# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=251 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 252 --- ## [Kurt H. Debus Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurt-h-debus-director-of-nasas-launch-operations-center/948528)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kurt-h-debus-director-of-nasas-launch-operations-center/948528 "2021-08-14T18:27:03Z")
I’ve been reading a lot of FOIA (freedom of information act) documents and frankly I’m amazed at the depths of depravity within the US government and the lies the public had been fed and no doubt still being fed. I unde… --- ## [Dream Lady Never Replied To My Email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-lady-never-replied-to-my-email/948613)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-lady-never-replied-to-my-email/948613 "2021-08-14T17:53:33Z")
Now just to be clear, this lady doctor at Harvard was soliciting emails about people’s dreams. And I thought I was being nice enough to give her some input along these lines. But she never replied. Why? Here, in any eve… --- ## [Indonesian Army ends "Two Finger" virginity test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indonesian-army-ends-two-finger-virginity-test/948602)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indonesian-army-ends-two-finger-virginity-test/948602 "2021-08-14T10:14:01Z")
Indonesian Army Ends ‘Two-Finger’ Virginity Tests on Female Recruits (newsweek.com) “Previously we looked at the abdomen, genitalia in detail with the examinations of the pelvis, vagina and cervix. Now, we have done awa… --- ## [Shooter in Plymouth, UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooter-in-plymouth-uk/948546)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooter-in-plymouth-uk/948546 "2021-08-14T02:45:23Z")
Just not what you expect in the UK. This is my home town, and the incident was streets away from my sister’s house. I’ve talked to her, and she and hers are safe. If you believe the Facebook rumours, a 19 year old sho… --- ## [Shooting in Fairfield Township, NJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-fairfield-township-nj/942755)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-fairfield-township-nj/942755 "2021-08-14T02:28:29Z")
Two dead, 12 injured at a house party in Fairfield Township: Pretty small town in South Jersey. @Loach, do you know anything about it? I think you’re a NJ police officer?? No arrests have been made. --- ## [Hot-car deaths: Covered in the media before 1990?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-car-deaths-covered-in-the-media-before-1990/948572)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-car-deaths-covered-in-the-media-before-1990/948572 "2021-08-14T00:09:17Z")
There has been a great deal of media coverage of kids dying by being left in hot-cars since 2000 or so, but I can’t recall or find any coverage of such deaths before, say, 1990 or so, and not in the older eras like 1950s… --- ## [Your Favorite Living Journalists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-living-journalists/948634)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-living-journalists/948634 "2021-08-13T22:42:42Z")
\-Glenn Greenwald -Whitney Webb -Seymour Hersh --- ## [I lost a friend to Qanon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-friend-to-qanon/919072)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-friend-to-qanon/919072 "2021-08-13T21:51:53Z")
My friend’s posts on FB have ALWAYS been about hating all things Trump and anything associated with him. Now all she posts is "OMG! Save the children from the pedos! Joe B is a total pedo. See the pics (or him with chil… --- ## [I met the girl of my dreams but she was married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-the-girl-of-my-dreams-but-she-was-married/948605)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-the-girl-of-my-dreams-but-she-was-married/948605 "2021-08-13T16:14:20Z")
This was when I lived in Dubai. Started out as a thick friendship and developed to a point where I decided to leave the country so as to not wreck her family. Took me 18 years to get over it. We are much older now, sti… --- ## [Unique local/regional names for common things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-local-regional-names-for-common-things/946610)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-local-regional-names-for-common-things/946610 "2021-08-13T05:52:56Z")
Random thought time, These happen to be food, but could be anything. And may not be well known outside of Asian communities. These are some of mine from Hawaii. Manapua - char siu bao https://www.google.com/search?q=cha… --- ## [What are you a collector of - intentionally or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-collector-of-intentionally-or-not/948445)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-collector-of-intentionally-or-not/948445 "2021-08-12T23:53:10Z")
I was in my kitchen last night, pondering what to cook for some guests tomorrow night, and perusing my cookery book collection, when it occurred to me ‘my god, I have a cookery book COLLECTION. When did that happen?’ So… --- ## [Youngest Doper in 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youngest-doper-in-2021/948020)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youngest-doper-in-2021/948020 "2021-08-11T16:12:52Z")
Since this site is dominated by old fogeys these days, I was wondering who the youngest Doper is. If you’re under 30 and don’t mind sharing, reply with your age and how you discovered the forums. --- ## [Can a person, linguistically or otherwise, "willingly fail" to do something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-linguistically-or-otherwise-willingly-fail-to-do-something/948391)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-linguistically-or-otherwise-willingly-fail-to-do-something/948391 "2021-08-11T14:07:44Z")
I am in paperwork reviewing hell today and I see this phrase often: “willingly fail.” Person X willingly failed to update his sex offender registry. Person Y willingly failed to correct his substance abuse problem. T… --- ## [Australia Census 2021 G'Doper check-in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-census-2021-gdoper-check-in/948282)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-census-2021-gdoper-check-in/948282 "2021-08-11T08:55:40Z")
