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**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-hypothesis-about-covid-that-everybody-hates/952914 "2023-01-27T08:30:05Z")
This is a hypothesis that I have never seen put forward. An idea that just seems beyond peoples understanding. It has to deal with the origin of COVID19. In Februarry of 2020, before I even knew what COVID was, I got … --- ## [Fuse, or fuze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuse-or-fuze/978850)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuse-or-fuze/978850 "2023-01-27T08:08:40Z")
Something used to set off an explosive. Something in old houses before circuit breakers. Something in your car to protect the wiring and components. Which is the correct spelling? ‘Fuse’, or ‘fuze’? Not that I use o… --- ## [BBC Documentary Censored (A Thread for am77494)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-documentary-censored-a-thread-for-am77494/978830)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-documentary-censored-a-thread-for-am77494/978830 "2023-01-27T06:12:43Z")
Here you go @am77494 . You can come and rant here all you like since apparently you never discovered the “New Topic” button. Oh wait, I forgot. You’re stupid, so I need to set up your rant. Regardless of what you thi… --- ## [First song to mention computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-song-to-mention-computers/781967)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-song-to-mention-computers/781967 "2023-01-27T05:53:52Z")
I was listening to the Kinks’ “20th Century Man” and musing about how much I feel just like Ray Davies back in 1971 now as a “21st Century Man”. “Too much aggravation”, indeed…Anyway, I thought about how computers fueled… --- ## [NHL: December 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2022/976116)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2022/976116 "2023-01-27T04:12:42Z")
Oops, haven’t been keeping up with the monthly threads, I’ll be better going forward. I’ll be checking out the surprising Devils and Kraken in games tonight. Also quite enjoyed Vegas vs Boston last night. It’s late eno… --- ## [The King Crimson documentary - have you seen it yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-crimson-documentary-have-you-seen-it-yet/978847)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-crimson-documentary-have-you-seen-it-yet/978847 "2023-01-27T04:07:22Z")
The documentary is called “In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson at 50”. In my humble opinion, it is the best rock documentary ever made. But it’s difficult to track down - despite being screened to rave rev… --- ## [Lance Kerwin is the latest of us old timers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816 "2023-01-27T03:57:08Z")
I had such a crush on him when I was a pre-teen. I will also mention that Salem’s Lot, the TV mini-series, scared the bejesus out of me. --- ## [The Room (walkthroughs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-walkthroughs/978633)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-room-walkthroughs/978633 "2023-01-27T02:18:53Z")
Like puzzles and escape rooms? Enjoy these series of walkthroughs with narration. Set in Victorian/Edwardian England, the discovery of something between Earth, Air, Water and Fire… …a Fifth Element…NULL… …can warp re… --- ## [Wikipedia's Mobile version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedias-mobile-version/944509)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedias-mobile-version/944509 "2023-01-27T00:11:45Z")
Fuck you, Mobile version of Wikipedia! Rot in hell! I am absolutely sick of Wikipedia having an entire separate URL for their mobile versions. It seems as though people on mobile devices are automatically redirected t… --- ## [Wiki links: "Pages for logged out editors learn more"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiki-links-pages-for-logged-out-editors-learn-more/978807)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiki-links-pages-for-logged-out-editors-learn-more/978807 "2023-01-27T00:09:41Z")
The past few days, every time I’ve seen a link to Wikipedia on this board, the linkbox that shows up has this text at the start of it. For instance, in the space elevator thread, a link to suspension bridges says Is a… --- ## [Need Help Shipping My Diggeridoo- Need Answer By Friday 1/27/23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-shipping-my-diggeridoo-need-answer-by-friday-1-27-23/978671)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-shipping-my-diggeridoo-need-answer-by-friday-1-27-23/978671 "2023-01-26T23:41:13Z")
I’m visiting my Mom. A few years ago, she took me to a flea market (we love flea markets and garage sales). I bought a PVC diggeridoo (It’s an Australian instrument) for $5. I wasn’t able to take it back with me. It weig… --- ## [Utah Goldbacks - new currency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-goldbacks-new-currency/978674)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-goldbacks-new-currency/978674 "2023-01-26T23:32:54Z")
In 2019 Utah voted to allow private mints to issue their own gold backed currency. These are called Goldbacks. They have the actual stated amount of 24k gold in the form of a typical dollar bill. Very thin, of course. Th… --- ## [I'm an assassin but I've lost my memory!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-assassin-but-ive-lost-my-memory/978277)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-assassin-but-ive-lost-my-memory/978277 "2023-01-26T23:29:16Z")
So I’m an assassin but due to a bump on the head, I’ve lost my memory and I now believe my cover story. Fortunately, this also seems to have reset my moral compass and I no longer want to be an assassin. As my memories r… --- ## [Remodeling our bathroom: Are Americh Bathtubs good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-our-bathroom-are-americh-bathtubs-good-or-bad/978851)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-our-bathroom-are-americh-bathtubs-good-or-bad/978851 "2023-01-26T22:55:27Z")
We are remodeling our bathroom, and have found a bathtub that seems to meet our needs and measurements, made by the company Americh. I’ve never heard of this company before, so I’d like to hear if anyone else has experi… --- ## [Croquet - French translation of the original name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croquet-french-translation-of-the-original-name/978432)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croquet-french-translation-of-the-original-name/978432 "2023-01-26T22:20:00Z")
I’ve developed a fascination with croquet, of late. And reading all the articles I can get my hands on, I repeatedly come across this fact: “Poor people in the southern part of France played an outdoor game that involve… --- ## [Have you ever eaten so much of something you never want to eat it again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-eaten-so-much-of-something-you-never-want-to-eat-it-again/978559)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-eaten-so-much-of-something-you-never-want-to-eat-it-again/978559 "2023-01-26T22:19:50Z")
