# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=210 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 211 --- ## [A Friday The Thirteenth MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friday-the-thirteenth-mmp/964175)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friday-the-thirteenth-mmp/964175 "2022-05-16T05:09:13Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 57 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 84 and N.O.S. for the day. The big excitin’ thing in my life today is callin’ the pharmacy to get a ‘script refilled a… --- ## [The home lending market has gone freaking insane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-lending-market-has-gone-freaking-insane/964423)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-home-lending-market-has-gone-freaking-insane/964423 "2022-05-16T04:25:21Z")
I haven’t purchased a home in over 20 years. So perhaps it’s been like this for a while and I’m just now finding out about it. I came across a listing for a house. Reasonable price, right off a lake. I then get to daydr… --- ## [Had to return adopted doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-return-adopted-doggo/964392)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-to-return-adopted-doggo/964392 "2022-05-16T00:41:50Z")
Unfortunately, Shea got aggressive toward cats even though she was fostered with them and had lived with them most of her life. Maybe being jerked around was a contributing factor; she had been returned by someone who l… --- ## [Why are docs and hospitals still using faxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-docs-and-hospitals-still-using-faxes/964363)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-docs-and-hospitals-still-using-faxes/964363 "2022-05-15T23:39:59Z")
I guess old habits die hard. Most of their records are online which is nice but they are still big fax users from what I can tell. Some docs only use fax to send rx to pharmacy. --- ## [Can blue states pass laws giving citizens the ability to sue red states where people die from lack of abortion access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blue-states-pass-laws-giving-citizens-the-ability-to-sue-red-states-where-people-die-from-lack-of-abortion-access/964266)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blue-states-pass-laws-giving-citizens-the-ability-to-sue-red-states-where-people-die-from-lack-of-abortion-access/964266 "2022-05-15T16:10:49Z")
With all the red states talking about suing medical practitioners and patients who go to another state to get an abortion, could a blue state pass a law allowing its citizens to sue (either the state or members of the le… --- ## [Court issues injunction allowing trans youth in Alabama to use gender-affirming medicine {2022-05-14}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-issues-injunction-allowing-trans-youth-in-alabama-to-use-gender-affirming-medicine-2022-05-14/964418)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-issues-injunction-allowing-trans-youth-in-alabama-to-use-gender-affirming-medicine-2022-05-14/964418 "2022-05-14T16:50:49Z")
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction permitting trans minors in Alabama to access gender-affirming medicine, blocking part of a state ban that went into effect a week ago: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/u… --- ## [Need input on whether to respond to a post on an "interfaith" channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-input-on-whether-to-respond-to-a-post-on-an-interfaith-channel/964310)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-input-on-whether-to-respond-to-a-post-on-an-interfaith-channel/964310 "2022-05-14T08:56:49Z")
This is regarding an interfaith corporate internal message board at a large global company that promotes a company culture of diversity, equity, inclusion (using slightly different words). There are many corporate-sancti… --- ## [In memorium: Gatopescado's mother has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memorium-gatopescados-mother-has-passed-away/964303)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memorium-gatopescados-mother-has-passed-away/964303 "2022-05-14T07:09:53Z")
@Gatopescado , our beloved long time funny wise-cracking king of the online drive-by post Has lost his Mother early today. I’ve talked to him off board for many months and he has been her caretaker, her champion for a … --- ## [More Stupid brain things-2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-brain-things-2022/964329)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-brain-things-2022/964329 "2022-05-14T01:05:31Z")
I got up this morning, lazed for two snooze hits, went and took a shower. After the shower, just as I have done for most mornings of the last 30 years, I started to put in my contacts. I opened the case, dumped the old … --- ## [Predominently Black Lincoln College in Illinois Closes Down Because of Covid and Ransomware Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predominently-black-lincoln-college-in-illinois-closes-down-because-of-covid-and-ransomware-attack/964194)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predominently-black-lincoln-college-in-illinois-closes-down-because-of-covid-and-ransomware-attack/964194 "2022-05-13T05:42:38Z")
Didn’t Baker attend this college? --- ## [My new roommate can die and I wouldn't care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-roommate-can-die-and-i-wouldnt-care/964155)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-roommate-can-die-and-i-wouldnt-care/964155 "2022-05-12T23:12:02Z")
He was explaining to the nurse why my request that he turn down his TV volume at night was unreasonable, as was my suggestion that he wear headphones like I do to not annoy others. Through her he basically told me to go… --- ## [Don't use newprofilepic for FB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-use-newprofilepic-for-fb/964296)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-use-newprofilepic-for-fb/964296 "2022-05-12T18:52:21Z")
\## Russia is after YOUR personal data: Experts warn internet users not to download latest online craze New Profile Pic that hoovers up your details and sends them to Moscow --- ## [My First Royalty Check!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-royalty-check/964239)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-royalty-check/964239 "2022-05-12T06:23:32Z")
(book one: GenderQueer: A Story From a Different Closet) I won’t be quitting my day job, but it was nice to have this arrive in yesterday’s mail. Fledgling authors get warned a lot… --- ## [Older parent issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-parent-issue/964264)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-parent-issue/964264 "2022-05-12T02:08:47Z")
