# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=201 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 202 --- ## [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… --- ## [What is it with Facebook ads for restaurants that don't mention their location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-facebook-ads-for-restaurants-that-dont-mention-their-location/968069)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-facebook-ads-for-restaurants-that-dont-mention-their-location/968069 "2022-07-20T15:01:57Z")
I’ve been seeing this kind of thing a lot: An advert on Facebook for a brick and mortar restaurant, nothing wrong there (especially given the usually weird crap that comes up on Facebook ads). Except there is no geogr… --- ## [Explosion at Hoover Dam {July 19, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-hoover-dam-july-19-2022/968213)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-hoover-dam-july-19-2022/968213 "2022-07-20T15:00:01Z")
There’s been an explosion at Hoover Dam; depending on who you believe, it was either small or massive. The fire has been put out, and there are no reports of any damage to the dam’s integrity, according to the secon… --- ## [Original Sound of Music and Mary Poppins Vinyls at Goodwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-sound-of-music-and-mary-poppins-vinyls-at-goodwill/968239)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-sound-of-music-and-mary-poppins-vinyls-at-goodwill/968239 "2022-07-20T14:19:01Z")
Hey, so it’s been a few months since I’ve been here. Glad to see this old place hasn’t changed a bit. Anyway, I thought I’d tell all of you about some neat finds I got at Goodwill around a week ago. I went there with my… --- ## [Female Mechanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-mechanics/968163)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-mechanics/968163 "2022-07-20T07:30:01Z")
I note a lot of car repair and maintenance places are doing the right thing by having female mechanics and featuring a diversity of people in their advertisements. It’s positive. But I cannot recall having one of these… --- ## [Smash My Trash truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-my-trash-truck/968217)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-my-trash-truck/968217 "2022-07-19T21:16:01Z")
I was next to one of these today. The truck has a large, boom mounted, hydraulically driven, multi toothed roller that drives up to your loaded roll-off dumpster and beats the crap out of the trash to compact it. They ar… --- ## [Librarian claims there's no good children's books about Trump, but there are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/librarian-claims-theres-no-good-childrens-books-about-trump-but-there-are/968073)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/librarian-claims-theres-no-good-childrens-books-about-trump-but-there-are/968073 "2022-07-19T18:30:58Z")
A recent news article about an Iowa library that temporarily closed after staff resigned due to public complaints about their “liberal agenda” had me more confused than anything by the comments of one of the librarians w… --- ## [I'mmmmmm Back! :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immmmmm-back/968196)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immmmmm-back/968196 "2022-07-19T12:41:37Z")
After a lovely 3 1/2 weeks off, I’m all refreshed and glad to be back at work! :slight\_smile: Okay, who are we kidding. My body is still in shock from having to get up at 5:15 AM again, the commute to work on I-294 wa… --- ## [Stepping out of the TARDIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stepping-out-of-the-tardis/968172)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stepping-out-of-the-tardis/968172 "2022-07-19T09:03:52Z")
Soooooooooooooooooo… I’m back. What did I miss? --- ## [21 Dead at Elementary School W of San Antonio, TX {May 24, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-dead-at-elementary-school-w-of-san-antonio-tx-may-24-2022/965028)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-dead-at-elementary-school-w-of-san-antonio-tx-may-24-2022/965028 "2022-07-19T08:20:12Z")
14 (+ the shooter) … so far: It’s starting to look like guns might be at least part of the problem. :frowning: --- ## [What Is This Symbol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-symbol/968078)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-symbol/968078 "2022-07-19T05:11:01Z")
I have to tell you, I have been interested in religious symbolism at least since high school. Back then I was especially interested in the talisman from the 1958 horror film The Thing That Couldn’t Die. Here is the the t… --- ## [What if we never die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-never-die/968052)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-never-die/968052 "2022-07-19T02:16:18Z")
Yes, the question sounds crazy. Everyone dies, right? We see death all around us, and if we’re sufficiently aged, we’ve seen it happen to loved ones and friends. But… …(and I’m not going to pretend to understand the … --- ## [New things in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753 "2022-07-18T10:10:16Z")
Some of us have new boats. Some of us { cough } are lookin’ for new jobs. Some Mumpers are newly retired. New experiences for many Mumpers! … some are just same ol’ same ol’ and that’s okay, too. --- ## [Another "old doggie nearing the end" thread (long) (and sad): update, dog has died (07-14-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-doggie-nearing-the-end-thread-long-and-sad-update-dog-has-died-07-14-22/959907)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-doggie-nearing-the-end-thread-long-and-sad-update-dog-has-died-07-14-22/959907 "2022-07-17T15:56:09Z")
My Sweetie is 16 and the time is coming soon. I’ve done this Quality of Life Scale for Pets online calculator a couple of times over the past few weeks. On a scale of 8 to 80, I get 46. Here she is in better times. … --- ## [Be careful out there. Fireworks mishaps 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-out-there-fireworks-mishaps-2022-edition/967393)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-out-there-fireworks-mishaps-2022-edition/967393 "2022-07-17T00:28:54Z")
It’s that time of year when folks celebrate America by injuring themselves or their friends. Or worse, some will even die. I loved fireworks as a kid. But somehow the joy of watching things blow up has lost all its char… --- ## [I give up -- what happens when you get a group of Introverted Dogs together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up-what-happens-when-you-get-a-group-of-introverted-dogs-together/968005)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up-what-happens-when-you-get-a-group-of-introverted-dogs-together/968005 "2022-07-16T17:59:28Z")
