# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=164 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 165 --- ## [Beckdawrek is unwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-unwell/962605)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-unwell/962605 "2023-04-19T16:42:36Z")
Per her youngest: Mr. Mike, I finally found you in Mother’s contacts. She’s sneaky hiding names. Anyway, she had a brain bleed 2 days ago They surgically reduced it yesterday. She’s in ICU. The surgeon is optimistic t… --- ## [I Haz Screenz I Definitely Haz Screenz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-screenz-i-definitely-haz-screenz/982773)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-screenz-i-definitely-haz-screenz/982773 "2023-04-19T16:35:40Z")
I’ve long been addicted to the usefulness of multiple monitors when I’m working. Had a triple monitor configuration with my PowerBook G4 (native TFT screen; built-in DVI out; CardBus Card VillageTronic to give me a thir… --- ## [I got into an argument with ChatGPT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-an-argument-with-chatgpt/982807)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-an-argument-with-chatgpt/982807 "2023-04-19T01:46:59Z")
My friends and I were trying to see if we could get the ChatGPT to be depressing and hopeless (without explicitly telling it so). I ended up getting into an argument with it, which was quite funny. I particularly enjoyed… --- ## [Book on letterpress printing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-on-letterpress-printing/982851)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-on-letterpress-printing/982851 "2023-04-19T01:31:24Z")
Around 1974, I had a paperback book on letterpress printing. It was written by a printer, and outlined a simple way to print without an actual press. His idea was to set type, lock it up in a chase, ink up the type with … --- ## [Funny Food Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-food-memes/982760)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-food-memes/982760 "2023-04-18T22:30:15Z")
Because food is funny. --- ## [A comparison of rockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comparison-of-rockets/982790)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comparison-of-rockets/982790 "2023-04-18T20:06:38Z")
With the impending (hopefully successful) launch of Starship, I saw this informational picture. It is too large to post so I’m just putting it as a link (which apparently converted into an image anyway :rofl:). Starship … --- ## [Heartwarming story of the day. Penguin Grape-kun and his waifu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartwarming-story-of-the-day-penguin-grape-kun-and-his-waifu/982837)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartwarming-story-of-the-day-penguin-grape-kun-and-his-waifu/982837 "2023-04-18T16:25:08Z")
I heard this Youtube story today. The heartwarming story of Grape-kun and his waifu (anime wife). I don’t know if direct Youtube links still now allowed, but search or Whang! and Grape-kun: The Penguin With the Anime Wa… --- ## [Hyoliths are lophophores!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyoliths-are-lophophores/777546)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyoliths-are-lophophores/777546 "2023-04-18T00:43:01Z")
In the least headline grabbing paleontology story since “Tully Monsters are lampreys”, once again a paleozoic mystery species proves to be a little bit less mysterious than originally thought. --- ## [(OLD) Out and About in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-out-and-about-in-the-mmp/982448)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-out-and-about-in-the-mmp/982448 "2023-04-17T23:45:00Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s 11c/52f with a predicted high of 17c/62f and cloudy. Weather app says “Let’s make Play-Doh moulds of our genitalia and show them to the fucking neighbours”. Perhaps not! Yesterday was a far too… --- ## [Do you think the US will have shorter business hours with a decade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-us-will-have-shorter-business-hours-with-a-decade/982757)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-us-will-have-shorter-business-hours-with-a-decade/982757 "2023-04-17T19:12:30Z")
It was one of those things brought up in the past. That a tighter labor market may have emerged because the number of people retiring. Now, we know those people still need services. But, if the workforce participation … --- ## [Looking for an analog 24-hour wristwatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-analog-24-hour-wristwatch/965096)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-analog-24-hour-wristwatch/965096 "2023-04-17T17:03:18Z")
Not an analog watch that has an inner listing of hours 13 through 24, but one that has an hour hand that goes to hour 24 in one sweep. Would prefer if it came in under 30 bucks. --- ## [Thank you, Global Warming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-global-warming/982741)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-global-warming/982741 "2023-04-17T13:03:54Z")
One of the best weeks of weather ever here in Cleveland. 80 degrees during the day and dropping to the high 40’s for a cool off each night. Global warming isn’t always a silver cloud filled with peach blossoms but it was… --- ## [Does anyone else here have food-related mood swings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-have-food-related-mood-swings/982052)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-have-food-related-mood-swings/982052 "2023-04-16T22:31:44Z")
As I age I seem to be getting more and more sensitive to the effects of what I eat, when, and how much. I used to be able to lose weight on low-carb diets but that was when I could still walk miles for exercise. Now tryi… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad: getting voted off the Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-getting-voted-off-the-island/982683)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-getting-voted-off-the-island/982683 "2023-04-16T21:42:57Z")
New board game in the house. Grandwrex were setting up to play. It’s Family version of ‘Trivial Pursuit’ Special deck for young children is added. First I accused them of being babies for using the ‘special’ card dec… --- ## [Hygiene, I read something kind of weird this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hygiene-i-read-something-kind-of-weird-this-morning/977289)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hygiene-i-read-something-kind-of-weird-this-morning/977289 "2023-04-16T20:29:58Z")
I was following a discussion on bathing habits this morning when one guy contributed something I found odd, but it did make some sense. A guy made the statement that a person can gain the benefits of not showering regula… --- ## [Thought experiment - WWII-ish rationing today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-wwii-ish-rationing-today/982623)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-wwii-ish-rationing-today/982623 "2023-04-16T19:51:48Z")
