# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=203 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 204 --- ## [How are you enjoying the weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-enjoying-the-weekend/967354)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-enjoying-the-weekend/967354 "2022-07-06T22:28:54Z")
I am sipping Turkish coffee liberally laced with black sambuca, nibbling on 15 year old Tillamook white cheddar and listening to “Rocket Cottage” by Steeleye Span. The sun is out, the birds are singing and all is right … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Comatose mistaken ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984 "2022-07-06T12:13:35Z")
Yesterday, early AM, I woke up in a semi-coma, semi-aware, thoroughly confused state. I was alone in a pale blue room with a bright light to my left. I lay there trying to fathom what this was. My hands were bound. I he… --- ## [“The (Camp) Ritchie Boys”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-camp-ritchie-boys/967368)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-camp-ritchie-boys/967368 "2022-07-06T01:00:36Z")
Not usually moved by the content of 60 Minutes, but was fascinated by “The Ritchie Boys”, shown tonight, a group of a few hundred soldiers embedded in US WW2 army units who went through training in Maryland - and played … --- ## [We're On the Opposite Side of the Sun From Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun-from-christmas/966823)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun-from-christmas/966823 "2022-07-05T19:46:55Z")
As any of you who know by now must know, I am literally fascinated by otherwise mundane things. I think I’ve always been that way. Anyway, did you know as I write this, we are on the far opposite side of the Sun from Ch… --- ## [Capitol Towers fire in Moscow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-towers-fire-in-moscow/967374 "2022-07-05T09:31:30Z")
Damn, the video brings back some bad memories. Accident or sabotage? https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1543676523747676162?t=EV2XRicRBQW\_ZgQgXhpI7A&s=19 --- ## [We got ripped off so no fireworks show for us this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428 "2022-07-05T07:35:27Z")
sad thing is if you lived here this wouldn’t surprise you at all --- ## ["A Partial List of Mass Shootings in 2022" (so far)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-partial-list-of-mass-shootings-in-2022-so-far/967424)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-partial-list-of-mass-shootings-in-2022-so-far/967424 "2022-07-04T23:54:18Z")
(Gift link) The Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group that tracks gun violence using police reports, news coverage and other public sources, defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people wer… --- ## [$8 an inch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-an-inch/966789)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-an-inch/966789 "2022-07-04T18:04:56Z")
Sold a framed picture on Ebay. I bought a box from U-Haul to ship the picture, it is marked as 37" long, that is what I put in the listing. The picture sold and I was paid. I printed a shipping label and dropped it off a… --- ## [Goodbye cruel world! I've eaten an expired Altoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cruel-world-ive-eaten-an-expired-altoid/449784)
**Author:** [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cruel-world-ive-eaten-an-expired-altoid/449784 "2022-07-04T17:05:28Z")
I was looking in the cupboard for something when I came across a tin of Altoids mints. I can’t remember the last time I bought Altoids, and I have no idea what they were doing there. I popped one in my mouth and offered … --- ## [Unusually competent phishing attempt (PayPal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusually-competent-phishing-attempt-paypal/965519)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusually-competent-phishing-attempt-paypal/965519 "2022-07-04T14:13:05Z")
As I’m sure is true of most of you, I get multiple phishing/scam emails per day, most of them laughably crude that end up in the spam folder. This one was pretty good and made it past gmail’s filter. The return address … --- ## [My Cup Runneth Over - A Stanley Cup MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946 "2022-07-04T01:46:44Z")
The Colorado Avalanche have won the Cup, Jack Johnson has finally won the Cup after 2 near misses(he refused to sign with the Canes the year we won), And Corey Perry has now lost 3 straight Cup Finals, with 3 different t… --- ## [Everything Is Older Than You Think It is, Emoticon Dept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-is-older-than-you-think-it-is-emoticon-dept/967369)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-is-older-than-you-think-it-is-emoticon-dept/967369 "2022-07-04T01:41:32Z")
From the September 16, 1936 Harvard Lampoon, “Sentiment Simplified,” by Alan Gregg. Why not, instead of more or less ignoring punctuation as heretofore, make it of some real importance; make it the skeleton of a new an… --- ## [Supreme Court says Constitution protects right to carry a gun outside the home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-says-constitution-protects-right-to-carry-a-gun-outside-the-home/966692)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-says-constitution-protects-right-to-carry-a-gun-outside-the-home/966692 "2022-07-03T20:36:59Z")
While this has been mentioned in Stupid Gun News I believe it deserves its own thread: Frankly this seems to violate state’s rights (which is strongly supported by conservatives)–as well as being a poor idea. --- ## [Baby nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-nicknames/966550)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-nicknames/966550 "2022-07-03T03:38:36Z")
I’m sure I’m not the only one who does this, and I know we’ve discussed nicknames we give our pets, but what about our kids, grandkids, sibs, whatever? When my daughter was a baby/toddler, we called her either Poot or … --- ## [Trump: Where is my Gerald Ford?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-where-is-my-gerald-ford/967092)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-where-is-my-gerald-ford/967092 "2022-07-02T19:09:46Z")
Upon learning about the pardon requests submitted by Juliani and Meadows to tRump, I had to have a little chuckle. Who was going to give Trump a pardon? If Trump goes down, he is going to take others with him. So Donald … --- ## [I Lost My Last Uncle-Or-Aunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-last-uncle-or-aunt/967075)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-last-uncle-or-aunt/967075 "2022-07-02T17:08:35Z")
