# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=198 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 199 --- ## [Did Google have a brief hiccup around 6:35 pm (pacific time) today (Mon.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-google-have-a-brief-hiccup-around-6-35-pm-pacific-time-today-mon/969338)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-google-have-a-brief-hiccup-around-6-35-pm-pacific-time-today-mon/969338 "2022-08-13T09:58:37Z")
For about a minute, I tried three different searches, all resulting in a page that basically said “500 error”. Never happened before, and just hoping it wasn’t The Singularity, whatever that’s supposed to be. --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck is a Jewish Romanov. Possibly HR imperial Duchess Anatasia... Hard to believe, I know. But, I has the hard evidence. It's true, really. Okay, I hear the snickering. Hush!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-a-jewish-romanov-possibly-hr-imperial-duchess-anatasia-hard-to-believe-i-know-but-i-has-the-hard-evidence-its-true-really-okay-i-hear-the-snickering-hush/969186)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-a-jewish-romanov-possibly-hr-imperial-duchess-anatasia-hard-to-believe-i-know-but-i-has-the-hard-evidence-its-true-really-okay-i-hear-the-snickering-hush/969186 "2022-08-13T04:08:37Z")
My Daddy’s forbearers emigrated to America in the late 1800s. They had some strange religion no one knew how to spell, Judaism. I guess. They were from Middle Europe and southern Russia. The pograms sent them fleeing. Hi… --- ## [Take the Colbert Questionnert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-colbert-questionnert/969345)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-colbert-questionnert/969345 "2022-08-12T23:13:52Z")
Stephen Colbert does a thing with some guests where he asks them fifteen questions meant to truly reveal their personality. You, too, should take the Colbert Questionnert. Here are the questions: What is the best san… --- ## [Ask the guy who got the monkey pox vaccine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-got-the-monkey-pox-vaccine/969446)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-got-the-monkey-pox-vaccine/969446 "2022-08-12T17:40:45Z")
Mods, wasn’t sure if this belongs here or QZ. I’m thinking this will be a short thread. The monkey pox vaccine was given to me on Sunday, August 7 at 1700, 5 PM. I do fit the criteria for the vaccine as a man who has se… --- ## [Trendy buzzwords that you wish you could just blow up into smithereens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-buzzwords-that-you-wish-you-could-just-blow-up-into-smithereens/749223)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-buzzwords-that-you-wish-you-could-just-blow-up-into-smithereens/749223 "2022-08-12T07:38:30Z")
Doesn’t necessarily have to be slang (Goat forbid, then, that they’ve entered our lexicon!) proactive is it what it is empowerment self-starter bromance run it up the flagpole vacay staycation bae feels like th… --- ## [Global warning prediction, 110 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warning-prediction-110-years-ago/969496)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warning-prediction-110-years-ago/969496 "2022-08-11T23:12:02Z")
See this from New Zealand: Notice that those amounts are in billions (American style billions) of tons. --- ## [Draining Lake Superior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draining-lake-superior/969334)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draining-lake-superior/969334 "2022-08-11T02:20:11Z")
I have posted before about draining Lake Erie. It’s shallow, it slopes towards Niagara Falls, piece of cake. But what about draining Lake Superior? It would be a hell of a lot of work but just imagine walking up to the … --- ## [Just little bits of enjoyment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144 "2022-08-10T21:48:53Z")
In these troubled times, I hope posters will enjoy and share some minor pleasures - here are mine: I just got a new pair of slippers and they are jolly comfortable :wink: on my latest visit to the dentist, she pron… --- ## [Help me unpack this : The world is getting happier but The world is also getting more Mental Health Conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-unpack-this-the-world-is-getting-happier-but-the-world-is-also-getting-more-mental-health-conditions/969389)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-unpack-this-the-world-is-getting-happier-but-the-world-is-also-getting-more-mental-health-conditions/969389 "2022-08-10T02:15:40Z")
Quote 1: “The World As A Whole Is Getting Happier” Quote 2 : “Mental health conditions are increasing worldwide. Mainly because of demographic changes, there has been a 13% rise in mental health conditions and substance… --- ## [The Middle Ages Never Happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-ages-never-happened/969074)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-ages-never-happened/969074 "2022-08-09T21:23:50Z")
