# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1964 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1965 --- ## [Anybody try "Imperfect"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-try-imperfect/849629)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-try-imperfect/849629 "2020-03-23T02:44:57Z")
A company that “rescues” foodstuffs destined for the dumpster allows a person to subscribe! I’ve been getting weekly boxes for a couple of months now, and I’m delighted. My husband had a heart attack on January 17th, a… --- ## [Self-Quarantined In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-quarantined-in-the-mmp/849575)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-quarantined-in-the-mmp/849575 "2020-03-23T02:22:24Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin out and mostly cloudy with a predicted high of 76 and cloudy for the day. We’re havin’ a cool front! South Jawja, like a lot of other places around the count… --- ## [Is 1917 one giant plot hole? \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-1917-one-giant-plot-hole-spoilers/847103)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-1917-one-giant-plot-hole-spoilers/847103 "2020-03-23T02:00:54Z")
The basic plot of 1917 is as follows: In World War I, in northern France, the German and British armies occupy trenches separated by a narrow strip of no man’s land. The Germans make a tactical withdrawal, setting a tr… --- ## [Wizard of Oz references in pop culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-references-in-pop-culture/833951)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-references-in-pop-culture/833951 "2020-03-23T01:14:44Z")
So I’m watching the trailer for the upcoming Godzilla movie and I realize they’re doing this somewhat tongue-in-cheek by referencing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. That sets me thinking. The Wizard of Oz is - even 80 ye… --- ## [Backgammon rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backgammon-rules-question/849616)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backgammon-rules-question/849616 "2020-03-23T01:05:58Z")
A player rolls a 6 and a 2. Suppose the game state is such that there’s currently no legal 6 moves to make. There are two potential 2 moves to make. One of them would continue to make any 6 move illegal. The other would … --- ## [Can someone explain "Clearing firm Ronin Capital unable to meet its capital requirements..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-clearing-firm-ronin-capital-unable-to-meet-its-capital-requirements/849916)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-clearing-firm-ronin-capital-unable-to-meet-its-capital-requirements/849916 "2020-03-22T23:39:21Z")
The story assumes that I know what Ronin does, what CME is (Chicago Mercantile?), and that I understand whether this is a big F-ing deal or not… I find financial markets fascinating, so more detail is more better. \[I… --- ## [Maintaining 6-Foot Distance in Public - Tips and Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maintaining-6-foot-distance-in-public-tips-and-experiences/849860)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maintaining-6-foot-distance-in-public-tips-and-experiences/849860 "2020-03-22T23:18:47Z")
Inspired by this post: How are you guys handling trying to maintain a 6-foot distance when the people around you don’t seem to care? What have your experiences been? I have to go to the drugstore tomorrow, and I’m w… --- ## [Is a 100% tax unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-100-tax-unconstitutional/849657)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-100-tax-unconstitutional/849657 "2020-03-22T22:12:55Z")
Since famously “the power to tax involves the power to destroy” (John Marshall), has US jurisprudence ever ruled that a 100% tax on the profits from selling something is unconstitutional? Note that I don’t mean doubling … --- ## [Quarantine: Make Time Serve You.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-make-time-serve-you/850043)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-make-time-serve-you/850043 "2020-03-22T21:54:19Z")
Watching a movie this morning, saw a sign inside a prison wall that read, “Make Time Serve You”. I’d been thinking about it already but it inspired me to use this quarantine time more wisely than I have up to now and ma… --- ## [Laptop: Dell vs HP ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-dell-vs-hp/849943)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-dell-vs-hp/849943 "2020-03-22T20:39:45Z")
Opinions please. My understanding has been that HP and Dell laptops aren’t especially good, but that opinion goes back over 20 years. I’m wondering if times have changed- in your considered opinions, are laptops from … --- ## [Who has been tested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-tested/849679)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-tested/849679 "2020-03-22T20:03:14Z")
I’m not afraid to say I’ve been. My test was negative. Post if you don’t mind telling. --- ## [The post that proves all the haters wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-that-proves-all-the-haters-wrong/849914)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-that-proves-all-the-haters-wrong/849914 "2020-03-22T19:39:38Z")
Look at this will you? It is a post. It has been posted. I guess you knew that, since had it not been posted, you likely wouldn’t be reading it. All the haters can go home now and think about their wrong life choices. … --- ## [I just learnt what the word 'SARS' means in Turkish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learnt-what-the-word-sars-means-in-turkish/850020)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learnt-what-the-word-sars-means-in-turkish/850020 "2020-03-22T19:25:46Z")
The word “sars” in Turkish is the imperative form (i.e. imperative mood) of the word “sarsmak”. And the word “sarsmak” means: \[ol\] \[li\]to shake, convulse, jar, jolt\[/li\]\[li\]to shock\[/li\]\[li\]to affect, weaken, upset, af… --- ## [Do You Have The Flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-flu/850023)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-flu/850023 "2020-03-22T19:15:07Z")
I’m on Day 4 of feeling flu-y… Weak… Body aches. Feeling a little bit colder than usual. I hope today is better, but I’ll know in a few hours. I live alone and haven’t left the house in 4 days. Every time I’ve been sick… --- ## [Statistically speaking, do tabloids fare better in law suits than the people they smear/libel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistically-speaking-do-tabloids-fare-better-in-law-suits-than-the-people-they-smear-libel/849920)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistically-speaking-do-tabloids-fare-better-in-law-suits-than-the-people-they-smear-libel/849920 "2020-03-22T19:05:55Z")
