# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=22 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 23 --- ## [A second Duggar child has been charged with Child Sexual Abuse (3/2026) - trigger warnings galore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-second-duggar-child-has-been-charged-with-child-sexual-abuse-3-2026-trigger-warnings-galore/1028567)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-second-duggar-child-has-been-charged-with-child-sexual-abuse-3-2026-trigger-warnings-galore/1028567 "2026-03-25T22:22:11Z")
Josh Duggar is doing a LOOOONG time in prison for molesting two of his sisters, among other people, and accessing CSAM on a work computer. His brother Joseph has now been charged for abusing a 9-year-old girl a few year… --- ## [Man seriously injured at Coca-Cola plant is told he's now useless, gets fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-seriously-injured-at-coca-cola-plant-is-told-hes-now-useless-gets-fired/1028726)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-seriously-injured-at-coca-cola-plant-is-told-hes-now-useless-gets-fired/1028726 "2026-03-25T15:49:35Z")
Also of note, this guy had been working for the same Coca-Cola bottling plant in Alberta for 35 years! He had repeatedly warned supervisors and maintenance staff about defects in a 907 kg overhead sliding door, but noth… --- ## [Chimps display new fashion of sticking grass in their butts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimps-display-new-fashion-of-sticking-grass-in-their-butts/1028668 "2026-03-24T22:14:22Z")
They’re just like us! Soon all of the runways in Paris will be following their example! https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/chimpanzee-grass-butt-1.7583207 --- ## [A new thing I learned on a Brit PBS drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-thing-i-learned-on-a-brit-pbs-drama/1028694)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-thing-i-learned-on-a-brit-pbs-drama/1028694 "2026-03-24T09:15:55Z")
Watching “Call the Midwife”. Guy says to one of the nuns “Who’d I be if I can’t share a cup o’rosy” Ok that is a cup of tea. How sweet. Love it. --- ## [Quadruple amputee cornhole player shoots a guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-cornhole-player-shoots-a-guy/1028724)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-cornhole-player-shoots-a-guy/1028724 "2026-03-24T00:26:20Z")
Let him be an inspiration: no matter what your limitations, you, too can be a murderer. --- ## [Bill Cosby admitted (in 2005 lawsuit) that he drugged women for sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-admitted-in-2005-lawsuit-that-he-drugged-women-for-sex/724423)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-admitted-in-2005-lawsuit-that-he-drugged-women-for-sex/724423 "2026-03-23T22:28:35Z")
Details here (the paperwork from the lawsuit was made public). This should kill any doubts that remain in anyone about his guilt. --- ## [Nose outta joint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-outta-joint/1028494)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-outta-joint/1028494 "2026-03-23T21:07:14Z")
No. I’m not angry or peeved at anyone(well, there is that one person…). Backstory: 3 or 4 weeks ago I bit my cutest fuzzy doggy bathroom rug. Not cause I wanted to. I woke up about the instant I face planted. I immedi… --- ## [Settle another first world problems spousal tiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-another-first-world-problems-spousal-tiff/1028406)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-another-first-world-problems-spousal-tiff/1028406 "2026-03-23T14:47:28Z")
My wife often checks Seat Geek at work to see if there are any last minute deals on NHL tickets. The text exchange today went like this- Her: Want to go to the hockey game tonight? Looks like we can get decent seats in… --- ## [(Old) March Madness Mother Nature Style In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-march-madness-mother-nature-style-in-the-mmp/1028482)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-march-madness-mother-nature-style-in-the-mmp/1028482 "2026-03-23T12:17:26Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 68 Amurrkin out with rain/tstorms/apocalypse due to start any minute now. It’s downhill from there as temps will drop durin’ the day after the storms move through and th… --- ## [Busy day: got stuck in a farm field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busy-day-got-stuck-in-a-farm-field/1028691)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busy-day-got-stuck-in-a-farm-field/1028691 "2026-03-23T06:26:49Z")
