# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=182 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 183 --- ## [Goblin Mode is Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goblin-mode-is-oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year/976067)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goblin-mode-is-oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year/976067 "2022-12-08T23:55:14Z")
It defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” First seen on Twitter in 2009, “goblin mode… --- ## [How Life Threatening is Riding On a Motorcycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-life-threatening-is-riding-on-a-motorcycle/975083)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-life-threatening-is-riding-on-a-motorcycle/975083 "2022-12-08T21:26:58Z")
So our next door neighbor is a 40ish single mom who has reentered the world of dating. She met a seemingly responsible guy online who appears to be about the same age who arrived to their date driving a motorcycle. At so… --- ## [The Dyson Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dyson-zone/976212)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dyson-zone/976212 "2022-12-08T17:47:00Z")
Ever wanted to listen to tunes or need noise cancelling headphones and want to look like Bane while doing it? Then the Dyson Zone is for you, just in time for the holidays!!! … --- ## [I have Dr. Frankenstein's notes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-dr-frankensteins-notes/976110)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-dr-frankensteins-notes/976110 "2022-12-07T23:42:00Z")
Hear me out. In the 19th century a lonely, self-taught (but acknowledged to be accomplished) European scientist, to his own surprise, made a landmark discovery that he believed was a major breakthrough, ranking with two… --- ## [Foot found in Yellowstone hot pool ID'd as that of LA man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-found-in-yellowstone-hot-pool-idd-as-that-of-la-man/975150)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-found-in-yellowstone-hot-pool-idd-as-that-of-la-man/975150 "2022-12-07T18:30:17Z")
And then there’s this… I read about it a few months before they found the foot’s “owner.” “A foot found floating in a Yellowstone National Park hot pool last summer belonged to a 70-year-old man from Los Angeles, park o… --- ## [Increase in inactivity as we age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-in-inactivity-as-we-age/976101)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-in-inactivity-as-we-age/976101 "2022-12-07T12:12:41Z")
I am 74 years old and just coming off of a 3 year period of almost no physical activity. Sitting at my computer smoking cigarettes, just taking out the trash would have me slightly huffing. For at least 5 years before my… --- ## [Ouch! I just bit into a chunk of ... bone? Tooth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouch-i-just-bit-into-a-chunk-of-bone-tooth/976064)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouch-i-just-bit-into-a-chunk-of-bone-tooth/976064 "2022-12-06T17:43:21Z")
So I’m eating leftover chicken vindaloo for lunch and I bite down on something hard. Take it out, and it looks like…a tooth? Or a piece of a tooth? It was rounded and smooth and toothy-looking on one side, and broken-off… --- ## [Fatal attack at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado springs, 20 Nov 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatal-attack-at-lgbtq-nightclub-in-colorado-springs-20-nov-2022/975260)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatal-attack-at-lgbtq-nightclub-in-colorado-springs-20-nov-2022/975260 "2022-12-06T17:16:51Z")
At least 5 killed in shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs --- ## ['Snow joke out there. Dopers in areas that get a lot of snow, how do you deal with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-joke-out-there-dopers-in-areas-that-get-a-lot-of-snow-how-do-you-deal-with-it/975139)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-joke-out-there-dopers-in-areas-that-get-a-lot-of-snow-how-do-you-deal-with-it/975139 "2022-12-06T14:52:41Z")
I was watching the local news yesterday and the sports guy was saying that the Bills game was being moved to Ford Field in Detroit because Buffalo was expected to get 4 to 6 feet of snow. 4 to 6 FEET? I thought, since he… --- ## [Did you watch Elon's Neuralink webcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-watch-elons-neuralink-webcast/919280)
**Author:** [@SlackWithHonor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackWithHonor)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-watch-elons-neuralink-webcast/919280 "2022-12-06T04:16:37Z")
I’m actually still watching but it’s almost over. If you didn’t see it, big reveal was a computer that beeped when a pig touched things with its snout. However, I believe that it’s going to be able to do what it says, a… --- ## [Kirstie Alley, 71 passes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-71-passes/976072)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirstie-alley-71-passes/976072 "2022-12-06T03:33:10Z")
I don’t know how to link, found out on twitter. --- ## [Blow, as in leave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-as-in-leave/967787)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-as-in-leave/967787 "2022-12-05T18:38:17Z")
I heard the Clash song ‘Should I stay or Should I Go?’ song on the radio this morning. I was struck by the line, “Should I cool it or should I blow”. Of course, I know that blow in this case means ‘leave’ but I don’t th… --- ## [Breaking - The Queen is unwell (has died): 8 Sep 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 1010\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212 "2022-12-05T17:45:51Z")
This could be major, as The Palace is very guarded normally about the Queen’s health, but it’s been announced that’s she’s unwell, with doctors being concerned and the family being informed. From the BBC: --- ## [Cows on the run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cows-on-the-run/975928)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cows-on-the-run/975928 "2022-12-05T07:36:48Z")
About two dozen cows have been on the loose since August in rural Quebec. They got spooked by lightning, jumped a fence, and never returned to their owner’s fields. It’s been a problem trying to capture them; some are pr… --- ## [Whaddya mean, it's December in the MMP?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-mean-its-december-in-the-mmp/975673)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-mean-its-december-in-the-mmp/975673 "2022-12-05T06:58:55Z")
