# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1063 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1064 --- ## [If people were armed (concealed firearms) on a NYC subway, I would not feel safe would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-people-were-armed-concealed-firearms-on-a-nyc-subway-i-would-not-feel-safe-would-you/967351)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-people-were-armed-concealed-firearms-on-a-nyc-subway-i-would-not-feel-safe-would-you/967351 "2022-07-07T21:55:57Z")
From this post Only if those people had the most excellent training might I feel safer. Might. --- ## [How do "abortion pills" work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-abortion-pills-work/966893)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-abortion-pills-work/966893 "2022-07-07T21:30:13Z")
I’ve heard the past few days that women can “get” abortions by taking a pill, rather than going through a whole surgical procedure. On the surface, this seems to be a good work-around of the whole political crisis, but I… --- ## [Where is the energy loss from using flowing water for power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-energy-loss-from-using-flowing-water-for-power/967467)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-energy-loss-from-using-flowing-water-for-power/967467 "2022-07-07T20:30:44Z")
A mill uses a water wheel on a river. The water flowing downhill pushes the water wheel, which then provides power to turn the milling stone. The water then continues on its merry way. I am trying to figure out where th… --- ## [Issues Touching on Politics for Mass Shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-touching-on-politics-for-mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967468)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-touching-on-politics-for-mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967468 "2022-07-07T20:01:23Z")
For those who wish to discuss political matters arising out of the above-referenced mass shooting event, please feel free to post them here. --- ## [When electricity production is taken into account, how green are EV's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-electricity-production-is-taken-into-account-how-green-are-evs/966881)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-electricity-production-is-taken-into-account-how-green-are-evs/966881 "2022-07-07T19:20:23Z")
It’s easy to say that EV’s are cleaner than any petrol or diesel car, but what if we take into account everything that’s required for electricity to be made and reach the car? Only about 30% of electric energy even reac… --- ## [The USFL returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usfl-returns/962947)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usfl-returns/962947 "2022-07-07T18:44:00Z")
The USFL made its return last night. For those who watched the game, what did you think? How was the level of play? Could the league last longer than one season? --- ## [Elementary school serves floor sealant to students instead of milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-serves-floor-sealant-to-students-instead-of-milk/966304)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-serves-floor-sealant-to-students-instead-of-milk/966304 "2022-07-07T18:42:13Z")
Don’t they normally serve milk in those little miniature cartons? “Where do you keep the floor sealant?” “In the fridge, next to the milk.” --- ## [Florida is Officially Fucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781 "2022-07-07T18:21:09Z")
Avoid Florida like the plague: --- ## [Can you recommend good tight weave carpets that clean well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-good-tight-weave-carpets-that-clean-well/967403)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-good-tight-weave-carpets-that-clean-well/967403 "2022-07-07T17:43:16Z")
I’m looking into carpet in my guest room. Requires a tight weave, dense carpet that’s wheelchair friendly for a elderly guest. The wheels will cut grooves into the rug and even cut the pad over extended use. Need a good… --- ## ["They Call Him Copi! Copi"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-call-him-copi-copi/967510)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-call-him-copi-copi/967510 "2022-07-07T17:21:12Z")
For those of you not from the Mississippi River or Great Lakes region, you may be unaware of the an aggressive fish known as the Asian Carp, that’s been fighting its way upriver toward Lake Michigan for years. The Asian … --- ## [Trying To Remember The Name Of A Chicago(?) Essayist/Humorist, c. 1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-the-name-of-a-chicago-essayist-humorist-c-1980/967558)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-the-name-of-a-chicago-essayist-humorist-c-1980/967558 "2022-07-07T15:23:52Z")
Some friends and I were talking about authors we’ve read, and the name David Sedaris came up. That reminded me of another essayist who was big a couple of decades before Sedaris. He, like Sedaris, was an essayist who wro… --- ## [White spots in my mouth and throat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-spots-in-my-mouth-and-throat/967512)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-spots-in-my-mouth-and-throat/967512 "2022-07-07T13:11:12Z")
This doesn’t seem important enough to see a doctor about, but I have a sore throat, and a stomach ache. And I’ve been attributing both to acid reflux. But I recently developed a weird sensitive bump on the back of my gum… --- ## [How similar were WW2 tank controls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-similar-were-ww2-tank-controls/967409)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-similar-were-ww2-tank-controls/967409 "2022-07-07T11:08:09Z")
If I was an Allied or Axis tank driver who was dropped into my enemies’ tank, would I have much trouble with driving it, apart from the language? (I’m also curious about other vehicles but I’ll stick with tanks for now😄.… --- ## [Why is a cat’s tongue rougher than a dog’s tongue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-cat-s-tongue-rougher-than-a-dog-s-tongue/967483)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-cat-s-tongue-rougher-than-a-dog-s-tongue/967483 "2022-07-07T08:32:21Z")
I’ve been licked by both cats and dogs, and a dog’s tongue is much smoother than a cat’s tongue. Is there any reason for that difference, or is it just a fluke of evolution? --- ## [Mystery Email from Microssoft-Legal & Geek Dopers--help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-email-from-microssoft-legal-geek-dopers-help-please/967395)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-email-from-microssoft-legal-geek-dopers-help-please/967395 "2022-07-07T06:28:30Z")
