# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=170 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 171 --- ## [We know how to celebrate here in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-know-how-to-celebrate-here-in-the-uk/957896)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-know-how-to-celebrate-here-in-the-uk/957896 "2023-03-09T16:25:17Z")
…with a large grey car park of course ! --- ## [Odd airplane, the Northrop Alpha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-airplane-the-northrop-alpha/980888)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-airplane-the-northrop-alpha/980888 "2023-03-09T06:22:34Z")
Six passengers in the forward cockpit but the pilot sitting in open air atop the fuselage way behind them. I don’t know how the pilot could see to land with that huge engine up front. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North… --- ## [Android 10 tablets, comic readers, and a programming question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-10-tablets-comic-readers-and-a-programming-question/980900)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-10-tablets-comic-readers-and-a-programming-question/980900 "2023-03-09T02:59:45Z")
For a few years I have been reading comic and manga .cbr/.cbz files on Android devices using an app called Comicat. Comicat is, from my point of view, nearly perfect, almost exactly what I would have asked for if I were … --- ## ["revolutionary" air compressor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolutionary-air-compressor/980896)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolutionary-air-compressor/980896 "2023-03-09T00:12:56Z")
A good 10% of industrial energy consumption is used up by air compressors. Lontra has created a rotary/non-reciprocating compressor that has an innovative engineering design. Compressing air to reach net zero. A ‘revol… --- ## [Hiccup Cures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-cures/980335)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-cures/980335 "2023-03-08T20:33:32Z")
Having seen three rare cases of hiccups due to heart attacks, and intractable cases unresponsive to the usual home cures or metoclopromide, I found this article interesting. How do your stop hiccups? What do you advise… --- ## [Linda Kasabian died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-kasabian-died/980569)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-kasabian-died/980569 "2023-03-08T19:43:44Z")
Manson acolyte and witness for the prosecution in the trial died on January 21st. Not sure why it’s taken so long to hit the news. No cause of death was mentioned. She was 73. I was in Vietnam when that story broke. It w… --- ## [Eddie Izzard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-izzard/50991)
**Author:** [@MissMisery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMisery)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-izzard/50991 "2023-03-08T14:19:12Z")
Don’t you think the world needs more transvestite comediens as funny and genuinely interesting as he is? I have to admit that I had my reservations when I heard about him the first time… but upon actually watching for th… --- ## [15-year old applying to Law School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-applying-to-law-school/980842)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-applying-to-law-school/980842 "2023-03-08T06:28:44Z")
How did you spend puberty? :smiley: My concern (as a parent) would be his social skills. He earned his degrees online and isolated at home. Socializing with other students will be a new experience. But they’re adults a… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck and her inconsiderate ways to bother people and be a a buzz kill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-her-inconsiderate-ways-to-bother-people-and-be-a-a-buzz-kill/980794)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-and-her-inconsiderate-ways-to-bother-people-and-be-a-a-buzz-kill/980794 "2023-03-08T03:28:52Z")
I have a fairly useless life. Aside from trying to stay alive. (I do have grandkids and pets who need me) It’s getting incredibly hard. Dialysis is difficult. Painful sometimes. I’m having insulin pump issues that may … --- ## [Why do I keep seeing Paris Hilton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-seeing-paris-hilton/980358)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-seeing-paris-hilton/980358 "2023-03-07T04:57:33Z")
I swear I don’t look for her, but I keep seeing her pop up for various reasons. She must have gotten a new agent, because she was just a vague memory for quite a while. --- ## [Administrivia in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrivia-in-the-mmp/980434)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrivia-in-the-mmp/980434 "2023-03-07T02:08:28Z")
I’m awake, might as well get things going. :slight\_smile: Big worry this week is organizing my workspace (would help if I knew what I’ll need to do here in a bit more detail!), possibly setting up a second computer once… --- ## [Big Concerns in Doggie DNA Tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-concerns-in-doggie-dna-tests/980765)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-concerns-in-doggie-dna-tests/980765 "2023-03-07T01:39:23Z")
An expose by CBC Marketplace, with two American and two Canadian companies, seemed to call into question the accuracy of testing doggie DNA to determine its pedigree. Half the companies failed to identify a human sample… --- ## [British and Irish weather, as described in different accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-and-irish-weather-as-described-in-different-accents/980795)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-and-irish-weather-as-described-in-different-accents/980795 "2023-03-07T00:37:30Z")
I thought this was a lot of fun. --- ## [Pittsburgh's "Miracle Patty" found in Puerto Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburghs-miracle-patty-found-in-puerto-rico/980756)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburghs-miracle-patty-found-in-puerto-rico/980756 "2023-03-05T18:34:25Z")
Disappeared in 1992. I (and everyone else) frequently saw her wandering around downtown, muttering “The world will end…go inside for three days…” Her absence was noted, but the consensus was that someone must have had he… --- ## [What scent do you wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scent-do-you-wear/980603)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scent-do-you-wear/980603 "2023-03-05T04:43:47Z")
I use #4711. I love that stuff.:heart: --- ## [I'm starting to take Krav Maga classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-take-krav-maga-classes/980676)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-take-krav-maga-classes/980676 "2023-03-04T13:03:46Z")
