# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1951 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1952 --- ## [Does poker have a future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-poker-have-a-future/726054)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-poker-have-a-future/726054 "2020-03-30T08:08:15Z")
Between 10-15 years ago the game of poker, specifically Texas Hold 'Em, exploded in popularity, for a variety of reasons; the movie “Rounders,” the sudden availability of online poker, and the 2003 World Series of Poker … --- ## [What old sports car did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-sports-car-did-i-see/837765)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-sports-car-did-i-see/837765 "2020-03-30T06:53:25Z")
I just saw an unusual old sports-type car, possibly from around the 70s and would like to know what it was. It was very low to the ground, angular, and seemed big - almost certainly a four seater. The very unusual detail… --- ## [9/11 changed the world -- how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-changed-the-world-how/850520)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-changed-the-world-how/850520 "2020-03-30T05:57:34Z")
Nowadays I often come across something where the writer says something along the lines of “This is when everything changes.” We said that after 9/11, too. “Everything” was of course an exaggeration, but I know that lot… --- ## [why does my walls have these streaks of white???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-walls-have-these-streaks-of-white/850581)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-walls-have-these-streaks-of-white/850581 "2020-03-30T05:29:27Z")
I have just repainted them (albeit using the same paint) a few months ago… the previous coat lasted a few years though. my friend said it could be the paint is poor quality, or old. I am thinking of buying new paint b… --- ## [Another LOTR Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lotr-question/849893)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lotr-question/849893 "2020-03-30T04:04:18Z")
I’m sure this has been asked already, so if you have a link, please direct me. How was Strider so easily able to dispatch 5 Black Riders (including the Witch King) on Weathertop? Basically, all he had was a sword and a… --- ## [Getting my head around the cost/benefit of flatten the curve.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-head-around-the-cost-benefit-of-flatten-the-curve/850056)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-head-around-the-cost-benefit-of-flatten-the-curve/850056 "2020-03-30T03:59:29Z")
As I understand it if we let the virus set the pace of new infections we get a tall but narrow bell curve representing the rate of new infections. The economy would be only slightly affected and we would achieve herd imm… --- ## [Newish TV with weird screen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-tv-with-weird-screen/850622 "2020-03-30T03:23:48Z")
6 months old TCL, Roku TV. It looks like striped paint was poured on the screen. A big wave right through the middle. Any of you TV experts know what this is? --- ## [Country Star Joe Diffie RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-star-joe-diffie-rip/850640)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-star-joe-diffie-rip/850640 "2020-03-30T03:01:43Z")
'90s country music star Joe Diffie has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. --- ## [Movies that confuse you as to the year it was made in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-confuse-you-as-to-the-year-it-was-made-in/850639)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-confuse-you-as-to-the-year-it-was-made-in/850639 "2020-03-30T02:28:51Z")
Its weird how our perception of what an actor should look like throws off our ability to figure out when a movie was made. Such as: Mississippi Burning. You’ve got Gene Hackman looking about how he should look, maybe a … --- ## [Beck's free in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-free-in-the-mmp/850085)
**Author:** [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-free-in-the-mmp/850085 "2020-03-30T02:07:56Z")
She’s going home! Take it from here! --- ## [Will Unemployed Americans Get $$$?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-unemployed-americans-get/849854)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-unemployed-americans-get/849854 "2020-03-30T01:52:57Z")
I’m not talking ones that were just fired or laid off, but for those who haven’t been able to find a job for years? --- ## [What song is your cell ringtone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792 "2020-03-30T01:29:25Z")
When I upgraded recently, I bought “Small Town” as my ringtone. --- ## [Is this out of line to ask someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-out-of-line-to-ask-someone/850615)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-out-of-line-to-ask-someone/850615 "2020-03-30T01:25:54Z")
I’ve noticed a self-sabotaging pattern where every few years, a particular type of woman goes out of her way to signal interest in me and it takes me so completely by surprise that it either goes over my head or I think … --- ## [Will this devolve in to widespread looting/home invasions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-devolve-in-to-widespread-looting-home-invasions/850103)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-devolve-in-to-widespread-looting-home-invasions/850103 "2020-03-30T00:25:29Z")
The amount of people standing in line for guns certainly seems to indicate many people think it will. --- ## [At what age is a child no longer a toddler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-a-child-no-longer-a-toddler/694958)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-a-child-no-longer-a-toddler/694958 "2020-03-29T23:54:03Z")
To me, “toddle” describes what babies do as they get the hang of walking. Most kids walk pretty well by two years old so a three-year-old would not be considered a toddler. What do other posters think? --- ## [Has anyone here tried distillery-made hand sanitizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-distillery-made-hand-sanitizer/850580)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-distillery-made-hand-sanitizer/850580 "2020-03-29T23:54:01Z")
