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**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621 "2020-03-17T17:35:46Z")
ní féidir leat canadh le gloine folamh (you can’t sing with an empty glass) --- ## [Head Lice (ACK!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-lice-ack/86085)
**Author:** [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-lice-ack/86085 "2020-03-17T17:16:34Z")
I just spent about six hours combing through my younger daughter’s hair. I will never be able to say the word “nitpicking” casually again. My eight-year-old had been complaining about her head itching for a week or so n… --- ## [US zip code question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-zip-code-question/849562)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-zip-code-question/849562 "2020-03-17T17:14:02Z")
I have a question. I am trying to ship something to Puerto Rico and the zipcode is 00957-192601. Apparently the customer service rep. told me I can only use the 5 digit zip code which is 00957. I don’t know what th… --- ## [Is sanitizing the best way to prevent a contagious disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sanitizing-the-best-way-to-prevent-a-contagious-disease/849565)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sanitizing-the-best-way-to-prevent-a-contagious-disease/849565 "2020-03-17T17:08:11Z")
I was reluctant to even ask this question, because of how degrading Dopers can be. I know, it probably is the best way, but hear me out before you go full Straight Dope on me. When you sanitize your hands, or any surfa… --- ## [Howard Schultz or Michael Bloomberg would be good for this national crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-schultz-or-michael-bloomberg-would-be-good-for-this-national-crisis/849609)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-schultz-or-michael-bloomberg-would-be-good-for-this-national-crisis/849609 "2020-03-17T16:59:24Z")
Americans don’t like to elect senators and activists as presidents. Donald Trump was a executive and businessman when he got elected; he was an outsider. Biden and Sanders are senators, Biden the nation’s No. 2 under O… --- ## [Anyone here willing to admit to hoarding turlet paper or hand sanitizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-willing-to-admit-to-hoarding-turlet-paper-or-hand-sanitizer/849546)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-willing-to-admit-to-hoarding-turlet-paper-or-hand-sanitizer/849546 "2020-03-17T16:32:29Z")
I bought a couple packs of TP the other day because I was running low. In the parking lot a complete stranger shouted, “so you’re the one buying up all the toilet paper!” I will admit that in normal times I probably wou… --- ## [Dealing with pandemics at different stages of the life-cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-pandemics-at-different-stages-of-the-life-cycle/849650)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-pandemics-at-different-stages-of-the-life-cycle/849650 "2020-03-17T16:16:53Z")
From what I’m seeing, the coronavirus outbreak is gradually subsiding in China and other Asian countries, with the number of new infections dropping tremendously. This has also been accompanied by an easing of the restri… --- ## [Looking for a chart of COV-19 Endurance Based on Time vs Temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-of-cov-19-endurance-based-on-time-vs-temperature/849593)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-of-cov-19-endurance-based-on-time-vs-temperature/849593 "2020-03-17T15:39:10Z")
I saw an article wherein a researcher (on a shareholder conference call, of all places) outlined the expected lifespan of the new virus at various temperatures, and remarked that it was measured in “minutes” by the time … --- ## [filler or binder for a (sausage) meat pie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filler-or-binder-for-a-sausage-meat-pie/849628)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filler-or-binder-for-a-sausage-meat-pie/849628 "2020-03-17T15:28:09Z")
I made a tourtiere last week for Pi Day and it was great. Got me thinking, though, that just a pound of ground beef and a pound chub of breakfast sausage might be a good mixture, and a cup of shredded cheese surely woul… --- ## [Rest in Peace Genesis P-Orridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-genesis-p-orridge/849519)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-genesis-p-orridge/849519 "2020-03-17T15:25:58Z")
Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV frontman Genesis P-Orridgehas died at age 70. My innocent self was exposed to this music in 1979 and it changed my outlook on what I wanted to hear going forward. The music was raw, sexua… --- ## [Marcus Flavius, you are a piece of shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcus-flavius-you-are-a-piece-of-shit/849638)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcus-flavius-you-are-a-piece-of-shit/849638 "2020-03-17T15:20:00Z")
That’s it. I don’t tend toward the long, poetic strings of invective that characterize many pittings–just: you are a piece of shit. --- ## [Coronavirus is going to make Americans EVEN MORE LONELY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449 "2020-03-17T15:18:32Z")
Hardly anyone interacts with anyone anymore. Racially, it may be even worse. It is like segregation never ended. --- ## [I want to learn drumming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-drumming/846644)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-drumming/846644 "2020-03-17T15:01:20Z")
I’ve been thinking about trying to learn drumming. I don’t want a full drum kit in my house, both because of the space it takes and because of the volume of the sound it produces (I have some hearing loss and try to prot… --- ## [Mixing the sexes causes nothing but chaos and confusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-the-sexes-causes-nothing-but-chaos-and-confusion/849635)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-the-sexes-causes-nothing-but-chaos-and-confusion/849635 "2020-03-17T14:53:56Z")
The modern world likes to pretend that males and females are interchangeable, which has led us to an androgynous and hyper confused society regarding the sexes. From antiquity, up until 60 or 70 years ago, men and women … --- ## [My sis is near the end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sis-is-near-the-end/849511)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sis-is-near-the-end/849511 "2020-03-17T13:29:17Z")
The big C. I tried to be a good younger brother. I don’t know if I succeeded - maybe I didn’t. I love you sister. My father’s first child, who brought so much joy into his world. You fought hard. I admire your fight… --- ## [Strange GFI behavior.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-gfi-behavior/849539)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-gfi-behavior/849539 "2020-03-17T13:26:23Z")
