# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=100 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 101 --- ## [I Was Quietly Fired As An AAA Auto Club Customer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-quietly-fired-as-an-aaa-auto-club-customer/1003199)
**Author:** [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-quietly-fired-as-an-aaa-auto-club-customer/1003199 "2024-07-03T23:19:32Z")
I’ve been an AAA member for a long time. The past few years I upgraded to their Gold card service. I have a 30 year old vehicle that I love and that I intend to drive until it can’t be driven anymore. Last year, I had m… --- ## [Amazing drone photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-drone-photos/1003563)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-drone-photos/1003563 "2024-07-03T21:15:53Z")
Drones really are amazing in their versatility, from war to uses in art. I should look into maybe getting one. --- ## [Comparisons Of What Famous Travel Locations Actually Look Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparisons-of-what-famous-travel-locations-actually-look-like/1003424)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparisons-of-what-famous-travel-locations-actually-look-like/1003424 "2024-07-03T19:11:47Z")
This list of photos can save someone a lot of time and money. I already knew the Mona Lisa was tiny and not that impressive unless you’re very close. Remember that the Tourist Industry’s priority is drawing visitors th… --- ## [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 … --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [Who would you think are nicer people, Jeep owners or Subaru owners? (in FB Groups)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-think-are-nicer-people-jeep-owners-or-subaru-owners-in-fb-groups/1001640)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-think-are-nicer-people-jeep-owners-or-subaru-owners-in-fb-groups/1001640 "2024-07-01T20:49:26Z")
I bought a Subaru Outback 4 months ago. Before that I had a Jeep for 10 years. On FB groups the Jeep people were very helpful. They were great places to interact. Lots of helpful people, and great places to share info. … --- ## [Does anyone have access to archives for the Boston newspapers ca. 1974?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-access-to-archives-for-the-boston-newspapers-ca-1974/1003564)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-access-to-archives-for-the-boston-newspapers-ca-1974/1003564 "2024-07-01T17:50:28Z")
It will soon be the 50th of my college graduation. For several years, two of my friends and roomies have mentioned that a picture of them appeared in a newspaper article about nude beaches on Cape Cod. They were at the… --- ## [(Old) Highlight of the day - Dyeing in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-highlight-of-the-day-dyeing-in-the-mmp/1003263)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-highlight-of-the-day-dyeing-in-the-mmp/1003263 "2024-07-01T16:15:20Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 20c/68f with a predicted high of 25c/78f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “A fucking optimist would say it’s partly sunny outside. Fuck that optimist”. Fair enough, it’s overcast b… --- ## [I was looking at the O’Reilly Auto Parts website…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-looking-at-the-o-reilly-auto-parts-website/1002632)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-looking-at-the-o-reilly-auto-parts-website/1002632 "2024-07-01T02:44:49Z")
And stumbled across part # 121G. Good to know they are looking ahead. Any other examples of this type of thing? --- ## [No longer considered diabetic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-considered-diabetic/1003412)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-considered-diabetic/1003412 "2024-06-30T23:40:21Z")
I just got a phone call from my doctor who said that as a result of the blood test I took yesterday I should no longer be considered diabetic. A year ago, my A1C was 4.6%. My DIL (a family physician) thought I should d… --- ## [What is the largest two-digit number that is the same upside down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-two-digit-number-that-is-the-same-upside-down/1003450)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-two-digit-number-that-is-the-same-upside-down/1003450 "2024-06-30T12:35:23Z")
Wait! Isn’t this an FQ? Apparently not. I was watching a game show and my answer was 88 because upside down = horizontal reflection, right? I was wrong. The answer was 96 because their definition of upside down is a… --- ## [Undetected misdeeds you got away with as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undetected-misdeeds-you-got-away-with-as-a-child/1003010)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undetected-misdeeds-you-got-away-with-as-a-child/1003010 "2024-06-30T07:59:59Z")
I was just thinking of a few things I did as a kid which, if my parents had known about them, would have gotten me into a lot of trouble. But I kept my mouth shut, so I got away with them. Let’s see. Here’s a list: … --- ## [Just getting started in your Forties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-getting-started-in-your-forties/1003478)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-getting-started-in-your-forties/1003478 "2024-06-30T01:27:22Z")
Anyone here just getting started at life in their forties? That seems to be the path facing me. Whatever the causes of your delayed life, is their anyone here that has surmounted that sizeable mountain? I’m poor and have… --- ## [Fleas?! WTH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas-wth/1003405)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas-wth/1003405 "2024-06-30T01:14:18Z")
In the last two weeks I’ve found little bugs on my arms or legs about six times. I saw two today so far. I think they are fleas? They are tiny and black with long, narrow bodies. Although they have been assorted sizes. … --- ## [One last blow can bring down a bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-last-blow-can-bring-down-a-bridge/1003475)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-last-blow-can-bring-down-a-bridge/1003475 "2024-06-29T13:43:40Z")
