# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1975 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1976 --- ## [Assessing the progress of the #MeToo movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-the-progress-of-the-metoo-movement/848571)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-the-progress-of-the-metoo-movement/848571 "2020-03-16T14:36:16Z")
(article at the top is from last summer) It’s been about two and a half years since the #MeToo movement made major headlines (at least in the US) with the Harvey Weinstein accusations, and there have been several majo… --- ## [Harmonica sounds bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmonica-sounds-bad/844143)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmonica-sounds-bad/844143 "2019-11-30T03:17:29Z")
Sometimes, my harmonica will be out of tune, and I won’t be able to make a sound, no matter how hard I blow. Then, it’ll go back to sounding fine. Is there something wrong with my harmonica? --- ## [Do you get irrationally irritated by accents / voice traits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-irrationally-irritated-by-accents-voice-traits/718332)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-irrationally-irritated-by-accents-voice-traits/718332 "2020-03-16T13:50:46Z")
I unwittingly tuned in to this zombie thread which is totally unrelated to my topic except when I got to post #47 (which is current) it got me to thinking. I have a serious aversion to accents, drawls, certain vocal tra… --- ## [Time limit for editing posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-limit-for-editing-posts/849532)
**Author:** [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-limit-for-editing-posts/849532 "2020-03-16T13:48:45Z")
It’s currently five minutes which has been just fine in the past. But after making a post this morning while still half asleep I found a dumb mistake that I wanted to correct. Unfortunately, I kept getting a server error… --- ## [Can someone explain the liquidity crisis, banks & treasury bonds, and quantitative easing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-liquidity-crisis-banks-treasury-bonds-and-quantitative-easing/849438)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-liquidity-crisis-banks-treasury-bonds-and-quantitative-easing/849438 "2020-03-16T12:41:17Z")
I sort of, barely, understand right now the underlying liquidity of the banking system, the availability of cash and credit is keeping people up at night. I’m reading about short-term, overnight bank credit being more d… --- ## [UK attacked France in 1940 in WW 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-attacked-france-in-1940-in-ww-2/849529)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-attacked-france-in-1940-in-ww-2/849529 "2020-03-16T12:10:51Z")
Just read about this . Almost 1300 French killed. They were trying to prevent the Nazis from taking over the French fleet after France surrendered. --- ## [Coronavirus in North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-in-north-korea/849553)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-in-north-korea/849553 "2020-03-16T10:26:13Z")
Would have liked to post this on GQ but I don’t think a factual answer is available. What’s the best guess of the coronavirus situation in North Korea? According to wikipedia, there are officially no cases in the count… --- ## [Gold money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-money/474785)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-money/474785 "2008-12-04T18:25:10Z")
When was the last time a country issued gold specie coins meant for circulation? Note that I’m aware of American eagles, Canadian maple leafs, Krugerrands, and other gold bullion coins. This question is not about them. --- ## [The truly great threads in SDMB history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879 "2020-03-16T09:39:35Z")
Sort of a poll, but more of a survey of the really great threads of the past. May be “past” only in the sense of no longer visible on the front pages of the various fora. I’m most fascinated by the ones that suddenly sp… --- ## [Food porn for Beck in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-porn-for-beck-in-the-mmp/849141)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-porn-for-beck-in-the-mmp/849141 "2020-03-16T09:28:09Z")
I’d start it of with a biggie, but the best I can share is scrambled eggs and ham for breakfast. No, they weren’t green. :smiley: Still, do your part to encourage (?) or torture (?) \*\*Beck \*\*during her recovery. And H… --- ## [COVID-19: What actually IS happening in Italy and WHY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-what-actually-is-happening-in-italy-and-why/849543)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-what-actually-is-happening-in-italy-and-why/849543 "2020-03-16T07:44:45Z")
First a link. Some numbers and facts in this post are pulled from there. Per the Hopkins site - current “confirmed cases” in Italy (which I think all can agree is likely a huge undercount) 21,157. Deaths 1441. Most conc… --- ## [What can go wrong when you put a pedometer on a pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-go-wrong-when-you-put-a-pedometer-on-a-pig/849395)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-go-wrong-when-you-put-a-pedometer-on-a-pig/849395 "2020-03-16T04:45:14Z")
When a pig wears a pedometer and then eats it and poops it out, the battery can start a fire. Who knew? --- ## [Ermigawd Becky! (Bad, bad, bad Hilda Svengarrde and her PT torture chamber)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ermigawd-becky-bad-bad-bad-hilda-svengarrde-and-her-pt-torture-chamber/849220)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ermigawd-becky-bad-bad-bad-hilda-svengarrde-and-her-pt-torture-chamber/849220 "2020-03-16T04:05:14Z")
Sitting on my hospital bed, minding my own business a voice on a intercom sez “Ms. Wrek you’re late for PT” Wut??!!? Be nice if someone told me. “PT in the A.M., OK? OK.” That is the whole of the conversation yesterda… --- ## [NHL 103 - March 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-march-2020/848765)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-march-2020/848765 "2020-03-16T03:35:03Z")
New month. My Leafs are still hanging on to a playoff spot, and Matthews is still in the running with Pasternak and Ovechkin for the Rocket Richard trophy. The Leafs are a difficult team to watch: perhaps they always h… --- ## [Why no long down coats for men, and where can I find one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-long-down-coats-for-men-and-where-can-i-find-one/847360)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-long-down-coats-for-men-and-where-can-i-find-one/847360 "2020-03-16T03:06:41Z")
Why does nobody seem to make really hardcore LONG down coats for men? Tom Scud has one from LL Bean that’s 10+ years old, I think, and very much showing its age - unfortunately they don’t seem to do that model anymore. (… --- ## [virus-infected currency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-infected-currency/849525)
