# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1956 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1957 --- ## [Does having single-payer health care make a difference in how countries can deal with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-having-single-payer-health-care-make-a-difference-in-how-countries-can-deal-with-this/849919)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-having-single-payer-health-care-make-a-difference-in-how-countries-can-deal-with-this/849919 "2020-03-27T16:46:15Z")
I’ve been listening to the Ohio governor’s daily updates (really mostly for Dr. Amy Acton) and interspersed with tons of other info is some directives that are being given to health insurance companies. One about making … --- ## [What are your Top 3 Knots to learn and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-3-knots-to-learn-and-why/850253)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-3-knots-to-learn-and-why/850253 "2020-03-27T16:41:06Z")
Hi. I bought a book on knot tying. There are way too many knots in it. Unfortunately, I don’t have the memory or the patience to learn and remember a lot of them. So I would like to know your top 3 knots to learn and w… --- ## [Is my thermometer broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-thermometer-broken/850248)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-thermometer-broken/850248 "2020-03-27T16:30:24Z")
I dug out an old (20+ years?) in-the-ear thermometer the other day. It was dead but I happened to have a fresh battery and once I put that in it appeared to be functioning. I was able to find the original instructions on… --- ## [Band people! What does AEA mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-people-what-does-aea-mean/366903)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-people-what-does-aea-mean/366903 "2020-03-27T16:25:24Z")
Anagramless Guy has items that proclaim “AEA” at the bottom of them (one is a fraternity paddle), and I can’t figure out for the life of me what it means. Looking at their crest, I see that it’s not Roman letters, but Gr… --- ## [Anything worth watching on CBS all access free month besides Picard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-worth-watching-on-cbs-all-access-free-month-besides-picard/850430)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-worth-watching-on-cbs-all-access-free-month-besides-picard/850430 "2020-03-27T16:11:26Z")
I’ve heard mixed reviews on Discovery, not sure if I’m gonna have time for that. Anything else? I will definitely be cancelling before the month is up. --- ## [Meet John Doe -- a film for today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-john-doe-a-film-for-today/850423)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-john-doe-a-film-for-today/850423 "2020-03-27T15:50:02Z")
In voluntary stay-home and in search of entertainment I’ve been watching old film classics now in public domain. I just watched a very sentimental anti-politician film: Meet John Doe with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyc… --- ## [Study proving coronavirus origin is natural and not man-made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-proving-coronavirus-origin-is-natural-and-not-man-made/850431)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-proving-coronavirus-origin-is-natural-and-not-man-made/850431 "2020-03-27T15:46:07Z")
Debunking a common myth making the rounds, that the virus was man-made and escaped or was released from a lab. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-not-human-made-lab-genetic-analysis-nature?fbclid=I… --- ## [Identify This Opera Song From A Vague Description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-opera-song-from-a-vague-description/850267)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-opera-song-from-a-vague-description/850267 "2020-03-27T14:40:08Z")
I’ve got a snippet of opera currently digging through my ears as an earworm. Don’t know how it got there, but I need to get rid of it. It’s a mournful dirge, sung by a tenor. If he performs it correctly, the audience ca… --- ## [Do any animals practice body modification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-animals-practice-body-modification/600760)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-animals-practice-body-modification/600760 "2020-03-27T14:24:55Z")
In the “Would you get your son’s penis circumcised?” thread, ZPG Zealot writes that one key difference between humans and animals, according to some, is our ability to actively change our bodies beyond what we were born … --- ## [300 Dead in Iran from Drinking Methanol \[corrected title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-dead-in-iran-from-drinking-methanol-corrected-title/850406)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-dead-in-iran-from-drinking-methanol-corrected-title/850406 "2020-03-27T14:21:55Z")
Says the AP. Rumors, panic & quackery kill. --- ## [What is this thing on a post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-a-post/850339)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-a-post/850339 "2020-03-27T14:11:49Z")
At work I let my dogs run around for some exercise and noticed this thing. It is on a neighbor’s property, adjacent to mine. Nearby the neighbor has a spot where he’s allowing people to dump fill. Any ideas? The blue… --- ## ["Deadly" Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-virus/14746)
**Author:** [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2000, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-virus/14746 "2000-03-16T06:56:00Z")
The quotes in the title are for Canthearya. I was on my way home Monday night from work, on the subway, when I started to feel flushed. My stomach was a little upset and my vision a little blurry. WARNING: Gross part c… --- ## [Face the Music - Chuck Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-the-music-chuck-prophet/850411)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-the-music-chuck-prophet/850411 "2020-03-27T13:25:41Z")
This is the first in a sporadic series of posts on music I find on Youtube. These days many of us have a lot of free time on our hands, so I thought I’d share some of the better things I find as I come across them. Lat… --- ## [Why is there still a terrible stigma to being a virgin nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-still-a-terrible-stigma-to-being-a-virgin-nowadays/849183)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-still-a-terrible-stigma-to-being-a-virgin-nowadays/849183 "2020-03-27T12:56:57Z")
Well I remember a few years ago I heard someone talking about the two people in the pop act Jedward in the Republic of Ireland and it talked about their Sex Shame and people might have thought it was something terrible, … --- ## [Study released today showing effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin combo for COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-released-today-showing-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-combo-for-covid-19/850069)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-released-today-showing-effectiveness-of-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-combo-for-covid-19/850069 "2020-03-27T12:08:38Z")
