# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=129 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 130 --- ## [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 … --- ## [Am I over-reacting? (Relationship stuff...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-over-reacting-relationship-stuff/994430)
**Author:** [@IDKittyKat967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDKittyKat967)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-over-reacting-relationship-stuff/994430 "2023-12-13T11:31:03Z")
Hi everyone! I’d just like your thoughts on this scenario. My boyfriend and I went out to a restaurant for dinner, and an attractive waitress (in my opinion) happened to be serving us tonight. Throughout the dinner, he d… --- ## [My girlfriend still lives with her ex...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-still-lives-with-her-ex/337761)
**Author:** [@nuke8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nuke8)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-still-lives-with-her-ex/337761 "2023-12-13T11:12:39Z")
How long do I wait before I give up on her moving out? She has been attempting to get out for months now and run into some challenges but am I wrong in insisting she stop living with a man she professes not to love, does… --- ## [Complete pliosaur skull found in the Dorset cliffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-pliosaur-skull-found-in-the-dorset-cliffs/994385)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-pliosaur-skull-found-in-the-dorset-cliffs/994385 "2023-12-13T05:11:57Z")
Or is it the cliffs of Dorset? Anyway, it’s a very good-looking skull, apparently. Apologies in advance, there’s some annoying ads that obscure part of the article and I’m not sure how to get rid of them. --- ## ["New" shipwreck found in the Baltic Sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shipwreck-found-in-the-baltic-sea/994484)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shipwreck-found-in-the-baltic-sea/994484 "2023-12-13T05:05:04Z")
Not new as in a new ship obviously, but new as in undiscovered before now. It will be interesting to see where it’s from originally, and if it’s a “known” lost ship from elsewhere that was pushed off course by wind and w… --- ## [Texas Abortion Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/994399)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/994399 "2023-12-13T02:22:58Z")
I understand this has been discussed in the Pit, but I’m interested in it as a breaking news story, hence this thread. My first question on hearing about the Temporary Restraining Order was what legal arguments Ms Cox’s… --- ## [I got into a fight with AI today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-a-fight-with-ai-today/994345)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-a-fight-with-ai-today/994345 "2023-12-12T15:47:29Z")
well, the whole AI craze is off to a wrong start … today I was messing with chat-gpt “if 6 workers work for 8 hours to build a 10m2 wall how long does one worker need for this to do it alone” … well chat-gpt took the l… --- ## [Middle Tennessee dopers: are you okay after the storm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-tennessee-dopers-are-you-okay-after-the-storm/994364)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-tennessee-dopers-are-you-okay-after-the-storm/994364 "2023-12-12T04:47:10Z")
Several tornadoes rolled through Middle Tennessee last night. Nashville tornado: Severe storms tear through central Tennessee | AP News Luckily on the south side of I-40, we just had lightning strikes and brief power o… --- ## [Bah, humbug!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bah-humbug/994452)
**Author:** [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bah-humbug/994452 "2023-12-12T00:35:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from The bah humbug MMP: Bah, humbug! Really, like you, just a day to stay in my jammies works for me. You’re in good company; both Nelson and his mother can’t catch worth a damn. My sister … --- ## [Bridge Between Sicily and Italy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-between-sicily-and-italy/994436)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-between-sicily-and-italy/994436 "2023-12-11T22:33:44Z")
Even by government standards, talking about building something for 2000 years is a pretty long time. So I was interested in this article discussing a bridge between Sicily and Italy. Anyone have opinions or knowledge o… --- ## [Fun little geometry problem (add yours if you want)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-little-geometry-problem-add-yours-if-you-want/994312)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-little-geometry-problem-add-yours-if-you-want/994312 "2023-12-11T21:55:34Z")
Thought this one up to ask my teenager to see how he might go about solving it: You want to buy a 1/2" diameter iron rod in the longest length you can fit in a crate you have. The inner dimensions of the crate are 12" … --- ## [Husky argues with back-talking toy bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husky-argues-with-back-talking-toy-bird/994400)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husky-argues-with-back-talking-toy-bird/994400 "2023-12-11T15:12:14Z")
Enjoy! (1) Husky Has Argument With Bird That Talks Back! - YouTube --- ## [Thoughts on Transparent Wood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-transparent-wood/994377)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-transparent-wood/994377 "2023-12-11T14:44:32Z")
Seems like a cool material. Wonder if it will soon be as ubiquitous as this rah rah article makes it sound. Anyone seen or used transparent wood? --- ## [Funky Flea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-flea/993833)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funky-flea/993833 "2023-12-11T13:07:46Z")
Ivy, the indomitable decided we just had to go to the Dollar General in the little village I live near. She’s outta chocolate, I guess. “Hey”, sez I, “there’s that new Flea market opened up, we’ll hit that too!” Yay! I… --- ## [Share your rainbow pics!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-rainbow-pics/994202)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-rainbow-pics/994202 "2023-12-11T06:56:51Z")
