# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=247 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 248 --- ## [Annoying vocal mannerisms: "right?" is the new "like"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-vocal-mannerisms-right-is-the-new-like/950465)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-vocal-mannerisms-right-is-the-new-like/950465 "2021-09-14T18:12:01Z")
It’s now commonplace that people say like like a zillion times in the average sentence, right? And the number of times they say “like” is in inverse proportion to their age, right? So if you’re a teenager, right?, every … --- ## [Right Wing Bomber claims to be Trans-Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-bomber-claims-to-be-trans-woman/949648)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-bomber-claims-to-be-trans-woman/949648 "2021-09-13T22:55:35Z")
I have my doubts about this. I think HE is trolling the Justice system. Hoping to get a lighter sentence, or even funnier in HIS mind, assigned to a female prison. I fully support Trans People, but this GUY is just … --- ## [Damn, I love quack medical devices!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-i-love-quack-medical-devices/950556)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-i-love-quack-medical-devices/950556 "2021-09-13T21:20:36Z")
My current favorite is this Crystal Harmonizers for only $180. Some features: “Every one of our Laser Imprinted Crystal Generators is treated with the world’s most powerful, clean-energy cold green laser which embeds 46… --- ## [Have you ever asked out your co-worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-asked-out-your-co-worker/950359)
**Author:** [@dope1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dope1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-asked-out-your-co-worker/950359 "2021-09-13T20:06:37Z")
A while back I asked a girl who worked where I did in fact we were the only two people who worked in that department. I didn’t even realized when I developed feelings for her but I knew I needed to tell her how I felt as… --- ## [Budgie Skull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budgie-skull/950492)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budgie-skull/950492 "2021-09-13T19:40:43Z")
Last night my oldest budgie, Fat Uncle Blue, passed away. This morning I went to bury him beside where I buried Deadbeat Dad two years ago. I found his body and decided to take his skull. … --- ## [Frequency of double yolked eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-double-yolked-eggs/950296)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-double-yolked-eggs/950296 "2021-09-13T19:03:49Z")
So I understand eggs with double yolks aren’t rare but, how unusual is it to have multiple eggs with double yolks in a single carton of a dozen eggs? I ask because I just finished using a carton of eggs and 5 of the 12… --- ## [Did you ever have a paper route?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-paper-route/950480)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-paper-route/950480 "2021-09-13T19:01:21Z")
I did. I was 12 years old. The papers were delivered by the newspaper to my street corner. I’d go out at like 6am, put them in my stolen shopping cart. And would throw them on the porch for about 4 blocks. I would h… --- ## [Titles, names, words, etc. that are funny in other countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-names-words-etc-that-are-funny-in-other-countries/950256)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-names-words-etc-that-are-funny-in-other-countries/950256 "2021-09-13T18:26:53Z")
Goolie Get-together, as performed by The Toadies is playing in the iPod. It’s the theme song of the 1970-1971 cartoon Groovie Goolies. ‘Goolies’, in England and I suppose other countries, means ‘testicles’. If they’ve… --- ## [Beck committed a bad bad bad travesty. Oops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-committed-a-bad-bad-bad-travesty-oops/950277)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-committed-a-bad-bad-bad-travesty-oops/950277 "2021-09-13T06:13:04Z")
The little boy wrex wanted to go fishing. They couldn’t find any worms. They came in and lamented to me how could they fish without bait? I thought about it and decided a can of sardines was needed. I happen to have … --- ## [Bring yer brolly, here comes Nicholas (tropical storm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-yer-brolly-here-comes-nicholas-tropical-storm/950582)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-yer-brolly-here-comes-nicholas-tropical-storm/950582 "2021-09-13T03:46:25Z")
Well it looks like we have a tropical storm hitting Houston and the Texas gulf coast, fortunately Louisiana should he spared the worst of it as places are still recovering after Ida. The models have it either moving ov… --- ## [I can't believe I'm starting the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165 "2021-09-13T01:02:51Z")
Guess everyone is staying in bed later on Labor Day. So what are you planning on your day off (if you’re getting a day off)? Been retired for almost 4 years now, so everyday is my day off. Rained last night so soocer d… --- ## [Wayward hurricane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-hurricane/950495)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-hurricane/950495 "2021-09-12T18:15:13Z")
So hurricane Larry, instead of being a self-respecting tropical cyclone and striking Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Savannah or somewhere warm like that, decides to go its own way and head north. Way north, not just to New Je… --- ## [The Great Summer 2021 Doper Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2021-doper-postcard-exchange/945355)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2021-doper-postcard-exchange/945355 "2021-09-12T17:02:41Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [Finally, a political issue that really is black and white!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470 "2021-09-12T11:02:27Z")
So, apparently some zebras are on the loose in Maryland, and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has issued a statement that she has nothing to do with it. Which seems like an odd statement to make, to me. The DC delegate to co… --- ## [Who was your Pangaean neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-pangaean-neighbor/641332)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-pangaean-neighbor/641332 "2021-09-11T14:31:37Z")
If you live by a continental coast, look at this map: http://www.glosgeotrust.org.uk/downloads/pangaea.jpg and find where you live. Which country was your neighbor back when we were all Pangaean? I’ll go first. I live … --- ## [Stupid fun with Alexa and local accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fun-with-alexa-and-local-accents/950344)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fun-with-alexa-and-local-accents/950344 "2021-09-11T05:08:21Z")
