# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=818 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 819 --- ## [Do casinos ever ban sports bettors who win too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-ever-ban-sports-bettors-who-win-too-much/984706)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-ever-ban-sports-bettors-who-win-too-much/984706 "2023-05-30T07:40:32Z")
A companion to the blackjack thread. Let’s say someone is really good at finding lines that are off, and over time they win consistently. Would a sports book ban such a person from betting? Would it make a difference … --- ## [RIP Ed Ames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-ames/984743)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-ames/984743 "2023-05-30T07:09:33Z")
I knew him as ‘Mingo’ on Daniel Boone. The Ames Brothers were before my time. I didn’t know he was still alive in 2021, when I posted Wait… \_\_\_\_\_\_ is still alive?. --- ## [Hughson High has the California State Boys 800m Champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hughson-high-has-the-california-state-boys-800m-champion/984711)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hughson-high-has-the-california-state-boys-800m-champion/984711 "2023-05-30T05:02:37Z")
He’s the one in the bee shirt. That is not the standard uniform top for the varsity but he wanted to wear that one. (It came from the cross country season where the second 7 runners after the varsity were strong enough… --- ## [Periods, Quotation Marks, and How to Write Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-quotation-marks-and-how-to-write-good/984330)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-quotation-marks-and-how-to-write-good/984330 "2023-05-30T03:32:51Z")
The rule in American English is that the period always goes on the inside of the quotation mark including the period marking the end of a sentence. Do you all agree or disagree? If you agree, do you always follow the r… --- ## [Siphoning gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siphoning-gas/976922)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siphoning-gas/976922 "2023-05-30T01:54:48Z")
I have a gasoline generator and a plug on the electronics of the gas furnace so that I can run the furnace when the electricity goes out. Carrying jerricans back and worth from the gas station is a pain. There is somethi… --- ## [RIP George Maharis at Age 94 \[Buz Murdock of Route 66\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-maharis-at-age-94-buz-murdock-of-route-66/984730 "2023-05-30T01:50:53Z")
Here is the first episode: I remember him from reruns of Route 66, but don’t remember seeing him elsewhere. --- ## [When travelling: What food can I bring back with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-travelling-what-food-can-i-bring-back-with-me/984645)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-travelling-what-food-can-i-bring-back-with-me/984645 "2023-05-30T00:25:53Z")
In my case, it would be from Italy to the US. But this question can apply to anywhere to the US (or your country). I know bringing some food back when travelling is a no-no. But, can I bring something like olive oil (… --- ## [Straight Dope 5/5/2023: What's the difference between a cafe latte, a cappuccino, and a flat white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-5-2023-whats-the-difference-between-a-cafe-latte-a-cappuccino-and-a-flat-white/983617)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-5-2023-whats-the-difference-between-a-cafe-latte-a-cappuccino-and-a-flat-white/983617 "2023-05-29T23:58:48Z")
What’s the difference between a café latte, a cappuccino, and a flat white? Looking at the situation from a global perspective, not much. I may get an argument on this point – in the coffee business, I’ve come to reali… --- ## [Gentrification of Rural America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentrification-of-rural-america/949695)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentrification-of-rural-america/949695 "2023-05-29T23:43:25Z")
Summary: Wealthy visitors and remote workers are moving from places like San Francisco to towns in the American west, radically changing communities and pushing locals out by raising the cost of living, particularly of … --- ## [Car exterior knowledge needed…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-exterior-knowledge-needed/984719)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-exterior-knowledge-needed/984719 "2023-05-29T22:21:49Z")
So I’ve posted before about the travails of my 2000 Civic. On the inside, it’s still pretty young, but on the outside… well, my lack of long haul commuting hasn’t prevented time and wear from taking its toll. So I went … --- ## [Progressive Lenses and Computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-lenses-and-computers/984650)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-lenses-and-computers/984650 "2023-05-29T21:58:41Z")
I just got my first set of progressive lenses today, thinking they would help me see the computer better. They are awful! Has anyone else got progressives? I bought a very expensive set of lenses which promised low p… --- ## [How do I establish a Permanent Address when I am temporarily, "homeless?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-establish-a-permanent-address-when-i-am-temporarily-homeless/984754)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-establish-a-permanent-address-when-i-am-temporarily-homeless/984754 "2023-05-29T21:14:48Z")
We’re doing a lot of travel this year - like not home for longer than 2 weeks at a time between now and the end of the year. Also, housing prices around us are still pretty hot, and we owe nothing on the house. We’re bot… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2023-edition/983379)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2023-edition/983379 "2023-05-29T20:47:21Z")
It finally stopped snowing! For high desert, we have an explosion of green everywhere, my daffodils are finally daring to show themselves. Still, here it is May and the mountains are still mostly white. Water for swimmi… --- ## [Poe's Law implodes - Boebert edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poes-law-implodes-boebert-edition/959336)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poes-law-implodes-boebert-edition/959336 "2023-05-29T20:31:47Z")
Real conservative talk show host Jesse Kelly awarded actual congesswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) the Hottest Woman in Congress award. The award came with a real certificate with Boebert’s name spelled incorrectly and a Red… --- ## [Alternative download for BIOS update for my HP laptop? (HP link doesn't work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-download-for-bios-update-for-my-hp-laptop-hp-link-doesnt-work/984741)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-download-for-bios-update-for-my-hp-laptop-hp-link-doesnt-work/984741 "2023-05-29T19:58:05Z")
Laptop: HP 255 G6 OS: Windows 10 I have had troubles with updating this laptop for a long time, it always fails with an error code that indicates a hardware problem. When I tried to boot from a thumb drive to make a cl… --- ## [I had amnesia! (It's not like in the movies and TV.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-amnesia-its-not-like-in-the-movies-and-tv/984683)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-amnesia-its-not-like-in-the-movies-and-tv/984683 "2023-05-29T19:47:36Z")
