# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=12 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 13 --- ## [Alan Greenspan has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-greenspan-has-died/1031101)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-greenspan-has-died/1031101 "2026-06-24T02:16:23Z")
--- ## [What’s your tattoo story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-tattoo-story/972858)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-tattoo-story/972858 "2026-06-23T21:45:55Z")
I never wanted a tattoo in my younger days, but when I turned 60 I decided to get one. I’d been thinking of it for years. It wasn’t an impulsive act. It’s high on my upper arm, so it usually is covered. I sat for 3½ hour… --- ## [The Phantom Sock and other inanimate objects with minds of their own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phantom-sock-and-other-inanimate-objects-with-minds-of-their-own/1031005)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phantom-sock-and-other-inanimate-objects-with-minds-of-their-own/1031005 "2026-06-23T21:09:08Z")
Sometimes my feet get cold, even in the summer. Other times I like to slather lotion thickly on my feet and then put on a fat, fluffy, thick pair of socks. There used to be a pair of socks like that in my life. Here is a… --- ## [Enola's Doper Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enolas-doper-anniversary/1031094)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enolas-doper-anniversary/1031094 "2026-06-23T03:34:24Z")
25 years ago today…I joined the Straight Dope Message Board. --- ## [Brakes or Gearbox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brakes-or-gearbox/1030921)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brakes-or-gearbox/1030921 "2026-06-22T10:24:13Z")
When I learned to drive, some 60+ years ago, I was taught to use gears to help with braking. Brakes back then were not that great, so changing down to slow down was considered good practice. Some twenty years later, whe… --- ## [(Old) My Cup Runneth Over- A Championship MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-my-cup-runneth-over-a-championship-mmp/1030907)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-my-cup-runneth-over-a-championship-mmp/1030907 "2026-06-22T08:12:10Z")
By the Numbers: 20: Years between Rod Brind’Amour winning the Cup as a Captain and a coach. 70: The number of years since anyone did that(Toe Blake 1956) 17: Number of years between Jordan Staal’s Cups(record) 0: Num… --- ## [The Dope on Drones: For Discussions on Combat Drones on all Battlefields and civilian Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dope-on-drones-for-discussions-on-combat-drones-on-all-battlefields-and-civilian-use/1030330)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dope-on-drones-for-discussions-on-combat-drones-on-all-battlefields-and-civilian-use/1030330 "2026-06-21T23:36:39Z")
Drones have likely become a major game changer in a number of fields. Currently, their major breakthrough has been military, but we’ve had discussions about them for last mile delivery, rescue, searches (both manhunts a… --- ## [Okay, so how long do you survive when the whole financial system goes blooey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-how-long-do-you-survive-when-the-whole-financial-system-goes-blooey/1026536)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-how-long-do-you-survive-when-the-whole-financial-system-goes-blooey/1026536 "2026-06-21T22:29:37Z")
A few friends and I were having coffee and chatting at the local coffee shop yesterday, when one of them asked this: What if the entire financial system went blooey right now? Like, all banks and investment firms and s… --- ## [Well hey, today's my Joinaversary!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hey-todays-my-joinaversary/1031061)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hey-todays-my-joinaversary/1031061 "2026-06-21T16:51:19Z")
Just noticed the little cake icon next to my name and went searching. It appears that 19 years ago I decided to join. Can it really be that long ago? Damn I’m gettin’ old … I know I’m not a huge contributor, but I’m dam… --- ## [A personal story about a pinch of goodwill and perseverance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-personal-story-about-a-pinch-of-goodwill-and-perseverance/1031048)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-personal-story-about-a-pinch-of-goodwill-and-perseverance/1031048 "2026-06-21T08:21:42Z")
An insignificant step for mankind, but a huge leap for myself. I come from a traditional background where the men handle heavy work and household repairs, while cooking is almost entirely reserved for women. I grew up b… --- ## [Today I learned ……](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned/1031066)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned/1031066 "2026-06-21T02:16:36Z")
