# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1978 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1979 --- ## [Runners and exercise clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-and-exercise-clothing/838557)
**Author:** [@Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labor)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-and-exercise-clothing/838557 "2020-03-14T06:40:43Z")
Perhaps this isn’t BBQ Pit stuff stuff, this is probably the most bland, pitiful rant ever. I am a regular runner. I get out there on the streets, paths and trails, exercising, trying to stay healthy and fit. I live in … --- ## ["Sex with me is like Covid19: . . ."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-with-me-is-like-covid19/849433)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-with-me-is-like-covid19/849433 "2020-03-14T05:41:09Z")
…you’ll need to get tested immediately …it’s more likely to happen if you’re old and infurm …thy’ll be talking about it on Fox’n’Friends …Mike Pence will be in charge of your recovery …you’d rather have the flu …it’… --- ## [Animated movie ID attempt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-movie-id-attempt/849454)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-movie-id-attempt/849454 "2020-03-14T04:13:58Z")
I have only vague memories of this–I saw part of it it on MeTV or a similar OTA secondary digital channel network in the last 10 years or so and part of it one other time years earlier. Probably from the 60s or 70s. Sort… --- ## [In The Sound of Music, how can Capt. von Trapp be a veteran of landlocked Austria's navy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-sound-of-music-how-can-capt-von-trapp-be-a-veteran-of-landlocked-austrias-navy/565906)
**Author:** [@cesld\_msn.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cesld_msn.com)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-sound-of-music-how-can-capt-von-trapp-be-a-veteran-of-landlocked-austrias-navy/565906 "2020-03-14T04:05:48Z")
On escaping from Austria, Agathe von Trapp, who just died, said that instead of crossing mountains they just simply walked across the street and boarded a train. LINK TO COLUMN: In The Sound of Music, how can Capt. von… --- ## [The Politics of Covid-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politics-of-covid-19/849375)
**Author:** [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politics-of-covid-19/849375 "2020-03-14T03:10:14Z")
It was somewhat refreshing to see the president admit last night that Covid-19 is a real thing- and a real threat. I was finding it odd that the only lawmakers to publicly announce that they were self-quarantining were n… --- ## [Effect of dryness on mold after it's established a foothold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-dryness-on-mold-after-its-established-a-foothold/849303)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-dryness-on-mold-after-its-established-a-foothold/849303 "2020-03-14T02:35:08Z")
Mold grows and develops a foothold if one allows a room’s humidity to get too high for too long, but if you dehydrate the room environment back to a dry state, does it inhibit the mold from growing or doing anything furt… --- ## [So .... on Ridiculousness ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-ridiculousness/849450)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-ridiculousness/849450 "2020-03-14T02:26:28Z")
… what exactly is Steelo doing behind those pieces of red wood? I used to think he had a DVD player without a cover on it and he was spinning the DVDs with his fingers, but at 5400rpm (or 7200rpm) wouldn’t he have to sp… --- ## [Employment question: Should my wife ask to be terminated from her new job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-question-should-my-wife-ask-to-be-terminated-from-her-new-job/849187)
**Author:** [@Malice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malice)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-question-should-my-wife-ask-to-be-terminated-from-her-new-job/849187 "2020-03-14T01:11:28Z")
My wife started a new job that has turned out to be unexpectedly fast-paced and high stress. Two months in, she has fallen desperately behind and it is clear that she will not be asked to stay beyond the 90-day probation… --- ## [Roller derby. (Modern)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-derby-modern/849372)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-derby-modern/849372 "2020-03-14T00:39:01Z")
Anyone in to roller derby? About 10 years ago, I briefly dated a roller derby skater. After we weren’t together I still checked it out online now and then, but haven’t for quite a while. Well wife has been itching for … --- ## [Testing the vB quote function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-vb-quote-function/849451)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-vb-quote-function/849451 "2020-03-14T00:17:24Z")
Here’a a phrase that is quoted. And some response usually goes after the quoted phrase. --- ## [So what does it mean when they say 80% of coronavirus patients have mild symptoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-mean-when-they-say-80-of-coronavirus-patients-have-mild-symptoms/849339)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-it-mean-when-they-say-80-of-coronavirus-patients-have-mild-symptoms/849339 "2020-03-14T00:08:56Z")
I’ve heard about 80% have mild symptoms and the other 20% have severe symptoms that require hospitalization, maybe intubation and possibly death. But for the 80%, what does that mean? i’ve heard two different things. T… --- ## [Do you think there is alot of pressure on people to learn to drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-is-alot-of-pressure-on-people-to-learn-to-drive/849184)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-there-is-alot-of-pressure-on-people-to-learn-to-drive/849184 "2020-03-13T23:28:52Z")
Well I remember when I was 17 someone got me a book about the Highway Code and a theory test for drivers with the idea that I should learn to drive when I was 17 and in more recent years my father said it would be good i… --- ## [Yet another COVID-19 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-covid-19-question/849345)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-covid-19-question/849345 "2020-03-13T23:25:28Z")
What are the chances that the current virus was in the US long before the current reports? The last few months have been a very bad time for illness in my circle. It was assumed to be the flu. I had the flu and so did my… --- ## [I will soon be a Master... or I will be locked in an asylum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-soon-be-a-master-or-i-will-be-locked-in-an-asylum/849410)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-soon-be-a-master-or-i-will-be-locked-in-an-asylum/849410 "2020-03-13T22:57:36Z")
In just under 3 hours I will be defending my MA thesis. So of course I’m here on the Dope instead of preparing. The college I work for just announced that we will be switching to online instruction, for which we have ne… --- ## [Death Metal Inspires Joy, Not Violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-metal-inspires-joy-not-violence/849406)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-metal-inspires-joy-not-violence/849406 "2020-03-13T22:36:32Z")
