# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1986 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1987 --- ## [Laatpass question - need answer in a day or so](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laatpass-question-need-answer-in-a-day-or-so/849068)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laatpass-question-need-answer-in-a-day-or-so/849068 "2020-03-08T21:33:19Z")
I’m finally getting serious about using Lastpass, but I can’t find an answer on their site. If I get the family plan, which has 6 licenses, is that 6 devices or 6 family members on x number of devices? Thanks! Sent fr… --- ## [Why are presidential primaries so strung out & always in the same order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-presidential-primaries-so-strung-out-always-in-the-same-order/848942)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-presidential-primaries-so-strung-out-always-in-the-same-order/848942 "2020-03-08T21:03:43Z")
Presidential elections - everybody votes at the same time, the first Tues after the first Mon in Nov. Yes, I know there’s mail-in ballots but they’re a minority & for people who can’t make it to a polling place on that … --- ## [What mouse and keyboard do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063 "2020-03-08T20:57:21Z")
What keyboard do you use to type, and what kind of mouse do you use? Personally, I use a Microsoft Wireless 3500 mouse and a Microsoft 600 keyboard. --- ## [What are your rules for racking 8 ball pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-rules-for-racking-8-ball-pool/848338)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-rules-for-racking-8-ball-pool/848338 "2020-03-08T20:56:45Z")
For me, the 1 ball at the top, 8 ball in the middle, and solids alternating with stripes as best as possible and make the rack as tight as possible. These are just house rules that I picked up in college. What say you? --- ## [Coronavirus sick question: work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-sick-question-work/849079)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-sick-question-work/849079 "2020-03-08T20:54:26Z")
Lets say you are told to self quarantine or even if you do get sick and you find you caught it at work. Can they force you to use your sick days or could this be a case for workers comp since you did get this thru work? … --- ## [SXSW cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sxsw-cancelled/849034)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sxsw-cancelled/849034 "2020-03-08T20:51:51Z")
Austin declared a disaster so they pretty much had to cancel it. SXSW is canceled over coronavirus concerns | CNN Business --- ## [an open letter to Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-bernie-sanders/849055)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-bernie-sanders/849055 "2020-03-08T19:18:28Z")
the title is a joke, I’m not sending this to Bernie. This is what I wrote on my Facebook page. And well, hell, I think it’s not bad- Get out of the race, Bernie. I love you man, but you have done all you can do. If this… --- ## [What should be written on an engraving plate for a 50th wedding anniversary gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-written-on-an-engraving-plate-for-a-50th-wedding-anniversary-gift/849108)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-written-on-an-engraving-plate-for-a-50th-wedding-anniversary-gift/849108 "2020-03-08T18:34:50Z")
My parents 50th wedding anniversary is April 4 and my wife and I are buying them a clock that comes with an engraving plate. The plan is to take it up to a local store and have it engraved and put on the front. We have … --- ## [Bobbie Batista from CNN died at 67](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobbie-batista-from-cnn-died-at-67/848878)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobbie-batista-from-cnn-died-at-67/848878 "2020-03-08T18:33:15Z")
She started out as a news anchor here in Raleigh and was one of the first CNN headline news anchors in early 80s. For some reason she got to be real popular in Poland when on CNN International. She lived around … --- ## [Hardboiled egg shells are ruining my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardboiled-egg-shells-are-ruining-my-life/848757)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardboiled-egg-shells-are-ruining-my-life/848757 "2020-03-08T18:13:45Z")
I’ve been eating a lot of hard boiled eggs lately. Largely for extreme budgetary reasons. in the last 3 months, I’ve probably gone through a dozen dozens of them. In all that–and probably more–I have not a single one tha… --- ## [Its taking even longer than we thought..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-taking-even-longer-than-we-thought/849016)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-taking-even-longer-than-we-thought/849016 "2020-03-08T17:07:18Z")
read it and weep --- ## [What's the funniest single panel cartoon you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531 "2020-03-08T16:21:24Z")
Here’s mine: An enormous favor It cracks me up every single time. \[sub\]which may say more about me than it says about humor, I admit\[/sub\] --- ## [Has this ever been done before? (college sports)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ever-been-done-before-college-sports/848276)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ever-been-done-before-college-sports/848276 "2020-03-08T15:05:22Z")
The Oregon Ducks are currently just a few very winnable basketball games from going undefeated at home this year in football and both men’s and women’s basketball; their aggregate home record is currently 39-0. Has any … --- ## [BTVS question about Angel's re-ensoulment and Willow's turn to evil (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btvs-question-about-angels-re-ensoulment-and-willows-turn-to-evil-open-spoilers/849080)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btvs-question-about-angels-re-ensoulment-and-willows-turn-to-evil-open-spoilers/849080 "2020-03-08T13:13:38Z")
First some spoiler space. After all, every episode is somebody’s first… . . . . . . . .  I have been re-listening to season two of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” recently. As you might recall, Buffy’s vampire-with… --- ## [Would “Jeopardy” wait for me if I was on a long winning streak...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jeopardy-wait-for-me-if-i-was-on-a-long-winning-streak/848588)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jeopardy-wait-for-me-if-i-was-on-a-long-winning-streak/848588 "2020-03-08T06:53:56Z")