I thought there was already a thread like this but I can’t seem to find it. So … Today I learned the the marmalade that I’ve loved all my life is not in fact called Dundee Marmalade (as in the brand name), but it’s actu… --- ## [Joy, Not Despair: 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-not-despair-4-quarters-10-dimes/1031055)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-not-despair-4-quarters-10-dimes/1031055 "2026-06-20T18:17:40Z")
I’m just going to post a link to this blogger post about the joy still to be found in this country, despite all of the ruin that appears to be happening all around us in this country. Please take a few minutes and read … --- ## [Does anyone have Trypophobia (aversion to clusters, holes, bumps)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-trypophobia-aversion-to-clusters-holes-bumps/1031003)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-trypophobia-aversion-to-clusters-holes-bumps/1031003 "2026-06-20T05:26:56Z")
Does anyone have Trypophobia? Trypophobia is an aversion to the sight of repetitive patterns, or clusters, of small holes or bumps.\[3\]\[4\]\[5\] Although not clinically recognized as a separate mental or emotional disorder,… --- ## [Does anyone here practice Jainism or is familiar with its tenets? I have some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-practice-jainism-or-is-familiar-with-its-tenets-i-have-some-questions/1030792)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-practice-jainism-or-is-familiar-with-its-tenets-i-have-some-questions/1030792 "2026-06-20T05:16:24Z")
I am a motorcoach operator in Texas. That means I drive a big ol’ bus for a charter company. A couple of weeks ago, I had a truly delightful, but unusual group of passengers. Another driver and I took about 95 Jains f… --- ## ["Titan" submersible investigation begins \[28-June-2023\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titan-submersible-investigation-begins-28-june-2023/986242)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 709\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titan-submersible-investigation-begins-28-june-2023/986242 "2026-06-20T02:07:43Z")
I was going to post this as a follow-on in the original thread but I see that it’s closed. Pieces of the imploded submersible have been retrieved and have arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The investigation will be … --- ## [Sternutation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sternutation/1030988)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sternutation/1030988 "2026-06-19T18:34:22Z")
Gesundheit! Scat Cat! Or my Granny’s favorite..“shit…oh, dear!” I sneezed while laying back on my pillow. Some weird physics thing happened and it triggered a crick in my neck. Ouchy. --- ## [Have you ever gotten back a $2 bill, $1 coin or 50¢ coin in change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-back-a-2-bill-1-coin-or-50-coin-in-change/1030569)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-back-a-2-bill-1-coin-or-50-coin-in-change/1030569 "2026-06-19T03:01:48Z")
I like to get two dollar bills, dollar coins and fifty cent coins from the bank and then spend them to see what reaction I get from the cashiers. They will usally just treat them like any other denomination but a few h… --- ## [Radio stations playing slightly altered versions of songs - \*not\* censored versions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-stations-playing-slightly-altered-versions-of-songs-not-censored-versions/1030956)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-stations-playing-slightly-altered-versions-of-songs-not-censored-versions/1030956 "2026-06-18T21:53:41Z")
Debated Cafe Society or MPSIMS… Listening to terrestial radio today I noticed a weird thing on two different stations… Songs had weird ‘edits’ where short parts of the song duplicated. Happened in each song. Example: … --- ## [71 teenage girls emerge from manhole in Nyack, NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/71-teenage-girls-emerge-from-manhole-in-nyack-ny/1030982)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/71-teenage-girls-emerge-from-manhole-in-nyack-ny/1030982 "2026-06-18T07:28:31Z")
Has anyone else heard this story? I did, and then it kinda sorta disappeared which has me wondering even more about what might really be going on. I mean, 71 girls on a school field trip makes sense, but it’s not norma… --- ## [Architect, 59, arrested as prime suspect in Long Island serial killings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architect-59-arrested-as-prime-suspect-in-long-island-serial-killings/987046 "2026-06-17T16:07:37Z")
I didn’t see a thread here, and to me, it’s a big enough story, it belongs here. This was a story that a lot of people really didn’t think would ever be solved (and not all of the deaths are believed to have been done b… --- ## [Big sinkhole in St. Louis leads to Interstate closures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sinkhole-in-st-louis-leads-to-interstate-closures/1030901)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sinkhole-in-st-louis-leads-to-interstate-closures/1030901 "2026-06-16T21:43:47Z")
