# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=229 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [Getting Spam in 9 Languages Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-spam-in-9-languages-now/957496)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-spam-in-9-languages-now/957496 "2022-01-10T23:22:30Z")
With the arrival of an indecipherable (OK, I could have used Google Translate, probably) email in what is I assume to be Afrikaans-- the first line of the second paragraph is this: “Ek het baie goeie ervarings uit my jeu… --- ## [That darn cat! (dog or rabbit or bird...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-darn-cat-dog-or-rabbit-or-bird/957404)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-darn-cat-dog-or-rabbit-or-bird/957404 "2022-01-10T17:55:02Z")
What’s something your ridiculous pet has done lately? This cat might look like the picture of innocence… https://i.imgur.com/Mytv7XJ.jpg but there the boy’s asleep. The windows in this house are drafty, so once a yea… --- ## [Watch Bald Eagle eggs hatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573 "2022-01-10T14:34:46Z")
Live webcam here. The eggs are supposed to hatch today or tomorrow. I’ve been checking in every hour or two all day. Mama Eagle (I assume it’s Mama) has been restless recently. She was moving around and I could see three… --- ## [Canada records temperature below -51°C for the first time eight years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-records-temperature-below-51-c-for-the-first-time-eight-years/956703)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-records-temperature-below-51-c-for-the-first-time-eight-years/956703 "2022-01-10T12:27:25Z")
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/canada-records-temperature-below-51-c-for-the-first-time-eight-years A bit nippy in the NWT tonight. :snowflake: :snowflake: :snowflake: :snowflake: :cold\_face: … --- ## [New Year snow in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-snow-in-the-mmp/957133)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-snow-in-the-mmp/957133 "2022-01-10T00:16:52Z")
Sitting in the ambulatory surgery waiting room… Waiting. It was still raining when we walked in but we’re promised 7" of snow, so we got that going for us. Cafeteria doesn’t open for another 45 min. It’s gonna be a long … --- ## [Your prized possessions, after you die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-prized-possessions-after-you-die/955594)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-prized-possessions-after-you-die/955594 "2022-01-09T20:04:01Z")
There are things that I have lusted after in the 80s that I finally managed to own in the 2000s. Synthesizers, Cassette decks, Turntables, Heavy Amplifiers and Speakers. Then there are my LPs, Books and CDs. DVDs. Th… --- ## [Question for those working from home. Have your waking hours changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-working-from-home-have-your-waking-hours-changed/957234)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-working-from-home-have-your-waking-hours-changed/957234 "2022-01-09T16:36:27Z")
I’ve been working from home since March 2020. I never set an alarm for work anymore, but I get up earlier than I used to. I would say that I sleep better not caring when I get up. But I have to force myself to stay in be… --- ## [Playing "Trash Fairy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-trash-fairy/957333)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-trash-fairy/957333 "2022-01-08T15:41:54Z")
So I was reading this thread about moving trash cans, and became curious about the opinions of another trash-related activity that I occasionally engage in. Specifically playing “Trash Fairy”, which is when my can is fu… --- ## [Jellicle Cat and Boojum Snark on a Frabjous Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jellicle-cat-and-boojum-snark-on-a-frabjous-day/957264)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jellicle-cat-and-boojum-snark-on-a-frabjous-day/957264 "2022-01-08T05:01:57Z")
Some nonsense adjectives (and nouns) are so well-known that people start using them outside of references to the original work. I’ve seen “jellicle cat” used without reference to T. S. Eliot’s poems 9and long before the… --- ## [John Browning's final masterpiece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-brownings-final-masterpiece/957322)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-brownings-final-masterpiece/957322 "2022-01-07T19:07:56Z")
For Hi-Power owners: I know it is heresy, but I have always thought that the Browning Hi-Power was a much better handgun than the 1911. The only flaw IMHO is the magazine trigger interlock safety, which does not allow … --- ## [Changing My Meds Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-my-meds-again/957284)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-my-meds-again/957284 "2022-01-07T17:54:46Z")
This is sort of an update to I Think My Depression is Winning. I just haven’t been feeling any better, so a couple of doctor visits later, my psychiatrist decides to add a low dose of Abilify to my daily routine. I’ve … --- ## [Free cat litter for a friend living in Barrie, ON?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cat-litter-for-a-friend-living-in-barrie-on/957291)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-cat-litter-for-a-friend-living-in-barrie-on/957291 "2022-01-07T12:48:00Z")
I have a friend who lives in Barrie, Ontario, who’s deeply screwed on the money front for a little while and is running very low on cat litter. My Google Fu is failing me. Can someone help with community resources for c… --- ## [Headlines that prove that we’re all doomed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-that-prove-that-we-re-all-doomed/957319)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-that-prove-that-we-re-all-doomed/957319 "2022-01-07T06:39:53Z")
--- ## [Need help compiling a list of expressions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-compiling-a-list-of-expressions/957255)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-compiling-a-list-of-expressions/957255 "2022-01-07T01:43:23Z")
I want to create a very long list of very brief exclamations. For example: Holy cow! Good gravy! Criminy! Jeepers creepers! You get the idea. Help a brother out? mmm --- ## [Have you ever accidentally yet successfully evaded a cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-accidentally-yet-successfully-evaded-a-cop/957007)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-accidentally-yet-successfully-evaded-a-cop/957007 "2022-01-06T22:30:54Z")
