# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=120 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 121 --- ## [Giant Skeleton Christmas Decorations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-skeleton-christmas-decorations/995502)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-skeleton-christmas-decorations/995502 "2024-02-13T23:49:50Z")
Last year a lot of people didn’t want to take down those 12 foot high giant skeletons, so they left them up all year, even though they look extra-creepy when they’re not Halloween decorations. But this year I’ve noticed… --- ## [One banana, Two banana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-banana-two-banana/997423)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-banana-two-banana/997423 "2024-02-13T21:36:50Z")
Need a quickish answer. Bought a hand of bananas, Wednesday. Put them on the banana hangy thing. Yesterday, #1 banana was separated at a peely seam. Today 2 more. Ok. Are these banas safe to eat? Why did they do t… --- ## [More gambling stuff- the casino billboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-gambling-stuff-the-casino-billboards/997520)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-gambling-stuff-the-casino-billboards/997520 "2024-02-13T18:24:06Z")
I see they do their legally required bit by having signs for the addicted gambler helplines. But the big signs outside the casino near me can be hilarious. The only one I can remember as it has stuck with me for years is… --- ## [Vaderling Returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaderling-returns/997439)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaderling-returns/997439 "2024-02-13T15:25:05Z")
Super excited everyone! I’ve been holding this back for the last couple of weeks because it’s not official(paperwork ain’t done yet), but Vaderling is going to be living with me full time starting this evening, and soen… --- ## [RIP Bob Edwards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-edwards/997483)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-edwards/997483 "2024-02-13T01:16:09Z")
Bob Edwards, who hosted NPR’s Morning Edition for almost a quarter century, had died at age 76. He was so popular there was widespread outcry when he was reassigned from his hosting job in 2004. Here’s the Dope threa… --- ## [Overcoming The Garcia Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-the-garcia-effect/996486)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-the-garcia-effect/996486 "2024-02-12T22:19:46Z")
First of all, asking for a friend, so it isn’t just academic, and yes, he is under a doctor’s care, but he’s looking for outside ideas, his doctor knows he is, and will run anything radical past his doctor first. The Ga… --- ## [Could you use another thumb in your life/job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359 "2024-02-12T21:41:13Z")
I stumbled across a video about a person who created a second thumb that you would fit it your wrist and control with your feet. It looks pretty cool, but would it be practical in many jobs or situations? And what would … --- ## [Cannabis users, have you ever tried this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-users-have-you-ever-tried-this/997478)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-users-have-you-ever-tried-this/997478 "2024-02-12T21:38:55Z")
It’s natural stuff you add to your weed to add flavor, supposedly reduce coughing, and overall just make your pot last longer. I’ve never heard of it. --- ## [Restless Leg Syndrome -- one solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restless-leg-syndrome-one-solution/997398)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restless-leg-syndrome-one-solution/997398 "2024-02-12T19:40:12Z")
In IMHO I posted asking about people’s experience with gabapentin, and learned that a number of respondents had been prescribed it for RLS, with varying results. That drug, and others prescribed for RLS, can have unwant… --- ## [Well, at least we weren't living there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-we-werent-living-there/997450)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-we-werent-living-there/997450 "2024-02-12T03:39:08Z")
Northern Arizona got 2-3’ of snow this past week. We have a mobile home in Williams, that we only use during the warm months. We set the propane heat at 50° to keep the pipes from freezing. My wife got an alert from the … --- ## [What are the closing lines to this childhood taunt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-closing-lines-to-this-childhood-taunt/166368)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-closing-lines-to-this-childhood-taunt/166368 "2024-02-12T00:07:15Z")
There was an insult I remember from childhood that was sort of a ditty. It went something like this: \_\_\_\_ is a friend of mine He will do you anytime, For a nickel or a dime Twenty cents for overtime And then there … --- ## [A stroll through the Serengeti (Safari trip!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-the-serengeti-safari-trip/997396)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-the-serengeti-safari-trip/997396 "2024-02-11T14:18:30Z")
I just spent close to three weeks in Tanzania, on my latest trip of a lifetime. My travelling partner is a really good planner, but we opted to go with a National Geographic guided tour this time. It was pretty amazing… --- ## [Theft of copper power lines - is this common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theft-of-copper-power-lines-is-this-common/381384)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theft-of-copper-power-lines-is-this-common/381384 "2024-02-11T03:00:33Z")
A story in the paper today talks about the theft this morning of overhead railway power lines, pressumably for the value of the copper contained in them. The article mentions that: Is this really happening elsewhere as… --- ## [Is anyone else giving anything up or observing Lent this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-giving-anything-up-or-observing-lent-this-year/997326 "2024-02-10T21:42:04Z")
Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday (or Pancake Tuesday) is next Tuesday, February 13th, which means next Wednesday, February 14th is both St. Valentine’s Day, and Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. I haven’t actually decid… --- ## [California Storm Watch - Stay Safe \[early Feb, 2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-storm-watch-stay-safe-early-feb-2024/997083)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-storm-watch-stay-safe-early-feb-2024/997083 "2024-02-10T01:00:11Z")
A massive storm is about to hit us and we are preparing for flooding and highway closures. Hardest hit is expected to Santa Barbara (where I am) and Ventura Counties. Drizzle is starting here but the heaviest downpour is… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad day in my neighborhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-in-my-neighborhood/997212)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-in-my-neighborhood/997212 "2024-02-09T00:18:07Z")