Lots of things to do ranging from trying to move hunting blinds to knocking down buildings to cutting trees. I got what I could done, and promptly sank into the mud on my way out. Fortunately, past Sigene was prescien… --- ## [Cargo Largo store has exclusive fentanyl Barbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-largo-store-has-exclusive-fentanyl-barbie/1028698)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cargo-largo-store-has-exclusive-fentanyl-barbie/1028698 "2026-03-23T04:28:32Z")
On the morning of Saturday, March 21, Independence police were contacted by Cargo Largo Security regarding a suspicious powder in the packaging of a Barbie Doll. After investigating, it was determined that the substance… --- ## [Yeah...what you say. (Odd texts or messages you've seen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-what-you-say-odd-texts-or-messages-youve-seen/1028535)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-what-you-say-odd-texts-or-messages-youve-seen/1028535 "2026-03-22T20:14:00Z")
We have a thread a guy started about his wife’s mysterious text. I got one today…”get bun” I discovered is was sent to me in error. I asked the Lil’'wrekker what the heck it meant and just who was she sending it to. I… --- ## [Rapper Afroman uses baseless cop-raid footage in music videos, is sued by cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-afroman-uses-baseless-cop-raid-footage-in-music-videos-is-sued-by-cops/981594)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-afroman-uses-baseless-cop-raid-footage-in-music-videos-is-sued-by-cops/981594 "2026-03-22T14:25:04Z")
So rapper Afroman suffered a baseless raid (for narcotics and kidnapping) that resulted in no charges, and used footage of the raid in two music videos. Deputies from the sheriff’s department decided to sue because their… --- ## [Your life-hacks (formerly known as tips & tricks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-hacks-formerly-known-as-tips-tricks/1004267)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-life-hacks-formerly-known-as-tips-tricks/1004267 "2026-03-22T10:04:04Z")
I am sure we had a lot of those tips & tricks threads before, but they are: a.) fun b.) quite inclusive so all can take part I go first: I quite often cut PET plastic bottles (think: Coke) horizontally some 15cm from… --- ## [Is anyone interested in a Secret Santa this year 2025?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998 "2026-03-22T02:02:32Z")
It’s September already, if we are going to do this thing we need to get started. If nobody is interested, I do understand. --- ## [Smapti's continuing adventures in Judaism: first Erev Shabbat service!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-erev-shabbat-service/1028648)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaptis-continuing-adventures-in-judaism-first-erev-shabbat-service/1028648 "2026-03-21T20:50:20Z")
As some of you know by this point, I’ve become strongly interested in Judaism over the last year, in particular the Reconstructionist branch originated by R. Mordecai Kaplan, to the point where I’m seriously considering… --- ## [If you are playing squares for March Madness (simple gambling) try my tracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-simple-gambling-try-my-tracker/1028656)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-simple-gambling-try-my-tracker/1028656 "2026-03-21T15:29:53Z")
If any of you have played squares for a game tournament you will intuitively get this. Simply input your numbers as win/lose. So, if the final score of a game is 73 - 64 the winning square is 3,4. If you know, you kno… --- ## [Married woman Dopers (or other name changers) - any issues with how banks, credit cards, etc handled your new name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-woman-dopers-or-other-name-changers-any-issues-with-how-banks-credit-cards-etc-handled-your-new-name/1028525)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-woman-dopers-or-other-name-changers-any-issues-with-how-banks-credit-cards-etc-handled-your-new-name/1028525 "2026-03-21T13:29:46Z")
Wondering if any married women have experienced issues similar to my wife WRT credit cards and the IRS adding the honorific Mrs. to your name, or making your spouse the primary account holder of an account you added them… --- ## [What does Google's AI say about YOU? Is it funny, accurate, horrifying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-googles-ai-say-about-you-is-it-funny-accurate-horrifying/1026585)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-googles-ai-say-about-you-is-it-funny-accurate-horrifying/1026585 "2026-03-21T08:52:42Z")
A listserv that I participate in recently had a conversation where someone said (paraphrasing here), “have you tried asking Google AI who you are? It tends to be wildly wrong, in hilarious or disturbing ways. In short, i… --- ## [My clock is haunted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-clock-is-haunted/1028585)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-clock-is-haunted/1028585 "2026-03-21T00:59:33Z")
