# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1960 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1961 --- ## [Just what the heck are the additives "parfum" and "fragrance"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-the-heck-are-the-additives-parfum-and-fragrance/537593)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-the-heck-are-the-additives-parfum-and-fragrance/537593 "2020-03-25T08:37:36Z")
You know, the generic perfumy scent added to darn near everything. I didn’t want to hijack the thread on hating perfume, but I was curious just what the heck these mysterious ingredients are. I mean, if you wanted to pos… --- ## [Biggest loser of primary season now that it is decided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-loser-of-primary-season-now-that-it-is-decided/849991)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-loser-of-primary-season-now-that-it-is-decided/849991 "2020-03-25T07:46:53Z")
I say Medicare For All. And thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for that. I can now comfortably vote for the Democratic candidate and with some support get rid of Trump. ( I would have been forced to vote for Trump to … --- ## [Calories Burned - Dog vs Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-dog-vs-human/850227)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-dog-vs-human/850227 "2020-03-25T07:23:47Z")
Just took our 60 lb dog on a 4 mile walk. A human burns about 100 calories mile. Any idea how many a 60 lb dog would burn? --- ## [Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tests positive for Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-rand-paul-r-ky-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/850049)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-rand-paul-r-ky-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/850049 "2020-03-25T07:20:44Z")
But hey, at least we didn’t have to spend the last couple of years wasting tax dollars on some commie socialist pandemic task force. --- ## [LOTR: Are the Istari (wizards) fundamentally different than any other of the Maiar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-are-the-istari-wizards-fundamentally-different-than-any-other-of-the-maiar/849869)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-are-the-istari-wizards-fundamentally-different-than-any-other-of-the-maiar/849869 "2020-03-25T05:45:38Z")
We know there were five Istari…aka wizards…sent to Middle Earth. Sauruman the White Gandalf the Grey Radagast the Brown Alatar the Blue Pallando the Blue They are all Maiar. Also Maiar are things like Balrogs. I kno… --- ## [If Washington DC became a state, what would it be called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-washington-dc-became-a-state-what-would-it-be-called/850100)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-washington-dc-became-a-state-what-would-it-be-called/850100 "2020-03-25T04:20:35Z")
The District of Columbia is shamefully undemocratically governed, having no representation in the U.S. Congress. It really should be a state, but what would it be called? “District of Columbia” seems unwieldly. Would … --- ## [NYC coronavirus sex guidelines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-coronavirus-sex-guidelines/850229)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-coronavirus-sex-guidelines/850229 "2020-03-25T04:14:05Z")
:eek: This is one directive that I will easily follow. They didn’t even need to tell me. Nope, that Ain’t going to happen. Ever. :wink: So, to sum up… ‘Stay at least six feet from other people, and be sure not to lick … --- ## [How has the virus impacted sales of Corona beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-virus-impacted-sales-of-corona-beer/850212)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-virus-impacted-sales-of-corona-beer/850212 "2020-03-25T03:52:02Z")
More sales, fewer, neither? --- ## [Help me understand part-time groery store closures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-part-time-groery-store-closures/849983)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-part-time-groery-store-closures/849983 "2020-03-25T02:26:06Z")
Is there any formal or official explanation for why businesses such as grocery stores and bank lobbies are reducing their hours? Granted, having a grocery store stay open only half the usual time is – purely hypothetical… --- ## [6' Social Distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-social-distance/850178)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-social-distance/850178 "2020-03-25T01:37:49Z")
I just can’t fathom it. Carry on. --- ## [Share Recipes for Those Spending Time Cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-recipes-for-those-spending-time-cooking/850182)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-recipes-for-those-spending-time-cooking/850182 "2020-03-25T01:33:58Z")
So I’m spending some of this enforced home time baking. I dug up an old recipe for meringues that I hadn’t made in maybe 10 years. 3 large egg whites (or 4 medium), at room temperature (don’t use egg whites from a cart… --- ## [Shows that weren't picked up as a series/never came to be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-werent-picked-up-as-a-series-never-came-to-be/849024)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-werent-picked-up-as-a-series-never-came-to-be/849024 "2020-03-25T01:18:36Z")
One thing I think some people don’t realize is how many TV shows never make it past the pilot. Even getting a network to greenlight a pilot for your show is a major accomplishment, as sometimes, a show will be scrapped b… --- ## [Shortage of N95 masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-n95-masks/850193)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-n95-masks/850193 "2020-03-25T00:43:01Z")
Many hospitals are experiencing shortages of personal protective equipment, especially the N95 masks used when treating someone with a real or possible COVID-19 infection. Clinicians are being asked to reuse N95 masks ov… --- ## [SSRIs and libido - totally TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssris-and-libido-totally-tmi/613761)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssris-and-libido-totally-tmi/613761 "2012-02-28T12:24:47Z")
So, I was depressed and anxious. I started taking cipralex and I am not so much depressed (yea!) and my anxiety has reduced somewhat (yea!). Before I started on the pills I had zero sex drive. Now, it’s really weird. On… --- ## [Two's company, three's a crowd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twos-company-threes-a-crowd/850121)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twos-company-threes-a-crowd/850121 "2020-03-24T23:44:53Z")
