# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=124 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 125 --- ## [Brits -- especially sewing people -- ever heard of jacinet (a fabric or interfacing)? (possibly not correct spelling)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-especially-sewing-people-ever-heard-of-jacinet-a-fabric-or-interfacing-possibly-not-correct-spelling/996290)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-especially-sewing-people-ever-heard-of-jacinet-a-fabric-or-interfacing-possibly-not-correct-spelling/996290 "2024-01-18T20:58:05Z")
I specify Brits because it was a Brit who brought it to my attention, but of course anyone who recognizes what this is please respond. This Brit was teaching a workshop in book binding. We used it instead of mull for sta… --- ## [My laundry is excessively stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-laundry-is-excessively-stinky/996195)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-laundry-is-excessively-stinky/996195 "2024-01-18T20:57:57Z")
NOTE : I cannot used perfumed laundry detergent. It gives my a runny nose & hives. But I need a good way to reduce the smell in my clothes. I’ve tried several detergents. And bleach is no-go for colored clothing. Advi… --- ## [World's oldest dog dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969 "2024-01-18T17:36:45Z")
Bobi. 31 years old (which apparently is 217 in dog years.) That’s a good old age ! RIP Bobi --- ## [Airbus crash in Japan - passengers and crew safe \[Jan 2, 2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-crash-in-japan-passengers-and-crew-safe-jan-2-2024/995500)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-crash-in-japan-passengers-and-crew-safe-jan-2-2024/995500 "2024-01-18T15:30:50Z")
From the limited videos available it appears the Airbus landed on top of a Japanese Coast Guard plane and burst into flames. Looking at the burning hulk, it’s amazing to me that every passenger and crew member evacuated… --- ## [Lake Superior Man: caption this photo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-superior-man-caption-this-photo/996140)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-superior-man-caption-this-photo/996140 "2024-01-18T15:26:10Z")
“A little brisk. Mosquitos aren’t bad.” “Pass me a Molson, eh?” --- ## [Turtle soup? Nooooo! Salmon quiche? I'll try. And how do I find a particular TV thingy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turtle-soup-nooooo-salmon-quiche-ill-try-and-how-do-i-find-a-particular-tv-thingy/996245)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turtle-soup-nooooo-salmon-quiche-ill-try-and-how-do-i-find-a-particular-tv-thingy/996245 "2024-01-18T10:43:26Z")
Mid-dau is pulling a recipe out of her butt. Salmon quiche. Ok ok. I’m told it’s good.(I’ll give quiche a chance). Don’t get the connection with Turtle soup? Me either, really. Just sounds like the least likely thing I’… --- ## [Appreciating a sentence or two from a fellow Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appreciating-a-sentence-or-two-from-a-fellow-doper/996231)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appreciating-a-sentence-or-two-from-a-fellow-doper/996231 "2024-01-18T06:47:47Z")
Every so often I run across a sentence or two here that I really like to read again two or three times, to savor the diction and flow. This thread is for that, and here is my first: This is not an extraordinary sentenc… --- ## [Stigma of tagalog/Filipino and other creole languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stigma-of-tagalog-filipino-and-other-creole-languages/989229)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stigma-of-tagalog-filipino-and-other-creole-languages/989229 "2024-01-18T02:20:29Z")
So I’ve often heard that many creoles are often facing stigma for being a bastardized version of the European languages? Is this the same with Phillipine languages like Tagalog/Filipino and are considered bastardized ver… --- ## [Navy will name Destroyer after Charles French, the human tugboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-will-name-destroyer-after-charles-french-the-human-tugboat/996198)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-will-name-destroyer-after-charles-french-the-human-tugboat/996198 "2024-01-18T01:50:36Z")
What an astonishing story of bravery and determination. French swam 8 hours and towed a raft of injured sailors to safety. :saluting\_face: I’m glad he’s being honored. Link Navy to name destroyer after WWII hero Charle… --- ## [A chance look; a saved life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chance-look-a-saved-life/996191)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chance-look-a-saved-life/996191 "2024-01-18T01:08:19Z")
