# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=675&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 676 --- ## [If Ancient Greek had no lowercase forms of letters, why are so many texts in Ancient Greek written with letters in their lowercase counterparts instead of their uppercase counterparts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ancient-greek-had-no-lowercase-forms-of-letters-why-are-so-many-texts-in-ancient-greek-written-with-letters-in-their-lowercase-counterparts-instead-of-their-uppercase-counterparts/994389)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ancient-greek-had-no-lowercase-forms-of-letters-why-are-so-many-texts-in-ancient-greek-written-with-letters-in-their-lowercase-counterparts-instead-of-their-uppercase-counterparts/994389 "2023-12-13T15:54:53Z")
Uppercase letters were only introduced later. There was no distinction between lowercase and uppercase letters, it was all uppercase. If that’s the case, why are so many texts written in lowercase letters instead of uppe… --- ## [Denny Laine, rock star: Go Fund Me to pay medical bills? {He has died as of December 5, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denny-laine-rock-star-go-fund-me-to-pay-medical-bills-he-has-died-as-of-december-5-2023/991292)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denny-laine-rock-star-go-fund-me-to-pay-medical-bills-he-has-died-as-of-december-5-2023/991292 "2023-12-13T15:26:45Z")
I heard recently that Denny Laine is having some health issues, so his wife started a Go Fund Me page to help cover his medical costs. They’ve raised about $41,000 so far. She says he doesn’t have health insurance. Ther… --- ## [NFL 2023: Week 14 days in a fortnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-14-days-in-a-fortnight/994206)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-14-days-in-a-fortnight/994206 "2023-12-13T15:23:29Z")
The playoff hunt is now officially in high gear, and races are tightening up in both conferences. There’s a massive matchup in the NFC East, while the Jaguars may have to protect their slim lead without their starting q… --- ## [Can "Now And Then" Be Considered An Authentic Beatles Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-now-and-then-be-considered-an-authentic-beatles-song/994408)
**Author:** [@wt1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wt1963)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-now-and-then-be-considered-an-authentic-beatles-song/994408 "2023-12-13T15:21:17Z")
Going back and forth on this. To my understanding (outside of the orchestra), John, Paul, George and Ringo are the only ones playing or singing on the song, so many would say that, yes, it’s a Beatles song. On the other… --- ## [Any Slack users -- a bit of help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-slack-users-a-bit-of-help/994488)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-slack-users-a-bit-of-help/994488 "2023-12-13T14:15:13Z")
The organization I do volunteer work for now uses Slack for group messaging and to coordinate events. I have it on my Android phone and on my Windows 10 PC using Opera browser. We had no training in it, mostly it seemed … --- ## [Did you ever or do you now possess a pogo stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-or-do-you-now-possess-a-pogo-stick/991919)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-or-do-you-now-possess-a-pogo-stick/991919 "2023-12-13T13:44:33Z")
Questions for Pogo Stick owners (past and present): Are they fun? Do you (did you) play with it a lot? Were you any good at Pogo Sticking? What qualifies as an amazing Pogo-related achievement? --- ## [Top Shot - how much is real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-shot-how-much-is-real/599232)
**Author:** [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-shot-how-much-is-real/599232 "2023-12-13T13:37:43Z")
I understand that the soap opera drama part of it is over the edge and most likely staged, but is the contest itself real? Are the contestants actually making those shots and the victor is decided by their skill? Or is… --- ## [Talk to me some Dune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-some-dune/994064)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-some-dune/994064 "2023-12-13T13:30:03Z")
With the new movie out and the sequel/second half due out in March, I have waded back in to the Duniverse to reassess everything. Note: I have not engaged any of the Brian Herbert works. I am constraining myself to the… --- ## ["I keel you. I keel you all!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keel-you-i-keel-you-all/597467)
**Author:** [@Ashley\_Pomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashley_Pomeroy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keel-you-i-keel-you-all/597467 "2023-12-13T12:49:44Z")
Don’t worry, I’m not actually going to kill you, at least not deliberately. Not you, not the person next to you. I don’t want to. Lots of movie quotes have entered the language and mutated into new forms, but I’m curiou… --- ## [Am I over-reacting? (Relationship stuff...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-over-reacting-relationship-stuff/994430)
