# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=231 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 232 --- ## [We're having an early Christmas tomorrow, and I feel crummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-an-early-christmas-tomorrow-and-i-feel-crummy/955919)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-an-early-christmas-tomorrow-and-i-feel-crummy/955919 "2021-12-29T00:12:38Z")
Long story made short: I told my parents this evening that I probably wouldn’t make it tomorrow (sore throat, achy, no appetite) and my mother said, “Oh, you don’t feel THAT bad.” Yes, I do, and I don’t really want to … --- ## [Abnormal Breast Exam Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abnormal-breast-exam-results/956480)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abnormal-breast-exam-results/956480 "2021-12-29T00:11:37Z")
I’m 35 years old, and during my annual physical, the doctor found an abnormality during my breast exam. The good news: It wasn’t a mass. It was an area where the breast tissue seemed unusually dense. I am currently me… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck feels bad over one of her Christmas gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-feels-bad-over-one-of-her-christmas-gifts/956701)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-feels-bad-over-one-of-her-christmas-gifts/956701 "2021-12-28T23:46:54Z")
I just do. My big sister bought me a kantha quilt. , but I don’t know how to feel about it. Here’s the thing, they are advertised as a fair trade item. Probably Indian or some other country like that. I can see the … --- ## [Ask the Massage Therapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363)
**Author:** [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363 "2021-12-28T23:11:31Z")
I’ve been a licensed and practicing massage therapist in the Seattle area for the last 3.5 years now. Anything you want to know about massage or massage therapists? Ask away. I’ll do my best to answer. --- ## [I am never dreaming again. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-dreaming-again-ever/578299)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-dreaming-again-ever/578299 "2021-12-28T22:42:16Z")
Dear Bitches. ‘Been a long time, how’s it hangin’? So I pretty much had the most disturbing dream I have evar had, and therefore have forsaken shit like dreaming. Aw, man…I mean this fucker is really hard to tell, eve… --- ## [Would future archeologists get the wrong idea about Santa Claus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-future-archeologists-get-the-wrong-idea-about-santa-claus/956603)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-future-archeologists-get-the-wrong-idea-about-santa-claus/956603 "2021-12-28T03:04:57Z")
If archeologists from the distant future are digging through the artifacts of our civilization, they would see countless references in song, books, TV shows, movies etc about Santa Claus, and would be forced to come to t… --- ## [Who had a White Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-a-white-christmas/956690)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-a-white-christmas/956690 "2021-12-28T01:12:04Z")
Was sorta snowy, sorta melty all December. Got home from work on Christmas Eve and it started snowing. Not a blizzard, just a nice light fluffy snow. Has been snowing on and off every since. Who else didn’t have to d… --- ## [The view from my windows is luminous white, greys and blacks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-from-my-windows-is-luminous-white-greys-and-blacks/956715)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-view-from-my-windows-is-luminous-white-greys-and-blacks/956715 "2021-12-27T23:14:34Z")
Mentioned in one of the other threads that it’s been snowing since this afternoon. Nice light fluffy flakes. And a waning moon up there somewhere, over the grey cloud cover. Between the moon, the clouds, the falling snow… --- ## [4 Holidays in 7 Days Makes One Weak - A Celebratory MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-holidays-in-7-days-makes-one-weak-a-celebratory-mmp/956342)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-holidays-in-7-days-makes-one-weak-a-celebratory-mmp/956342 "2021-12-27T21:20:14Z")
I crack me up. Festivus, Christmas, Boxing Day, and Kwanzaa. Any I missed? Anyways, up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. 5 more days of Peak, then a weekend off. Hijack away! --- ## [What did you get for Christmas this year? (2021 Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-for-christmas-this-year-2021-edition/956740)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-for-christmas-this-year-2021-edition/956740 "2021-12-27T19:18:55Z")
