# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=168 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 169 --- ## [Richard III: Died for the want of a horse, found under a car park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-died-for-the-want-of-a-horse-found-under-a-car-park/649299)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-died-for-the-want-of-a-horse-found-under-a-car-park/649299 "2023-03-25T22:44:54Z")
I really thought this was an incredible long shot, but apparently the DNA tests are in, and the skeleton found underneath the Leicester car park are indeed Richard III. The Richard III \[del\]apologists\[/del\] historians a… --- ## [Walter Cole (Darcelle XV) worlds oldest working drag queen died yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-cole-darcelle-xv-worlds-oldest-working-drag-queen-died-yesterday/981651)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-cole-darcelle-xv-worlds-oldest-working-drag-queen-died-yesterday/981651 "2023-03-25T22:32:58Z")
NPR story here. He, or she, (didn’t care what pronoun you used) was 92. Over 20 years ago one of our friends wanted to go see the show at Darcelles for her (our friend’s) 50th birthday. none of us had ever been so didn… --- ## [Indonesia proposes moving capital from Jakarta to a new city in the Borneo jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indonesia-proposes-moving-capital-from-jakarta-to-a-new-city-in-the-borneo-jungle/981341)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indonesia-proposes-moving-capital-from-jakarta-to-a-new-city-in-the-borneo-jungle/981341 "2023-03-25T12:07:28Z")
This story, another version of which appeared in my local newspaper today, was of interest to me because my niece spent the summer of 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia as an exchange student. Anyway, they’re planning to move t… --- ## [Bad bad bad "You say it's Yer birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-you-say-its-yer-birthday/981554)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-you-say-its-yer-birthday/981554 "2023-03-25T05:57:18Z")
:musical\_score::musical\_note::musical\_note::notes::notes::notes:Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to ??? Happy birthday to you​:notes::musical\_note::notes::notes:! Not ‘your’ birthday. ‘Yer… --- ## [The Onion gets serious about qualified immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766 "2023-03-24T19:59:26Z")
The Onion has filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case, arguing that the Court should hear a case challenging the doctrine of qualified immunity for civil suits involving free speech. The case was triggered when a … --- ## [Military meaning of "In Country"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673 "2023-03-24T09:57:29Z")
In her book An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz makes the claim that “In Country” is a shortened form of “Indian Country,” meaning in essence enemy territory filled with savages who … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Chub meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chub-meat/981517)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chub-meat/981517 "2023-03-24T03:36:54Z")
Ok. First off, you Jokers, get your mind outta the gutter! You know that meat in giant chubs. 3 or 5 lbs. I think you can get 1 lb. ones too. But we wouldn’t be in the market for that. Too many mouths. (Oh, god, this … --- ## [AOL message board - still available to look at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-message-board-still-available-to-look-at/981364)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-message-board-still-available-to-look-at/981364 "2023-03-24T02:56:10Z")
I first found the board and registered in September 1999, and I missed everything on the old AOL board. Is there a wayback machine trick to finding the old stuff? --- ## [Half the world will be overweight or obese by 2035](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-the-world-will-be-overweight-or-obese-by-2035/981493)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-the-world-will-be-overweight-or-obese-by-2035/981493 "2023-03-24T01:39:13Z")
Only 38% were overweight or obese in 2020. That’s an incredible jump. Of course, this is based on BMI, which I recently read is wrong about 30% of the time. Anyway, here’s a gift link: --- ## [What are your euphemisms for bodily functions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905 "2023-03-23T21:43:22Z")
Riffing on this thread. For me: Defecation: downloading Republican talking points. --- ## [Russian Lukoil chief dies in 'fall from hospital window' {2022-09-01}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-lukoil-chief-dies-in-fall-from-hospital-window-2022-09-01/970732)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-lukoil-chief-dies-in-fall-from-hospital-window-2022-09-01/970732 "2023-03-23T02:15:12Z")