I was not raised in a loving house. There were no hugs, no “I love you”, nothing like that at all, ever. In fact it was very much the opposite. Consequently I am very uncomfortable with familial affection. My mom is in h… --- ## [Boeing moves headquarters to Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-moves-headquarters-to-virginia/964050)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-moves-headquarters-to-virginia/964050 "2022-05-11T22:50:22Z")
“Our global customers and stakeholders” = “the US Congress” Yeah Boeing, that’s really going to solve your problems. How about you move HQ back to where your engineers are? Then maybe every project won’t be an engin… --- ## [Streaming Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-advice/964213)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-advice/964213 "2022-05-11T20:13:46Z")
The promised savings from streaming, as opposed to cable is attractive. And I want certain shows. But I have no idea which device will get me what! Here is a list of shows/stations that I want : Star Trek (various … --- ## [Strange things bought by people you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-bought-by-people-you-know/964236)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-bought-by-people-you-know/964236 "2022-05-11T00:08:25Z")
Not anything expensive like a house or car . My father in law liked to tinker. A local hardware store was closing. So he bought their entire supply of nuts, bolts, screws, etc. Thousands of them. When he … --- ## [Why so much broken hardware but few dead bodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-broken-hardware-but-few-dead-bodies/963694)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-broken-hardware-but-few-dead-bodies/963694 "2022-05-10T19:37:28Z")
Hi there, based on all those hundreds of 10-40 sec. videos of war-hardware been taken out that circulate the twitter/reddit sphere … It just dawned on me that I hardly remember a single one with dead enemies in the vide… --- ## [Things you should have said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-have-said/964066)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-have-said/964066 "2022-05-10T18:43:47Z")
It’s a (I assume) universal experience: Something happens, and you’re caught verbally flat-footed. A short time later the perfect rejoinder or clever joke springs to mind. What was it? --- ## [What COVID seems to have taught me about taste and smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-covid-seems-to-have-taught-me-about-taste-and-smell/964146)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-covid-seems-to-have-taught-me-about-taste-and-smell/964146 "2022-05-10T18:22:25Z")
While I’m fully-vaxxed and once-boosted, I managed to catch COVID about 11 days ago. Who would’ve thought going to 3 different crowded indoor work/social events in largely unmasked NYC could possibly lead to COVID? Any… --- ## [A mild scam exposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-scam-exposed/964073)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-scam-exposed/964073 "2022-05-09T22:46:59Z")
i got a letter from the Toyota dealership where I bought my car in late 2019, telling me that if I sold them my 2020 Corolla they would give me a brand new 2022 Corolla AND lower my monthly payments by 75 bucks. “Yeah, … --- ## [When did manufacturers start making pipe cleaners in colors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-manufacturers-start-making-pipe-cleaners-in-colors/964154)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-manufacturers-start-making-pipe-cleaners-in-colors/964154 "2022-05-09T18:02:41Z")
I remember playing with these in school in 1966, twisting them into shapes, when they were already specifically made as craft supplies, and were probably too impractical to actually be used for cleaning tobacco pipes. I … --- ## [Tell me about Your stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-stuff/963867)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-stuff/963867 "2022-05-09T16:07:24Z")
Not all of it though. Just the cool stuff. The weird or rare stuff. The thing that has a really neat story attached. Maybe it’s something you wouldn’t expect to find in a home, but that scrawny, ancient vendor in tha… --- ## [Don't leave your unlocked car running and then wonder why it gets stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-leave-your-unlocked-car-running-and-then-wonder-why-it-gets-stolen/777980)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-leave-your-unlocked-car-running-and-then-wonder-why-it-gets-stolen/777980 "2022-05-09T13:12:26Z")
:smack: We’re having a rash of this in my area, and it happened to my friend’s 30-year-old son over the weekend. :rolleyes: He said, “But I was just running in to get cigarettes!” (at 11pm in a dicey neighborhood, no l… --- ## [Happy (Lesser)Holidays - A Festive MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-lesser-holidays-a-festive-mmp/963793)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-lesser-holidays-a-festive-mmp/963793 "2022-05-09T10:28:44Z")
So yesterday was May Day(big if you live outside of America) Ramadan ends today(big in large chunks of the world) Wednesday is Star Wars Day(May the Fourth be with you!) Thursday is Cinco De Mayo(provincial Mexican hol… --- ## [Moving with heavy luggage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-heavy-luggage/964152)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-with-heavy-luggage/964152 "2022-05-09T05:34:49Z")
I spent the last three months of 2021 living in a ground-floor studio apartment with a little garden in a gated community. It was a gloomy apartment with little natural light getting in at any time of the day, and the en… --- ## [Just bought my very first brand new vehicle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-very-first-brand-new-vehicle/964132)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-my-very-first-brand-new-vehicle/964132 "2022-05-08T23:30:07Z")
Never had a brand new vehicle in my life. It’s a 2022 gmc Canyon Elevation. --- ## [SDMB To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-to-me/957275)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-to-me/957275 "2022-05-08T12:45:29Z")
I don’t know if I’ve said this before. But the SDMB is very important to me. It is really unlike any other message board on the internet. It’s factual and accurate. And I think a lot of people here are doctors, lawyers, … --- ## [The only word you're not allowed to use ironically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-word-youre-not-allowed-to-use-ironically/963827)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-only-word-youre-not-allowed-to-use-ironically/963827 "2022-05-08T09:34:44Z")
. . . is \*ironic." --- ## [Your Most Unique Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-unique-vacation/963902)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-unique-vacation/963902 "2022-05-08T02:48:18Z")
In another thread, @Procrustus asked for more when I mentioned my vacation on an aircraft carrier, so… A few years ago, mrs.gnu and I were invited by my brother-in-law in the navy to be his guests on a “Tiger Cruise.” T… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=211)