# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=140 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 141 --- ## [Videos of encounters with strange fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-of-encounters-with-strange-fish/990783)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-of-encounters-with-strange-fish/990783 "2023-09-27T16:22:57Z")
I think that’s a whale shark: This one doesn’t look real: …but it’s a fish: It’s an Asian sheepshead wrasse, also known as the kobudai in Japan: It may be the same fish that the curator of an underwater Japa… --- ## [Rise of opioids decreasing profitability of opium poppy farming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-opioids-decreasing-profitability-of-opium-poppy-farming/990595)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-opioids-decreasing-profitability-of-opium-poppy-farming/990595 "2023-09-27T14:07:16Z")
I was wondering how the increased availability of opioids like fentanyl was affecting the illicit opiate market. I understand heroine has been completely replaced in some areas. Which suggests less demand for the raw ing… --- ## [A bunch of jerkoffs ruin women's volleyball game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-jerkoffs-ruin-womens-volleyball-game/990425)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-jerkoffs-ruin-womens-volleyball-game/990425 "2023-09-27T13:30:22Z")
So at a game at a university in Brazil, several male medical students (!) decide to celebrate the end by running out on the court and masturbating. All of them have been expelled, presumedly ending their hopes at a caree… --- ## [Could not be more mundane! RV personality question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-not-be-more-mundane-rv-personality-question/990761)
**Author:** [@TXRebel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXRebel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-not-be-more-mundane-rv-personality-question/990761 "2023-09-27T12:08:54Z")
Hi all! We RV and we watch YouTube. Fun combo! Any way we watch a couple of YouTubers named Victoria and Craig and they do Wild RV Life. We’ve watched all their vids, they’re cute. However when I try to Google and find o… --- ## [I have no cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-cake/990687)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-cake/990687 "2023-09-27T04:02:36Z")
So, I will play myself a song. Years ago, I answered my home phone (guess what day it was?) to a guy singing this song. He sang the whole song. --- ## [Has Microsoft Paint become very strange for anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-microsoft-paint-become-very-strange-for-anyone-else/990679)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-microsoft-paint-become-very-strange-for-anyone-else/990679 "2023-09-26T23:43:54Z")
Windows rolled out an upgrade for Microsoft Paint about a month ago (despite Paint being decades old, it’s still my main go-to app for editing photos and images), and ever since then it has become very difficult to use o… --- ## [Wikipedia states that the Turkish language only uses I in loanwords. Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-states-that-the-turkish-language-only-uses-i-in-loanwords-is-this-true/990707)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-states-that-the-turkish-language-only-uses-i-in-loanwords-is-this-true/990707 "2023-09-26T21:48:27Z")
Here is a quote from wikipedia? The letters I, Q, W, and X of the ISO basic Latin alphabet do not occur in native Turkish words and nativised loanwords and are normally not considered to be letters of the Turkish alphab… --- ## [Why isn't Turkish the official language of the EU like Greek is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-turkish-the-official-language-of-the-eu-like-greek-is/990701)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-turkish-the-official-language-of-the-eu-like-greek-is/990701 "2023-09-26T21:43:17Z")
I honestly don’t understand why Turkish isn’t listed as an EU lanuage like Greek. I mean Greek is widely spoken in countries like Italy, Turkey and even Greece (obviously) while Turkish is spoken as a minority in Germany… --- ## [The Haitan Creole language had everything revitalized so why didn't it revive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haitan-creole-language-had-everything-revitalized-so-why-didnt-it-revive/989051)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haitan-creole-language-had-everything-revitalized-so-why-didnt-it-revive/989051 "2023-09-26T15:27:43Z")
So I just read that the Haitan Creole language was in decline due to the colonization of French. It dominated Haitan Creole as a language, leading to its decline. Then I also read that there was a revival effort to incre… --- ## [The players tried to leave the field, the marching band refused to yield, what details have been concealed, the way they tased this guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-players-tried-to-leave-the-field-the-marching-band-refused-to-yield-what-details-have-been-concealed-the-way-they-tased-this-guy/990216)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-players-tried-to-leave-the-field-the-marching-band-refused-to-yield-what-details-have-been-concealed-the-way-they-tased-this-guy/990216 "2023-09-26T10:33:35Z")
A very odd story of a band director who wouldn’t stop band directing. --- ## [A baffling failure (and its solution). Caution: Nerd alert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baffling-failure-and-its-solution-caution-nerd-alert/990611)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baffling-failure-and-its-solution-caution-nerd-alert/990611 "2023-09-25T22:10:05Z")
My wife and I have a 2nd home in Williams, AZ. It’s a pretty basic place, and we don’t even have city water. I have a 250 gallon “tote” that I tow to bring water from Bearizona to our house, where I fill up a large under… --- ## [3 months late on estimated tax payments, how screwed am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-months-late-on-estimated-tax-payments-how-screwed-am-i/989915)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-months-late-on-estimated-tax-payments-how-screwed-am-i/989915 "2023-09-25T19:30:21Z")
I made about $16,000 this year in freelance income from April-Sept thus far. Not much. But instead of reporting the income next April, apparently I was supposed to be sending in payments on estimated taxes as early as t… --- ## [Places with funny names, with completely innocent origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-funny-names-with-completely-innocent-origins/989654)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-funny-names-with-completely-innocent-origins/989654 "2023-09-25T19:13:38Z")
I’ll start with Weed, California, in far northern California near Mount Shasta. The town is named after a man named Abner Weed, but of course they play up the slang meaning of weed for the tourists. And speaking of wee… --- ## [(Old, thankfully.) Just call it pee-pee ‘cause it’s all your’n MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294 "2023-09-25T07:22:20Z")
