# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=154 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 155 --- ## [(Old) Flyboy’s Birthday🎂in the new MMP~](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flyboy-s-birthday-in-the-new-mmp/985345)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flyboy-s-birthday-in-the-new-mmp/985345 "2023-06-20T21:33:19Z")
Happy birthday, flyboy :helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter: , whenever it is --- ## [Watchin' the fudge and candymakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchin-the-fudge-and-candymakers/985803)
**Author:** [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchin-the-fudge-and-candymakers/985803 "2023-06-20T15:23:41Z")
That crew (4) of call and respond fudge makers, on that marble stone working with special copper spades, out of the copper kettle… such a really special fudge makers show. SInging and dancing, interactive. --- ## [The new New York Times Kindle app makes me unhappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-new-york-times-kindle-app-makes-me-unhappy/985777)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-new-york-times-kindle-app-makes-me-unhappy/985777 "2023-06-20T11:10:51Z")
I think I have everything working as it should. I do not think I need technical help. I am just angry. I am using an Amazon Fire. Until recently, each day it would download my New York Times which I could read in my bus… --- ## [Iconic Moments in History, in Just a Few Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-moments-in-history-in-just-a-few-words/985290)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-moments-in-history-in-just-a-few-words/985290 "2023-06-19T20:57:56Z")
Just read or hear them and a whole story leaps to mind. “Oh, the humanity!” “He is moving like a tremendous machine!” “I am not a crook.” “The die is cast.” --- ## [WWII Ration Chocolate Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-ration-chocolate-bars/984800)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-ration-chocolate-bars/984800 "2023-06-19T19:09:12Z")
I just learned today (from something that popped up on a news site) that the chocolate bars they issued with rations during WWII were – well, awful Okay. But I remember hearing all those stories about GIs making f… --- ## [What is a period sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-period-sign/985632)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-period-sign/985632 "2023-06-19T13:11:38Z")
No, not that. (I hope.) If they thought that I shouldn’t do ‘The Griddy’ across the stage and do the Girls’ High traditions, nobody should have been able to wave or blow kisses or do period signs because I feel like th… --- ## [Happy Father’s Day youz guyz, and to our fathers too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-father-s-day-youz-guyz-and-to-our-fathers-too/985729)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-father-s-day-youz-guyz-and-to-our-fathers-too/985729 "2023-06-19T11:04:55Z")
Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there! Mine passed away a few years back. Here he is and here we were back in 1970 (I’m the oldest of 5). --- ## [Amazing but trivial coincidences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-but-trivial-coincidences/949682)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-but-trivial-coincidences/949682 "2023-06-19T05:32:06Z")
The largest amusement park in Germany, Europa-Park, lies in the extreme west of the country, about 2 km from the national border, and immediately adjacent to a town named Rust. The largest amusement park in Austria, Fam… --- ## [Google Doodle - Father's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-fathers-day/985753)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-fathers-day/985753 "2023-06-19T03:58:57Z")
Here’s what the Google doodle looks like, for the moment at least: Can someone help me? what about that says “Father’s Day”? --- ## [So many tadpoles! With video!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-tadpoles-with-video/985539)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-tadpoles-with-video/985539 "2023-06-19T03:58:53Z")
I spent the day at the lake and found a tadpole nursery - look how many! Click on the picture to see the video. --- ## [AI affecting Stack Overflow and Reddit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-affecting-stack-overflow-and-reddit/985120)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-affecting-stack-overflow-and-reddit/985120 "2023-06-19T00:50:11Z")
A few things that came to my attention this past week: Stack Overflow / Stack Exchange observed that moderators were rejecting some posts as having been written by AI tools, and some users were not happy about their p… --- ## [Question for folks working from home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-folks-working-from-home/985673)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-folks-working-from-home/985673 "2023-06-18T20:41:35Z")
Just kicking this around. I work from home now. Always wanted to. I’m very lucky to be able to do so. My work allows it (COVID took care of that) and I have the capabilities and space for a home office. My question woul… --- ## [A dog rescued from a mountain: a heart-warming story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-rescued-from-a-mountain-a-heart-warming-story/985679)
**Author:** [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-rescued-from-a-mountain-a-heart-warming-story/985679 "2023-06-18T19:54:01Z")
A feel-good story from the Washington Post (gift link): His dog ran off after his wife died… The dog had lost half of his body weight, and most likely wouldn’t have survived another night on the mountain. This story gi… --- ## [Can anyone spare a "www.tildes.net" invite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-spare-a-www-tildes-net-invite/985675)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-spare-a-www-tildes-net-invite/985675 "2023-06-17T14:40:06Z")
I’ve recently started browsing tildes.net after the management problems with reddit. I wanted to reply to a thread there and found that you needed an “invite” to join. Does anyone have a tildes.net invite that they wou… --- ## [Route 666 to Hel is no more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-666-to-hel-is-no-more/985547)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-666-to-hel-is-no-more/985547 "2023-06-17T00:50:36Z")
The bus to the town of Hel on Poland’s Baltic coast has long been popular with tourists. But some Christian conservatives have protested against the use of a number signifying the devil on a bus leading to a place that s… --- ## [Deconstruction of Christianity - took 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-christianity-took-30-years/985404)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-christianity-took-30-years/985404 "2023-06-17T00:29:54Z")
