# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=165 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 166 --- ## [Secret lab facility found on Clipperton Island!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-lab-facility-found-on-clipperton-island/982535)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-lab-facility-found-on-clipperton-island/982535 "2023-04-13T11:34:03Z")
Perusing Google Maps led me to find some sort of high tech lab/supervillain’s lair on the French possession of Clipperton Island about 600 miles off of Mexico’s west coast. I discovered that if I zoomed in on the island… --- ## [Thanks, TCM. Now I'm Hopelessly in love with Bette Davis from the 1930's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tcm-now-im-hopelessly-in-love-with-bette-davis-from-the-1930s/982548)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-tcm-now-im-hopelessly-in-love-with-bette-davis-from-the-1930s/982548 "2023-04-12T18:41:21Z")
Didn’t ski today. Very windy. Watched a bunch of TV in the background and tried to get the house a little cleaner. But no. TCM had a Bette Davis marathon going. I’m in love with her. 90 years ago. I have a deeper unders… --- ## [Most Modern Version of Deluxe Cables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-modern-version-of-deluxe-cables/976914)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-modern-version-of-deluxe-cables/976914 "2023-04-12T18:16:25Z")
There was a time, not that long ago, when electronic stores emphasized the importance of quality cables. Not cheap. But how could you be a true music lover and get the highest sound fidelity unless you paid handsomely … --- ## [From Atlas Obscura: How did a ship end up buried in a Kansas cornfield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-atlas-obscura-how-did-a-ship-end-up-buried-in-a-kansas-cornfield/982546)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-atlas-obscura-how-did-a-ship-end-up-buried-in-a-kansas-cornfield/982546 "2023-04-12T13:20:54Z")
I never heard of this until just now! TL : DR - a ship capsized in the Missouri River, near Kansas City, in 1856 while the river was being subjected to a diversion project (yeah, that didn’t work so well) and not discov… --- ## [What year did you get your first job, what did you do, and how much did you earn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-did-you-get-your-first-job-what-did-you-do-and-how-much-did-you-earn/982210)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-did-you-get-your-first-job-what-did-you-do-and-how-much-did-you-earn/982210 "2023-04-11T15:28:26Z")
1974, supermarket bagger, $2.41/hour. I was thrilled because minimum wage was $2.10/hour. mmm --- ## [Need Advice/Help, maybe German Posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-help-maybe-german-posters/982428)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-help-maybe-german-posters/982428 "2023-04-11T14:27:50Z")
(Mods, wasn’t sure where to put this, please move if necessary? Thanks) Hi, I have a bit of a problem, not quite sure where to go from here. I found 2 ID cards from a German citizen, a driver’s license and I believe a … --- ## [Al Jaffee, of Mad Magazine fame, died at 102 (2023-04-10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-of-mad-magazine-fame-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982502)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-of-mad-magazine-fame-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982502 "2023-04-11T12:01:04Z")
I loved Mad Magazine, and especially loved the “fold in” pages he drew. --- ## [What's in Your Hoard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-hoard/981929)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-hoard/981929 "2023-04-11T10:44:53Z")
I’m a natural packrat, though I’m trying to get a bit better about it. That said, I do have a few boats that will probably only continue to grow. Craft Supplies : I have a bin in my closet with yarn, a small loom, cro… --- ## [On the opposite of anthropomorphism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-opposite-of-anthropomorphism/982463)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-opposite-of-anthropomorphism/982463 "2023-04-11T00:58:30Z")
On another Thread, @thorny\_locust eloquently wrote something I’ve long believed to be true. I’d be interested in a discussion (perhaps this is a debate; I’m not sure if it’s controversial) of the notion that other anim… --- ## [WWSD? (What Would Spock Do?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwsd-what-would-spock-do/981678)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwsd-what-would-spock-do/981678 "2023-04-11T00:05:41Z")
A recent batch of winch controller boards had an annoying problem. Under heavy load, the maximum speed of the winch was reduced because of induced interference in the shutdown control line on the circuit board. We have s… --- ## [Joint pain - how do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-pain-how-do-you-deal-with-it/982401)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joint-pain-how-do-you-deal-with-it/982401 "2023-04-10T18:46:02Z")
In the last couple years I have started to have pain in several of my joints leaving me stressed and depressed. Having pain every day has really taken the fun out of everything. If any of you are dealing with this sor… --- ## [Bothered by not knowing an answer to any answerable question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bothered-by-not-knowing-an-answer-to-any-answerable-question/982464)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bothered-by-not-knowing-an-answer-to-any-answerable-question/982464 "2023-04-10T18:13:32Z")
I suspect this is strictly a human trait but would also be curious if anyone knows any examples in the animal world. I get extremely bothered by not knowing the answer to some types of questions. Riddles would be a good … --- ## [Happy Easter, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-dopers/982419)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-dopers/982419 "2023-04-10T15:43:13Z")
This is neither mundane nor pointless. This is actually miscellaneous and personal. :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: Happy Easter, Dopers! Have a blessed Sunday! … --- ## [Fun with a Geiger counter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-a-geiger-counter/982399)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-a-geiger-counter/982399 "2023-04-10T14:51:52Z")
I am a huge sucker for gadgets, and it occurred to me I was missing one of the big ones, a Geiger counter. So I got a basic one from amazon, and have been watching it for 30 minutes or so. CPM of 12-17 at my desk, so ap… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad "there are bugs living where?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-there-are-bugs-living-where/982390)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-there-are-bugs-living-where/982390 "2023-04-10T14:16:57Z")