At least according to “historian” Heribert Illig. According to him, when making the switch to the Gregorian calendar, the years 614 AD to 911 AD were skipped, and as such just didn’t happen. He argues that the lack of mu… --- ## [Making Distinctions, Hoarding and Intolerance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-distinctions-hoarding-and-intolerance/969273)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-distinctions-hoarding-and-intolerance/969273 "2022-08-09T13:59:33Z")
I am reading a pop psychology book about distinctions which makes many interesting points. Not sure I buy them all, so interested what other Dopers think. The book starts off with an ancient philosophy problem. You ke… --- ## [My line would have been better. (Quotes/comebacks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-line-would-have-been-better-quotes-comebacks/969344)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-line-would-have-been-better-quotes-comebacks/969344 "2022-08-09T02:56:31Z")
Or: I wish I was in their shoes. We’ve all heard of or seen situations where we would have had the opportunity to deliver the perfect line but those involved blew their chance. I have 3. I’m sure you’ve got a few good o… --- ## [Tell us about your worst vacation ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-worst-vacation-ever/968619)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-worst-vacation-ever/968619 "2022-08-08T22:21:08Z")
Mine happened about 20 years ago. There were 14 of us - all family - sharing a large house for a week. 'round about day 3, a couple folks got a stomach bug. A day or 2 later, probably half the people in the house were ha… --- ## [Selling Deodorant - Men vs Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-deodorant-men-vs-women/968847)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-deodorant-men-vs-women/968847 "2022-08-08T20:53:40Z")
It seems like a lot of stuff men use to smell and sweat less have names which are masculine, but really kind of bizarre. Arctic Force. Manly. Canadians know it takes toughness to fight the cold. And a whole bunch of … --- ## [Battery breakthrough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-breakthrough/969248)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-breakthrough/969248 "2022-08-08T20:37:21Z")
Not sure which forum this goes in; will take a guess at this one. It doesn’t seem to me to be exactly Factual Questions, but it might be; but putting it here should give more possible range to the discussion. (No, disco… --- ## [Jack Batty - Traveling Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-batty-traveling-doper/964113)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-batty-traveling-doper/964113 "2022-08-08T17:51:02Z")
A spin off of Meet Bob. Some of you may have noticed my Meet Bob thread in which I introduced my dog two years ago and our ensuing adventures. Scroll to the end of that thread and you’ll see we are now on the road with … --- ## [Ivana Trump is dead at 73](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivana-trump-is-dead-at-73/967969)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivana-trump-is-dead-at-73/967969 "2022-08-08T14:01:34Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/politics/ivana-trump-death/index.html Ivana Trump, an ex-wife of Donald Trump, has died in her home in New York City, the former President posted on Truth Social. There was no word on a … --- ## [The Slugabed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slugabed-mmp/968910)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slugabed-mmp/968910 "2022-08-08T03:16:59Z")
It’s nearly lunchtime over here and there’s no new MMP, thus I am taking it upon myself to start one for you! You is clearly all being slugabeds today! In other news, it’s 19c/66f with a predicted high of 23c/73f and i… --- ## [Queen Elizabeth could become longest serving monarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-could-become-longest-serving-monarch/968447)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-could-become-longest-serving-monarch/968447 "2022-08-08T03:15:01Z")
Louis XIV of France has the record now at 72 years. He started at age 5 and had regents until age 14. She’s at 70 years now. I’m sure she knows these numbers. I think this may play a slight role in her not… --- ## [Secrets to happiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-to-happiness/969034)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-to-happiness/969034 "2022-08-07T22:08:20Z")
No, 14 Don’t lose your ability to be amazed. --- ## [Audubon society changing name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audubon-society-changing-name/968926)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audubon-society-changing-name/968926 "2022-08-07T20:00:09Z")
