare worker and received a Covid19 test as a routine measure in his hospital. He tested positive but was told it was a “weak positive” so not to worry (and was kept on the work schedule). I… --- ## [How much would fully loaded police style Ford Interceptor cost me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-fully-loaded-police-style-ford-interceptor-cost-me/266629)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-fully-loaded-police-style-ford-interceptor-cost-me/266629 "2004-10-02T02:51:27Z")
Re the Ford “Interceptor” which is the police version of the Crown Victoria, I saw a really cool looking black one in front of me at the dry cleaners the other day. Assuming I can get the engine and suspension package i… --- ## [Plagues Are Sometimes 'Good'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagues-are-sometimes-good/850492)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagues-are-sometimes-good/850492 "2020-03-30T14:23:42Z")
Again, I saw it on satellite TV, so I have not cite. But the Bubonic Plague may have actually been a good thing. Specifically it led to the democratic revolutions of the late 18th centuries. At least indirectly. The st… --- ## [Elton John and others in benefit concert tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-and-others-in-benefit-concert-tonight/850579)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-and-others-in-benefit-concert-tonight/850579 "2020-03-30T14:08:08Z")
9 PM on Fox network performing from homes --- ## [What stuff is going to be called "pre-COVID-19" in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-is-going-to-be-called-pre-covid-19-in-the-future/850611)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-is-going-to-be-called-pre-covid-19-in-the-future/850611 "2020-03-30T13:57:36Z")
There are things, particularly related to air travel, that changed permanently after the attacks of September 11th. Behavior like greeting people with flowers as they get off a plane or visiting a cockpit during a flight… --- ## [Peak oil storage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-oil-storage/850660)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-oil-storage/850660 "2020-03-30T13:55:49Z")
(Not sure which forum this belongs in. I ask questions, but I don’t really expect answers, so probably not GQ.) From here. This is talking about oil storage. What happens if they fill it all up? And then fill all the … --- ## [Wrestling champ pins down attempted child kidnapper at convenience store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-champ-pins-down-attempted-child-kidnapper-at-convenience-store/850509)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-champ-pins-down-attempted-child-kidnapper-at-convenience-store/850509 "2020-03-30T13:51:43Z")
What does it take to stop a drugged up, crazy guy from abducting 3 children? It’s quite an amazing video. Several people at the gas station tried to intervene and help this lady & her kids. The guy in the red hat tried… --- ## [Testing Failure in the U.S.: NYT article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-failure-in-the-u-s-nyt-article/850602)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-failure-in-the-u-s-nyt-article/850602 "2020-03-30T13:25:09Z")
This, in today’s NYT Sunday edition, is a fairly long read, but hey lots of those among us have some time on our hands, and it is very informative. The combination of fails at various levels are hard to comprehend, and … --- ## [Looking for best analyses, analytical tools, predictions for Covid-19.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-best-analyses-analytical-tools-predictions-for-covid-19/850661)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-best-analyses-analytical-tools-predictions-for-covid-19/850661 "2020-03-30T13:15:34Z")
Does anyone know of any analysts, bloggers, etc who are doing up-to-date analyses of the data as it relates to death predictions, NPI efficacy, effect of lifting such measures, any other predictions, etc? I don’t need … --- ## [Birth certificate lost in the mail - worst case scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-certificate-lost-in-the-mail-worst-case-scenario/850480)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-certificate-lost-in-the-mail-worst-case-scenario/850480 "2020-03-30T12:29:57Z")
I really wanted to get a Real ID when I renew my license. I got an eye apt to see if I need glasses (yes, for distance) so I won’t fail the vision test and sent for a copy of my missing birth certificate. The universe is… --- ## [MLB 2020 Spring training thread starts here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2020-spring-training-thread-starts-here/848172)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2020-spring-training-thread-starts-here/848172 "2020-03-30T12:09:46Z")
Just two days away. It has been a long wait. Play Ball! --- ## [$2 trillion stimulus to a locked-down economy - will it be inflationary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-trillion-stimulus-to-a-locked-down-economy-will-it-be-inflationary/850376)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-trillion-stimulus-to-a-locked-down-economy-will-it-be-inflationary/850376 "2020-03-30T11:10:17Z")
On the one hand, major parts of the US economy have been shut down, and unemployment is projected soon to reach at least 20%. On the other hand, $2 trillion will be flying off the Treasury’s printing presses, to be hand… --- ## [What do you think about year around schooling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-year-around-schooling/823558)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-year-around-schooling/823558 "2020-03-30T10:56:36Z")
What do you all think about it or have you experienced it? In short, its 9 weeks of school, then 3 weeks of break. Summer is 1 month off. As I understand it its usually only thru about grade 8. I think it would have it… --- ## [Questions from the #whyididntreport thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-from-the-whyididntreport-thread/821851)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-from-the-whyididntreport-thread/821851 "2020-03-30T10:09:46Z")
I didn’t want to derail the other thread with a few questions, so I thought I would ask them here. So many of the stories, the women told their mother or father and the parent got mad at THEM, or didn’t believe them or … --- ## [Why can Casinos kick out lucky winners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-casinos-kick-out-lucky-winners/55277)
**Author:** [@curiousgeorgeordeadcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousgeorgeordeadcat)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-casinos-kick-out-lucky-winners/55277 "2020-03-30T08:09:53Z")
I don’t know if they actually do this, but in the movies when a character is doing really well they are kicked out of the casino. If this happens for real, do the casinos have a legal right to do this, or do they just … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1949) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1951)