# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=243 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 244 --- ## [Windows -- I just want the damn filenames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-i-just-want-the-damn-filenames/951592)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-i-just-want-the-damn-filenames/951592 "2021-10-12T13:14:23Z")
Recurrent Mac user issue with Windows — the kind of issue that probably stems from knowing MacOS quite well and hence how to do things, while being stone ignorant of how one does equivalent things in Windows, you know? O… --- ## [The joy of passive-aggressive gifting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joy-of-passive-aggressive-gifting/952249)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joy-of-passive-aggressive-gifting/952249 "2021-10-11T19:39:00Z")
The scenario: I have two friends, A and B. A lives close but B, who was originally a work friend to both of us, lives a few hours away. B’s birthday was last month and mine is next month. Today is A’s birthday. Usually … --- ## [More Miscellaneous Morning Musings - An MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-miscellaneous-morning-musings-an-mmp/951848)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-miscellaneous-morning-musings-an-mmp/951848 "2021-10-11T06:44:34Z")
According to my power company report, I used $8 less energy than last year. When means 2 washes and 2 drys with the new(ish) washer and dryer used slightly less energy than 3 washes with the 2001 vintage washer/non func… --- ## [How well known is Anonymous in general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-known-is-anonymous-in-general/952238)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-known-is-anonymous-in-general/952238 "2021-10-10T21:16:19Z")
I saw a computer security billboard using a picture of one of the Guy Fawkes masks they allegedly use as a symbol. Are they commonly known enough for this to make sense? Or is it more a case of “if you know who this is t… --- ## [What are you gonna be for Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-gonna-be-for-halloween/841888)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-gonna-be-for-halloween/841888 "2021-10-10T14:59:05Z")
I’m going to be Frank Rossitano from 30 Rock. Got my hat (“Beef N Bean”), wig, big clunky black glasses, and I just shaved my beard into mutton chops tonight for a party this weekend. Will also probably dress up again to… --- ## [I need advice (TW - teen suicide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-tw-teen-suicide/952089)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-tw-teen-suicide/952089 "2021-10-10T13:02:49Z")
First off - if anyone seeing this thread is feeling like they might hurt themselves, here is the number for the National Suicide Prevention hotline from the US 1-800-273-TALK (8255) . Please call them. They would love to… --- ## [Seriously Walmart? How stupid do you think I am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-walmart-how-stupid-do-you-think-i-am/919922)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-walmart-how-stupid-do-you-think-i-am/919922 "2021-10-10T07:25:12Z")
So I am indulging my Diet Coke addiction by ordering 2 liter bottles. Usually I get my deliveries from Giant but they consider $1.99 to be a sale price and Walmart charges $1.69. So I ordered 6 bottles. I usually check n… --- ## [Rewrite the second line of a well-known poem or song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-second-line-of-a-well-known-poem-or-song/951790)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-second-line-of-a-well-known-poem-or-song/951790 "2021-10-08T23:58:12Z")
This thread asks you to take the first line of a popular song or poem, then change the second line to whatever you want. The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day. Four players had tested positive A… --- ## [Celebrity shaman reveals he's a reptilian/andromeda hybrid sent to interrupt our frequencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-shaman-reveals-hes-a-reptilian-andromeda-hybrid-sent-to-interrupt-our-frequencies/951869)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-shaman-reveals-hes-a-reptilian-andromeda-hybrid-sent-to-interrupt-our-frequencies/951869 "2021-10-08T23:49:15Z")
In 2019 Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise announced she was in a serious relationship with an American celebrity shaman. This made the self described “shaman”, Durek Verrett, world famous in Norway overnight. In early 20… --- ## [The Elf In The Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elf-in-the-room/952029)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elf-in-the-room/952029 "2021-10-08T22:26:32Z")
On WBST, the local NPR station, there was a promo for a story about Indiana’s latest adventure in Gerrymandering. A voice said, “Everybody knows it, but nobody wants to talk about it. It’s the elf in the room.” The guy s… --- ## [How often do you talk to aliens? (not really about aliens)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-talk-to-aliens-not-really-about-aliens/952076)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-talk-to-aliens-not-really-about-aliens/952076 "2021-10-08T19:51:52Z")
I average around once a week. More often when I was a kid, but probably once a week now. When I find myself alone, bored, and doing some mundane task, my internal monologue often amuses itself by explaining what I’m doi… --- ## [Another pet loss thread - Goodbye, Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pet-loss-thread-goodbye-andy/951802)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pet-loss-thread-goodbye-andy/951802 "2021-10-08T03:42:16Z")
I got Andy on his last day at the pound. He was 2-3 years old at the time, a German Shepherd turned in with his brother (I adopted him, too). That was 11 1/2 years ago. One week ago to the day, he stopped eating. He’d b… --- ## [What important business topics are not taught in business school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-important-business-topics-are-not-taught-in-business-school/952095)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-important-business-topics-are-not-taught-in-business-school/952095 "2021-10-07T20:10:58Z")
The Atlantic has an article on the tremendous waste and cost incurred by companies after consumers buy and return their Internet clothes, shoes and tchotchkes. It can cost a company $10-20 before shipping to process an … --- ## [90 Year Old Gangsta Arrested For Punching Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90-year-old-gangsta-arrested-for-punching-neighbor/952044)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90-year-old-gangsta-arrested-for-punching-neighbor/952044 "2021-10-07T19:46:25Z")
Get these violent nonagenarians off the street! Before someone stops laughing and punches them back which would probably lead to a murder charge. --- ## [In case anyone has been wondering \[where was Dinsdale\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-anyone-has-been-wondering-where-was-dinsdale/941856)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-anyone-has-been-wondering-where-was-dinsdale/941856 "2021-10-07T12:58:54Z")
