# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=246 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 247 --- ## [Typewriter refurbished!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typewriter-refurbished/950889)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typewriter-refurbished/950889 "2021-09-20T20:08:36Z")
I bought a 1955 Olympia SM some months ago and sent it off to get refurbished by a fellow in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The typewriter was in mostly working condition, but the platen was rock-hard, and it was out of alignm… --- ## [Elderly people moving long distances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-people-moving-long-distances/950717)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-people-moving-long-distances/950717 "2021-09-20T18:45:19Z")
(Bear with me on this - I’ll get to my point) So, I was meandering around the webs today and came across a posting from the historical society in my small town place of birth in Michigan. They had recently done a docen… --- ## [Who has a perfect driving record (never fault on your part)? How easy do you think it was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-perfect-driving-record-never-fault-on-your-part-how-easy-do-you-think-it-was/950862)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-perfect-driving-record-never-fault-on-your-part-how-easy-do-you-think-it-was/950862 "2021-09-20T16:00:59Z")
So, as I mentioned in the Pit, I was involved in a fender bender tonight. Without going into how much fault I think I have (just in case of the exceedingly unlikely event the other guy’s insurance company somehow finds t… --- ## [Nikon's Small World Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikons-small-world-contest/950787)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikons-small-world-contest/950787 "2021-09-20T15:31:24Z")
Well, this is my new obsession. Science and photography mashed up together. The results of Nikon’s 47th annual Small World photomicrography contest have been posted and they’re just incredible. The gallery features photo… --- ## [Monday The 13th - The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-the-13th-the-mmp/950594)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-the-13th-the-mmp/950594 "2021-09-20T06:40:50Z")
Garfield’s least favorite Monday. Although I’m not sure why a cat would dread Mondays in general. Anyways, don’t eat lasagna alone in a summer camp, and hijack away. --- ## [Adorable cats thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-cats-thread/950961)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-cats-thread/950961 "2021-09-20T00:21:38Z")
I love puppies and all sorts of other animals but I gotta admit that I’m a wee bit partial to cats. Here’s a cat thread, with cute cat videos: --- ## [Airplane styling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-styling/662646)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-styling/662646 "2013-07-05T02:35:31Z")
Yes, yes; I know. 'Johnny L.A. is starting yet another airplane thread. :rolleyes: ’ Since I can’t afford an airplane, I like to look at them. You all know that most of my fixed-wing experience is in a 1970 Cessna 17… --- ## [I'm never stepping foot in that place again: Local coffee shop owner is sexual harraser, covid denier, Trumpist, and more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-never-stepping-foot-in-that-place-again-local-coffee-shop-owner-is-sexual-harraser-covid-denier-trumpist-and-more/927046)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-never-stepping-foot-in-that-place-again-local-coffee-shop-owner-is-sexual-harraser-covid-denier-trumpist-and-more/927046 "2021-09-19T15:24:59Z")
Killer E.S.P. in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia–what a wonderful little hangout. I hadn’t been keeping up with the place since the lockdown, but it turns out things have been weird: (1) The owner has been sexually haras… --- ## [Maybe Charlie can finally return (song of the MTA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-charlie-can-finally-return-song-of-the-mta/950821)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-charlie-can-finally-return-song-of-the-mta/950821 "2021-09-19T12:41:47Z")
Michelle Wu, one of the two candidates for mayor of Boston who survived the first round of voting (second round in Nov.) has proposed making public transit free. If so, maybe Charlie can finally get off the trolley. Se… --- ## [Sonic attack on US ambassadors in Cuba. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sonic-attack-on-us-ambassadors-in-cuba-wtf/793216)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sonic-attack-on-us-ambassadors-in-cuba-wtf/793216 "2021-07-17T13:41:20Z")
This sounds like something from a bad cold war drama. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-expels-2-cuban-diplomats-after-incidents-in-cuba/2017/08/09/21baff58-7d2e-11e7-b2b1-aeba62854dfa\_story.html … --- ## [Having a bad bad bad stroll. Well, looky here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-bad-bad-bad-stroll-well-looky-here/949724)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-bad-bad-bad-stroll-well-looky-here/949724 "2021-09-19T02:30:35Z")
Alien eggpod Alien eggpod - Album on Imgur Walking the dogs. On the backside of the pond I stop to rest a second. Bayliss, being a good dog, let’s out a low growl and I look down at what he sees and this is what I foun… --- ## [How much frailer are modern washers than older ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-frailer-are-modern-washers-than-older-ones/939938)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-frailer-are-modern-washers-than-older-ones/939938 "2021-09-18T23:29:15Z")
I’ve read that modern manufacturers make washers that are much daintier and have a shorter lifespan than the robust 1980s ones, apparently because this makes buyers have to buy more machines than before. One technician q… --- ## [God Bless America, Land that I Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-land-that-i-love/950514)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-land-that-i-love/950514 "2021-09-18T20:22:57Z")
https://i.imgur.com/TRnOSnr\_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium \[Album\] God Bless America, Land that I Love … --- ## [So the Iranian head of Nuclear Program has been killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-iranian-head-of-nuclear-program-has-been-killed/926601)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-iranian-head-of-nuclear-program-has-been-killed/926601 "2021-09-18T14:38:44Z")
How worried should we be? --- ## [Author of a favorite online site is terminally ill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-a-favorite-online-site-is-terminally-ill/950417)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-a-favorite-online-site-is-terminally-ill/950417 "2021-09-18T06:01:13Z")
