# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=107 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [Do you see me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-me/1001438)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-me/1001438 "2024-05-13T22:51:49Z")
All my life I’ve felt at odds with everyone around me. I watched people. I noticed things got done. I walked around in a world, I was afraid I wasn’t really on. Mostly it was a vague feeling I certainly didn’t have … --- ## ["Mother's Day isn't yet!" pfft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-isnt-yet-pfft/1001460)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-isnt-yet-pfft/1001460 "2024-05-13T21:14:12Z")
So for a couple of weeks, every business I have ever bought, sold, made inquiry, complained to, what have you, has sent me an ad explaining why some form of their good or service would make the PERFECT mother’s day gift. … --- ## [Yo' Mama (A Mother's Day Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-mama-a-mothers-day-thread/984032)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-mama-a-mothers-day-thread/984032 "2024-05-13T14:58:30Z")
Surprised I don’t see one of these, but perhaps my search fu is weak. Sweet or sour, we all have memories of our parents, and I’m sure some of the stories are very interesting. As a genealogist, I’m very interested in wh… --- ## [Mold detection and cleaning in somewhat unusual places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-detection-and-cleaning-in-somewhat-unusual-places/1001440)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-detection-and-cleaning-in-somewhat-unusual-places/1001440 "2024-05-13T04:04:42Z")
I discovered in recent years that my older car has a mild issue: if I open the trunk all the way, any rain water on it can drip off the corners of the lid and into my trunk. I thought this was just an annoyance at first. … --- ## [Amazing Northern Lights at La Ronge, Sask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-northern-lights-at-la-ronge-sask/932404)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-northern-lights-at-la-ronge-sask/932404 "2024-05-12T23:00:24Z")
Some amazing Northern Lights pix from last night, posted by the EMS Service at La Ronge Saskatchewan. I’d read that more intense solar activity than usual was expected this year, and with the polar vortex and the deep f… --- ## [Anyone ever volunteer to be an Election Poll worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-volunteer-to-be-an-election-poll-worker/1000323)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-volunteer-to-be-an-election-poll-worker/1000323 "2024-05-12T22:37:11Z")
I did and went to the training today. Only 20 minutes from my house, so not too bad. But when they got to expected time of arrival it was 5am and then all indications was staying until at least 8:30pm. (this was a little… --- ## [The Sinister London "Pusher". He's still out there. {LINK}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sinister-london-pusher-hes-still-out-there-link/1001372)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sinister-london-pusher-hes-still-out-there-link/1001372 "2024-05-12T21:44:31Z")
How many of you recall how a London jogger pushed a complete stranger under a bus, & then jogged on , indifferent? He has never been caught. {LINK, WITH A PHOTO OF THIS GUY} --- ## [My wife nearly got into a fight at the Taylor Swift show in Paris last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-nearly-got-into-a-fight-at-the-taylor-swift-show-in-paris-last-night/1001408)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-nearly-got-into-a-fight-at-the-taylor-swift-show-in-paris-last-night/1001408 "2024-05-12T16:02:49Z")
So, we’re at the second night of the Eras Tour’s new European leg. It’s me, my wife, and our two daughters, 10 and 13. We’re in the middle of the floor, a bit back from where the crush is really bad; the visibility is cr… --- ## [This is sad - teacher pay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-teacher-pay/1001172)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-teacher-pay/1001172 "2024-05-12T03:54:27Z")
My neighbor quit teaching this year and started bartending because she couldn’t pay her bills. My daughter is a teacher and is struggling. She switched to special needs kids to get away from the abuse and bullying from… --- ## [Spot the American!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-american/1001212)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-american/1001212 "2024-05-11T22:36:20Z")
A recycled click-bait article has a list of ways Europeans can spot an American ‘from a mile away’. 1.“They act so amazed by things that are more than 200 years old, presumably because they don’t have many things that … --- ## [Early Voting and “I Voted” Stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-and-i-voted-stickers/1001274)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-and-i-voted-stickers/1001274 "2024-05-11T17:13:00Z")
Double topic, wow!:open\_mouth: Is early voting offered where you are and do you take advantage of it? It is here where I live and yes I do take advantage as there are just a few early voting polls scattered throughout … --- ## [These are certainly pandas! No doubt!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-certainly-pandas-no-doubt/1001351)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-certainly-pandas-no-doubt/1001351 "2024-05-11T15:32:14Z")
I’m not sure why people are complaining. Obvious bears are obvious. --- ## [Don't take checks from stoners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-take-checks-from-stoners/1001416)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-take-checks-from-stoners/1001416 "2024-05-11T14:41:54Z")
Massive $237.75 million donation to Florida A&M is worthless. Some details unclear, but the school had time to check out this donation in the form of shares of a business that may not be worth anything. Only after the do… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad worrying about Panache](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-worrying-about-panache/969839)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-worrying-about-panache/969839 "2024-05-11T14:25:52Z")
@panache45 where are you? We miss you. He was last seen on July 21. --- ## [How could Hertz be so short-sighted about renting EVs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-hertz-be-so-short-sighted-about-renting-evs/1001017)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-hertz-be-so-short-sighted-about-renting-evs/1001017 "2024-05-11T13:58:13Z")
Story here: Hertz Stock Plunges 19% as It Continues to Lose Money on Ill-Fated Tesla EV Plan Shorty story, Hertz invests heavily in a fleet of Teslas for rent, now because of low demand, high maintenance costs, and low … --- ## [Man, bear, woman,what's the meme I'm missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bear-woman-whats-the-meme-im-missing/1001284)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-bear-woman-whats-the-meme-im-missing/1001284 "2024-05-10T20:33:45Z")
