# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=240 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 241 --- ## [I Could Use Some Cheering Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-cheering-up/953485)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-cheering-up/953485 "2021-11-01T22:04:15Z")
A few months back, I got a job. I am now part of the monstrous machinery of disincentives that keep people from getting the unemployment benefits they deserve. Obviously, I hate the job. But it pays very well and I’m wor… --- ## [Source of alcohol in spirit drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-alcohol-in-spirit-drinks/952446)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-alcohol-in-spirit-drinks/952446 "2021-11-01T20:32:34Z")
How does it matter if the C2H5OH alcohol was made by fermenting sugarcane, corn mash, potatoes , barley, oats or any other organic matter. The end product is ethyl alcohol which is distilled out. Water, colour, botanical… --- ## [Building an ark in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-an-ark-in-the-mmp/953153)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-an-ark-in-the-mmp/953153 "2021-11-01T19:02:26Z")
Yesterday, 24 Oct 2021, was officially the wettest single day in Sacramento history, with 5.31 inches of rain in that calendar day. It’s still coming down pretty hard too. As I mentioned in the previous MMP, Sacramento c… --- ## [Unwanted Ads: Consumer Backlash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-ads-consumer-backlash/953464)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-ads-consumer-backlash/953464 "2021-11-01T18:54:35Z")
There have been times when I’ve been so annoyed by unwanted ads that the only reason I wanted to remember the company was so that I could intentionally avoid it even if I did want the kind of product they sell. I’m wonde… --- ## [Tell me Your Anxiety Inducer for today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-anxiety-inducer-for-today/953347)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-anxiety-inducer-for-today/953347 "2021-11-01T10:05:47Z")
Had an Operations meeting at work today. Yay, get to work an hour early to hear the same stuff I’ve heard at every single Operations meeting for the past 10 years. oh … joy Nope, not today. Today, the president who is … --- ## ["Joker" Knifes Many People on Tokyo Subway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-knifes-many-people-on-tokyo-subway/953601)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-knifes-many-people-on-tokyo-subway/953601 "2021-11-01T04:07:58Z")
News article here: A man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume has been arrested for attempted murder after a knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo, according to Japanese media, with at least 17 people reportedly injur… --- ## [No Duh! Titles of Programs on Youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-duh-titles-of-programs-on-youtube/953576)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-duh-titles-of-programs-on-youtube/953576 "2021-10-31T19:08:34Z")
So, I am leaving youtube on for background noise, and it seems to have hit upon Absolute History … Title of this one? “How Paganism Dominated the Ancient World” Haven’t started watching it yet, but correct me if I am … --- ## [Geomagnetic storm watch for tonight - Northern Lights could be visible in lower latitudes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geomagnetic-storm-watch-for-tonight-northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-lower-latitudes/953547)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geomagnetic-storm-watch-for-tonight-northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-lower-latitudes/953547 "2021-10-31T18:57:53Z")
“The Northern Lights are typically only visible in the northern most parts of the United States, such as Maine, northern Michigan and upstate New York. However, due to the severity of the storm, we are expected to see … --- ## [Print Catalogs Are A Thing Again?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-catalogs-are-a-thing-again/952521)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-catalogs-are-a-thing-again/952521 "2021-10-31T16:57:58Z")
Sooo…today, in my mailbox, was a catalog. An honest-to-Gutenberg printed catalog. A printed, Christmas catalog. A printed, Christmas, toy catalog. A printed, Christmas, toy catalog, from Amazon dot com. What the what? I… --- ## [Bored? Need a challenge? Try the Foreign Service Officer Practice Exam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-need-a-challenge-try-the-foreign-service-officer-practice-exam/953226)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-need-a-challenge-try-the-foreign-service-officer-practice-exam/953226 "2021-10-31T15:05:49Z")
