# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=185 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 186 --- ## [Your current first-world problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-first-world-problems/951904)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-first-world-problems/951904 "2022-11-11T22:38:28Z")
I have bigger problems in my life, sure. But it’s getting annoying that I cannot get my favorite canned soft drinks in the last months. My favorite, Canada Dry Diet Cranberry Ginger Ale, in particular. I can often fin… --- ## [This is Ulster County, New York's version of "Boaty McBoatface"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286 "2022-11-11T20:46:48Z")
They had an art contest for teenagers, to design the “I Voted” stickers to be given out next November. The number of votes speaks volumes. LOL and SFW. https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/i-voted-sticker-contest/ --- ## [Least Formal Place Been, Wearing Fancy Clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-formal-place-been-wearing-fancy-clothes/974626)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-formal-place-been-wearing-fancy-clothes/974626 "2022-11-11T20:22:39Z")
Since I already asked about sweatpants, and no one yet mentioned a wedding a la Friends in Low Places - time to turn things around. Apart from school dances or when you went to traffic school, what is the least formal s… --- ## [Pretty pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-pictures/974720)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-pictures/974720 "2022-11-11T19:19:40Z")
No particular reason to share these “can’t believe I got this picture” photos. But some are nice. --- ## [Submarine Spy Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-spy-scandal/952377)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-spy-scandal/952377 "2022-11-11T10:39:40Z")
Few facts, much speculation at the moment. That should not keep us from figuring this out. A couple of US citizens from Annapolis decided to pass secret submarine stuff to an unnamed country. The unnamed country alerted… --- ## [I don't care about headphones, but I have too many headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-about-headphones-but-i-have-too-many-headphones/974358)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-about-headphones-but-i-have-too-many-headphones/974358 "2022-11-11T00:32:46Z")
Anybody find that they’ve collected a bunch of something even though they are in no way an enthusiast? My old bluetooth earbuds crapped out a while ago and I just ordered a fancy new set of true wireless buds. I curren… --- ## [When ants and termites meet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713 "2022-11-11T00:07:15Z")
… it’s all very orderly and civil. Maybe we can all learn a lesson from the ants and the termites. https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1590736642293534720 (Note: the video is higher quality at source) --- ## [Math Optimization Question (Find the best restaurant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-optimization-question-find-the-best-restaurant/974548)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-optimization-question-find-the-best-restaurant/974548 "2022-11-10T23:44:09Z")
I vaguely remember a question we had on a distant math exam where you had to pick the best restaurant. I think the math showed the best strategy was to try the first 1/e (36%) than pick the next best one. Anyone recall… --- ## [English words with double letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-with-double-letters/974416)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-with-double-letters/974416 "2022-11-10T23:10:50Z")
Double letters in English words: is there any letter that never occurs as a double letter? Obviously, I doubt that “q” is ever doubled, since it’s always followed by a “u”. Here’s a list I’ve made just off the top of … --- ## [People who are born blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-born-blind/974706)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-born-blind/974706 "2022-11-10T21:10:28Z")
Do people who were blind since birth describe their concept of sight in a similar way? --- ## [Space Shuttle Challenger - 25th Anniversary of the Tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-challenger-25th-anniversary-of-the-tragedy/569283)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-challenger-25th-anniversary-of-the-tragedy/569283 "2022-11-10T17:48:48Z")
Wow, time flies. I remember this like it happened a few weeks ago. I was still in college and working as a lab assistant in the computer lab. Some students started coming into the lab and they were crying. I didn’t hav… --- ## ["Bummer of an Earthmark, Hal."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bummer-of-an-earthmark-hal/506864)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bummer-of-an-earthmark-hal/506864 "2022-11-10T15:56:21Z")
Last week we took some vacation time and I spent part of it kicking around the Colorado ranch exploring. There was a portion of it I’d only been through once, and then hurridly as I quickly crossed through during an ant… --- ## [Most Formal Place You Have Worn Sweatpants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-formal-place-you-have-worn-sweatpants/974516)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-formal-place-you-have-worn-sweatpants/974516 "2022-11-09T18:40:01Z")
Before Covid, I only wore sweats to the gym. Even afterward, I would be reluctant to wear them to work or any place more formal than the mall. Yet I know educated people who do wear them at work. I can easily imagine … --- ## [Scammer gets scammed himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-gets-scammed-himself/974544)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-gets-scammed-himself/974544 "2022-11-09T18:10:29Z")
Youtuber Kitboga posted a video of himself stringing along a scammer pretending to call from his bank. He takes on the persona of an elderly woman, a lawyer, and a couple of bank representatives until the scammer gets so… --- ## [Would anyone like to send a post card from Arkansas to a 4th grade class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-send-a-post-card-from-arkansas-to-a-4th-grade-class/974175)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-send-a-post-card-from-arkansas-to-a-4th-grade-class/974175 "2022-11-09T14:37:58Z")
A friend of mine’s niece’s class is trying to get post cards mailed from all 50 states. They seem to have almost all of them except for Arkansas. The card has to be mailed from Arkansas and must have three facts hand wr… --- ## [Ann Arbor's "chonky" squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-arbors-chonky-squirrel/974575)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-arbors-chonky-squirrel/974575 "2022-11-09T00:11:08Z")