Are you part of the cot/caught merger and wondered which word it sounds like you’re saying to other people? Wonder if you say Aaron and Erin differently? Ever taken a really long time to figure out what words people were… --- ## [Too many relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-relatives/950407)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-relatives/950407 "2021-09-10T23:24:59Z")
I was talking with a new-ish friend today, and at one point I said something about ‘having too many relatives’ – in the context of being invited to way more birthday parties/graduation parties/engagement parties/bridal s… --- ## [Bear\_Napples attends uh weddin'! (Prepare to say "Holy Crap"... A lot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-napples-attends-uh-weddin-prepare-to-say-holy-crap-a-lot/251733)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-napples-attends-uh-weddin-prepare-to-say-holy-crap-a-lot/251733 "2021-09-10T20:29:33Z")
Last Saturday was the magic day folks. As promised, I did attend the wedding. And I have stories and pictures for all. I will pick up the pictures from Wal-Mart and post them after it quits raining and my car dries off. … --- ## [Ohio BMV can rhyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-bmv-can-rhyme/950472)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-bmv-can-rhyme/950472 "2021-09-10T18:03:25Z")
The envelope for a license plate renewal has the slogan, “Remember your date, avoid the fee. Renew on time with the BMV” --- ## [Masks and Facial Hair. I'm exploring interesting opportunities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-and-facial-hair-im-exploring-interesting-opportunities/950387)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-and-facial-hair-im-exploring-interesting-opportunities/950387 "2021-09-10T17:35:44Z")
I’ve had several beards. I kept one for seven years. Got rid of it after the Grey appeared. I’ve grown a pandemic Goatee. It works great with masks. I’m your typical, boring and clean shaven office work wearing a mask. … --- ## [Northern Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper/949402)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper/949402 "2021-09-10T03:47:08Z")
Anyone heard from Northern Piper? He’s been uncharacteristically quiet as far as I can see --- ## [Could toilet paper hoarding be stopped by putting expiration dates on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-toilet-paper-hoarding-be-stopped-by-putting-expiration-dates-on-them/950241)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-toilet-paper-hoarding-be-stopped-by-putting-expiration-dates-on-them/950241 "2021-09-09T21:40:04Z")
Yes, of course I know toilet paper does not expire. But you can’t talk common sense to some of those bandwagon hoarders who like to build up their stock whenever the slightest rumor of a shortage is whispered in their k… --- ## [Stunt pilot flies plane through tunnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunt-pilot-flies-plane-through-tunnel/950236)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stunt-pilot-flies-plane-through-tunnel/950236 "2021-09-09T05:27:53Z")
A stunt pilot flying a plane with Red Bull markings flew through a highway tunnel near Istanbul, Turkey. It’s thought to be the first time anyone has flown an airplane through a tunnel. The stunt was a year in the planni… --- ## [Just have to get this off my chest: We’re Not Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-have-to-get-this-off-my-chest-we-re-not-family/950254)
**Author:** [@ScrubJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScrubJay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-have-to-get-this-off-my-chest-we-re-not-family/950254 "2021-09-09T03:57:16Z")
Sorry if I ramble on a bit. Just had to get this off my chest somewhere. I will be 40 in a few months. I have a 10 month old baby girl. My fiancé/baby daddy beat me for not listening to him so I left him. Now, One of h… --- ## [My cat had another seizure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-had-another-seizure/950156)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-had-another-seizure/950156 "2021-09-09T02:03:40Z")
My late-teens cat Soldier, an owner-surrender I adopted from a rescue a couple of years ago, just had another seizure, a strong one that lasted several minutes. The trigger seems to have been my feet as I stepped past h… --- ## [Labor Day Flowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-flowers/950297)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-flowers/950297 "2021-09-09T00:55:33Z")
My wife and I spent the weekend in northern Arizona. There is some type of yellow flower (maybe Camphorweed?) that is going crazy in selected fields. I took these photos of this spectacular natural wonder: --- ## [Hurricane Ida to Strike Lousiana Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-ida-to-strike-lousiana-sunday/949635)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-ida-to-strike-lousiana-sunday/949635 "2021-09-09T00:02:50Z")
Will anyone here be affected? --- ## [I found a Native American artifact!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-native-american-artifact/950127)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-native-american-artifact/950127 "2021-09-08T16:15:30Z")
I found an item called a plummet. It’s a fishing weight, used to weigh down their nets when they were fishing. I found it on a river bank. --- ## [If I wasn't such a bad, bad, bad angelic beck I would do bad things. These are my 5 bucket list bad bad bad things:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wasnt-such-a-bad-bad-bad-angelic-beck-i-would-do-bad-things-these-are-my-5-bucket-list-bad-bad-bad-things/949810)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wasnt-such-a-bad-bad-bad-angelic-beck-i-would-do-bad-things-these-are-my-5-bucket-list-bad-bad-bad-things/949810 "2021-09-08T15:28:59Z")
I’d be the town slut. My friend who’s slutty has loads of fun. Happiest person I know. I wouldn’t donate to PBS, even though I watch it all the time. I wouldn’t eat vegetables, ever. I’d be mean to my grandkids. I’d tel… --- ## [Atlanta airport: Anyone used hotel parking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-airport-anyone-used-hotel-parking/211833)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-airport-anyone-used-hotel-parking/211833 "2021-09-08T02:47:33Z")
OK, whenever I’ve flown from Atlanta, I’ve always parked at the MARTA station, and taken the train to the airport. However, some acquaintances that live in Atlanta said that they’ve just started driving to one (don’t re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=248)