# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=184 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 185 --- ## [Elon Musk's legal trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-legal-trouble/975050)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-legal-trouble/975050 "2022-11-20T17:03:49Z")
Elon Musk was just in court. He’s been in court before and is likely to be again both because he’s a litigious so and so and because he sort of thinks he shouldn’t have to follow laws and regulations he doesn’t like. A … --- ## [I just opened a bottle of "solid" Irish Cream...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-opened-a-bottle-of-solid-irish-cream/474777)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-opened-a-bottle-of-solid-irish-cream/474777 "2022-11-19T17:49:24Z")
I bought it this morning while I was at the store getting last-minute Thanksgiving necessities. It is an off-brand (I usually drink Bailey’s), but it was the only kind they carried at the little grocery store here (we’r… --- ## [Friend met an online girlfriend. What's the probability it is legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-met-an-online-girlfriend-whats-the-probability-it-is-legit/970599)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-met-an-online-girlfriend-whats-the-probability-it-is-legit/970599 "2022-11-19T04:39:08Z")
Steve (not his real name) was a buddy of mine from college back in the late 1980s/early 1990s. We both graduated with EE degrees, and were roommates for a while. Though he was extremely liberal, and I was more conservati… --- ## [I guess we're moving to North Carolina. Eventually](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-were-moving-to-north-carolina-eventually/953626)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-were-moving-to-north-carolina-eventually/953626 "2022-11-18T20:36:27Z")
Specifically to my sister’s property in the hills above Asheville, about a half hour up the Blue Ridge Parkway from downtown. She and her husband have a brand-new house there and the previously existing house on the prop… --- ## [What if I wanted a ridiculous tattoo in another language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-wanted-a-ridiculous-tattoo-in-another-language/974250)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-wanted-a-ridiculous-tattoo-in-another-language/974250 "2022-11-18T00:01:52Z")
We’ve all heard tales of people who got tattoos in Chinese characters that said something they didn’t intend to get. You know, some guy got a tat he thought said “serenity” or “inner strength”, but it really said “Steame… --- ## [Cat-Sitter refused US entry; Also asked if she had an Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-sitter-refused-us-entry-also-asked-if-she-had-an-abortion/968001)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-sitter-refused-us-entry-also-asked-if-she-had-an-abortion/968001 "2022-11-17T20:52:34Z")
Weird story. The way it was first presented seemed to suggest that she was refused entry because of abortion, but that was just the cherry on top. Madolline Gourley is a 32 year old Australian woman who travels around t… --- ## [A wrong way driver just hit 25 LA Sheriff recruits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrong-way-driver-just-hit-25-la-sheriff-recruits/975047)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrong-way-driver-just-hit-25-la-sheriff-recruits/975047 "2022-11-17T17:55:52Z")
According to the article, people were likely saved because the driver was stopped by hitting a telephone pole. Things are just getting way too crazy anymore. --- ## [The man who lived in the paris airport for 18 years has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-lived-in-the-paris-airport-for-18-years-has-died/974926)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-lived-in-the-paris-airport-for-18-years-has-died/974926 "2022-11-17T17:38:48Z")
i think even cecil had a column about him --- ## [Pilot threatening to crash small plane in Mississippi (into a Walmart) {2022-09-03} \[Landed, no one harmed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-threatening-to-crash-small-plane-in-mississippi-into-a-walmart-2022-09-03-landed-no-one-harmed/970881)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-threatening-to-crash-small-plane-in-mississippi-into-a-walmart-2022-09-03-landed-no-one-harmed/970881 "2022-11-17T15:53:33Z")
Not sure what can be done in a situation like this. Just hope to talk him down? --- ## [Web sites that blow your mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-sites-that-blow-your-mind/974436)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-sites-that-blow-your-mind/974436 "2022-11-16T19:15:30Z")
I was looking for online virtual keyboards and I stumbled across dotpiano.com, which uses your computer keyboard instead of a regular keyboard. It sounds like a piano and shows colors on your screen. So on that topic, … --- ## [Traffic Puzzles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-puzzles/974950)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-puzzles/974950 "2022-11-16T12:13:08Z")
People drive at different times of the day for a myriad of different reasons, but the large majority of people who travel weekdays between 6:00 and 9:00 AM are commuters, thus the term, “rush hour traffic”. So, why is i… --- ## [Seat Belt Use and Vaccine Hesitancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-belt-use-and-vaccine-hesitancy/974470)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-belt-use-and-vaccine-hesitancy/974470 "2022-11-16T01:58:52Z")
I’m looking at an old almanac from 2007, which gives seat belt use data by state. At that time, lowest use was in Mississippi (60.8%), Massachusetts, Kentucky, Arkansas, South Dakota, Kansas and South Carolina (around 6… --- ## [World diabetes day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-diabetes-day/974892)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-diabetes-day/974892 "2022-11-15T16:36:16Z")
I do not have diabetes, just to be clear. But I live a few blocks from Frederick Banting’s house, with it’s eternal flame out front. So, of course, the local news covered this day. And when they did, they mentioned that… --- ## [What do you use to control your entertainment systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-to-control-your-entertainment-systems/974827)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-to-control-your-entertainment-systems/974827 "2022-11-15T15:41:25Z")
My home entertainment setup is rather antiquated, but then so am I. Basically, it’s just a TV and cable box. The TV has internet connectivity, but it’s old enough that some apps are no longer supported for it. I know … --- ## [PLEASE refi your house with us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-refi-your-house-with-us/974854)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-refi-your-house-with-us/974854 "2022-11-15T03:47:23Z")
