# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1977 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1978 --- ## [Walk of Life by Dire Straits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-of-life-by-dire-straits/849287)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-of-life-by-dire-straits/849287 "2020-03-15T00:05:04Z")
A very catchy song completely dis served by the sports footage based music video. I understand that it’s about street musicians, and a lot of the lyrics are referencing songs commonly played by buskers. But WTF is “I g… --- ## [Elections and the Disabled — I need to vent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-and-the-disabled-i-need-to-vent/849413)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-and-the-disabled-i-need-to-vent/849413 "2020-03-14T23:00:47Z")
I volunteer as a County precinct worker. I am an Inspector. An Inspector is nominally in charge of a Precinct Board of from three to five Clerks. I have been working elections since 2006. That turns out to be fifteen ele… --- ## [COVID19 - what is different and what is not yet understood compared to typical flue viruses ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-what-is-different-and-what-is-not-yet-understood-compared-to-typical-flue-viruses/849504)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-what-is-different-and-what-is-not-yet-understood-compared-to-typical-flue-viruses/849504 "2020-03-14T22:40:09Z")
Let’s pick a typical flu virus (pick any from the quad vaccine last year or if you like to be really specific let’s pick the strain A/Brisbane/02/2018 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus (updated)) So compared to the above strain : … --- ## [Please recommend an email provider that is not Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-email-provider-that-is-not-google/849442)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-email-provider-that-is-not-google/849442 "2020-03-14T22:02:04Z")
I’m sure this has been discussed. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may even have brought it up before. I would really like to move my email accounts away from Google (and Yahoo!). Any suggestions for new providers? T… --- ## [What is your main coronavirus concern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-main-coronavirus-concern/849320)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-main-coronavirus-concern/849320 "2020-03-14T21:46:05Z")
Just curious where others’ heads were at on this topic. --- ## [Why am I having such a problem with this? (Warning, teenage boy stuff ahead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-having-such-a-problem-with-this-warning-teenage-boy-stuff-ahead/160815)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-having-such-a-problem-with-this-warning-teenage-boy-stuff-ahead/160815 "2020-03-14T21:28:57Z")
My son is 13, 14 in August, and he’s beginning to become more (ahem) sexually aware. Ivylad has has several chats with him, but quite frankly, I don’t want to hear that my son is becoming more of a man. I am highly unc… --- ## [Another 70s question for teens/youths of the era (hair)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-70s-question-for-teens-youths-of-the-era-hair/849434)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-70s-question-for-teens-youths-of-the-era-hair/849434 "2020-03-14T21:11:33Z")
Was the The Rolling Stones’ style page cut huge for young rockers in the early-mid 70s? As exemplified by these photos: https://images.wolfgangsvault.com/m/xlarge/JMP0044-FP/mick-ja… --- ## [Factual questions about Wuhan virus, most of which relevant to "medical:" GQ or IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-questions-about-wuhan-virus-most-of-which-relevant-to-medical-gq-or-imho/847989)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-questions-about-wuhan-virus-most-of-which-relevant-to-medical-gq-or-imho/847989 "2020-03-14T20:44:17Z")
Just thought I’d try to get a ruling from On High to keep things simpler and easy… Consider two alternatives: Query 1: “How long will the Wuhan virus stay viable on a surface?”– I would put in GQ. But unsurprisingly … --- ## [Trump administration incompetence with regards to coronavirus -- need more examples!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-incompetence-with-regards-to-coronavirus-need-more-examples/849348)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-incompetence-with-regards-to-coronavirus-need-more-examples/849348 "2020-03-14T20:43:14Z")
His speech last night was scattered and full of errors, among them: \[ul\] \[li\]Erroneous claims about what insurance companies would cover\[/li\]\[li\]A ban on all travel and cargo from Europe, except not really cargo and no… --- ## [Hulu's "High Fidelity" series starring Zoe Kravitz, Season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-high-fidelity-series-starring-zoe-kravitz-season-1/849421)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-high-fidelity-series-starring-zoe-kravitz-season-1/849421 "2020-03-14T20:20:35Z")
