# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=204 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 205 --- ## [Paying decent wage does not drive up costs a lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-decent-wage-does-not-drive-up-costs-a-lot/967012)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-decent-wage-does-not-drive-up-costs-a-lot/967012 "2022-06-28T04:05:35Z")
A true story here They have 8 locations in Seattle area --- ## [I need help with a word for incomplete/complete reporting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-a-word-for-incomplete-complete-reporting/966998)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-a-word-for-incomplete-complete-reporting/966998 "2022-06-28T02:25:22Z")
I am writing a report about a situation where a species is targeted by hunters, but reporting of successful kills is voluntary, not mandatory. Hence, the numbers reported do not necessarily reflect the total number of an… --- ## [Cloudflare sneezed. The internet caught a cold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudflare-sneezed-the-internet-caught-a-cold/966540)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudflare-sneezed-the-internet-caught-a-cold/966540 "2022-06-27T23:29:05Z")
Hopefully it will be cleared up soon, but as I type this tons of sites ate down because of something wrong at Cloudflare. A couple of unrelated sites I follow showed “500 Internal Server Error”, I guessed it might be Clo… --- ## [Corporate Speak That Pisses You Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-speak-that-pisses-you-off/928852)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-speak-that-pisses-you-off/928852 "2022-06-27T19:06:45Z")
My two contributions: Today I heard about a “Call Navigator” who would answer my call shortly when on hold for an hour. How about you staff your place to answer my fucking phone call? I just want an answer from a hu… --- ## [We are currently in the vanguard of the inner solar system!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-currently-in-the-vanguard-of-the-inner-solar-system/966188)
**Author:** [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-currently-in-the-vanguard-of-the-inner-solar-system/966188 "2022-06-27T17:43:29Z")
… if I have worked this out correctly. Even if I have, this will be simplistic, all figures are very approximate and much of this won’t apply any more in a few months. But the point is that wherever you are in the next f… --- ## [The Haboobs are here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haboobs-are-here/966712)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haboobs-are-here/966712 "2022-06-27T04:48:59Z")
We are getting our first rain in months. --- ## [Hey, bad bad bad Beck can eat 'drunkin' picante sauce. (Canned some to day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-bad-bad-bad-beck-can-eat-drunkin-picante-sauce-canned-some-to-day/966923)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-bad-bad-bad-beck-can-eat-drunkin-picante-sauce-canned-some-to-day/966923 "2022-06-27T04:16:36Z")
I didn’t have much to offer the cooks. I did a bunch of chopping, tho’. My sister is here (her recipe). Mid-D and the Li’l wrekker helped. Son-of-a-wrek helped as well. There is a bit of sugar in it. Not too much. We … --- ## [I'm Back from My Vacation WITH TRUMPISTS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-my-vacation-with-trumpists/964235)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-from-my-vacation-with-trumpists/964235 "2022-06-27T01:01:30Z")
I’m back from my vacation visiting my aunt and uncle…and it was the best vacation I’ve had in years. I could’ve spent the whole vacation just lazing about on their deck and I would’ve been happy. There’s the mountain v… --- ## [Canada and the United States: Constitutional mirror images](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-the-united-states-constitutional-mirror-images/966804)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-the-united-states-constitutional-mirror-images/966804 "2022-06-26T21:06:24Z")
The news in the past two days from south of the border is definitely interesting, and highlights that Canada and US are constitutional mirror images: US: Guns are good! and let’s do everything we can to ban abortions! … --- ## [Mass shooting outside gay bar in Oslo, Norway the night between 24-25 June](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-outside-gay-bar-in-oslo-norway-the-night-between-24-25-june/966839)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-outside-gay-bar-in-oslo-norway-the-night-between-24-25-june/966839 "2022-06-26T15:46:37Z")
Two people killed, 21 wounded. About 10 of them seriously. Today’s Pride parade in Oslo was canceled for security concerns, but there was a spontaneous unofficial parade. The shooting is being investigated as a terrori… --- ## [Older boy makes sure his younger classmate gets home safely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-boy-makes-sure-his-younger-classmate-gets-home-safely/966859)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-boy-makes-sure-his-younger-classmate-gets-home-safely/966859 "2022-06-26T11:26:48Z")
There’s so much negative news these days. I wanted to post something that reaffirms the good things that often go unnoticed. It’s a simple story. Older sister forgot to pickup her sibling from school. It’s not shown but… --- ## [Help a newbie with the Telegram app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-with-the-telegram-app/966621)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-with-the-telegram-app/966621 "2022-06-26T09:10:20Z")
I try to avoid unnecessary junk and apps on my computer, as most are merely distractions and annoying, not to mention increase the items I have to monitor for security purposes. But recently a web site op who I trust po… --- ## [New puppy coming soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-coming-soon/965888)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-coming-soon/965888 "2022-06-25T18:54:12Z")
A little over a year ago I lost my fuzzy buddy Duncan and since then I had been trying to find a similar dog. Last week I got a call from a breeder I contacted last summer and they just had a litter with a black and tan … --- ## [Chief Justice Warren E. Burger's Take On the Second Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-justice-warren-e-burgers-take-on-the-second-amendment/966695)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-justice-warren-e-burgers-take-on-the-second-amendment/966695 "2022-06-25T16:10:26Z")
I wanted to share this in case any of you didn’t already know. Warren Earl Burger was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986. He was appointed by Richard Nixon. And by all accounts, he was ver… --- ## [What Happened to the London Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-london-bridge/966731)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-london-bridge/966731 "2022-06-25T15:12:25Z")
