# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=123 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 124 --- ## [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… --- ## [A thought about sharing pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-about-sharing-pain/996414)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-about-sharing-pain/996414 "2024-01-23T19:20:01Z")
I’ve come to understand that when dealing with those in pain, you cannot “share” it or “feel” it. You can sympathize, you can empathize, you can love, you can help etc. but pain itself is private-You cannot understand … --- ## [I'm in the "foot of new snow, temps below zero F" zone. It's no fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-foot-of-new-snow-temps-below-zero-f-zone-its-no-fun/996103)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-foot-of-new-snow-temps-below-zero-f-zone-its-no-fun/996103 "2024-01-23T16:35:55Z")
This afternoon, I decided to go outside and exhume my car from its snowy blanket, and run the heat to thaw some of the ice on the windows. I was about 3/4 finished when my body screamed “STOP!” I got really dizzy, beca… --- ## [Hypothetical What If--King Kong was real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-what-if-king-kong-was-real/996361)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-what-if-king-kong-was-real/996361 "2024-01-23T12:46:28Z")
Let us, for argument’s sake, assume the events in the 1933 classic film King Kong were based on real, historical events, which, obviously, would have taken place some years before the '33 docudrama. What effect would th… --- ## [(Old) Heading to the land of penguins in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-heading-to-the-land-of-penguins-in-the-mmp/996115)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-heading-to-the-land-of-penguins-in-the-mmp/996115 "2024-01-23T06:05:32Z")
Well, this is it - the week my spousal unit and I will head to Chile to catch the ship that will take us to Antarctica. OK, not exactly to but really, really close - we’ll cruise around the peninsula. Anyway, I need to … --- ## [Old SDMB thread, riddle never answered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sdmb-thread-riddle-never-answered/996466)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sdmb-thread-riddle-never-answered/996466 "2024-01-23T05:31:30Z")
I can’t remember what the puzzle was. Something like “14 F in a G.” Anyone remember what I’m talking about? I just saw a post on Reddit that reminded me of that puzzle: https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/228FLRVG3A O… --- ## [Did you jiggle the handle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-jiggle-the-handle/996416)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-jiggle-the-handle/996416 "2024-01-23T03:39:07Z")
I guess not. Some used the toilet in the house we just bought, and didn’t notice that it never stopped running. In the time between when they did this and when we took possession of the house (around a month later), tha… --- ## [I have turned 31,776 times on this orb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-turned-31-776-times-on-this-orb/996515)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-turned-31-776-times-on-this-orb/996515 "2024-01-23T02:25:36Z")
The title says it all. And you don’t have to reply. Sorry --- ## [The Semiquincentennial is approaching!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-semiquincentennial-is-approaching/996507)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-semiquincentennial-is-approaching/996507 "2024-01-22T23:57:46Z")
In two years the USA will celebrate 250 years of existence. I know Philadelphia is planning events for all year long. England: “250 years? We’ve got new buildings that are older then that.” --- ## [Did they make you wear a smock in art class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-make-you-wear-a-smock-in-art-class/996451)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-make-you-wear-a-smock-in-art-class/996451 "2024-01-22T16:59:22Z")
I can understand teachers probably want to minimize complaints from parents. You probably don’t want to wear your finest clothes while fingerprinting or making crappy crafts. So I can see wearing, say, an unliked T-shi… --- ## [Helena has passed on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helena-has-passed-on/992439)
**Author:** [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helena-has-passed-on/992439 "2024-01-22T03:08:35Z")
Per her friend Cow Princess, posted on the Raffe, longtime member of both these boards Helena (Helena330 here) has died. This was not unexpected, as she had a recurrence of cancer and has been in hospice care for a while… --- ## [Religioustolerance.org has 404'd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religioustolerance-org-has-404d/996455)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religioustolerance-org-has-404d/996455 "2024-01-22T02:28:36Z")
In 2023 religioustolerance.org shut down. It was a project of Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance and once hosted over 8000 articles describing various religions and religious positions. The reasons for its closur… --- ## [Picture with graffiti & graphs, can anyone explain this to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-with-graffiti-graphs-can-anyone-explain-this-to-me/996452)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-with-graffiti-graphs-can-anyone-explain-this-to-me/996452 "2024-01-22T01:29:13Z")
Looks like I need you follow the link --- ## [ComEd: "2023 Energy Lookback"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comed-2023-energy-lookback/996336)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comed-2023-energy-lookback/996336 "2024-01-21T21:28:43Z")
Here’s the dealio. I’m single and live alone. When I Ieave home in the morning, all lights are off and no appliances are being used from 5:30 am until about 4:00 pm. When I’m home, I have a 40 watt living room light o… --- ## [Well, so much for that furnace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-so-much-for-that-furnace/995987)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-so-much-for-that-furnace/995987 "2024-01-21T18:12:29Z")
Woke up today, and it was cold in the house. Not just cool, but downright cold. I checked the thermostat, and the temp inside the house was 11C (52F). Not comfortable at the best of times, but especially now that we’r… --- ## [How often do people try to convert you to their religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-people-try-to-convert-you-to-their-religion/983176)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-people-try-to-convert-you-to-their-religion/983176 "2024-01-21T15:12:49Z")
