# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=24 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [Is it THAT unusual to not collect anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-unusual-to-not-collect-anything/1027792)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-unusual-to-not-collect-anything/1027792 "2026-03-09T08:16:36Z")
I am StarvingButStrong. I confess I don’t have any collections. I’ve never had any. (Pause to allow you all to gasp in astonishment.) The subject of collections came up at a pot luck dinner yesterday and everyone was… --- ## [(Old) Digging things up in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-digging-things-up-in-the-mmp/1028131)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-digging-things-up-in-the-mmp/1028131 "2026-03-09T04:11:23Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 10c/50f with a predicted high of 14c/57f and cloudy. Weather app says “You may feel like fucking walking around your yard naked. Your elderly neighbour, however, wishes you fucking wou… --- ## [Olestra? Why not improved and rebranded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olestra-why-not-improved-and-rebranded/1028270)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olestra-why-not-improved-and-rebranded/1028270 "2026-03-08T23:01:11Z")
For decades, chemists struggled to find something that would duplicate the functions of fat in food without the calories. Food fried in fat is often tasty, with good “mouthfeel”, etc. When Olestra™ came out in the US, … --- ## [How is my computer listening to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-my-computer-listening-to-me/1028103)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-my-computer-listening-to-me/1028103 "2026-03-07T23:21:30Z")
I don’t ask why. Of course it is, in a manner of speaking. But how did this happen? My mom and I are discussing our yearly family get together during the summer. She was looking up houses to rent. We continue talking an… --- ## [Could consciousness be a fundamental field? (Physics related.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-consciousness-be-a-fundamental-field-physics-related/1028135)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-consciousness-be-a-fundamental-field-physics-related/1028135 "2026-03-07T21:10:08Z")
Maria Strømme published a paper three months ago where she hypothesizes that consciousness is a fundamental “field,” and that everything else in the universe (matter, spacetime) emerges from this field. Which I think mea… --- ## [The Doomsday Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doomsday-clock/1028263)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doomsday-clock/1028263 "2026-03-07T19:30:17Z")
Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists In January, they posted " On January 27, 2026, the Doomsday Clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its history. The… --- ## [Heart's on Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-on-sleeve/1028248)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-on-sleeve/1028248 "2026-03-07T17:34:48Z")
Apostrophe or not? I asked someone brilliant and they say it means more than one heart. I say it means the one heart is on the actual sleeve. (This is a hoodie I designed. Slubby heather Red, white curvy letters “Heart… --- ## [Google auto-complete is going crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-auto-complete-is-going-crazy/1028256)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-auto-complete-is-going-crazy/1028256 "2026-03-07T12:46:10Z")
I just noticed that it is adding people’s AI queries to the suggestions, with unlikely choices. --- ## [What's the thing you inexplicably own a million of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-thing-you-inexplicably-own-a-million-of/1028206)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-thing-you-inexplicably-own-a-million-of/1028206 "2026-03-07T02:37:49Z")
I’m getting close to owning 100 watch straps. And there’s simply no reason for it. I do like wearing wristwatches but I’m not so into them that it makes sense to own this many straps. The vast majority have never been w… --- ## [Museum of Snowmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-of-snowmen/1028152)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/museum-of-snowmen/1028152 "2026-03-07T02:12:09Z")
There’s an art form that is tragically underappreciated and in need of preservation. Snowmen, and snow-women and animals. We build them, we photograph them (maybe) but are resigned to their eventual disappearance. Should… --- ## [Amazon having site problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-having-site-problems/1028235)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-having-site-problems/1028235 "2026-03-06T20:10:01Z")
I just noticed this about 30 minutes ago. Apparently none of the product pages can be reached, I just get an “oops” error message. Other functions seem fine. And as soon as I post it, it gets fixed. Never mind. --- ## [I went to my first Purim tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-my-first-purim-tonight/1028158)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-my-first-purim-tonight/1028158 "2026-03-06T15:26:04Z")
As some of you may know, I’ve taken a strong interest in Judaism over the last year. Last year I undertook a medieval occult ritual loosely inspired by Kabbalah, part of which involved rigorous study of Jewish scriptures… --- ## [AI-Generated "News"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-generated-news/1028187)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-generated-news/1028187 "2026-03-06T04:14:03Z")
I use Edge and occasionally take a look at the Microsoft news feed. For about a year, or maybe longer (I’m not sure), there has been a variety of apparently AI-generated “news” about all sorts of family problems (between… --- ## [Glyphosate (RoundUp) study about human safety retracted 8 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glyphosate-roundup-study-about-human-safety-retracted-8-years-later/1025429)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glyphosate-roundup-study-about-human-safety-retracted-8-years-later/1025429 "2026-03-05T23:27:36Z")
It seems like one of the oft-cited studies showing that RoundUp is safe for humans may have been ghostwritten by its manufacturer: Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in c… --- ## [The Family Whammy strikes again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-whammy-strikes-again/1028025)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-whammy-strikes-again/1028025 "2026-03-05T16:08:46Z")
As folks here might recall, our family–including extended members–has a sometimes vicious, often hilarious and always ready to strike at any time jinx, hex, curse, whatever you want to call it. We call it the Family Wham… --- ## [Amanda Seyfried and the Prosthetic Butthole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-seyfried-and-the-prosthetic-butthole/1028054)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-seyfried-and-the-prosthetic-butthole/1028054 "2026-03-05T13:29:29Z")