I heard, then Googled. Yes. There are bugs living on the base of eyelashes. Everyone’s. Yes, yours too. Oh, lord. This can’t be true, can it? I’d know it. I’d feel it. What keeps them from crawling around looking for … --- ## [A very specific hallucination when lying in bed in the dark, eyes closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-hallucination-when-lying-in-bed-in-the-dark-eyes-closed/982425)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-hallucination-when-lying-in-bed-in-the-dark-eyes-closed/982425 "2023-04-10T07:15:52Z")
When I go to bed at night, it’s quite often the case that I experience an interesting illusion which I think probably qualifies as a hallucination of some sort. Lying there with my eyes shut, in pitch darkness, I often … --- ## [\[Old\] Lets have a healthy breakfast in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-lets-have-a-healthy-breakfast-in-the-mmp/982054)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-lets-have-a-healthy-breakfast-in-the-mmp/982054 "2023-04-10T06:36:26Z")
Recently, my breakfast includes such healthy things as half a banana with coffee . I’m thinking that tomorrow morning I should add some dairy so will whip some fresh cream I’m also thinking I will go to the junction a… --- ## [Games and Web Disinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-and-web-disinformation/982430)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-and-web-disinformation/982430 "2023-04-10T03:03:03Z")
This Economist article on some governments sponsoring entertaining games to teach people how to spot dubious online information claims: Quote: ”Games such as “Cat Park” are an ingenious response to a widespread problem… --- ## [Sequential Thread Titles in the Air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-thread-titles-in-the-air/982423)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-thread-titles-in-the-air/982423 "2023-04-09T18:55:00Z")
Is breathing stuffy air bad for you? Is breathing poo air bad for you? Both new, and not started by the same poster. Must be something in the air… --- ## [And now, for something completely different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402 "2023-04-09T18:54:40Z")
The Amphibious Motor-bus. Whoda thunk it? --- ## [How india could save the UK (political humor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-india-could-save-the-uk-political-humor/982393)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-india-could-save-the-uk-political-humor/982393 "2023-04-09T08:54:13Z")
according to this author heres a plan how India could take over the UK and save it (highly unlikely) note link goes to column --- ## [Earthquake San Jose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-san-jose/982161)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-san-jose/982161 "2023-04-09T03:51:10Z")
Scary. --- ## [Discourse Informs Me Today's My Doper Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-informs-me-todays-my-doper-anniversary/982343)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-informs-me-todays-my-doper-anniversary/982343 "2023-04-09T01:11:36Z")
A piece of cake popped up next to my username. April 7, 1999 was the date of my registration on the Dope. It’s nice to be remembered, even if only by a software program everyone loves to complain about. --- ## [Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear challenge to Medicare system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-medicare-system/982368)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-medicare-system/982368 "2023-04-08T14:04:26Z")
Well, this was a surprise. There’s been a case working its way through the British Columbia court system for donkey’s years. A group of doctors and patients have challenged the Medicare system, arguing that it infringes… --- ## [Bob Segar/Kansas mashup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segar-kansas-mashup/982366)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segar-kansas-mashup/982366 "2023-04-08T13:53:40Z")
We’re all running against the wind to become dust in the wind. So fuck it, I’ll have another beer. --- ## [A Question for deaf Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-deaf-dopers/982346)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-deaf-dopers/982346 "2023-04-08T13:25:30Z")
My hearing is very nearly gone and I’m preparing myself for profound deafness (72, male). For overnight use I need: a paging device that can be used to wake me up in an emergency. a smoke detector Obviously, sound al… --- ## [Freezing rain in Quebec - 1 dead, lots without power - premier hopes it warms up soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-rain-in-quebec-1-dead-lots-without-power-premier-hopes-it-warms-up-soon/982294)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-rain-in-quebec-1-dead-lots-without-power-premier-hopes-it-warms-up-soon/982294 "2023-04-08T11:11:21Z")
Hope @Hari\_Seldon is okay. --- ## [Who Wants to Come to a Nashville Mini-Fest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-come-to-a-nashville-mini-fest/981946)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-come-to-a-nashville-mini-fest/981946 "2023-04-08T03:24:42Z")
Over here in this week’s MMP, we started talking about a Nashville get together. @missred said that she’d be happy to join in a get together some Saturday but was leaving the organizing to someone else. Since I used to… --- ## [Tales of entitlement, part XVII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-entitlement-part-xvii/982272)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-entitlement-part-xvii/982272 "2023-04-07T22:49:32Z")
It’s fun to marvel at the audacity of some people, and I’ve read some very good stories of such on this board. Let’s share some more! Here’s mine: two months ago, we hired an inexperienced but smart and energetic person… --- ## [Received ticket for no inspection in NY, but my car is registered in AZ and no inspection is required](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-ticket-for-no-inspection-in-ny-but-my-car-is-registered-in-az-and-no-inspection-is-required/982290)
**Author:** [@Britalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Britalia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-ticket-for-no-inspection-in-ny-but-my-car-is-registered-in-az-and-no-inspection-is-required/982290 "2023-04-07T22:29:17Z")
I received a ticket in NY for “no inspection”. Officer told me my inspections been expired a little over a year, which isn’t true because my car is properly registered in Arizona, with my NY address, and no inspection i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=166)