# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=217 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 218 --- ## ["Yellow" journalism in Moose Jaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-journalism-in-moose-jaw/962125)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-journalism-in-moose-jaw/962125 "2022-04-01T22:08:21Z")
There’s controversy on the Saskatchewan prairie. It seems that workers at the Moose Jaw Super 8 have a beef with management and have been locked out. Moose Jaw Today has been covering the story, at least until it quoted… --- ## [What if we had never discovered fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-never-discovered-fire/962010)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-never-discovered-fire/962010 "2022-04-01T16:29:15Z")
So I’m watching a movie about coal miners, and suddenly i pictured in my mind the continuum from the discovery of fire through to the global oil industry, and it occurred to me that for maybe most of our history as a spe… --- ## [Do you know what airplane you are on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-airplane-you-are-on/933681)
**Author:** [@Iamnotgrumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotgrumpy)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-airplane-you-are-on/933681 "2022-04-01T10:18:34Z")
I peruse another message board which is Aviation/Airline industry centric. Basically armchair CEOs arguing about all sorts of minutiae. Often, the comment is made that the average Joe doesn’t know the difference betwee… --- ## [Do you know your zodiac sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-zodiac-sign/961927)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-zodiac-sign/961927 "2022-04-01T08:28:49Z")
Truly mundane. My sign is something I’ve always known. I don’t know why. I don’t dabble in astrology. It’s just something I know. Without looking it up, do you know yours? poll --- ## [Russia - Ukraine - What's the end-game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-whats-the-end-game/961355)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-whats-the-end-game/961355 "2022-03-31T21:43:01Z")
Well, here’s a rather depressing article: five possible outcomes, and only one good. A negotiated solution A quagmire An escalation Russians overthrow or replace Putin \[replaced by hardliners\] A stalemate … --- ## [First dive into Therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dive-into-therapy/958603)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dive-into-therapy/958603 "2022-03-31T21:11:23Z")
My laundry list of mishegas is so damned long, and is causing more and more friction in my life. Started therapy by video. There’s also messaging - which is responded to pretty quickly- and worksheets for me to try and … --- ## [Cool, weird, surprising and/or cool things you've had happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-weird-surprising-and-or-cool-things-youve-had-happen/961359)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-weird-surprising-and-or-cool-things-youve-had-happen/961359 "2022-03-31T14:05:20Z")
Back when I was in university, I bought several feet of black corduroy to use as a blackout sheet for my dorm window during exams, so that I could sleep in later when I had the opportunity. So one night I put it up (we … --- ## [New job going so well it has me concerned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-going-so-well-it-has-me-concerned/959368)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job-going-so-well-it-has-me-concerned/959368 "2022-03-31T07:42:01Z")
Landed a new job about 9 months ago, and by all accounts it seems to be going really well. Decent salary. Good title and role. In many ways, it seems like the perfect job for my 20+ years of professional experience. … --- ## [Cockatiel Has Bad Hair Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockatiel-has-bad-hair-day/298660)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockatiel-has-bad-hair-day/298660 "2022-03-30T17:57:39Z")
I have these two cockatiels, Sidney and Sushine. Sunshine is a rather typical cockatiel, with the “wild” color scheme and the hyperkinetic somewhat bratty personality (with a hefty dose of charm when he wants something)… --- ## [Have you ever dealt with class clowns/pranksters or knew someone who was a class clown/prankster in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-dealt-with-class-clowns-pranksters-or-knew-someone-who-was-a-class-clown-prankster-in-college/961857)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-dealt-with-class-clowns-pranksters-or-knew-someone-who-was-a-class-clown-prankster-in-college/961857 "2022-03-30T07:32:45Z")
Even though I did my share of dorm pranks in college (knock & ditch, leaving food/random stuff outside people’s rooms, running in the halls, etc) I slowed down and eventually quit since I was told that pranking was immat… --- ## [WTF? Amtrak wants $661 for a bed for ONE night? $1,340 for a "bedroom"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-amtrak-wants-661-for-a-bed-for-one-night-1-340-for-a-bedroom/961740)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-amtrak-wants-661-for-a-bed-for-one-night-1-340-for-a-bedroom/961740 "2022-03-30T07:10:22Z")
My sister is turning 60 so my brother and I have planned a trip for her. At the end my sister and I will fly from Denver to Chicago which is about $163 around Memorial Day. My sister though that, maybe, a train tip wou… --- ## [My Musings On First Contact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-musings-on-first-contact/961832)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-musings-on-first-contact/961832 "2022-03-30T02:01:01Z")
I think I already alluded to this in another thread. But I will use this thread to expound on my theories of First Contact in general. First of all, I do believe that there are very advanced ET’s out there. And I do bel… --- ## [My rental tenant today, a MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rental-tenant-today-a-mpsims/961806)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rental-tenant-today-a-mpsims/961806 "2022-03-29T19:58:54Z")
I own a few rental houses and one house had 2 friends (Jess & Kaci) renting it together until last month when Jess got engaged and moved to be with her fiancé. I hate to say this but Jess was the “smart” one as my intera… --- ## [Ukraine fundraiser in Saint Maarten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-fundraiser-in-saint-maarten/961914)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-fundraiser-in-saint-maarten/961914 "2022-03-29T16:49:25Z")
Went to a “no tips Ukrainian” party last night. Mostly European attendees. Bartenders, bands, waitstaff, all working gratis. Attendees asked to donate to support Ukrainian suiruation. OMG. Thousands of $$€€ collected. --- ## [Prince Philip has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-philip-has-died/939670)