Many years ago, my horse was living at a boarding barn, and I’d often go down in the evenings for a bedcheck – see that his water buckets were clean and full, he had hay, he was healthy. One night I was just about to le… --- ## [Online dating advice requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-advice-requested/995954)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-dating-advice-requested/995954 "2024-01-17T23:04:28Z")
So I’ve been out of the mix for awhile (though never very active) and are recently trying out a dating app. The issue at hand is this: I’m currently living with my mother, partly for financial reasons, partly because we … --- ## [That cat ain't right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cat-aint-right/956243)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cat-aint-right/956243 "2024-01-17T22:37:20Z")
Chippie is at least 15 and possibly pushing 20. He started having kidney problems last year and just had his annual check-up a month ago; no significant changes were noted at the time. Today, all of a sudden, he’s hardl… --- ## [CYCLONE (a hurricane to Americans, a typhoon for East Asians) is coming my way!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-a-hurricane-to-americans-a-typhoon-for-east-asians-is-coming-my-way/994412)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-a-hurricane-to-americans-a-typhoon-for-east-asians-is-coming-my-way/994412 "2024-01-17T18:20:43Z")
I have lived in the tropics of Australia for the past 4 years with nary a thunderstorm or any threat of a cyclone. Until today…we are getting us a cyclone, Jasper, last modelled at Cat 1 (originally a Cat 3 out in the Co… --- ## [Cat names -- confess, what d'you really say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-names-confess-what-dyou-really-say/994693)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-names-confess-what-dyou-really-say/994693 "2024-01-17T17:49:52Z")
What do you really call your cats? My little old lady Sally (Sally Forth, to be formal) usually hears “Princess” when I speak to her. Lately I’ve been addressing Freddie Mercury (“Merc”) as “Mr. Cat” most of the time. … --- ## [I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Back! :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immmmmmmmmmmmmm-back/995771)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immmmmmmmmmmmmm-back/995771 "2024-01-17T12:12:20Z")
Board Response :flushed: --- ## [Guys, I'm about to go karaoke for the first time. HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377 "2024-01-17T03:59:57Z")
NEED ANSWERS FAST, lol. Seriously, wish me luck and regale us with your stories. And tips. And tricks. --- ## [Recent autism diagnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-autism-diagnosis/993813)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-autism-diagnosis/993813 "2024-01-16T17:45:08Z")
I believe that there are others on the spectrum and I would be interested in hearing your (and anyone else’s) thoughts. I’m 64 and back in August I was formally diagnosed as being level 1 on the autism spectrum, level 1… --- ## [(Old) I owe, I owe, so off to Mump I go - A Tax Season MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-owe-i-owe-so-off-to-mump-i-go-a-tax-season-mmp/995761)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 439\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-owe-i-owe-so-off-to-mump-i-go-a-tax-season-mmp/995761 "2024-01-16T17:44:11Z")
W-2 are going out. Unfortunately 44 2lbs W-2 packs in a bag is not fun to dump. All you retired slackers can highjack this after Pee O’clock --- ## [Slathering glycerin over bleeding dry hands before bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slathering-glycerin-over-bleeding-dry-hands-before-bed/996101)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slathering-glycerin-over-bleeding-dry-hands-before-bed/996101 "2024-01-16T00:34:39Z")
My hands are all cracked and bleeding in 20 little split-open cuts due to air dryness. I have a bottle of glycerin, wonder if it’s okay to slather my hands in it, then wear gloves to encase it while I sleep, and thus let… --- ## [Teddy: She's reached the clearing at the end of the path](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-shes-reached-the-clearing-at-the-end-of-the-path/996088)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-shes-reached-the-clearing-at-the-end-of-the-path/996088 "2024-01-15T23:43:47Z")