We are locked in at 3.75% fixed for our mortgage. With the interest rates going up, people are begging us to refi. My bank has called me a few times. We have $200K in equity and now lenders are offering to let us pull… --- ## [Remembering the Fitz - November 10, 1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-fitz-november-10-1975/974722)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-fitz-november-10-1975/974722 "2022-11-15T00:29:59Z")
Lost this day in 1975 with all hands aboard. My father was friends with Edmund B. Fitzgerald, the son of Edmund Fitzgerald after whom the ship was named. --- ## [How is the word Gerrymander used in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-word-gerrymander-used-in-the-uk/974819)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-word-gerrymander-used-in-the-uk/974819 "2022-11-15T00:15:15Z")
While watching an old episode of Sister Boniface last weekend I noticed that the titular character used the word ‘gerrymander’ in what I considered an odd way. She was talking about someone monkeying with a bronze plaque… --- ## [Crazy car story from my youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-car-story-from-my-youth/974665)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-car-story-from-my-youth/974665 "2022-11-14T19:45:09Z")
I posted this on Reddit recently and think it deserves a place here. Reminds me of a childhood memory. A guy we hung out with shows up with his dad’s car. Dad is out of town for a few days. He is allowed to drive to sch… --- ## [Did you all change all of your clocks in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-all-change-all-of-your-clocks-in-the-mmp/974493)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-all-change-all-of-your-clocks-in-the-mmp/974493 "2022-11-14T07:40:29Z")
We don’t mess around with clock changing out this way so I always get tricked when my stoopid alarm clock auto changes. Despite me telling my tablet to NOT change the clock, the updates tell it to change the time and ou… --- ## [Are men required to protect any woman in his vicinity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-required-to-protect-any-woman-in-his-vicinity/973825)
**Author:** [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-required-to-protect-any-woman-in-his-vicinity/973825 "2022-11-14T04:56:01Z")
There is a video of a group of woman wearing wearing green neon body suits attacking other woman. this attack took place at the Times Square subway station. Apparently there were men on the subway train who recorded th… --- ## [Is Russia being bogged down in Ukraine similar to if in 1991 Iraq held back the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-being-bogged-down-in-ukraine-similar-to-if-in-1991-iraq-held-back-the-united-states/974639)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-being-bogged-down-in-ukraine-similar-to-if-in-1991-iraq-held-back-the-united-states/974639 "2022-11-13T21:34:18Z")
I’ve been trying to think of a similar situation to the current Russia/Ukraine War and my best estimation is if in the 1991 Gulf War if somehow the Iraqis stopped the American/Allied invasion into Iraq itself. The Iraqi… --- ## [Watching the Remembrance Day Ceremony from Ottawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-remembrance-day-ceremony-from-ottawa/843295)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-remembrance-day-ceremony-from-ottawa/843295 "2022-11-13T15:37:37Z")
Starting with O Canada from the Ottawa Children’s Choir. Then the Last Post and 2 minutes of silence. 11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month. God rest their souls. --- ## [Things about Ukraine culture I learned through the war videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-ukraine-culture-i-learned-through-the-war-videos/974852)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-ukraine-culture-i-learned-through-the-war-videos/974852 "2022-11-13T14:25:55Z")
I am always keen to look at the environment (landscape, city-background) of those 1000s of vids we have been seeing over the past 9 or so months of Ukr, its life and its culture … I am certain I am not the only one … W… --- ## [Do you say “speed humps” or “speed bumps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-say-speed-humps-or-speed-bumps/973971)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-say-speed-humps-or-speed-bumps/973971 "2022-11-13T03:22:19Z")
I used to see them labeled the first way, but recently it’s changed. Is it a regionalism? What do they say in your neck of the woods (I’m in central PA)? --- ## [Cracker crumb zips around in the toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-crumb-zips-around-in-the-toilet/974775)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-crumb-zips-around-in-the-toilet/974775 "2022-11-13T00:59:46Z")
My wife thinks I’m weird. But I just had something happen and it’s not the first time. Went into the bathroom to take a leak. Noticed a couple cracker crumbs on my shirt and brushed them off. One hit the porcelain of the… --- ## [Identify this Pecker!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-pecker/974777)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-pecker/974777 "2022-11-12T16:55:43Z")
Couldn’t get a picture, and pretty sure its some kind of PeckerWood. Here is what I can report: Small crest on his head, but sharply pointed back. Black Triangle on his chest, bordered in white, very distinctive. Short-… --- ## [English words with silent letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-with-silent-letters/974486)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-with-silent-letters/974486 "2022-11-12T16:22:44Z")
Parallel to the double letter thread I’d like to start one about silent letters. A late colleague of mine once told me that he had examples of each letter of the alphabet being silent in some word with the sole exceptio… --- ## [Tropical Storm / Hurricane (?) Nicole \[Nov 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-hurricane-nicole-nov-2022/974583)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-hurricane-nicole-nov-2022/974583 "2022-11-12T00:58:56Z")
A thread to discuss Nicole and whatever it does to wherever it does it. Here in the Greater Miami Metroblob we’re seeing the latest news on Tues morning as favorable to us. The latest jog is a bit farther north. We’re… --- ## [Is There a Term/Word For Those Who Love Interviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-word-for-those-who-love-interviews/974537)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-word-for-those-who-love-interviews/974537 "2022-11-11T23:51:54Z")
Of course, if you try to do research, you get nothing but interviews, and even then, most are about job interviews… I think this word/term (if it exists) would help me search through the archives. Thanks! --- ## [What If They Had Today's Technology in 1968?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-had-todays-technology-in-1968/974768)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-had-todays-technology-in-1968/974768 "2022-11-11T23:06:49Z")
Everyone had their own YouTube channel, etc… But, you also have TMZ everywhere. Maybe “social” media would be a short fad? Maybe there would be less concerts, and more musicians staying home and making music, instead of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=185)