At least in South Carolina. The governor has just authorized police to disperse groups of three or more people. --- ## [Horrible, Horrible Bad Luck Starting Friday the Thirteenth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-bad-luck-starting-friday-the-thirteenth/850158)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-bad-luck-starting-friday-the-thirteenth/850158 "2020-03-24T23:44:31Z")
Yeah, that is when it all started. Last Friday the thirteenth. I am not at all superstitious. But after all this, I don’t know. First my power went out. It was only for a couple of hours, and before it got dark (good lu… --- ## [American borne epidemics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-borne-epidemics/850161)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-borne-epidemics/850161 "2020-03-24T23:27:09Z")
I am dealing with a racist C—- online who insists on calling this the “Chinese” virus. I’m certain there have been diseases sourced from our shores can you name some? Off the top of my head I’m guessing: Legionnaires … --- ## [Northern Ireland Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-ireland-question/850007)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-ireland-question/850007 "2020-03-24T23:26:13Z")
What was it about the 6 northern Irish counties that made them more aligned with Britain than the rest of Ireland? Did they have more economic ties with the UK than in the south? I know there was a lot of industry there … --- ## [Spying by tracking cell phones--why does my phone have 14 sensors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spying-by-tracking-cell-phones-why-does-my-phone-have-14-sensors/850196)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spying-by-tracking-cell-phones-why-does-my-phone-have-14-sensors/850196 "2020-03-24T23:13:05Z")
This article describes a company which uses phones to track an individual person very precisely. This is being used to help stop the coronavirus— if a political leader rebukes people for going to beaches and parks “it… --- ## [Translating baby-speak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-baby-speak/849951)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-baby-speak/849951 "2020-03-24T22:58:29Z")
My granddaughter is nearly 2, and speech is developing fast and furiously. Much is easily identifiable - like \*nana \*for banana. But there’s one that has us all stumped. She’s a fan of My Little Pony videos. She refers … --- ## [How long will major digital media platforms remain? Consequences after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-major-digital-media-platforms-remain-consequences-after/849939)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-major-digital-media-platforms-remain-consequences-after/849939 "2020-03-24T22:35:34Z")
One of the big reasons I prefer to get physical media is the nagging thought that if the digital media platform I get it from ever fails (or if they ever feel like it), they’ll take the media away forever. I got to wonde… --- ## [Minestrone soup: feedback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minestrone-soup-feedback/850108)
**Author:** [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minestrone-soup-feedback/850108 "2020-03-24T22:13:45Z")
What a great dish is Minestrone soup. Big suprise for me, anyway, as I’d only eaten Campbell’s. Outstanding comfort food, made with basic ingredients that I’ve often got on hand. Easy to prepare, hard to screw up and pl… --- ## [Where is this April 1, 2020 reopening timeframe coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-april-1-2020-reopening-timeframe-coming-from/850116)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-april-1-2020-reopening-timeframe-coming-from/850116 "2020-03-24T21:42:50Z")
Today I made some calls to cancel memberships that I can no longer use afford (gym, etc). 3 distinct places rolled straight to voicemail and stated that they were closed until April 1, 2020. (Separate rant, but natur… --- ## [Someone selling N95 masks on local Facebook group.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-selling-n95-masks-on-local-facebook-group/850173)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-selling-n95-masks-on-local-facebook-group/850173 "2020-03-24T20:49:36Z")
Who can I report them to? Yes, I’ve reported them to the group administrators, but those people are useless. And it occurred to me that these may be stolen. Or fake --- ## [Axe handle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axe-handle/850030)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axe-handle/850030 "2020-03-24T20:48:57Z")
The 36-inch handle on my 3.5 pound Collins single-bit axe broke last week. Since a brand new axe was only $5 more than a new handle, I bought a new axe. But I decided, ‘To Hell with it. I’ll fix the old axe.’ I took … --- ## [The Take-Your-Mind-Off-The-Virus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-take-your-mind-off-the-virus-thread/850151)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-take-your-mind-off-the-virus-thread/850151 "2020-03-24T20:16:31Z")
So I’m doing entirely too much stats checking, prognosis reading, and general all-out worrying these days. Without trying to downplay anything, that’s just not healthy, and I need something to take my mind off this, even… --- ## [Effect of work-from-home on internet and phone system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-work-from-home-on-internet-and-phone-system/850066)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-work-from-home-on-internet-and-phone-system/850066 "2020-03-24T19:49:07Z")
melb.vic.au Our business voip provider (MyNetFone) is in meltdown, and for some reason our mobile phones are working spasmodically. All the providers are citing increased demand, and say they are working to add capacit… --- ## [Powell County TX Sheriff asks Criminals to Stop doing their job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692 "2020-03-24T19:36:29Z")
On their Facebook page: Brilliant! --- ## [Didn't the "Spanish" flu originate in Kansas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-the-spanish-flu-originate-in-kansas/850088)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-the-spanish-flu-originate-in-kansas/850088 "2020-03-24T19:26:40Z")
…on a chicken farm? That’s what the author of a book I read (The Great Influenza) when it came out 15 years ago contends. --- ## [Why don't soft drink manufacturers add vitamins etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-soft-drink-manufacturers-add-vitamins-etc/842589)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-soft-drink-manufacturers-add-vitamins-etc/842589 "2019-10-30T19:19:12Z")
There are a lot of food and beverage products sold with all sorts of added vitamins and minerals etc. Breakfast cereals are what comes to mind the most, but milk and orange juice are also frequently additionally fortifie… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1959) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1961)