This is a true “miscellaneous/personal stuff to share,” nothing important, just venting and a heart-dump. I’m sure there are many other Dopers who went the same path, nothing unique: It took me 30 years (embarrassing ho… --- ## [My niece is going to New York - how much spending money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-is-going-to-new-york-how-much-spending-money/985523)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-is-going-to-new-york-how-much-spending-money/985523 "2023-06-16T18:45:37Z")
At the start of August my 16 year old niece is going on a 10 day holiday to New York, I did the same thing at her age and I’d like to give her some spending money. I don’t mind giving her a decent amount but I haven’t be… --- ## [Clown Motels And Mystery Plagues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clown-motels-and-mystery-plagues/985628)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clown-motels-and-mystery-plagues/985628 "2023-06-16T17:03:19Z")
The Thread title says it all. An Old West Mystery Plague, & a town with a {SHUDDER} Clown Motel. I nominate it for Hellgate of the year. LINK–Yes, OG help us, it’s real. In the shadow of the clowns, just across the mo… --- ## [Might You Marry Someone With Very Different Political Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-you-marry-someone-with-very-different-political-opinions/985340)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-you-marry-someone-with-very-different-political-opinions/985340 "2023-06-16T16:19:38Z")
Wondering about this article. It says polarizing politics is another thing getting in the way of happy relationships. In Canada, despite ample posturing, most people broadly agree on a lot of things. Although a few pe… --- ## [Theodore 'Ted' Kaczynski, known as the 'Unabomber,' has died in federal prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theodore-ted-kaczynski-known-as-the-unabomber-has-died-in-federal-prison/985294)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theodore-ted-kaczynski-known-as-the-unabomber-has-died-in-federal-prison/985294 "2023-06-16T15:28:23Z")
Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. He was… --- ## [The Long Hot Summer of 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-hot-summer-of-2023/985487)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-hot-summer-of-2023/985487 "2023-06-16T13:14:14Z")
Summer doesn’t officially arrive until next week, but in South Texas, it has landed: 6:30 a.m. → 80 degrees. :hot\_face: We know it’s going to go up into the 90s close to (or over) 100-- that’s a given. It would be nic… --- ## [Fishing boat capsizes off southern Greece with as many as 750 people onboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishing-boat-capsizes-off-southern-greece-with-as-many-as-750-people-onboard/985607)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishing-boat-capsizes-off-southern-greece-with-as-many-as-750-people-onboard/985607 "2023-06-16T03:21:12Z")
BBC is calling this one of the worst migrant disasters in history. I can’t imagine how crowded they must have been in that boat. 750 people! --- ## [Four Columbian children lost in jungle found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-columbian-children-lost-in-jungle-found/985326)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-columbian-children-lost-in-jungle-found/985326 "2023-06-16T02:17:06Z")
Colombia is celebrating the rescue of four children who survived a plane crash and being lost in the jungle for 40 days. This has been in the news in recent weeks. Some official had said he thought they were alive becaus… --- ## [I just did "cool sculpt". Ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-cool-sculpt-ask-me-anything/961721)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-cool-sculpt-ask-me-anything/961721 "2023-06-16T00:58:34Z")
I just had a round of cool sculpting at a local dermatologists, and thought others might be curious about the process. This is a fairly good description: I did it on my abdomen. It’s basically a cosmetic treatment, bu… --- ## [A hidden drawback of smart home devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hidden-drawback-of-smart-home-devices/779172)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hidden-drawback-of-smart-home-devices/779172 "2023-06-15T18:47:58Z")
I bought a Philips Hue kit with three lights, and I have a couple of Amazon Echo Dots. I was all excited to get everything connected and working correctly. When it comes down to it, it’s a toy because it takes longer to … --- ## [Make up a holiday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-holiday/985515)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-a-holiday/985515 "2023-06-15T15:59:44Z")
So I read this thing on Pinterest, about a woman who’s 7 yr old made up a holiday called Wolfenoot, ‘spirit of the wolf’, hides small gifts around house. People who have/have had, or are kind to dogs get better gifts. T… --- ## [Just Stop Oil protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-stop-oil-protesters/970406)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-stop-oil-protesters/970406 "2023-06-15T14:04:36Z")
Crazy. Sure, I hate gas prices too and I have no love for the oil companies but is ruining the local station going to really have an impact? And what about the people who have to buy gas for jobs, school, etc. Just stup… --- ## [A bat in the bedroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bat-in-the-bedroom/985454 "2023-06-15T14:00:59Z")
Living where I do, I’ve been blessed/afflicted with bats on occasion for a good 6 decades. I love that they eat mosquitos, so I’ve provided them with bat houses, shoo’ed them away from places where they might get hurt b… --- ## [Little Frustrations - The Place for All Your Minor Venting Needs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500 "2023-06-14T23:25:18Z")
I didn’t see a topic similar to this in MPSIMS, but if there is one and I missed it, feel free to point me in it’s direction and delete this one. Everyone has the little frustrations. The ones that aren’t quite big eno… --- ## [Is “MrBeast” Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mrbeast-good/985379)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mrbeast-good/985379 "2023-06-14T22:55:58Z")
MrBeast, as you likely know, is an Internet philanthropist. He does somewhat outrageous things for web views, but pours much of the profit into calculated philanthropic acts largely derived to get more attention and web… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=155)