# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=220 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 221 --- ## [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… --- ## [Logical design that is also garbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-design-that-is-also-garbage/960941)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logical-design-that-is-also-garbage/960941 "2022-03-14T06:46:33Z")
The Kia “infotainment” system’s radio looks like this: You can use the buttons on the steering wheel to change radio stations. Pressing :arrow\_down: moves you down the list. Pressing… --- ## [Russian attack of nuclear power plant could have caused major catastrophe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911 "2022-03-14T06:24:16Z")
Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster Video footage of the attack shows that Russians shelled the main power plant, not just outlying buildings, and turned away Ukrainia… --- ## [Book Title Reference Needed--victorian Mushrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-reference-needed-victorian-mushrooms/960978)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-reference-needed-victorian-mushrooms/960978 "2022-03-14T00:13:59Z")
I recall a book about the use of hallucinogen mushrooms in Victorian England & pre-Victorian England, going back to Shakespeare… My Google-Fu is unavailing. This ring any bells? --- ## [Meeting Their Namesake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-their-namesake/960454)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-their-namesake/960454 "2022-03-13T21:53:03Z")
It’s completely puerile to make a big deal about meeting someone with the same name – there’s no reason you should have anything in common. But it’s also totally irresistable. Here are some cases of famous meets Winston… --- ## [Bad bad bad addition to the Wrek clan. Holy Moly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-addition-to-the-wrek-clan-holy-moly/951971)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-addition-to-the-wrek-clan-holy-moly/951971 "2022-03-13T04:41:36Z")
Son-of-a-wrek and DIL are Pregnant. I’m officially on baby watch. I’ll post as new developments arise. Chapter 1… DIL is sick as crap and crank—y! We are all avoiding her wrath. Poor grand-wreks! It seems we are a… --- ## [Canadian Unemployment Benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-unemployment-benefits/960926)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-unemployment-benefits/960926 "2022-03-13T03:48:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from OK im confused about this one … filling out a job app is bad or beneath certain people now?: I think the topic would be fascinating , too. @Northern\_Piper , want to give details about Canad… --- ## [I went to Target today and almost forgot to take my bag with me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-target-today-and-almost-forgot-to-take-my-bag-with-me/960963)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-target-today-and-almost-forgot-to-take-my-bag-with-me/960963 "2022-03-12T23:38:39Z")
That was embarrassing! I got my cart and as I was putting it away, the man in line behind me handed me my single bag! I sure hope this isn’t the beginning of anything bad. (I’ve done this kind of thing a couple times … --- ## [I think I'm being scammed for $5 (surprisingly long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-being-scammed-for-5-surprisingly-long/960789)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-being-scammed-for-5-surprisingly-long/960789 "2022-03-12T18:45:55Z")
Yes, it would only be for $5. In my hobby, we have a practice we call Pay It Forward, where more experienced people basically give away small items of fairly low value as a benefit for beginners (ok, it’s fountain pens).… --- ## [Anyone else getting massively spammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-massively-spammed/960461)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-massively-spammed/960461 "2022-03-12T17:49:19Z")
For the last 7-10 days the spam filter on my Yahoo email has been overwhelmed. I’ve gone from getting 1-2 junk emails per day getting through the filter to \>40 every day. Not even good spam, either: boner pills, $500 to … --- ## [Those crappy psychics again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crappy-psychics-again/960574)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crappy-psychics-again/960574 "2022-03-12T04:07:08Z")
Looks like the same psychics that didn’t tell us about Covid-19 forgot to mention WWIII also. I may have to cancel my subscription. --- ## [Unidentified Flying Object crashes in Croatia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-flying-object-crashes-in-croatia/960905)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-flying-object-crashes-in-croatia/960905 "2022-03-11T21:29:39Z")
That’s the headline on HuffPost, but you should know that it’s quite literal. They don’t say that an Alien Spacecraft has crashed in Eastern Europe, but that a Flying Object that hasn’t been identified has. Speculation i… --- ## [Well damn, now I can't use Duck Duck Go anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-now-i-cant-use-duck-duck-go-anymore/960016)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-now-i-cant-use-duck-duck-go-anymore/960016 "2022-03-11T20:27:51Z")
The upshot: NYT says that Duck Duck Go is now the favored search engine of right-wing conspiracy theorists. “If I wanted to find specific cases about people who died from vaccine-related injuries, I had to go to Duck… --- ## [Accidental overdose of Fentanyl: Five dead in Commerce City Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-overdose-of-fentanyl-five-dead-in-commerce-city-colorado/959954)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-overdose-of-fentanyl-five-dead-in-commerce-city-colorado/959954 "2022-03-11T14:44:43Z")
So five people were at a party. They thought they were doing cocaine, but it was really fentanyl. All five died almost immediately. Nothing much to add; I did not know that was quite possible. Yikes. --- ## [Tunnels under Irish sea with underground roundabout at Isle of Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tunnels-under-irish-sea-with-underground-roundabout-at-isle-of-man/960169)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tunnels-under-irish-sea-with-underground-roundabout-at-isle-of-man/960169 "2022-03-11T12:29:50Z")
