# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1984 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1985 --- ## ["jag-wire" is simply not an acceptable pronunciation, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jag-wire-is-simply-not-an-acceptable-pronunciation-right/432592)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jag-wire-is-simply-not-an-acceptable-pronunciation-right/432592 "2020-03-10T15:26:08Z")
Now, as far as word definitions and usage goes, I definitely have strong descriptivist leanings. But, you can’t just pronounce any old word like a tardo and call it gravy. Or maybe I’m too harsh. . .I know that people … --- ## [Need some new history books to read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-new-history-books-to-read/848871)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-new-history-books-to-read/848871 "2020-03-10T14:57:10Z")
I’m looking for some recommendations on history books. I’d prefer them to be on a narrow topic–in other words, not “World War II”, but some specific event or aspect I may not have read about before, not a general history… --- ## [now it keeps logging me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-it-keeps-logging-me-out/848823)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-it-keeps-logging-me-out/848823 "2020-03-10T14:40:44Z")
3 times in the past hour. :mad: --- ## [But why Toilet Paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-toilet-paper/849201)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-toilet-paper/849201 "2020-03-10T14:01:06Z")
Doesn’t it seem odd that TP was the commodity people thought of first when the Coronapocalypse hits? (He says, nervously eyeing the only remaining 9-pack in the linen closet.) --- ## [Newish good games with "Animated Movie" art direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-good-games-with-animated-movie-art-direction/848601)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-good-games-with-animated-movie-art-direction/848601 "2020-03-10T13:47:35Z")
I kind of like this style in a game, but the last one I played that I consider fits the bill was Bioshock Infinite. That’s from 2012. I really like that kind of look; stylized, cartoony, pretty, and not really going fo… --- ## [Logistics of renting a Chicago hotel room for a family member in June (and I won't be present)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-renting-a-chicago-hotel-room-for-a-family-member-in-june-and-i-wont-be-present/849041)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-renting-a-chicago-hotel-room-for-a-family-member-in-june-and-i-wont-be-present/849041 "2020-03-10T12:43:29Z")
My younger brother (late 30’s) has had a rough go of it throughout his life, granted most of it self-induced. He has a 10-yr-old son that I see once every couple of years, but that I don’t have much of a relationship wi… --- ## [Elizabeth Warren has Dropped Out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-has-dropped-out/848969)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-has-dropped-out/848969 "2020-03-10T12:35:22Z")
\-=Link=- Now we have a clear fight. --- ## [Is it really wise for Space-X to put 11,000 satellites into space for a new way to get internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-wise-for-space-x-to-put-11-000-satellites-into-space-for-a-new-way-to-get-internet/809156)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-wise-for-space-x-to-put-11-000-satellites-into-space-for-a-new-way-to-get-internet/809156 "2020-03-10T12:30:09Z")
I don’t understand how satellites work. But Space-X is working on reducing the cost to put things into orbit. One of their goals with Starlink is to put something like 11,000 satellites into orbit to create everpresent 1… --- ## [Is the US Post office Federal Property? Is customer car stolen from its parking lot a Federal crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-post-office-federal-property-is-customer-car-stolen-from-its-parking-lot-a-federal-crime/849058)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-post-office-federal-property-is-customer-car-stolen-from-its-parking-lot-a-federal-crime/849058 "2020-03-10T12:22:39Z")
I know the post office is a federal institution, and has many federal protections, but is Post Office land considered Federal Land? And if so, if someone stole a customers car from the Post Offices Parking Lot, would thi… --- ## [Pete Buttigieg to Guest Host 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' 3/12/2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-to-guest-host-jimmy-kimmel-live-3-12-2020/849194)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-buttigieg-to-guest-host-jimmy-kimmel-live-3-12-2020/849194 "2020-03-10T11:21:50Z")
Pete Buttigieg to Guest Host ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ I guess he’s currently unemployed and needs a new career. --- ## [Is it possible to make a completely reusable N95 mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-completely-reusable-n95-mask/849100)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-completely-reusable-n95-mask/849100 "2020-03-10T06:45:47Z")
One big problem with single use masks is, as soon as there is a panic, the supply chain has a hard time keeping up. Is it possible to make a mask where, soaking it in bleach for an hour or exposing it to strong UV light … --- ## [How long can laptop withstand high humidity (70-90%?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-laptop-withstand-high-humidity-70-90/849162)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-laptop-withstand-high-humidity-70-90/849162 "2020-03-10T06:32:53Z")
Suppose you take a laptop and run it 24/7 nonstop in a highly humid environment (70-90%.) Which components would be likeliest to fail, and how soon? Wouldn’t the high heat of the internal CPU keep any moisture from cond… --- ## [OK, we all know clowns are creepy, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-we-all-know-clowns-are-creepy-but/848936)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-we-all-know-clowns-are-creepy-but/848936 "2020-03-10T05:29:07Z")
…who would make this, and, more important - who would ever buy it? And why? --- ## [On introducing a kitten to a litter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-introducing-a-kitten-to-a-litter/848885)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-introducing-a-kitten-to-a-litter/848885 "2020-03-10T05:04:05Z")
My neighbor found a kitten in the garden. Only a few days old. My cat had four kittens on March 1st. When he is feeding the orphaned kitten, with a syringe, it is crying. My mama cat wants to know what is happening. And… --- ## [How would an Baroness sign her name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-baroness-sign-her-name/849178)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-baroness-sign-her-name/849178 "2020-03-10T04:10:02Z")