Hi Statistically speaking, do tabloids fare better in law suits than the people they smear/libel? I’m not sure whether laws vary from state to state in the US with regard to libel by the gutter press, but they probably … --- ## [We know Queen Live Aid is the greatest rock set of all time....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-know-queen-live-aid-is-the-greatest-rock-set-of-all-time/849880)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-know-queen-live-aid-is-the-greatest-rock-set-of-all-time/849880 "2020-03-22T19:04:15Z")
May I propose Whitesnake at Rock in Rio 1985 as the second best? John Sykes- one of the most gifted lead guitarist of all time in metal history? David Coverdale- Deep Purple associated act Cozy Powell— one of the grea… --- ## [Anyone else having problems with Primetimer.com today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-primetimer-com-today/850042)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-primetimer-com-today/850042 "2020-03-22T18:42:43Z")
It takes a really long time to load, and it wouldn’t load at all a few hours ago. Everything else loads fine, and there is nothing wrong with my Internet connection. --- ## [Deadly Arctic Plagues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-arctic-plagues/850014)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-arctic-plagues/850014 "2020-03-22T18:32:21Z")
I put it in the Quarantine Zone because I think we all need a little distraction from the Coronavirus. And I think I have found it. Have any of you ever considered the deadly organisms that might be lurking in Arctic ic… --- ## [Return of the Osprey -Spring has sprung!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-osprey-spring-has-sprung/850026)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-osprey-spring-has-sprung/850026 "2020-03-22T17:48:23Z")
I saw my first one on March 17 - the earliest by about a week since I’ve been keeping track. A couple of weeks before that, the first pair of Oystercatchers showed up. Almost time to get the boat back in the water! … --- ## [Why so many timeouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-timeouts/849815)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-timeouts/849815 "2020-03-22T17:41:53Z")
Is anyone else experiencing this? More than half the time when I switch fora or even threads I get a timeout. Nearly every time I post, I get a time out. --- ## [Online educational resources during school closures.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-educational-resources-during-school-closures/850034)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-educational-resources-during-school-closures/850034 "2020-03-22T17:26:02Z")
I’m working with a kindergartener at home now. We are using Khan Academy (free), Fry’s sight words, and the free service just made available by scholastic.com. Curious as to what others may be using. --- ## [New words or phrases our language needs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-words-or-phrases-our-language-needs/848759)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-words-or-phrases-our-language-needs/848759 "2020-03-22T16:48:10Z")
“Losing your hoots”: You almost finish a long tweet or new thread when you suddenly realize you don’t g --- ## [A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-death-is-a-tragedy-a-million-deaths-is-a-statistic/849246)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-death-is-a-tragedy-a-million-deaths-is-a-statistic/849246 "2020-03-22T16:28:25Z")
Attributed to Stalin, he might not have said it first. But however, let us hypothesize that the Covid 19 does kill 5% of the world’s population. :dubious: Even 10%. What good could come of this? Could any good come o… --- ## [Two Strains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-strains/850019)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-strains/850019 "2020-03-22T16:26:15Z")
The “two-strain” theory. I have read this theory of covic-19 in a couple of places that are very respectable, and since this is exactly the way smallpox worked, I don’t think it’s impossible. The idea is that there are… --- ## [Who could use the Ring to successfully overthrow Sauron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-use-the-ring-to-successfully-overthrow-sauron/847647)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-use-the-ring-to-successfully-overthrow-sauron/847647 "2020-03-22T16:26:00Z")
So I’m rereading LotR and reminding myself of various issues. I vaguely recalled that only folks like Galadriel, Gandalf, Saruman, and Elrond were threats to Sauron (of course, they’d become dark lords themselves, but l… --- ## [America Is A Sham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-a-sham/849567)
**Author:** [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-a-sham/849567 "2020-03-22T16:23:50Z")
That’s the title of this Slate article: America Is A Sham. Not we innocent residents, of course; but arbitrary regulations display great bogosity, as shown by the ease with which they’re swept aside for an emergency. TS… --- ## [Incubation Period Update?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incubation-period-update/849973)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incubation-period-update/849973 "2020-03-22T16:17:54Z")
On Worldometer, they are still showing a few different median times from being infected to the first symptoms. We’re all accustomed to hearing about the potential 14 days in the media, and for good reason. But it can a… --- ## [Effective elected leaders, and those who aren't, in dealing with pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-elected-leaders-and-those-who-arent-in-dealing-with-pandemic/849961)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-elected-leaders-and-those-who-arent-in-dealing-with-pandemic/849961 "2020-03-22T14:52:19Z")
CNN and others have praised the governor of my state, Ohio: Mike DeWine: Ohio governor remains collected and directed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic | CNN Politics. I didn’t vote for him but think he’s handled … --- ## [When the first inoculations for Covid-19 to cure or prevent the virus in 2021 will you be first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-first-inoculations-for-covid-19-to-cure-or-prevent-the-virus-in-2021-will-you-be-first/849850)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-first-inoculations-for-covid-19-to-cure-or-prevent-the-virus-in-2021-will-you-be-first/849850 "2020-03-22T14:10:18Z")
Who will take a chance and be the first persons to receive the first shots to cure or prevent Covid-19, not due for at least another year which is Spring of 2021? --- ## [Defining fever - seeking medical opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-fever-seeking-medical-opinion/849734)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-fever-seeking-medical-opinion/849734 "2020-03-22T13:24:51Z")
I have what seems to be a mild cold or allergies, mostly head cold symptoms so I don’t think it’s coronavirus. But I’m being safe and taking my temperature several times a day. Which leads to my question. Something I’ve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1963) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1965)