# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=167 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 168 --- ## [That crazy Gwyneth Paltrow Skiing lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-crazy-gwyneth-paltrow-skiing-lawsuit/981949)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-crazy-gwyneth-paltrow-skiing-lawsuit/981949 "2023-04-02T18:50:47Z")
A little late 'cause the verdict is in. But did anybody follow that? It had its absurd and comical moments. Do you think the DA was fluffing Paltrow intentionally, or was the DA truly star-struck and enamored? And the … --- ## [Amazon Shutting Down DPReview.com Site and YouTube Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953 "2023-04-02T17:26:17Z")
This seems short-sighted but I assume somebody crunched the numbers and decided that the Amazon-only links weren’t generating the revenue to justify maintaining the sight and handful of reviewers. I’ll admit to buying… --- ## [Someone just tried to scam me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-just-tried-to-scam-me/981859)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-just-tried-to-scam-me/981859 "2023-04-02T13:01:18Z")
Phone rings. Hello. This is your grandson. My mistake was to guess which one. I should have asked which one. Anyway, he said, “How did you know?”, then went on to ask how I was and then started on a story about visi… --- ## [A favour please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favour-please/981970)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favour-please/981970 "2023-04-02T09:40:54Z")
Could I possibly get someone who is currently in the USA to look at this link and tell me what the price is? It doesn’t show a currency for me and if it’s USD then it’s very expensive while if it’s in NZD it’s about righ… --- ## [What’s the worst (as in unbelievable) lie you’ve ever been told?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-worst-as-in-unbelievable-lie-you-ve-ever-been-told/981593)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-worst-as-in-unbelievable-lie-you-ve-ever-been-told/981593 "2023-04-02T07:05:31Z")
Obviously pets don’t count, since my cats lie to me all the time. And political lies don’t count, since the field is so rich. --- ## [RIP samclem (former mod) (December 18, 2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-samclem-former-mod-december-18-2021/981459)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-samclem-former-mod-december-18-2021/981459 "2023-04-02T03:14:36Z")
As I recall he just ghosted the board, unless there’s some secret knowledge in the mod loop. Thought I would see if I could find anything and found: Obit. --- ## [Bad bad bad Bustelo (coffee thread. Uh oh!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863 "2023-04-01T17:53:33Z")
I had my breakfast tray at rehab ('nother story) On it was a innocent packet of Bustelo instant coffee. I don’t drink much coffee. But I have this odd desire to smell things lately. Things smell weird to me now. I ope… --- ## [The all new Hyperbolic Ion-Encabulator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-hyperbolic-ion-encabulator/953556)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-hyperbolic-ion-encabulator/953556 "2023-04-01T17:47:51Z")
Many of us are aware of the classic Turbo Encabulator and the more modern Retro Encabulator. But has anyone else seen the Agilent 6495C triple quadrupole LC/MS: Features include: Ion injector VacShield i… --- ## [Looking for blank legal forms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-blank-legal-forms/981951)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-blank-legal-forms/981951 "2023-04-01T09:05:46Z")
A friend of mine – not an attorney – wants to get a generic legal form to use as a contract for a roofing contractor. He logically believes that any contract offered by the contractor will be biased, and he would like to… --- ## [What cool stuff can fit on a single floppy disk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-stuff-can-fit-on-a-single-floppy-disk/160379)
**Author:** [@ohlssonvox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohlssonvox)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-stuff-can-fit-on-a-single-floppy-disk/160379 "2023-04-01T04:14:55Z")
Ok, I know floppy disks are on there way to extinction, but I was in a bit of a discussion with a friend that I think they are still useful, and because of bad programming nothing will fit on one anymore. I know you can … --- ## [Interesting, Thundersnow in Detroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-thundersnow-in-detroit/980693)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-thundersnow-in-detroit/980693 "2023-04-01T01:20:29Z")