At the Stanford campus right this very moment, @1500U Wed 06 Dec 2023! --- ## [Stinky Granny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-granny/994273)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinky-granny/994273 "2023-12-11T06:18:49Z")
I saw an ad for Lumi deodorant. The “Doctor” who invented it say as you get older you smell, in places and ways you don’t expect. Or smell on yourself. I think she said “You can’t smell your offensive aromas” Is this re… --- ## [How do \*you\* use email 'aliases' productively . . .?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-email-aliases-productively/994013)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-email-aliases-productively/994013 "2023-12-10T22:29:37Z")
This week, I just learned about email aliases, where, apparently, your host service can allow you to sign up for more than one email address and link it to your main account . . . For example: Main Account: Tripler@xyz… --- ## [Product packaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-packaging/994333)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-packaging/994333 "2023-12-10T22:12:57Z")
Why were my paper towel rolls triple packaged in plastic? I tore open the outer plastic with some difficulty. Thick stuff. On the two ends, 3 rolls were wrapped together in less thick plastic wrap. The middle 6 were no… --- ## [Chewy, the pet food company, no longer takes responsibility for shipping damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewy-the-pet-food-company-no-longer-takes-responsibility-for-shipping-damage/994274)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewy-the-pet-food-company-no-longer-takes-responsibility-for-shipping-damage/994274 "2023-12-09T17:20:11Z")
We have been ordering pet supplies from Chewy for years and never had an issue on those rare (maybe once a year) occasions when something arrived damaged. We would send them pics and they would send a replacement. Just … --- ## [Ever wonder what could happen if you bring a gun into an MRI machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-what-could-happen-if-you-bring-a-gun-into-an-mri-machine/994264)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-what-could-happen-if-you-bring-a-gun-into-an-mri-machine/994264 "2023-12-09T14:55:00Z")
Neither have I. But the answer is that it can be triggered to fire. It can also fire if you just bring it near an MRI machine. So on balance it is probably best that you accept the small risk of being attacked by a… --- ## [Urban Coyotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-coyotes/994311)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-coyotes/994311 "2023-12-09T07:20:14Z")
I have kind of a fascination with the urban coyote and the role he plays in urban America. The one thing I find the most puzzling is how it seemed to adapt to city life somewhat suddenly and even more strangely almost si… --- ## [Bystanders halt attempted arson of MLK's birth home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bystanders-halt-attempted-arson-of-mlks-birth-home/994305)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bystanders-halt-attempted-arson-of-mlks-birth-home/994305 "2023-12-09T02:28:46Z")
The perpetrator is apparently a veteran with mental health concerns. Thankfully, people stopped her before it progressed to a point of no return. --- ## [Want to buy part of Wyoming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-part-of-wyoming/994252)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-part-of-wyoming/994252 "2023-12-08T16:52:17Z")
All you need is to raise at least 80 million dollars once it comes up for auction. Though the price will likely increase. --- ## [I really screwed up and must now pay the price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-screwed-up-and-must-now-pay-the-price/992602)
**Author:** [@Sadie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sadie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-screwed-up-and-must-now-pay-the-price/992602 "2023-12-08T14:53:17Z")
I will soon be spending time behind bars. This is because on Friday, I appeared in juvenile court (I’m 17/F btw) to be sentenced for vehicular assault and reckless driving. The long and short of it is I was behind the wh… --- ## [Drivers license/relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-license-relationship/993918)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-license-relationship/993918 "2023-12-08T05:15:39Z")
A friend of my daughter. In her mid-20s. She’s smart, articulate, well-read. College educated Has a great job. Never had a drivers license. She’s in a committed relationship. Lives with the guy. He doesn’t know she c… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chair/993657 "2023-12-08T00:40:10Z")
No. I didn’t get thrown from it. I bought a on-the-cheap-end recliner to put in my chamber(bedroom, I just like to say that). Knowing I’d be the only one using it I thought it would be ok to be cheapish. Wrong. The t… --- ## [Piper Dog shares his dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-dog-shares-his-dreams/993158)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-dog-shares-his-dreams/993158 "2023-12-07T22:58:55Z")
Had trouble sleeping last night, between a cold, and sore arms from vaxes. Finally fell asleep a bit after midnight. Woke up around 2 am: “Aroooooo! Aroooooo!” Right outside our bedroom door, where big Piper Dog slee… --- ## [Mass Shooting - UNLV campus - shooter deceased \[12/6/2023\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-unlv-campus-shooter-deceased-12-6-2023/994197)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-unlv-campus-shooter-deceased-12-6-2023/994197 "2023-12-07T21:46:19Z")
Not a whole lot of info available yet, but apparently the shooter has been ‘neutralized.’ And this is after a multiple shooting, yesterday, in Texas: Is this latter story worthy of its own thread? Sigh. #Murica!! … --- ## [Another another tax thread - Free PC games...should I pay tax on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-another-tax-thread-free-pc-games-should-i-pay-tax-on-them/993877)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-another-tax-thread-free-pc-games-should-i-pay-tax-on-them/993877 "2023-12-07T20:14:39Z")
It is somewhat common for developers/distributors to give away PC games for free. EPIC does this weekly. Others do it on occasion. It may seem like no big deal but I probably get $1,500 (very rough guess) in free game… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=130)