**Author:** [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-philip-has-died/939670 "2022-03-29T16:05:09Z")
According to the Royal Family Twitter: Just starting to hit the news sites now. --- ## [I Found Out How To Make An Owl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-how-to-make-an-owl/961777)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-how-to-make-an-owl/961777 "2022-03-29T02:49:05Z")
Here: ,-----, \[O.o\] /)—) -"\_\_-" Anyone else have a similar pointless (cf. MPSIMS) thing to share? Keep it simple, because that’s what I am talking about :slightly\_smiling\_face: EDIT: I had to do it again because th… --- ## [Complicated situation at work. Have I overreacted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicated-situation-at-work-have-i-overreacted/961723)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicated-situation-at-work-have-i-overreacted/961723 "2022-03-28T21:21:55Z")
OK, so I previously wrote about receiving an unwanted promotion at work, and many Dopers have kindly suggested I take the Individual Contributor path. It’s a great option, but it’s not an available where I am, and even t… --- ## [I am wasteful as hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasteful-as-hell/961429)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasteful-as-hell/961429 "2022-03-28T21:09:38Z")
Let’s start with the fact that I don’t keep leftovers. No matter how much is left of a meal, out it goes. No such thing in my book as wrap it and put it in the freezer, and I’m not putting it into a tiny box in the fridg… --- ## [How much should I be spending on a USB wall plug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-be-spending-on-a-usb-wall-plug/961785)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-be-spending-on-a-usb-wall-plug/961785 "2022-03-28T04:08:55Z")
So I bought a cheap dual port USB wall plug. I just started using it, when I noticed my phone signaling that it was charging more often than it should. I then found that the plug was painfully hot to the touch. The burni… --- ## [Your most frequently used phone features in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-frequently-used-phone-features-in-the-mmp/961419)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-frequently-used-phone-features-in-the-mmp/961419 "2022-03-28T04:08:04Z")
I heard a comedian - I think it might have been Gary Gulman - saying the least-used app on his phone was the phone. It seems people don’t really want to talk on the phone, but they won’t be without theirs for reasons. As… --- ## [Daylight saving time - again. Let's go to back to "God's time"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-again-lets-go-to-back-to-gods-time/937707)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-again-lets-go-to-back-to-gods-time/937707 "2022-03-28T02:59:07Z")
Daylight savings time is coming up and I expect to hear all the whining (whinging for our British friends) about having to change clocks, how it causes more accidents in the weeks following, and worst of all - the people… --- ## [Where I started… where I ended up. The journeys of a SQUIRREL! mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-started-where-i-ended-up-the-journeys-of-a-squirrel-mind/961750)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-started-where-i-ended-up-the-journeys-of-a-squirrel-mind/961750 "2022-03-27T16:41:30Z")
I was talking to my sister and we were discussing my grandmother’s biblical literacy. My sister said that she wasn’t that literal, as, for example, my grandmother thought that the story of Methuselah and the giants was j… --- ## [Do you ever wake up confused about dreams vs reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-wake-up-confused-about-dreams-vs-reality/947470)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-wake-up-confused-about-dreams-vs-reality/947470 "2022-03-27T06:48:45Z")
On Saturday I spent a couple hours organizing the basement, and will need to spend several more. Then the night before last I dreamed that it was imperative that I line up CDs on the bookcase that serves as my bed’s head… --- ## [Remembering 'Gotcha Ya'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-gotcha-ya/947078)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-gotcha-ya/947078 "2022-03-27T04:27:31Z")
I was thinking about the old days of the SDMB. Memes and such. Every time I see the word “gotcha” I think of gotcha ya. Remember Opal? Sweet, polarizing Opal and her 2 line non-lists? Anybody want to walk down memory l… --- ## [Sweating out the fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating-out-the-fat/961628)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating-out-the-fat/961628 "2022-03-26T23:58:00Z")
Production of sebum, the oily/waxy stuff secreted by sebaceous glands in the skin, can be modulated with a small protein. Some researchers at Penn couldn’t figure out how their treated mice were losing weight – they were… --- ## [Statuary coinage: show me the money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statuary-coinage-show-me-the-money/961599)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statuary-coinage-show-me-the-money/961599 "2022-03-26T19:30:21Z")
I got curious about how many statues of coins there were. I managed to find seven. This one I knew about before googling, so it’s probably the most famous. Despite the fact that it’s a replica of a 1951 nickel, it was… --- ## [Madeline Albright has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madeline-albright-has-died/961580)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madeline-albright-has-died/961580 "2022-03-25T22:04:52Z")
I can’t find anything online yet, but it’s breaking news. She was 84. Oh the wiki shows it. --- ## [Cars flying Ukrainian flag reported vandalized in Toronto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-flying-ukrainian-flag-reported-vandalized-in-toronto/960535)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-flying-ukrainian-flag-reported-vandalized-in-toronto/960535 "2022-03-25T16:39:55Z")
I have no words … In at least one case, it was a guy who got out of a car flying a Russian flag. I have a couple of Ukrainian car flags on order and will not hesitate to fly them. --- ## [Do you own a tomahawk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-tomahawk/961596)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-tomahawk/961596 "2022-03-25T15:25:25Z")
Do you own a tomahawk? poll --- ## [No more Freedom of Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-freedom-of-speech/659006)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-freedom-of-speech/659006 "2022-03-25T05:57:21Z")
This is what we have to look forward to in our Society without basic rights like Freedom of Speech. How can a judge disagree? Stupid is not a crime! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=216) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=218)