Of recent weeks the social media pages I sometimes check out have been flooded with references to a man, a bear, and a woman. And there’s lots of laughing emoticons, and comments of agreement, but NO-ONE explains what it… --- ## [Possible auroras in the continental US tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-auroras-in-the-continental-us-tonight/1001370)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-auroras-in-the-continental-us-tonight/1001370 "2024-05-10T17:09:15Z")
From a big coronal mass ejection. Recall those red prominences from the eclipse? \[are they they same thing or related somehow?\] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/swpc-issues-its-first-g4-watch-2005 As far south as Alaba… --- ## [Cold call extended warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-call-extended-warranty/1001082)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-call-extended-warranty/1001082 "2024-05-10T06:40:43Z")
So hubster took a call today while I was on my phone trying to straighten out an insurance issue that’s been going on since December. I failed, but that is a story for a different day. As I’m finishing my call, hubster… --- ## [Do you ever disagree with computer nav routes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-disagree-with-computer-nav-routes/998919)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-disagree-with-computer-nav-routes/998919 "2024-05-10T04:29:05Z")
We don’t tend to use computer nav very often, but sometimes when we do, we are surprised at the suggested route. One we encounter often involves how to get onto a major area highway - 294 N - from our home. The interse… --- ## [Adverse Religious Experiences Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverse-religious-experiences-support-thread/1001195)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverse-religious-experiences-support-thread/1001195 "2024-05-09T19:06:18Z")
This thread is for people to share about lingering issues they have from adverse religious experiences and what if anything they have done to overcome them. In middle school I became a born-again Evangelical Christian. … --- ## [Need a decent free AI image/video generator that will do this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-decent-free-ai-image-video-generator-that-will-do-this/1001239)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-decent-free-ai-image-video-generator-that-will-do-this/1001239 "2024-05-09T12:44:44Z")
I had a phone conversation couple of days ago with a not-very-internet-savvy friend and somehow we ended up joking about DJT and Kristi Noem mud-wrestling, or something like that, and I informed him that AI could generat… --- ## [Do you notice a lot of bicyclists with their seats too low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-a-lot-of-bicyclists-with-their-seats-too-low/998890)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-a-lot-of-bicyclists-with-their-seats-too-low/998890 "2024-05-09T11:41:34Z")
We’ve got a junior high at the end of our block. As the weather has warmed, each day I see quite a few kids riding their bikes to school. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of them has their seats set WAY too low. They are all ri… --- ## [Your data is public. What to do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-data-is-public-what-to-do-about-it/1001138)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-data-is-public-what-to-do-about-it/1001138 "2024-05-09T09:14:55Z")
There are some factual questions here, but I’d prefer to have the discussion in a more casual forum where people can muse, digress, and lightly rant at will. Maybe it needs to be in IMHO? Mods, if this gets any responses… --- ## [Define your region (of the US) with a yes/no question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327 "2024-05-09T06:19:25Z")
If I were to create a quiz that could pinpoint where you live based on yes/no questions, what would that question be for your region(s) of choice? Do you call interstates/freeways “The \*\*\*”?" Yes = Southern California --- ## [It’s sad though, just at the moment it’s a very beautiful planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-sad-though-just-at-the-moment-it-s-a-very-beautiful-planet/1001285)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-sad-though-just-at-the-moment-it-s-a-very-beautiful-planet/1001285 "2024-05-09T04:05:01Z")
It is. It is indeed. The rich primal greens… the river snaking off into the distance… the burning trees… --- ## [Today I start as a volunteer firefighter (1 year update)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-start-as-a-volunteer-firefighter-1-year-update/1000941)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-start-as-a-volunteer-firefighter-1-year-update/1000941 "2024-05-09T01:12:11Z")
original thread So its been an interesting and exiting year. I Recently completed EMT class. I am now a certified EMT again. I I have lost about 30 pounds and I haven’t been in this good of shape for 20+ years. I … --- ## [(Old) Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896 "2024-05-09T00:07:42Z")
As it is now 12:43 in WestByGawdVirginia, I feel qualified to start the new MMP this early. We have enough parm, garlic and shrimp for dinner tonight and I will want something fast and easy. I haven’t been able to use … --- ## [The debt is not mine, the doctor's billing company are morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-is-not-mine-the-doctors-billing-company-are-morons/1001273)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-is-not-mine-the-doctors-billing-company-are-morons/1001273 "2024-05-08T22:57:33Z")
So… let’s keep this short. A doctor’s medical billing company has been insisting for over a year I owe them over a thousand dollars. I do not - I already paid that bill. I have proof of this. I suspect they have sent… --- ## [Mysterious Nazi skeletons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-nazi-skeletons/1001227)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-nazi-skeletons/1001227 "2024-05-08T19:31:51Z")
Ok, so not that exciting, but I really wanted to use that headline. And they may not even be Nazis. But “Mysterious Possibly Nazi skeletons!” isn’t as fun. --- ## [People who named themselves after a famous person - and then became more famous than the person they named themselves after](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-named-themselves-after-a-famous-person-and-then-became-more-famous-than-the-person-they-named-themselves-after/1001207)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-named-themselves-after-a-famous-person-and-then-became-more-famous-than-the-person-they-named-themselves-after/1001207 "2024-05-08T18:40:09Z")
Harry Houdini named himself after a famous French magician named Robert-Houdin - but today Houdini is far more famous. Are there other examples of this happening. Note: this has to be a self-given name - Martin Luther K… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=108)