# The Year 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 3, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128 "2020-07-03T02:11:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/61 "2020-07-14T21:30:42Z")
Throws out planned recipe for tonight’s dinner… ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/62 "2020-07-14T21:41:55Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > And I miss coloring text or changing the font size. Is that even possible in this interface? As mentioned, you can use “\” and “\”. \The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\ becomes The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. You can also chain “\” together (\\text\\ and so on: small smaller even smaller obnoxiously small (As far as I can tell, our new robot overlords won’t let us use the \ that way. You can only yell so loud on Discourse! Or maybe I just haven’t figured out how to do it.) There is a very limited way to use color, using the “\” (for “delete”) and “\” (for “insert”): The “\” (and “\”) tags yield ~~a pink outline~~ while the “\” (and “\”) make a green outline. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/63 "2020-07-14T21:51:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Throws out planned recipe for tonight’s dinner Nah, just make sure the center of the squirrel reaches a temperature of at least 160°F and you’ll be fine. For extra safety and tangy flavor, marinate the squirrel in Clorox for about 6 hours under UV grow-lights.\* \* Suggestion courtesy of _White House EZ(r) Kitchen Recipes™_, 2020 edition ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/64 "2020-07-14T22:20:55Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Nah, just make sure the center of the squirrel reaches a temperature of at least 160°F and you’ll be fine. For extra safety and tangy flavor, marinate the squirrel in Clorox for about 6 hours under UV grow-lights.\* > > \* Suggestion courtesy of _White House EZ® Kitchen Recipes™_ , 2020 edition- I like the cut of your jib. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/65 "2020-07-15T00:26:39Z")
Cases of bubonic plague pop up every so often. AIUI, it’s easily cured with modern antibiotics, which were less readily available in the Middle Ages. However, a case in the backwoods of a third world country (or even in China in the hinterlands), where medical care is less available, that could become a problem I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/66 "2020-07-15T01:54:56Z")
Even in a first world nation with modern medical care it’s a problem if it’s not caught in time - it can still kill, and it can also maim. Not something to be taken lightly. Of course, it generally makes you so frickin’ sick you’re going to look for a doctor pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128/67 "2020-07-15T02:29:43Z")
Just one of the latest little “surprises” from the Year 2020 was [Grant Imahara suddenly dying at age 49](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grant-imahara-dies-at-49-of-an-aneurysm/915278/30). Naturally, I went over to YouTube just to watch some old Mythbusters clips in memoriam. Pretty much the first thing that came up was [this full episode from 2010](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVzoDFQKRI0)–the “President’s Challenge” episode, featuring Barack Obama being sober and dignified (and a little bit nerdy), talking about being a fan of Mythbusters (along with his daughters) and how important it is to encourage young people to get interested in STEM and just generally being Presidential. Boy, that was a double gut-punch of painful nostalgia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128.md?page=3)