# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=950&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 951 --- ## [Long Covid - what's the prevalence and prognosis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-covid-whats-the-prevalence-and-prognosis/937157)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-covid-whats-the-prevalence-and-prognosis/937157 "2022-12-10T00:16:11Z")
I broke out a discussion on long covid from the breaking news thread. I’m interested in seeing more info on this. Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: I… --- ## [Most dated (and obscure) tech reference in song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dated-and-obscure-tech-reference-in-song/975774)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dated-and-obscure-tech-reference-in-song/975774 "2022-12-10T00:15:37Z")
I was just listening to Lets Push Things Forward by The Streets (which has the temerity to be released 20 years ago :frowning: :older\_man: :man\_white\_haired: ) And I realize it contains the line "You won’t … --- ## [Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-pitcher-gaylord-perry-has-died/975864)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-pitcher-gaylord-perry-has-died/975864 "2022-12-09T23:34:59Z")
Gaylord Perry, who won 314 games as an MLB pitcher, and was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both the National and American Leagues, died at home this morning, at age 84. Perry, who played in the majors fo… --- ## [My Dinner with Kanye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dinner-with-kanye/975992)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dinner-with-kanye/975992 "2022-12-09T23:23:42Z")
The title popped into my head, and I realized that I couldn’t have been the only one to think of it. It turns out that lots of other people did, too. This is the best response to that idea I’ve found --- ## [How exactly did Bruce Lee die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-did-bruce-lee-die/244212)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-did-bruce-lee-die/244212 "2022-12-09T22:42:40Z")
This is one topic of controversy that should really get the ball rolling quick :slight\_smile: Over the years, I have heard many stories that all tried to explain the mysterious death behind this Martial Arts legend. Her… --- ## [Amazing Race Season 34](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-34/971990)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-34/971990 "2022-12-09T22:26:09Z")
Amazing Race returns tonight, September 21st! “Excuse me, you made an error, Survivor returns tonight,” you say. But that’s not an error, for the first(?) time, Survivor and Amazing Race will premiere on the same day! I… --- ## [The very real stigma of living with a disclosed mental health condition (spin off of 7-Eleven watch thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-real-stigma-of-living-with-a-disclosed-mental-health-condition-spin-off-of-7-eleven-watch-thread/976154)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-real-stigma-of-living-with-a-disclosed-mental-health-condition-spin-off-of-7-eleven-watch-thread/976154 "2022-12-09T21:49:11Z")
I didn’t want to believe this would ever happen to me. But it has. I was briefly denied a mental health day off from work, the day after being forced to babysit a known alleged criminal and prevent her from doing any… --- ## [I feel like there should be a "(Latest) News" category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-there-should-be-a-latest-news-category/976219)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-there-should-be-a-latest-news-category/976219 "2022-12-09T21:12:32Z")
I think there should be a “(Latest) News” category. Non-political news is often shared in MPSIMS, but I often don’t feel like that stuff is mundane or pointless. Thoughts? --- ## [Is USPS tracking working for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-usps-tracking-working-for-you/976228)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-usps-tracking-working-for-you/976228 "2022-12-09T20:50:16Z")
I haven’t been able to track anything for about a week or so. No matter if I follow a link or go to the USPS site and enter the number, all I get is a hung up page. It doesn’t even time out or give an error message. Noth… --- ## [A Fun Simpsons Fact!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fun-simpsons-fact/976139)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fun-simpsons-fact/976139 "2022-12-09T20:48:26Z")
The Simpsons episode where Homer joins Lollapalooza because Bart and Lisa think he’s lame for liking Grand Funk Railroad is 26 years old which makes it as old as Grand Funk Railroad was at that time. Let us all now drif… --- ## [If what Trump said was true, and mass voter fraud elected Biden, what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-what-trump-said-was-true-and-mass-voter-fraud-elected-biden-what-happens/976050)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-what-trump-said-was-true-and-mass-voter-fraud-elected-biden-what-happens/976050 "2022-12-09T18:50:22Z")
I’m not talking about Trump’s version where he magically becomes president again because Trump said so, but if it was found out 2+ years into the term that Biden should not have won enough states to get the electoral vot… --- ## [Canada to release black-and-gold coin to honour Elizabeth II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-to-release-black-and-gold-coin-to-honour-elizabeth-ii/976191)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-to-release-black-and-gold-coin-to-honour-elizabeth-ii/976191 "2022-12-09T18:11:18Z")
The Royal Canadian Mint is releasing a commemorative $2 circulation coin to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The coin will have a black outer ring, instead of a silver-coloured ring. The Mint has gotten quite good at making i… --- ## [Oldest punk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-punk/952353)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-punk/952353 "2022-12-09T17:42:48Z")
I was noodling through Wikipedia and checked up on the Stranglers to see if there was an update on their drummer Jet Black. I was surprised to see that he was born in 1938. Although he’s retired now he was gigging with… --- ## [Prescription Zantac has changed my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-zantac-has-changed-my-life/182896)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-zantac-has-changed-my-life/182896 "2022-12-09T16:44:20Z")
So I finally went to see my doctor last week. He had been “my” doctor for a couple of years, but I had never met him until then. My asthma was bad as it always is in early June, and I also had come to the conclusion th… --- ## [Psychology Question: Theory of Mind and Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-question-theory-of-mind-and-culture/976151)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychology-question-theory-of-mind-and-culture/976151 "2022-12-09T16:43:46Z")
