# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=159 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 160 --- ## [Ever listen to certain accents so much you can't even hear them anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-listen-to-certain-accents-so-much-you-cant-even-hear-them-anymore/983899)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-listen-to-certain-accents-so-much-you-cant-even-hear-them-anymore/983899 "2023-05-18T14:03:30Z")
I hear a lot of Brits. And I’m aware that sometimes I lose the ability to hear an accent somewhat, but this took the cake. I was just listening to this wonderful man talk about audience behavior at shows https://www.yo… --- ## [Tourist-spot crash in upstate New York kills 18 in wedding-party limo and 2 bystanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-spot-crash-in-upstate-new-york-kills-18-in-wedding-party-limo-and-2-bystanders/822623)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-spot-crash-in-upstate-new-york-kills-18-in-wedding-party-limo-and-2-bystanders/822623 "2023-05-18T13:06:12Z")
This limo was not built this large in the factory–instead it was extended. One wonders if this was a factor in the large number of deaths. Another factor: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/20-killed-in-Schoha… --- ## [Texas Federal Judge strikes down FDA approval of the abortion pill (competing lawsuit filed, outcome uncertain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-federal-judge-strikes-down-fda-approval-of-the-abortion-pill-competing-lawsuit-filed-outcome-uncertain/982351)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-federal-judge-strikes-down-fda-approval-of-the-abortion-pill-competing-lawsuit-filed-outcome-uncertain/982351 "2023-05-18T11:44:58Z")
Just released about an hour ago, and I don’t see any thread on it? The judge hled that the EPA made a mistake 23 years ago and shouldn’t have approved mifepristone as safe for medical abortions. Same judge who struck… --- ## [I just started walking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-started-walking/983575)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-started-walking/983575 "2023-05-18T01:27:50Z")
After almost 4 years of doing nothing but sitting at a computer or sitting at a coffee shop I decided to start walking again. I had a few breaks in the idleness each year that were usually only about a week or two long d… --- ## [May 17, 2023 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161 "2023-05-17T22:49:53Z")
Today is May 17, 2023 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia Looking forward to the day when everyone can simply be who they are - in the meantime, we’ve got a lot of work to do!! And the mos… --- ## [Daughter/car/flight crisis -- need advice quick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030 "2023-05-17T20:20:49Z")
My daughter just lost everything she owns in a car fire. I am happy to share the details of how this happened but for now the questions are these: –She is on the side of the road on Route 70 in Illinois. She has no ID. … --- ## [X-Rated Easter Egg in the Movie "Batteries Not Included"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rated-easter-egg-in-the-movie-batteries-not-included/984098)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rated-easter-egg-in-the-movie-batteries-not-included/984098 "2023-05-17T15:36:27Z")
I was re-watching Batteries Not Included, a delightful film from 1987. It’s adorable and wonderful. That said, in the opening credits I noticed something both hilarious and inappropriate. Can you see it? It’s at 3:48… --- ## [Refractive Lens Exchange surgery (cataract surgery without the cataracts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refractive-lens-exchange-surgery-cataract-surgery-without-the-cataracts/982927)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refractive-lens-exchange-surgery-cataract-surgery-without-the-cataracts/982927 "2023-05-17T12:56:43Z")
I was at my eye doctor’s office last week, discussing, conveniently enough, my eyes. I’ve been nearsighted most of my life, but I’ve reached the point that I’m starting to have trouble reading in bed without my glasses.… --- ## [I Went for my First Bicycle Ride of the Year Yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-for-my-first-bicycle-ride-of-the-year-yesterday/984037)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-for-my-first-bicycle-ride-of-the-year-yesterday/984037 "2023-05-17T07:26:46Z")
The last one was back in September. I’d been thinking about it for a couple of months but the weather was bad. Yesterday, it was near-perfect, sunny and warm but not hot. I hadn’t ridden for more than 30 feet when I let… --- ## [Who is this beautiful angry boi I found at camp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-beautiful-angry-boi-i-found-at-camp/983768)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-beautiful-angry-boi-i-found-at-camp/983768 "2023-05-16T19:09:29Z")
In the middle of the road! I had to nudge him out of the way with a stick so he would not get run over. Tried to bite me TWICE. Upstate NY. … --- ## [The "JohnT's First Paid Catering Gig" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-johnts-first-paid-catering-gig-thread/958958)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-johnts-first-paid-catering-gig-thread/958958 "2023-05-16T17:22:51Z")
Over the years I have invited friends and neighbors over for a fried chicken dinner, made by me of course, something I also do as a housewarming for new neighbors, detailing my experiences in a Twitter thread from last y… --- ## [Basic Financial Literacy - why is it SO uncommon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-financial-literacy-why-is-it-so-uncommon/981841)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-financial-literacy-why-is-it-so-uncommon/981841 "2023-05-16T13:00:17Z")
After hanging around here two decades and some change, I’ve run across a lot of threads that remind me that people (in the general sense) have very little financial literacy. They often get into crippling debt, take suc… --- ## [My dad died this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-died-this-morning/984031)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-died-this-morning/984031 "2023-05-16T05:55:39Z")
After a year-long struggle with complications after an extremely aggressive cancer surgery, Dad died early this morning. (Note to self: if you have a mass in your abdomen the size of a 3rd-trimester fetus, and your docto… --- ## ["Wanna see my kitty?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-see-my-kitty/256346)
**Author:** [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-see-my-kitty/256346 "2023-05-16T03:33:52Z")
I’m going to tell this in installments. It is alternately funny and sad, and it’s a long story. I’m not really sure why I’m sharing it, but it seems right to do so. I’ll try to post installments as I write them. This… --- ## [Funniest Product Description I've Seen in a While. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-product-description-ive-seen-in-a-while/983916)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-product-description-ive-seen-in-a-while/983916 "2023-05-16T01:41:22Z")