The BBC shits all over a classic parental fear: The study in question’s TL;DR: And, the professors summarizing the summary, in the BBC article: --- ## [Progressives: how should Biden talk to Obama/Trump voters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressives-how-should-biden-talk-to-obama-trump-voters/849243)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressives-how-should-biden-talk-to-obama-trump-voters/849243 "2020-03-13T22:28:16Z")
There’s an awful lot of discussion of how Biden ought to appeal to progressives who aren’t into him. There are fair questions about how Biden should show that he wants their votes, maybe by some new policies and so on. B… --- ## [How bad did I lose in the Markets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-did-i-lose-in-the-markets/849378)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-did-i-lose-in-the-markets/849378 "2020-03-13T22:02:39Z")
If I had $100,000 in the stock market when Trump was inaugurated, how much would I have now? --- ## [Do you bother debunking ghost claims you encounter in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bother-debunking-ghost-claims-you-encounter-in-real-life/849144)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bother-debunking-ghost-claims-you-encounter-in-real-life/849144 "2020-03-13T21:21:23Z")
My kids and I live in an apartment building. Though hardly decrepit, the place is a little old — 50 years or so, I would guess. Occasionally one hears sounds which are certainly, to my mind, caused by entirely material … --- ## [Best Funds for investing in market as a whole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-funds-for-investing-in-market-as-a-whole/849176)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-funds-for-investing-in-market-as-a-whole/849176 "2020-03-13T20:59:38Z")
I know the experts say you shouldn’t try to time the market, but it seems like a no-brainer that after falling 20% or so in the last couple of weeks, the Dow is bound to make larger than average gains over the next year,… --- ## [displaying my craft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-my-craft/849291)
**Author:** [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-my-craft/849291 "2020-03-13T20:38:17Z")
Hi, I’m looking for advice from someone who knows the ins and outs of posting one’s art or craft online. I used to have a site, many years ago, and am not sure it’s the way to go NOW. I make stick pins, and would like t… --- ## [The British are coming! (Boston travel advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-are-coming-boston-travel-advice/849150)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-are-coming-boston-travel-advice/849150 "2020-03-13T20:32:13Z")
My brother and I, along with our wives, are meeting up in Boston in early April (we pick a city and meet there for a joint vacation every year; they are coming from the UK, my wife and I from Florida). None of us have b… --- ## [Non-sequitur thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sequitur-thread/849430)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sequitur-thread/849430 "2020-03-13T20:25:54Z")
Post them here. Oh, and by the way, Edgar went to stay with an old girlfriend. And now I’m emotional thinking about Alex Trebek. --- ## [Is this simple flip-phone secure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-simple-flip-phone-secure/849369)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-simple-flip-phone-secure/849369 "2020-03-13T18:27:47Z")
I have a simple flip-phone–an “Alcatel onetouch 3G”–that I use for voice conversation only, no apps or other misc stuff. I add time every 3-months w/TracFone. Is it safe/secure to use this phone for telephone banking? I… --- ## [Water fountain germs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-fountain-germs/849416)
**Author:** [@lacazet2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lacazet2k)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-fountain-germs/849416 "2020-03-13T17:58:16Z")
Just read a book called Did you Just eat That? by a Paul Dawson. In it, he discusses how many germs you can get by sharing popcorn, hand driers in bathrooms, etc. he didn’t mention water fountains. I do use these, shoul… --- ## [Symptoms of COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symptoms-of-covid-19/849403)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symptoms-of-covid-19/849403 "2020-03-13T17:51:22Z")
Does anyone have links to decent information as to the types and severity of symptoms people can expect if infected w/ COVID-19? My understanding is that some large percentage of people who are infected are largely asym… --- ## [How will coronavirus change society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-coronavirus-change-society/849308)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-coronavirus-change-society/849308 "2020-03-13T17:31:04Z")
I went to a movie tonight - a documentary on old movie palaces. Leaving, I wondered if people would be even more likely to enjoy their entertainment at home. What would you imagine might be some trends that will be spe… --- ## [What countries have meaningful subdivisions? (States, provinces, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-meaningful-subdivisions-states-provinces-etc/849021)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-have-meaningful-subdivisions-states-provinces-etc/849021 "2020-03-13T17:22:52Z")
Or, since I’m not sure which is more typical, which countries DON’T have meaningful subdivisions? When I say “meaningful” I’m pretty much talking about the standard mailing address. If I send mail there, do I need to pu… --- ## [How do news outlets decide when to "call" an election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-news-outlets-decide-when-to-call-an-election/849281)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-news-outlets-decide-when-to-call-an-election/849281 "2020-03-13T16:34:02Z")
With Biden winning the Michigan primary yesterday, I’ve been seeing complaints on social media from Bernie Sanders supporters complaining that MSNBC called the election for Biden while there were still people at some pol… --- ## [Tapatalk the sole link method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-the-sole-link-method/849338)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-the-sole-link-method/849338 "2020-03-13T15:28:19Z")
I just tried to send a link to a pal. Forgot I was within Tapatalk. So the link was a mess. Easy right??- I went to my cell browser. Googled SDMB. Loaded THAT up. Found the thread. Entered it. Copied the URL. Sent it … --- ## [Silly motto needed (Latin translation also needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-motto-needed-latin-translation-also-needed/849119)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-motto-needed-latin-translation-also-needed/849119 "2020-03-13T15:27:48Z")
I’m trying to come up with a gift idea for my sister, and she’s really hard to buy for, because reasons. In the past, she’s enjoyed some custom things I’ve done at places like Cowcow.com, so I’m gonna do up something in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1977) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1979)