I just heard this on NBC News, and although I don’t live in the region any more, I used to, and know that there are people here who do. The map in this story indicates that the main closure is next to and parallel to th… --- ## [What's your most unfortunate bowel or bladder malfunction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-unfortunate-bowel-or-bladder-malfunction/1030814)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-unfortunate-bowel-or-bladder-malfunction/1030814 "2026-06-16T17:13:59Z")
Recently I was catching up with an old college buddy and it jogged my memory of an unfortunate bathroom situation I found myself in all those years ago (this would be early 00s). A few of us guys spend one Friday night … --- ## [Facebook weirdness (continued in comments)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-weirdness-continued-in-comments/1030899)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-weirdness-continued-in-comments/1030899 "2026-06-16T14:07:13Z")
I’m laid up at the moment so surfing more than usual. Someone (or AI) is generating weird stories on FB. Always a family member being abused who turns out to own the entire town, or the janitor who turns out to be the … --- ## [B-52 down at Edwards AFB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-down-at-edwards-afb/1030926)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-52-down-at-edwards-afb/1030926 "2026-06-16T14:00:04Z")
This is a sad day for me . . . I think one of my really good AF friends (read ‘brother’') was onboard. Tripler We’re circling our tight-knit group of ‘brothers and sisters’ around his family right now. . . --- ## [Hubster is in ICU (Update: Now Home and Recuperating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubster-is-in-icu-update-now-home-and-recuperating/1027633)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubster-is-in-icu-update-now-home-and-recuperating/1027633 "2026-06-15T23:47:27Z")
It started Friday. He fell twice. Then that evening his peg tube got plugged. Then he got diarrhea, and a fever. The fever resolved, but the diarrhea did not. He slept the whole day Monday, and Tuesday after brief period… --- ## [Possible revival of the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-revival-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/1030897)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-revival-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/1030897 "2026-06-15T19:43:30Z")
I know we skipped a year, but is anyone interested in reviving the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange this October and, if so, what changes (if any) might you want to try? Last year was the last year for Orycon (the Portland Oreg… --- ## [Coincidences and My Audiobook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-and-my-audiobook/1030775)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidences-and-my-audiobook/1030775 "2026-06-15T14:43:09Z")
I listen to audiobooks while I’m walking the dogs in the morning. I had two neat coincidences, one yesterday and one today. Yesterday, the narrator said, “As we were walking, a heron flew above our heads”. At that very … --- ## [(Old) Wassup, doc, in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wassup-doc-in-the-mmp/1030742)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wassup-doc-in-the-mmp/1030742 "2026-06-15T08:28:11Z")
Semi-annual followup with my doc (OK, PA-C) this morning, My blood work last week was aces (Labcorp sent me a link the day after I was bled.) I’m not expecting any surprises, but I did put a list on my phone of things I … --- ## [Wikimedia Foundation has fired its proto-union organisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikimedia-foundation-has-fired-its-proto-union-organisers/1030891)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikimedia-foundation-has-fired-its-proto-union-organisers/1030891 "2026-06-14T14:51:18Z")
A few workers at Wikimedia Foundation had started to form Wiki Workers United. This was not yet a union in the legal sense. The foundation let 90 days elapse so that it wouldn’t be called retaliation, and in May 2026 it … --- ## [The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (GA, Commercial, Military, and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-ga-commercial-military-and-other-part-2/1030893)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-ga-commercial-military-and-other-part-2/1030893 "2026-06-14T14:42:19Z")
Apparently, I’ve just triggered the closure of The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1). Since I got it closed, I’ll start the new one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=13)