This must have been a real pucker. https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/1dqzhkn/doesnt\_seem\_safe/ --- ## [Does it matter if my credit score is higher than 700?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-matter-if-my-credit-score-is-higher-than-700/1003453)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-matter-if-my-credit-score-is-higher-than-700/1003453 "2024-06-29T05:48:59Z")
They say you can have a credit score as high as 850. Supposedly a credit score of over 700 is good enough. So my question is does it even matter? --- ## [The Pony Express Reride: Did you know it’s running today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pony-express-reride-did-you-know-it-s-running-today/1003273)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pony-express-reride-did-you-know-it-s-running-today/1003273 "2024-06-28T15:02:33Z")
Did you know? Every year there is a group of horse riders who recreate the Pony Express ride? They ride the 1,800 miles between St. Joseph MO and Sacramento CA, alternating directions each year. Just NOW, at 0800 Pacifi… --- ## [Yesterday was the surrender at Appomattox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-was-the-surrender-at-appomattox/1000127)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-was-the-surrender-at-appomattox/1000127 "2024-06-28T04:55:11Z")
Or as I call it- VT day - Victory over the traitors. I was playing Marching through Georgia-Hurrah! Hurrah! We bring the jubilee! Hurrah! Hurrah! The flag that makes you free! So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the… --- ## [When you were a kid, how did you envision heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-how-did-you-envision-heaven/1003318)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-kid-how-did-you-envision-heaven/1003318 "2024-06-28T01:34:00Z")
First off, this is not a thread to discuss whether or not there is a heaven or anything else about beliefs. It is as the Topic line asks. When you first heard about heaven - at 5 or 6 or 7 or whenever - what did your li… --- ## [Drinking game for 6/27/2024 Biden/Trump debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-game-for-6-27-2024-biden-trump-debate/1003083)
**Author:** [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-game-for-6-27-2024-biden-trump-debate/1003083 "2024-06-28T01:33:28Z")
Mods, feel free to move this wherever it seems appropriate. I have to say I’m having trouble coming up with anything that won’t result in acute alcohol poisoning or painful sobriety. Suggestions anyone? --- ## [Bad bad bad Pickleball and cute pink shorts. (psst? Anyone got a spare room?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-pickleball-and-cute-pink-shorts-psst-anyone-got-a-spare-room/1003384)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-pickleball-and-cute-pink-shorts-psst-anyone-got-a-spare-room/1003384 "2024-06-27T23:40:01Z")
Well. It’s happening. The super deluxo set was ordered. Son-of-a-wrek researched, clickety click and got the measurements for a amateur court size. I caught him fixin’ to spray paint my lawn with glow-in-the-dark fluo… --- ## [Rectum? Damn near killed him! What's the set up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectum-damn-near-killed-him-whats-the-set-up/314103)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rectum-damn-near-killed-him-whats-the-set-up/314103 "2024-06-27T22:36:01Z")
We’ve all used this punch line. It is quite possibly the greatest punch line in the history of humor. But is there a set up? I don’t think I’ve ever heard the actual joke that goes along with the line. --- ## [Wax Abe Lincoln Statue in DC starts melting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wax-abe-lincoln-statue-in-dc-starts-melting/1003357)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wax-abe-lincoln-statue-in-dc-starts-melting/1003357 "2024-06-27T20:42:48Z")
“Oh, what a world, what a world…” Contrary to the headline, the head was apparently bremoved and put in storage to minimize damage. --- ## [Covid Finally Got Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-finally-got-me/1003285)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-finally-got-me/1003285 "2024-06-27T19:43:27Z")
Or I got it. It feels like a mild cold; I don’t know that I would have taken a test if we hadn’t been scheduled to have dinner with my eighty-something inlaws this evening. It’s happening the first week of summer break… --- ## [Military coup in Bolivia (26-6-2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-coup-in-bolivia-26-6-2024/1003374)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-coup-in-bolivia-26-6-2024/1003374 "2024-06-27T19:39:12Z")
seems like a sad reality: --- ## [Indiana Jews and the Temple of Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-and-the-temple-of-broomstick/798018)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-and-the-temple-of-broomstick/798018 "2024-06-26T14:11:29Z")
I had some food pantry items for donation and just couldn’t bear going to one of the many church-based pantries around here. I really, really hate the hard-sell proselytizing attempts by so many of them, and I still hav… --- ## [Soonest convenience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soonest-convenience/1003329)
**Author:** [@I.Dunno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.Dunno)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soonest-convenience/1003329 "2024-06-25T21:24:55Z")
I guess this is about as miscellaneous as it gets. Today I received an email from my online bank. I won’t name the bank, but if you can read between the lines, I think you’ll Discover who it is. They alerted me to an im… --- ## [Ohio train derailment - is there a media coverup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-train-derailment-is-there-a-media-coverup/979695)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-train-derailment-is-there-a-media-coverup/979695 "2024-06-25T16:50:18Z")
I’m seeing some chatter that there is, that the area may have been evacuated of people but that animals are dying in droves, etc. Any truth to that, from people who work in the industry and/or live in the area? This li… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=101)