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/07/13/introverted-dogs-meet-up-dog-park-jeanne-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wacky-world-of-jeanne-moos/ --- ## [988 new suicide hotline number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/988-new-suicide-hotline-number/968021)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/988-new-suicide-hotline-number/968021 "2022-07-16T08:16:47Z")
The Lifeline’s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005, and has been proven to be effective. It’s the counselors at these local crisis centers who answer the contacts the Lifeline receives ev… --- ## [Was everyone OK in this (incredibly scary) skydiving accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-everyone-ok-in-this-incredibly-scary-skydiving-accident/967769)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-everyone-ok-in-this-incredibly-scary-skydiving-accident/967769 "2022-07-15T21:19:53Z")
So this came up on my Twitter feed. This is scary AF, some real “Band of Brothers jumping over Normandy in heavy flak” type skydiving craziness: I can’t actually find a cite for what happened other than loads of “Woah… --- ## [Jim Thorpe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-thorpe/12997)
**Author:** [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-thorpe/12997 "2022-07-15T21:10:28Z")
Does anyone know of a good, recent biography of Jim Thorpe that isn’t written for kids? Can’t seem to find one–may have to write one myself. Bucky Oh, well. We can always make more killbots. --- ## [My wife has Bipolar 2 Disorder... and I need to vent/whine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-has-bipolar-2-disorder-and-i-need-to-vent-whine/966680)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-has-bipolar-2-disorder-and-i-need-to-vent-whine/966680 "2022-07-15T17:51:24Z")
My wife has Bipolar 2 Disorder (BP2). This has been devastating for her and getting her help is the most important thing (and we are getting her help), but this thread is going to be selfish. It’s not about her. It’s … --- ## [Breaking: Former Japanese PM Abe assassination attempt (2022-07-07) Update: Abe has died (2022-07-08)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-former-japanese-pm-abe-assassination-attempt-2022-07-07-update-abe-has-died-2022-07-08/967596)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-former-japanese-pm-abe-assassination-attempt-2022-07-07-update-abe-has-died-2022-07-08/967596 "2022-07-15T17:42:24Z")
A male attacker has been apprehended after shooting Shinzo Abe just minutes ago while he was giving a speech in the city of Nara. Abe was apparently hit in the chest, is unconscious, and may be near death. https://www… --- ## [Impressions Anyone? Cam of Walking In New York City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressions-anyone-cam-of-walking-in-new-york-city/967779)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressions-anyone-cam-of-walking-in-new-york-city/967779 "2022-07-15T06:06:23Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4WeAR7tctA So what are your impressions after watching this for a few minutes? For example the first thing which struck me was that I had thought from reading the media that New York Ci… --- ## [Advice needed: parking in Jersey, staying in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-parking-in-jersey-staying-in-nyc/967886)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-parking-in-jersey-staying-in-nyc/967886 "2022-07-15T04:32:51Z")
I am brining my daughter to New York City for a few days in August. We are driving down from Toronto, and staying in Manhattan, but I’d rather not drive IN to Manhattan (which I’ve done before and was not super pleasant… --- ## [Bubble ball bull games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-ball-bull-games/967954)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-ball-bull-games/967954 "2022-07-14T23:31:33Z")
This rodeo event has been around for some years and the fools keep coming forward for their chance to win a few hundred bucks if they outrun a BULL while wearing a bubble ball. Are they fucking nuts, and the crowd is la… --- ## [Circadian Medicine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circadian-medicine/967911)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circadian-medicine/967911 "2022-07-14T23:09:51Z")
I’m kind of fascinated by this article in the New York Times Magazine. Everyone knows that the body has a sleep/wake cycle regulated by ambient light and hormones like melatonin. This article discusses newer research s… --- ## [How to make sure clothes dry without a washer spin cycle? (Need answer or washer fix fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-sure-clothes-dry-without-a-washer-spin-cycle-need-answer-or-washer-fix-fast/967853)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-sure-clothes-dry-without-a-washer-spin-cycle-need-answer-or-washer-fix-fast/967853 "2022-07-14T11:13:51Z")
I had a small load of laundry in the washer, just a towel, some underwear, and socks. But after it finished, everything was waterlogged. I tried setting the washer back to rinse and spin, but nothing happens. I hear the … --- ## [Have you heard this origin story of the 50 star US flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-this-origin-story-of-the-50-star-us-flag/967519)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-this-origin-story-of-the-50-star-us-flag/967519 "2022-07-14T04:53:32Z")
You can read the whole story here. I have never heard it myself so I was curious how widespread it was. Kind of TLDR: In 1959 a junior in high school did a 50 star flag as a class project, as the flag at that point had … --- ## [OB-GYN from the San Francisco area is planning a floating clinic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ob-gyn-from-the-san-francisco-area-is-planning-a-floating-clinic/967823)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ob-gyn-from-the-san-francisco-area-is-planning-a-floating-clinic/967823 "2022-07-14T03:54:34Z")
“This is going to be a very large monetary effort that is funded by philanthropy and maybe a donated vessel,” said Dr. Meg Autry, an OB-GYN and professor at UCSF. “Basically a reproductive floating health clinic,” sa… --- ## [Interesting idea for a garden bench](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-idea-for-a-garden-bench/967836)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-idea-for-a-garden-bench/967836 "2022-07-13T23:01:57Z")
I saw this photo on bored panda. I’ve never thought about building in a pop-up table. It would be great for a paper plate with sandwiches and I would include a cut out for a coke can. It’s a simple concept. I’m looking … --- ## [Travel to Croatia - any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-croatia-any-tips/962074)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-croatia-any-tips/962074 "2022-07-13T15:04:27Z")
So the wife and and I are (hopefully) heading on our first post-Covid vacation the first 2 weeks of July. Kids are off at camp, so it’s just the old people. At the moment, we are booked with the following itinerary: F… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=200) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=202)