The thought experiment is something akin to WWII-era rationing happening today. I’m from the US, and thinking in those terms, but please chime in with how your own country (or any other country you choose) would handle … --- ## ["The meek shall inherit the earth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meek-shall-inherit-the-earth/981505)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meek-shall-inherit-the-earth/981505 "2023-04-16T17:46:52Z")
I think conditions on earth are rapidly moving in this direction. If 2 heads are better than one then 10 million heads have to be a lot better. I interpret meek as without ego or very low in ego. I see social media as be… --- ## [Gold bar question inspired by Kelly's Heroes and Die Hard with a Vengance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-bar-question-inspired-by-kellys-heroes-and-die-hard-with-a-vengance/982543)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-bar-question-inspired-by-kellys-heroes-and-die-hard-with-a-vengance/982543 "2023-04-16T16:59:05Z")
Two good movies, but they always pose a question for me … Let’s say you did come into possession of a gold bar – the standard size of a gold bar is 400 troy ounces / 27.5 lbs / 12.5 kg. What exactly could you do with i… --- ## [Anyone up for a Pacific Northwest Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-pacific-northwest-dopefest/982611)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-pacific-northwest-dopefest/982611 "2023-04-16T13:17:36Z")
Seattle, Portland, or anywhere in between, folks. Perhaps the Oregon or Washington coast? Where and when would y’all like to meet up? --- ## [Incoming missiles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incoming-missiles/982599)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incoming-missiles/982599 "2023-04-16T03:14:34Z")
North Korea apparently launched a ballistic missile which should (by now) have come down somewhere around Hokkaido, where I live. The kids had just left for school, I was getting some coffee and wondering if I should … --- ## [Jack Teixeira is 21, Why Are People Shocked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-teixeira-is-21-why-are-people-shocked/982654)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-teixeira-is-21-why-are-people-shocked/982654 "2023-04-15T22:28:19Z")
For those of you who haven’t been following the news, Jack Teixeira is a 21 year old National Guard airman who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly leaking top secret documents. This thread isn’t really about what he’s… --- ## [Something I hadn't realized about the /th/ sound in English, for ESL students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-hadnt-realized-about-the-th-sound-in-english-for-esl-students/958780)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-hadnt-realized-about-the-th-sound-in-english-for-esl-students/958780 "2023-04-15T13:44:25Z")
I’ve always heard that the voiced and voiceless dental fricatives are difficult for people to learn, if their own languages don’t have that sound. This makes sense, of course. It’s hard to learn how to pronounce sounds… --- ## [Grieving someone I lost touch with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grieving-someone-i-lost-touch-with/982605)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grieving-someone-i-lost-touch-with/982605 "2023-04-15T10:49:45Z")
I found out this week that a grade school classmate passed away - but that’s not who I’m grieving. But hearing of his death apparently kicked me back into grieving for someone who died a year ago , whom I hadn’t spoken t… --- ## [The Devil's Grape Juice: A Tale Of Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devils-grape-juice-a-tale-of-religion/714494)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devils-grape-juice-a-tale-of-religion/714494 "2023-04-14T13:40:08Z")
aldiboronti’s thread about Shirley MacLaine and the Holocaust, over in the BBQ Pit, got me to thinking about the nature of belief… and how it can very much affect how you interact with your fellow humans. And it also bro… --- ## [Income tax on working youngsters, or "Taxation without representation."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-on-working-youngsters-or-taxation-without-representation/982397)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-on-working-youngsters-or-taxation-without-representation/982397 "2023-04-13T22:53:22Z")
Had a discussion with the SIGO last week, that brought up some memories and a thoughtful question. Bear with . . . When I was 16, I got a summertime job at a local chain restaurant making minimum wage ($5.50/hr) for so… --- ## [Shingles vax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vax/962730)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vax/962730 "2023-04-13T22:35:27Z")
I got my second shot yesterday and, man, is my arm sore. I also feel like crap today but am not sure if its a direct result of the shot or the fact that last night was the first on a memory foam topper. My arm hurt too m… --- ## [Ohh Horror! It's the first day over 70 degrees and I have no tequila!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-horror-its-the-first-day-over-70-degrees-and-i-have-no-tequila/982531)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-horror-its-the-first-day-over-70-degrees-and-i-have-no-tequila/982531 "2023-04-13T19:54:24Z")
Well, not technically no Tequila Just some crappy Mixto, and what appears to be a bottle of decent stuff. I sadly pushed to the back of the shelf as last summer ended, that has maybe a TBSP at most. Margarita must yet … --- ## [I think I've found him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-found-him/982536)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-found-him/982536 "2023-04-13T19:25:48Z")
I’m pretty sure I’ve found him; by him I’m referring to long-lost Doper @Master\_Wang-Ka, author of what is the best non-OP on this board. (The best OP post would, of course, be @Scylla’s The Horror of Blimps) The best … --- ## [Let's talk knives!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-knives/982386)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-knives/982386 "2023-04-13T18:41:18Z")
Based on a number of comments in the “Banning Knives” thread it appeared we could use a dedicated place to just talk about our knives. So let’s talk about your knives! Any kind of knife: pocket, kitchen, hunting, whatev… --- ## [So, what did I miss? (Been away for a few years...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663 "2023-04-13T13:39:40Z")
Hi, everyone. I haven’t been on the SDMB for a while now - who’s still here, and how’s it going for everyone? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=163) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=165)