Ravil Maganov, chief of Lukoil has died after “falling from a hospital window” in Moscow, reports say. This comes after several other Russian energy bosses have died in mysterious circumstances. The body of millionair… --- ## [What did you use for inside trash before plastic trash bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-use-for-inside-trash-before-plastic-trash-bags/981344)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-use-for-inside-trash-before-plastic-trash-bags/981344 "2023-03-22T22:09:56Z")
Random thought. We used to use large paper grocery bags and milk cartons for wet items. Plastic produce bags weren’t common, so not sure what we used if we didn’t have a milk carton handy. Maybe wrapped wet items in new… --- ## [Why don't rich people run to a country with no extradition if they know US authorities are about to arrest them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-rich-people-run-to-a-country-with-no-extradition-if-they-know-us-authorities-are-about-to-arrest-them/976520)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-rich-people-run-to-a-country-with-no-extradition-if-they-know-us-authorities-are-about-to-arrest-them/976520 "2023-03-22T15:14:54Z")
With the main news item the past few days being the arrest of disgraced crypto exchange operator Sam Bankman-Fried I got to wondering why he was sitting somewhere he was likely to be arrested? He faces up to over 100 ye… --- ## [Timeshare salespeople: How do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-salespeople-how-do-you-do-it/390767)
**Author:** [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-salespeople-how-do-you-do-it/390767 "2023-03-21T22:05:59Z")
While in Vegas this week, the wife and I went to a couple timeshare presentations. Ended up getting tickets to three shows, three buffets and a bunch of slot credits (which I turned into about $150 in real money). So I… --- ## [I wonder if anyone remembers me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-anyone-remembers-me/981407)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-anyone-remembers-me/981407 "2023-03-21T18:48:53Z")
I used to be a fairly prolific poster back in the early to mid '00s. Between the Winter of Missed Content and Real Life, I dropped away. I don’t know what brought me back, but I’ve spent a lot of time over the last coupl… --- ## [Incredible luck finding something you lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredible-luck-finding-something-you-lost/981375)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredible-luck-finding-something-you-lost/981375 "2023-03-21T17:59:17Z")
Many years ago, when I had my first car, I once added some oil and apparently didn’t screw the oil cap back on the engine block properly. The next day I looked under the hood and the cap was missing. Crap, now I have to … --- ## [Have you checked your bank account today? You better, Silicon Valley Bank is crashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-your-bank-account-today-you-better-silicon-valley-bank-is-crashing/980997 "2023-03-21T16:03:20Z")
Direct deposits are apparently not getting credited. Mine is okay but there was a pop up box saying if the balance isn’t connect, they are working on the problem. --- ## [From 2019: Sheryl Powell goes missing for four days in Bristlecone Pine Forest (California)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-2019-sheryl-powell-goes-missing-for-four-days-in-bristlecone-pine-forest-california/981439)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-2019-sheryl-powell-goes-missing-for-four-days-in-bristlecone-pine-forest-california/981439 "2023-03-21T15:47:43Z")
One of those stories that just seems a bit odd. A couple and the couple’s dog go camping. She disappears with her dog while the husband moves the jeep. They found the dog (alive!) 2½ miles away from where she had last … --- ## [Let's discuss James Gordon Meek, the ABC News Producer who just had his home raided by the FBI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-james-gordon-meek-the-abc-news-producer-who-just-had-his-home-raided-by-the-fbi/973500)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-james-gordon-meek-the-abc-news-producer-who-just-had-his-home-raided-by-the-fbi/973500 "2023-03-21T15:28:58Z")
There is a lot going on with this story. He resigned very abruptly months ago and hasn’t been seen by his neighbors in quite some time. Anybody heard any rumors or have an inside scoop about what might be going on? … --- ## [How Many Countries Can I Pay Tax In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-can-i-pay-tax-in/981434)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-can-i-pay-tax-in/981434 "2023-03-21T12:57:55Z")
