# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=530&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 531 --- ## [Do pools basically become hot tubs in week-long 120 degree heat waves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pools-basically-become-hot-tubs-in-week-long-120-degree-heat-waves/1003679)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pools-basically-become-hot-tubs-in-week-long-120-degree-heat-waves/1003679 "2024-07-03T15:47:36Z")
My sis and BIL have an in-ground pool they love, and spend practically all their leisure time in and around it in the Summer. Since even Summer in Michigan can often get cool, especially at night, they often keep their p… --- ## [I have a big head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-big-head/1003594)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-big-head/1003594 "2024-07-03T15:27:06Z")
Literally. They run in the family. Does it follow that my brain is also bigger than average or is there just a lot of “packing material” filling the extra space? --- ## [1979 U.K. General Election: Who would you have voted for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1979-u-k-general-election-who-would-you-have-voted-for/1002433)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1979-u-k-general-election-who-would-you-have-voted-for/1002433 "2024-07-03T14:44:58Z")
I’ve been reading up and watching coverage of historical U.K. elections. 1979 is a very tough election for me to figure out who I would have voted for. I just can’t see myself voting for Thatcher and the Tories, but … --- ## [Who's to blame if Biden loses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-to-blame-if-biden-loses/1001233)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 692\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-to-blame-if-biden-loses/1001233 "2024-07-03T14:19:46Z")
I understand you can’t predict what may happen between then and now. I’m having a difficult time expressing what I’m asking for, but let’s say the election is held the day after you’re reading this; Who would be to blame… --- ## [How does inauguration work if the president-elect is in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-inauguration-work-if-the-president-elect-is-in-prison/1002402)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-inauguration-work-if-the-president-elect-is-in-prison/1002402 "2024-07-03T14:14:40Z")
It’s not likely at all that Trump will do prison time, or, even if he does, that it would extend past Jan-20-2025. But if he were, how do you re-inaugurate him? He can’t show up in person on the Capitol steps. Do they j… --- ## [cat food has everything needed for life....why isn't there a "people" food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-has-everything-needed-for-life-why-isnt-there-a-people-food/382706)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-has-everything-needed-for-life-why-isnt-there-a-people-food/382706 "2024-07-03T13:37:31Z")
My cat has been fed nothing except dry pellet cat chow for 10 years, and she is perfectly healthy. The cat food supplies all the nutrition she needs. Why is there no dry pellet “people food” that contains all necessary … --- ## [Dead trees in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-trees-in-colorado/1003487)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-trees-in-colorado/1003487 "2024-07-03T13:16:27Z")
I just returned from a week long trip to Colorado. (Thank you to those in Cafe Society for pre-trip suggestions). I was struck by the number of dead, standing trees (both pine and Aspen) in many areas. I’m guessing up to… --- ## [My Funny Spanish-Language Mixup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-funny-spanish-language-mixup/1003336)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-funny-spanish-language-mixup/1003336 "2024-07-03T12:03:40Z")
So last week I was in court for a minor traffic matter, and while I was at the clerk’s desk waiting to pay, I saw a Mexican-looking guy trying valiantly to make himself clear in Spanish, while the poor clerk was getting … --- ## [Why do the British bring grapes to people "in hospital"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-british-bring-grapes-to-people-in-hospital/1003379)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-british-bring-grapes-to-people-in-hospital/1003379 "2024-07-03T11:31:30Z")
Just curious. Once my wife and I noticed this, it seems like it comes up every single time someone is in the hospital in a British TV series. Plus, we see regular stories on other sites with Brits saying something like… --- ## [Murphy's back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphys-back/1003557)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphys-back/1003557 "2024-07-03T02:36:37Z")
Not that any of you know him. Murphy operates the harrow tractor at the local racetrack between races. Murphy is also an amputee. He’s lost his right leg from the knee down. I’m not sure of the details, but I think i… --- ## [Why is the holiday travel so crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-holiday-travel-so-crazy/1003544)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-holiday-travel-so-crazy/1003544 "2024-07-03T02:22:38Z")
In this day and time. We’re all just so worried about environmental impact. Vegans going nuts because eating animals is bad for the world. Fires everywhere. Record high heat. Floods. People screaming road rage if yo… --- ## [If you have no intention of getting a tattoo, what tattoo \*would\* you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291 "2024-07-03T02:01:28Z")
So I have never had the remotest interest in getting a tattoo and I can’t see that ever changing. But if I did go crazy one day and decide to get one (and deal with the repercussions, namely explaining it to my kids). I… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2024-edition/1002292)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2024-edition/1002292 "2024-07-03T01:40:37Z")
Summer is busting out all over the place in the Rocky Mountains… except for the day it snowed two weeks ago. Anyway, everything is green, the flowers are blooming and kids are out for summer. So summer time, winter for … --- ## [Absent Biden, what democrat could win the presidency in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absent-biden-what-democrat-could-win-the-presidency-in-2024/1003644)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absent-biden-what-democrat-could-win-the-presidency-in-2024/1003644 "2024-07-03T00:28:14Z")
After the debate, some people have been suggesting Biden should not run again. My question is, who do the dems have on tap who could win this year if Biden was out of the race… I’m not asking who you all like best, or … --- ## [Quantify as best you can your odds of Biden winning vs anyone else. Be specific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantify-as-best-you-can-your-odds-of-biden-winning-vs-anyone-else-be-specific/1003536)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantify-as-best-you-can-your-odds-of-biden-winning-vs-anyone-else-be-specific/1003536 "2024-07-02T23:01:38Z")