**Author:** [@IDKittyKat967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDKittyKat967)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-over-reacting-relationship-stuff/994430 "2023-12-13T11:31:03Z")
Hi everyone! I’d just like your thoughts on this scenario. My boyfriend and I went out to a restaurant for dinner, and an attractive waitress (in my opinion) happened to be serving us tonight. Throughout the dinner, he d… --- ## [My girlfriend still lives with her ex...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-still-lives-with-her-ex/337761)
**Author:** [@nuke8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nuke8)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-still-lives-with-her-ex/337761 "2023-12-13T11:12:39Z")
How long do I wait before I give up on her moving out? She has been attempting to get out for months now and run into some challenges but am I wrong in insisting she stop living with a man she professes not to love, does… --- ## [The life of stupid people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-life-of-stupid-people/994258)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-life-of-stupid-people/994258 "2023-12-13T07:06:06Z")
ok, first off - sorry for the click-baity title … I’d be interested in your thoughts of how is the life of a “not-so-smart” (say 80ish IQ) person different from a smart person (say IQ 110-120) … Kinda hard to explain w… --- ## [Complete pliosaur skull found in the Dorset cliffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-pliosaur-skull-found-in-the-dorset-cliffs/994385)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-pliosaur-skull-found-in-the-dorset-cliffs/994385 "2023-12-13T05:11:57Z")
Or is it the cliffs of Dorset? Anyway, it’s a very good-looking skull, apparently. Apologies in advance, there’s some annoying ads that obscure part of the article and I’m not sure how to get rid of them. --- ## ["New" shipwreck found in the Baltic Sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shipwreck-found-in-the-baltic-sea/994484)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shipwreck-found-in-the-baltic-sea/994484 "2023-12-13T05:05:04Z")
Not new as in a new ship obviously, but new as in undiscovered before now. It will be interesting to see where it’s from originally, and if it’s a “known” lost ship from elsewhere that was pushed off course by wind and w… --- ## [In Galveston for two days, what to do, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-galveston-for-two-days-what-to-do-what-to-do/994391)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-galveston-for-two-days-what-to-do-what-to-do/994391 "2023-12-13T04:38:40Z")
Thinking about touring a mansion or two (Moody, Bishop’s Palace), walking along the beach, maybe Galveston Island State Park, maybe the Strand district? This all comes from just poking around on the World Wide Web. I’d … --- ## [Help With Laptop Battery Icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-laptop-battery-icon/994519 "2023-12-13T03:47:09Z")
The battery symbol on the bottom right of my laptop screen has disappeared. How do I restore it? Thank you. --- ## [Texas Abortion Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/994399)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/994399 "2023-12-13T02:22:58Z")
I understand this has been discussed in the Pit, but I’m interested in it as a breaking news story, hence this thread. My first question on hearing about the Temporary Restraining Order was what legal arguments Ms Cox’s… --- ## [E3 cancels 2023 event, leaving Los Angeles without a major gaming convention ...is it finally dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e3-cancels-2023-event-leaving-los-angeles-without-a-major-gaming-convention-is-it-finally-dead/982069)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e3-cancels-2023-event-leaving-los-angeles-without-a-major-gaming-convention-is-it-finally-dead/982069 "2023-12-13T00:35:07Z")
It was canceled again but this time because it seems all the major players wouldn’t have been there this year … and well it seems it’s been hurling towards a demise for the past decade or so between competing shows and t… --- ## ["Keys contain lead." ..WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keys-contain-lead-wtf/766800)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keys-contain-lead-wtf/766800 "2023-12-12T23:08:00Z")
Recently I had some keys made. On the card each key is attached to, it says: Warning: Keys contain lead. Avoid contact with mouth. May be harmful if eaten. I was completely taken aback. I had no idea. I expect they put… --- ## [Battlebots '23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-23/977778)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-23/977778 "2023-12-12T21:37:18Z")