I have an outdoor GFCI outlet which powers a pond pump. The pump stopped working over the winter and testing parts seems to indicate the pump itself is the problem. When I reset the GFCI the pump works for about 90 sec… --- ## [Forgot the #$%& bacon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgot-the-bacon/849601)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgot-the-bacon/849601 "2020-03-17T13:23:06Z")
We got our first huge grocery delivery on Friday (since self-quantining for a week) and we were disappointed with what was left out or substituted. So we donned our best gloves and masks (quickly discarded when faced wit… --- ## [How do asymptomatic people spread the virus so quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-asymptomatic-people-spread-the-virus-so-quickly/849592)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-asymptomatic-people-spread-the-virus-so-quickly/849592 "2020-03-17T13:01:24Z")
First officials tell us that the virus is spread primarily through droplets/aerosol, so coughing and sneezing spread the virus. But coughing and sneezing are the big symptoms (other than fever) so how do asymptomatic peo… --- ## [Today is a day for cool caterpillars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-a-day-for-cool-caterpillars/820909)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-a-day-for-cool-caterpillars/820909 "2020-03-17T12:49:14Z")
There aren’t many types of caterpillar here anymore. There used to be, but for the past several years it’s been all cabbage moths, generically green caterpillars that grow up to be boring white moths. I don’t know what h… --- ## [baby boomlet December/January](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-boomlet-december-january/849631)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-boomlet-december-january/849631 "2020-03-17T12:48:27Z")
Well I guess its pretty easy to predict there will be an increase in babies coming up in a few months. I wonder what we should collectively call this product of virus quarantine? --- ## [difference between dvd+r and dvd-r](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-dvd-r-and-dvd-r/140439)
**Author:** [@jillsjeeps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jillsjeeps)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-dvd-r-and-dvd-r/140439 "2020-03-17T11:11:50Z")
I am buying the HP DVD200i player and the Pinnacle studio av8 video editing. I am going to use this to convert my vhs tapes to a dvd disk so it will play in all dvd players and distribute to my family. So here is my qu… --- ## [Australian government handling of coronavirus travel restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-government-handling-of-coronavirus-travel-restrictions/849319)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-government-handling-of-coronavirus-travel-restrictions/849319 "2020-03-17T10:47:43Z")
I’m beginning to get a little concerned about the the advice the Australian government is getting. The official travel page says that there are problems with Mainland China Iran Italy Republic of Korea and that people … --- ## [Soviet Stuff and More on eBay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-stuff-and-more-on-ebay/846865)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soviet-stuff-and-more-on-ebay/846865 "2020-01-29T05:28:52Z")
Like this place isn’t enough to use up all my free time I have begun listing some things on eBay. I started a couple months back with some currency and amusement park stuff and from now on it could be damn near anything.… --- ## [Test Your Musical IQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-musical-iq/848279)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-musical-iq/848279 "2020-03-17T10:08:10Z")
Mine is 89. :eek: --- ## [Why no ramps in swimming pools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ramps-in-swimming-pools/729379)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ramps-in-swimming-pools/729379 "2015-08-31T22:25:46Z")
Why doesnt someone design swimming pools with a little ramp, so small animals don’t drown anymore and swimming pool owners don’t have to remove sad little bloated critter corpses from the water anymore? --- ## [Coronavirus - what do YOU intend to do differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-what-do-you-intend-to-do-differently/849266)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-what-do-you-intend-to-do-differently/849266 "2020-03-17T07:32:01Z")
I know there are MANY threads, but I didn’t readily see one where Dopers shared their ideas of what specific steps they were going to take WRT to coronavirus. Might be useful to post general location, age, health, etc. … --- ## [Any sort of test to detect if someone got caught COVID-19 in his life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sort-of-test-to-detect-if-someone-got-caught-covid-19-in-his-life/849632)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sort-of-test-to-detect-if-someone-got-caught-covid-19-in-his-life/849632 "2020-03-17T06:44:51Z")
I am wondering if in the future there will be some sort of test for detecting COVID-19 traces (anti bodies etc.) to ensure that the person has caught and survived COVID-19. My friend has a weird dry cough that won’t go … --- ## [How old are you and what age would you consider to be "young?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you-and-what-age-would-you-consider-to-be-young/844947)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you-and-what-age-would-you-consider-to-be-young/844947 "2020-03-17T05:12:29Z")
I am curious how people view “old” and “young”, and whether it has a certain ratio to their own age. (That is, if Dopers feel comfortable sharing your ages.) Some people, for instance, seem to think that anyone who is… --- ## [So now my neighborhood has an enforced quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-my-neighborhood-has-an-enforced-quarantine/849263)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-my-neighborhood-has-an-enforced-quarantine/849263 "2020-03-17T03:38:27Z")
Police nailed the sign up today, across the street 20 yards from my front door. Right under the rooftop where I eat breakfast. Couple just moved in last week, wife just returned from working in Hong Kong. Yesterday, p… --- ## [Animations: prince, talking pig, magic monkey...and..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animations-prince-talking-pig-magic-monkey-and/750390)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animations-prince-talking-pig-magic-monkey-and/750390 "2020-03-17T03:06:25Z")
I was watching terribly late/early tv this morning and some strange dramatic cartoon was on. I just watched part of it because it was just too odd and uncomfortable for me. Ther was a prince on horseback with his three … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1972) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1974)