# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=207 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 208 --- ## [That explains it. 8( \[What ever happened to... untimely deaths of random acquaintances\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-explains-it-8-what-ever-happened-to-untimely-deaths-of-random-acquaintances/665730)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-explains-it-8-what-ever-happened-to-untimely-deaths-of-random-acquaintances/665730 "2022-06-07T18:29:44Z")
In the late 1980s, I knew a very interesting man who was a few years older than me through a club we were both in (we were both in our 20s). I even asked him for a date; he declined, but IDR why. :o I wondered what ever… --- ## [Gaslighting may soon become the new norm: Apple users will be able to rescind text messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaslighting-may-soon-become-the-new-norm-apple-users-will-be-able-to-rescind-text-messages/965803)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaslighting-may-soon-become-the-new-norm-apple-users-will-be-able-to-rescind-text-messages/965803 "2022-06-07T15:40:53Z")
Can’t even trust your own text message history anymore; swear to God. This is a horrible fucking idea. --- ## [A May 30 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-may-30-mmp/965341)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-may-30-mmp/965341 "2022-06-07T14:21:33Z")
There are older threads titled A Memorial Day MMP. When I was a littler kid, Memorial Day was celebrated the 30. I was born the 31 and assumed the holiday was n my honor (as it should be). I am currently in York Engla… --- ## [Pirates and Pick-Up Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-and-pick-up-lines/965633)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-and-pick-up-lines/965633 "2022-06-07T04:20:12Z")
I was listening to Tom Waits and it occurred to me the song title could be part of a (wildly unsuccessful) pick up line…. “Would you like to shiver me timbers?” If this is so (and it is not), then things like “walk the… --- ## [English translation of the Portuguese word 'saudade'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-translation-of-the-portuguese-word-saudade/965644)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-translation-of-the-portuguese-word-saudade/965644 "2022-06-06T19:56:55Z")
A Brazilian friend told me there is no English translation of the Portuguese word ‘saudade’. I know it’s used when you miss someone, or you’re homesick. Does anyone have a better translation of ‘saudade’? --- ## [Quebec's new language law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebecs-new-language-law/965272)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebecs-new-language-law/965272 "2022-06-06T15:47:56Z")
I want to briefly describe it, although I mentioned it in another thread in IMHO. The law basically outlaws the use of English for many purposes, especially in business and government. One of the most outrageous parts … --- ## [Learning is inhibited by heat exposure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-is-inhibited-by-heat-exposure/965705)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-is-inhibited-by-heat-exposure/965705 "2022-06-06T06:52:03Z")
This may seem like it’s from the Department of Obvious Studies, but it’s hard to quantify this stuff. Boy howdy do I remember hot classrooms and low-sleep nights, but I’ve been out of school for a while now and many part… --- ## [Attention California Dopers - Early June 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-california-dopers-early-june-2022/965630)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-california-dopers-early-june-2022/965630 "2022-06-05T04:16:14Z")
Some of you may have run across my Jack Batty - Traveling Doper thread. If not, you’re in for a treat. But here’s the long and the short of it … right now I am in Joshua Tree. I will be leaving by noon headed toward San … --- ## [Moving to WA and the bumpy road taking me there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-wa-and-the-bumpy-road-taking-me-there/962169)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-wa-and-the-bumpy-road-taking-me-there/962169 "2022-06-04T23:01:29Z")
So its been an interesting couple years. August of 2020 a drunken argument at my maternal grandfathers house resulted in my great uncle shooting and killing my cousins boyfriend. My mother moved from Fresno, CA to take… --- ## [Bees are fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-are-fish/965579)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-are-fish/965579 "2022-06-03T23:20:52Z")
California court rules that bees are a type of fish in order to protect them under the state’s endangered species act (msn.com) But on Tuesday’s appeal, the judges argued that they are obliged to “liberally” interpret … --- ## [Glaucoma and meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaucoma-and-meds/965555)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaucoma-and-meds/965555 "2022-06-03T04:42:23Z")
Long story short, I have a history of acute angle closure glaucoma going back 30 odd years, but it’s also been that long since I’ve had an episode. Treated back then with laser and surgical iridectomies, it seemed that I… --- ## [Auto accident/Insurance question. Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-accident-insurance-question-need-answer-fast/965523)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-accident-insurance-question-need-answer-fast/965523 "2022-06-03T01:26:35Z")
A friend rear-ended the car in front of her. No injuries, but her car was pretty crunched-up. The other party’s insurance company has asked her to call them. I’ve never heard of this. Why would they seek contact, and sho… --- ## ["Four killed in Tulsa shooting" (June 1, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-killed-in-tulsa-shooting-june-1-2022/965543)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-killed-in-tulsa-shooting-june-1-2022/965543 "2022-06-02T22:35:48Z")
A man carrying a rifle and a handgun opened fire in a medical office building in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday afternoon, killing four people and injuring several others before apparently taking his own life in the lates… --- ## [Another fine turd dropped by the washington examiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486 "2022-06-02T19:36:50Z")
this was on my MSN news page yesterday and id thought id share it: :roll\_eyes: --- ## [Inability to search for simple stuff online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-search-for-simple-stuff-online/965383)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-search-for-simple-stuff-online/965383 "2022-06-02T18:32:24Z")