About two weeks ago I found myself in the hospital with my wife, and asked her how I got there. In fact, I asked her that question a couple of dozen times, according to her. I had experienced something called Transient G… --- ## [What things provide YOU the most bang for your buck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-provide-you-the-most-bang-for-your-buck/984421)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-provide-you-the-most-bang-for-your-buck/984421 "2023-05-29T17:54:26Z")
Using a ratio of satisfaction/cost, what things do you score highest? They must be things with a retail price (e.g. tap water doesn’t count, but purchased bottled water does; a free view of a mountain vista doesn’t count… --- ## [Is this a new fashion thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-fashion-thing/984675)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-fashion-thing/984675 "2023-05-29T16:04:21Z")
I’m mean, the wearing of a t shirt where it’s all untucked except for the very front. I’m only ever seen it on the tube and online, never yet in the wild. The “Jan” from Toyota sports the look in a recent commercial wher… --- ## [“You may be eligible for significant compensation”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-be-eligible-for-significant-compensation/984713)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-be-eligible-for-significant-compensation/984713 "2023-05-29T15:45:56Z")
This phrase seems to appear in a lot of legal ads. I would guess because the word “significant” is weaselly enough to match whatever meaning one wishes to apply^. Where did this phrasing first appear? Why did it becom… --- ## [How does US military keep records if there is a name change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-us-military-keep-records-if-there-is-a-name-change/984689)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-us-military-keep-records-if-there-is-a-name-change/984689 "2023-05-29T14:37:11Z")
Some background - I requested information about someone’s military service from the National Archives. The information I received back indicates he was on active duty for a little less than two months. This is inconsiste… --- ## [How do I stop from eating so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-from-eating-so-much/983592)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-from-eating-so-much/983592 "2023-05-29T14:24:10Z")
It seems that every day, I have two portions of dinner and multiple sodas, and it feels good when I’m doing it, of course, but then I feel guilty afterward. I’m bipolar manic-depressive, and in treatment. I’m gaining we… --- ## [Sickle Cell Treatment for African Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickle-cell-treatment-for-african-americans/984536)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickle-cell-treatment-for-african-americans/984536 "2023-05-29T12:31:26Z")
There was a report yesterday on a new treatment for people with sickle cell disease - an affliction that occurs mostly in people of African descent. One of the first patients to access a ground-breaking treatment for s… --- ## [What do do when someone dies in Japan (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-do-when-someone-dies-in-japan-need-answer-fast/984680)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-do-when-someone-dies-in-japan-need-answer-fast/984680 "2023-05-29T11:18:03Z")
When I google “what to do when someone dies in Japan” (and variations of it), I get guides about funeral etiquette/customs. That’s not what I need. I need to know what legal steps the child of a recently deceased Japan… --- ## [If humans hadn't invented item X first, which other animal would have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-humans-hadnt-invented-item-x-first-which-other-animal-would-have/984684)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-humans-hadnt-invented-item-x-first-which-other-animal-would-have/984684 "2023-05-29T10:19:52Z")
My contribution: if we hadn’t invented the sofa, cats would have. --- ## [Please recommend a good free online survey creation site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-free-online-survey-creation-site/984723)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-free-online-survey-creation-site/984723 "2023-05-29T06:54:05Z")
Background: I wish to let my high school students (12th graders) assess themselves on two things: class participation and homework. I had been using a nifty Chinese online learning platform site, but that site recently w… --- ## [(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409 "2023-05-29T05:59:11Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 81 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for later this mornin’ through tomorrow. Hence the reason for the name of t… --- ## [Countries Making Social Progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-making-social-progress/984699)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-making-social-progress/984699 "2023-05-29T03:00:25Z")
Wondering what Dopers thought about this list of 170 countries showing most have made social progress over the last few decades? If it has any validity, maybe Hans Rosling was right. But the huge general increase shoul… --- ## [Turkey Election, Erdogan may lose.to Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Could be good for the West and bad for Putin {Erdogan won}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-election-erdogan-may-lose-to-kemal-kilicdaroglu-could-be-good-for-the-west-and-bad-for-putin-erdogan-won/984029)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-election-erdogan-may-lose-to-kemal-kilicdaroglu-could-be-good-for-the-west-and-bad-for-putin-erdogan-won/984029 "2023-05-29T02:44:32Z")
Kilicdaroglu does not appear to be pro-Putin. He is not the front man for a conservative Islamist party. So on the surface this seems good if he wins. Does anyone know more about who he is and what he wants to do? The se… --- ## [Long-running characters closely associated with a non-originating actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-running-characters-closely-associated-with-a-non-originating-actor/970799)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-running-characters-closely-associated-with-a-non-originating-actor/970799 "2023-05-29T01:52:50Z")
The fictional police detective, Lieutenant Columbo, is inextricably linked with the actor Peter Falk, who played him for 35 years across 69 TV episodes. But Falk was not the first actor to play the character; that honou… --- ## [Suggestions on what to do with old 78 records?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-what-to-do-with-old-78-records/984591)
**Author:** [@drpepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drpepper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-what-to-do-with-old-78-records/984591 "2023-05-29T01:34:15Z")
(Mods feel free to move) We have a collection of old 78 / Victrola style records. About 90 of them from the '20s / '30s, that we inherited. They are for the most part americana, classical, operatic. This site: 78rpm.c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=817) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=819)