# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=200 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 201 --- ## [“Terrible Maps”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-maps/916946)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-maps/916946 "2022-07-27T14:55:26Z")
I love this article on terrible maps. But many of them are cool, and I’ll never have trouble finding Kentucky again. --- ## [Blood brain barrier and Alzheimer's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-brain-barrier-and-alzheimers/941307)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-brain-barrier-and-alzheimers/941307 "2022-07-27T14:02:25Z")
There is a fascinating article in this month’s Scientific American. There is no point in linking to it since it is behind a paywall. But I will try to summarize the salient features. It describes a series of experimen… --- ## [We've got Monkeypox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-monkeypox/180552)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-got-monkeypox/180552 "2022-07-27T04:56:11Z")
It’s official. The United States has Monkeypox! I hereby nominate Monkeypox as the funniest disease name ever. I demand that we make it a matter of national policy to immediate contract lemurpox and orangapox. Not to … --- ## [My package takes a road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-package-takes-a-road-trip/968473)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-package-takes-a-road-trip/968473 "2022-07-27T00:17:00Z")
So I order a pound of coffee from an established company on the Fourth of July, hoping to see it within a week. While I have yet to receive it, I have been following it via Fed-Ex tracking and apparently it is on a hell… --- ## [Working from home: Do you masturbate during work hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-from-home-do-you-masturbate-during-work-hours/951282)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-from-home-do-you-masturbate-during-work-hours/951282 "2022-07-26T21:04:18Z")
poll Settling a bet with Mrs. A … and hoping for some fun stories to read over the weekend. --- ## [Messaging App Notification Option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messaging-app-notification-option/968597)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messaging-app-notification-option/968597 "2022-07-26T15:46:16Z")
Just in case any of you are involved in or know someone involved in the development of one of the various messaging apps in the world (Whatsapp, Slack, Instagram, Microsoft Teams, etc.), I just wanted to suggest a smarte… --- ## [Update from fake homeless guy GoFundMe case from 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-from-fake-homeless-guy-gofundme-case-from-2017/968450)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-from-fake-homeless-guy-gofundme-case-from-2017/968450 "2022-07-25T18:05:51Z")
I’d forgotten about this. A couple claimed a homeless man gave the wife $20 for gas when she was stranded. They started a GoFundMe, supposedly for the homeless guy, that raised over $400,000. All three were in on the sca… --- ## [The bad, bad, bad gas costs too much thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-gas-costs-too-much-thread/968360)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-gas-costs-too-much-thread/968360 "2022-07-25T11:49:22Z")
If you didn’t need gas for your gigantic SUV or muscle car what would you buy? I would buy a small Island😁 or shoes. --- ## [Squatty potty commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatty-potty-commercial/966263)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatty-potty-commercial/966263 "2022-07-25T03:34:47Z")
Yeah, I know there are supposed to be no commercials in the boards. But this one is just too funny and I hope they will let it be. --- ## [If I Just Must, I'll Start The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-just-must-ill-start-the-mmp/968138)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-just-must-ill-start-the-mmp/968138 "2022-07-25T03:33:06Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, or not. The big item on today’s agenda is men’s night over to the church … --- ## [The proper order of things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-order-of-things/968380)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-order-of-things/968380 "2022-07-25T00:25:10Z")
There is a debate in my house, and your opinion will determine whether this marriage - nay, even the continued existence of the universe as we know it - shall survive. It’s knife, fork and spoon, am I right? This is the… --- ## [There's A Poltergeist In My Bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-poltergeist-in-my-bed/968464)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-poltergeist-in-my-bed/968464 "2022-07-24T23:09:49Z")
Okay, anyone who knows me, knows that I am very skeptical. So Poltergeist is at the bottom of the list, if even on it. But I’ll tell you the story. It actually began when I was a child. Coïncidentally I had just heard o… --- ## [Driving the speed limit or less is fun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-speed-limit-or-less-is-fun/968327)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-the-speed-limit-or-less-is-fun/968327 "2022-07-24T15:08:16Z")
We live a few miles outside a small town (population 1408). The road that goes into town begins 15 miles north of here, where the speed limit is 55, but everyone does 65. Once the road reaches us, the limit drops to 4… --- ## [Catching a Skink in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-a-skink-in-the-house/968262)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-a-skink-in-the-house/968262 "2022-07-23T23:49:11Z")
Last evening my wife said “Eek” as in a cartoon and pointed to a skink running across the carpet. Dog, mini Aussie, was interested, but not attempting to catch. Those guys are fast, close to the floor, and I’m old and o… --- ## [Google employee says they have sentient AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-employee-says-they-have-sentient-ai/966069)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-employee-says-they-have-sentient-ai/966069 "2022-07-23T19:28:19Z")
Call Neo and Morpheus and Trinity --- ## [Woman wakes from two year coma and names attacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-wakes-from-two-year-coma-and-names-attacker/968232)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-wakes-from-two-year-coma-and-names-attacker/968232 "2022-07-23T17:45:49Z")
