# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=219 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 220 --- ## [Is there a way to stop my sheets from balling up into a bowling ball in the clothes dryer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-my-sheets-from-balling-up-into-a-bowling-ball-in-the-clothes-dryer/961252)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-my-sheets-from-balling-up-into-a-bowling-ball-in-the-clothes-dryer/961252 "2022-03-19T19:44:39Z")
I assume this is a problem anyone with a clothes dryer has experienced. You wash your sheets, put them in the dryer and, when the cycle is done, you take the sheets out only to find they have all managed to wrap themsel… --- ## [Arnold Schwarzenegger pleads with Russians to oppose the invasion of Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenegger-pleads-with-russians-to-oppose-the-invasion-of-ukraine/961301)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenegger-pleads-with-russians-to-oppose-the-invasion-of-ukraine/961301 "2022-03-19T19:16:30Z")
Arnold has come out with another speech in which he talks about his love of Russia; his own perspective, as the child of a Wehrmacht veteran, on the invasion of Ukraine; & how the Russian people are being lied to by thos… --- ## [The strangest piece of furniture I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strangest-piece-of-furniture-ive-ever-seen/960997)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strangest-piece-of-furniture-ive-ever-seen/960997 "2022-03-19T13:25:08Z")
Maybe this counts as an art piece, and should go into Cafe Society - I’ll leave that to the Powers that Be. But I just had to share it. It’s not just like an ugly sofa, or something worn out or broken down. This piece… --- ## [Tiny recent mysteries you've encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-recent-mysteries-youve-encountered/960718)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-recent-mysteries-youve-encountered/960718 "2022-03-19T11:05:23Z")
What small mysteries have you encountered recently? Say, just within the last few months. Tonight I was behind a vehicle, a small SUV or crossover, that’s headlights baffled me. Somehow it was illuminating the branches … --- ## [Will Finland join NATO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-finland-join-nato/960912)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-finland-join-nato/960912 "2022-03-18T22:55:06Z")
Finland has long taken a neutral position, particularly during the Cold War. Things might be changing as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: --- ## [The Paris Commune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paris-commune/961296)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paris-commune/961296 "2022-03-18T21:10:55Z")
The Paris Commune began on this day in 1871. Viva la Commune! Solidarity, Kropotkin --- ## [I'm going on holiday to SE Asia, last time March 2020!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-holiday-to-se-asia-last-time-march-2020/961172)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-holiday-to-se-asia-last-time-march-2020/961172 "2022-03-18T14:11:03Z")
I’m going to HANOI, YAY. The Vietnamese Govt finally opened the borders (officially yesterday, but only issuing visas from today). So flying out from Aus via Singapore on 01/04. Damn, I’ve been so excited, but the Viet … --- ## [Australian Door Knobs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-door-knobs/961115)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-door-knobs/961115 "2022-03-18T05:05:54Z")
I watched an Australian TV series called Packed to the Rafters on Amazon (I see it’s now on PBS). I noticed that all of their doorknobs in the house are much higher up on the door than ours in the US. They look like they… --- ## [Erin Go Something-Or-Other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-go-something-or-other/961278)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-go-something-or-other/961278 "2022-03-18T01:40:17Z")
“Lay your ear close to the hill. Do you not catch the tiny clamour, Busy click of an elfin hammer, Voice of the Lepracaun singing shrill As he merrily plies his trade? He’s a span And a quarter in height. Get him … --- ## [Sanctions against Russia (and Belarus) for 2022 Ukraine invasion: Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-for-2022-ukraine-invasion-omnibus-thread/960452)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-for-2022-ukraine-invasion-omnibus-thread/960452 "2022-03-18T00:07:45Z")
With the list of sanctions against Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs, and the countries of Russia and Belarus for their actions in invading Ukraine growing by the day, I feel it’s high time we have an omnibus thread just… --- ## [Pre-St. Patrick's Day silliness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-st-patricks-day-silliness/961134)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-st-patricks-day-silliness/961134 "2022-03-17T21:16:43Z")
At the Dollar Store, the rack of 3-for-a-dollar green t-shirts all said “Kiss me, I’m Trish!” --- ## [Any dog owners doing agility, rally, or similar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dog-owners-doing-agility-rally-or-similar/961114)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dog-owners-doing-agility-rally-or-similar/961114 "2022-03-17T05:03:04Z")
(Mods: Not sure if this works here as a leisure activity or belongs elsewhere) Our eleven month old dog, Kizzy, has completed/graduated from Agility 1 and is soon starting Agility 2. The instructor suggested looking … --- ## [OTC Self-defense Sprays Don't Work!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-self-defense-sprays-dont-work/960967)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-self-defense-sprays-dont-work/960967 "2022-03-17T01:42:27Z")
Really, a rather important piece of information for those who carry them. Self-defense sprays don’t work! Because only the police (in the USA) are allowed to have the good stuff. ‘The good stuff’ is subsequently classif… --- ## [Boost Mobile has bricked my phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boost-mobile-has-bricked-my-phone/961142)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boost-mobile-has-bricked-my-phone/961142 "2022-03-16T23:28:38Z")
I have a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G. I ran a systems update this morning, and immediately lost all cell contact. I not only have no bars, I have a circle with a slash through it. I cannot make or receive calls, and I can’t se… --- ## [Russian language has no native word for passport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-language-has-no-native-word-for-passport/960797)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-language-has-no-native-word-for-passport/960797 "2022-03-16T20:42:55Z")
