# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1963 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1964 --- ## [Is it possible to explain "sticky contents" without using computer terminology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-explain-sticky-contents-without-using-computer-terminology/849971)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-explain-sticky-contents-without-using-computer-terminology/849971 "2020-03-23T17:36:51Z")
More importantly what do they do on your computer? --- ## [East-coast old-timers: Did you listen to Bob+Ray growing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-old-timers-did-you-listen-to-bob-ray-growing-up/849370)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-old-timers-did-you-listen-to-bob-ray-growing-up/849370 "2020-03-23T17:02:53Z")
I’ve been listening to various collections of Bob and Ray–Classic Bob+Ray, The Soap Operas, Best of Bob+Ray–and am wondering what it was like listening to their live radio shows during the 1950s-1970s in Boston and New Y… --- ## [Won't corona virus be with us forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-corona-virus-be-with-us-forever/849341)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-corona-virus-be-with-us-forever/849341 "2020-03-23T16:58:33Z")
This is somwthing I’ve not seen addressed. Now that the corona virus has spread, won’t it always be part of the diseases that float around, just like influenza? Long-term, will containment plans be of any use? Will pop… --- ## [Yep! I saw you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-i-saw-you/847837)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-i-saw-you/847837 "2020-03-23T16:54:45Z")
I did. News break! At exactly 2:55. I finally saw you! It tickled me. I screamed a little. The cats flew to the beams. I danced around. Dang! That was fun. I blew you a kiss. --- ## [Okay now it's official: Fuck You, Bernie! Put down the mirror and end your fucking campaign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-official-fuck-you-bernie-put-down-the-mirror-and-end-your-fucking-campaign/849760)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-official-fuck-you-bernie-put-down-the-mirror-and-end-your-fucking-campaign/849760 "2020-03-23T16:40:09Z")
Jesus fucking Christ. Yeah, right, Bernie. You’re dealing with it. You’re the chosen one. Nobody else on the planet cares - just you. Magic Bernie won’t end his magical campaign because he’s Magic Bernie. FFS, b… --- ## [Watching (AP): The Hunters \[Possible Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-ap-the-hunters-possible-spoilers/848963)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-ap-the-hunters-possible-spoilers/848963 "2020-03-23T16:23:29Z")
Anybody watching “The Hunters” on Amazon Prime with Al Pacino? I’m up to episode 3 and not quite sure what to make of the show. It’s not bad. But it’s not good either. Not Pacino’s best work. His accent is slightly … --- ## [Are hospitals really seeking homemade masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospitals-really-seeking-homemade-masks/850027)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospitals-really-seeking-homemade-masks/850027 "2020-03-23T16:08:22Z")
I got an e-mail from one of my aunts, with patterns for a homemade mask design, and instructions to print it out for my mother. According to my aunt, hospitals are asking for donations of masks, even homemade ones, to d… --- ## [The funniest Dope threads of the past, yes, it's been done already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-dope-threads-of-the-past-yes-its-been-done-already/849550)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-dope-threads-of-the-past-yes-its-been-done-already/849550 "2020-03-23T15:59:31Z")
I thought, in light of the current dominace of threads on a single subject, we might like to laugh. There are tons of funny threads, this one being a collection. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threa… --- ## [Champion juicer for peanut butter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champion-juicer-for-peanut-butter/850098)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champion-juicer-for-peanut-butter/850098 "2020-03-23T15:14:02Z")
Have you ever made peanut butter using a Champion juicer? If so–does it work OK? Any tips, do’s or don’ts? Like, best peanuts to use? --- ## [Tiny flying endotherms and heat loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-flying-endotherms-and-heat-loss/850091)
**Author:** [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-flying-endotherms-and-heat-loss/850091 "2020-03-23T14:23:57Z")
There’s major buzz about oculudentavis, and whether it was in fact a bird and not distantly-related reptile who convergently evolved a bird like head. Those in favor of the latter cite the dentition as being non-dinosau… --- ## [Why do we say "you are" instead of "you is"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-say-you-are-instead-of-you-is/849298)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-say-you-are-instead-of-you-is/849298 "2020-03-23T14:19:40Z")
I’m addressing another individual and I say “You are special.” Why don’t I say “You is special”? I’m only talking to a singular person not a group of people. If I was talking about somebody else I would say “He is spec… --- ## [Trump VS the covid 19 Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-the-covid-19-coronavirus/849622 "2020-03-23T14:14:56Z")
Is it possible that the effects of this pandemic will dominate our collective memories in 10 or 20 years while the catastrophic 4 years of the Trump presidency will be mostly forgotten? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatal… --- ## [Capitalist Pig: The Computer Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalist-pig-the-computer-game/230980)
**Author:** [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalist-pig-the-computer-game/230980 "2020-03-23T12:52:53Z")
After recently rediscovering Zork, I’ve recalled another computer game I played in my childhood called “Capitalist Pig.” It’s at least ten years younger than Zork, as it actually had graphics (pretty good ones, I recall… --- ## [Movie/books scenes that tear you up every time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-books-scenes-that-tear-you-up-every-time/775618)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-books-scenes-that-tear-you-up-every-time/775618 "2017-01-14T15:12:17Z")
I just finished watching the 1959 Ben-Hur. The next to last scene, where Judah sees his mother and sister restored to health, always gets me teary, and I’ve seen it dozens of times. And in Robert Heinlein’s story The M… --- ## ["Does anyone remember Vera Lynn?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-vera-lynn/510016)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-vera-lynn/510016 "2020-03-23T11:13:38Z")
