# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1043 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1044 --- ## [Regular aspirin vs coated aspirin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-aspirin-vs-coated-aspirin/968669)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-aspirin-vs-coated-aspirin/968669 "2022-07-27T23:35:58Z")
I have been taking aspirin (alternating with acetaminophen) for chronic pain. A good friend recommended switching to coated aspirin since regular aspirin can be hard on the stomach. OK, so sometimes I take coated aspir… --- ## [Does anybody know of any good quality Socket wrenches without the flippy-bar direction thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-of-any-good-quality-socket-wrenches-without-the-flippy-bar-direction-thing/968486)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-of-any-good-quality-socket-wrenches-without-the-flippy-bar-direction-thing/968486 "2022-07-27T23:05:57Z")
I hate the flippy bar so much. example here: Every time I try to work in close spaces the stupid bar gets caught by a sticking-out hose and triggered to Neutral so I have to try to cram my other hand into the tight sp… --- ## [Long-term prognosis for dogs with Puppy Strangles (Juvenile Cellulitis)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-prognosis-for-dogs-with-puppy-strangles-juvenile-cellulitis/811810)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-prognosis-for-dogs-with-puppy-strangles-juvenile-cellulitis/811810 "2022-07-27T22:41:43Z")
I was planning on welcoming a new puppy home, and I recently learned that she was diagnosed with Puppy Strangles (Juvenile Cellulitis). I’ve researched the condition as best I can since learning of the diagnosis, and muc… --- ## ["People's Call Center": anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-call-center-anyone-watching/968620)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-call-center-anyone-watching/968620 "2022-07-27T21:54:33Z")
Some of the best scambaiting dudes in the world have set up a location where they are meeting for a few days this week to pursue their favorite activity – tormenting the crooks who steal money from innocent victims. The… --- ## [What was the dumbest/worst "Updating Old Brand for the 21st Century!" ad campaign you saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-dumbest-worst-updating-old-brand-for-the-21st-century-ad-campaign-you-saw/968633)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-dumbest-worst-updating-old-brand-for-the-21st-century-ad-campaign-you-saw/968633 "2022-07-27T21:40:11Z")
Not just within the last 22 years by the way, as the 90s also saw plenty of “We have to update this character from the 1920s to fit into the 1990s!” Basically any example of a company with an old mascot or brand identit… --- ## [European heat wave and air conditoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-heat-wave-and-air-conditoning/968293)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-heat-wave-and-air-conditoning/968293 "2022-07-27T21:23:40Z")
I read that fewer than 5% of British households have air conditioning of any sort. The reason given is that it simply isn’t needed under most circumstances. Central air conditioning aside, I’m curious, though, about si… --- ## [What do you think of this argument for the existence of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-argument-for-the-existence-of-god/968414)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-argument-for-the-existence-of-god/968414 "2022-07-27T20:17:35Z")
I am very interested in philosophical arguments for various different important philosophical questions. Instead of relying on previously existing arguments, I as a loose-hobby make up my own. The following is a unique a… --- ## [Making a mark on rubber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-mark-on-rubber/968419)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-mark-on-rubber/968419 "2022-07-27T19:56:50Z")
I still have tubed tires on my bike. When I get a flat, I patch the tube. Finding the hole is no problem, but keeping track of it is. What can I use to mark the rubber tube? I tried crayon, but that doesn’t work. Will a … --- ## [Anyone in the DC area want ~10 pounds of dry cat food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-the-dc-area-want-10-pounds-of-dry-cat-food/966273)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-the-dc-area-want-10-pounds-of-dry-cat-food/966273 "2022-07-27T19:48:25Z")