Inspired by this FQ thread, Might have accidentally evaded a cop trying to pull me over. What's going to happen? — I did, once. On US-101 in California between Salinas and Gilroy, it’s 2 lanes over rolling hills — 2 lan… --- ## [Would it bother you if somesome moved your garbage cans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-somesome-moved-your-garbage-cans/957273)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-somesome-moved-your-garbage-cans/957273 "2022-01-06T18:54:17Z")
I live directly across the street from an elementary school. Since the school has limited space in their parking lot, it’s the norm for parents to park on the street while they’re dropping off and picking up their kids.… --- ## [My first colonoscopy is coming up… woo… what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-colonoscopy-is-coming-up-woo-what-to-expect/953639)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-colonoscopy-is-coming-up-woo-what-to-expect/953639 "2022-01-06T16:34:48Z")
So… yeah. Great. The Suprep is in my kitchen right now, waiting to work its magic on me. The procedure is in exactly two weeks; I’ve taken the day off for recovery. So here’s what I’m wondering, besides the usual genera… --- ## [How easily do non-English readers work with Latin letters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-do-non-english-readers-work-with-latin-letters/957292)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-do-non-english-readers-work-with-latin-letters/957292 "2022-01-06T13:16:17Z")
Like I just saw a piece of government literature with a short blurb in, say, Korean, with a URL to a Korean language version of the document online. The URL, of course, is “in English.” That got me wondering about somet… --- ## [I'm quitting smoking, too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-too/606130)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-too/606130 "2022-01-05T21:03:12Z")
Inspired by this thread (I'm quitting smoking, who's with me? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board), about FinnAgain, I thought I’d share my own endeavor in bringing down the smok… --- ## [We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/955822)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/955822 "2022-01-05T17:38:49Z")
Mundane and pointless, but IMO entertaining: Here’s a blog post about a curious dining experience in Italy. --- ## [Beginning of Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-of-week-2/956692)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-of-week-2/956692 "2022-01-05T15:13:23Z")
Of not smoking. No, I didn’t have a plan to quit, wasn’t even on my fake bucket list of “things I need to do someday”. I fell ill. Not seriously “OMG!!! He’s in the hospital and gonna die” ill. Just, ill. Respirator… --- ## [Celebrities Who Act Gay But DEFINITELY Aren't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-act-gay-but-definitely-arent/957253)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-act-gay-but-definitely-arent/957253 "2022-01-05T13:17:06Z")
Because I personally don’t think that there is such a thing as gay mannerisms. But that question would be for a different section of these boards :slightly\_smiling\_face: . My question is, name a celebrity who acts gay, … --- ## [Bizarre Things You've Seen Other Drivers Do This Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-things-youve-seen-other-drivers-do-this-month/956559)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-things-youve-seen-other-drivers-do-this-month/956559 "2022-01-05T00:38:25Z")
I’ll set the bar pretty low with my example, but it did baffle me. As is probably to be expected on December 23rd, traffic was heavy and slow. Past one of the lights I crawled through late this morning was a spot where,… --- ## [Should I be concerned? 😯](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned/956962)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned/956962 "2022-01-04T17:46:36Z")
I just noticed this when I went to my Twitter feed: Politics · Trending Big T People are referring to former president Trump as Big T 166K Tweets Let me say that I have never even been to Mar-a-Lago. (My insisten… --- ## [My MIL Drives Me Insane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mil-drives-me-insane/956754)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mil-drives-me-insane/956754 "2022-01-04T15:31:49Z")
I’ve talked about her before in past posts. I’ve know her for almost 45 years and I’m no closer to her now than I was 45 years ago. She’s very hard to talk to. She has no interests other than gossip and money. She used t… --- ## [Congresswoman carjacked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-carjacked/956553)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-carjacked/956553 "2022-01-04T05:48:55Z")
News item today: So we’ve come to the point where armed bandits are carjacking elected Congresscritters. (Actually, there’s no indication in the article if the bandits knew who they were carjacking. As best I could … --- ## [Well, I'm retiring. But still working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-retiring-but-still-working/956777)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-retiring-but-still-working/956777 "2022-01-04T04:52:33Z")
After 27 tooth-grindingyears working for the State Government of Tennessee, I’m taking my pension, early next year. But my pension is so small, I’m gonna need a new job. Frankly, I’m scared. It’s like jumping off a cl… --- ## [Ruby Crowned Kinglet comes in from the cold (with picture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruby-crowned-kinglet-comes-in-from-the-cold-with-picture/956768)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruby-crowned-kinglet-comes-in-from-the-cold-with-picture/956768 "2022-01-04T01:07:13Z")
Tonight at work I opened the back door to take out the garbage and in walked/fluttered a ruby crowned kinglet. It’s very cold here right now and we’ve had days of snow so the poor little thing was probably freezing and d… --- ## [NC Flag has date for event that did not happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-flag-has-date-for-event-that-did-not-happen/956613)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-flag-has-date-for-event-that-did-not-happen/956613 "2022-01-04T00:30:10Z")
Nobody can prove that this happened on 5/20/1775 --- ## [What do I need to know about buying a smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-buying-a-smartphone/951907)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-buying-a-smartphone/951907 "2022-01-03T19:08:39Z")
My current smartphone is getting quite old. It’s a Samsung S5; some apps don’t even support it anymore, and the ones that do still work are rather slow. It’s time to bite the bullet and get a new one, but the selection… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=230)