# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=158 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 159 --- ## [A paralysed man is walking thanks to brain implants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paralysed-man-is-walking-thanks-to-brain-implants/984581)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paralysed-man-is-walking-thanks-to-brain-implants/984581 "2023-05-26T22:47:08Z")
Article here. I’m happy for him, and it sounds very cool. Hopefully the technology becomes cheap and effective enough that more people get a chance to use it. --- ## [Ever Seen Someone Take Their Socks Off On A Flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-take-their-socks-off-on-a-flight/984534)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-take-their-socks-off-on-a-flight/984534 "2023-05-26T20:24:56Z")
This is part of a list on travel etiquette. Never seen it, and it would slightly gross me out if almost anyone did this. But I’m sure it is on the list for a reason… --- ## [If there had been only 39 crocodiles he might have had a chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-had-been-only-39-crocodiles-he-might-have-had-a-chance/984631)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-had-been-only-39-crocodiles-he-might-have-had-a-chance/984631 "2023-05-26T20:11:58Z")
This only goes to prove the old saying: live by the large carnivorous reptile, die by the large carnivorous reptile. --- ## [Which foot do you brake with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foot-do-you-brake-with/984023)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foot-do-you-brake-with/984023 "2023-05-26T09:44:01Z")
This poll is for drivers of cars with automatic gears and two-pedal operation. So, which foot do you use to apply the brakes? poll --- ## [Van lifer goes missing on cross country trip with fiancee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-lifer-goes-missing-on-cross-country-trip-with-fiancee/950604)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1428\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-lifer-goes-missing-on-cross-country-trip-with-fiancee/950604 "2023-05-26T02:12:00Z")
Van lifers customize vans as traveling homes. Posting their adventures on social media is a big part of the current lifestyle. Gabby Petito was on a cross country trip with Brian Laundrie. They were traveling in Utah. H… --- ## [I got zoombombed tonight - why do I feel bad/?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-zoombombed-tonight-why-do-i-feel-bad/982833)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-zoombombed-tonight-why-do-i-feel-bad/982833 "2023-05-25T23:09:07Z")
On a work call, tons of volunteers, men (boys) get on the call and start shouting the nword. Over and over and over. It lasted no more than 5 seconds, then I hung up the call. I did have a passcode but I did not have th… --- ## [Dormitory fire in Guyana kills at least 20 children \[2023-05-22\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dormitory-fire-in-guyana-kills-at-least-20-children-2023-05-22/984420)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dormitory-fire-in-guyana-kills-at-least-20-children-2023-05-22/984420 "2023-05-25T05:22:21Z")
A horrible fire shortly after midnight local time has killed at least 20 secondary school children in a dormitory in Guyana. --- ## [An odd memory from USENET, long ago—CECILY Adams, no relation to Cecil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-memory-from-usenet-long-ago-cecily-adams-no-relation-to-cecil/984472)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-memory-from-usenet-long-ago-cecily-adams-no-relation-to-cecil/984472 "2023-05-25T01:07:17Z")
Something just got knocked loose in my memories from long ago. @Seanette and I used to participate in several USENET forums, one of which was alt.fan.cecil-adams. I think you can guess what, at least officially, the ma… --- ## [US Police shoot dead a scared young New Zealander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-police-shoot-dead-a-scared-young-new-zealander/971676)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-police-shoot-dead-a-scared-young-new-zealander/971676 "2023-05-24T16:52:30Z")
Not breaking news, since it happened in June, but it just crossed my news feed: TL:DR: Young New Zealander tourist accidentally crashes his car. Calls 911 for help. Police shoot him. --- ## [New supernova in nearby galaxy \[M-101\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-supernova-in-nearby-galaxy-m-101/984468)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-supernova-in-nearby-galaxy-m-101/984468 "2023-05-24T13:44:38Z")
Just so turns out that the local astronomy club will have its monthly viewing session 5 miles from me on Saturday-after a cold front clears out the rainy skies we have had for a week now. Appropriate soundtrack:Stars … --- ## [I read a fiction novel, and I am convinced the author knows who I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109 "2023-05-23T23:01:01Z")
Are you an avid reader of fiction? Have you ever come across a character in a fiction novel that bears a striking resemblance to you? Iam not just talking about generalities here, because in order to attract readers, a… --- ## [My mother-in-law passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-in-law-passed/984364)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-in-law-passed/984364 "2023-05-23T12:00:30Z")
I debated whether to post this but due to the circumstances I will. My MIL passed this past Wednesday at 88. She has been living in a memory care facility for the past 2½ years, she suffered with Alzheimer’s for the past… --- ## [Something I found out today about prostate treatment: MRI before biopsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-found-out-today-about-prostate-treatment-mri-before-biopsy/984436)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-found-out-today-about-prostate-treatment-mri-before-biopsy/984436 "2023-05-23T11:16:13Z")
Visited a urologist today, because my PSA score has been rising over the past year. Not by very much, from 4.4 to 6.7. I’m 73. The concern is with the possibility of prostate cancer. My PCP mentioned to me that there is… --- ## [Women's high heel shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-high-heel-shoes/984277)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-high-heel-shoes/984277 "2023-05-23T00:28:03Z")
Are high heels extremely uncomfortable to wear? They look that way from the outside. Can’t say I see the point in them. And speaking of points, why the heck do so many of them have the toes pointed? That’s not how human … --- ## [Selling Expensive Wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-expensive-wine/984359)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-expensive-wine/984359 "2023-05-22T23:25:42Z")