BIG sadness. Winchell Chung a.k.a. nyrath@twitter.com, and creator of the Atomic Rockets - Atomic Rockets website, went into the hospital at the end of August and has since been diagnosed with metastasized prostate cance… --- ## [AMA - Procotocolectomy or life pooping in a bag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-procotocolectomy-or-life-pooping-in-a-bag/950771)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-procotocolectomy-or-life-pooping-in-a-bag/950771 "2021-09-17T19:10:41Z")
So, for the past 6 years now I have been dealing with colorectal cancer, thought we had it whipped via chemo and radiation once, but the little barstid came back and the chemo didn’t touch it so I ended up getting my rec… --- ## [Your most interesting scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-interesting-scam/950595)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-interesting-scam/950595 "2021-09-17T14:26:15Z")
I once received an e-mail from “Sarah Silverman,” a comedian I like but have never done anything to associate myself with (follow on Twitter, go to one of her shows, etc.) , telling me that she appreciates my support, th… --- ## [Antiques = Old crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-old-crap/946640)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-old-crap/946640 "2021-09-17T13:44:23Z")
I entered adulthood at the height (late 70s) of something of a craze (in parts of the USA, at least) for restoring and living in old houses. Old House Journal was a useful monthly newspaper instead of a glossy House & Ga… --- ## [Duck Boats. Would you ride on one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-boats-would-you-ride-on-one/818289)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-boats-would-you-ride-on-one/818289 "2021-09-17T13:00:59Z")
I would never step a foot on one. How 'bout you? --- ## [Yom Kippur is tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yom-kippur-is-tomorrow/950705)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yom-kippur-is-tomorrow/950705 "2021-09-16T21:23:08Z")
In the spirit on the season, I need to say this: to anyone I have offended or hurt in the past year I am sorry, and sincerely apologize. If further discussion is necessary, please take it private. And to all members of … --- ## [That's the Beauty of It: It Does Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-the-beauty-of-it-it-does-nothing/949837)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-the-beauty-of-it-it-does-nothing/949837 "2021-09-16T12:35:53Z")
No new info about the origin of that particular phrase, but I have to share this from this morning’s obituary of gadget-maker Don Poynter. But if some of the countless novelty items Mr. Poynter invented and produced we… --- ## [Why can't I make up my own security questions (and answers, of course)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-make-up-my-own-security-questions-and-answers-of-course/950531)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-make-up-my-own-security-questions-and-answers-of-course/950531 "2021-09-16T12:03:56Z")
Seems to me that almost every time I have to answer somebody’s security questions, no unambiguous answer applies (or the question is flawed because there are only a few possible answers). As an example of ambiguity, I ca… --- ## [Cool video for motorcycle, machinist, engineering geeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-video-for-motorcycle-machinist-engineering-geeks/950728)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-video-for-motorcycle-machinist-engineering-geeks/950728 "2021-09-16T01:38:29Z")
Ran across images of a Kawasaki KZ 900 converted to a 1600 cc V8 years ago. Just recently stumbled across this video by the builder. Amazing! Would not have guessed how much of the work was done with hand tools. Astoundi… --- ## [Is "Southern Culture" inherently racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-southern-culture-inherently-racist/950125)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-southern-culture-inherently-racist/950125 "2021-09-15T18:04:30Z")
I’m not from the south. I am not defending the confederate flag or Confederate monuments. I am wondering if a white person can be proud of their way of life in 2021. The foods they eat. The social norms (as long as t… --- ## [I received a rather lovely but strange email today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-a-rather-lovely-but-strange-email-today/950415)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-a-rather-lovely-but-strange-email-today/950415 "2021-09-15T16:15:12Z")
"Dear Friend I write to you in hopes we can become friends. How making this invitation make sense is honestly hard at this time. There is so much about this invitation I can’t imagine working out. But in my beautiful i… --- ## [Holy crap! My new 1GB USB drive is tiny!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-my-new-1gb-usb-drive-is-tiny/359327)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-my-new-1gb-usb-drive-is-tiny/359327 "2021-09-15T09:01:50Z")
I ordered this last week, and it just got delivered. I didn’t realize when I bought it that it was so small! It’s no wider than the USB port itself. Here’s a pic of it with a dime: http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j… --- ## [Fostering kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fostering-kids/950677)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fostering-kids/950677 "2021-09-15T05:17:31Z")
Here it is, looking down the line at my last few years of having a child in the house. I’m wondering, what will I do when Vaderling is out on his own? I’m having a hard time with visualising more than a few months afte… --- ## [Something mysterious that happened you could never explain how or why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-mysterious-that-happened-you-could-never-explain-how-or-why/949237)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-mysterious-that-happened-you-could-never-explain-how-or-why/949237 "2021-09-15T04:47:01Z")
Mysterious voices, sights, sounds … I was on a train once going home from school for the holidays. I often sit at the door during these journeys because the compartment can get unbearably hot. One night I am sitting at… --- ## [Hey, I wrote a joke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-wrote-a-joke/950494)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-wrote-a-joke/950494 "2021-09-14T18:39:46Z")
Q. What is D. B. Cooper’s least favorite season? A. Autumn, because he died in the fall! I haven’t fact-checked this, but I did think of it all by my lonesome. --- ## [The "I's" have it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-is-have-it/950652)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-is-have-it/950652 "2021-09-14T18:29:40Z")
The naming of hurricanes (North Atlantic) in alphabetical order began in the early 1950’s. Since then, 88 names have been “retired”, due to their ferocity, damage, and/or casualties - never to be used again. The most co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=245) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=247)