**Author:** [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-infected-currency/849525 "2020-03-16T02:54:29Z")
An online reference to another more reputable reference estimates that the coronavirus will remain on currency (coins, banknotes) for up to 10 days. What do you all have to say about that? --- ## [Museum Virtual Tours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-virtual-tours/849536)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-virtual-tours/849536 "2020-03-16T01:20:59Z")
If you like museums, and don’t already have enough online content, this article has links to 12 museums that offer virtual tours. I have really been enjoying the Rijksmuseum so far. --- ## [Resolved: doing the right thing isn’t easy, and it’s dangerously naive to say it is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-doing-the-right-thing-isn-t-easy-and-it-s-dangerously-naive-to-say-it-is/849547)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-doing-the-right-thing-isn-t-easy-and-it-s-dangerously-naive-to-say-it-is/849547 "2020-03-16T01:01:33Z")
This Medium article has been approvingly linked to several times throughout the internet. I’ve read it, and found it well written and sourced. However, I do have one rather large quibble with it-the following line: N… --- ## [Sawyer Sweeten, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star, dead at 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawyer-sweeten-everybody-loves-raymond-star-dead-at-19/718417)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawyer-sweeten-everybody-loves-raymond-star-dead-at-19/718417 "2020-03-16T00:25:13Z")
One of the twin boys from the show. Suicide. If you recall the show, the twins were featured and so was their real sister. --- ## [Diluting isopropyl alcohol with spring or purified+minerals water.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diluting-isopropyl-alcohol-with-spring-or-purified-minerals-water/849534)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diluting-isopropyl-alcohol-with-spring-or-purified-minerals-water/849534 "2020-03-16T00:21:21Z")
I’ve got some 99% Isopropyl I want to dilute to 70, but I don’t have any distilled water atm. I suppose I could wait till I get some, but do the minerals reduce the anti-viral efficacy or the shelf-life of the solution?… --- ## ["The United States has killed more people than any other country on Earth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-has-killed-more-people-than-any-other-country-on-earth/849230)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-has-killed-more-people-than-any-other-country-on-earth/849230 "2020-03-15T21:56:45Z")
I always see people constantly say this online and yet they never offer any proof besides saying generic stuff like “The massacre of the indigenous peoples of America, slavery, World War 2, the war on terror”. I’m genui… --- ## [Is This a Misuse of Judicial Power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-misuse-of-judicial-power/848797)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-misuse-of-judicial-power/848797 "2020-03-15T21:35:41Z")
Washington voters spent years getting $30 car tabs on the ballot. The initiative finally passes and creates a transportation funding panic. A lawsuit is filed and a judge gives an injunction to stop it taking effect. … --- ## [proposal to minimize economic impact of pandemics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-to-minimize-economic-impact-of-pandemics/849512)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-to-minimize-economic-impact-of-pandemics/849512 "2020-03-15T20:52:49Z")
As soon as a country starts freaking out like China did about the coronavirus, all commercial airports around the world stop all future flights. In the countries not hit yet, anyone deemed most at risk from the pandemic … --- ## [Long Range Transmission IP Cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-range-transmission-ip-cameras/849484)
**Author:** [@sedger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sedger)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-range-transmission-ip-cameras/849484 "2020-03-15T20:46:07Z")
Hello I am trying to figure out a way I can operate an IP network camera from a distance of 1500 metres from my router. I wondered if anyone had any experience of doing this. I have an outbuilding which is 1.5km from my … --- ## [buttering corn on the cob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttering-corn-on-the-cob/849326)
**Author:** [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttering-corn-on-the-cob/849326 "2020-03-15T20:41:22Z")
for all of my life, whenever my family had a meal that one of our sides was corn on the cob, we buttered our corn with a slice of bread with butter loaded up on it that you held cupped in your hand and spun the cob aro… --- ## [We’ve been misled about the name of this pandemic causing virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-ve-been-misled-about-the-name-of-this-pandemic-causing-virus/849510)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-ve-been-misled-about-the-name-of-this-pandemic-causing-virus/849510 "2020-03-15T20:27:29Z")
I just learned that COVID-19 is not the name of the current virus but the name of the disease it causes. The official name of the virus is SARS-CoV-2, i.e. SARS part II. Apparently the WHO didn’t want to cause “unneces… --- ## [why can't I lead the life I want to lead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-lead-the-life-i-want-to-lead/849517)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-lead-the-life-i-want-to-lead/849517 "2020-03-15T20:17:54Z")
I am 57. My wife died in 2014. i have a good job, no debts. All I want to do is go to work, come home, make a good meal, watch a little TV or a movie, and read. What do I do? I come home and sit at the computer and chai… --- ## [Finding family history records--from Sweden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-family-history-records-from-sweden/849483)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-family-history-records-from-sweden/849483 "2020-03-15T19:44:40Z")
I have a relative whose grandfather was a Swede. He died when she was only 3, and there’s no existing family history. It’s possible that she might have some second cousins ‘over there,’ but maybe not. We know the name… --- ## [New US record in Women's indoor mile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-record-in-womens-indoor-mile/847985)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-record-in-womens-indoor-mile/847985 "2020-03-15T18:47:06Z")
A remarkable race by Elle (Elinor) Purrier - near perfect tactics. Her result was the second-best of all time, breaking Mary Decker’s 1982 US record. Best moment is her furrowed brow after the finish, as she realizes h… --- ## [Favorite Books on Directors, Actors, Etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-books-on-directors-actors-etc/848833)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-books-on-directors-actors-etc/848833 "2020-03-15T18:06:18Z")
I love biographies, but I really love autobiographies, because its (hopefully) coming from the source, even if they might leave out a few details. Or a book about Hollywood, or the movie-making process… I just bought on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1974) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1976)