Needed a new hobby, and since I’ve never done anything in the martial arts field I decided to give this a go - the big hype about Krav Maga which was there about ten years ago or so is gone, so I guess the schools that a… --- ## [I don't think I've really been bored since 1998](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-ive-really-been-bored-since-1998/980562)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-ive-really-been-bored-since-1998/980562 "2023-03-04T02:11:09Z")
Before I got access to the Internet I sometimes had nothing to do. Nothing on TV, no new magazines to read, or friends were unavailable. Sometimes we were just bored together. But since then there has always been someth… --- ## ["Russian World" may be taking a hit in the hinterland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-world-may-be-taking-a-hit-in-the-hinterland/979178)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-world-may-be-taking-a-hit-in-the-hinterland/979178 "2023-03-02T19:30:16Z")
“Russian World” (“Russkiy mir”) is a theoretical idea amongst some Russians that there is a broader area beyond Russia that is, or should be, under Russian influence. See the wikipedia article: The concept seems to … --- ## [Does this Christian Health Plan practice religious discrimination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-christian-health-plan-practice-religious-discrimination/804295)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-christian-health-plan-practice-religious-discrimination/804295 "2023-03-02T01:34:37Z")
I just heard an advert on the radio about a health plan for Christians called Medi-Share that not only helps out with expenses, but also prays for you. I went to this website about Medi-Share(Affordable, Biblical Healthc… --- ## ["Interesting" fundraisers you have encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-fundraisers-you-have-encountered/980515)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-fundraisers-you-have-encountered/980515 "2023-03-02T00:36:28Z")
We’re all familiar with the usual ways schools, clubs, and other organizations use to bring in some cash - car washes, bake sales, wrapping paper and greeting card sales, BINGO, raffles… But there’s one upcoming at a loc… --- ## [That little villain, Bad, bad, bad Dillon da dog is being mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-villain-bad-bad-bad-dillon-da-dog-is-being-mischievous/980109)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-villain-bad-bad-bad-dillon-da-dog-is-being-mischievous/980109 "2023-03-01T18:02:47Z")
Mr. Wrek has a shelf in the barn. It’s up high. He keeps scents, baits, and other stinky things on it. Dillon has focused on this shelf since nearly, day one. Never matter, he can’t reach it. Well, just imagine what h… --- ## [Water Only Diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-only-diet/980457)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-only-diet/980457 "2023-03-01T17:56:00Z")
I have this book from the 70s, a book about “secrets” of European diets. My Swedish friend says it’s still common - going a week with nothing but water. I don’t like water, but I notice if I drink nothing else but water… --- ## [Navy to Rename Ships with Confederate Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-to-rename-ships-with-confederate-names/980476)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-to-rename-ships-with-confederate-names/980476 "2023-02-28T21:29:33Z")
Well, really only one ship it seems. USS Chancellorsville, a guided missile cruiser. Although it is traditionally bad luck to rename a ship, this is certainly called for. This one seems to be fated to become the USS Pla… --- ## [Where's the best place to end up if you're old with dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-best-place-to-end-up-if-youre-old-with-dementia/978865)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-best-place-to-end-up-if-youre-old-with-dementia/978865 "2023-02-28T15:43:45Z")
Inspired by this thread: Euthanasia of dementia patients - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board If you can’t be in your own home and you can afford private pay…are the memory care “communities” of assisted livin… --- ## [Big Book of Losers revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-book-of-losers-revisited/980417)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-book-of-losers-revisited/980417 "2023-02-28T12:19:46Z")
I’ve been cleaning out my den. In my bookcase there I have a complete sets of large-format paperback books from Paradox Press (a division of DC) in a series called The Big Book of (Whatever). For Whatever substitute the … --- ## [Making fire out of rust and twine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fire-out-of-rust-and-twine/980458)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fire-out-of-rust-and-twine/980458 "2023-02-27T22:38:41Z")
No lighter or matches? Not quite sure what flint looks like? Twisting a wooden stick like in “Castaway” not working out ? Try this method when you’re stuck out in the wilderness! (2) Rust n Jute Fire Roll… Completely… --- ## [(How) has the war in Ukraine affected you personally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-war-in-ukraine-affected-you-personally/980380)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-war-in-ukraine-affected-you-personally/980380 "2023-02-27T18:59:08Z")
It’s been a year since the beginning of the latest and most open phase of the war in Ukraine. How has your life changed, if at all, by the war? Most people here don’t live in Ukraine or Russia, and so won’t have firsth… --- ## [Caffeine addicted MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addicted-mmp/980066)
**Author:** [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caffeine-addicted-mmp/980066 "2023-02-27T14:06:25Z")
This morning I flipped the on switch on the espresso machine and it didn’t react. Hubby did some investigation and figured out the magnetic float in the tank wasn’t behaving. After some manual manipulation, there was th… --- ## [My goofy cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-goofy-cat/980381)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-goofy-cat/980381 "2023-02-27T03:40:55Z")
When Moki wants me to throw something, she’ll have it in her mouth, and in one motion jump up and set it next to me. Lately she occasionally forgets the “have something” step. She’ll jump down and sit just out of sight w… --- ## [(Mis)identify someone else's SDMB avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-identify-someone-elses-sdmb-avatar/980129)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-identify-someone-elses-sdmb-avatar/980129 "2023-02-27T00:25:36Z")
Select one or two fellow Dopers who use an avatar on this site—the more obscure the image, the better. (No picking yourself!) Then show off your smarts by identifying the subject of the image. Or alternatively, come u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=169) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=171)