I haven’t see thunder snow in 20 years or so. It took me a few minutes to figure out after wondering why there were that many Transformers blowing out(the flashes), without losing power. Then I finally heard the thunder… --- ## [Is there such a thing as "morbidly frustrating?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-morbidly-frustrating/981752)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-morbidly-frustrating/981752 "2023-04-01T01:02:58Z")
Like morbid curiosity? This being rural Kentucky, I came out to my car this morning to discover that someone had sprayed racial epithets on the cars of several people of color living on our street (the street’s about 50%… --- ## [Insomnia is What Keeps Me Up at Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia-is-what-keeps-me-up-at-night/981822)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia-is-what-keeps-me-up-at-night/981822 "2023-03-31T00:08:52Z")
Yeah, I know. “Talk about the obvious, TP! You do know what insomnia is, don’t you?” I wish I knew why I have trouble sleeping. It’s never about falling asleep in the first place. That usually happens without any trou… --- ## [I Can't Lose My Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-lose-my-dad/981464)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-lose-my-dad/981464 "2023-03-30T22:06:21Z")
I’ve been a daddy’s girl my whole life. I look like him, act like him and he was the first man I ever loved. He introduced me to Sci-fi and fantasy. He taught me how to drive and how to take care of my car. He has le… --- ## [Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-scientists-were-so-preoccupied-with-whether-or-not-they-could-they-didn-t-stop-to-think-if-they-should/981864)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-scientists-were-so-preoccupied-with-whether-or-not-they-could-they-didn-t-stop-to-think-if-they-should/981864 "2023-03-30T12:55:06Z")
Meatball from long-extinct mammoth created by food firm Technically, it shouldn’t be any more expensive to lab grow any strain of meat over another other than minor variations in nutrient costs. And while I’m no Nostra… --- ## [The probability of fatigue and collapse helps you get red envelopes faster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-probability-of-fatigue-and-collapse-helps-you-get-red-envelopes-faster/981803)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-probability-of-fatigue-and-collapse-helps-you-get-red-envelopes-faster/981803 "2023-03-30T08:09:37Z")
I was looking at 7 inch tablets on Amazon and saw the title phrase in a graphic. Googling shows that the phrase is used in several tablet descriptions. So, any ideas what they were actually trying to say? Probably a Ch… --- ## [Trigger warning My school shooting experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warning-my-school-shooting-experience/981801)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warning-my-school-shooting-experience/981801 "2023-03-29T23:49:25Z")
First up - I truly don’t know which forum this should go in. After consideration, I decided that the Pit is as good a place as any. Mods, as always, should feel free to move. Second - many years ago, I was at school dur… --- ## [\[OLD\] There's a Spring in Your Step - A Seasonal MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-theres-a-spring-in-your-step-a-seasonal-mmp/981398)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-theres-a-spring-in-your-step-a-seasonal-mmp/981398 "2023-03-29T16:58:47Z")
Today is the first day of spring, and it’s 30 degrees(Fahrenheit) outside. :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. Talk amongst yourself till I get back. --- ## [Words that are their own opposites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-their-own-opposites/949331)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-their-own-opposites/949331 "2023-03-28T15:57:52Z")
I’ve long been interested in words that have multiple, contradictory meanings. In English, one of the best known is “sanction,” which can mean either to punish or to approve. “Cleave” means either to split apart or to … --- ## [Mammograms for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammograms-for-men/962020)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammograms-for-men/962020 "2022-04-03T22:01:23Z")
A little over a month ago, I found a lump under my right nipple. Didn’t think about it much for a few days till I saw a commercial for a medication used with chemo for women with breast cancer. The voice over also mentio… --- ## [Do you have secret nicknames for coworkers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-secret-nicknames-for-coworkers/980313)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-secret-nicknames-for-coworkers/980313 "2023-03-28T03:36:06Z")