It sure would be awesome if a combination of two old, cheap, generic drugs were a magic bullet, but will it be? I am getting mixed feedback from friends in health professions. One (an advanced practice nurse) forwarded … --- ## [Donald Trump vs God on Easter PPV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-vs-god-on-easter-ppv/850287)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-vs-god-on-easter-ppv/850287 "2020-03-27T11:58:16Z")
I haven’t laughed like this in a while. --- ## [WANT TO BUY-Certain printings of an old cookbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-certain-printings-of-an-old-cookbook/766820)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-certain-printings-of-an-old-cookbook/766820 "2019-07-09T02:30:23Z")
Ok, I know this is a longshot but hey, it’s the Dope and some amazing things have happened here. I am searching for certain, specific printings of an old cookbook. It was called The Household Searchlight Recipe Book, a… --- ## [The United States Is Now Number One in Total COVID-19 Cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-is-now-number-one-in-total-covid-19-cases/850363)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-is-now-number-one-in-total-covid-19-cases/850363 "2020-03-27T09:41:06Z")
First Number is Total Cases, Second Number is New Cases USA 82,150 +13,939 China 81,285 +67 Italy 80,589 +6,203 Spain 56,347 +6,832 Germany 43,646 +6,323 The United States is now number one in tot… --- ## [Can disposable Medical PPE (masks, gloves, etc) be resterilized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-disposable-medical-ppe-masks-gloves-etc-be-resterilized/850310)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-disposable-medical-ppe-masks-gloves-etc-be-resterilized/850310 "2020-03-27T07:30:45Z")
I know that today’s surgical masks were designed for single use, but given the shortage, can these masks be sterilized and reused? The coronavirus on inanimate objects can be killed with Lysol, so could masks be sprayed?… --- ## [How Do You Know When You've Recovered From Corvid 19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-youve-recovered-from-corvid-19/850400)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-youve-recovered-from-corvid-19/850400 "2020-03-27T05:54:25Z")
OK, so you have it, and now you’re feeling better. Are there any guidelines when you are considered “over it” and more importantly no longer contagious? --- ## [Aw Snap!! We missed a big anniversary!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-snap-we-missed-a-big-anniversary/850307)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-snap-we-missed-a-big-anniversary/850307 "2020-03-27T05:49:55Z")
I have an excuse I was ailing and going into surgery. The rest of you dipsticks just plain forgot. The Dope has turned 21!! It and the lil’wrekker are the same age. Just thought I’d add that (:)) Thanks: Cecil Adams… --- ## [Only in Arkansas. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-in-arkansas/849812)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-in-arkansas/849812 "2020-03-27T03:47:38Z")
A florist in Arkansas is offering a bouquet made from toilet paper for $75 for people who can’t find any on the shelves due to hoarding out of fear of the coronavirus. @Beck, if I could, I’d send one your way. … --- ## [White House Spokesman Blames China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-spokesman-blames-china/850360)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-spokesman-blames-china/850360 "2020-03-27T03:30:35Z")
Peter Navarro tried to blame China for putting the U.S. behind in the Covid response saying it wan’t until early-mid-December that they admitted to a problem. What he failed to mention that Trump was saying in LATE FEBRU… --- ## [If the virus gets you, how will we know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-virus-gets-you-how-will-we-know/850322)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-virus-gets-you-how-will-we-know/850322 "2020-03-27T03:28:04Z")
I didn’t see a similar thread to this, so apologies if this has already been done. I’m not sure how to put this delicately, so here goes the blunt version: Many of our most valuable members here on the SMDB are gettin’ … --- ## [Fuck Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-donald-trump/850384)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-donald-trump/850384 "2020-03-27T03:12:43Z")
Fuck his inhuman lack of empathy or sympathy. Fuck his selfishness. Fuck his deceptive pretense of caring for those who support him. Fuck him, and if hell exists may he burn in hell for eternity. If hell does not exist, … --- ## [Who were these morons I saw on TV....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-these-morons-i-saw-on-tv/849889)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-these-morons-i-saw-on-tv/849889 "2020-03-27T02:42:55Z")
Four or five days ago, I saw an excerpt on a network TV news show. The excerpt showed two TV-talkers/newsreaders voicing an objection to the term “black Tuesday,” used in reference to the stock market tumble. They said t… --- ## [Human anatomy question: What is the function of palatal rugae?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-anatomy-question-what-is-the-function-of-palatal-rugae/850353)
**Author:** [@Apollon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-anatomy-question-what-is-the-function-of-palatal-rugae/850353 "2020-03-27T02:05:47Z")
I tried to find an answer by googling, but all (and I mean ALL) search results deal with how palatal rugae can be used to identify corpses, or to help dentists in assessing this and that treatment. But I can’t find any l… --- ## [What's Bernie's remaining realistic path to the nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-bernies-remaining-realistic-path-to-the-nomination/848949)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-bernies-remaining-realistic-path-to-the-nomination/848949 "2020-03-27T02:03:12Z")
Bernie was dealt a harsh blow on Tuesday, no doubt. Do the remaining states (yet to vote) in this race favor him or Joe? The superdelegates sure won’t be on Bernie’s side should it come to a second ballot, so he can on… --- ## [Time for a new printer. How are those refillable tank inkjets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-printer-how-are-those-refillable-tank-inkjets/850256)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-printer-how-are-those-refillable-tank-inkjets/850256 "2020-03-27T01:27:39Z")
It’s time for new home printer. I’ve been looking at the Epson Eco-Tank printers. For years I’ve been wishing someone would make a printer with refillable ink tanks instead of having to buy the ink cartridges. And now th… --- ## [What did the US Senate fight over with coronavirus bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-us-senate-fight-over-with-coronavirus-bill/850299)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-us-senate-fight-over-with-coronavirus-bill/850299 "2020-03-26T23:19:13Z")
I want to keep this GQ. I want as many facts as possible, let’s try to link consequences to their respective forums, link to a new thread. The US Senate just pasted a corona virus bill, after negotiations lasted days; w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1955) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1957)