In any thread about atheism on this board, many people will complain about being constantly put upon by people aggressively proselytizing to them. I certainly agree that it is rude and offensive to proselytize, but it’s … --- ## [Welp, looks like I ruined half of my home's carpeting and floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-looks-like-i-ruined-half-of-my-homes-carpeting-and-floor/996348)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-looks-like-i-ruined-half-of-my-homes-carpeting-and-floor/996348 "2024-01-21T03:04:24Z")
A few weeks ago, I was parking my car in the garage and gently hit the two water-filtration system cylinders (reverse-osmosis) in the back of the garage. I didn’t see anything gone wrong and thought nothing of it, especi… --- ## [Clothing company hyjinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-company-hyjinx/996402)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-company-hyjinx/996402 "2024-01-21T02:41:23Z")
You’ve seen the ads. A certain company is offering 2 pair of Leggings for $24. It’s Fabletics. They have nice stuff. Their leggings and active wear is high quality. Comfortable. Pretty expensive. I have a pair from Amaz… --- ## [Tippy Makes My Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tippy-makes-my-day/996337)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tippy-makes-my-day/996337 "2024-01-20T17:47:34Z")
So it’s six-thirty in the morning in Chicago. It snowed overnight over patches of ice, and I have to walk my sixty-something self with weak ankles over these Plains of Death or At Least Broken Legs in ten degree weather… --- ## [Anybody else notice Andy Borowitz is gone from the New Yorker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-notice-andy-borowitz-is-gone-from-the-new-yorker/996364)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-notice-andy-borowitz-is-gone-from-the-new-yorker/996364 "2024-01-20T09:48:46Z")
I googled after realizing I hadn’t seen Andy Botowitz’s humor pieces in the New Yorker for at least a month. He was axed, along with a lot of other people. After 25 years. Thanks, Conde Nast. His Facebook page is still… --- ## [Cinnamon, you cruel cruel mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-you-cruel-cruel-mistress/996272)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-you-cruel-cruel-mistress/996272 "2024-01-20T08:46:21Z")
I’m not awake to be bright, perky, get 'er done early Beck. Nope. I sit here contemplating the sad vagaries of my life, sucking down half a bottle of diabetic friendly Pepto stuff, (believe you, me, it’s not half as go… --- ## [How would one talk someone with suicidal thoughts down, in such time as right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-one-talk-someone-with-suicidal-thoughts-down-in-such-time-as-right-now/996298)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-one-talk-someone-with-suicidal-thoughts-down-in-such-time-as-right-now/996298 "2024-01-20T00:47:29Z")
For the record, this is a hypothetical. There’s no particular urgency, I just got to thinking; Things to me look bleak, unfortunately. Not just in any specific place, but around the whole world. I was wondering how I wo… --- ## [The Reality of Wind and Solar in Northern Latitudes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reality-of-wind-and-solar-in-northern-latitudes/996022)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reality-of-wind-and-solar-in-northern-latitudes/996022 "2024-01-20T00:25:32Z")
The current cold snap provides an object lesson in the limits of wind and solar power. This is what our energy situation looks like right now in Alberta: We are currently getting 26MW out of our 11566 MW of wind powe… --- ## [End of an era. Fruit Stripe Gum discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-an-era-fruit-stripe-gum-discontinued/995937)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-an-era-fruit-stripe-gum-discontinued/995937 "2024-01-19T22:53:19Z")
They ran a series of commercials in the 60s to introduce the brand. I mainly remember the animated versions like this. I was surprised more than once since then that it was still being made. --- ## [The Great Emu War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296 "2024-01-19T21:23:07Z")
Today I learned that not only did humans go to “war” with Emus, but they lost! Cite. Weird and horrifying. --- ## [Odd measurement humor for tor the metric folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-measurement-humor-for-tor-the-metric-folks/995726)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-measurement-humor-for-tor-the-metric-folks/995726 "2024-01-19T17:57:43Z")
While shopping today I saw a measurement that even I, the die hard English measurement guy, looked askance at. On a large carton of green peppers: 1 1/9 Bu --- ## [Japan has Made it to the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-has-made-it-to-the-moon/996342)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-has-made-it-to-the-moon/996342 "2024-01-19T17:32:34Z")
--- ## [Numbers 1-20 as Memory Aids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers-1-20-as-memory-aids/350444)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers-1-20-as-memory-aids/350444 "2024-01-19T17:24:27Z")
It’s been long enough ago that I have forgotten who had a book or some TV special about memory tricks. What I do recall is that the gimmick had to do with a list of key images that served as “home base” for remembering o… --- ## [The Humblebrag Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humblebrag-thread/968934)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humblebrag-thread/968934 "2024-01-19T12:18:00Z")
This thread allows you to brag, humbly or less so, about a trivial personal accomplishment that you are somewhat proud of despite its general meaningless. You are a speck of dust on a small planet in the middle of a vas… --- ## [Roko's Basilisk ensures we must support Mark Zuckerberg and his brilliant Meta project to save humanity!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rokos-basilisk-ensures-we-must-support-mark-zuckerberg-and-his-brilliant-meta-project-to-save-humanity/975684)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rokos-basilisk-ensures-we-must-support-mark-zuckerberg-and-his-brilliant-meta-project-to-save-humanity/975684 "2024-01-18T22:49:56Z")
For those unfamiliar, Roko’s Basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to tort… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=124)