# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=146 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 147 --- ## [The Money in Your Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-money-in-your-wallet/987823)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-money-in-your-wallet/987823 "2023-08-20T15:11:51Z")
How do you arrange the bank notes in your wallet or wallet-equivalent? poll --- ## [Tokitae, aka 'Lolita', the last surviving orca captured in the Puget Sound and sold into captivity, dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokitae-aka-lolita-the-last-surviving-orca-captured-in-the-puget-sound-and-sold-into-captivity-dies/988797)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokitae-aka-lolita-the-last-surviving-orca-captured-in-the-puget-sound-and-sold-into-captivity-dies/988797 "2023-08-20T13:19:13Z")
The Miami Seaquarium said in a Facebook post that Tokitae began “exhibiting serious signs of discomfort” over the past two days. Tokitae received treatment from her medical team but died Friday afternoon due to what i… --- ## [Oooh. Money in the mail!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oooh-money-in-the-mail/988779)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oooh-money-in-the-mail/988779 "2023-08-20T12:31:39Z")
I got an refund check from the gastroenterologist I visited 3 times before he sent me to a surgeon to have a thingy fixed in my belly. It’s $254. Initially I was glad to see it. Free money. Win! But then I thought…wai… --- ## [Poll: Do you gesture with your hands when you talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-gesture-with-your-hands-when-you-talk/988744)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-gesture-with-your-hands-when-you-talk/988744 "2023-08-19T14:39:31Z")
poll Feel free to share details. Personally I don’t do this very often but when I get in ‘teaching mode’ (especially with patients) I sometimes use gestures. Honestly, the Mrs. has started gesturing a LOT while talking… --- ## [Automobile frustration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-frustration/988745)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-frustration/988745 "2023-08-19T02:18:51Z")
I accidentally hit someone backing up. Their car was undamaged. I had a small dent in the bumper, and the quarter panel had come loose. It didn’t look like much, but I have to replace the bumper to fix it (it doesn’t l… --- ## [Move ... then roast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-then-roast/988522)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-then-roast/988522 "2023-08-18T21:53:30Z")
Some people are moving out of high tax and high RE priced states to the sunbelt. Low taxes, lower RE prices. They are making a big mistake: https://www.axios.com/2023/08/13/extreme-heat-climate-change-sunbelt-growth-ci… --- ## [Did you say “I love you” first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-say-i-love-you-first/988615)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-say-i-love-you-first/988615 "2023-08-18T19:31:59Z")
This articles says men wait 108 days on average. This is faster than women who hold out for 122 days… --- ## [Adventures with $2 bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-with-2-bills/988482)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-with-2-bills/988482 "2023-08-18T18:48:44Z")
Like a lot of people, I’ve been fascinated with $2 bills for most of my life. I’ve learned recently that they’re not nearly as rare as most people perceive them to be–rather, almost everybody keeps the ones that they co… --- ## [The first study where scientists tested the absorbancy of period products using blood and not water was just published THIS WEEK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-study-where-scientists-tested-the-absorbancy-of-period-products-using-blood-and-not-water-was-just-published-this-week/988675)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-study-where-scientists-tested-the-absorbancy-of-period-products-using-blood-and-not-water-was-just-published-this-week/988675 "2023-08-18T01:34:46Z")
May I scream for a moment and tell you that the first study where scientists tested the absorbancy of period products using blood and not water was just published THIS WEEK!!! Unsurprisingly, it shows that products aren… --- ## [Pogo Sticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pogo-sticks/577859)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pogo-sticks/577859 "2023-08-17T15:55:34Z")
Did you ever have a pogo stick? They had a brief resurgence of popularity in the 70s and all my friends were pogoing and I got one. I couldn’t even do one pogo. To make matters worse, I tried and tired and failed and fa… --- ## [We can pump our own gas in Oregon (soon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951)
**Author:** [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951 "2023-08-17T03:18:00Z")
A bill has passed the legislature and is waiting for the governor to sign it. Oregon’s self-serve gas ban voted out by lawmakers after decades - oregonlive.com There will still be full service available, but the transi… --- ## [The Trump-in-jail Prediction Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-in-jail-prediction-thread/988668)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-in-jail-prediction-thread/988668 "2023-08-17T02:01:15Z")
This article in Forbes magazine sums up the charges Trump is facing and lists the maximum penalties–totaling 717 years in prison. So the purpose of this thread is to have some fun. Let’s predict how long Trump will be … --- ## [Montana youths win unprecedented court case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-youths-win-unprecedented-court-case/988570)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-youths-win-unprecedented-court-case/988570 "2023-08-16T18:58:04Z")
Gift WaPo link: Post. As we’ve discussed, a group of Montanans sued the state because it rubber-stamps any and all fossil-fuel projects and in fact passed a law making it unlawful to do environmental reviews of said pr… --- ## [Reese, my 16-year-old puppy, just died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reese-my-16-year-old-puppy-just-died/988583)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reese-my-16-year-old-puppy-just-died/988583 "2023-08-16T18:57:15Z")
Yeah, I know. There’s already another pet thread. But I don’t really think swapping stories about deaths tends to help me with grief. I just get more sad thinking about everyone else. I didn’t immediately cry like I did… --- ## [Tricks your brain plays on you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricks-your-brain-plays-on-you/988477)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricks-your-brain-plays-on-you/988477 "2023-08-16T01:21:49Z")