She’s still alive. She’s 92. And her “Best of” collection is Number One on the UK Charts- yes, ahead of The Beatles Remastered! Long Live Vera! --- ## [Monica Lewinski, slut or victim ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinski-slut-or-victim/849022)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinski-slut-or-victim/849022 "2020-03-23T10:55:58Z")
I just heard a couple of CNN commentators discussing Bill’s comment on the affair to be released in some up coming documentary. It was questioned (tweeted) by someone as to what has Bill Clinton done to make things right… --- ## [Do hippos have baby teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hippos-have-baby-teeth/849982)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hippos-have-baby-teeth/849982 "2020-03-23T09:26:03Z")
Mr. singular is an artist, and he has carved me a beautiful teeny tiny perfect replica of the Taj Mahal using hippo ivory. Today we were watching a YouTube video of Fiona, the Cincinnati hippo, and I speculated that perh… --- ## [Scenes from a Doper Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-from-a-doper-restaurant/850084)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-from-a-doper-restaurant/850084 "2020-03-23T09:11:51Z")
No disrespect intended to the Powers That Be, who are dealing with the virus and the problems that continue to plague this board, but this popped into my head, and I thought I’d share. Hell, it’s mundane and pointless: … --- ## [Help with Spanish, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spanish-please/849663)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spanish-please/849663 "2020-03-23T08:29:43Z")
It’s a short passage. Normally I’m pretty good with stuff like this but she slurs a bit too much for me to catch it. I’m looking for the Spanish words - NOT the translation. Starting at 1:40: Thanks --- ## [Does your dog do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-dog-do-this/849994)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-dog-do-this/849994 "2020-03-23T07:13:08Z")
Across the street from my home, there is a family that has a largish boxerish/mixed breed something or other dog contained within a large, fenced in front yard. The dog seems to be used to me and my truck. Most of the ti… --- ## [Lyle Waggoner - Dead at 84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyle-waggoner-dead-at-84/849674)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyle-waggoner-dead-at-84/849674 "2020-03-23T07:00:07Z")
TMZ link. At home after an illness. They also serve who stand and deliver straight lines. --- ## [ways to help the elderly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-help-the-elderly/850059)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-help-the-elderly/850059 "2020-03-23T06:38:39Z")
As we have over a hundred threads I am not sure if this has been posted already. This is NYC centric. We all know that the older people are the most vulnerable to this virus. I read this heartbreaking story of a couple … --- ## [Quality-wise, is American healthcare good compared to the rest of the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-wise-is-american-healthcare-good-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-world/849999)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-wise-is-american-healthcare-good-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-world/849999 "2020-03-23T05:30:18Z")
Most of the complaints about U.S. healthcare are on the billing side - horrifically high medical bills, perverse incentives, the insurance industry, lack of transparency, the fact that we spend 17% of GDP on healthcare, … --- ## [That Damned Virus - your most inspired panic buys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-damned-virus-your-most-inspired-panic-buys/849655)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-damned-virus-your-most-inspired-panic-buys/849655 "2020-03-23T04:52:22Z")
Let’s try to lift the mood a little. My most inspired panic buy? Whisky? Mint sauce\*? Yeah, I know, not very impressive. But how about this - our friend Anne has just panic bought a pair of scissors. What? Why? Simple -… --- ## [So what are all these new “things” I should learn while COVID-19 sequestered? Suggestions:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-these-new-things-i-should-learn-while-covid-19-sequestered-suggestions/850017)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-these-new-things-i-should-learn-while-covid-19-sequestered-suggestions/850017 "2020-03-23T04:50:40Z")
Let’s see in my lifetime I’ve tried multiple times to learn Spanish and French to no long term use. I’ve dabbled in Chess and I totally suck at it. I took a few MBA classes and decided they were a waste of time. And m… --- ## [A case for controlled infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-case-for-controlled-infection/850021)
**Author:** [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-case-for-controlled-infection/850021 "2020-03-23T04:46:51Z")
The thought occurs to me. Everything is the current strategies assumes that everyone will eventually be infected, and the effort should be to “flatten the curve”. However not everyone is equally at risk from the virus. … --- ## [Beck and her bad, bad, bad anxiety, a---gain!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-her-bad-bad-bad-anxiety-a-gain/849711)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-her-bad-bad-bad-anxiety-a-gain/849711 "2020-03-23T04:40:57Z")
I’ve had a coupla weeks folks. So…I need to talk. I know. I know. You’ve heard it all before. Beck and her oversharing. :smack: The lil’wrekker is sent home from university. My Mid-daughter is still at my house. With h… --- ## [Reinfection and Covid-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinfection-and-covid-19/850029)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinfection-and-covid-19/850029 "2020-03-23T04:35:50Z")
Can we state conclusively whether or not it is possible to be be reinfected with this piece-of-shit virus? --- ## [COVID 19 QUARANTINE - Good of the few vs Good of the many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-quarantine-good-of-the-few-vs-good-of-the-many/850067)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-quarantine-good-of-the-few-vs-good-of-the-many/850067 "2020-03-23T04:23:39Z")
Trying to be objective here. Just numbers… If we have 20% unemployment that is 30 million people out of work. (Cite: DLS) If we have 60% infected and 1% mortality, that is 1.8 million deaths. If you go with 40%, obv… --- ## [California Government "Closes Down" State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-government-closes-down-state/849864)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-government-closes-down-state/849864 "2020-03-23T03:52:43Z")
The governor in CA has issued some kind of “Stay Home” order. Does he really have the authority to suspend the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution? And for how long, a week, a month, a year or until the State decides… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1962) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1964)