And the attacker is her brother. TLDR: The woman was severely hacked with an axe or machete, and left laying on her couch to die. Police find no evidence to charge anyone. She wakes two year later and identifies her br… --- ## [Who had the return of polio on your 2022 Bingo card? (It's only one case so far; it's not the end of the world) {July 21, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-the-return-of-polio-on-your-2022-bingo-card-its-only-one-case-so-far-its-not-the-end-of-the-world-july-21-2022/968337)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-the-return-of-polio-on-your-2022-bingo-card-its-only-one-case-so-far-its-not-the-end-of-the-world-july-21-2022/968337 "2022-07-23T00:11:12Z")
The first U.S. case of polio in about a decade has been detected in New York state. --- ## [Professions where dominant hand makes a difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professions-where-dominant-hand-makes-a-difference/965764)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professions-where-dominant-hand-makes-a-difference/965764 "2022-07-22T23:38:18Z")
In baseball, a team will try to balance its lineup and bullpen with left-handed hitters and pitchers. And ideally you want a left-handed first baseman so they can stretch far with their gloved hand while facing the infie… --- ## [Ever heard the expression- "I don't know if I'm washin' or hangin' out!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-the-expression-i-dont-know-if-im-washin-or-hangin-out/727862)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-the-expression-i-dont-know-if-im-washin-or-hangin-out/727862 "2022-07-22T23:25:46Z")
I grew up in the North Georgia mountains and both of my grandmothers (born in 1920 and 1925) used this expression commonly. “I don’t know if I’m washing or hanging out (to dry)” is a reference to doing the laundry. The… --- ## [Caitlin Jensen paralyzed after visit with chiropractor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlin-jensen-paralyzed-after-visit-with-chiropractor/967912)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlin-jensen-paralyzed-after-visit-with-chiropractor/967912 "2022-07-22T23:03:45Z")
There are good chiropractors. I know several people that have relied on them for years. My mom had extreme hip pain and could barely walk. The doctor gave her a steroid shot. Worked great for a few months. She needed a 2… --- ## [How to see a Dr faster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-see-a-dr-faster/968345)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-see-a-dr-faster/968345 "2022-07-22T21:12:32Z")
If you have been waiting for 20+ minutes tell them you want to reschedule For me this moves me to the top of the list. I’ve only done it around 4 times but it worked for all 4. They don’t want to reschedule. --- ## [A conversation with my little biting friend, Willie the Wasp. (Yeah I know bees and wasps do not bite...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-with-my-little-biting-friend-willie-the-wasp-yeah-i-know-bees-and-wasps-do-not-bite/968016)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-with-my-little-biting-friend-willie-the-wasp-yeah-i-know-bees-and-wasps-do-not-bite/968016 "2022-07-22T20:27:14Z")
I’m sitting in the toilet at rehab, as one does. Over in the corner I see a struggling bug thingy. Yep, it’s Willie, Willie the Wasp! Man he is in his death throes. I started telling him about his brethren out of doors… --- ## [Your Life. In Chart Form](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-in-chart-form/968288)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-in-chart-form/968288 "2022-07-22T17:19:42Z")
I enjoyed this tidbit from Bored Panda. Some amusing charts from someone who clearly has too much time on their hands. --- ## [Unusual car problems you had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-car-problems-you-had/967817)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-car-problems-you-had/967817 "2022-07-22T15:22:18Z")
I had a drive shaft break off. Also my hood flew up , I was able to pull over without wrecking. Car Battery was stolen. --- ## [Entirely Benign, Appropriate Things That Make You Seethe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102 "2022-07-22T10:40:10Z")
My sunroom is my favorite room in the house. In the summer, I love to hang out in the room in my underwear. Because of the fences, tree cover, etc., you can’t see in from any of my neighbors’ properties except for one.… --- ## [Unsafe working conditions? Take it or leave it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsafe-working-conditions-take-it-or-leave-it/968011)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsafe-working-conditions-take-it-or-leave-it/968011 "2022-07-21T23:48:41Z")
My adult daughter, who has a mild learning disability, as been employed as a bus aide for about a year. The job suits her almost perfectly as she has a license but doesn’t drive. She gets picked up and dropped off in fro… --- ## ["Holograms" come a big step closer to reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holograms-come-a-big-step-closer-to-reality/968318)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holograms-come-a-big-step-closer-to-reality/968318 "2022-07-21T13:41:46Z")
“Holograms”, by which I mean the kind of 3D imaging often shown in science fiction movies and TV shows, not the real-life coherent light interferometric wavelength construction. Think of Princess Leia’s recording in the … --- ## [Statues of Breaking Bad's Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to go up in Albuquerque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statues-of-breaking-bads-walter-white-and-jesse-pinkman-to-go-up-in-albuquerque/968211)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statues-of-breaking-bads-walter-white-and-jesse-pinkman-to-go-up-in-albuquerque/968211 "2022-07-21T12:16:15Z")
Interesting, because these are going up courtesy of Sony and showrunner Vance Gilligan, not like the TV Land statues that went up years ago in Salem, New York, Minneapolis, and elsewhere Here are the TV Land statues … --- ## [Direct Hit by Solar Storm Predicted for July 19th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-hit-by-solar-storm-predicted-for-july-19th/968120)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-hit-by-solar-storm-predicted-for-july-19th/968120 "2022-07-20T19:25:58Z")
\*\*At last.A story about something other than Donald Trump. \*\* :skull\_and\_crossbones: --- ## [Odd error message with most google sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-error-message-with-most-google-sites/968235)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-error-message-with-most-google-sites/968235 "2022-07-20T15:16:53Z")
Is anyone else getting this novel error message with any google search? www.google.com is blocked www.google.com refused to connect. ERR\_BLOCKED\_BY\_RESPONSE I get it from any google search, also google maps, but gm… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=201)