Pondering possible post-retirement jobs in Japan, last summer I wondered about working in the US embassy there. Turns out if you want to be a Foreign Service Officer, you’ll need to take the FSO test before they can hir… --- ## [Boo Boo's And Mom's Kiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boo-boos-and-moms-kiss/953548)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boo-boos-and-moms-kiss/953548 "2021-10-31T00:11:45Z")
True story, I still remember. I was a wee kid, maybe 2, maybe 3, but certainly no older than five. And I’d fall down and get a bruise or cut. I’d tell my mother, it hurts, it hurts. And my mother (who was the epitome of… --- ## [Yay! Halema'uma'u has started erupting again! Webcam fun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-halemaumau-has-started-erupting-again-webcam-fun/951635)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-halemaumau-has-started-erupting-again-webcam-fun/951635 "2021-10-30T21:41:46Z")
I’m a sucker for a good live webcam, especially volcano-related. The Halema’uma’u crater of Kilauea volcano on Hawai’i Island was great for a few months earlier this year, then it settled down and had no more glowing lav… --- ## [Want to build this- need plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-build-this-need-plans/953386)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-build-this-need-plans/953386 "2021-10-30T08:16:44Z")
I’m sure this device has been in more than one classic cartoon, I just don’t know if a real one has ever been built. I’m referring to the wall mounted machine where you back up to it, reach up and pull a rope, and a boot… --- ## [The weirdness of cigarette-smoking families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdness-of-cigarette-smoking-families/949894)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weirdness-of-cigarette-smoking-families/949894 "2021-10-29T22:08:15Z")
I recently attended a BBQ party hosted by some friends. The couple was celebrating the 1st birthday of their 3rd child. While I was with my ex-, we hung out a bit with the couple, so knew that they smoked cigarettes oc… --- ## [Parthenogenic California Condors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parthenogenic-california-condors/953475)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parthenogenic-california-condors/953475 "2021-10-29T21:20:47Z")
Très weird. Definitely a story to follow. They’ve observed such in other fowl, but never in condors. --- ## [I get mis-gendered or mis-sexed all the time and don't like it a bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-mis-gendered-or-mis-sexed-all-the-time-and-dont-like-it-a-bit/953193)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-mis-gendered-or-mis-sexed-all-the-time-and-dont-like-it-a-bit/953193 "2021-10-29T17:51:55Z")
I mentioned this several weeks ago in a post which went up as the topic of note was losing steam; it was like I had showed up just to administer the kiss of death–but it’s still true,albeit mundane and pointless,and I fe… --- ## [Texas dopers, do you remember a contest / game held by HEB back in the 1980s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-dopers-do-you-remember-a-contest-game-held-by-heb-back-in-the-1980s/951952)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-dopers-do-you-remember-a-contest-game-held-by-heb-back-in-the-1980s/951952 "2021-10-29T17:33:16Z")
I was thinking about my days as a child in the 1980s, and a memory came up of a game held by HEB back in those days. This would have likely been something like the McDonald’s Monopoly game, only it involved horse racing… --- ## [U.S. Government to Pay $88 Million For Failed Gun Check To Victims of Charleston Church Massacre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-to-pay-88-million-for-failed-gun-check-to-victims-of-charleston-church-massacre/953432)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-to-pay-88-million-for-failed-gun-check-to-victims-of-charleston-church-massacre/953432 "2021-10-29T11:47:00Z")
This is crazy. The government does a massive amount of regulation. It is not possible for the government to provide 100% effectiveness of these regulations. In any event it is the responsibility of the person or busine… --- ## ['These aren't the droids you're looking for' - It's definitely not aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-arent-the-droids-youre-looking-for-its-definitely-not-aliens/953429)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-arent-the-droids-youre-looking-for-its-definitely-not-aliens/953429 "2021-10-29T02:06:04Z")
It seems like the whole article tries to disprove the Headline… --- ## [Fly, mouse, be free!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-mouse-be-free/953254)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-mouse-be-free/953254 "2021-10-28T23:42:09Z")
