# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=208 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 209 --- ## [Conversation issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-issues/965268)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-issues/965268 "2022-05-29T14:21:08Z")
I have noticed that certain types of people like to talk about UFO’s, mental telepathy, conspiracy theories, religion, etc… I find them as aggravating as everyone else does but what bothers me is, I like to talk about ph… --- ## [Did we just narrowly avoid another shopping mall shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-narrowly-avoid-another-shopping-mall-shooting/938793)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-narrowly-avoid-another-shopping-mall-shooting/938793 "2022-05-29T07:17:29Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/us/atlanta-guns-supermarket-witness/index.html --- ## [Looking for WWII video scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-wwii-video-scene/965284)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-wwii-video-scene/965284 "2022-05-29T04:22:15Z")
This used to play on TV fairly often because it was in a Time-LIfe WWII commercial. A guy is standing on a balcony in Europe and a bomb or shell comes out of nowhere and explodes directly on him. I haven’t been able to f… --- ## [Post your Military Memorial here if you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-military-memorial-here-if-you-like/965278)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-military-memorial-here-if-you-like/965278 "2022-05-29T01:18:49Z")
With all the upheaval and change in my life lately, I’m not sure when I’m or if I’m going to be able to go visit my brother’s grave this year as usual(it will be done just…) so as a sort of place holder until I can get u… --- ## [News events from the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-events-from-the-past/965266)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-events-from-the-past/965266 "2022-05-29T00:24:57Z")
I was recently doing a little thought experiment - I was trying to think of at least one news event from every year since I was born (1972). No research, just seeing what popped up in my head. I was surprised to find th… --- ## [What have you broken or damaged by your own stupidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-broken-or-damaged-by-your-own-stupidity/964957)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-broken-or-damaged-by-your-own-stupidity/964957 "2022-05-28T02:29:22Z")
Prized possession or just something you own that you should have been more careful with. I had a vintage Sansui stereo receiver that I bought new in the late 1970s. You would have to pay around $1200 these days to repla… --- ## [Netflix CEO doubles down on "transphobia in media isn't harmful"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-ceo-doubles-down-on-transphobia-in-media-isnt-harmful/952494)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-ceo-doubles-down-on-transphobia-in-media-isnt-harmful/952494 "2022-05-28T01:46:47Z")
Netflix is about to lose us as subscribers due to their terrible handling on the ongoing Chapelle controversy. I freely admit I would have stayed a subscriber if they’d acknowledge the issues, but refused to remove or ce… --- ## [What is the first digit of your house number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-digit-of-your-house-number/964610)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-digit-of-your-house-number/964610 "2022-05-28T01:45:47Z")
As suggested in this thread poll --- ## [Tiny, unimportant things that folks get all bothered about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-unimportant-things-that-folks-get-all-bothered-about/963271)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-unimportant-things-that-folks-get-all-bothered-about/963271 "2022-05-27T14:12:32Z")
On Facebook, and elsewhere, even here, some people get all het up about things that don’t really matter. For example: Which way the toilet paper rolls goes, over, or under. Dudes have posted memes that call the "unders’… --- ## [Medieval radio stations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-radio-stations/964326)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-radio-stations/964326 "2022-05-26T23:58:16Z")
I read this post in another thread : and it got me to thinking - what if there were radio stations in 12th century Europe? Who would run them and what kind of programming would they feature? The radio transmitters and … --- ## [Bacteria and soil samples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-and-soil-samples/964905)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacteria-and-soil-samples/964905 "2022-05-26T18:53:56Z")
Has bacteria and fungi ever been an issue when importing plants from other countries. I know earthworms and many other insects have done a lot of damage but I don’t hear much about bacteria --- ## [Can you remember the end of this little joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-remember-the-end-of-this-little-joke/965087)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-remember-the-end-of-this-little-joke/965087 "2022-05-26T15:03:14Z")
I can’t remember the end of it, I think it might have been a Rodney Dangerfield joke. “I told her this morning, make me late for work…so she\_\_\_\_\_”. insinuating he wanted some fooling around, but instead she did someth… --- ## [Grasshopper in my arugula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grasshopper-in-my-arugula/963444)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grasshopper-in-my-arugula/963444 "2022-05-26T07:25:08Z")
I found an inch and a half long intact grasshopper\* in my tub of brand-named arugula today. What surprises have you found in packaged food? \*Deceased --- ## [2012 to 2022: ten years here on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-to-2022-ten-years-here-on-the-dope/964612)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-to-2022-ten-years-here-on-the-dope/964612 "2022-05-26T02:39:30Z")
Ten years ago I found the Dope. I remember Googling something fairly obscure, and Larry Page and Sergey Brin brought me here. I’d never before joined an online forum of any kind, and I jumped right in. I wasn’t smart eno… --- ## [NASA had a good launch today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-had-a-good-launch-today/964721)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-had-a-good-launch-today/964721 "2022-05-26T00:46:59Z")
It was a test of new starliner capsule on a Atlas V rocket. No crew on board. They had earlier failures with this rocket/ capsule --- ## [Invent a Disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invent-a-disease/964897)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invent-a-disease/964897 "2022-05-25T22:34:54Z")
