# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=223 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 224 --- ## [Ridiculous Stuff that TERRIFIES Your Pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-stuff-that-terrifies-your-pet/959555)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-stuff-that-terrifies-your-pet/959555 "2022-02-17T18:40:14Z")
I’m not talking thunder storms, fireworks or vacuum cleaners here. I’m talking stuff that no one else’s pet would even notice but your pet goes into fits about. I just had an appliance repair guy come out to replace the… --- ## [Emails you never thought you would send](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-you-never-thought-you-would-send/955719)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-you-never-thought-you-would-send/955719 "2022-02-17T12:51:55Z")
“In instance 4, the question stem refers to a pineapple but a cantaloupe is pictured. Please change the image to a pineapple. Thank you.” What are yours? --- ## [Things that scare me, by Cooper the Portuguese Water Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-scare-me-by-cooper-the-portuguese-water-dog/685029)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-scare-me-by-cooper-the-portuguese-water-dog/685029 "2022-02-17T00:05:08Z")
Hi DoperFreinds, Dad’s letting me post another thread here, JOY! 'Cause Dad thinks it’s funny, he wanted me to post a list of things that scare me, and things that don’t… The SodaStream Monster still scares me, but not… --- ## [I'm a Tongue Roller, I Have an Extra Tooth, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-tongue-roller-i-have-an-extra-tooth-etc/958083)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-tongue-roller-i-have-an-extra-tooth-etc/958083 "2022-02-16T20:48:31Z")
All I know is that we had a chapter in genetics in high school biology. And they talked about certain traits, some of which apparently were dominant and recessive too. Bear with me, it has been over 35 years. Anyways, I… --- ## [Happy Anniversary Sikhote-Alin!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-sikhote-alin/959377)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-sikhote-alin/959377 "2022-02-16T20:47:06Z")
It was 75 years ago today (February 12th, 1947) that a piece of iron fell in Siberia. No large or impressive examples in my collection, unfortunately. My biggest is 41 grams. … --- ## [Oldest person you know and oldest you have ever known](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-you-know-and-oldest-you-have-ever-known/943497)
**Author:** [@Dbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dbug)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-you-know-and-oldest-you-have-ever-known/943497 "2022-02-16T16:06:44Z")
I was thinking the other day that at my age 31 and 3/4 its crazy how many people over 100 I have met. The oldest I know currently is 106 in july --- ## [Snake on a plane! (Life imitates art)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-on-a-plane-life-imitates-art/359236)
**Author:** [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-on-a-plane-life-imitates-art/359236 "2022-02-15T17:38:48Z")
The naysayers would think that Snakes on an Plane is a ridiculous premise. They would be wrong. Even if his approach was more Steve Irwin than Samuel L. --- ## [Sleep? What's that? Quizzing the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-whats-that-quizzing-the-mmp/959034)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-whats-that-quizzing-the-mmp/959034 "2022-02-15T15:17:14Z")
Seems like no matter what I try (chamomile, melatonin, Unisom, etc), my body persists in not cooperating with me on sleep timing or duration. Whatever I think we need to do, it insists on doing something else. Ugh. Proj… --- ## [Tech query: bouncing emails I did not send](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-query-bouncing-emails-i-did-not-send/959488)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-query-bouncing-emails-i-did-not-send/959488 "2022-02-15T04:22:32Z")
I’ve been getting repeated bounce messages in the last few days for emails I did not send. They come from Google, because they were attempts to send to (my username)@google.com, which I’d never do. I have 2FA on for the… --- ## [Google Doodle for Valentine's Day 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-for-valentines-day-2022/959458)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-for-valentines-day-2022/959458 "2022-02-14T18:38:43Z")
It’s not very long or involved, but it’s a cute little interactive time-waster that doesn’t waste a lot of time. --- ## [How does one invoke "Blind Date" on Tinder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-invoke-blind-date-on-tinder/959474)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-invoke-blind-date-on-tinder/959474 "2022-02-14T18:23:49Z")
Apparently, Tinder has this new feature that matches people on their responses to questions instead of staring at each other’s image. That’s appealing to me. So I launched Tinder. Found out that my profile had been de… --- ## [Dog/cat owners - how many toys are out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-cat-owners-how-many-toys-are-out/958190)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-cat-owners-how-many-toys-are-out/958190 "2022-02-14T07:55:24Z")
Yesterday my wife commented about the number of toys our spoiled little pup had strewn throughout the house. I suggested the over/under at 15. She took the under. This morning I counted 14 toys throughout various room… --- ## [I thought I could be cheeky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-could-be-cheeky/959382)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-could-be-cheeky/959382 "2022-02-14T06:55:19Z")
Two weeks ago, while getting ready for bed, I took off my socks and one had a hole in it, so I threw it in the garbage. But I put the other one in the laundry basket thinking my wife would come to me and tell me once aga… --- ## [On High School career guidance recommendations. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-high-school-career-guidance-recommendations/959125)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-high-school-career-guidance-recommendations/959125 "2022-02-14T00:59:25Z")
This thread brought me down memory lane for a bit, evoking a memory of some poor, vague guidance on career recommendations in high school. Back in my HS, in '94-'95, we were required to use an ancient “system” that look… --- ## [Stupid stuff I thought when I was a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-i-thought-when-i-was-a-kid/954317)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-i-thought-when-i-was-a-kid/954317 "2022-02-13T21:44:08Z")