“High Fidelity” is one of my all-time favorite novels and the 2000 film (with John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lisa Bonet, Lili Taylor, and Tim Robbins) is also one of my favorite … --- ## [Why is hypertension considered a risk factor for coronavirus severity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hypertension-considered-a-risk-factor-for-coronavirus-severity/849458)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hypertension-considered-a-risk-factor-for-coronavirus-severity/849458 "2020-03-14T19:11:34Z")
I do not know, do other people? I can only report theories I’ve heard. One is that since hypertension is more common with age, it’s not relevant. Like saying wrinkled skin causes higher severity and death from coronavir… --- ## [Cremation and implanted appliances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cremation-and-implanted-appliances/849476)
**Author:** [@Kanzan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kanzan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cremation-and-implanted-appliances/849476 "2020-03-14T18:54:10Z")
Hip replacements and other devices implanted into people are made out of a combination of metals and ceramics. These certainly survive cremation. What do crematoriums do with all the salvaged pieces? Not being ghoulish, … --- ## [Where does all of the money go after people sell their stocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-all-of-the-money-go-after-people-sell-their-stocks/849342)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-all-of-the-money-go-after-people-sell-their-stocks/849342 "2020-03-14T18:46:24Z")
People buy low and sell high, right? Now people are selling at whatever they can get and then when the price goes lower than what they sold it for they buy it back again (I think). So where does all of the money go whe… --- ## [Stupid question about washing hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-about-washing-hands/849461)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-about-washing-hands/849461 "2020-03-14T18:04:22Z")
I fully admit this is stupid, but… I’ve been on self-quarantine for a little over a week now. Before that I had very limited interaction with humans, but exposure to elevator buttons, cafeterias, etc. I keep being told… --- ## [We're Here Because We're Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-here-because-were-here/849432)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-here-because-were-here/849432 "2020-03-14T18:02:07Z")
I’m trying to remember what movie/show this is from. A character (a clown?) is singing We’re Here Because We’re Here. He realises it’s inappropriate (or something) and sort of trails it off. Like: ♫ \*We’re here becau… --- ## [Coronavirus vs. Global Warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-vs-global-warming/849474)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-vs-global-warming/849474 "2020-03-14T17:42:13Z")
Coronavirus: A national emergency is declared. A lot of money is being spent to fight it. There are changes to businesses, lifestyles and so on. Getting the virus mainly affects people over 60. Younger people aren’t af… --- ## [Amazing Race has a detour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-has-a-detour/849405)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-has-a-detour/849405 "2020-03-14T16:51:59Z")
Variety states that Amazing Race suspended the race after 3 legs due to Covid-19. StG --- ## [Anyone like working in an open office setup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-working-in-an-open-office-setup/846955)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-working-in-an-open-office-setup/846955 "2020-03-14T16:46:27Z")
For those that don’t know it’s basically a room with tables. No privacy at all. Bean counters love it because it’s cheap. --- ## [When Were Headbands Last In Style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-headbands-last-in-style/734492)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-headbands-last-in-style/734492 "2020-03-14T14:44:48Z")
Jor-El (Krypton) wore them… so did Wonder Woman. Has any fashion designer ever used them? Aside from some Southwestern USA Indian tribes, i haven’t seen them on anyone. A cool look that deserves to come back --- ## [LOTR: How powerful was Gandalf...and why didn't he flex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-how-powerful-was-gandalf-and-why-didnt-he-flex/849048)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-how-powerful-was-gandalf-and-why-didnt-he-flex/849048 "2020-03-14T13:42:45Z")
I get that Gandalf was trying to hold back and let the peoples of Middle Earth sort out their own stuff. An enlightened position. As such we rarely see Gandalf strut his stuff and see him go full-on beast mode. The on… --- ## [Coronavirus vs. Swine Flu (Why the panic NOW?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-vs-swine-flu-why-the-panic-now/849418)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-vs-swine-flu-why-the-panic-now/849418 "2020-03-14T13:40:30Z")