My officemate and I call our senior manager “rapid feet” because of his fast walking style when he walks down the hall and approaches someone’s office. --- ## [I just want to thank all my Doper friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-my-doper-friends/981424)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-my-doper-friends/981424 "2023-03-28T01:02:54Z")
Being a barrister is sometimes a bit on the stressful side. I am so lucky to have stumbled on the SDMB where there are so many entertaining conversations, deep thoughts, and kitties. You all have helped me over the yea… --- ## [Bad bad bad "I did it again!" (beck, you dummy, you don't have a click on every freebie you see, please STOP!")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-i-did-it-again-beck-you-dummy-you-dont-have-a-click-on-every-freebie-you-see-please-stop/981667)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-i-did-it-again-beck-you-dummy-you-dont-have-a-click-on-every-freebie-you-see-please-stop/981667 "2023-03-27T08:19:13Z")
So … Here goes nothing. I wander around the webz looking for freebies. Free samples. Free subscriptions. Free books. Free snacks. Free socks. (Yay!, toddler socks will soon be needed) I get something nearly everyday a… --- ## [Desperate mom of twins calls police when she can't tell them apart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-mom-of-twins-calls-police-when-she-cant-tell-them-apart/981141)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-mom-of-twins-calls-police-when-she-cant-tell-them-apart/981141 "2023-03-27T02:46:33Z")
as someone who knew twins that identical until they had kids themselves, I can totally relate (I’m not sure but I might have made out with both of them one night because after a bottle of md 2020 I was more confused … --- ## [Nicknames you've had over the years, and their origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-youve-had-over-the-years-and-their-origins/973138)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-youve-had-over-the-years-and-their-origins/973138 "2023-03-26T22:05:37Z")
I’ve had a few: Sugar Boy (from when I was a wee lad in my highchair and, left briefly unattended, helped myself to a nearby sugar bowl; it’s also the name of a character in Warren’s All the King’s Men), Precious Perfect… --- ## [Seeing yourself in random Youtubes or Streetview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-yourself-in-random-youtubes-or-streetview/981546)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-yourself-in-random-youtubes-or-streetview/981546 "2023-03-26T18:46:02Z")
Have you ever seen yourself in Youtube videos, where you wouldn’t have expected it? Do you see a Google car go by and start looking for yourself on Streetview? I saw myself twice on Streetview - both times walking alon… --- ## [Gordon E. Moore of Moore's Law died at 94. 2023-03-24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-e-moore-of-moores-law-died-at-94-2023-03-24/981644)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-e-moore-of-moores-law-died-at-94-2023-03-24/981644 "2023-03-26T18:22:30Z")
He co-founded Intel and was the chairman for a time. In 1965, in what became known as Moore’s Law, he predicted that the number of transistors that could be placed on a silicon chip would double at regular intervals fo… --- ## [Internet Archive has been sued and lost the their case about "lending" ebooks for free download](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-archive-has-been-sued-and-lost-the-their-case-about-lending-ebooks-for-free-download/981655)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-archive-has-been-sued-and-lost-the-their-case-about-lending-ebooks-for-free-download/981655 "2023-03-26T17:23:50Z")
Not Mundane or Pointless. The first round of lawsuits and inevitable appeals has gone the four publishers who filed a lawsuit in 2020 against Internet Archive. A non-profit organization whose site, archive.org is home … --- ## [A Hentai Clip I Must Share](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hentai-clip-i-must-share/981603)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hentai-clip-i-must-share/981603 "2023-03-26T14:20:13Z")
\[Album\] Hentai Clip I’m wearing the tie and the hen tie clip to an… --- ## [2023 SDMB Lurkers Roll Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-lurkers-roll-call/978252)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-lurkers-roll-call/978252 "2023-03-26T04:44:30Z")
To all us quiet audience members who are here to mostly read, here’s a spot to say hello. I’ve been here since 2006, bookmark set to “Latest Posts,” visit daily. From the Edmonton, Alberta area, and I’m thankful for al… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=168)