Boris Johnson has this idea of connecting Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland (for some reason he missed Wales) by tunnels under the Irish Sea with a big roundabout under the Isle of Man. It seems to be an alternat… --- ## [Some great photographs of old New York, 1884-1904](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-great-photographs-of-old-new-york-1884-1904/937626)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-great-photographs-of-old-new-york-1884-1904/937626 "2022-03-11T08:00:58Z")
Very cool. The photographer clearly like taking pictures of people jumping - to demonstrate how well his camera could capture a fleeting moment, apparently. --- ## [Oh Joy. I get Free Airfare for a Vacation WITH TRUMPISTS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-joy-i-get-free-airfare-for-a-vacation-with-trumpists/960691)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-joy-i-get-free-airfare-for-a-vacation-with-trumpists/960691 "2022-03-10T23:31:01Z")
Okay, there’s a lot of history to this story. Short summary, my aunt and uncle are paying my airfare for me to come see them in northern Georgia, close to Tennessee. I’m grateful, really I am. But my entire family are… --- ## [Do any Dopers live in a place that has no name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-live-in-a-place-that-has-no-name/960636)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-live-in-a-place-that-has-no-name/960636 "2022-03-10T23:14:53Z")
In the context of this thread, “a place that has no name” refers to an unincorporated part of a county that’s residentially and commercially developed but lacks a specific and commonly used designation to identify it. Pe… --- ## [You Don't Deserve a Break Today -- McDonald's closes its stores in Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-deserve-a-break-today-mcdonalds-closes-its-stores-in-russia/960696)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-deserve-a-break-today-mcdonalds-closes-its-stores-in-russia/960696 "2022-03-10T19:40:52Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/business/mcdonalds-pepsi-coke-russia/index.html --- ## [Did anyone else know of people who routinely stole condiments/silverwear from restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-of-people-who-routinely-stole-condiments-silverwear-from-restaurants/959039)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-of-people-who-routinely-stole-condiments-silverwear-from-restaurants/959039 "2022-03-10T10:03:23Z")
I’m not talking taking an excessive amount of ketchup packets (which I don’t consider stealing if you intend to use them eventually but if you want to comment feel free too) I’m talking at actual sit-down restaurants whe… --- ## [My final cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-final-cat/960688)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-final-cat/960688 "2022-03-09T21:07:09Z")
mrAru and I have decided that we have adopted our final cat. She is now 3 years old. The reason is he is 56 and I am 60, I have had 2 different forms of cancer dealt with in the last 5 years, he is a colorectal cancer hi… --- ## [Hunting Guide saves deer in frozen river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-guide-saves-deer-in-frozen-river/960624)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunting-guide-saves-deer-in-frozen-river/960624 "2022-03-08T23:11:32Z")
This guy put in quite an effort. The deer had to be pulled out of the river by canoe. Then carried into a heated cabin to warm up. They even made the buck a bed of hay. --- ## [Is there an environmentally friendly way to get rid of old socks and underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-environmentally-friendly-way-to-get-rid-of-old-socks-and-underwear/943051)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-environmentally-friendly-way-to-get-rid-of-old-socks-and-underwear/943051 "2022-03-08T18:07:47Z")
I’ve got a large bag of (washed) socks and underwear that are not really fit for wearing anymore, most commonly because of holes. Obviously, thrift stores don’t want them, and I have plenty of rags (and their material/sh… --- ## [What's with those beds they use to make where the headboard was all rods? Do they still make them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-those-beds-they-use-to-make-where-the-headboard-was-all-rods-do-they-still-make-them/960602)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-those-beds-they-use-to-make-where-the-headboard-was-all-rods-do-they-still-make-them/960602 "2022-03-08T01:20:38Z")
You know, the ones where the headboard is basically 5-15 straight metal rods pointing upwards, I haven’t seen those in forever. The only times I see them now are in old pornos where a woman will grab onto the bars while … --- ## [North Korea nuclear test site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-nuclear-test-site/960614)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-nuclear-test-site/960614 "2022-03-07T23:59:22Z")
As if we don’t have enough to worry about in Europe discourtesy of Czar Dobby, now North Korea apparently thinks this is a great time to rebuild a nuclear test site they allegedly shut down a few years ago. --- ## [4,000 luxury cars get a Viking funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-luxury-cars-get-a-viking-funeral/959959)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-luxury-cars-get-a-viking-funeral/959959 "2022-03-07T13:19:09Z")
There is currently a container ship on fire in the Atlantic. Among the cargo are “about 4,000 Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars”. Pretty expensive fire. --- ## [Hopin' for world peace in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopin-for-world-peace-in-the-mmp/960227)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopin-for-world-peace-in-the-mmp/960227 "2022-03-07T10:12:48Z")
It’s 5:30 a.m. in Ye Olde Western Mitten State and the world hasn’t quite blown up yet, but stupid’s gonna stupid so we’ll see what the coming days bring us. Meanwhile, we’ve got Mumpers (and Mumper parents, pets, partn… --- ## [Sometimes you need a different perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-need-a-different-perspective/960594)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-you-need-a-different-perspective/960594 "2022-03-07T07:51:09Z")
I heard a snatch of the Tetris music. --- ## [Box of human heads stolen in Denver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/box-of-human-heads-stolen-in-denver/960562)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/box-of-human-heads-stolen-in-denver/960562 "2022-03-07T04:13:53Z")
And you thought gangs of shoplifters in luxury stores were bad. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/stolen-box-human-heads-investigated-denver-police-83274565 What happens now with the missing box of human heads? Will i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=221)