The recent Veterans Day reminded me that I used to think the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had the body of the one guy, out of all the millions killed, that they couldn’t identify. --- ## [Freaky Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-amazon/958891)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-amazon/958891 "2022-02-13T00:14:20Z")
After having two remote learning days at home because of the big winter storm, I was well rested so, as often happens, I woke up before the alarm was set to go off. While lying in bed and enjoying my last half hour, my … --- ## [Just for beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-beckdawrek/959113)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-beckdawrek/959113 "2022-02-12T16:50:29Z")
One morning you are going to go out on the porch and… --- ## [Help With a Stupid Cabinetry Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-stupid-cabinetry-problem/959236)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-stupid-cabinetry-problem/959236 "2022-02-12T15:22:47Z")
So… when my late husband and I moved to my current abode, we did an extensive kitchen remodel. Among the projects was cabinet replacement. My husband was very handy, so we did virtually all the work ourselves. It look… --- ## [Seattle Mazda drivers can't change their radios off of KUOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162 "2022-02-12T06:35:23Z")
Over the past couple of weeks, some people who listen to KUOW in their Mazdas say their car radio is permanently stuck on 94.9 FM. It’s only affecting KUOW, Mazdas from 2016, and we have no idea why… It still isn’t c… --- ## [Descriptive place names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/descriptive-place-names/951264)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/descriptive-place-names/951264 "2022-02-12T04:55:33Z")
Looking for names of cities, towns, regions, etc. that describe what is/was there. The name may have come from something indicated on a map or someone’s observation of a map. I’m pretty sure you Dopers have talked about… --- ## [Overpopulation spawns unfortunate headline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overpopulation-spawns-unfortunate-headline/959332)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overpopulation-spawns-unfortunate-headline/959332 "2022-02-12T04:06:10Z")
I clicked on this headline today in the Columbus Dispatch website, not knowing quite what to expect: “Birth control aimed at Columbus rats now being offered to residents” Someone apparently figured out the Dispatch mig… --- ## [My-digitalconnections dot com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-digitalconnections-dot-com/959187)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-digitalconnections-dot-com/959187 "2022-02-11T23:19:40Z")
Wow, I get a lot of spam/scam emails from this address, since I came to their attention (a few months ago, I think). And all different kinds of content - window blinds, Expedia survey, Chase Bank survey, FedEx survey (I’… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad words that mean something else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-words-that-mean-something-else/959200)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-words-that-mean-something-else/959200 "2022-02-11T23:00:58Z")
Olympic words that are weird for me: Luge Double dip Axel Euler Salchows Lutz Mogul Super G Curling Twizzler Twisty Butter Slalom Camel Skeleton I’m so confused. --- ## [Nerdy Sport Team Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-sport-team-names/959221)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-sport-team-names/959221 "2022-02-11T22:04:41Z")
In grad school I played on several intramural sports teams. When it came time to come up with names for the sports, a lot of these were uninspired. But some went out of their way to come up with clever discipline-related… --- ## [Stupid Dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-dream/947595)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-dream/947595 "2022-02-11T21:00:59Z")
So I woke up this morning from a really stupid dream … Mom \[dead for 4 years, alzheimers for the past decade\] and I were apparently renting an apartment that was along side a macine shop facility. It was 4 rooms and a b… --- ## [What Irritated You Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-irritated-you-today/953315)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-irritated-you-today/953315 "2022-02-11T17:31:44Z")
The opposite of the What Made You Smile Today thread. I’m not talking about climate change, politics, etc. I’m talking about the little irritants that piss you off. I’ll go first. When trying to move or pick up a rug, t… --- ## [On the use of 'legacy' email addresses. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-legacy-email-addresses/958601)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-legacy-email-addresses/958601 "2022-02-11T17:26:00Z")
Someone tried to make me feel old today, because I have, and regularly use an @hotmail.com email address. And I’m not afraid to use it. Are @yahoo.com or even @aol.com email addresses still out there? I retorted to th… --- ## [Have you ever been harassed over your hobbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632)
**Author:** [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632 "2022-02-11T16:44:12Z")
I’ve had a few situations where random people wanted to attack me over what music I was listening to. I used to buy super cheap headphones and people could hear what I was playing. I will list a few incidents I have had… --- ## [Cruel remarks your teacher made in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-remarks-your-teacher-made-in-class/621258)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-remarks-your-teacher-made-in-class/621258 "2022-02-11T16:22:22Z")
When I was a high-school sophomore, the English teacher was going over each student’s grade status about a month before the end of the school year. He gave everyone’s name. He came to one girl and said–so help me this is… --- ## [Fresh air: Just what the doctor ordered!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/959132)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/959132 "2022-02-10T22:29:00Z")
Doctors in Canada can now prescribe national park passes to patients Here’s something I didn’t know: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=224)