# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=152 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 153 --- ## [Megalodon tooth!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082 "2023-07-03T16:09:40Z")
I’ve wanted a Megalodon tooth for years but the really large ones are super expensive. I was at a rock show today and saw this smallish tooth for $160 so I bought it. Super happy with it and it’s freaking awesome! … --- ## [Bobcat attack in Connecticut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobcat-attack-in-connecticut/986418)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobcat-attack-in-connecticut/986418 "2023-07-03T12:49:58Z")
Yesterday in Connecticut, a camp counselor sleeping in a hammock on an island just off the shoreline was attacked by a bobcat. (Gift link to New York Times article.) He and two other adult counselors were able to fight o… --- ## [Canada Day and Ian Tyson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401 "2023-07-03T02:58:24Z")
Happy Canada Day! And who better than Ian Tyson to open the day. --- ## [The Pentagon is tracking a Chinese spy balloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pentagon-is-tracking-a-chinese-spy-balloon/979228)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 846\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pentagon-is-tracking-a-chinese-spy-balloon/979228 "2023-07-02T21:38:34Z")
There’s a Chinese spy balloon floating over the northern US. --- ## [Trying to navigate the US Health-Care System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-navigate-the-us-health-care-system/985702)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-navigate-the-us-health-care-system/985702 "2023-07-02T19:39:07Z")
I’m 61 and just got a total hip replacement 5 weeks ago. My question is should I get the other hip replaced this year? I’ve already met my $6000 out-of-pocket max limit in the US. So the second surgery would be free to … --- ## [Not getting approved for Uber in Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-approved-for-uber-in-virginia/986441)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-approved-for-uber-in-virginia/986441 "2023-07-02T18:34:18Z")
I’ve been trying for 3 days and I have spoken to 8 customer service reps about my state inspection document. Everything else has been approved, license, background check, driving record (perfect for the last 7 years). I… --- ## [DC-Area Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-area-dopefest/984891)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-area-dopefest/984891 "2023-07-02T10:58:32Z")
As discussed here, Doper @penultima\_thule will be passing through our area - from June 30 to July 3. Any interest in any kind of get-together? If so, speak up (and suggest places etc.). @penultima\_thule can weigh in on … --- ## [Schick Personal Touch razor discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-personal-touch-razor-discontinued/383361)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-personal-touch-razor-discontinued/383361 "2023-07-02T07:16:14Z")
I’ve had my Personal Touch since I was 13. It’s just been discontinued. I am disgruntled. It was just the best razor out there. It had the multiple blades and the aloe–and the reusable handle–but none of this swively-he… --- ## [What would you do for One Million Dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-for-one-million-dollars/984852)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-for-one-million-dollars/984852 "2023-07-02T04:53:13Z")
Hypothetical: What would you do for one million dollars, tax free? There are three judges- Me, Myself and I. Whatever you propose to do, It has to be legal. It cannot involve marmosets in any way, shape or form. --- ## [Sketchy News Confirmation : Assassination Attempt On Putin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sketchy-news-confirmation-assassination-attempt-on-putin/986361)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sketchy-news-confirmation-assassination-attempt-on-putin/986361 "2023-07-01T12:17:41Z")
A news-blurb on the bottom of Cheddar News claimed that an assassination attempt was made on Vladimir Putin, & thwarted by Security Services. Any confirmation or details? --- ## [Now I know the true difference between Brits and Yanks: it's mud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-the-true-difference-between-brits-and-yanks-its-mud/986078)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-the-true-difference-between-brits-and-yanks-its-mud/986078 "2023-07-01T10:53:38Z")
It all comes down to the Wellies…(otherwise knows as .Wellington boots.) Now,ya see, a half a century ago, I lived in England for a couple years as a child. And I vaguely remember having a pair of Wellies. My Mom\* mad… --- ## [Gen Xers and older millennials really just want to go back in time to before the internet existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gen-xers-and-older-millennials-really-just-want-to-go-back-in-time-to-before-the-internet-existed/985764)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gen-xers-and-older-millennials-really-just-want-to-go-back-in-time-to-before-the-internet-existed/985764 "2023-07-01T09:08:39Z")
According to a new Harris Poll shared exclusively with Fast Company, most Americans would prefer to live in a simpler era before everyone was obsessed with screens and social media, and this sentiment is especially stro… --- ## [Unique Sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-sentences/986195)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-sentences/986195 "2023-07-01T05:14:06Z")
This BoredPanda post made me chuckle. --- ## [Elvis sings "Baby Got Back"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-sings-baby-got-back/986366)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-sings-baby-got-back/986366 "2023-06-30T22:58:11Z")
Faked with AI of course, but it’s surprisingly believable. --- ## [The Great Ongoing .22 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-22-thread/986268)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-22-thread/986268 "2023-06-30T22:47:51Z")
I saved this thread in Word a year ago. I’m not sure if it’s complete, but I thought I’d post it anyway. Sears JC Higgins .22 Model 41 single shot rife (Marlin Model 101) This was/is my first firearm. Walther P22 … --- ## [Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freight-train-carrying-hot-asphalt-molten-sulfur-plunges-into-yellowstone-river/986077)
**Author:** [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freight-train-carrying-hot-asphalt-molten-sulfur-plunges-into-yellowstone-river/986077 "2023-06-30T16:41:26Z")
Lovely. Just lovely. Why can’t it ever be a train car full of ping pong balls or something that crashes, rather than cars full of hazardous materials? Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yello… --- ## [Have you had a cardiac ablation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-cardiac-ablation/986050)