I’ll go on binges where I’ll eat the same thing, usually leftovers for a week at a time, and I’ll be off it for a month or so, then have it again. But I’ve never been completely put off something that I like. My Dad, be… --- ## ["Live-in Casual Housekeeper/Minder"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-casual-housekeeper-minder/978664)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-casual-housekeeper-minder/978664 "2023-01-26T22:05:35Z")
For the past few months I’ve been ferrying hubby to physical therapy sessions twice a week (nothing dire or life threatening, just aftermath from a minor-ish car accident) and as you do, you gradually get to know the oth… --- ## [Top Gun (1986): Locking On & War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-1986-locking-on-war/977896)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-1986-locking-on-war/977896 "2023-01-26T21:47:57Z")
I’m still watching older movies. So at the start of the original Top Gun the US pilots in their F-14s engage a couple of Soviet “MiGs” (not really). Tom Cruise’s Maverick locks onto one of the “MiGs” and the Soviet pilot… --- ## [Questions about the best place (and time) to die from legal assisted suicide in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-best-place-and-time-to-die-from-legal-assisted-suicide-in-the-us/978852)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-best-place-and-time-to-die-from-legal-assisted-suicide-in-the-us/978852 "2023-01-26T21:33:48Z")
I recently learned that in US states with assisted suicide, a doctor prescribes the medication and the ‘patient’ can administer it to themselves wherever and whenever they please. I’m not sure about this in terms of poli… --- ## [Film Cast-Reality Coherence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-cast-reality-coherence/977217)
**Author:** [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-cast-reality-coherence/977217 "2023-01-26T20:54:36Z")
So does anyone else see a present-day film with say, Harrison Ford, in it and think “well in this universe, either they didnt make Indiana Jones or Tom Selleck got the part” And then you hope for a glimpse of this alter… --- ## [iPhone browser problems today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-browser-problems-today/978754)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-browser-problems-today/978754 "2023-01-26T20:50:03Z")
The first time I went to the SDMB on my iPhone today, there was a message on screen informing me that my browser (Safari) was not compatible. A link directed me to browsehappy.com, where I could find more about other br… --- ## [Thinking about Willy Wonka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-willy-wonka/788455)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-willy-wonka/788455 "2023-01-26T20:28:24Z")
Spoilers I suppose but, come on, even the most recent movie came out twelve years ago. And the book was written in 1964. We saw the story pretty much from the point of view of the kids (mostly Charlie) and their familie… --- ## [Water restriction fine. How should I prepare for court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-restriction-fine-how-should-i-prepare-for-court/971526)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-restriction-fine-how-should-i-prepare-for-court/971526 "2023-01-26T18:32:25Z")
I woke up yesterday morning to a notice on my door from the city, informing me that I was being ticketed for violating the cities water restrictions by watering on the wrong day. I got a more official ticket in the mail… --- ## [General Motors stock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-motors-stock/978808)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-motors-stock/978808 "2023-01-26T18:05:41Z")
I’m trying to chart the price of General Motors stock (GM on NYSE) since 1920, from quotes in old online newspapers. However - there were unreported stock splits in the early days, and I’m trying to figure out what/when … --- ## [Cat avatars on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151 "2023-01-26T13:44:53Z")
I actually don’t know if this should’ve been in atmb, but I am curious how many other Dopers use a feline for their avatar… Come show yourself. meow. --- ## [Name of Photographer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-photographer/978823)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-photographer/978823 "2023-01-26T07:20:33Z")
I know there have been a billion photos taken of NYC, there was a series in black and white of NYC in winter, at night. Really stunning shots of bridges, benches, and Central Park with the skyscrapers lit up in the back… --- ## [Is the situation on the TV show Emergency! still the reality for EMS care in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-situation-on-the-tv-show-emergency-still-the-reality-for-ems-care-in-california/978672)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-situation-on-the-tv-show-emergency-still-the-reality-for-ems-care-in-california/978672 "2023-01-26T03:52:09Z")
As a wee lad, I loved watching Emergency! on TV. However, even as a child, there were aspects of the way paramedics were dispatched that seemed extremely wasteful to me. On TV, our heroes John and Roy are firefighters … --- ## [Help Me With This Sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-sign/978409)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-sign/978409 "2023-01-26T01:59:19Z")
I’ve mentioned before that there is a sign maker shop on the highway I drive on every day and every few weeks he has a new sign out front with new a pun or joke on it. Some of you here helped me “get” one of the signs a … --- ## [Putin = Hitler... or Kaiser Wilhelm II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-hitler-or-kaiser-wilhelm-ii/978431)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-hitler-or-kaiser-wilhelm-ii/978431 "2023-01-26T00:09:22Z")
\[Offshoot from the Russia invades Ukraine thread\] There was an interesting bit of discussion in an episode of the podcast that aceplace57 linked to earlier in the thread. The writer/historian Owen Matthews talks about … --- ## [Bram Stoker's Dracula, translation of a line \[in Romanian\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bram-stokers-dracula-translation-of-a-line-in-romanian/516256)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bram-stokers-dracula-translation-of-a-line-in-romanian/516256 "2023-01-25T23:55:22Z")
Hello, I just saw this movie, and I’m wondering about the scene in the cinema right after Mina and Dracula first meet. He takes her aside, and tells her do not fear him. She tells him a few times to stop it. Then he s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=910) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=912)