A little under three years ago, several of you swell Dopers welcomed our newly-fostered dog, Teddy, to the clan of Straight Dope pets. In the interim, we adopted her and gave her the best life we could for as long as we … --- ## [My minivan gets stuck on a railroad crossing, daughter saves the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-minivan-gets-stuck-on-a-railroad-crossing-daughter-saves-the-day/995768)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-minivan-gets-stuck-on-a-railroad-crossing-daughter-saves-the-day/995768 "2024-01-15T18:46:52Z")
Some people will remember Beta-chan, and now she’s 15 years old and my son is 13. Time flies. We are back in Japan and live in Hokkaido. Last night, we had close to three feet of snow, so of course we headed off to the … --- ## [Beck and another shameful moment in the debacle that is my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-another-shameful-moment-in-the-debacle-that-is-my-life/996062)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-another-shameful-moment-in-the-debacle-that-is-my-life/996062 "2024-01-15T08:33:40Z")
Dammit, Beck. You are a mess. Ok, thx @Aspenglow for shutting down my ignorance. If you worried (clearly @kenobi\_65 was gonna egg me on😊) I’m ok. Ivy shot me up with the correct amount of insulin. Changed my pump. … --- ## [Tell me about your knock-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-knock-offs/996019)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-knock-offs/996019 "2024-01-15T01:12:37Z")
Ever buy stuff that is clearly a knock-off of a popular, more expensive item? Tell me all about it! I love my SUNWILL Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Double Wall Travel Tumbler, aka YETI knockoff. It was just $25 for t… --- ## [Is it common on the internet that people use AI to create any resources (e.g., about language orthography, history, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-on-the-internet-that-people-use-ai-to-create-any-resources-e-g-about-language-orthography-history-etc/994635)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-on-the-internet-that-people-use-ai-to-create-any-resources-e-g-about-language-orthography-history-etc/994635 "2024-01-14T21:54:37Z")
I’ve heard that AI has been popular in recent years. It is often used as a tool for assistance virtually. Infact, people are now often using it to create essays. Does this apply to online resources too? I just wanted to … --- ## [Saw a SovCit licence plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398 "2024-01-14T20:30:07Z")
It was a USDOT plate complete with DOT’s logo but for private use. Hmmmm, that’s strange and sovcit bunk that the car is not for commerce, transport or hire. But it looked like a real plate, not one of those handwritte… --- ## [Becks bad bad bad dwunk posting thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-dwunk-posting-thread/996052)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-dwunk-posting-thread/996052 "2024-01-13T22:51:58Z")
Yeah. I was. No faults of my own. Kinda high blood glucose. Iyv was on my case. Frettin’ and pokin’ i was giggliy over horses on TV withclothes on. Seemed awfully silly to me. Some stoopid movie on Tmc. I’m mean TCM. … --- ## [Do you have a pantry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-pantry/995709)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-pantry/995709 "2024-01-13T19:24:24Z")
What do you use it for? Do you think it’s essential to have a pantry? They are not that common where I live, and I have never missed having one, but I do wonder why many people think they are essential. --- ## [Bosda declare his purpose & (non-religious) credo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosda-declare-his-purpose-non-religious-credo/996030)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosda-declare-his-purpose-non-religious-credo/996030 "2024-01-13T17:37:42Z")
The drunk throws away the empty bottle, the smoker discards the empty packet, but a book addict never throws away anything. --- ## [Guess Trump's weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-trumps-weight/989013)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-trumps-weight/989013 "2024-01-13T07:31:08Z")
Trump will be weighed during his GA arrest, and in my understanding his weight will be on the public arrest report. What do you think his weight will be in lbs? My guess - 287 lbs. --- ## [Australian phrase: "shout the bar!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-phrase-shout-the-bar/995970)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-phrase-shout-the-bar/995970 "2024-01-13T06:53:53Z")
Yep another thread about the “little differences” the four english speaking countries I’ve lived in have. From “Pulp Fiction” VINCENT It’s the little differences. A lotta the same shit we got here, they got there, bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=125)