We technically buried my Uncle Carl May 5th. But there’s a reason why I share it now. It is still weighing heavily on my mind. I told my cousin that during the funeral. And it still is. Like I told many people at the ti… --- ## [I just moved from the US to Scotland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-moved-from-the-us-to-scotland/967034)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-moved-from-the-us-to-scotland/967034 "2022-07-01T06:25:10Z")
I lived almost all of my life in the US, but just one month ago I permanently moved to Scotland. The US felt like it was falling apart to me, and it seems to have only gotten worse in the last month. So far I like most … --- ## [Anyone else seriously considering leaving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483 "2022-07-01T00:14:31Z")
Don’t wish to host a pity party, and don’t suspect anyone will really care too much one way or the other, but I’m wondering if anyone else is thinking that it isn’t worth trying to figure out the new site. Yeah, I’m pre… --- ## [Elmo is now vaccinated against COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmo-is-now-vaccinated-against-covid/967117)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmo-is-now-vaccinated-against-covid/967117 "2022-06-30T18:15:57Z")
Sesame Workshop released a PSA about it yesterday. This means that Elmo is now protected against Muppet COVID, an extremely cute disease caused by muppet viruses made of tiny felt-covered ping pong balls with crescent m… --- ## [I just want to say how grateful I am for this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-say-how-grateful-i-am-for-this-board/967125)
**Author:** [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-say-how-grateful-i-am-for-this-board/967125 "2022-06-30T15:04:56Z")
I really appreciate the mature and down to earth atmosphere of this board. It’s a welcome respite from the seemingly constant anger that has infected the rest of the internet. Keep doing what you guys are doing. --- ## [So how many young women did you know, college & high school, who disappeared after finding themselves pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-young-women-did-you-know-college-high-school-who-disappeared-after-finding-themselves-pregnant/966874)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-young-women-did-you-know-college-high-school-who-disappeared-after-finding-themselves-pregnant/966874 "2022-06-30T13:58:39Z")
I can think of 3 right off the bat. Just up and disappeared one day. One poor set of parents kept calling and calling me for information I didn’t have, since we’d been friends. 1st year college. She was afraid to tell th… --- ## [A pivotal life decision you made in reaction to a news story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pivotal-life-decision-you-made-in-reaction-to-a-news-story/966989)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pivotal-life-decision-you-made-in-reaction-to-a-news-story/966989 "2022-06-30T01:21:44Z")
Tell us about a pivotal life decision you made in reaction to a news story! --- ## [Fake/Parody "Lost Pet" Flyers...have you seen any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-parody-lost-pet-flyers-have-you-seen-any/966975)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-parody-lost-pet-flyers-have-you-seen-any/966975 "2022-06-30T00:05:40Z")
I don’t know if this is a new thing, but I’ve seen several of these recently: In some cases these appear to be artistic viral campaigns while others are just people goofing around. I… --- ## [Problems with a Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-crow/966812)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-crow/966812 "2022-06-29T14:03:10Z")
A couple of days ago, I went to the local corner store for a couple of things. It’s only about three blocks away, and is an easy walk. Halfway to the store, there is a birch tree. A crow sat up in the branches, cawing… --- ## [No more Elvis-themed weddings in Las Vegas chapels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-elvis-themed-weddings-in-las-vegas-chapels/965533)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-elvis-themed-weddings-in-las-vegas-chapels/965533 "2022-06-29T13:50:26Z")
The licensing company that controls the name and image of Elvis Presley is ordering Las Vegas’s wedding chapels to immediately cease and desist from using Elvis impersonators in their ceremonies. The operators of these … --- ## [Downunder is awash with godless, curry eating, millennial migrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downunder-is-awash-with-godless-curry-eating-millennial-migrants/967030)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downunder-is-awash-with-godless-curry-eating-millennial-migrants/967030 "2022-06-29T11:25:28Z")
The results of the most recent (2021) Australian 5 year census are now being released. Australia is growing quickly, principally through immigrations and is more diverse and less religious than 2016. Australia’s popula… --- ## [What Maxine Waters and Madison Cawthorn have in common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-maxine-waters-and-madison-cawthorn-have-in-common/967052)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-maxine-waters-and-madison-cawthorn-have-in-common/967052 "2022-06-29T09:55:09Z")
They’re among the 1,048 Americans on Russia’s Shit, excuse me, Stop List (as of today) for offending Putin et al by criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or maybe just for dissing vodka in favor of other beverages. T… --- ## [Fetal citizenship and passports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetal-citizenship-and-passports/966965)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetal-citizenship-and-passports/966965 "2022-06-29T09:07:40Z")
This assumes that the anti-abortion laws are based on the fetus is a person, as opposed to some moral obligation on women to produce a child once her body starts making one that compels her to complete it. What citizens… --- ## [Do American School Children Leave Class When the Bell Rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-school-children-leave-class-when-the-bell-rings/735707)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-school-children-leave-class-when-the-bell-rings/735707 "2022-06-28T22:53:31Z")
Just something I’ve always wondered. In American tv shows going back to Happy Days and even My Three Sons, when the bell rings there is a great heave of movement as children erupt and leave the classroom. Never mind tha… --- ## [New federal holiday in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-federal-holiday-in-the-mmp/966482)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-federal-holiday-in-the-mmp/966482 "2022-06-28T04:34:51Z")
And its good for end of that horrible time to be formally recognized. I’m guessing that things might be confused tomorrow though. Many people won’t realize that it is a federal holiday so government offices will be clos… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=204)