There are plenty of sites where you can find out how to address the English nobility, but I’m finding it difficult to determine how they might sign their names to a letter. I’m especially looking about a real person, Ba… --- ## [A few Executive Order questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-executive-order-questions/849153)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-executive-order-questions/849153 "2020-03-10T03:16:33Z")
Let’s try to keep this out of IMHO or GD territory. I want to know if this is legally possible under the US Constitution. Don’t tell me it could never happen politically or that it would never work, tell me if it could l… --- ## [Otitis, the Cat With No Ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otitis-the-cat-with-no-ears/849133)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otitis-the-cat-with-no-ears/849133 "2020-03-10T02:47:05Z")
Otits, the Cat With No Ears, was featured on a ‘My Cat From Heaven’ segment on My Catr From Hell. Here’s a longer video. Otitis was so cute, I bought the book. It’s a children’s book. While Otitis is a real cat that … --- ## [Why are you here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-here/848951)
**Author:** [@FJRQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FJRQ)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-here/848951 "2020-03-10T02:46:08Z")
I’m here, because I’m tired of sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Ect,Ect. I’m hoping this place isn’t dead. Why are you here? --- ## [The 2020 fitness and exercise thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398 "2020-03-10T02:33:09Z")
So, it’s already February, and nobody has started a new thread, so here goes… I just finished my 5th Ragnar Relay. As usual I was slow AF, but marginally faster than in past years, even with my right hip giving me troub… --- ## [Postmates, what's the endgame here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postmates-whats-the-endgame-here/849159)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postmates-whats-the-endgame-here/849159 "2020-03-10T01:02:48Z")
A buddy of mine owns a bar. Over the past few weeks he’s had postmates drivers and regular customers that ordered on postmates stopping in for the order only to be met by a very confused staff that have no idea what they… --- ## [Lots of Joe E Brown on TCM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154 "2020-03-10T00:57:08Z")
I know he was incredibly popular in his day, but he seems like more of a curiosity nowadays. Does he have any fans here who actually laugh at his material? --- ## [When beck's away the cats will play.. (bad, bad, bad Siamese Cats being jerks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-becks-away-the-cats-will-play-bad-bad-bad-siamese-cats-being-jerks/849125)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-becks-away-the-cats-will-play-bad-bad-bad-siamese-cats-being-jerks/849125 "2020-03-09T22:42:21Z")
My Mid-daughter is taking care of my pets while I languish in the Hospital from Hell. It’s been reported by many the cats are giving her fits. She has her 2 Chihuahuas, my 2 pups, her 2 kids and sometimes the DILs gir… --- ## [Another ‘is this a scam’ thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-a-scam-thread/849132)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-a-scam-thread/849132 "2020-03-09T22:12:53Z")
I know, I know, if you have to ask it usually is but… I’m selling a bike. I advertised on Craig’s list. Someone sent a reply saying to contact her at her personal email. So I did and got this back: “ Sorry for the lat… --- ## [Starter archery kit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631 "2020-03-09T21:55:22Z")
My son who is 23 is looking into archery . He will take lessons. What kind of gear is needed to start and what is the price range? This is for target shooting, not hunting. --- ## [After you newter or spay a cat, can you tell them apart without looking underneath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-you-newter-or-spay-a-cat-can-you-tell-them-apart-without-looking-underneath/849050)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-you-newter-or-spay-a-cat-can-you-tell-them-apart-without-looking-underneath/849050 "2020-03-09T21:32:31Z")
Neuter (mods if you don’t mind?) \*Assume earliest ethical age, whatever that may be, then wait a year or two. Are there any lingering gender characteristics that could be identified through “personality” or other gen… --- ## [Of what plastic are Glocks made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-what-plastic-are-glocks-made/849085)
**Author:** [@Biggus\_Richard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggus_Richard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-what-plastic-are-glocks-made/849085 "2020-03-09T21:26:20Z")
Besides that, how long before the plastic gasses out and becomes brittle? A long time I suppose, since I still see early generation Glock 17s (1990s) in use. --- ## [Doctor Who 2020 New Year Special (and current season)(Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-2020-new-year-special-and-current-season-spoilers/845763)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-2020-new-year-special-and-current-season-spoilers/845763 "2020-03-09T21:26:13Z")
Well, that was fun! Stephen Fry makes amusing head of MI6 (should have used the Melchett voice), and after a moment, I recognized Lenny Henry (a man who has played the Doctor in non-canonical sketches) too. The new act… --- ## [Vaccine for viruses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-for-viruses/848844)
**Author:** [@Biggus\_Richard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggus_Richard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-for-viruses/848844 "2020-03-09T21:02:50Z")
New here and this is my first thread. The last couple times I talked to doctor friends (many years ago) about viruses is: you can’t make a vaccine for viruses the same way you do with bacteria. Also you can’t really cure… --- ## [The "wtfdtm" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wtfdtm-thread/849059)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wtfdtm-thread/849059 "2020-03-09T20:32:21Z")
I wanted to ask about a specific example of an acronym I’ve never heard before and couldn’t find a reference for anywhere- a topic which will probably make this thread an ongoing concern. So anyway, what is O S A R? --- ## [E-book recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-recommendations/848764 "2020-03-09T20:13:07Z")
So, I’m thinking of rejoining the 2010s and getting an e-book. I don’t know what I’m looking for exactly, what makes a big difference or is trivial. Any opinions or advice? Which models or features have been worthwhile f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1983) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1985)