# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=188 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 189 --- ## [Pass The Turkey, Eh? A (Canadian)Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-turkey-eh-a-canadian-thanksgiving-mmp/972997)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-turkey-eh-a-canadian-thanksgiving-mmp/972997 "2022-10-17T07:10:09Z")
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian Mumpers, happy Indigenous Peoples Day to our Native American/First Nations Mumpers, and Happy Puck Drop Week to any other NHL fans out there. I do get mistaken for Canadian a lot. Som… --- ## [Missouri woman escapes home after being held captive for weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-woman-escapes-home-after-being-held-captive-for-weeks/973283)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-woman-escapes-home-after-being-held-captive-for-weeks/973283 "2022-10-17T05:54:39Z")
I’ve seen other reports that the victim weighed under 90 lbs. She had a horrific experience locked up in this asshole’s basement. Whipped and raped repeatedly. Thankfully she escaped and neighbors helped her. Cite Court… --- ## [GOP candidates are campaigning on non-existent litter boxes in schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidates-are-campaigning-on-non-existent-litter-boxes-in-schools/973256)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidates-are-campaigning-on-non-existent-litter-boxes-in-schools/973256 "2022-10-17T01:21:15Z")
Why are GOP candidates upset about non-existent litter boxes in schools? Because of the wave of non-existent students identifying as cats, of course. I worry that The Onion might go out of business. Parody may be dyin… --- ## [Florida Dads Shoot Each Others Daughters in Road Rage Incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-dads-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-road-rage-incident/973264)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-dads-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-road-rage-incident/973264 "2022-10-16T22:17:44Z")
I think this is the most American headline of 2022. Apparently a road rage incident escalated until one idiot 1 threw a water bottle at idiot 2, and who responded by firing a few rounds into idiot 1’ s car, hitting his … --- ## [Have you ever won a free meal with a business card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-won-a-free-meal-with-a-business-card/973281)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-won-a-free-meal-with-a-business-card/973281 "2022-10-16T20:11:33Z")
Just curious. You used to see these draw-a-business-card things a lot more often near restaurant entrances. --- ## [Arrest made in Stockton, CA serial killings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308 "2022-10-16T19:51:00Z")
I’m surprised not to see anything else about this on this site. In short, at least 6 people have been shot and killed in the Stockton, CA area in recent months, and authorities have a suspect in custody - and they belie… --- ## [Beyond Meat Coo arrested for biting a man's nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-meat-coo-arrested-for-biting-a-mans-nose/971908)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-meat-coo-arrested-for-biting-a-mans-nose/971908 "2022-10-16T12:39:51Z")
From the article: Beyond Meat Chief Operating Officer Doug Ramsey was arrested this weekend after allegedly biting a man’s nose in an Arkansas parking garage following a college football game. Ramsey, 53, was charged w… --- ## [Days Out In South East England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-out-in-south-east-england/963956)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-out-in-south-east-england/963956 "2022-10-16T11:36:38Z")
Greetings. Let me introduce a few interesting places to you. If you’re taking a trip over here, I might persuade you to visit a couple of them; or maybe you’ll just find these stories interesting. This is my neck of the … --- ## [Parachuting from 23 miles up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872 "2022-10-15T23:07:16Z")
Damned if I can get my link to work. Monday some dude is going 120,000 feet (6000 pesos) above ground. High enough that the claim is he will break the sound barrier. Going to look for a different link. --- ## [Putin Parody In Back Pain Commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-parody-in-back-pain-commercial/973160)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-parody-in-back-pain-commercial/973160 "2022-10-15T21:50:53Z")
For a few years, a manufacturer of a popular back pain remedy has had commercials using a wooden marionette. They have a new commercial where the puppet is weightlifting, gets back pain, takes the medicine, removes need… --- ## [A senior care support thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-senior-care-support-thread/970503)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-senior-care-support-thread/970503 "2022-10-15T13:20:37Z")
I’ve been thinking about starting this thread for a while, and then seeing a few posts over in this thread: … made it clear that many Dopers are dealing with these issues. I expect that a thread in which we can share o… --- ## [Computers - my how they've grown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-my-how-theyve-grown/972830)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-my-how-theyve-grown/972830 "2022-10-15T01:31:52Z")
Recently ordered a new laptop with 24GB or RAM and a 1TB SDD. Comparing that to my first PC, it has almost 50 thousand times as much memory (compared to 512KB) and a little under 1.5 million times as much disk space (2 x… --- ## ["Anti-Woke" Bank soon to be put to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-woke-bank-soon-to-be-put-to-sleep/973197)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-woke-bank-soon-to-be-put-to-sleep/973197 "2022-10-14T23:54:37Z")
“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos (futurism.com) This bank was for those that think Wall Street is a hive of liberal villainy, I guess. Of course, freeing themselves from all those liberal st… --- ## [Yearning for Frugality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearning-for-frugality/973023)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearning-for-frugality/973023 "2022-10-14T23:04:48Z")
Throughout my life, whenever I’d hear about lottery winners raking in 40-50 million bucks, my reaction was always : “I wouldn’t know what to do with that much money.” Sure, I guess I’d buy a house, put a significant po… --- ## [Strangest thing you discovered when you moved in your place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-you-discovered-when-you-moved-in-your-place/759932)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-you-discovered-when-you-moved-in-your-place/759932 "2022-10-14T21:22:08Z")