Here’s the thread I made from 2020. I got: 10 boxes of Bottle Caps (last year I got 8!) A huge resealable bag of Peanut M&Ms A 1 TB microSD card Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania for Nintendo Switch Airpods … --- ## [More on the SIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-sil/956675)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-sil/956675 "2021-12-27T19:08:00Z")
SIL, in my non-professional opinion, suffers from illness anxiety disorder and has for years. She is now convinced she needs a covid test, and texted to ask where she could purchase some. She has has not been in close c… --- ## [Open discussion on becoming vegetarian / vegan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-discussion-on-becoming-vegetarian-vegan/956475)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-discussion-on-becoming-vegetarian-vegan/956475 "2021-12-27T13:53:52Z")
So about 6 weeks ago I took the plunge and finally became a vegetarian. The animal ethics thing has never sat right with me, and it was only a set of practical issues (enjoyment of meat, not knowing many cooking recipes … --- ## [Weird manglish from the wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-manglish-from-the-wild/955160)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-manglish-from-the-wild/955160 "2021-12-27T03:11:55Z")
And by “manglish” I mean the sort of English that is mangled, not the sort of English that’s spoken by a man. From a newssite this morning: “Some experts are therefore cautiously optimistic that – if Omicron turns out … --- ## [RIP South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-south-african-anglican-archbishop-desmond-tutu/956664)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-south-african-anglican-archbishop-desmond-tutu/956664 "2021-12-27T02:26:23Z")
--- ## [As I type this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-type-this/956670)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-type-this/956670 "2021-12-26T18:16:03Z")
…the ladies at HSN are pretending the vibrator they’re hawking is for aching shoulders and back. --- ## [In praise of awesome uncles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-awesome-uncles/956616)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-awesome-uncles/956616 "2021-12-25T22:21:08Z")
I was lucky enough to have been blessed with several great uncles. Not a “creepy uncle” stereotype in the bunch. To me, they were all like big kids. They might have been responsible for me when I was with them but they’d… --- ## [And a Merry Christmas to you too JBP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-merry-christmas-to-you-too-jbp/956642)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-merry-christmas-to-you-too-jbp/956642 "2021-12-25T22:11:58Z")
Christian, bill C-16 legal scholar, anti-sjw carnivore, and self-help guru Jordan B Peterson makes inflammatory anti-vax tweets at Justin Trudeau (and idiots ratio him 24k / 5.5k). --- ## [What are you giving for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-giving-for-christmas/956201)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-giving-for-christmas/956201 "2021-12-25T22:01:24Z")
The Missus can be hard to buy for. She likes Patagonia, so I got her a Patagonia shirt and a Patagonia hat. I got a free teddy bear from Ben Bridge for getting my Sub overhauled, so she’s getting that. (Why not?) I g… --- ## [I'm thinking of re-subscribing to my local Trump-backing newspaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-re-subscribing-to-my-local-trump-backing-newspaper/956560)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-re-subscribing-to-my-local-trump-backing-newspaper/956560 "2021-12-25T06:55:53Z")
In 2020, my local newspaper endorsed Trump. To say I was pissed off at their decision is an understatement. In fact, I was so upset I decided not to renew my subscription which was soon to expire. However, it wasn’t so m… --- ## [2021 Bad, bad, bad Christmas misadventures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-bad-bad-bad-christmas-misadventures/956597)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-bad-bad-bad-christmas-misadventures/956597 "2021-12-24T22:56:26Z")
Ordered a slew of eGift cards. Guess what ol’beck did? She sent them all to herself. ::smack:: This is gonna take awhile to straighten out. Yay. I have all of Christmas eve to do it. Bayless ate something he should… --- ## [How’s your lead-in to Christmas looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-your-lead-in-to-christmas-looking/956319)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-your-lead-in-to-christmas-looking/956319 "2021-12-24T21:16:04Z")