In some weird atmospheric configuration it was nearly 70degrees today. In my neighborhood. One big house(well the unfinished tiny house, too). A barn. A wellhouse. A shed or three. Just us ones. No neighbors really. So… --- ## [Is it true that people don't realize that K makes atleast two sounds in Scandinavian languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-people-dont-realize-that-k-makes-atleast-two-sounds-in-scandinavian-languages/997187)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-people-dont-realize-that-k-makes-atleast-two-sounds-in-scandinavian-languages/997187 "2024-02-08T00:52:53Z")
I looked at the phonology of Nordic languages, Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic and Danish. However, the letter K seems to represent bunch of different sounds. In Norwegian, hard K is like k in English and soft k i… --- ## [I just had a “who’s on first” interaction with a patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982 "2024-02-07T21:56:16Z")
Totally my fault. Me:I see you are taking a new medication. Who prescribed it? Patient: You did Me: I am pretty sure I didn’t Patient: No, you did Me: It looks like a rheumatologic medication. Have you been seeing a… --- ## [King Charles has prostate treatment \[Update 5-FEB-24 treatment for cancer\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-has-prostate-treatment-update-5-feb-24-treatment-for-cancer/996695)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-has-prostate-treatment-update-5-feb-24-treatment-for-cancer/996695 "2024-02-07T00:50:40Z")
Can you imagine the profuse, knee bending, deep bowing apology when you have to ask your King to submit to the digital exam? “I say, Chuck, old boy, splendid round of croquet, eh what? I liked the way you skewered that … --- ## [Unique flying "monster" fossil found on Isle of Skye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-flying-monster-fossil-found-on-isle-of-skye/997178)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-flying-monster-fossil-found-on-isle-of-skye/997178 "2024-02-06T23:28:14Z")
I’m not specifically on the lookout for dinosaur stories in the UK, it just happens! First, there was the Dorset fossil, now a new pterosaur on Skye! --- ## [Bathroom design at the Super Bowl venue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-design-at-the-super-bowl-venue/997101)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-design-at-the-super-bowl-venue/997101 "2024-02-06T18:08:12Z")
A good article about how the 297 bathrooms are designed there and other modern faculties. But I got a chuckle about the “cost” of going to the bathroom: “Long lines for the restroom are what architects call a “friction … --- ## [What’s the smallest change you made in your life that made the biggest difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-smallest-change-you-made-in-your-life-that-made-the-biggest-difference/995345)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-smallest-change-you-made-in-your-life-that-made-the-biggest-difference/995345 "2024-02-05T18:14:16Z")
Soon people will be resolving this or that. But small resolutions are the easiest to keep. The article below may or may not inspire you. But it is time to tell the world what worked for you! --- ## [(Old) There are icebergs in my MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-there-are-icebergs-in-my-mmp/996803)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-there-are-icebergs-in-my-mmp/996803 "2024-02-05T15:40:29Z")
Pulling into Wilhemina Bay for our first photo op this morning. Lots of icebergs of varying sizes and shapes floating by. If you get the chance to cruise here, I can highly recommend it. Happy Moanday! --- ## [Unexpectedly hazardous things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-hazardous-things/996936)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpectedly-hazardous-things/996936 "2024-02-05T13:37:10Z")
Things that someone can do 99 times with no problem, and then the 100th time they get killed? Drunk driving seems like an obvious example, but what else? --- ## [What's your opinion on working weekends? Depending on your current and past employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-working-weekends-depending-on-your-current-and-past-employment/997007)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-working-weekends-depending-on-your-current-and-past-employment/997007 "2024-02-05T13:35:08Z")
Even though I’m still attempting to enjoy my youth before I experience an “I’m too old for this” moment, (I’m 26) I don’t mind working weekends, despite some people & my friends telling me that working weekends suck, eve… --- ## [Groundhog Day data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-data/997072)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-data/997072 "2024-02-05T05:55:29Z")
This is separate from the “What the? It’s groundhog day again” thread. This is hard data. One local reporter collated the results of all the past predictions he could find in the local paper archives. Mr Hog was correct … --- ## [Three US Troops killed and 25 injured in attack in Jordan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-us-troops-killed-and-25-injured-in-attack-in-jordan/996773)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-us-troops-killed-and-25-injured-in-attack-in-jordan/996773 "2024-02-04T07:39:37Z")
Here’s a link. This is breaking news. Things are going from bad to worse over there. --- ## [Pigeons. Dammed Ones. Possibly literally. (NEWSLINKS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-dammed-ones-possibly-literally-newslinks/997052)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-dammed-ones-possibly-literally-newslinks/997052 "2024-02-03T19:06:46Z")
Pigeons from Hell. Shropshire. But still messengers of Death. Yes, they ARE coming to get you. NEWSLINK India has exonerated a Pigeon of being a Spy. For China. Next week, they will be hanging Chimps from lamp posts, … --- ## [Canadian TV station does informal study of attitudes to men’s and women’s clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-tv-station-does-informal-study-of-attitudes-to-men-s-and-women-s-clothing/997004)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-tv-station-does-informal-study-of-attitudes-to-men-s-and-women-s-clothing/997004 "2024-02-03T01:40:47Z")
Global BC tv station decided to do an informal experiment about people’s scrutiny of male and female clothing. For a week, their two male news anchors wore the same suits. For the next week, their two female anchors wo… --- ## [“All I know is…” and other universal laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-know-is-and-other-universal-laws/996914)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-know-is-and-other-universal-laws/996914 "2024-02-02T23:03:30Z")
Stratocaster’s Law: Examples: “All I know is that it’s hot in the summary and cold in the winter, just like it’s always been.” (In response to concerns re: climate change.) “All I know is that when there was prayer … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=121)