# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1092&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1093 --- ## [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 (… --- ## [This is really mindless and pointless, but it's my 5th anniversary, today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-really-mindless-and-pointless-but-its-my-5th-anniversary-today/966573)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-really-mindless-and-pointless-but-its-my-5th-anniversary-today/966573 "2022-06-23T21:21:38Z")
I had been lurker for a looooooong time, so I’ve been around a lot longer than five years. But it took me an almost as long a time to post…finally. I was a little intimidated, but I got over it. Just said the hell with i… --- ## [BC/AD Year Dating Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bc-ad-year-dating-question/966146)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bc-ad-year-dating-question/966146 "2022-06-23T21:16:37Z")
I was reading about the philosopher Seneca the Younger who was born in 4 BC and died in 65 AD. According to Wikipedia, BC and AD usage wasn’t around at the time Seneca was alive. “There is no year zero in this scheme; t… --- ## [What disorder causes people to get angry for unusual reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disorder-causes-people-to-get-angry-for-unusual-reasons/966515)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disorder-causes-people-to-get-angry-for-unusual-reasons/966515 "2022-06-23T20:07:00Z")
Growing up, my mother would sometimes get angry for very strange reasons, such as if I chose a piece of red candy rather than blue candy, or if I slapped a mosquito and there was blood on my skin as a result. It wasn’t … --- ## [A Biblical question: Judges 7:5-6-7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-biblical-question-judges-7-5-6-7/966532)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-biblical-question-judges-7-5-6-7/966532 "2022-06-23T19:53:57Z")
So in these passages, God is getting ready to attack the Midianites, but he thinks Gideon has too many men for it to be a real miracle victory. So he tells Gideon to have the men drink from a stream. Some lap up the wate… --- ## [Why not more high-wing aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-more-high-wing-aircraft/966359)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-more-high-wing-aircraft/966359 "2022-06-23T19:40:22Z")
A few large planes have been designed and built with wings that attach at the top of the fuselage instead of the bottom. Examples include the C-5, C-130, and C-17. Having the wing high off of the ground reportedly allo… --- ## [Do your local utilities use A-Tags? (Street construction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-local-utilities-use-a-tags-street-construction/966514)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-local-utilities-use-a-tags-street-construction/966514 "2022-06-23T18:16:14Z")
I’ve noticed small circular plastic tags on patches in the streets around here and was intrigued. Apparently they’re called A-tags (Asphalt tags) that mark who did the work and what’s underneath. Around here, it’s mostly… --- ## [Police touching cars they've pulled over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-touching-cars-theyve-pulled-over/966557)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-touching-cars-theyve-pulled-over/966557 "2022-06-23T17:25:21Z")
I’ve recently been watching videos of police pulling over speeding cars. It seems that whenever the cop walks to the car for the first time s/he always touches the rear of the car in some fashion. Is this done for a reas… --- ## [Curse of the Mac Dancing Icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-of-the-mac-dancing-icon/966681)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-of-the-mac-dancing-icon/966681 "2022-06-23T17:18:51Z")
My Mac (2020 MacBook Air) seems to think that I’m desperately in need of Apple TV. Almost every time I use the computer the Apple TV icon starts jumping up from the dock onto whatever page I’m viewing online, begging me … --- ## [Will "ballistic shields" stop rounds from an AR-15?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ballistic-shields-stop-rounds-from-an-ar-15/966620)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ballistic-shields-stop-rounds-from-an-ar-15/966620 "2022-06-23T16:45:42Z")
In the latest news of the school shooting in Uvalde, there’s mention of the police having access to handheld “ballistic shields”. The “ballistic” in the name suggests these aren’t plain old riot shields and can stop at … --- ## [Was "dead or alive" ever really a thing in the Wild West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dead-or-alive-ever-really-a-thing-in-the-wild-west/966675)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dead-or-alive-ever-really-a-thing-in-the-wild-west/966675 "2022-06-23T16:24:04Z")
It’s a common trope in Western films and books: The wanted poster that mentions that the fugitive is wanted “dead or alive”. Was that ever really a thing? It sounds like medieval-style outlawry, whereby individuals forfe… --- ## [Small Mac Air Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-mac-air-problem/966385)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-mac-air-problem/966385 "2022-06-23T15:26:20Z")
My Mac Air does not readily recognize my thumb drive. The first time I inserted it, there was no problem. After that, it does not readily show when I am in “Finder”. And, just now, I clumsily closed the drive, I believe.… --- ## [Cakeday question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cakeday-question/966095)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cakeday-question/966095 "2022-06-23T15:09:49Z")
Is it our birthday, or the day we joined the Dope? --- ## [Do red flag laws violate the 5th and 6th Amendments? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-red-flag-laws-violate-the-5th-and-6th-amendments-us/966260)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-red-flag-laws-violate-the-5th-and-6th-amendments-us/966260 "2022-06-23T14:58:18Z")
This a spin-off thread from here. Debate Prompt Do red flag laws violate the 5th and/or 6th amendments to the U.S. Constitution? Background What is a red flag law? The Washington Post has a helpful introduction to red … --- ## [Dragon Quest XI - PC and PS4 on September 4, 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-quest-xi-pc-and-ps4-on-september-4-2018/819931)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-quest-xi-pc-and-ps4-on-september-4-2018/819931 "2022-06-23T14:56:11Z")
Dragon Quest is a strange series for me. I played VI through an emulator using a fan translation back in 2001 or 2002. It was OK, but I could never get fully into it. I’ve heard often that VI was considered only OK by ma… --- ## [Keep Kaspersky or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-kaspersky-or-not/960520)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-kaspersky-or-not/960520 "2022-06-23T14:18:14Z")
I’ve been a customer for several years, use it on my lap top only. It has certainly been the best anti virus software I’ve used. I’ve been hacked using Windows defender, Norton, mcafee but with K so far so good. I dele… --- ## [When was the last time a product lost trademark protection after its name became genericised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-product-lost-trademark-protection-after-its-name-became-genericised/964484)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-product-lost-trademark-protection-after-its-name-became-genericised/964484 "2022-06-23T13:54:12Z")
Lots of the names we used to describe entire groups of products were, once upon a time, trade marks for a specific brand that ended up becoming genericised and basically anyone could legally call their product by that na… --- ## [YOU Signed Up for Social Security: Tell Me About It!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-signed-up-for-social-security-tell-me-about-it/966407)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-signed-up-for-social-security-tell-me-about-it/966407 "2022-06-23T13:49:48Z")
So I’m getting up there where signing up for Social Security will be an option for me. Specifically, will be 62 in a few months. I imagine, having said that, some will feel the need to tell me that the smartest thing I c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1091&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1093&state=tracking)