People sometimes claim that doctors or drug companies just invent new diseases. Now it’s your turn! Carpool Tunnel Syndrome: A fear of being in close quarters with loud, screaming children. Tackycardia: Elevated heart… --- ## [Creative Vandalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-vandalism/961774)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-vandalism/961774 "2022-05-25T18:03:23Z")
This set of creatively vandalized signs made me chuckle. Can you think of any good ones you’ve seen? --- ## [Interesting conversation last night: water bills and broad assumptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-conversation-last-night-water-bills-and-broad-assumptions/965085)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-conversation-last-night-water-bills-and-broad-assumptions/965085 "2022-05-25T16:31:18Z")
Last night a friend mentioned to me that he hadn’t watered at all last month but his water bill remained the same. My first response was to try and figure out how the extra water might have been used, his first response … --- ## [They Grow Up So Fast #31246843 - Sophia's College Tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-grow-up-so-fast-31246843-sophias-college-tour/835748)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-grow-up-so-fast-31246843-sophias-college-tour/835748 "2022-05-25T13:01:34Z")
So, my baby girl is in NYC touring colleges, with quite an itinerary set up for her next 11 days: Fordham St John’s (NYC) Hofstra Adelphi NYU (Tisch School of Arts) Rutgers (New Brunswick campus) So, why school in… --- ## [Popular sayings that break or reverse the original meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sayings-that-break-or-reverse-the-original-meaning/964322)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sayings-that-break-or-reverse-the-original-meaning/964322 "2022-05-25T12:03:26Z")
Yes it’s one of those threads where we get to feel smug for knowing a thing (until someone here corrects us :wink: ) “The exception that proves the rule” Popular meaning: ? That sometimes the best example of a rule is … --- ## [The simplest definition of a "Catch-22"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simplest-definition-of-a-catch-22/964953)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simplest-definition-of-a-catch-22/964953 "2022-05-24T13:33:49Z")
I need a “Reach and grab” stick to reach and grab my “reach and grab” stick. :roll\_eyes: --- ## [Beck is unwell some more: first post 2022-05-06, last update 2022-05-10 (up and around)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-unwell-some-more-first-post-2022-05-06-last-update-2022-05-10-up-and-around/964051)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-unwell-some-more-first-post-2022-05-06-last-update-2022-05-10-up-and-around/964051 "2022-05-23T22:21:07Z")
Beck sez: I’m in the hospital again…I’m kinda depressed. My legs are week again. The doctor said, “Your are a brittle diabetic and these things will happen” I’m just so sick of it all. They did a bunch of tests. Some… --- ## [Beckdawrek is bad, bad, bad and nearly dies. (Or how a Doper saved my life)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-bad-bad-bad-and-nearly-dies-or-how-a-doper-saved-my-life/831953)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-bad-bad-bad-and-nearly-dies-or-how-a-doper-saved-my-life/831953 "2022-05-23T19:20:59Z")
Last night was a bad, bad, bad night. No sleep. This morning my sugar crashed, like it hasn’t done in many moons. I was not completely In a coma, YET. In the nick of time my DIL got here. Got glucose into me. She knew t… --- ## [Tesla Model Y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-model-y/831218)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-model-y/831218 "2022-05-23T17:43:36Z")
I saw a thread on the Model 3 but not the Model Y, so here we go. I watched quite a bit of the unveil, button live so I could skip most of it and just watch bits here and there. I hadn’t even heard of this car, so this… --- ## [Ginger has moved on to a better place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginger-has-moved-on-to-a-better-place/964777)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginger-has-moved-on-to-a-better-place/964777 "2022-05-23T16:30:09Z")
These pictures are from her last visit to the dog park. Ginny was 18 years old. She had all the same aches and pains as my 77 year o… --- ## [A crumby jelly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crumby-jelly-mmp/964490)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crumby-jelly-mmp/964490 "2022-05-23T13:43:52Z")
Starting the week with a rant - deal with it! :stuck\_out\_tongue: When my MIL makes toast, she’ll use the butter-and-crumb covered knife to dig into the jar of jelly! :open\_mouth: Who does that?? Don’t civilized people u… --- ## [The 30-Year Kiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-year-kiss/964873)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-year-kiss/964873 "2022-05-23T04:10:29Z")
Memorial Day fell on May 25 in 1992. In those days, I was in graduate school at the U of Hawaii at Manoa, the main campus. Having recently lived in northern Thailand for two years, I knew all the Thai students and had ev… --- ## [Kane Tanaka turns 119](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kane-tanaka-turns-119/957044)
**Author:** [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kane-tanaka-turns-119/957044 "2022-05-23T01:43:38Z")
It’s Sunday now in Japan so here we go. She’s the third person ever to verifiably reach that age (or 118 for that matter). Happy birthday to Mrs. Tanaka. Will she beat Sarah Knauss to become the second most longest-liv… --- ## [I Found It! (Abraham Lincoln Alcohol Quote)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-it-abraham-lincoln-alcohol-quote/959244)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-it-abraham-lincoln-alcohol-quote/959244 "2022-05-22T16:38:28Z")
I’m sorry. I was so happy and excited, I had to share this with someone. I have been literally looking for this quote in my private files for years. And I’ve got it! It really does express the way I feel about alcohol, … --- ## [Which great statue would make a good chia figure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-great-statue-would-make-a-good-chia-figure/964730)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-great-statue-would-make-a-good-chia-figure/964730 "2022-05-22T03:42:49Z")
The title pretty much says it. I originally though The Thinker by Rodin. But it would need to be larger than the usual chia figure or the growing green bits would obfuscate the shape. Any other suggestions? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=207) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=209)