Well, in a coupla days, anyway. Thus unleashes the onslaught of Christmas music - ugh, a couple of my current coworkers and one of my managers are SOOPER into Christmas, so I fear the awaiting auditory plagues - but at l… --- ## [Should I visit my dying mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-visit-my-dying-mother/975978)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-visit-my-dying-mother/975978 "2022-12-04T20:42:39Z")
A few things. My mom is a drama queen so her dying may be greatly exaggerated. My sister is close by to her so I’m waiting to confirm whether or not death is imminent. Secondly, my mom and I are not estranged, but I w… --- ## [Colibri has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921 "2022-12-04T19:47:24Z")
Moderator Colibri (George) has died. George, you were my SDMB mentor and a good friend. You will be missed. My condolences to his family and to all who knew him. --- ## [OMG, y'all. Mike Warns @dropzone passed away suddenly (2022-May-22) - GoFundMe link now set up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904 "2022-12-04T15:10:28Z")
I spoke to his daughter. She said it was sudden and unexpected. I knew he was having troubles. I’m so sorry he died He was my hero, my surrogate Daddy and my good friend. Y’all have a pleasant thought for him and his… --- ## [How bad is a root canal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-a-root-canal/974811)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-a-root-canal/974811 "2022-12-04T14:37:13Z")
I haven’t had a root canal in 50 years and I remember nothing about that experience. But I’m scheduled for one on Monday. Normally I just use nitrous for all procedures, including crowns. Never had any pain during or af… --- ## [Welp - My dishwasher crapped out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-my-dishwasher-crapped-out/975932)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-my-dishwasher-crapped-out/975932 "2022-12-04T01:54:34Z")
We noticed the dishwasher was running really silently this past Saturday. We called the repairman, who agreed with diagnosis that the wash motor had died. He also noticed that the control board was getting corroded fro… --- ## [Going back to the past rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-the-past-rant/975596)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-the-past-rant/975596 "2022-12-04T01:38:06Z")
I don’t understand nostalgia, I just don’t. I’m about to turn 51, so I consider myself old. I don’t think things were better in the past just different. This is more of a rant, but I just watched a video of 40’s NYC in … --- ## [Mods, take some time off. This thread’s for hijackin’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057 "2022-12-03T21:50:51Z")
Today I got the news. The starter on my Tundra truck gave up. Towing and repair: on the high side of a thousand bucks. Not a rant. Just a fact. The mechanic asked me what I want to do. Yup, I see not much choice. I trust… --- ## [I sure hope CairoCarol is OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sure-hope-cairocarol-is-ok/975721)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sure-hope-cairocarol-is-ok/975721 "2022-12-03T20:55:39Z")
Doesn’t she live on the Big Island of Hawaii? Mauna Loa, not surprisingly, erupted yesterday. It wasn’t a surprise, because they’d had dozens of small earthquakes in the area in recent days. --- ## [ChatGPT, a non-evil chatbot (so far)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-a-non-evil-chatbot-so-far/975929)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-a-non-evil-chatbot-so-far/975929 "2022-12-03T15:26:24Z")
OpenAI released a new chatbot called ChatGPT yesterday, and it’s impressing a lot of people with its advances over previous chatbots. There are already examples of it finding tricky bugs in code, designing living rooms, … --- ## [Shameless Plug: Daughter's Podcast Named One of the Best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-plug-daughters-podcast-named-one-of-the-best/975897)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-plug-daughters-podcast-named-one-of-the-best/975897 "2022-12-03T14:02:22Z")
Cannes I Kick It is hosted by her and 3 friends. --- ## [Lions try a walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-try-a-walkabout/975878)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-try-a-walkabout/975878 "2022-12-03T02:01:36Z")
New footage reveals how 5 lions escaped their Sydney zoo enclosure | CNN Travel daddy lion and 4 cubs left their enclosure during a roar and snore sleep over at the zoo. --- ## [Dozens injured in Waukesha, WI at Christmas parade: Nov 2021 \[update: 6 dead, over 40 injured\]\[update: trial\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dozens-injured-in-waukesha-wi-at-christmas-parade-nov-2021-update-6-dead-over-40-injured-update-trial/954746)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dozens-injured-in-waukesha-wi-at-christmas-parade-nov-2021-update-6-dead-over-40-injured-update-trial/954746 "2022-12-03T00:03:02Z")
I’m hoping that this was the result of a medical incident, but I strongly suspect that it was not. At least 30 are known to be injured; no reports of fatalities yet. --- ## [U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades, study says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-gun-death-rates-hit-highest-levels-in-decades-study-says/975863)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-gun-death-rates-hit-highest-levels-in-decades-study-says/975863 "2022-12-02T21:17:58Z")
Yes, I know gun threads have been done to death on this message board. I am adding this because it is a new, and comprehensive data point (see article below). The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in … --- ## [Share something heartwarming that brings tears to your eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-heartwarming-that-brings-tears-to-your-eyes/975865)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-heartwarming-that-brings-tears-to-your-eyes/975865 "2022-12-02T03:26:34Z")
We all need a good cry every once in a while, especially during these times. So share a video, song or story that has recently brought you good heartfelt tears. Turn on the CC to get the English subtitles. I came across… --- ## [We Don't Need No Stinkin' Laws of Robotics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-laws-of-robotics/975808)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-laws-of-robotics/975808 "2022-12-01T00:50:44Z")
Last year a company named Ghost Robotics announced it was mounting guns on those robotic “dogs”. The U.S. Army is reportedly testing them. (Boston-based Boston Dynamics has stated that it has no intention to do this with… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=181) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=183)