# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=130 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 131 --- ## [Why does my card not fit my wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-card-not-fit-my-wallet/994063)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-card-not-fit-my-wallet/994063 "2023-12-07T18:39:26Z")
Last year, my friend bought me a new wallet. It was made of recycled tires. I liked it, but you had to really push hard to get most of my cards into the card slots. Even though it was made of rubber. But I put up with it… --- ## [Question on a repair: VVT solenoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-repair-vvt-solenoid/994144)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-repair-vvt-solenoid/994144 "2023-12-07T01:38:24Z")
My son needs to have the VVT solenoid on his 2011 Mazda CX-7 replaced. He is being quoted $915 + tax. This is a place I trust but that seems awfully expensive - estimates on generic websites for generic VVT solenoid re… --- ## [What's it like to stay at a homeless shelter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-stay-at-a-homeless-shelter/992508)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-stay-at-a-homeless-shelter/992508 "2023-12-06T21:49:58Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [The Night Aliens Landed in Mims (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-aliens-landed-in-mims-long/994071)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-aliens-landed-in-mims-long/994071 "2023-12-06T21:12:04Z")
SDMB note 1: I created this post as an offshoot of: \[\[SDMB note 2: as I write below, I have carried this story around in my head for decades; what better place to first publish it than here, where I’ve spent so many th… --- ## [Conspiracy theory on Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theory-on-iran/994143)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theory-on-iran/994143 "2023-12-06T17:54:18Z")
Something I have been starting to think about recently is the possibility of a massive terrorist attack in the United States if we take out a strong response to Iran. The primary thing I base this on is the threat issued… --- ## [Racoons are just giant rats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoons-are-just-giant-rats/993796)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoons-are-just-giant-rats/993796 "2023-12-06T13:08:25Z")
So, kidlet’s 9 pound elderly covid cat was yowling and hissing like it was mortally wounded. I come out looking for Peep, and he’s at the sliding glass door but no blood or anything. Of course, 2 inches on the other side… --- ## [Are shock calls from purported police/court officers or children a thing in North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-shock-calls-from-purported-police-court-officers-or-children-a-thing-in-north-america/994089)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-shock-calls-from-purported-police-court-officers-or-children-a-thing-in-north-america/994089 "2023-12-05T22:35:25Z")
There is a kind of scam preying particularly on the elderly and immigrants that’s been a lot in the news in Germany these last few years - apparently also in neighbouring countries; on my search for an English-languáge d… --- ## [Oh God. Antibiotics and the potty {Lots of TMI}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-antibiotics-and-the-potty-lots-of-tmi/994025)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-antibiotics-and-the-potty-lots-of-tmi/994025 "2023-12-05T13:27:53Z")
I’m in Hell. I had minor surgery on Wednesday. Surgery went well. No issues Thursday, nor Friday. Saturday? Total voiding of my bowels. All at once. And I was this close to being on the potty. Cleaning up the pott… --- ## [Irish anti-immigrant riot \[2023-11-24\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-anti-immigrant-riot-2023-11-24/993637)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-anti-immigrant-riot-2023-11-24/993637 "2023-12-05T04:34:37Z")
I was shocked to read this morning, awaking after a beautiful if cold Thanksgiving, that there was horrendous anti-immigrant rioting in Dublin. Some loon stabbed some schoolkids and a school staffer, he was caught, but s… --- ## [My elderly cat may be ailing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elderly-cat-may-be-ailing/991986)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elderly-cat-may-be-ailing/991986 "2023-12-05T02:55:49Z")
Yesterday was my cat’s 16th birthday (yes, I do know her DOB; whoever surrendered her to the shelter passed it on) and today was the 14th anniversary of her Gotcha Day. I took her to the vet for her routine annual check… --- ## [Why do we distort our mouths when scratching our eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-distort-our-mouths-when-scratching-our-eyes/994041)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-distort-our-mouths-when-scratching-our-eyes/994041 "2023-12-05T01:59:24Z")
I know it’s not just me, but why do our mouths contort into weird shapes when we rub our eyes? That’s all. :smiley: --- ## ["Unalome" yantra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unalome-yantra/994035)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unalome-yantra/994035 "2023-12-04T21:09:08Z")
Does anyone know some details about the origins of this particular shape? To me it resembles a rill of smoke developing eddies. Wikipedia says The unalome (อุณาโลม) yantr… --- ## [I can't get food delivered for cash anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-food-delivered-for-cash-anymore/993836)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-food-delivered-for-cash-anymore/993836 "2023-12-04T18:46:11Z")
So here I am at work, wallet full of greenbacks, and I look for a place to deliver some grub to me…and struck out completely. Every damn one of them wanted the money electronically magicked to them before they would sta… --- ## [(Old) FA LA LA LA LA Decking The Halls In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fa-la-la-la-la-decking-the-halls-in-the-mmp/993763)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fa-la-la-la-la-decking-the-halls-in-the-mmp/993763 "2023-12-04T07:09:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 48 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 58 and N.O.S. for the day. If/when it dries up enough out (rained all yestiddy and into the night) I may get out and a… --- ## [Questions from new homeowner on appliance and a DIY mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-from-new-homeowner-on-appliance-and-a-diy-mistake/993666)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-from-new-homeowner-on-appliance-and-a-diy-mistake/993666 "2023-12-04T02:46:38Z")