Now this could have gone into Cafe Society because it was a documentary that popped up in my youtube feed, but since this is not exactly about the program, here it is =) Lo! these many decades ago, mrAru and I drove out… --- ## [Big power outage south of silicon valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-power-outage-south-of-silicon-valley/966619)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-power-outage-south-of-silicon-valley/966619 "2022-06-25T03:00:59Z")
Cross-posting this from the 'raffe. Our power just came back on after an 11 hour outage. I see that there were 10,000 customers in my town who were affected, and there were more up and down the peninsula and south bay.… --- ## [The momma of my next puppy just had a litter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-momma-of-my-next-puppy-just-had-a-litter/966696)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-momma-of-my-next-puppy-just-had-a-litter/966696 "2022-06-24T23:33:55Z")
Cigars to every one! I need to shout it out to the world! 6 girls 3 boys! 8 weeks and counting \* crosses big X on monthly calendar \* --- ## [Roe v. Wade: Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-v-wade-gone/966747)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roe-v-wade-gone/966747 "2022-06-24T18:46:33Z")
The title says it all. The only surprise is that Roberts joined the majority 6-3 decision. The court is having quite a week. What comes next? Environmental laws out since the constitution says nothing about them? --- ## [Pets and human nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-human-nudity/966432)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-human-nudity/966432 "2022-06-24T07:34:18Z")
Came across an amusing article, about whether pet owners should allow pets to see them naked. I personally don’t think they care, and two of the three cats I’ve had in my adult life (neutered male, believed to be Maine C… --- ## [Johnny Depp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp/966652)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp/966652 "2022-06-24T03:09:15Z")
I like Johnny Depp but no matter how hard my girlfriend tries she will never turn me into Johnny Depp. I am not saying anything because I am curious how far she will go but her obsession is starting wear on me. She told … --- ## [God is a lousy wedding planner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-a-lousy-wedding-planner/940552)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-a-lousy-wedding-planner/940552 "2022-06-24T02:26:44Z")
Florida (of course) couple plans an elaborate wedding at their dream house which God chose for them. It wasn’t their house. They didn’t have permission. The owner was home. God sucks. https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wi… --- ## [Denial of Juul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denial-of-juul/966688)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denial-of-juul/966688 "2022-06-24T01:29:07Z")
Looks like a lot of nicotine addicts are going to need a new source for their fix: Somewhere out there at this very moment, people are stocking up to be shady back-alley vape pen dealers, the picked-on nerds of the il… --- ## [Canadian law and extreme intoxication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-law-and-extreme-intoxication/966430)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-law-and-extreme-intoxication/966430 "2022-06-23T23:03:17Z")
The MinInternet of Justice has tabled a bill to impose criminal liability for extreme self-induced intoxication leading to serious personal injury offences: --- ## [Meme associating loud clothing with violence by white racists (circa 1970)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-associating-loud-clothing-with-violence-by-white-racists-circa-1970/966471)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-associating-loud-clothing-with-violence-by-white-racists-circa-1970/966471 "2022-06-23T21:44:46Z")
When I was in junior high school, I was walking down the street one day wearing one of the first articles of clothing that I’d bought with my own money. It was a button-up shirt, and the color scheme was loud and tacky (… --- ## [This is really mindless and pointless, but it's my 5th anniversary, today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-really-mindless-and-pointless-but-its-my-5th-anniversary-today/966573)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-really-mindless-and-pointless-but-its-my-5th-anniversary-today/966573 "2022-06-23T21:21:38Z")
I had been lurker for a looooooong time, so I’ve been around a lot longer than five years. But it took me an almost as long a time to post…finally. I was a little intimidated, but I got over it. Just said the hell with i… --- ## [Do your local utilities use A-Tags? (Street construction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-local-utilities-use-a-tags-street-construction/966514)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-local-utilities-use-a-tags-street-construction/966514 "2022-06-23T18:16:14Z")
I’ve noticed small circular plastic tags on patches in the streets around here and was intrigued. Apparently they’re called A-tags (Asphalt tags) that mark who did the work and what’s underneath. Around here, it’s mostly… --- ## [Holcombe Energy Systems - The New Steorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holcombe-energy-systems-the-new-steorn/959192)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holcombe-energy-systems-the-new-steorn/959192 "2022-06-22T16:16:00Z")
The old timers here will recall us amusing ourselves kicking around a free energy scam called “Steorn Orb” back in 2006. Over the last few days Holcombe Energy Systems have popped up on youtube, and on facebook running … --- ## [Happy Father's Day. Tell me about your Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fathers-day-tell-me-about-your-dad/966463)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fathers-day-tell-me-about-your-dad/966463 "2022-06-22T02:29:30Z")
Happy Father’s Day, dopers. In the spirit of the holiday, tell me one interesting fact about your dad, or somebody that you looked up to as a dad. I’ll go first. When my dad was in the service he worked at the hospital w… --- ## [Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot- An Heatwave MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-hot-hot-hot-an-heatwave-mmp/966090)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-hot-hot-hot-an-heatwave-mmp/966090 "2022-06-22T01:27:55Z")
So is anybody not getting triple digits this week? Stay inside if you can, and if you’re in the heat like me, stay hydrated. \[Coffee Talk\]I’m verklempt, talk amongst yourselves.\[/Coffee Talk\] From last MMP: {{{{JtC}… --- ## [Do people really shoot fireworks for Martin Luther King Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-shoot-fireworks-for-martin-luther-king-day/966539)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-shoot-fireworks-for-martin-luther-king-day/966539 "2022-06-21T22:18:31Z")
I was listening to a popular podcast where the host made the claim they were driving through a city during Martin Luther King Day this year and saw actual fireworks flying into the air at night, and the host made the ass… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=205)