There was a distillery in the next town over from where I live the other day that was going away bottles of hand sanitizer they made in-house. I thought about going, but didn’t really have time. Anyway, has anyone here … --- ## [A Road Map for Navigating the Pandemic at the National Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-road-map-for-navigating-the-pandemic-at-the-national-level/850629)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-road-map-for-navigating-the-pandemic-at-the-national-level/850629 "2020-03-29T23:50:06Z")
I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that an actual plan at the national level might be helpful. Well, here’s one. It’s from American Enterprise Institute. I’m sure it’s not perfect, but it does seem like a reasonable a… --- ## [Why not call it SARS-2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-call-it-sars-2/850539)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-call-it-sars-2/850539 "2020-03-29T23:46:01Z")
SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are both corona viruses. When the SARS outbreak first happened in early 2000s, they called it SARS outbreak and called the virus SARS virus. Now, pretty much everyone (newspapers, articles, medica… --- ## [Ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads/850599)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads/850599 "2020-03-29T23:30:12Z")
Why am I getting ads? Is anybody else who is a paid member getting ads, or am I behind on my payment? --- ## [Will Americans support quarantines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-americans-support-quarantines/850541)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-americans-support-quarantines/850541 "2020-03-29T23:29:00Z")
Trump: Quarantine of New York Might Happen Today. I think a lot of folks would advocate this approach to containment. It makes some sense to keep people in a hot spot from leaving and creating new hot spots. But locki… --- ## [I now have a home-made cloth mask. How to make it most effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-home-made-cloth-mask-how-to-make-it-most-effective/850362)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-home-made-cloth-mask-how-to-make-it-most-effective/850362 "2020-03-29T23:21:01Z")
Sewn by my talented husband based on a pattern I found online (JoAnn Fabrics). Made of 2 layers of cotton fabric with interfacing. I know it isn’t effective in a highly charged medical atmosphere, but it should help whe… --- ## [The town Crazy lady (not me this time :))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-town-crazy-lady-not-me-this-time/850456)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-town-crazy-lady-not-me-this-time/850456 "2020-03-29T22:35:32Z")
Every small town has one. Ours was: Gloria. She walked up town, dressed outrageously. Haunted public places. Was seen at all hours. Sometimes acting out her crazy. The back story was she was wealthy but her brother … --- ## [Why do people pay attention to betting markets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-pay-attention-to-betting-markets/848275)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-pay-attention-to-betting-markets/848275 "2020-03-29T22:28:42Z")
Frequently people on this board will cite data from online betting markets as indicative of how the primary race is going, in the same way that one would cite polls. Nate Silver says that these markets are worthless and… --- ## [Harper Lee was a Bloom County fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-lee-was-a-bloom-county-fan/850345)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-lee-was-a-bloom-county-fan/850345 "2020-03-29T22:21:43Z")
She asked Berke Breathed to keep Opus around. He brought back Opus for 2 other strips, Outland and Opus. Maybe I will now read to kill a mockingbird since I have so much free time now. --- ## [Why should GM make ventilators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478 "2020-03-29T21:12:19Z")
I have a question that has been bothering me for a couple of days now. Why should GM be making ventilators? As I understand it, GM makes mostly cars and trucks and things. Medical equipment is not cars and trucks. Why… --- ## [Is there a hole in the direct payments plan concerning young adults who live with their parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hole-in-the-direct-payments-plan-concerning-young-adults-who-live-with-their-parents/850569)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hole-in-the-direct-payments-plan-concerning-young-adults-who-live-with-their-parents/850569 "2020-03-29T21:00:53Z")
I have read every detailed article I can find about this, and ISTM that if you have a 17 year old living with you, you’ll get $500 for them. But if they are 18 or 19 (or older) and live with you and are claimed as a dep… --- ## [Has isolation changed your music consumption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-isolation-changed-your-music-consumption/850610)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-isolation-changed-your-music-consumption/850610 "2020-03-29T20:18:43Z")
I found this interesting article about radio in the coronavirus area. The article notes radio listenership is way up while streaming is way down. However, three genres have actually gained streams–children’s, folk, and… --- ## [Unsolicited "Secure Docs" codes - problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolicited-secure-docs-codes-problem/850613)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolicited-secure-docs-codes-problem/850613 "2020-03-29T20:13:21Z")
Today I got a couple of texts on my phone with six number confirmation codes for something called “Secure Docs” - I ignored them, because I didn’t log onto anything or do anything else that would lead to an expected text… --- ## [Just for fun - drinking vodka, alien intervention...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-drinking-vodka-alien-intervention/850594)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-fun-drinking-vodka-alien-intervention/850594 "2020-03-29T19:56:21Z")
…like in Belarus I prefer vodka over expensive medicine. But I have an idea why Covid-19 is critical and alien originated: a) climate change ozone layer b) climate change global warming c) Donald Drump There are many… --- ## [Blood donation - whole blood, platelets, or power red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donation-whole-blood-platelets-or-power-red/850110)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donation-whole-blood-platelets-or-power-red/850110 "2020-03-29T19:45:27Z")
Years ago when I first started donating blood regularly, the donation center encouraged me to donate platelets, and that’s been my only method of donation since. The facts: a single apheresis donation provides as many pl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1952)