It’s Monday on the Right Coast anyway, so… Here’s a picture of a urinal at Diamond Knot Brewery & Alehouse, made from an Anheuser-Busch keg. I wonder… Is the beer recycled too? … --- ## [Japanese Tantō Blade - Translate Writing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-tanto-blade-translate-writing/990523)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-tanto-blade-translate-writing/990523 "2023-09-24T23:49:07Z")
Does anyone here read Japanese writing? We have inherited a fine piece, which I believe is a Japanese tantō blade with a wooden handle and sheath. The sheath has characters written by hand in what looks like graphite. We… --- ## [Dem germs, Dem germs Dem bad bad bad germs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-germs-dem-germs-dem-bad-bad-bad-germs/990290)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-germs-dem-germs-dem-bad-bad-bad-germs/990290 "2023-09-24T17:23:22Z")
Ok. Dumb butt question, I’m sure. Does a bar of soap clean itself? Being it’s soap and all? Just wonderin’ because mid-Daughter came and got a bar of soap from me. These people never take care of their needs. Seems I … --- ## [Happy National Dachshund Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902 "2023-09-24T16:31:55Z")
Just found out about this… Longest Day, Longest Dog… Get it? Of course round my digs, that’s pretty much every day. They are a pretty entitled group. I guess I gotta take them out in the Jeep after all. I was gonna try… --- ## [Squares or triangle cut pizzas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squares-or-triangle-cut-pizzas/990225)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squares-or-triangle-cut-pizzas/990225 "2023-09-24T15:55:47Z")
How do you prefer to have your pizza be cut? Triangles or Squares? Why? --- ## [You’re invited to lunch…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-invited-to-lunch/990537)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-invited-to-lunch/990537 "2023-09-24T00:20:22Z")
…at Fox Run (a local senior independent living facility) :confounded: Yep, you probably guessed it from the title; that’s the glossy bi-fold postcard invite I just got in the mail. I mean, I’m sure it’s a lovely place, … --- ## [Another mystery object to identify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mystery-object-to-identify/990602)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mystery-object-to-identify/990602 "2023-09-23T18:02:34Z")
Posted on FreeCycle … described as “Thing”, with description “I don’t know what this is !” --- ## [Oh, Ivy! You just won't do!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ivy-you-just-wont-do/990506)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ivy-you-just-wont-do/990506 "2023-09-22T22:41:23Z")
Ivy has hit a new level. Y’all know her cat history. Synopsis: She’s afraid of cats. She took a job in my home knowing I have several. She has acquired, by mistake, a cat of her own, at her house. Who gave birth to … --- ## [German spelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling/989736)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling/989736 "2023-09-22T10:13:15Z")
Honestly, why is German spelling so unphonetic? Like H can be silent or /h/, the tricky Ch can make 3 different sounds, S randomly changes to either Sh sound, Or Z sound and even makes an S sound. There is like 50 differ… --- ## [Help further diagnosing/fixing stuck door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-further-diagnosing-fixing-stuck-door/990377)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-further-diagnosing-fixing-stuck-door/990377 "2023-09-21T23:21:24Z")
A door inside my condo has been sticking very badly, which I’ve only discovered recently. Here are the relevant facts, as I understand them from searches: When I first moved in during the winter, I opened and closed th… --- ## [An Australian Journalist tested the baby naming system with an unfortunate result](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-australian-journalist-tested-the-baby-naming-system-with-an-unfortunate-result/990422)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-australian-journalist-tested-the-baby-naming-system-with-an-unfortunate-result/990422 "2023-09-21T19:38:28Z")
“Methamphetamine Rules” will have her name changed, but it will be part of her permanent record. It slipped through the cracks. --- ## [Monday Happies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-happies/990429)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-happies/990429 "2023-09-21T18:41:21Z")
I have decided that since everyone needs help with getting through Monday, I will start texting an uplifting story to my family Monday mornings. This last Monday was the first one and featured Doodlebug the Kangaroo. D… --- ## [Shawn Fain, UAW President, is not associated with Sinn Fein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawn-fain-uaw-president-is-not-associated-with-sinn-fein/990424)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawn-fain-uaw-president-is-not-associated-with-sinn-fein/990424 "2023-09-21T14:20:38Z")
I’ve been hearing his name a lot in regards to the auto worker’s strike, and I keep thinking we’ve veered into Irish politics. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the similarity on the networks or on Op-Ed pages, because… --- ## [Xenophobia rising in South Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenophobia-rising-in-south-africa/990387)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenophobia-rising-in-south-africa/990387 "2023-09-21T12:39:39Z")
We’ve heard a lot about European xenophobia )which is often directed against Muslim immigrants). Turns out that South Africa is having issues too. Operation Dudula was set-up in Soweto two years ago, the first group t… --- ## [Rare words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-words/989623)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-words/989623 "2023-09-21T00:01:16Z")
So what happens to the words that are rare in English or any language? Do they get used infrequently or what? Examples of rare words in English? --- ## [@kenobi\_65 and his bad bad bad (very awesome) news!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenobi-65-and-his-bad-bad-bad-very-awesome-news/990376)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenobi-65-and-his-bad-bad-bad-very-awesome-news/990376 "2023-09-20T21:25:25Z")
Happy New Job eve. Hope you’re ready! Hope it’s a great fit! Hope you have great day! All my hopes, Friend, beck. Don’t forget about us Dopers! --- ## [My bank just called to check in - after 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bank-just-called-to-check-in-after-30-years/979918)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bank-just-called-to-check-in-after-30-years/979918 "2023-09-20T18:39:40Z")
Got a voice mail message from someone at my bank asking me to call back. Rather than use that number (I halfway smelled a scam), I looked up the branch and called their main number. The person who had called me happened … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=141)