There were about 10,000 dead in 2009 from the swine flu, but I don’t remember everything being canceled. I wonder if people saw the word “flu” and thought “Oh no biggie” So why is there so much panic, cancellations, clo… --- ## [Getting a month of free rent - what kind of taxable income is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-month-of-free-rent-what-kind-of-taxable-income-is-it/849180)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-month-of-free-rent-what-kind-of-taxable-income-is-it/849180 "2020-03-14T13:36:30Z")
Suppose my apartment complex suddenly gave me a month of rent-free dwelling (let’s say, errr, I won some “win-free-rent” raffle drawing,) what kind of taxable income would that be? It wouldn’t be income so much as it wo… --- ## [Ford v Ferrari -- I haven't seen it yet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-v-ferrari-i-havent-seen-it-yet/843192)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-v-ferrari-i-havent-seen-it-yet/843192 "2020-03-14T12:56:55Z")
But it’s a bullseye in my wheelhouse. Spoiler: The good news is that THERE IS NO CGI! It’s real cars making really loud noises and back then scaring the bejeezus out of Henry II. It’s getting good reviews and I regr… --- ## [Will 2020 mark the transition of world leadership from West-to-East?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2020-mark-the-transition-of-world-leadership-from-west-to-east/849283)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2020-mark-the-transition-of-world-leadership-from-west-to-east/849283 "2020-03-14T12:06:09Z")
I just read two newspaper opinion pieces which I found dismaying, even frightening. The first was Ross Douthat calling Western society “decadent.” This piece struck a bell with me. Inspired by the apparent progressiv… --- ## [What's the oldest spam / marketing email you stil receive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-spam-marketing-email-you-stil-receive/849453)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-spam-marketing-email-you-stil-receive/849453 "2020-03-14T12:02:24Z")
I bought a telescope 20 years ago, and I still get emails every week from that company. Bought a piece of art 25 years ago, still get marketing emails from them. Although I still have both items, I’ve never bought anyt… --- ## [House S1: How would Wilson explain in an interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-s1-how-would-wilson-explain-in-an-interview/849467)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-s1-how-would-wilson-explain-in-an-interview/849467 "2020-03-14T11:54:19Z")
This might be more Cafe Society but I’m wondering more about how people would respond to a situation presented in the show. In season 1 of House, Vogler gains control of the hospital board with the 100 million dollar do… --- ## [Did cowboys really duel each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cowboys-really-duel-each-other/849099)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cowboys-really-duel-each-other/849099 "2020-03-14T10:20:01Z")
You’ve probably seen Western duels in movies or TV shows. Two cowboys standing at opposite sides of the town, seeing who can pull out their gun and shoot the other the fastest. Did cowboys really duel each other, or is … --- ## [Trump administration incompetence with regards to coronavirus -- need more examples!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-incompetence-with-regards-to-coronavirus-need-more-examples/849351)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-incompetence-with-regards-to-coronavirus-need-more-examples/849351 "2020-03-14T10:13:21Z")
His speech last night was scattered and full of errors, among them: \[ul\] \[li\]Erroneous claims about what insurance companies would cover\[/li\]\[li\]A ban on all travel and cargo from Europe, except not really cargo and no… --- ## [Clothes question for guy and gal dopers who were American teens during the 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-question-for-guy-and-gal-dopers-who-were-american-teens-during-the-1970s/849429)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-question-for-guy-and-gal-dopers-who-were-american-teens-during-the-1970s/849429 "2020-03-14T08:41:46Z")
There is a prequel to The Sopranos coming out in September called The Many Saints of Newark. It is set between 1967 and the 1970s in likely a two act structure, with the latter half featuring James Gandolfini’s son, Mich… --- ## [Delphi Survey: What will unemployment in the US be in 1, 2 and 3 months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delphi-survey-what-will-unemployment-in-the-us-be-in-1-2-and-3-months/849469)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delphi-survey-what-will-unemployment-in-the-us-be-in-1-2-and-3-months/849469 "2020-03-14T07:23:50Z")
We aren’t experts here, but we’re the best I’ve got. What do you estimate unemployment will be in March, April and May? If you want to justify your answers, feel free, but it isn’t necessary. I’ll average the non-joke… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1976) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1978)