# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=122 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 123 --- ## [Are you a Turtle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-turtle/996723)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-turtle/996723 "2024-01-29T15:07:28Z")
Are you a Turtle? --- ## [(Old) When Mom's Away...A Coasterless MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477 "2024-01-29T15:01:03Z")
FCM is in the opposite hemisphere, so anarchy reigns in the MMP! So put your drink directly on the table, or just hijack this thing. Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. It’s 21 degrees ferret height at the m… --- ## [The Good-Byes are Beginning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-byes-are-beginning/996693)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-byes-are-beginning/996693 "2024-01-29T14:57:26Z")
My dad has been in the hospital for a week. First, it was a brain bleed and a mass. Then there was a broken vertebrae. Then there was something wrong with his heart. He was sent to Vanderbilt, in the trauma unit. He’… --- ## [Ever wanted to own the false teeth of a great me? HERE'S YOUR CHANCE! (NEWSLINK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wanted-to-own-the-false-teeth-of-a-great-me-heres-your-chance-newslink/996697)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wanted-to-own-the-false-teeth-of-a-great-me-heres-your-chance-newslink/996697 "2024-01-29T10:48:18Z")
Yes, boys & girls, you now can own Winston Churchill’s choppers! HO-HO-HO! We shall chew em in the hills, in the landing ground, we shall never, never gum our beans & toast! (NEWSLINK) --- ## [New Hurricane Cone Graphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hurricane-cone-graphic/996671)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hurricane-cone-graphic/996671 "2024-01-29T02:25:36Z")
The hurricane cone graphic is changing this year. Here’s why experts say it’s needed The iconic cone graphic used by the National Hurricane Center to depict the potential path of tropical systems will undergo a noticea… --- ## [Broken track lighting - suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-track-lighting-suggestions/996780)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-track-lighting-suggestions/996780 "2024-01-29T01:18:50Z")
Someone pointed out to me that one of the track lights in my kitchen has broken off from the fixture; it’s just hanging by the wires. What is the best way to approach this? I’ve tried looking it up on Google, but most of… --- ## [Philadelphia Jury Hits Monsanto With $2.25B Roundup Verdict for One Case of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-jury-hits-monsanto-with-2-25b-roundup-verdict-for-one-case-of-non-hodgkin-lymphoma/996760)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philadelphia-jury-hits-monsanto-with-2-25b-roundup-verdict-for-one-case-of-non-hodgkin-lymphoma/996760 "2024-01-28T21:53:45Z")
This is a crazily high verdict. Previous discussion here seemed to suggest that the data supporting this was doubtful. Any thoughts? --- ## [De-clawed. The case for need](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-clawed-the-case-for-need/996753)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-clawed-the-case-for-need/996753 "2024-01-28T21:39:27Z")
Aaaccckkk. Ok. Before I’m crucified at the cross and burned. And dragged through the streets. IT WAS NOT A CAT! NOT Bayliss the beloved has a toe-nail on his left front paw. (Good thing he a righty) It’s a different … --- ## [South Korea’s government asks people not to eat fried toothpicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-s-government-asks-people-not-to-eat-fried-toothpicks/996705)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-s-government-asks-people-not-to-eat-fried-toothpicks/996705 "2024-01-28T20:26:04Z")
From the "headlines you never expected to read department. But Korean toothpicks apparently are made out of compressed vegetable starch instead of wood, so the idea isn’t as batshit insane as it sounds. https://www.cnn… --- ## [How many days have you been alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518 "2024-01-28T04:48:46Z")
Inspired by this thread (happy birthday, @Hari\_Seldon ), I’ve learned that I have been drawing breath for 24,054 days. How about you? helpful link mmm --- ## [I have a new fosterling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-fosterling/994679)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-fosterling/994679 "2024-01-28T04:46:50Z")
I alternate between calling her Sweetie and Little Cutie. She’s a neighborhood cat, someone’s pet I’m sure, but always very friendly towards me. Tonight, the temp is already down to the mid-twenties Fahrenheit, so I in… --- ## [Canada experiences -40 temperatures. (Photos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-experiences-40-temperatures-photos/996727)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-experiences-40-temperatures-photos/996727 "2024-01-27T23:53:23Z")
You enjoying the frosty weather @Northern\_Piper ? I’d bet your bagpipes would freeze before finishing the first note. I didn’t realize Canada reached -40 C and F. The frozen indoor electric plug says a lot about how ha… --- ## [All Languages Are About Equally Beautiful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-languages-are-about-equally-beautiful/996016)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-languages-are-about-equally-beautiful/996016 "2024-01-27T23:23:07Z")
… Or so says this interesting study in The Economist, which took a film recorded in many languages and asked people from many countries to rate them. Most had similar scores, a finding that may surprise you if you have… --- ## [The US healthcare system is still insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-healthcare-system-is-still-insane/996728)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-healthcare-system-is-still-insane/996728 "2024-01-27T15:40:32Z")
Just a little rant. I decided to have some blood checked. Since it is more convenient I asked my staff to draw it at the office and sent it to a lab that participates with my insurance. I just did some basic labs, bloo… --- ## [Magical Mystery Tour, or Where No Man Has Gone Before \[colonoscopy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mystery-tour-or-where-no-man-has-gone-before-colonoscopy/983131)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magical-mystery-tour-or-where-no-man-has-gone-before-colonoscopy/983131 "2024-01-27T07:31:03Z")
This is a deeply personal reminiscence, as many of you will infer by the fact that I’m sharing it with thousands of strangers right here. I mean, a colonoscopy isn’t supposed to be a big adventure. But I’m a man who’s o… --- ## ["One Million", the book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-million-the-book/996694)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-million-the-book/996694 "2024-01-27T05:52:17Z")