Like weird mags or a secret basement etc --- ## [They Grow Up So Suddenly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-grow-up-so-suddenly/973157)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-grow-up-so-suddenly/973157 "2022-10-14T17:31:29Z")
Seemingly out of nowhere, Vaderling asked to make dinner himself, for us and Gma n Gpa Vader two weeks ago. Well, he takes his culinary cues from his mother, a solid but uninspiring provider of bland nutrition and fiber… --- ## [I got a phone call...from the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-phone-call-from-the-future/973206)
**Author:** [@Joeu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joeu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-phone-call-from-the-future/973206 "2022-10-14T06:19:14Z")
Sometimes the space-time continuum gets messed up. This morning, I got a call from the future. The phone rang, and I answered, and a young man said “Hi Grandpa! Good morning!” I said “You have the wrong number” And … --- ## [Do you track anyone's phone? Does anyone track yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-track-anyones-phone-does-anyone-track-yours/972047)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-track-anyones-phone-does-anyone-track-yours/972047 "2022-10-14T04:21:25Z")
In another thread, a poster said: Just last weekend we were at our friends’ house, and the couple in their 60s said something about their 32-yr old daughter tracing their phones. How many of you track someone else’s p… --- ## [Did I assemble this spinning wheel correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-assemble-this-spinning-wheel-correctly/973128)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-assemble-this-spinning-wheel-correctly/973128 "2022-10-14T04:17:29Z")
We just moved my husband’s parents from FL to MD, and I had to disassemble the spinning wheel my FIL built in order to transport it safely. Unfortunately, I didn’t take a photo before I took it apart and I’m not positive… --- ## [How a helicopter crashed a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-helicopter-crashed-a-plane/972983)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-helicopter-crashed-a-plane/972983 "2022-10-13T14:46:04Z")
I admit that helicopter doesn’t look like a threat. He’s landed and far down the runway. Look what happens to the plane. :astonished: That’s known as dirty air from turbulence. News reports said the pilot did one go a… --- ## [Vets - do you wear "vet" clothing? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778 "2022-10-13T07:25:15Z")
It seems as though I’ve been seeing more folk wearing clothing - most often baseball caps - with writing saying they are a veteran - either of a particular era or a particular branch. Most common are black baseball caps… --- ## [Did you see the NYT Article on Yeshivas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424 "2022-10-12T23:37:40Z")
Did you see Sunday’s article on Yeshivas in the New York area? The Orthodox site I follow is going nuts. They are not pointing out mistakes. They are just upset. In any case, the Times reported on the poor education (a… --- ## [POTUS announces major federal marijuana reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-announces-major-federal-marijuana-reform/972839)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-announces-major-federal-marijuana-reform/972839 "2022-10-12T22:51:32Z")
POTUS announced a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana. The Attorney General will develop an administrative process for the issuance of certificates of pardon to eligible individuals. T… --- ## [Job change/relationship advice needed (A lot of moving parts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-change-relationship-advice-needed-a-lot-of-moving-parts/973084)
**Author:** [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-change-relationship-advice-needed-a-lot-of-moving-parts/973084 "2022-10-12T22:14:03Z")
I need some advice. I’m in my thirties, married with two kids, and have been at my current place for 7 years. I have 10 total years of experience as a project engineer. This isn’t really important information but does gi… --- ## [A request for all Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-all-dopers/973055)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-all-dopers/973055 "2022-10-12T19:18:53Z")
My father died, and I have to go to his funeral next week. A friend of mine quit breathing early yesterday morning, and despite all efforts, he is gone. My request is simple: For a minimum of about a week I need all o… --- ## [Have you ever visited a Trump property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-visited-a-trump-property/968248)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-visited-a-trump-property/968248 "2022-10-12T18:57:17Z")
Note that this thread is not meant to discuss Donald Trump himself, or his politics. Just if you’ve visited a Trump property–casinos, golf courses, hotels, whatever–and what your impression of the property (or propertie… --- ## [Misunderstood plurals, or possibly just weird linguistic stuffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-plurals-or-possibly-just-weird-linguistic-stuffs/972778)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-plurals-or-possibly-just-weird-linguistic-stuffs/972778 "2022-10-12T18:12:04Z")
The recent tread about oxen made me want to post about an issue I had recently listening to a podcast that involved those magnificent beasts the aurochs. Unfortunately the podcasters failed to realize “ochs” here is just… --- ## [Don't Blame Me -- I Voted for M&Ms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-m-ms/973074)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-m-ms/973074 "2022-10-11T23:03:51Z")
With Halloween approaching, the people at the shopping service Instacart have released what they claim is a state-by-state listing of the favorite candy in each state. Their results: The most favorite candy in 15 states … --- ## [Any Murfreesboro, TN Dopers Still Lurking About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-murfreesboro-tn-dopers-still-lurking-about/972809)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-murfreesboro-tn-dopers-still-lurking-about/972809 "2022-10-11T12:41:27Z")
I know there used to be a fair to middlin’ number of folks who posted here who live there. I have a friend who recently had to relocate there from California (TL;DR version, she was in an abusive relationship, had to get… --- ## [CBD for arthritis: Does it help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbd-for-arthritis-does-it-help/973018)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbd-for-arthritis-does-it-help/973018 "2022-10-11T03:03:30Z")
I have osteoarthritis in a few of my fingers, and a couple of them are stiff and painful. Over-the-counter pain medications don’t have much effect. My wife was talking with a couple of people she knows recently, and th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=189)