I fell down a Reddit rabbit hole and am now confused. With the idea that the fastest way to learn on the internet is the say something wrong here we go: This is how I understand it, the Definitions taken from Wiki: Em… --- ## [How do I Replace These Batteries with an AC Adaptor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-replace-these-batteries-with-an-ac-adaptor/976209)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-replace-these-batteries-with-an-ac-adaptor/976209 "2022-12-09T15:51:32Z")
I have a gadget that runs on 2 sets of 4 D batteries wired in parallel. That is, each set of 4 D batteries is in serial and the two sets of 4 batteries each are wired together at the ends. Rather than buy tons of D batt… --- ## [Without looking, do you know the wattage of your microwave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-do-you-know-the-wattage-of-your-microwave/976082)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-do-you-know-the-wattage-of-your-microwave/976082 "2022-12-09T14:13:12Z")
Since I live alone and I don’t always feel like cooking after a long day at work, I eat more frozen dinners than is probably good for me, and I was musing recently about the standard disclaimer in the microwave instructi… --- ## [CWA Championship Wrestling: Ric Flair's unexpected NWA World Title defense against Jerry Lawler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cwa-championship-wrestling-ric-flairs-unexpected-nwa-world-title-defense-against-jerry-lawler/976240)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cwa-championship-wrestling-ric-flairs-unexpected-nwa-world-title-defense-against-jerry-lawler/976240 "2022-12-09T05:08:31Z")
From the Wayback File, I wanted to show you wrestling fans one of the greatest segments I’ve ever seen, so we can talk about it. I discovered it about 2 years ago, and didn’t want it to get lost in the shuffle of the ma… --- ## [Céline Dion has announced that she has an incurable disease which affects her singing ability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-has-announced-that-she-has-an-incurable-disease-which-affects-her-singing-ability/976211)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-has-announced-that-she-has-an-incurable-disease-which-affects-her-singing-ability/976211 "2022-12-09T10:29:52Z")
“The spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to,” Dion said. “I have to admit it’s been a struggle. Al… --- ## [Most Archaic Anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-archaic-anthem/976081)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-archaic-anthem/976081 "2022-12-09T08:49:31Z")
National anthems often occupy a special place in people’s hearts. Updates tend to be controversial. Yet many were written in the 1700s (or some time ago) and reflect bygone values and countries born of violent revoluti… --- ## [Responding to obvious trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-obvious-trolls/974968 "2022-12-09T07:00:09Z")
Why are there always replies to obvious “first time poster, long time troll” threads like this? Even if there’s a minuscule chance they’re sincere, how many posters who show up with massive drama threads as their very fi… --- ## [Has anyone else here tried Duolingo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-here-tried-duolingo/937180)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-here-tried-duolingo/937180 "2022-12-09T05:50:04Z")
I just finished my Duolingo Arabic course, and upon finishing my course they awarded me their “Golden Owl”. Have any fellow Straight Dopers tried Duolingo yet, and if so, what language(s) did you study? I wish they had… --- ## [Ted Cruz' daughter, 14, hospitalized (possible trigger warnings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-daughter-14-hospitalized-possible-trigger-warnings/976182)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-daughter-14-hospitalized-possible-trigger-warnings/976182 "2022-12-09T00:31:47Z")
Normally this wouldn’t be news, but EMS was sent to his home for a 14-year-old with self-inflicted knife wounds. I think we all know what that means, and she does look absolutely miserable in these pictures. I realiz… --- ## [Goblin Mode is Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goblin-mode-is-oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year/976067)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goblin-mode-is-oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year/976067 "2022-12-08T23:55:14Z")
It defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” First seen on Twitter in 2009, “goblin mode… --- ## [Does cost basis of inherited securities also step \*down\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cost-basis-of-inherited-securities-also-step-down/976229)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cost-basis-of-inherited-securities-also-step-down/976229 "2022-12-08T21:49:59Z")
If I inherit stocks that went up since they were originally purchased, they assume a cost basis of the value on the day I inherit them. So I can sell them and pay no capital gains tax. Suppose the price went down since … --- ## [How Life Threatening is Riding On a Motorcycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-life-threatening-is-riding-on-a-motorcycle/975083)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-life-threatening-is-riding-on-a-motorcycle/975083 "2022-12-08T21:26:58Z")
So our next door neighbor is a 40ish single mom who has reentered the world of dating. She met a seemingly responsible guy online who appears to be about the same age who arrived to their date driving a motorcycle. At so… --- ## [How do you feel about fraternities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-fraternities/974601)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-fraternities/974601 "2022-12-08T21:08:46Z")
I spent a long time in university and have fairly neutral feelings about fraternities. I was wondering how other Dopers felt about them? --- ## [Looking for a Ska song from the '90s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-ska-song-from-the-90s/976188)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-ska-song-from-the-90s/976188 "2022-12-08T19:45:13Z")
Probably somewhere around the mid 90s. American Ska band with the usual horns and unmistakable ska beat. The only line I can recall is “Everybody knows I’m the king” by the male singer. It is repeated several times in th… --- ## [Hillary Clinton and Mysogyny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-and-mysogyny/975482)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-and-mysogyny/975482 "2022-12-08T19:18:29Z")
In the Trump thoughts and prayers thread someone claimed that there wasn’t any/much? Misogyny towards Clinton in the 2016 election. I strongly vehemently disagree. One article with some examples HIlary, from the first m… --- ## [Page layout for printing a book signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-layout-for-printing-a-book-signature/976176)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-layout-for-printing-a-book-signature/976176 "2022-12-08T18:53:03Z")
I often have to copy vintage county directories for my hobby of identifying old aerial photos. Of course I buy a copy of a county directory when I can find it but rural directories from 1950 to 1970 or so are very rare. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=949&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=951&state=tracking)