So as not to get lost in the How many days have you been alive, thread. I used to have a book simply titled, “One Million”. It consisted of pages printed with a matrix of dots and they totaled one million. I think the s… --- ## [WOOHOO! YEAH! (how do you) TAKE OFF THOSE SOCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-yeah-how-do-you-take-off-those-socks/996648)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-yeah-how-do-you-take-off-those-socks/996648 "2024-01-27T04:22:17Z")
Ok yeah, just tryin’ ta have a lil’ fun with the title, cause, yanno, socks (woot). Anyway, frivolity aside, how do you take off your socks? Over the years, I have developed a method of catching the heel of one sock wi… --- ## [How many people don't save memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-dont-save-memories/996627)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-dont-save-memories/996627 "2024-01-27T03:52:21Z")
Photos, trophies and awards, cards, letters, e mails etc. I seem to have a weird aversion to saving things. If something is not pertinent to future reference it is gone. I am the same way about reminiscing, all my friend… --- ## [Wildfires on Maui \[2023-08-10\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildfires-on-maui-2023-08-10/988362)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildfires-on-maui-2023-08-10/988362 "2024-01-27T03:10:54Z")
My wife told me about this right before I fell asleep last night. Checking the news this morning, wow. The entire town of Lahaina is basically reduced to ashes. My wife was showing me a picture and saying “I remember wal… --- ## [Is there a word for this type of brainteaser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this-type-of-brainteaser/996426)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this-type-of-brainteaser/996426 "2024-01-26T07:28:15Z")
I saw this on Facebook. It seems easy but seems to fool people: “I bought a reindeer for $900 and sold it for $1300. I bought it back for $1400 and sold it for $1700. What profit did I make?” The answer is $700, whi… --- ## [Perseverance rover on Mars (was: Mars lander set for Feb 18th landing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseverance-rover-on-mars-was-mars-lander-set-for-feb-18th-landing/932068)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseverance-rover-on-mars-was-mars-lander-set-for-feb-18th-landing/932068 "2024-01-26T03:40:57Z")
My name is on it. I still can’t believe one Mars lander had a problem because one part used metric system and another used pounds, feet,etc. How that got through QC is a big mystery to me. --- ## [Blue & Black Collar Overtime Hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-black-collar-overtime-hours/996617)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-black-collar-overtime-hours/996617 "2024-01-25T22:35:37Z")
A majority of blue & black collar type jobs (in addition to factories, warehousing, and trucking) usually require and have more overtime hours/opportunities when compared to white collar jobs… which makes me wonder why c… --- ## [Important Question About Chester Cheetah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-question-about-chester-cheetah/996404)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-question-about-chester-cheetah/996404 "2024-01-25T22:00:41Z")
I’ve tried to cut down in less healthy snacks. But sometimes I enjoy crunchy cheese things. Just back from the gym; felt I deserved some, and so my fingers now have traces of orange crud. Looking at the packet, I noti… --- ## [Social dilemma - What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-dilemma-what-would-you-do/996593)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-dilemma-what-would-you-do/996593 "2024-01-25T21:55:37Z")
You follow a very strict low-carb diet. You are invited to a couple’s home for lunch. They hint that they will be serving sub sandwiches, pasta, and a dessert. Other info: You have known them for just a couple of year… --- ## [Floridopers, please beware of frozen iguanas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridopers-please-beware-of-frozen-iguanas/996587)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridopers-please-beware-of-frozen-iguanas/996587 "2024-01-25T20:05:20Z")
They can apparently damage cars and people when they fall out of trees, so keep an eye upwards! The poor critters just stiffen up in the cold and drop to the ground. --- ## [The pigeon commercial for some insurance company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pigeon-commercial-for-some-insurance-company/996521)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pigeon-commercial-for-some-insurance-company/996521 "2024-01-25T04:05:13Z")
That’s that Benjamin guy who voices Archer. I know that. One of the ads, he says he has homing pigeon in his DNA. And the other pigeon(don’t know who voices him) says he should get a smart watch for GPS, because the he … --- ## [Pineapple on Pizza comes to Italy. Not without Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-on-pizza-comes-to-italy-not-without-protest/995559)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-on-pizza-comes-to-italy-not-without-protest/995559 "2024-01-25T01:06:29Z")
Italy divided over new pineapple pizza So – no tomato sauce and no Canadian Bacon (or Ham), and the pineapple is caramelized. But it’s still pineapple despoiling the sacred dough of the pizza. I await developments. --- ## [Are You Old Enough To Have Made Ashtrays At School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-old-enough-to-have-made-ashtrays-at-school/996232)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-old-enough-to-have-made-ashtrays-at-school/996232 "2024-01-24T19:56:10Z")
A medical school professor joked about how all the university lecture hall seats had ashtrays on the back, for the convenience of the dude sitting behind you. (Like airplanes.) Before my time. But I distinctly remembe… --- ## [Words that you've heard, but never used in your writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-youve-heard-but-never-used-in-your-writing/996584)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-youve-heard-but-never-used-in-your-writing/996584 "2024-01-24T15:56:20Z")
Doing (yet another) word puzzle today, I came across the word SQUAWK. And I had no idea how to spell it, because I’ve never used the word before except in speech! It flummoxed me for a git, but thank you google for enlig… --- ## [Will the Toronto Symphony Orchestra select my music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-toronto-symphony-orchestra-select-my-music/996488)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-toronto-symphony-orchestra-select-my-music/996488 "2024-01-23T23:34:17Z")
poll Today is the day I find out if my music will be selected or not by the TSO. Two of my composition professors think the piece is entirely appropriate for the orchestra, but of course we all acknowledge it is a highly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=123)