… and had to miss days for a prior commitment? Also, how do people on long streaks explain their absences to their families and employers? I thought they were forbidden to tell others the results before air. --- ## [Chicken Sandwich Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-sandwich-wars/839136)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-sandwich-wars/839136 "2020-03-08T06:27:44Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t already been a post on this. Popeye’s has started serving a chicken sandwich. There has been some back and forth between them, Chick-fil-a, and Wendy’s as to who has the best sandwich. We trie… --- ## [Why does light travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-light-travel/848744)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-light-travel/848744 "2020-03-08T06:09:26Z")
Why can it not stay put. What is the force that makes light travel? Such vast distances in vacuum. --- ## [What's your silly campaign slogan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-campaign-slogan/847809)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-silly-campaign-slogan/847809 "2020-03-08T05:27:17Z")
If you were running for president, what would your campaign slogan be? No serious answers, please. The sillier, the better. Vote for ekedolphin in 2020: “Technically, He’s Old Enough Now.” --- ## [Breaking News: Quarantine Hotel Collapses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-quarantine-hotel-collapses/849067)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-quarantine-hotel-collapses/849067 "2020-03-08T04:57:37Z")
Because nothing improves your COVID-19 quarantine like your hotel collapsing. :smack: No fatalities reported at this time. --- ## [Ever go to Facebook jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-to-facebook-jail/848887)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-to-facebook-jail/848887 "2020-03-08T03:48:28Z")
Yesterday for me. I have a small black cat with attitude. I call her black devil, or actually deevil. My friend tagged me on a funny about a tiny black kitten beating on (trying to) a much larger cat. I responded “Blac… --- ## [Car: rough idle cold weather start up only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rough-idle-cold-weather-start-up-only/849049)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-rough-idle-cold-weather-start-up-only/849049 "2020-03-08T03:43:04Z")
I own a 2013 VW Scirocco R, automatic, 2.0L TFSI (ea113), 68k km, and it has been tuned by the previous owner (APR Stage 2+). I’ve owned the car now for 2.5 years. It’s been fine other than having some loose screws leak… --- ## [Who would a lame-duck Trump appoint as VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-a-lame-duck-trump-appoint-as-vp/849029)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-a-lame-duck-trump-appoint-as-vp/849029 "2020-03-08T01:52:34Z")
We’ve already got a thread for discussing the potential VP picks of the 2020 presidential candidates, including Trump. (Among the running mates being discussed for Trump is Nikki Haley.) This thread poses the same ques… --- ## [In search of video comparing castrato/male soprano/countertenor/boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-video-comparing-castrato-male-soprano-countertenor-boy/849014)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-video-comparing-castrato-male-soprano-countertenor-boy/849014 "2020-03-08T01:44:55Z")
Some years back, someone posted a video of 4 people standing beside each other, each singing a different passage of the same song, to demonstrate the different varieties of highest men’s voices. It wasn’t a montage, th… --- ## [Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-wisconsin-and-michigan/849071)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-wisconsin-and-michigan/849071 "2020-03-08T01:07:33Z")
Repeat it like a mantra, they are the only states that matter. The only possible states that Trump can flip are Virginia, Colorado and New Mexico. And I am not at all worried about Virginia, they voted for Obama twice a… --- ## [McDonalds Cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-cookies/639010)
**Author:** [@Jaclofo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaclofo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-cookies/639010 "2020-03-08T01:03:08Z")
So I ordered some McDdonalds Chocolate Chip Cookies, which they had to “bake” due to being out of “fresh” cookies. The crew told me that it would take two minutes to make a new batch of cookies. I have been told this on … --- ## [People dating for years without moving towards marriage - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dating-for-years-without-moving-towards-marriage-how/848723)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dating-for-years-without-moving-towards-marriage-how/848723 "2020-03-08T00:35:42Z")
I have been in several relationships that crashed and burned because the woman in question gave a marriage ultimatum (demanded a firm commitment towards marriage) relatively soon into the relationship, often mere months … --- ## [Problem with seasoning cast iron skillets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-seasoning-cast-iron-skillets/835914)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-seasoning-cast-iron-skillets/835914 "2020-03-08T00:31:23Z")
I have had cast iron for years and have continually been trying to get them seasoned properly. If there is any stuck food I use the plastic part of a scrubbing and do the bare minimum of effort to unstick the food. I s… --- ## [Who will drop out after Super Tuesday, part 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-drop-out-after-super-tuesday-part-2/848838)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-drop-out-after-super-tuesday-part-2/848838 "2020-03-07T23:14:27Z")
After a wild last few days, I thought I’d start a thread similar to my previous one, but with fewer options. At this point it seems to be down to a two person race with two spoilers. This thread is to offer your best g… --- ## [Help identify an alt country male singer by my poor description of his songs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-an-alt-country-male-singer-by-my-poor-description-of-his-songs/849064)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-an-alt-country-male-singer-by-my-poor-description-of-his-songs/849064 "2020-03-07T22:57:32Z")
American, sounds southern. Anyone have it yet? Should I go on? I heard this album almost 2 years ago but don’t know how old it was then. The song I’m looking for was an uptempo shuffle heavily featuring a picked teleca… --- ## [Will U.S. interest rates go negative? What will the result be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-u-s-interest-rates-go-negative-what-will-the-result-be/848977)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-u-s-interest-rates-go-negative-what-will-the-result-be/848977 "2020-03-07T22:50:49Z")
Financial conditions around the world are in uncharted waters. Nobody has a clear idea of what is going to happen. Negative real interest rates are not too unusual: 1958, 1975, and especially 1980 were all periods when… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1985) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1987)