I don’t know what other current thread this might belong in, but it’s certainly a mundane and pointless question: Doesn’t the Russian language have its own native word for “passport”. Maybe the very concept is alien to… --- ## [Pulling out of parking lot at night and car with no headlights almost T-bones me, who's at fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulling-out-of-parking-lot-at-night-and-car-with-no-headlights-almost-t-bones-me-whos-at-fault/961162)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulling-out-of-parking-lot-at-night-and-car-with-no-headlights-almost-t-bones-me-whos-at-fault/961162 "2022-03-16T17:13:18Z")
This just happened, it was 10pm and thus super dark. Was pulling out of a fast food restaurant parking lot to get to the street. Had to cross 2 lanes of traffic going right to get to the 2 lanes of traffic going left whe… --- ## [When, diplomatically speaking are we at war with a country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-diplomatically-speaking-are-we-at-war-with-a-country/961147)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-diplomatically-speaking-are-we-at-war-with-a-country/961147 "2022-03-16T07:38:42Z")
I’ve been very busy the last few weeks and have left posts that I made unaddressed, and apologies for that, but I am following the news I simply don’t understand how international relations work. There are some very goo… --- ## [Found an Ammonite fossil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-ammonite-fossil/948199)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-ammonite-fossil/948199 "2022-03-15T21:06:12Z")
I was at Trent Falls on Vancouver Island and found this super awesome ammonite fossil. The area is known for fossils which was the main reason we were there so I was super happy to have found it. … --- ## [OK im confused about this one ...... filling out a job app is bad or beneath certain people now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-im-confused-about-this-one-filling-out-a-job-app-is-bad-or-beneath-certain-people-now/960878)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-im-confused-about-this-one-filling-out-a-job-app-is-bad-or-beneath-certain-people-now/960878 "2022-03-15T20:19:17Z")
OK I read this and lt left me a bit confuzzled (not hard to do these days I know) … But are Résumés and linked in etc making job applications obsolete? Or was filling out an application in front of the interviewer be… --- ## [Florida Man does something smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-does-something-smart/961125)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-does-something-smart/961125 "2022-03-15T18:31:13Z")
Takes about-to-be-scrapped Learjet for one last flight. --- ## [Restaurant drops "poutine" from its menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-drops-poutine-from-its-menu/960548)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-drops-poutine-from-its-menu/960548 "2022-03-15T17:50:59Z")
I should explain that “Putin” is rendered in French as “Poutine”, that being the spelling whose pronunciation is closest to the Russian. Also, “Putin” would be pronounced in French exactly the same way as “putain”, whor… --- ## [How did ADHD medication change you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-adhd-medication-change-you/960558)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-adhd-medication-change-you/960558 "2022-03-15T16:16:21Z")
I was diagnosed a few days ago at 26 years old and I am yet to start my therapy, so I’m wondering what’s the difference I can expect. I heard amazing stories of people finishing colleges and accomplishing great things, s… --- ## [A project: sell cartoon originals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-project-sell-cartoon-originals/961011)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-project-sell-cartoon-originals/961011 "2022-03-15T04:09:32Z")
A friend of mine has given me a project, and I am open to advice. Let’s call him Jim; his dad, now deceased, was a professional cartoonist in the 1930-1970 era, creating original daily cartoon strips for the Chicago Tri… --- ## [Happy "PI Day" everyone!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-everyone/849498)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-everyone/849498 "2022-03-15T00:42:44Z")
Yes here it is March 14th once again, and everyone around the world is frantically celebrating “π Day”. Happy “Pi Day” to everyone at the Straight Dope Message Board. --- ## [The too tough to die MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-too-tough-to-die-mmp/960604)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-too-tough-to-die-mmp/960604 "2022-03-14T23:18:09Z")
I’m up and decided to name it in honor of the aforementioned cat of mine … who trying her damnedest to ignore what is wrong with her as much as she can … So here we go! --- ## [What if Sicily and Tasmania swapped places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-sicily-and-tasmania-swapped-places/960972)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-sicily-and-tasmania-swapped-places/960972 "2022-03-14T21:19:38Z")
Okay, as I was typing that topic heading, Discourse insisted on popping up one of its desperate little pleas for attention: “Your topic is similar to… Simulated typewriter typeface in Microsoft Word?” which it is not i… --- ## [Another post about high medical costs - gallstone removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-post-about-high-medical-costs-gallstone-removal/960906)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-post-about-high-medical-costs-gallstone-removal/960906 "2022-03-14T20:24:32Z")
I supposed I should be used to this but this time it really puzzles me. I had two gallstones removed. No actual surgery. They inserted an endoscope to view the bile duct and pulled the stones out with a catheter with an … --- ## [Getting an FBI background check done again, can they use old fingerprints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-fbi-background-check-done-again-can-they-use-old-fingerprints/960862)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-fbi-background-check-done-again-can-they-use-old-fingerprints/960862 "2022-03-14T19:14:54Z")
This could go into either Factual Questions or MPSIMS, it is rather mundane indeed: Four years ago in 2018, I had a fingerprint background check done with the FBI for job purposes. This year, I need to get a fresh new b… --- ## [Happy "Pi Day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day/961016)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day/961016 "2022-03-14T17:25:48Z")
Happy “Pi Day” Everyone As we all know “pi” equals 3.14159265… which can be rounded down to 3.14 If we consider those 3 digits, then it could also be interpreted as March 14th. Incidentally, March 14th is Albert Einst… --- ## [Zorro must be pissed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zorro-must-be-pissed/960892)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zorro-must-be-pissed/960892 "2022-03-14T15:21:13Z")
The letter “Z” is cropping up on a lot of things lately, evidently as a pro-Ukraine Invasion thing in Russia. I’ve seen two articles about it so far, reporting on its showing up everywhere (including an Olympic gymnast’s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=218) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=220)