'20 and '21 seasons '22 season It’s back! More robots, more Faruq-isms, more surprises, more cheesy effects, and rumor has it that Rose and Florian have toned it down a bit! Thursdays in the usual places. And I know th… --- ## [The case against Lee H. Oswald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-against-lee-h-oswald/993643)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-against-lee-h-oswald/993643 "2023-12-12T21:16:33Z")
I know it’s been done to death around here, but we did just pass the 60th anniversary milestone of JFK’s assassination. And I follow a page on Instagram called real-time1960s, which provides day for day news reports as … --- ## [Question regarding withdrawal from deferred compensation account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-withdrawal-from-deferred-compensation-account/994489)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-withdrawal-from-deferred-compensation-account/994489 "2023-12-12T20:52:09Z")
In my state, as long as I am over 59 1/2 I can exclude $20K per year of retirement income from state income tax. This is in addition to Social Security and government pensions being non-taxable. IOW even if I have a g… --- ## [Wow, Kelsey Grammer is a Trump supporter? I thought he was intelligent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-kelsey-grammer-is-a-trump-supporter-i-thought-he-was-intelligent/994105)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-kelsey-grammer-is-a-trump-supporter-i-thought-he-was-intelligent/994105 "2023-12-12T17:34:54Z")
Mr. brown told me about the article discussing it, and here’s a link. Without having thought about it beforehand, I would have guessed the actor was a liberal Democrat. I shouldn’t conflate the guy with his Frasier cha… --- ## [Would you replace 1, 2, or 4 tires in this case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-replace-1-2-or-4-tires-in-this-case/994368)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-replace-1-2-or-4-tires-in-this-case/994368 "2023-12-12T16:01:36Z")
I had all 4 tires replaced 18,548 miles ago, which was 1 year and 1 week. 1 went totally flat yesterday with a big chunk of metal in the middle of the tread – the visible part of the metal is about the size of a razor bl… --- ## [I got into a fight with AI today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-a-fight-with-ai-today/994345)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-a-fight-with-ai-today/994345 "2023-12-12T15:47:29Z")
well, the whole AI craze is off to a wrong start … today I was messing with chat-gpt “if 6 workers work for 8 hours to build a 10m2 wall how long does one worker need for this to do it alone” … well chat-gpt took the l… --- ## [Are There Really Hidden Cameras In Japanese Women's Restrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-hidden-cameras-in-japanese-womens-restrooms/981309)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-hidden-cameras-in-japanese-womens-restrooms/981309 "2023-12-12T15:11:34Z")
My favorite porn site often recommends “hidden camera” videos inside Japanese women’s restrooms, for those who get off on watching women piss/shit. Hey, I don’t judge. But my question is, are there really producers insta… --- ## [STEM Dopers, how Do you View Social Sciences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stem-dopers-how-do-you-view-social-sciences/971320)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stem-dopers-how-do-you-view-social-sciences/971320 "2023-12-12T14:44:29Z")
poll Basically, do you draw a sharp distinction between natural and formal sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology) on the one hand and social sciences (linguistics, psychology, sociology, economics) on the ot… --- ## [I made some chocolate banana bread and forgot the sugar!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354 "2023-12-12T13:46:10Z")
I did look up “how to salvage this” and saw that you can make a 1:1 sugar syrup and pour it over the cake or bread, and it should be okay as long as you don’t overdo it. Has anyone else used this trick, successfully or … --- ## [The Carnival is Over - Judith Durham dies aged 79](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carnival-is-over-judith-durham-dies-aged-79/969183)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carnival-is-over-judith-durham-dies-aged-79/969183 "2023-12-12T08:12:50Z")
One of the greatest voices I’ve ever heard. This is how you sing, kids, without autotune: --- ## [Super-Dense Cheesecake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-dense-cheesecake/279841)
**Author:** [@Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misery_Loves_Co)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-dense-cheesecake/279841 "2023-12-12T07:35:25Z")
somewhat inspired by this thread: When I was living in Albuquerque, NM the best cheesecake available was from a place called “Dee’s Cheesecake Factory”, which sadly does not have a website. It was UNBELIEVABLY dense an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=674&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=676&state=muted)