On top of all the other Christmas stuff, I’m in (virtual) court most of this week. No “popping out for an ‘errand’ " in the afternoon to do last minute shopping. Finally done on the 22nd. --- ## [There's a bad bad bad funk floating around in my nice clean house. Well, they aren't actually 'floating' more like clunking around eating enormous amounts of food and leaving Lego on my floor(where I walk on them)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bad-bad-bad-funk-floating-around-in-my-nice-clean-house-well-they-arent-actually-floating-more-like-clunking-around-eating-enormous-amounts-of-food-and-leaving-lego-on-my-floor-where-i-walk-on-them/956139)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bad-bad-bad-funk-floating-around-in-my-nice-clean-house-well-they-arent-actually-floating-more-like-clunking-around-eating-enormous-amounts-of-food-and-leaving-lego-on-my-floor-where-i-walk-on-them/956139 "2021-12-24T15:12:11Z")
Yep. It’s 2 little boys. Maybe I’ve gotten used to the aromas they emit, they’ve been here awhile. The Lil’wrekker said I’m nose blind about them. She said it’s awful. And I need to fix it The Lil’wrekker told me we h… --- ## [No justice for the Prince of Panspermia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-justice-for-the-prince-of-panspermia/956442)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-justice-for-the-prince-of-panspermia/956442 "2021-12-24T14:05:10Z")
A neuroscientist claiming to have found evidence of life on Mars and Venus has had his lawsuit demanding $50 billion from a science journal publisher tossed out by a district court in New York. Astrophysics and Space Sc… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a good video of flying into a galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-video-of-flying-into-a-galaxy/956533)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-video-of-flying-into-a-galaxy/956533 "2021-12-24T09:59:18Z")
If you take a look at a photo of, say, the Andromeda galaxy, it looks like a smoky disc containing maybe a few hundred stars. As someone with an interest in astronomy, I of course know that the stars in such an image ar… --- ## [Sexual misconduct at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-misconduct-at-smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/955799)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-misconduct-at-smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/955799 "2021-12-24T07:42:52Z")
Ugh! Would never have expected this? https://www.wseetonline.com/rs/2021/12/09/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute-is-under-fire-as-16-women-scientists-claim-sexual-misconduct/ --- ## [Do You Still Read A Paper Newspaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-read-a-paper-newspaper/955603)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-read-a-paper-newspaper/955603 "2021-12-24T04:42:09Z")
I never really read the paper until I took a politics class in high school. Since then, I have made a point of reading a daily newspaper and a weekly news magazine. I look at a few digital papers too. I possibly spend… --- ## [::DRUMROLL:: It's time for the 16th still-pretty-close-to-annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-the-16th-still-pretty-close-to-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/950469)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-the-16th-still-pretty-close-to-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/950469 "2021-12-24T03:47:39Z")
This is usually a springtime thing but our friend and designated emcee @feppytweed hasn’t posted to the boards in over a year so I’m going to tentatively take the reins on this gig from now on and kick this off before we… --- ## [Save a fly, kill a deer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-fly-kill-a-deer/956431)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-fly-kill-a-deer/956431 "2021-12-24T02:18:21Z")
I am extremely sensitive to the suffering of animals. When it’s hot and dry I put out dishes of water for little critter that might not be able to make it up to the bird bath, like snails, slugs, frogs and bunnies. I hav… --- ## [51 Weird American Infographics, Mostly Political](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564 "2021-12-24T02:14:56Z")
I like to see clever graphics used to convey information. Some of these are pretty esoteric. --- ## [Bad bad bad Bats in the Belfry. (What the heck is a belfry!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bats-in-the-belfry-what-the-heck-is-a-belfry/955179)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bats-in-the-belfry-what-the-heck-is-a-belfry/955179 "2021-12-23T23:24:24Z")
So…I’m sitting in my chair in my living room. Minding my own dang business when:…some one threw something at the back of my head! What the holy heck!? I immediately thought of the grandwrex. No, no couldn’t be them. (L… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=230) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=232)