# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=128 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 129 --- ## [WTH Walmart? You can't sell good wrapping paper anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-walmart-you-cant-sell-good-wrapping-paper-anymore/994782)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-walmart-you-cant-sell-good-wrapping-paper-anymore/994782 "2023-12-19T20:54:14Z")
Yes, Truely and Entirely Mundane. I want to decorate a cardboard box that I keep with snacks on my bedroom dresser. Open the Walmart App and Search wrapping paper. I see standard cheap, thin Christmas and birthday wra… --- ## [Car crash involving the Presidental motorcade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-crash-involving-the-presidental-motorcade/994784)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-crash-involving-the-presidental-motorcade/994784 "2023-12-19T02:31:27Z")
Biden wasn’t in the hit SUV and was getting dinner then. Drinking by the driver might be involved. Sedan crashes into SUV traveling with president's motorcade, driver charged with DUI - ABC News The headline made me ima… --- ## [I hereby humbly submit this entry to the Darwin Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-humbly-submit-this-entry-to-the-darwin-awards/974959 "2023-12-19T00:18:19Z")
Guy dancing on the top of a semi smacks into bridge and dies: --- ## [When would you have learned you could fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-have-learned-you-could-fly/994718)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-you-have-learned-you-could-fly/994718 "2023-12-18T22:25:11Z")
Flying seems like one of the most exciting powers out there. But when would you realize you could do it? I’ve never fallen off of anything particularly high, for example. --- ## [Done with Christmas shopping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/done-with-christmas-shopping/994662)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/done-with-christmas-shopping/994662 "2023-12-18T16:26:00Z")
Box of See’s Victoria Toffee for the Missus. Box of See’s soft centers for me. My mom used to get this for my sister and me growing up although hers was nuts and chews. She hadn’t done it for a while so I revived the … --- ## [Local attractions you have never been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-attractions-you-have-never-been-to/994722 "2023-12-18T16:18:11Z")
Are there any points of interest or events that are close to you that you have never visited? They can be cultural, historical or just touristy. I thought about this when something came up on my feed about the renactment… --- ## [Parents who name their child just the diminutive/short form of a given name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-name-their-child-just-the-diminutive-short-form-of-a-given-name/994382)
**Author:** [@Oswald\_Bastable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oswald_Bastable)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-name-their-child-just-the-diminutive-short-form-of-a-given-name/994382 "2023-12-18T13:42:29Z")
Why? I know it’s an irrational disdain, but it just makes me cringe. This isn’t about parents giving their children unusual names, or even names they’ve just made up, and generally I’m pretty much in the ‘call your kid … --- ## [Help! Need analysis of medical symptoms quick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-need-analysis-of-medical-symptoms-quick/994559)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-need-analysis-of-medical-symptoms-quick/994559 "2023-12-18T03:07:56Z")
I just saw polka dots floating in front of my face. For a good minute. Maybe more. I’m at dialysis, it’s been a crampy morning. I slept poorly last night. Umm. Gas station biscuit for breakfast. Banana here. The PTB … --- ## [Adventures in animal rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-animal-rescue/994624)
**Author:** [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-animal-rescue/994624 "2023-12-17T22:23:23Z")
Sigh. My wife and I have been fostering for a local rescue for about a year and a half. We’re about to adopt out our 20th dog. It’s been a lot of work but very fulfilling. My wife got a call this afternoon from the resc… --- ## [Can we have fun with AI chat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-fun-with-ai-chat/994386)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-fun-with-ai-chat/994386 "2023-12-17T18:18:10Z")
We’re having some serious discussions about AI, but I’ve heard it will give wrong answers if it doesn’t know the answer. So what can we ask it that it might not have the answer to? I tried this question: What does 14 k… --- ## [A Day in Your LIfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-your-life/994607)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-your-life/994607 "2023-12-16T23:28:28Z")
Is there a day in your life that you would like to re-live? You can’t change the outcome. Maybe a day that was so spectacular that you wish you could live it again? Or a day that holds sweet memories for you? Or a day th… --- ## [Everyday accidental optical illusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyday-accidental-optical-illusions/994443)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyday-accidental-optical-illusions/994443 "2023-12-16T14:11:45Z")
This past weekend I was making myself some soup while recovering from a bout of Covid. I was zoning out, looking at the marbling pattern on the marble countertop, and about a six inch diameter section of it appeared to s… --- ## [(mistake thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579 "2023-12-16T11:54:04Z")
(Sorry, mods, please delete, this was a superfluous post) --- ## [Making more money than your siblings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-more-money-than-your-siblings/994550)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-more-money-than-your-siblings/994550 "2023-12-16T03:02:47Z")
I have two older siblings. My brother, who had a talent for tinkering with electronics, went to community college to get an AA in electronics, but dropped out. My sister, who was an A student in high school, announced … --- ## [It's Wet and Wild in the MMP: old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wet-and-wild-in-the-mmp-old/994080)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wet-and-wild-in-the-mmp-old/994080 "2023-12-15T22:44:16Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s 4c/39f with no predicted change today, and with rain showers. Weather app sums up the day as “Rain, cold and fucking sadness.” Yes, it’s grey and grim out there but I’d take that over snow any d… --- ## [Funny program pop-ups/menu items/etc you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-program-pop-ups-menu-items-etc-youve-seen/994585)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-program-pop-ups-menu-items-etc-youve-seen/994585 "2023-12-15T22:10:06Z")