After he had two days of “playtime” with my indoor cat, I was finally able to trap an exhausted mouse in a corner and scoop it up on a dustpan. From there, he had a short, but spectacular flight out the front door. Surp… --- ## [No cost vehicle repair, YEE HAAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cost-vehicle-repair-yee-haaa/953321)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cost-vehicle-repair-yee-haaa/953321 "2021-10-28T21:53:17Z")
Last Saturday the check engine light popped on while driving my Chevy Silverado. The truck also went into limp mode, a warning on my dash said engine power had been reduced. Took it to the dealer to find out what was wro… --- ## [It feels like Terry McAuliffe has run for governor every year for the past 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-like-terry-mcauliffe-has-run-for-governor-every-year-for-the-past-30-years/953202)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-like-terry-mcauliffe-has-run-for-governor-every-year-for-the-past-30-years/953202 "2021-10-27T18:43:57Z")
I swear, Virginia is the only state that has a gubernatorial election every year, and Terry McAuliffe is on the ballot every single time. I may not be the brightest man in the world, and I may be pig-ignorant of Virgina … --- ## [Are you listed on the stock exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880 "2021-10-27T06:16:59Z")
There’s 17,576 possible 3-letter stock codes, so I thought the chances of my initials being the same as a publicly listed company’s code would be good. Turns out otherwise. My wife’s initials however, indicate she has a… --- ## [Question about US constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-us-constitution/953209)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-us-constitution/953209 "2021-10-27T01:35:07Z")
I am not a lawyer and do not know how to research this. I was reading the US constitution this evening and came across a clause which I don’t understand. Article 4 Section 3: “…nothing in this Constitution shall be so c… --- ## [The Bedfordshire police remove dangerous weapon from the streets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bedfordshire-police-remove-dangerous-weapon-from-the-streets/952500)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bedfordshire-police-remove-dangerous-weapon-from-the-streets/952500 "2021-10-27T00:28:50Z")
Specifically https://twitter.com/bedspolice/status/1448314409705693186?s=21 I believe a man with a good aim can throw the thing 40 yards. Anyone got a flint handy? And a ramrod, frizzen and hammer? --- ## [Windows 11 Download](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-download/953230)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-download/953230 "2021-10-26T23:54:57Z")
Well, I took a new laptop at work and downloaded Windows 11, so here we go. Since it became available over two weeks ago, I’m sure I’m not the first one here to do it. So, any comments on the new the Windows OS? Simila… --- ## [I Can See Into the Near-Future and You Can Too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-see-into-the-near-future-and-you-can-too/953088)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-see-into-the-near-future-and-you-can-too/953088 "2021-10-26T23:45:22Z")
I just found out that I can see into the future and it will be wet. The near-future, specifically. About six hours. It’s fun. Let me tell you all about my dark Seeing art. Oh, whassat? The “and you can too” part is wha… --- ## [Help Me Name Units of Emotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-units-of-emotion/953082)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-units-of-emotion/953082 "2021-10-26T21:22:39Z")
There was a recent thread on whether it might someday be possible to quantify pain. The consensus seemed to be it is tricky and there are many causes and much individual variation. Yet, perhaps one day. This begs the … --- ## [YouTube And Why It's So Hard To Find Certain Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-and-why-its-so-hard-to-find-certain-things/953228)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-and-why-its-so-hard-to-find-certain-things/953228 "2021-10-26T17:13:44Z")
Anytime there’s a big story, you click on it, and it’s someone dude talking about it. Click-bait with nothing to watch. This happens all the time. Today I read that Dave Chappelle makes a video, but all I see are other p… --- ## [Prison Rodeo? Nope. Prison Craft Fair, yes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-rodeo-nope-prison-craft-fair-yes/953110)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-rodeo-nope-prison-craft-fair-yes/953110 "2021-10-26T05:34:39Z")
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