**Author:** [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-cardiac-ablation/986050 "2023-06-30T09:42:37Z")
I have had a lot of atrial fibrillation and have had my heart restarted at least six times this year (DC-conversion). Monday I’m going to the hospital to get cardiac ablation, which hopefully will either cure me or at le… --- ## [Microscopic "handbag" sells for $63K at auction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microscopic-handbag-sells-for-63k-at-auction/986314)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microscopic-handbag-sells-for-63k-at-auction/986314 "2023-06-29T23:32:47Z")
A fool and their money are soon parted. We’re not going to make it, are we? Humans, I mean. --- ## [NatGeo lays off the last of its writing staff: End of an Era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natgeo-lays-off-the-last-of-its-writing-staff-end-of-an-era/986308)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natgeo-lays-off-the-last-of-its-writing-staff-end-of-an-era/986308 "2023-06-29T19:59:45Z")
National Geographic, along with many other magazines and newspapers, has suffered in lack of sales due to, mainly, the internet. I think it has always been a class act, and I’m sorry to hear about this, even though it… --- ## [5G! huh! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-huh-what-is-it-good-for-absolutely-nothing-say-it-again/847632)
**Author:** [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-huh-what-is-it-good-for-absolutely-nothing-say-it-again/847632 "2023-06-29T19:37:34Z")
At least for now, anyway. I recently upgraded my t-mobile phone to a OnePlus 7T Pro 5G. I do really like this phone. 5G ain’t all that at my house yet, but that’s OK. I don’t really need it at my house, I have wifi. W… --- ## [Gravitational background waves detected!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravitational-background-waves-detected/986301)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravitational-background-waves-detected/986301 "2023-06-29T19:07:44Z")
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe. They reported Wednesday that they… --- ## [Tuckered out from court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckered-out-from-court/976001)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckered-out-from-court/976001 "2023-06-29T18:04:59Z")
Phew. Yesterday, in King’s Bench, on the road. Called an expert witness and did exam-in-chief; colleague cross-examined their expert; then legal arguments all afternoon. Judge reserved. For a case that started five y… --- ## [What's the deal with all of those hubcaps leaning up agianst telephone poles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-of-those-hubcaps-leaning-up-agianst-telephone-poles/971521)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-of-those-hubcaps-leaning-up-agianst-telephone-poles/971521 "2023-06-29T17:11:25Z")
There are actually several strange patterns that many people have identified over the years while driving. One of them are those streetlights on highways that suddenly turn off just before you pass them. I think there … --- ## [The delightful emergency gallbladder surgery thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-delightful-emergency-gallbladder-surgery-thread/985899)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-delightful-emergency-gallbladder-surgery-thread/985899 "2023-06-29T14:27:01Z")
Hi, I’m Maserschmidt! You might know me from such posts as “please please god never another kidney stone again” and “cataract surgery - I can see!” Today’s - or rather yesterday’s excitement - was driving myself to the … --- ## [Harvard/UNC lawsuit oral arguments today \[Update 29-June-2023 Supreme Court rules that using race in admissions violates constitution\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-unc-lawsuit-oral-arguments-today-update-29-june-2023-supreme-court-rules-that-using-race-in-admissions-violates-constitution/974094)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-unc-lawsuit-oral-arguments-today-update-29-june-2023-supreme-court-rules-that-using-race-in-admissions-violates-constitution/974094 "2023-06-29T14:17:34Z")
Oral arguments are typically about an hour per case. UNC took 3 hours. Harvard took 2 hours. Ketanji Brown participated in the UNC case but not in the Harvard case. --- ## [Dangerous Playgrounds and Moveable Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerous-playgrounds-and-moveable-furniture/986011)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangerous-playgrounds-and-moveable-furniture/986011 "2023-06-29T14:11:05Z")
I was reading a book (about modern values) which was describing some newer playgrounds in Britain. It said some of them were designed in a non-traditional way, including metal containers where children could (more) safe… --- ## [Suggest your best fake research grant applications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-your-best-fake-research-grant-applications/986192)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-your-best-fake-research-grant-applications/986192 "2023-06-29T01:40:41Z")
The idea of persuading some naive university to pay you to spend a year or more just goofing off must surely inspire a few people to apply for ‘research’ grants using grandiose or obscure scientific terms to disguise the… --- ## [My first DIY project: caulk in my shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-diy-project-caulk-in-my-shower/978649)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-diy-project-caulk-in-my-shower/978649 "2023-06-29T00:15:35Z")
So I’m almost moved into the condo I recently closed on. One of the things the inspector found was that the caulk in the shower was peeling away a little from the tub in a few small places. So that’s something I want to … --- ## [The Four Mandan, North Dakota Killings or the Perils of Being a Criminal in a Small Town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-mandan-north-dakota-killings-or-the-perils-of-being-a-criminal-in-a-small-town/832251)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-mandan-north-dakota-killings-or-the-perils-of-being-a-criminal-in-a-small-town/832251 "2023-06-28T17:13:55Z")
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/4595521-mandan-murder-suspects-vehicle-quickly-recognized-washburn-detective I just don’t think this investigation process would work that well in a big city… --- ## [Author's "most recent book" was three years in the future. Is there some weird Mandela effect happening here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-most-recent-book-was-three-years-in-the-future-is-there-some-weird-mandela-effect-happening-here/986188)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-most-recent-book-was-three-years-in-the-future-is-there-some-weird-mandela-effect-happening-here/986188 "2023-06-28T15:21:10Z")
I happen to own a book whose title is rather embarrassing, from a sneak bragging perspective, to tell people, but in this case I must: The Superior Person’s Book Of Words by Peter Bowler. For anyone interested in unus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=153)