As many folks do, I belong to several facebook groups that specialize in certain hobbies/themes. In each of these groups, there is a regular occurrence that baffles me; Someone will create a post, asking a question th… --- ## [Jury Duty is Lame (rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-is-lame-rant/952028)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-is-lame-rant/952028 "2022-06-02T17:04:04Z")
Civic duty, blah blah. For whatever reason-- let’s assume it really is random-- I’ve been summoned for jury duty 7 or 8 times in the last 20 years. My husband has been summoned 0 times during that same time period. I … --- ## [Elderly Indian couple suing son and daughter-in-law for $675,000 US unless they produce a child within a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-indian-couple-suing-son-and-daughter-in-law-for-675-000-us-unless-they-produce-a-child-within-a-year/964424)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-indian-couple-suing-son-and-daughter-in-law-for-675-000-us-unless-they-produce-a-child-within-a-year/964424 "2022-06-02T07:13:19Z")
I’ve heard of baby pressure from your parents; even as a guy who’s chronically single, I’m not immune to it myself, but Jesus: --- ## [I never knew bison could get cold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-bison-could-get-cold/754914)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-bison-could-get-cold/754914 "2022-06-02T03:41:45Z")
Well, at least someone sure thinks that baby bison sure do get cold. They put one in the back of their car to keep it warm. How they got it in the car without one of the parents running them over is another story. --- ## [Cecil Adams Spotted In The Wild!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spotted-in-the-wild/965520)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-spotted-in-the-wild/965520 "2022-06-02T02:52:40Z")
Turned on the TV showing a random Seinfeld episode from 1992. George, Elaine, Kramer, etc. are riding separate subway cars and the show is about random subway conversations and events. Kramer is standing and falls agai… --- ## [Accused Salem Witch Exonerated!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-salem-witch-exonerated/965211)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-salem-witch-exonerated/965211 "2022-06-02T01:10:35Z")
Elizabeth Johnson was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692, but was apparently never exonerated. At least until now. An 8th grade civics class at North Andover Middle School in Massachusetts f… --- ## [Mysterious notations on my online calendar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-notations-on-my-online-calendar/965397)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-notations-on-my-online-calendar/965397 "2022-06-01T17:28:23Z")
I was looking at my calendar for June, seeing as how it’s almost upon us, and saw something kind of odd for June 1, this coming Wednesday. In addition to my physical therapy appointment, my grandson’s T-ball practice, an… --- ## [The Triumphant Return of a Battle-wearied LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triumphant-return-of-a-battle-wearied-lslguy/964942)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-triumphant-return-of-a-battle-wearied-lslguy/964942 "2022-06-01T15:58:40Z")
Hi folks – I’m back after almost a year of SDMB sabbatical. I’ve been lurking for the past month or so and see the place has shrunk further and slowed down more while I was gone. That’s a shame. But many of my favorite k… --- ## [When did you start to have arthritis pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-start-to-have-arthritis-pain/964463)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-start-to-have-arthritis-pain/964463 "2022-06-01T13:27:58Z")
About 3 years ago it was my right knee, last year my left shoulder started, then about 2 months ago suddenly nearly everything else started to ache. After several x-rays and doctor visits I’ve been told that is just ar… --- ## [My father would have been 100 years old today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-would-have-been-100-years-old-today/965359)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-would-have-been-100-years-old-today/965359 "2022-05-31T23:44:50Z")
Born 1922 in Portland, Oregon. His mother came from a family of itinerants and had almost no education. His father was a mail carrier who died six years later. His life after that, until after the war, was not fun. Large… --- ## [Dang, forgot how to write php code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-forgot-how-to-write-php-code/965323)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-forgot-how-to-write-php-code/965323 "2022-05-31T20:49:01Z")
I did some php coding for FileMaker and SQL around 2010 or so. One of my projects was to create a php front end for a FileMaker database to use as a message board. I thought it was a finished, successful project. I wa… --- ## [The World's Most Expensive Car has sold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-expensive-car-has-sold/964918)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-expensive-car-has-sold/964918 "2022-05-31T17:28:00Z")
Heck, the opening bid of $50 million would have set the record: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2022/05/19/mercedes-benz-sells-1955-300-slr-uhlenhaut-coupe-for-143-million-making-it-the-worlds-most-expensive-car --- ## [I Found A 1940 Nickel In My Change Purse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-1940-nickel-in-my-change-purse/965109)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-1940-nickel-in-my-change-purse/965109 "2022-05-31T14:46:35Z")
Had to post this one, because I want advice on this one too. I just opened up my change purse, as I often do at the end of the day. And I found a 1940’s nickel! I had been finding, and keeping, 1964 nickels (that’s whe… --- ## [Legal Humor Twosome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-humor-twosome/965265)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-humor-twosome/965265 "2022-05-30T07:10:44Z")
Bradshaw v. Unity Marine Corp., Inc., 147 F. Supp. 2d 668 (S.D. Tex. 2001) is an opinion that shows up on favorites sites. It’s real. It’s a hoot. It’s Texas. Here’s a taste. Before proceeding further, the Court notes … --- ## [Chillin' in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chillin-in-the-mmp/964926)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chillin-in-the-mmp/964926 "2022-05-30T06:02:44Z")
Awoke to a refreshing 63° morning - such a relief after 3 days of heat and humidity. It’s a brief respite, but I’ll take it!!! Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Night of the Living Cyst, Part IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-cyst-part-iv/964961)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-cyst-part-iv/964961 "2022-05-29T14:59:30Z")
So, I seem to be susceptible to sebaceous cysts. I’ve had a couple taken off by docs, and one went away after antibiotics. No big deal, normally. Just something I have to live with. Until this one. Went from a littl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=208)