I washed three pairs of jeans and a new sheet in my washer. During this wash, the washer moved significantly, enough to jam the closet door that ran in front of it. Is this a concern? I don’t think it usually moves, at… --- ## [I hate the trend of cars using the horn to indicate remote lock/unlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-trend-of-cars-using-the-horn-to-indicate-remote-lock-unlock/989942)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-trend-of-cars-using-the-horn-to-indicate-remote-lock-unlock/989942 "2023-09-13T20:26:24Z")
My car just does a light beep sound when I lock or unlock. This used to be the norm. For some stupid reason it’s become the trend to use the car horn for this purpose. I hate walking through the parking garage to w… --- ## [Is this what America has come to? \[stupid warning labels\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-what-america-has-come-to-stupid-warning-labels/992718)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-what-america-has-come-to-stupid-warning-labels/992718 "2023-12-03T17:36:17Z")
I sat down for my lunch today, of which one part was a hard boiled egg. I eat them because I like 'em with a little salt, but also because they are a good source of protein, or so it says on the package. Why do I buy the… --- ## [Rapa Nui suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapa-nui-suggestions/993793)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapa-nui-suggestions/993793 "2023-12-02T23:54:50Z")
One down, two to go. Looks like Rapa Nui in a year or so. Who’s been? Touring suggestions (more specific than “see the big giant heads”), restaurant recommendations, hotel ideas, etc.? \[No, Discourse, this is not simi… --- ## [Comparing apples to oranges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-apples-to-oranges/993970)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-apples-to-oranges/993970 "2023-12-02T22:26:51Z")
We’ve all heard it, “You can’t do that - it’s like comparing apples to oranges.” So what? That’s literally what comparison means. I can easily list the differences, advantages and disadvantages of apple and oranges. I pr… --- ## [Those days. "What were you doing on ? date?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-days-what-were-you-doing-on-date/993374)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-days-what-were-you-doing-on-date/993374 "2023-12-02T18:12:15Z")
We all know them. The day Kennedy was shot. The Challenger disaster. 9/11. Apparently everyone always remembers what exactly they were doing. Is this a modern phenomenon? Did the Ancient people remember what they were… --- ## [India: A Rogue State?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-a-rogue-state/993904)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-a-rogue-state/993904 "2023-12-01T06:29:45Z")
Back in the summer, the Government of Canada accused India of having orchestrated the assassination of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. Freeze in relations between Canada and India resulted. President Biden appar… --- ## [Video of my stand-up comedy about "transgender" (Give me your opinions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-my-stand-up-comedy-about-transgender-give-me-your-opinions/993906)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-my-stand-up-comedy-about-transgender-give-me-your-opinions/993906 "2023-12-01T01:28:52Z")
Link removed. --- ## [Video of me doing stand-up comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-me-doing-stand-up-comedy/993720)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-me-doing-stand-up-comedy/993720 "2023-12-01T01:25:55Z")
Click on the title: “Me doing stand-up comedy.” Let me know what you think. --- ## [Weird and interesting family trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-interesting-family-trees/993855)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-interesting-family-trees/993855 "2023-11-30T22:16:31Z")
We all know about family trees and the phylogenetic (evolutionary) tree showing the branching and development of species. The meaning and construction of these trees of des cent are pretty clear and straightforward. But… --- ## [The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade '23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-23/993738)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-23/993738 "2023-11-30T19:09:05Z")
Just finished watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC yesterday. I don’t know how much you all follow it, but I felt like talking about it for some reason. (I don’t have anyone to Christmas shop for, so not mu… --- ## [Question about a spam email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-spam-email/993879)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-spam-email/993879 "2023-11-30T14:40:11Z")
I got a spam email (it’s certainly been going around, I’ve had dozens of these from different senders) where the header information appears to be: From: CVSPharmacy \ To: taylorcody55@… --- ## [Theia has been found (maybe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theia-has-been-found-maybe/992711)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theia-has-been-found-maybe/992711 "2023-11-30T02:39:39Z")
Scientists are claiming that they have found chunks of the small planet Theia that collided with the Earth to form the Moon in our mantle. Apparently it did not completely melt when it collided with the Earth however th… --- ## [Another tax thread - selling on eBay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tax-thread-selling-on-ebay/993867)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tax-thread-selling-on-ebay/993867 "2023-11-30T00:20:11Z")
I have two machines I restored and will list for sale. Although I buy a lot on eBay I haven’t sold anything in years. Wow, is it a lousy situation today. Each machine should sell for around $1000. The eBay selling fee fo… --- ## [Comparing Lions to Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-lions-to-humans/993866)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-lions-to-humans/993866 "2023-11-29T23:32:03Z")
I am using lions here for a lot of reasons. Mainly because we have had a lot of exposure to lions, and they have been studied widely. They are also very dramatic in nature, especially when they are at their peak. They ar… --- ## [Snow day!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day/993817)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day/993817 "2023-11-29T22:47:23Z")
I’m a teacher in the Cleveland area. Today we had our first snow day of the year! I got up with my alarm at 6:30, checked my phone to be sure, and saw nothing, and started on my usual morning routine. While I’m in the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=131)