I have a specific type of clock in my bedroom. There are several old people reasons to have this particular clock. This clock projects the time onto the ceiling. Now that I’m waking up in the middle of the night semi-fre… --- ## [Noma Chef steps down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noma-chef-steps-down/1028597)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noma-chef-steps-down/1028597 "2026-03-20T23:06:37Z")
René Redzepi, founding Chef at Noma, has been outed as an exceptionally abusive head chef, and has stepped down. Noma was an exceptionally influential restaurant peaking about 10 years ago. I noticed this (NYtimes): I… --- ## [Wow, StackOverflow really is cooked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-stackoverflow-really-is-cooked/1028623)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-stackoverflow-really-is-cooked/1028623 "2026-03-20T22:54:18Z")
I’ve read, of course, about the decline of StackOverflow now that people pose their coding-related questions to LLM (or let the LLM write the code by itself). But out of curiosity I logged into my account for the first t… --- ## [Need an update on toilet paper roll math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-update-on-toilet-paper-roll-math/1028615)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-update-on-toilet-paper-roll-math/1028615 "2026-03-20T22:36:31Z")
I’m not too adept at math(of most kinds) Pretty decent at measurements and money counting(real dollars or air dollars). I can understand counts on packaging. As funny as it seems we are in need of a giant pallet of TP… --- ## [Actual names of marijuana dispensaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-names-of-marijuana-dispensaries/1028577)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-names-of-marijuana-dispensaries/1028577 "2026-03-20T22:09:22Z")
I am looking for actual names already in use, not names you think would be great, please. I’ll start off with one that is just a mile away-The Dime Store. --- ## [Is there somewhere I can buy a cube (or other common shape) of Aerogel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-somewhere-i-can-buy-a-cube-or-other-common-shape-of-aerogel/1028630)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-somewhere-i-can-buy-a-cube-or-other-common-shape-of-aerogel/1028630 "2026-03-20T20:09:04Z")
I like having cool bibs-and-bobs around in my place. I do not have a lot of them (not a museum filled with things) but still…some interesting items. I have wanted a piece of Aerogel (the lightest solid ever made). I t… --- ## [Electric truck video was fake \[Update 18-Dec-2023 CEO sentenced to prison\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-truck-video-was-fake-update-18-dec-2023-ceo-sentenced-to-prison/922126)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-truck-video-was-fake-update-18-dec-2023-ceo-sentenced-to-prison/922126 "2026-03-20T19:12:32Z")
Had not heard of this company until recently. Pretty good fake. --- ## [Elastic Shoelaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shoelaces/1028269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shoelaces/1028269 "2026-03-19T21:20:17Z")
Many months ago, I bought a pair of gym shoes that came with elastic shoelaces. You don’t tie them, so there is less bending over and no occasions where they become loose. Since my legs are occasionally sore or stiff f… --- ## [How far back do your memories go -- and how accurate do you think they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-your-memories-go-and-how-accurate-do-you-think-they-are/1028480)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-do-your-memories-go-and-how-accurate-do-you-think-they-are/1028480 "2026-03-19T20:19:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from 2026 Celebrity Death Pool: The 17 responses mentioned went on a tangent about early school memories, where some people seem to believe they remember the names of all their teachers and se… --- ## [My bad bad bad dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bad-bad-bad-dilemma/1028430 "2026-03-19T14:21:14Z")
Ok. My hoodie string is crappy. Frayed, chewed, and stained. So as it’s a great hoodie with a Ladybug on it. I decide need to remedy this. I got a cute hoodie string. Tie-dye grey. Very coordinating. I jerked out the … --- ## [Writing styles and familiarity therewith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-styles-and-familiarity-therewith/1028543)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-styles-and-familiarity-therewith/1028543 "2026-03-19T02:17:20Z")
I follow a few pages on FB that are essentially scathing of politics, and of course, especially American politics in this day and age. And a couple of them are just your garden variety parody pages, focussing on local to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=23)