In the Android app F-Stop Media Gallery, in the settings there is this option: It strikes me as funny and more to-the-point/blunt/honest than you usually see in program UIs. --- ## [The proper nomenclature for groups of fruit-bearing plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-nomenclature-for-groups-of-fruit-bearing-plants/994654)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-nomenclature-for-groups-of-fruit-bearing-plants/994654 "2023-12-15T21:35:29Z")
When referring to a group of fruit-bearing plants, are there specific terms? For example, should the word “orchard” only refer to seed or stone fruit trees like apples, pears, cherries, and peaches? Should “grove” only b… --- ## [Funny Names For Porn Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-names-for-porn-stars/126616)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-names-for-porn-stars/126616 "2023-12-15T19:46:46Z")
How about Clit Eastwood or Vulvita for starters? :smiley: Quasi --- ## [FBI Counterintelligece agent pleads guilty to working for Russian oligarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-counterintelligece-agent-pleads-guilty-to-working-for-russian-oligarch/994632)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-counterintelligece-agent-pleads-guilty-to-working-for-russian-oligarch/994632 "2023-12-15T13:25:31Z")
Charles McGonigal, a senior FBI agent, has been charged with conspiracy. They allege he was working for the oligarch in question, Oleg Deripaska, a known buddy of Putin. Had the relationship progressed, I wonder what els… --- ## [Your Holiday Lights Pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-holiday-lights-pictures/994260)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-holiday-lights-pictures/994260 "2023-12-14T23:35:02Z")
I thought it might be fun to share how we decorate for those that are into it. I’ve got to add one more tomorrow or the next day. … --- ## [Philips CPAP users, heads-up: here comes a recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philips-cpap-users-heads-up-here-comes-a-recall/944390)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philips-cpap-users-heads-up-here-comes-a-recall/944390 "2023-12-14T19:57:03Z")
Just in case you missed the news, Philips is issuing a recall on a bunch of its CPAP and ventilator devices: Foam in the intake tract (downstream of the intake particulate filters) can degrade and spew toxic particles… --- ## [Memory problems as I get older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-problems-as-i-get-older/994454)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-problems-as-i-get-older/994454 "2023-12-14T19:54:11Z")
Not just the typical forgetfulness that comes with getting older (I am 66), but also the trouble with not forgetting, faces in particular. More and more every time I see a new face it reminds me of someone I have known … --- ## [I can't decide if I'd watch VR Robot boxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-decide-if-id-watch-vr-robot-boxing/994612)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-decide-if-id-watch-vr-robot-boxing/994612 "2023-12-14T19:13:39Z")
It probably couldn’t teach you to box well, anyway. --- ## [The Guns Fell Silent at 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guns-fell-silent-at-11/992985)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guns-fell-silent-at-11/992985 "2023-12-14T17:48:05Z")
On the Western Front, 105 years ago. Roughly 40,000,000 casualties. Between 9,000,000 to 11,000,000 military deaths. Between 6,000,000 to 13,000,000 civilian deaths. Around 23,000,000 military wounded. In Flanders f… --- ## [ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-astronauts-find-tomato-that-was-lost-in-space-for-8-months/994492)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-astronauts-find-tomato-that-was-lost-in-space-for-8-months/994492 "2023-12-14T05:47:02Z")
And astronaut Frank Rubio has been exonerated after being accused of eating it. --- ## [Old UK postage stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-postage-stamps/991767)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-postage-stamps/991767 "2023-12-14T05:39:23Z")
The first adhesive stamps pre-paid by the sender were printed in the UK in May, 1840 - the “Penny Black”. One “penny” stamp was good enough to mail a 1/2 ounce letter anywhere in the UK. 68 million of them were printed i… --- ## [Bad bad bad Forest fires, Fly infestations and a TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-forest-fires-fly-infestations-and-a-tv/994390)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-forest-fires-fly-infestations-and-a-tv/994390 "2023-12-13T20:38:55Z")
Beware of fire in the woods. We had one. It was on the state land that abuts our land. No hunky forest firemen or exciting water drops from helicopters. Nah. They just had the local yokel timber company goofs plow up a … --- ## [Medications in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medications-in-prison/994565)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medications-in-prison/994565 "2023-12-13T19:20:20Z")
I recently messaged Qadgop the Mercotan about how prescription medication are distributed in the prison system. I wondered about how things like diabetic medicines are given out. He said that if I started a thread abou… --- ## [Lemonade stands and other childhood enterprises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemonade-stands-and-other-childhood-enterprises/994298)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemonade-stands-and-other-childhood-enterprises/994298 "2023-12-13T17:20:03Z")
Anyone run a lemonade stand in their driveway on a sunny summer afternoon in days of yore? I recall running one where we sold lime Kool Aid and charged 25 cents a cup. I believe we cleared $1.50 that afternoon. I also re… --- ## [Any Slack users -- a bit of help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-slack-users-a-bit-of-help/994488)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-slack-users-a-bit-of-help/994488 "2023-12-13T14:15:13Z")
The organization I do volunteer work for now uses Slack for group messaging and to coordinate events. I have it on my Android phone and on my Windows 10 PC using Opera browser. We had no training in it, mostly it seemed … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=129)