As mentioned elsewhere, our elderly cat will make his last trip to the vet on 9 July. Our other kittehs aren’t supposed to eat his food so that will leave us with about half of a 20 pound bag of Purina Cat Chow Complete. … --- ## [Star Trek: Voyager S6E11, “Fair Haven”: At which point did Janeway go too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-voyager-s6e11-fair-haven-at-which-point-did-janeway-go-too-far/968562)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-voyager-s6e11-fair-haven-at-which-point-did-janeway-go-too-far/968562 "2022-07-27T19:30:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from Polls only: No discussion: In this episode, Tom Paris has created a holodeck scenario involving an idealized 19th-century Irish village. Captain Janeway meets an interesting man there, a b… --- ## [Is there a point at which violence is the only way to enact change and defend one’s self? How does one recognize that point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-point-at-which-violence-is-the-only-way-to-enact-change-and-defend-one-s-self-how-does-one-recognize-that-point/967922)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-point-at-which-violence-is-the-only-way-to-enact-change-and-defend-one-s-self-how-does-one-recognize-that-point/967922 "2022-07-27T19:04:11Z")
I’m on record as being skeptical of the wisdom of the left rising up with guns and assassinating the twenty people behind climate change and actually factually rioting, mostly because I just don’t think it’ll work. But a… --- ## [PSA for NYC residents about what to do in case of a nuclear attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-nyc-residents-about-what-to-do-in-case-of-a-nuclear-attack/967914)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-nyc-residents-about-what-to-do-in-case-of-a-nuclear-attack/967914 "2022-07-27T18:13:09Z")
This is insane. The city would be GONE, as would most of the people in it. I’m surprised they didn’t say things like what “they” were telling us to do in the 1980s, like dig a hole, put a door over it, and cover it w… --- ## [Second Trump Term - A Primer on Schedule F and How it will Reshape Our Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-trump-term-a-primer-on-schedule-f-and-how-it-will-reshape-our-government/968410)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-trump-term-a-primer-on-schedule-f-and-how-it-will-reshape-our-government/968410 "2022-07-27T16:59:44Z")
During Trump’s final months in office, he signed an executive order titled Executive Order on Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service. The full text of the EO can be found by Googling the search term, ‘text Trump Sc… --- ## [Advice for buying an MP3 player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-buying-an-mp3-player/968494)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-buying-an-mp3-player/968494 "2022-07-27T16:53:35Z")
I’ll start off by saying that I’ll be happy with either an app for my Android phone, OR a physical MP3 playing device. Most ads for MP3 players seem geared for people who want access to thousands of songs, the ability t… --- ## [Soliciting economic predictions in FQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-economic-predictions-in-fq/968624)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-economic-predictions-in-fq/968624 "2022-07-27T15:53:52Z")
OP is “Looking for models / analysis / predictions published in peer reviewed journals about the economic / political state of the world as we move away from fossil fuels.” Whether such papers exist and where to find t… --- ## [Is there any evidence that eating food reheated in a microwave is harmful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-eating-food-reheated-in-a-microwave-is-harmful/968631)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-eating-food-reheated-in-a-microwave-is-harmful/968631 "2022-07-27T15:46:34Z")
My spouse is trying to convince me that reheating food in a microwave is unhealthy or harmful. Is there any evidence that this is true? Thanks, J. --- ## [I have been watching a lot of Jai-Ali lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-watching-a-lot-of-jai-ali-lately/968583)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-watching-a-lot-of-jai-ali-lately/968583 "2022-07-27T15:13:28Z")
I have been watching a lot of free Jai-Ali on YouTube and also the Jai-Ali Network. I would never bet on it but it is fun to watch. At first I thought it was a pretty simplistic game and on the surface it is. But then I… --- ## [Is there video of how order was restored on January 6, 2021?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523 "2022-07-27T15:05:00Z")
All the video I’ve seen from the insurrection was the mob breaking into the Capitol but I haven’t seen any video of how authorities turned the tide and regained control. Where is that footage? --- ## [“Terrible Maps”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-maps/916946)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-maps/916946 "2022-07-27T14:55:26Z")
I love this article on terrible maps. But many of them are cool, and I’ll never have trouble finding Kentucky again. --- ## [Family activities in Seattle & Surrounding area in July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-activities-in-seattle-surrounding-area-in-july/965982)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-activities-in-seattle-surrounding-area-in-july/965982 "2022-07-27T14:41:06Z")
