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**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-momma-of-my-next-puppy-just-had-a-litter/966696 "2022-06-24T23:33:55Z")
Cigars to every one! I need to shout it out to the world! 6 girls 3 boys! 8 weeks and counting \* crosses big X on monthly calendar \* --- ## [Dry erase markers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-erase-markers/966041)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-erase-markers/966041 "2022-06-24T23:01:30Z")
They suck. Our offices at work have dry erase boards. Every time I grab a marker, it’s dry. Or nearly dry. We buy new ones. They work for a very short time. And then they’re dry. Yes, I am conscientious about keeping t… --- ## [It's Westernmas! (2022 Western States Endurance Run)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-westernmas-2022-western-states-endurance-run/966796)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-westernmas-2022-western-states-endurance-run/966796 "2022-06-24T22:16:28Z")
The 2022 Western States Endurance Run, the granddaddy of American ultramarathons, begins tomorrow (June 25) at 5:00 a.m. PDT. 384 runners, ranging from 21 to 67, will attempt 100.2 miles with 41,060 feet of elevation cha… --- ## [Herd animals evolution question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-animals-evolution-question/966715)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-animals-evolution-question/966715 "2022-06-24T20:23:03Z")
Watching herd animals on the African plains, it was very easy to see that if they stuck together the Lions would starve. It’s also easy to understand how they could become overpopulated and starve themselves out like tha… --- ## [Are heat pumps the best choice for heating/cooling a home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-heat-pumps-the-best-choice-for-heating-cooling-a-home/966586)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-heat-pumps-the-best-choice-for-heating-cooling-a-home/966586 "2022-06-24T19:55:02Z")
A recent thread here was talking about how a power plant works and heat pumps were mentioned. I have seen a few videos recently touting the advantages of a heat pump to heat/cool your home (see some below). But, while … --- ## [Roe v. Wade: Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-v-wade-gone/966747)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-v-wade-gone/966747 "2022-06-24T18:46:33Z")
The title says it all. The only surprise is that Roberts joined the majority 6-3 decision. The court is having quite a week. What comes next? Environmental laws out since the constitution says nothing about them? --- ## [Why are car a/c systems so prone to breaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-a-c-systems-so-prone-to-breaking/966553)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-car-a-c-systems-so-prone-to-breaking/966553 "2022-06-24T18:31:23Z")
ISTM that the a/c system is perhaps the part of the car most prone to needing repairs. And if you compare a/c in cars to a/c in houses, or even mobile units, the car systems are far more likely to need repairs. In partic… --- ## [Coyotes, rats and cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyotes-rats-and-cats/966646)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyotes-rats-and-cats/966646 "2022-06-24T16:38:56Z")
I am not sure how typical my area is to other parts of the country ( South bay, Los Angeles) but it looks like the urban coyote is here to stay. Feral cats are almost non-existent since they are the chief prey of coyotes… --- ## ['What's the drug for?' and other interesting commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-drug-for-and-other-interesting-commercials/966644)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-drug-for-and-other-interesting-commercials/966644 "2022-06-24T16:31:45Z")
There are myriad commercials for prescription drugs. Since we don’t need any of them, it’s not important; but we never know what the drug is for. They say when the commercial starts, and then never mention what it’s fo… --- ## [Texas Republican platform proposals are radical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-republican-platform-proposals-are-radical/966503)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-republican-platform-proposals-are-radical/966503 "2022-06-24T15:55:26Z")
The Texas Republican convention is on track to adopt a radical, anti-civil rights, anti-United States platform. I wonder if this might have some unintended impact on the next couple of elections. Could it discourage Texa… --- ## [Jenny Nicholson: a drily sarcastic trenchant pop culture vlogger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jenny-nicholson-a-drily-sarcastic-trenchant-pop-culture-vlogger/925918)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jenny-nicholson-a-drily-sarcastic-trenchant-pop-culture-vlogger/925918 "2022-06-24T15:46:02Z")
I’ve been obsessing over the YouTube channel of Jenny Nicholson – https://www.youtube.com/user/JennyENicholson – and I just wanted to share the love. She covers pop culture generally, but here main interests include: A… --- ## [Question for German speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-german-speakers/966677)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-german-speakers/966677 "2022-06-24T14:55:28Z")
Someone told me today that as a child she learned that the German expression for “have a nice trip” or “bon voyage” is “Gut Fahrt”, which of course is hilarious to English-speaking children. My vague memory is that in sc… --- ## [Pets and human nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-human-nudity/966432)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-human-nudity/966432 "2022-06-24T07:34:18Z")
Came across an amusing article, about whether pet owners should allow pets to see them naked. I personally don’t think they care, and two of the three cats I’ve had in my adult life (neutered male, believed to be Maine C… --- ## [Why do we breath quick and long when in pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-breath-quick-and-long-when-in-pain/965620)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-breath-quick-and-long-when-in-pain/965620 "2022-06-24T03:46:15Z")
By saying “we”, I was generalizing our reaction based on individual self-observation, so if you experience otherwise, please enlighten me. I hit my shin to the table’s edge just now. In the midst of pain, I noticed that… --- ## [How does Hell's Kitchen get away with so much swearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hells-kitchen-get-away-with-so-much-swearing/966714)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hells-kitchen-get-away-with-so-much-swearing/966714 "2022-06-24T03:20:23Z")
I love Hell’s Kitchen, but I only really started watching it a few seasons back. So lately I’ve been watching the older seasons on Prime. And what jumps out at me watching the shows back to back is just how much swearing… --- ## [Johnny Depp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp/966652)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp/966652 "2022-06-24T03:09:15Z")