I think this would be helpful to gauge where people are coming from and how they feel at this point. It would add context to some of the discussions. List, at the least, your best estimate of the odds (in percentage out… --- ## [Trump will not debate Biden on June 27, 2024, or thereafter either](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 747\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493 "2024-07-02T22:02:30Z")
I’ll keep this one simple\*: Trump will weasel out of debating Biden this month, since Trump and those in his circle know that doing so would be grossly to his disadvantage. Here are the basic reasons: Trump got trounce… --- ## [Closing the "How can Biden use the recent SCOTUS Immunity ruling to his benefit?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-the-how-can-biden-use-the-recent-scotus-immunity-ruling-to-his-benefit-thread/1003646)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-the-how-can-biden-use-the-recent-scotus-immunity-ruling-to-his-benefit-thread/1003646 "2024-07-02T18:39:42Z")
Yes, some of us may have been advocating for actions which, until yesterday, seemed obviously illegal. Yet after yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling, the president may be able to undertake many of them without fear of prosecution… --- ## [If he wants to stay in the race, should Biden submit to a neurologist exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-wants-to-stay-in-the-race-should-biden-submit-to-a-neurologist-exam/1003540)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-wants-to-stay-in-the-race-should-biden-submit-to-a-neurologist-exam/1003540 "2024-07-02T18:26:40Z")
I was admittedly stunned at what I saw last Thursday. He has to do something to assure people that his decline isn’t the sign of something much more serious than just normal aging. If he has a really big problem, then … --- ## [Answer to Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-to-aspenglow/1003210)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-to-aspenglow/1003210 "2024-07-02T18:02:44Z")
Since we’re not allowed to answer to moderation in the thread and you did ask, the point was that Kayaker was referring to a schoolyard “hand game” which a comment reminded him of, so I referred to another schoolyard “ha… --- ## [Seat mate on a long flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-mate-on-a-long-flight/1002155)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-mate-on-a-long-flight/1002155 "2024-07-02T17:35:11Z")
Hypothetical- You are stuck in coach for a 15 hour flight. Which real or fictional person would you want seated next to you during the flight? “Nobody” is not an option. --- ## [This POTUS race is about Well-Packaged Lies vs the Halting Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-potus-race-is-about-well-packaged-lies-vs-the-halting-truth/1003455)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-potus-race-is-about-well-packaged-lies-vs-the-halting-truth/1003455 "2024-07-02T17:24:24Z")
I have no idea what the Dems will do with Biden. He obviously had a bad “look” last night. He sounded bad. His points were incoherent. He was searching desperately for words that couldn’t come to him in time. All th… --- ## [Briefly, what happened to this FB page disappearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briefly-what-happened-to-this-fb-page-disappearing/1003640)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briefly-what-happened-to-this-fb-page-disappearing/1003640 "2024-07-02T16:38:30Z")
For years I followed a nice little retro/recipe/nostalgia page. It catered to housewives and home cooks and so on. All of a sudden this page just disappeared off of FB. It’s not that I was blocked, I managed to contac… --- ## [Mosquitoes Have Taken Over!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes-have-taken-over/1003274)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes-have-taken-over/1003274 "2024-07-02T16:02:58Z")
How is the mosquito population in your area? We have a few extra here if anyone wants them. UGH! NE MN - We’ve had at least some type of rain just about every single day for over a month. It could be a light mist, a lit… --- ## [I for one welcome our new MAGA overlords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-maga-overlords/1003629)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-maga-overlords/1003629 "2024-07-02T15:15:23Z")
with lead. --- ## [Botticelli - June 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278 "2024-07-02T15:02:22Z")
Since it’s the penultimate day of May, I’ll start a new thread for June. I am V! --- ## [Does an educated brain weigh more than an uneducated brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-educated-brain-weigh-more-than-an-uneducated-brain/1003575)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-educated-brain-weigh-more-than-an-uneducated-brain/1003575 "2024-07-02T12:14:34Z")
I’m sure I’m going to flub this up somehow but hopefully you’ll get the gist. My question stems from the idea that a compressed spring weighs more than one that is not. So would it be fair to say an educated brain weig… --- ## [New Rock Music That's Good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rock-music-thats-good/1002000)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rock-music-thats-good/1002000 "2024-07-02T07:14:16Z")
I have been through some stuff recently and shifted a lot of life gears and I have done so musically too, away from a lot of heavier music. The last time I was really digging a rock act was 2018-ish when I was really int… --- ## [Turn On (1969 comedy series that totally flopped)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-1969-comedy-series-that-totally-flopped/1003377)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-1969-comedy-series-that-totally-flopped/1003377 "2024-07-02T07:09:02Z")
I had long heard of this competitor to “Laugh-In” that only lasted one episode (for the stations whose directors didn’t stage-hook it before it ended) and that TPTB would always ensure that none of the episodes would eve… --- ## [Puzzle from today's Futility Closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-from-todays-futility-closet/1003597)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-from-todays-futility-closet/1003597 "2024-07-02T05:05:41Z")
An interesting puzzle at the Futility Closet page today. It first appeared in 1967 in Eureka the Cambridge math journal. No answer was ever published. I am guessing the answer is none (if they don’t have to all arrive to… --- ## [Did Tump just defame Judge Merchan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tump-just-defame-judge-merchan/1002295)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tump-just-defame-judge-merchan/1002295 "2024-07-02T03:13:46Z")
I’m sure most of us just saw Trump’s post-verdict statement. Trump asserted, in no uncertain terms, that the trial (the hush money trial)was rigged, and the judge is corrupt. Could Merchan file a defamation suit? Is he … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=529&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=531&state=muted)