There seems to be an increasing number of ads for fancy wine in the first section of The New York Times. Some tout the awards they have recently won. Most are conveniently available to be shipped for $50-300 a bottle. … --- ## [HP blocking using 3rd party ink cartridges in printers again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hp-blocking-using-3rd-party-ink-cartridges-in-printers-again/984365)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hp-blocking-using-3rd-party-ink-cartridges-in-printers-again/984365 "2023-05-22T19:35:00Z")
apparently this has been tried once before and hp was successfully sued but they’re trying again Now my question is this Keurig tried the same thing years ago with its k-cups but all everyone did was copy the technol… --- ## [The Straight Dope Menagerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-menagerie/984297)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-menagerie/984297 "2023-05-22T11:16:20Z")
I noticed that quite a few people here have animal based avatars or usernames and I’m curious how many there are of each species and what is the most popular, I suspect dogs. They’re very suspicious. Anyway. First fox … --- ## [The Secret Service Has an Ink Library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-service-has-an-ink-library/984090)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-service-has-an-ink-library/984090 "2023-05-22T09:34:48Z")
A collection of every single kind of Ink, over the last 100 years. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/news/a13875/secret-service-ink-forensics-library/ --- ## [(Old) The Joy of Brain Farts in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-joy-of-brain-farts-in-the-mmp/984073)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-joy-of-brain-farts-in-the-mmp/984073 "2023-05-22T07:41:42Z")
Last night, I neglected to shut the freezer completely. Dammit. This morning, there was a frosty residue from the slight crack that permitted not-freezer air in all night. Which means the stoopit appliance was running al… --- ## [Did anyone go to SatanCon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-go-to-satancon/984357)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-go-to-satancon/984357 "2023-05-22T05:49:23Z")
Story here. I’ve supported them for awhile, and I hope they continue to do good work. The world needs more people pushing back against overbearing religious authority. Maybe I’ll go to the next one. --- ## ["We can't keep singin' the same song"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-keep-singin-the-same-song/984292)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-keep-singin-the-same-song/984292 "2023-05-21T06:41:08Z")
“Everytime you leave you take a piece of me with you” I hate doctors. (Excepting, of course our Doper docs. MAINLY because they can’t get near me with a scalpel) --- ## [Found a pic of an 19th century cough syrup label on reddit .... great grandma and pa didnt play when it came to meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-pic-of-an-19th-century-cough-syrup-label-on-reddit-great-grandma-and-pa-didnt-play-when-it-came-to-meds/984150)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-pic-of-an-19th-century-cough-syrup-label-on-reddit-great-grandma-and-pa-didnt-play-when-it-came-to-meds/984150 "2023-05-21T02:16:18Z")
I have a lot of "exciting and unusual " historical subs on Reddit and here’s one that I found… I knew the 1800s had some doozies but I’ve never seen this one before https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/13… --- ## [Being beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-beckdawrek/984016)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-beckdawrek/984016 "2023-05-20T20:56:46Z")
This past week I was blind, depressed, happy, hungry, eating a Popsicle, could see. Sorry I ate broccoli. Scared of a bear, loved, hated, dismissed, lonely then so busy I wished I was in a cave alone somewhere. A nuisa… --- ## [Question for car detailers (or enthusiasts) (Also, this is a long shot...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-car-detailers-or-enthusiasts-also-this-is-a-long-shot/983165)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-car-detailers-or-enthusiasts-also-this-is-a-long-shot/983165 "2023-05-19T17:50:51Z")
I recently purchased a used car (2016) with leather seats. The car has a pleasant smell that is best described as “soapy.” I have had the car for a month and I expect that the interior smell will dissipate at some point … --- ## [Weird Tech Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-tech-story/984275)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-tech-story/984275 "2023-05-19T17:47:33Z")
Our print server services the six color copiers scattered throughout our district, so replacing toner and, occasionally, a full toner waste receptacle is a common chore. This morning, however, I got a ticket from one of… --- ## [2022 US West wildfire thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-west-wildfire-thread/958246)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-west-wildfire-thread/958246 "2023-05-19T13:36:37Z")
Believe it or not, we’ve got one already. 1500 acres at last report, near Big Sur, California. 5% containment. --- ## [New Canadian Passport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-canadian-passport/984043)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-canadian-passport/984043 "2023-05-19T02:30:57Z")
Canada recently redesigned its passport and some people are upset since they allegedly replaced images of things deemed of national importance (Vimy Ridge, Terry Fox, The Bluenose) with “post national” images of animals … --- ## [What foot do you bake with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foot-do-you-bake-with/984102)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foot-do-you-bake-with/984102 "2023-05-18T16:15:11Z")
When that pre-heated oven door is open and you are offering the baking dish to the shelf while keeping your face out of the way - what foot is forward? I plant my right foot and prepare to yank back if necessary. --- ## [Bad, bad, bad dancing. If you can call it that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-dancing-if-you-can-call-it-that/984213)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-dancing-if-you-can-call-it-that/984213 "2023-05-18T15:41:56Z")
As you know I’m inbound alot. So I watch a lot of television. As it’s William Powell month on TCM I’ve watched a bunch of his movies. Ziegfeld Follies was one on tonight. They showed lots of dance production scenes. The… --- ## [That boastful pose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-boastful-pose/984194)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-boastful-pose/984194 "2023-05-18T14:40:30Z")
I was watching an old Bugs Bunny cartoon recently and he did that bragging pose - the one where the thumbs are under your armpits with palms facing out. Sort of like this. I thought this was kind of universal. So I star… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=159)