I like Johnny Depp but no matter how hard my girlfriend tries she will never turn me into Johnny Depp. I am not saying anything because I am curious how far she will go but her obsession is starting wear on me. She told … --- ## [Runaways "aging out"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runaways-aging-out/966558)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runaways-aging-out/966558 "2022-06-24T02:35:09Z")
I believe when minors runaway from home, they are somewhat considered criminals merely for that. As in, even if they have done nothing that would be considered illegal if they were adult, they can be detained by police,… --- ## [God is a lousy wedding planner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-a-lousy-wedding-planner/940552)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-a-lousy-wedding-planner/940552 "2022-06-24T02:26:44Z")
Florida (of course) couple plans an elaborate wedding at their dream house which God chose for them. It wasn’t their house. They didn’t have permission. The owner was home. God sucks. https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wi… --- ## [Digital SLR around $1000 (need suggestions fastish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-around-1000-need-suggestions-fastish/966235)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-around-1000-need-suggestions-fastish/966235 "2022-06-24T01:51:53Z")
Mrs. Charming and Rested wants and deserves a better camera. She uses a point and shoot now but has a good eye for pictures. She would like a digital SLR that offers better ability to take wildlife photos and portraits… --- ## [UK construction practice: plaster over drywall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-construction-practice-plaster-over-drywall/966334)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-construction-practice-plaster-over-drywall/966334 "2022-06-24T01:44:34Z")
We’ve been watching Grand Designs, and have noticed something that, as an American, strikes me as a little strange. Quite a few projects seem to install drywall and then cover the entire surface of the wallboard with a t… --- ## [Denial of Juul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denial-of-juul/966688)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denial-of-juul/966688 "2022-06-24T01:29:07Z")
Looks like a lot of nicotine addicts are going to need a new source for their fix: Somewhere out there at this very moment, people are stocking up to be shady back-alley vape pen dealers, the picked-on nerds of the il… --- ## [How are poxes named?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-poxes-named/966507)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-poxes-named/966507 "2022-06-24T01:20:09Z")
Smallpox, monkeypox, chickenpox, cowpox… How are poxes named? I know that cowpox was first discovered in people who were in contact with cows. Dis chickenpox come from chickens? Did smallpox come from children or Hobb… --- ## [Which sports have the biggest & smallest gap between pros and regular people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-biggest-smallest-gap-between-pros-and-regular-people/579628)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-biggest-smallest-gap-between-pros-and-regular-people/579628 "2022-06-24T00:56:59Z")
In which sport is the gap between pros and regular people the largest, and in which is it the smallest? (By “regular person”, I mean a non-professional in that sport, who happens to be good at it and plays it at least s… --- ## [Was the Emancipation Proclamation Unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-emancipation-proclamation-unconstitutional/966269)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-emancipation-proclamation-unconstitutional/966269 "2022-06-24T00:25:16Z")
Was the Emancipation Proclamation unconstitutional? Please note that this question is being posted only as a topic for a debate. No matter what conclusions one derives, the answer is moot. The subsequent 13th Amendmen… --- ## [Canadian law and extreme intoxication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-law-and-extreme-intoxication/966430)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-law-and-extreme-intoxication/966430 "2022-06-23T23:03:17Z")
The MinInternet of Justice has tabled a bill to impose criminal liability for extreme self-induced intoxication leading to serious personal injury offences: --- ## [Snake in the Grass - Survivor + The Mole - August 1, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-in-the-grass-survivor-the-mole-august-1-2022/966710)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-in-the-grass-survivor-the-mole-august-1-2022/966710 "2022-06-23T22:29:08Z")
It also has former contestants from Survivor and other reality shows on it. I’m really interested and thought some of you might be as well. The Mole was one of my favorite reality shows and Survivor remains one of my fav… --- ## [Inaugural funds for losing candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaugural-funds-for-losing-candidates/966686)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaugural-funds-for-losing-candidates/966686 "2022-06-23T22:32:01Z")
I started to wonder recently if, amidst all the concentration on trump’s other activities, attention wasn’t being paid to another potential issue. Specifically what happened to any funds raised for his 2021 inaugural (w… --- ## [On Multiple Criminal Counts For The Same General Crime (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-multiple-criminal-counts-for-the-same-general-crime-dont-need-answer-fast/966701)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-multiple-criminal-counts-for-the-same-general-crime-dont-need-answer-fast/966701 "2022-06-23T22:11:59Z")
Let’s say I lose an election. I call up the Secretary of State in a state I lost, and I tell him, “Look, I really won this election, but it was stolen from me. Find 10,000 votes and I’ll really win for realz this time.” … --- ## [Dishwasher draining issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-draining-issues/966629)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-draining-issues/966629 "2022-06-23T22:08:31Z")
Whirlpool dishwasher, about 15 years old. It has had increasing trouble in draining, though it usually (with the exception of one time) works when you push “cancel drain”. The first thing you think about is clogs, so I … --- ## [Meme associating loud clothing with violence by white racists (circa 1970)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-associating-loud-clothing-with-violence-by-white-racists-circa-1970/966471)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-associating-loud-clothing-with-violence-by-white-racists-circa-1970/966471 "2022-06-23T21:44:46Z")
When I was in junior high school, I was walking down the street one day wearing one of the first articles of clothing that I’d bought with my own money. It was a button-up shirt, and the color scheme was loud and tacky (… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1075) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1077)