Amanda Seyfried Really Wants You To Know That She Wore A ‘Prosthetic Butthole’ “It was cool, it was exciting,” the actor said. …and it wasn’t in the musical Cats. It was for The Testament of Ann Lee , a movie one would… --- ## [New horizons in spamming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spamming/1028213)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spamming/1028213 "2026-03-05T12:11:50Z")
Got a phone call this morning. Hello Hello is this \[real name\]? Yes. I am calling from XYZ insurance about the email you sent us about your hot water heater. There were several things wrong with this. First, I neve… --- ## [This....Reddit......thing....(now back here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-reddit-thing-now-back-here/1027657)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-reddit-thing-now-back-here/1027657 "2026-03-04T22:35:58Z")
After signing into this place several times a day for almost every single day since 2016, I decided a while back to check out for a bit, and moseyed over to reddit, which I never really looked at, despite my surprise at … --- ## [I found out over this past weekend, my name is listed in the Epstein Files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-over-this-past-weekend-my-name-is-listed-in-the-epstein-files/1027797)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-over-this-past-weekend-my-name-is-listed-in-the-epstein-files/1027797 "2026-03-04T22:18:46Z")
Before the rush to judgement, I never met him, did business with him, traveled on his jet, visited his island, never been in the same proximity as him. My name is listed in what appears to be a contact list, which inclu… --- ## [What is a nothing Burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-nothing-burger/1027933)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-nothing-burger/1027933 "2026-03-04T01:07:42Z")
I asked this on my Facebook account, but I did not feel satisfied with the answers given considering what I have seen and read here. On facebook, I asked about how it’s connected to Donald Trump. How and why and what th… --- ## [Callers to Washington State Government Hotline get bad joke instead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-to-washington-state-government-hotline-get-bad-joke-instead/1028096)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callers-to-washington-state-government-hotline-get-bad-joke-instead/1028096 "2026-03-03T05:07:34Z")
Washington state hotline callers hear AI voice with Spanish accent | AP News That’s right-Callers to a Washington State Department of Licensing hotline that pressed “2” for Spanish got English with a heavily Spanish acc… --- ## [How to best get myself back in the gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-get-myself-back-in-the-gym/1027902)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-get-myself-back-in-the-gym/1027902 "2026-03-03T03:59:49Z")
Wanting to not totally fall apart physically as I age, I got myself a simple four day weightlifting routine a few years ago. I added cardio to it later on, eventually adjusting the time so I could get at least 20 minutes… --- ## [Bingo squares for tonight's State of the Union Address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bingo-squares-for-tonights-state-of-the-union-address/1027943)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bingo-squares-for-tonights-state-of-the-union-address/1027943 "2026-03-03T01:51:46Z")
Please share your suggestions to fill the bingo card for Trump’s upcoming State of the Union Address. I don’t really know where to start, so I’ll just hand it over to y’all --- ## [(Old) One last shot of white stuff in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-one-last-shot-of-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1027906)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-one-last-shot-of-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1027906 "2026-03-02T10:01:28Z")
I hope it’s the last shot! We didn’t get a lot of snow - maybe a couple of inches on the ground, but the driveway is just slushy. Dare I hope that this is the end of it for this winter? Dare I?? So, with spring waiting … --- ## [What is it with dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-dogs/1027990)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-dogs/1027990 "2026-03-02T03:42:57Z")
So I have a fairly new puppy, Jasper, a mini dachshund is now 4.5 months old. And he’s mostly a bloody brilliant puppy despite needing to learn a FEW manners about loving everyone/every dog he meets to death. But anyway… --- ## [Bureaucrats at work (Quebec version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bureaucrats-at-work-quebec-version/1028097)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bureaucrats-at-work-quebec-version/1028097 "2026-03-01T02:55:42Z")
A committee was created, several people appointed to it, it met several times over a couple months and finally came out with their decision. What was it? It is now legal for drivers of city buses to post “Go Habs Go” o… --- ## [Hobbies you have that are always "on the go"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbies-you-have-that-are-always-on-the-go/1027886)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbies-you-have-that-are-always-on-the-go/1027886 "2026-03-01T01:04:48Z")
I always have a New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle on the go. I’ve got plenty of their Sunday crossword books, and I’m always doing one. It may take me a few days, or an afternoon, but I will complete it. Then I m… --- ## [Post-LOTR depression: All will love them and despair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-lotr-depression-all-will-love-them-and-despair/258403)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-lotr-depression-all-will-love-them-and-despair/258403 "2026-02-28T17:07:29Z")
Not really worthy of the Cafe. And no, I’m not really depressed. :stuck\_out\_tongue: But I need someone to convince me that fantasy cinema has not peaked. It’s like I’ve gorged and eaten an entire cheesecake…and I’ve… --- ## [The acronym BOGO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acronym-bogo/1028050)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acronym-bogo/1028050 "2026-02-28T17:03:39Z")
All my life I’ve heard the sales pitch “buy one, get one free!” but only recently have I seen this re-expressed in acronym form as BOGO. Has it been around for awhile and I just didn’t notice it, or is it relatively new… --- ## [Holidays and Cognitive Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holidays-and-cognitive-dissonance/1026277)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holidays-and-cognitive-dissonance/1026277 "2026-02-28T11:30:17Z")
I was watching Mike Burbiglia’s Working it Out podcast where he’s interviewing comedian Michael Che, and Che says something like, “Why can’t we have holidays without all the lore? Why does Thanksgiving Day have to be gro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=25)