The brown bears of Katmai have become famous for their annual pre-hibernation weight gain, celebrated during a well-publicized “Fat Bear Week” event each Fall for several years now. It’s good clean fun as the bears are … --- ## [State of Kansas wants to destroy restored 1959 Corvette because wrong rivets used to reattach VIN tag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-kansas-wants-to-destroy-restored-1959-corvette-because-wrong-rivets-used-to-reattach-vin-tag/950110)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-kansas-wants-to-destroy-restored-1959-corvette-because-wrong-rivets-used-to-reattach-vin-tag/950110 "2022-11-08T19:15:22Z")
https://www.kctv5.com/ott/news/classic-car-could-be-destroyed-even-though-no-crime-committed/video\_885f01c0-0dfb-5427-8e1f-e06cacd50537.html --- ## [This weird possibly kinky thing I like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weird-possibly-kinky-thing-i-like/974267)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weird-possibly-kinky-thing-i-like/974267 "2022-11-08T03:15:37Z")
I like to sit in front of the heat vent of a forced air furnace and let the warm air wash over me like a warm hug. I find great comfort and solace by having warm air blowing on my back. It’s not at all a sexual thing, … --- ## [Things That Go Bzzzzz In The Night: A Ghostly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bzzzzz-in-the-night-a-ghostly-mmp/974061)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bzzzzz-in-the-night-a-ghostly-mmp/974061 "2022-11-07T08:15:25Z")
Well not a ghost, per say but I have a little black fly in my bathroom. Which is not in itself remarkable, except…it’s been there for 5 years. One fly. Occasionally it goes AWOL for a week or 2, and once there was 3 f… --- ## [Celebrations in similar-named places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrations-in-similar-named-places/974490)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrations-in-similar-named-places/974490 "2022-11-07T03:57:00Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [I came out to my sister as bisexual last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-out-to-my-sister-as-bisexual-last-night/974137)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-out-to-my-sister-as-bisexual-last-night/974137 "2022-11-06T07:21:53Z")
…and she was extremely supportive! I love her so much :') --- ## [Work move - Surprise! You're on a new team, with a new title, and a boss you've never met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-move-surprise-youre-on-a-new-team-with-a-new-title-and-a-boss-youve-never-met/972342)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-move-surprise-youre-on-a-new-team-with-a-new-title-and-a-boss-youve-never-met/972342 "2022-11-05T16:44:34Z")
I got an email today, one of 288 people, from HR. “You’ve been moved to a new group.” My boss didn’t know this was coming, and neither did her boss, the VP. The new boss didn’t know. At first they said things would be p… --- ## [Passed my driver's re-examination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passed-my-drivers-re-examination/974364)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passed-my-drivers-re-examination/974364 "2022-11-05T14:18:55Z")
Forgive me, I just gotta rant about this. TL;DR I have mentioned before how Quebec has instituted medicare’s worst nightmare. If you have a family doctor, fine. But if they retire (or move, or die), the province assi… --- ## [What Does Trump Smell Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-smell-like/974000)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-smell-like/974000 "2022-11-05T00:46:45Z")
Some people recall Trump branded steaks, vodka and university. I don’t personally - I have seen Trump-branded hotels, bars and neckties. Apparently, around 2006 Trump also released a cologne called The Fragrance. News … --- ## [Over 150 people killed in human crush in South Korea \[29 Oct 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-150-people-killed-in-human-crush-in-south-korea-29-oct-2022/973975)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-150-people-killed-in-human-crush-in-south-korea-29-oct-2022/973975 "2022-11-04T22:33:34Z")
--- ## [Mrs Piper haz new job. I is happy and sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-piper-haz-new-job-i-is-happy-and-sad/974053)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-piper-haz-new-job-i-is-happy-and-sad/974053 "2022-11-04T16:50:18Z")
Happy because it’s a great new job and she’s going to be great in it. Sad because we have worked together in the same office for a decade, with individual offices side-by-side. We’ve worked on files together, been in co… --- ## [Gluing your self down for protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-your-self-down-for-protest/973598)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-your-self-down-for-protest/973598 "2022-11-04T16:06:59Z")
A few days ago 2 protesters clued themselves to a museum wall after splashing tomato juice on a painting. Here are 9 scientists gluing themselves to the VW museum floor in protest. And VW handled it just fine. VW said, “… --- ## [I'm sorry vs. Excuse me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-vs-excuse-me/964579)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-vs-excuse-me/964579 "2022-11-04T15:04:49Z")
I don’t feel like I got old, I feel like the world continued to change faster and faster, often in subtle ways. It’s not just the changes to nomenclature…Master and Slave are now forbidden labels in a number of systems … --- ## [Does San Francisco really have a “poop” problem or is it Conservative propaganda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-san-francisco-really-have-a-poop-problem-or-is-it-conservative-propaganda/835776)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-san-francisco-really-have-a-poop-problem-or-is-it-conservative-propaganda/835776 "2022-11-03T22:40:52Z")
This has been a popular conservative talking point over the past few months: San Francisco, traditionally a very liberal city that spawned right wing hated Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, is so over run with homeless dr… --- ## [Genius car phone holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-car-phone-holder/974006)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-car-phone-holder/974006 "2022-11-03T16:42:21Z")
I’ve tried a few phone holders. This one clamps tight to the vent, without blocking it, and is solid. The phone does not move when driving. And when the phone is not in the holder, you don’t see the holder, unlike most … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=186)