An intriguing question from Stack Overflow: As most of us know, a US citizen living in another country still has to file and pay taxes in the US. I’m fascinated by the exercise of trying to maximize the number of count… --- ## [Tell Me Something You’re Not Supposed To Say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064 "2023-03-20T08:15:33Z")
In this thread, you are invited to say something that may be obvious or obscure, but you’re not supposed to say it, whatever that means to you. Maybe things like unenjoyable traditions, failures of common sense or mispl… --- ## [TokyoBayer and family are back in Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyobayer-and-family-are-back-in-japan/981062)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tokyobayer-and-family-are-back-in-japan/981062 "2023-03-20T08:05:11Z")
I lurk more than I participate these days, but maybe some of the old timers may remember me. Someone didn’t get the memo, and thought that somehow it was better to move from a hot climate and culture which allow shorts,… --- ## [DST in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dst-in-the-mmp/981099)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dst-in-the-mmp/981099 "2023-03-20T06:42:41Z")
Hey you slackers, how come I’m the one starting this? I’m the only one who isn’t suffering through the time change. @purplehorseshoe come on over this way, both of us lost track of time tonight! WANT. NO! Not happeni… --- ## [Amusing things in the news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-things-in-the-news/981267)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-things-in-the-news/981267 "2023-03-19T02:01:11Z")
I was listening to the radio news today, when they put on a little bit about some kind of AI driven ultrasound gizmo. I wasn’t paying a great deal of attention until the presenter said that it would possibly be good for … --- ## [Carpet replacement - how long should I allow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-replacement-how-long-should-i-allow/981265)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-replacement-how-long-should-i-allow/981265 "2023-03-18T18:45:37Z")
I need to replace the carpet in one of my rooms, and figure that I might as well replace the carpet in my other two upstairs rooms (a master bedroom and two smaller rooms, presumably meant to be kids’ bedrooms) as well. … --- ## [Canadians have the right to flip people off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-the-right-to-flip-people-off/981230)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-the-right-to-flip-people-off/981230 "2023-03-17T23:41:59Z")
Finally, some sanity in the area of free speech! But why didn’t the US snap it up as the National Gesture? --- ## [Help me figure out a really minor life decision! Featuring tacos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-a-really-minor-life-decision-featuring-tacos/981229)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-a-really-minor-life-decision-featuring-tacos/981229 "2023-03-17T12:30:22Z")
Here’s the sequence of events: Ordered lunch online with Chipotle across the street from the office through the Chipotle website Arrive at promise time to mild chaos and no orders at all being filled Find out that the … --- ## [Rainbow on my bedroom ceiling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-on-my-bedroom-ceiling/981088)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-on-my-bedroom-ceiling/981088 "2023-03-17T12:02:51Z")
I was lying in my bed this morning, trying to summon the energy to wake up when I noticed a faint rainbow on my bedroom ceiling. There is a large picture window at one end of the bedroom and a window shade over it. The… --- ## [If I have two network cards in my Windows PC can I specify which card does what work? Do I want to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-have-two-network-cards-in-my-windows-pc-can-i-specify-which-card-does-what-work-do-i-want-to/981234)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-have-two-network-cards-in-my-windows-pc-can-i-specify-which-card-does-what-work-do-i-want-to/981234 "2023-03-16T15:17:09Z")
A friend of mine is building a video editing PC and the motherboard he is using has two network cards built in. One a 2.5Gbps card and one a 10Gbps card. They have a NAS (network attached storage) which has a 10Gbps ca… --- ## [Happy "PI Day" Everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-everyone/981145)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-everyone/981145 "2023-03-16T15:03:33Z")
Yes, once again we’ve reached “pi day” on the calendar. And what is “pi day”? It is March 14th which can be abbreviated as 3.14 (which is rather close to 03/14 as we like to call it in America. (Yes, the British abbre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=169)