For the 1st one, I’d like any Americans who have visited England as tourists to play along: Try to recall a car or bus ride that you took when you visited England. Picture the scene as you’re driving, perhaps looking a… --- ## [Three people arrested for pro-Russian spying in UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-arrested-for-pro-russian-spying-in-uk/988608)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-arrested-for-pro-russian-spying-in-uk/988608 "2023-08-15T15:21:44Z")
It seems like we’re seeing a real uptick in these stories since the invasion, doesn’t it?. Certainly not a coincidence. --- ## [No More Lifers: A Happy Shelter Story (and not-so-stealth brag)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-lifers-a-happy-shelter-story-and-not-so-stealth-brag/988537)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-lifers-a-happy-shelter-story-and-not-so-stealth-brag/988537 "2023-08-15T03:41:20Z")
As you may know, I work for a no-kill animal shelter. When I started (10 years ago!) as a caretaker in the adult cat area, it was the absolute norm for cats to be in the shelter for years, if not their whole lives. The … --- ## [My Foot Elbow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foot-elbow/988514)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foot-elbow/988514 "2023-08-14T23:33:16Z")
waves happily hihi! it’s been a minute :slight\_smile: I was reading through Witnessing My Own Mental Decay and a few dopers were commenting about not being able to think of a word, even though you can see it in your min… --- ## [Failing to clear ridiculously low bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failing-to-clear-ridiculously-low-bars/988363)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failing-to-clear-ridiculously-low-bars/988363 "2023-08-14T17:44:52Z")
Please assure me I am not alone at this. I mean, you assign yourself some challenge, something small, maybe ridiculously small … and then fail at it any way? Like, well, okay, I’m not in great shape, but I can at least… --- ## ["Hey, lady your Cat is nuts!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-lady-your-cat-is-nuts/988518)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-lady-your-cat-is-nuts/988518 "2023-08-14T17:36:46Z")
Y’all have heard the stories of my thieving, howling, persnickety Siamese cats. Do you have a crazy cat? Let’s hear a tale or two. --- ## [So what was the question: cosmic question mark spotted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-question-cosmic-question-mark-spotted/987903)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-question-cosmic-question-mark-spotted/987903 "2023-08-14T17:32:07Z")
At first I thought this was some kind of joke, perhaps something The Onion would come up with. But it seems to be genuine: Of course, we all know what the answer is (42), but what was the question? --- ## [What did you do with the ashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-with-the-ashes/987873)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-with-the-ashes/987873 "2023-08-14T10:44:16Z")
So the time has finally come. My dear Mum died in June (aged 96) and I don’t think my Dad is far behind her. The funeral home has promised to keep her ashes for as long as we need, and honestly I haven’t given them a tho… --- ## [Are you a victim of Jalapenogate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-victim-of-jalapenogate/988521)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-victim-of-jalapenogate/988521 "2023-08-14T06:50:45Z")
Across the US people are discovering that the jalapeno seed that they planted weren’t. They produce some unidentified yellow pepper. The seeds maybe came from China. --- ## [(Old) Laundry Day in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-laundry-day-in-the-mmp/988182)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-laundry-day-in-the-mmp/988182 "2023-08-14T06:46:39Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 16c/61f with a predicted high of 18c/65f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “It’s fucking mint outside, which is great, unless you’re a cat. Cats fucking hate that shit.” Monday agai… --- ## [Nitpick your fellow Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-your-fellow-dopers/985583)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-your-fellow-dopers/985583 "2023-08-14T04:38:35Z")
Here’s your chance to (gently) scold your fellow Dopers for all the little things they do that annoy you, reasonably or not. No need to name names, and since this isn’t the Pit (yet), please keep it civil. I’m a former … --- ## [Montgomery dock brawl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montgomery-dock-brawl/988380)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montgomery-dock-brawl/988380 "2023-08-14T01:07:22Z")
I saw a couple of minutes of this story on TV a couple of evenings ago, but then it seemed to disappear. I haven’t seen anything on here about it. Is it at all remarkable, or is it just another example of white racists f… --- ## [Why isn't statally a word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-statally-a-word/988528)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-statally-a-word/988528 "2023-08-14T00:36:39Z")
I wrote a sentence in another thread that talked about an effect working “locally, by state, and nationally.” That looks horrible. Why isn’t there a state-level equivalent for “locally” and “nationally”? The U.S. has ha… --- ## [Hubble finds Earendel the Mariner!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubble-finds-earendel-the-mariner/962171)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubble-finds-earendel-the-mariner/962171 "2023-08-13T23:44:14Z")
Well, not quite literally as per Prof Tolkein. Due to an unusual gravitational lensing, Hubble has detected what the astronomers think is the earliest star ever found, possibly formed only 900 million years after the Bi… --- ## [That's not something you see every day! (yes it is)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-something-you-see-every-day-yes-it-is/988017)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-something-you-see-every-day-yes-it-is/988017 "2023-08-13T17:43:26Z")
This is not about a particular event, but a chance to tell your story of someone who experienced a special and unique event, that’s actually totally commonplace. #1, I was up with the Scouts at Scout Camp. This being a … --- ## [Neat language “Facts”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-language-facts/987882)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-language-facts/987882 "2023-08-13T04:46:28Z")
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