For now just the Seattle group. He’s accused of owning slaves and being a racist. --- ## [Ft. Lauderdale FL — Video Shows Lamborghini Urus Speed Through Stop Sign, T-Bone Car, Fly Into Roof of Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ft-lauderdale-fl-video-shows-lamborghini-urus-speed-through-stop-sign-t-bone-car-fly-into-roof-of-home/969108)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ft-lauderdale-fl-video-shows-lamborghini-urus-speed-through-stop-sign-t-bone-car-fly-into-roof-of-home/969108 "2022-08-07T17:35:02Z")
Video Shows Lamborghini Urus Speed Through Stop Sign, T-Bone Car, Fly Into Roof of Home The high-dollar SUV was reportedly a rental from Miami. BY LUCAS BELL AUG 4, 2022 I try to check cross-traffic when the light tu… --- ## [Acronyms you misunderstood and gave a false meaning/etymology to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-you-misunderstood-and-gave-a-false-meaning-etymology-to/968551)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-you-misunderstood-and-gave-a-false-meaning-etymology-to/968551 "2022-08-07T03:07:15Z")
Saw the acronym POSSLQ in this thread, and was confused because it seemed to describe a heterosexual relationship… You see, I thought the acronym in question meant Person of Same Sex Lesbian Queer. I have no idea where… --- ## [Can you install Windows 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-11-on-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra/969151)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-11-on-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra/969151 "2022-08-07T01:46:49Z")
The tablet has 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD for storage. I would like to run a particular illustration program and though an Android version exists it is much poorer than the one I use on my Windows laptop. Could I install Windo… --- ## [Grill with rotisserie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grill-with-rotisserie/969123)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grill-with-rotisserie/969123 "2022-08-06T23:15:36Z")
Anybody know of a propane bbq grill that comes with a rotisserie attachment or maybe just a grill model that one can add a rotisserie kit without having to modify it. Thanks. --- ## [What I learned on my most recent European vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-my-most-recent-european-vacation/968212)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-my-most-recent-european-vacation/968212 "2022-08-06T19:58:47Z")
Americans are the rudest mother f’ers on Earth. The only time I encountered rude people, invariably they were American tourists. There were times a European went out of their way to help me far beyond what an American … --- ## [(Need answer fast) I'm writing a will soon, what info do I need to leave money to a friend in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-im-writing-a-will-soon-what-info-do-i-need-to-leave-money-to-a-friend-in-the-uk/968553)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-im-writing-a-will-soon-what-info-do-i-need-to-leave-money-to-a-friend-in-the-uk/968553 "2022-08-06T15:08:41Z")
Most of my assets will be split between my nieces and nephews. But I wanted to leave lump sums to a few people and charities also. I have a friend in the UK I"ve known for 20+ years. I know her first and last name, date… --- ## [Adventures in bad logo design - August 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-bad-logo-design-august-2022/969113)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-bad-logo-design-august-2022/969113 "2022-08-06T11:11:25Z")
Being a former graphic artist (well, not that I ever really stopped, just don’t do it professionally much anymore) I enjoy listicle-style articles featuring bad logos. Often these bear unfortunate resemblances to embarra… --- ## [What's the deal with all the "air duct cleaning services" posts on FB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-air-duct-cleaning-services-posts-on-fb/969037)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-air-duct-cleaning-services-posts-on-fb/969037 "2022-08-05T10:38:26Z")
I routinely see them in groups I’m a member of. I assume it is some kind of scam. Assuming so, how does the scam work? (I tried Googling the answer, but didn’t find much.) On one page it said someone will visit your hou… --- ## [South Korea launches lunar satellite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-launches-lunar-satellite/969125)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-launches-lunar-satellite/969125 "2022-08-05T02:17:05Z")
South Korea has launched a lunar satellite, Danuri (Korean for “enjoy the moon”) which is intended to scan the lunar surface at the poles, particularly the south pole, on a year-long mission to search for possible future… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=197) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=199)