I haven’t posted in a while. A couple of weeks ago, I lost the ability to access the boards from my pc. Changed nothing. One eve it worked, next morning it didn’t. A mod tried to help, but saw nothing in my profile. … --- ## [Is this spam email written in code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005)
**Author:** [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005 "2021-10-06T23:57:28Z")
Recently received an obvious spam email that containing gibberish that looks like code. It also contains an attachment ((sic)Get Free BTC AK543 .htm) that I will obviously not click on. Does anyone want a go at cracking … --- ## [Did you hear about the Hive that had no exits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-about-the-hive-that-had-no-exits/951942)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-about-the-hive-that-had-no-exits/951942 "2021-10-06T23:12:54Z")
It’s unbelievable. Bah dum tsst --- ## [Shooting at Arlington TX High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-arlington-tx-high-school/952011)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-arlington-tx-high-school/952011 "2021-10-06T16:56:15Z")
There are reports of a shooting at an Arlington TX high school. Multiple people are reported shot. No fatalities have been mentioned. The school is on lockdown and authorities are doing a full sweep of the buildings befo… --- ## [How tough was your neighbourhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-was-your-neighbourhood/951781 "2021-10-06T13:33:36Z")
Though this might make an interesting column, this is meant to be more of a joke beginning “My neighbourhood was so tough that…” --- ## [Dinosaurs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs/951925)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs/951925 "2021-10-06T09:53:06Z")
It feels we hardly ever talk about dinosaurs on here. My 5-year old self would be unhappy I’m not vigorously pursuing more knowledge about them. Anyway, this bit of news caught my eye today. This carnivore was 16 fee… --- ## [I am a School Bus Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-school-bus-driver/951517)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-school-bus-driver/951517 "2021-10-04T21:23:21Z")
After six months of retirement, I have finally settled into a new job. I drive a school bus. Starting off training during the summer was not the best decision. Once I finished, the district did not have any work for me.… --- ## [Okay, seriously, WTF is up with Facebook and family being down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-seriously-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-and-family-being-down/951891)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-seriously-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-and-family-being-down/951891 "2021-10-06T02:18:34Z")
There’s a lot of speculation running rampant: it’s an error, it’s a hack, it’s a attempt by Facebook to scrub servers and draw attention away in advance of the whistleblower testimony, it’s serious, it’s not serious… An… --- ## [Damn, am I going to end up paying Spectrum $215 for less than a day's worth of service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-am-i-going-to-end-up-paying-spectrum-215-for-less-than-a-days-worth-of-service/951946)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-am-i-going-to-end-up-paying-spectrum-215-for-less-than-a-days-worth-of-service/951946 "2021-10-05T22:10:51Z")
Finally decided to cut the cord and part ways with Spectrum cable and internet. I had Century Link install the new fiber optic internet service on October 1st and later that day called Spectrum to shut everything off on … --- ## [Oldest map of America proven fake (again)(and again and again and...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-map-of-america-proven-fake-again-and-again-and-again-and/951926)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-map-of-america-proven-fake-again-and-again-and-again-and/951926 "2021-10-05T13:36:21Z")
The British Museum, however, rejected the offer, asserting that the map was forged. Since then, a new study has emerged every few years deeming the map to be a fake: the British Museum in 1967, Yale itself in 1973, the U… --- ## [How do nations that have universal health care and health care through employment balance these two options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nations-that-have-universal-health-care-and-health-care-through-employment-balance-these-two-options/951825)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nations-that-have-universal-health-care-and-health-care-through-employment-balance-these-two-options/951825 "2021-10-05T06:46:13Z")
Are there nations with UHC where employer provided health insurance is still a major factor in insurance? If so, how do these nations handle it when people switch jobs, get laid off, start a small business, can’t work du… --- ## [Tuscon Train Shooting caught on Camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuscon-train-shooting-caught-on-camera/951903)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuscon-train-shooting-caught-on-camera/951903 "2021-10-05T05:05:11Z")
There was a shooting on-board AMTRAK today at the Tuscon station; apparently some DEA agents were doing inspections when one person opened fire on the train, killing a DEA agent and wounding two more. Police responded a… --- ## [How would you respond to someone asking this question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-someone-asking-this-question/950348)
**Author:** [@dope1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dope1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-someone-asking-this-question/950348 "2021-10-04T22:48:59Z")
How would you respond to someone asking why are you sweating like that? --- ## [It's equinox time again in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-equinox-time-again-in-the-mmp/950982)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-equinox-time-again-in-the-mmp/950982 "2021-10-04T18:50:28Z")
I welcome autumn, except for the extra darkness part. It’ll be even worse when we change the clocks, but that’s still weeks away. Oh, and the leaf-raking part - that sucks, even tho we have the mulcher-vac to do most of … --- ## [Wild Boars in European Cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-boars-in-european-cities/951724)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-boars-in-european-cities/951724 "2021-10-04T14:16:12Z")
WTF? I’ve heard two reports in recent days about wild boars causing havoc in major European cities. They’re running amok in Rome – And Shakira says she was attacked in Barcelona Here in Massachusetts it’s big news … --- ## [Things that go bump in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bump-in-the-mmp/951434)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bump-in-the-mmp/951434 "2021-10-04T07:43:01Z")
I was in bed, all comfy and warm. FCD was settling in, too. As I lay there, something didn’t sound right. It was water running, and the pump on the basement tank was going also. For those unfamiliar with wells, the wate… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=244)