While searching for items at my local grocery store’s website, the list included “Buffalo Trace.” Naturally, I had to find out what that was. What I found was a description so profoundly man-oriented it is right up ther… --- ## [The History Of Battles That Both Sides Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-battles-that-both-sides-lost/983971)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-battles-that-both-sides-lost/983971 "2023-05-15T20:44:20Z")
I mean, lost more than usual. --- ## [What sort of glitch makes a computer change its Microsoft Word settings without being asked to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-glitch-makes-a-computer-change-its-microsoft-word-settings-without-being-asked-to/984054)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-glitch-makes-a-computer-change-its-microsoft-word-settings-without-being-asked-to/984054 "2023-05-15T18:58:58Z")
Yesterday I clicked on an email in Gmail, turns out it was suspect, Gmail then immediately logged me out of my account and sent a “suspicious activity detected, may be malware, you have been logged out for your own prote… --- ## [Whoops, broke my shoulder, so excuse my typing for a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-broke-my-shoulder-so-excuse-my-typing-for-a-while/983713)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-broke-my-shoulder-so-excuse-my-typing-for-a-while/983713 "2023-05-15T17:52:42Z")
today i was walking the dog on a beautiful spring day on a flat gravel road i’ve walked thousands if times before. suddenly my left foot slid on a pebble and down i went onto my outstretched left hand, then onto my left… --- ## [Three things the Piper Techno-peasant has recently learnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-things-the-piper-techno-peasant-has-recently-learnt/984044)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-things-the-piper-techno-peasant-has-recently-learnt/984044 "2023-05-15T13:33:12Z")
I’ve been discovering that the “control” key has magic powers! Control Z undoes the last action, while Control Y repeats the last action! Control + makes the font display bigger, and Control - shrinks it! This Control… --- ## [Letting go of my mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-go-of-my-mother/983906)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-go-of-my-mother/983906 "2023-05-15T12:05:03Z")
One of the reasons I had to retire was I was so fucking tired of death. Now I’m watching my mother get steadily worse in a hospital bed. Somehow 88 years old isn’t long enough. Her mother lived to be 104 so we hoped we h… --- ## [\[Old\] GoGo On Vacation! -A Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gogo-on-vacation-a-holiday-mmp/983731)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gogo-on-vacation-a-holiday-mmp/983731 "2023-05-15T11:45:19Z")
Vacation, all I ever wanted… I suppose I am officially on vacation(as opposed to just having my usual Sunday off). I’ve done day drinking. I’ve done evening drinking. I’m doing some really early morning drinking righ… --- ## [Poll: Did you watch the coronation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-watch-the-coronation/983693)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-watch-the-coronation/983693 "2023-05-14T14:10:40Z")
Now that King Chuck has been crowned and we’re not likely to see another spectacle of such magnitude for another 20-30 years, I’m curious as to who did and didn’t watch and how it shakes down between Brits, residents of … --- ## [The Thundering Stampede](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thundering-stampede/983970)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thundering-stampede/983970 "2023-05-13T23:55:56Z")
…of Cuteness. GOAT! --- ## [Do most things already have a King? King of the Jungle, King of Beers etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-things-already-have-a-king-king-of-the-jungle-king-of-beers-etc/983676)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-things-already-have-a-king-king-of-the-jungle-king-of-beers-etc/983676 "2023-05-13T23:20:14Z")
For example, Budweiser is King of Beers, a Lion is King of the Jungle, Tarzan is King of the Apes. What other kings of non-kingdoms do we have? --- ## [Turns out my son is embarrassingly bad at sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-my-son-is-embarrassingly-bad-at-sports/980424)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-my-son-is-embarrassingly-bad-at-sports/980424 "2023-05-13T11:53:44Z")
Well, it’s actually a bit more complex than that, but it seemed like as good a place to start as any. So my son (age 8) was identified as being on the autism spectrum about a year before COVID. Academically, he’s ok an… --- ## [ARRR, MINE KINDER! Hitler's Pirates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrr-mine-kinder-hitlers-pirates/983972)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrr-mine-kinder-hitlers-pirates/983972 "2023-05-12T23:56:13Z")
With a Yo-Ho-Ho-Uber Allies, I suppose. --- ## [A Superb Owl MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superb-owl-mmp/979707)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superb-owl-mmp/979707 "2023-02-21T03:19:37Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s that time again… I did not watch your Superb Owl, I have no interest in it although I know a few people over my side of The Pond who did watch it. On a totally unrelated note, I am very fond of … --- ## [I really love my dog(s), but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-love-my-dog-s-but/983802)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-love-my-dog-s-but/983802 "2023-05-12T01:50:47Z")
I have three beasts and love them dearly but there are some things that drive me bonkers. Zebadiah (German Shepherd) - The shedding is ridiculous. I could vacuum twice a day. It seems like when I brush him, it loosens t… --- ## [Searching for blanket with satin trim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-blanket-with-satin-trim/983881)
**Author:** [@Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macphisto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-blanket-with-satin-trim/983881 "2023-05-11T16:34:27Z")
I’m looking for one of those old-style, vintage blnkets with the holes and the four-inch, not inch and a half, satin/nylon trim at top and bottom. Can anyone help? I’m in the UK. --- ## [Bazooka Joe Marketing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bazooka-joe-marketing/983722)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bazooka-joe-marketing/983722 "2023-05-10T21:18:37Z")
Bazooka gum was cheap and long lasting. In the past, I thought it tasted delicious. In addition to the gum, a somewhat bizarre comic was included. I read there were thousands of different ones. Was it ever explained … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=158) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=160)