I went to college on an academic scholarship. I have routinely taken computer courses. I have taken Commercial Law courses at the University. I have 27 years as a Bureaucrat with State Government. I cannot grasp what t… --- ## [Georgia Guidestones: Is this some horrible joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-guidestones-is-this-some-horrible-joke/524248)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-guidestones-is-this-some-horrible-joke/524248 "2022-07-07T05:33:52Z")
I am a proud conspiracy theorist. Not really proud, more like contentious. But that’s not the point. I started watching Jesse Ventura’s Conspiracy Theory/ies on whatever channel, and his theme was the Bilderbergs. Going … --- ## [Electronic descaler vs water softener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-descaler-vs-water-softener/967305)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-descaler-vs-water-softener/967305 "2022-07-07T05:29:35Z")
I live in an area with seriously hard water. And my house is suffering. Our house is a manufactured home with no garage. My plumber tells me a salt unit (that most people in my town use) needs to be protected from the e… --- ## [Amazon Delivery Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-delivery-question/967509)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-delivery-question/967509 "2022-07-07T05:18:29Z")
This might belong in another category, so a mod is free to move if appropriate. I place an Amazon order. They say will be delivered Tuesday. I look on the app and it eventually shows it’s 10 stops away. Later it shows … --- ## ["Loading" plus more characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-plus-more-characters/967459)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-plus-more-characters/967459 "2022-07-07T05:08:22Z")
That’s new, right? Is it a Discourse thing, or has the site went to Cloudflare? --- ## [Need help understanding a notice regarding a probated will (Virginia). Need answer fast-ish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-understanding-a-notice-regarding-a-probated-will-virginia-need-answer-fast-ish/966511)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-understanding-a-notice-regarding-a-probated-will-virginia-need-answer-fast-ish/966511 "2022-07-07T04:17:59Z")
My wife’s father died last year, and relations between her and his second wife are not good. So in all that follows, please assume, as we are, that the stepmother is doing all that she can to screw my wife. Her father l… --- ## [Gentleman Jack on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentleman-jack-on-hbo/833498)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentleman-jack-on-hbo/833498 "2022-07-07T03:11:41Z")
A new show about a strong-willed and iconoclastic lesbian in 1832 England, based on a true story. My wife and I have been enjoying it. A good cast and interesting plot. The lead character breaks the fou… --- ## [Have there been any weekly scripted TV show with a 52 week season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-weekly-scripted-tv-show-with-a-52-week-season/967335)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-weekly-scripted-tv-show-with-a-52-week-season/967335 "2022-07-07T02:44:58Z")
I made a comment to a friend that Disney Plus has effectively released a single TV show called “Marvel” that has one episode a week for the next 5 years. Like, sure they brand it as a bunch of different shows but it’s ef… --- ## [Breed guessus (WISDOM pending)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breed-guessus-wisdom-pending/966969)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breed-guessus-wisdom-pending/966969 "2022-07-07T02:41:29Z")
We have used WISDOM PANEL DNA identification on our dogs. It’s fun, there are medical applications, and they now can show you dogs related to yours. I’ve guessed correctly on the primary breed with Loki and Kizzy, b… --- ## [Coca-Cola Torture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-torture/329647)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-torture/329647 "2022-07-07T01:42:25Z")
This column talked about the Coca Cola company and murder in Columbia. I remember someone telling me a tale many years ago about how in Mexcan jails the cops would get confessions by tying someone to a chair, tipping it… --- ## [I'm driving, stopped at a red light and in the left turn lane. A fire engine comes up behind me, siren blaring, lights flashing, pulls behind me and lays on the horn. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-driving-stopped-at-a-red-light-and-in-the-left-turn-lane-a-fire-engine-comes-up-behind-me-siren-blaring-lights-flashing-pulls-behind-me-and-lays-on-the-horn-what-do-i-do/967487)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-driving-stopped-at-a-red-light-and-in-the-left-turn-lane-a-fire-engine-comes-up-behind-me-siren-blaring-lights-flashing-pulls-behind-me-and-lays-on-the-horn-what-do-i-do/967487 "2022-07-07T01:34:07Z")
Title says it all. While this has not happened to me I have a fire station not far from me and I see this rather often. Someone is at an intersection and in the fire engine’s way and the fire engine driver lays on the … --- ## [Did they lie during their Supreme Court confirmation hearings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-lie-during-their-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings/967278)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-lie-during-their-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings/967278 "2022-07-07T01:28:56Z")
In their hearings, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said “As a jugde…” when speaking of Roe vs. Wade. So, as judges, they would respect Roe vs. Wade. As justices, however, it’s fair game. Thoughts? --- ## [Dopers who have worked on a telephone crisis or advice line: Ever get a call from someone you knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-worked-on-a-telephone-crisis-or-advice-line-ever-get-a-call-from-someone-you-knew/967526)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-worked-on-a-telephone-crisis-or-advice-line-ever-get-a-call-from-someone-you-knew/967526 "2022-07-07T00:42:06Z")
I’ve never done that kind of work, but I’m curious. --- ## [Help me find this comedy sketch: 3 guys decide on a bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-comedy-sketch-3-guys-decide-on-a-bar/757054)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-comedy-sketch-3-guys-decide-on-a-bar/757054 "2022-07-06T23:40:19Z")
I actually learned of it from a previous thread asking the same thing, but now my google-fu is failing me miserably. Basically it’s like a 5-minute comedy sketch where 3 guys are sitting trying to decide on a bar to go t… --- ## [RIP, Joe Turkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-turkel/967486)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-turkel/967486 "2022-07-06T22:48:31Z")
Dr. Tyrell, Lloyd the bartender… --- ## [Your Performance at the SDMB - rated!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-performance-at-the-sdmb-rated/967269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-performance-at-the-sdmb-rated/967269 "2022-07-06T22:41:16Z")
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