My family and I are going to spend a few days in Seattle after a tour in Alaska next month, so I’m curious what sort of family friendly stuff there is (read: won’t bore 8 and 10 year old boys) around there. The boys lik… --- ## [Blood brain barrier and Alzheimer's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-brain-barrier-and-alzheimers/941307)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-brain-barrier-and-alzheimers/941307 "2022-07-27T14:02:25Z")
There is a fascinating article in this month’s Scientific American. There is no point in linking to it since it is behind a paywall. But I will try to summarize the salient features. It describes a series of experimen… --- ## [What product should I use to seal metal tub (bird bath)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-product-should-i-use-to-seal-metal-tub-bird-bath/968394)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-product-should-i-use-to-seal-metal-tub-bird-bath/968394 "2022-07-27T12:44:05Z")
I bought this cute little metal tub (it’s like a galvanized bucket) at Big Lots to use as a bird bath in my front yard. The proportions in the picture may be deceiving, but the little pan is only a foot in diameter and a… --- ## [Dumb question about direct/indirect free kicks in soccer (football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-direct-indirect-free-kicks-in-soccer-football/968377)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-direct-indirect-free-kicks-in-soccer-football/968377 "2022-07-27T12:17:37Z")
As I understand it, a direct or indirect free kick is generally only likely to result in a goal if it was taken from about 30 yards or so. Beyond that, a kick is highly unlikely to succeed. So if a team fouls a player f… --- ## [What car is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-is-this/968627)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-is-this/968627 "2022-07-27T12:11:05Z")
I’ve tried googling and a reverse image search but didn’t have any luck. Old car. --- ## [What convinced you to believe in God, if you didn't before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-convinced-you-to-believe-in-god-if-you-didnt-before/968505)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-convinced-you-to-believe-in-god-if-you-didnt-before/968505 "2022-07-27T11:44:58Z")
Offshoot to this thread: What’s the minimum-level miracle it would take you to convince you God exists? - In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) - Straight Dope Message Board If you were an atheist and/or agnostic before, what con… --- ## [What kind of insect is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-insect-is-this/968629)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-insect-is-this/968629 "2022-07-27T11:08:53Z")
Here in SE Michigan, I find these hanging around on my front porch a lot in the morning: This is a good 2 inches long. Anyone know what this is? --- ## [I Am Only A Simple Caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-only-a-simple-caveman/968534)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-only-a-simple-caveman/968534 "2022-07-27T10:29:19Z")
I am only a simple caveman. I have been frozen in ice for thousands of years until recently - and I know little of your laws and customs and suchlike. But I do know one thing. Even I know that it is wrong to swear to … --- ## [New York State Route Numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-state-route-numbers/968611)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-state-route-numbers/968611 "2022-07-27T06:12:45Z")
Why are NY SR numbers so jacked up? Two things I noticed: Around Lake George area, the main SR number has a A, D, L, and W variant…as I recall. What does this mean, and why not give these routes unique numbers? Is there … --- ## [Driving in HOV lanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-hov-lanes/968354)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-hov-lanes/968354 "2022-07-27T05:50:43Z")
Say you are legally driving in the HOV lane, cruising 5 mph over the posted limit. If someone is coming up behind you in the lane, do you feel you should move out of the lane so they can pass, speed up if safe, or mainta… --- ## [The Alan Parsons Live Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-parsons-live-project/688449)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-parsons-live-project/688449 "2022-07-27T05:25:09Z")
Scroll down here: http://www.paccleveland.com/event/545103-alan-parsons-live-project-cleveland/ I’ve been a fan of the Alan Parsons Project since the late Seventies. It was a great show last night at the Masonic Audito… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1042) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1044)