G’day to all the locked down Aussies out there. :upside\_down\_face: Strung high from the Olympic exhilarations (like them bread and circuses to pass the hours) it’s Census 2021 night tomorrow. It’s all on-line and you ca… --- ## [Farting while working out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-while-working-out/946873)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-while-working-out/946873 "2021-08-11T02:59:01Z")
If I have my headphones on and music rocking and I fart, I have no idea if it’s a sneaky quiet one or a BLLAATTT. Do I have to stop and excuse myself? I don’t have to use the toilet, it’s just gas. --- ## [Current Outlets for Informal Writing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-outlets-for-informal-writing/948334)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-outlets-for-informal-writing/948334 "2021-08-11T02:28:52Z")
Way back in the oldish days (by which I mean 10 - 15 years ago), I kept up a blog, which is no more. I let this kind of writing go to the wayside once I started grad school/simultaneous full time work and didn’t really h… --- ## [Close encounters of the mistaken identity kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-mistaken-identity-kind/948382)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-mistaken-identity-kind/948382 "2021-08-11T02:19:34Z")
I hope the title speaks for itself. My examples: 1973 or 74, the Navy sent me to Millington, TN for training. Special Services offered a trip to Nashville one day - tickets to Opryland and the Grand Ol’ Opry, plus bus t… --- ## [I had forgotten how bad cable TV is (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-forgotten-how-bad-cable-tv-is-us/948135)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-forgotten-how-bad-cable-tv-is-us/948135 "2021-08-10T17:39:44Z")
Now, don’t get me wrong . . . it’s mildly entertaining, but it’s just terrible. I “cut the cord” years ago, and watch either over-the-air HDTV, or stream. Right now, I’m on business travel, killing time watching a chan… --- ## [Happy Halloween! Uh, what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-uh-what/948209)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-uh-what/948209 "2021-08-10T17:31:37Z")
Today (Aug. 7) I walked into a Dollar General in Central Indiana and they were putting out the Halloween candy and decorations. No costumes in sight, but… The last few years (I dunno about the COVID year) they’ve alway… --- ## [The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report is Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-sixth-assessment-report-is-out/948296)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-sixth-assessment-report-is-out/948296 "2021-08-10T16:20:30Z")
Brief summary: Summary Report for Policymakers: Technical Summary at: The full report: All reports at: Basically I expect these reports to be taken seriously in only a few countries (European mostly) and given … --- ## [Windows on the estate of bad bad bad Beck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-on-the-estate-of-bad-bad-bad-beck/948270)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-on-the-estate-of-bad-bad-bad-beck/948270 "2021-08-10T06:30:13Z")
How or what has not been determined. But 2 naughty boys broke the downstairs bathroom window. As Mr. Wrekker worships at Home Depot on Sunday mornings I showed him the disaster. He set out, after measuring, to get a n… --- ## [Job title: "Innovation Director"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-title-innovation-director/947293)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-title-innovation-director/947293 "2021-08-10T03:55:01Z")
Long story made short: Someone who participated in a recent local event works for a hospital here, and that is his job title. I had never heard of such a thing, so I Googled it, and in short, it’s a person who “sets th… --- ## [Exporting marijuana from the US to Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-marijuana-from-the-us-to-mexico/948245)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-marijuana-from-the-us-to-mexico/948245 "2021-08-09T19:02:15Z")
This was actually predicted some time back, so it’s not really a surprise, at least not to me. In fact, I mentioned it in a post several years ago. I’d give a link, but couldn’t find the thread. --- ## [Stocking up on MMPs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-up-on-mmps/947856)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-up-on-mmps/947856 "2021-08-09T00:29:44Z")
Since even our out-of-US MMPers haven’t started us yet, maybe I should. :slight\_smile: Life in the 2020s so far has been quite weird, and has probably changed some things permanently for all of us. I’ve noticed that my … --- ## [New post on old topic Breast Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-post-on-old-topic-breast-cancer/948220)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-post-on-old-topic-breast-cancer/948220 "2021-08-08T23:34:16Z")
So I was just diagnosed with breast cancer, small tumor doctor think it was caught in time, but still worrisome. Lumpectomy scheduled next week. Sigh, never thought it would happen to me. --- ## [How do you identify, gender-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-identify-gender-wise/948004)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-identify-gender-wise/948004 "2021-08-08T05:28:29Z")
I’m not trying to be annoyingly nosy, and those who know me know I will likely forget your details before I finish reading your post. Just humor an old man. I’ll start it out: dropzone male --- ## [NSEW: How far have you been in each cardinal direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsew-how-far-have-you-been-in-each-cardinal-direction/587135)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsew-how-far-have-you-been-in-each-cardinal-direction/587135 "2021-08-08T05:07:52Z")
My travels have been within the USA except for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The extremes have been: West to Texas, South to Sarasota, Florida, East and North to points in Maine. Maximum distance from my current address… --- ## [At Last! Sharks with Lasers, for Real! ..Oh, wait...Zebrafish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-sharks-with-lasers-for-real-oh-wait-zebrafish/948171)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-sharks-with-lasers-for-real-oh-wait-zebrafish/948171 "2021-08-08T04:18:17Z")
At the 2021 Biophotonics Congress they presented a paper on implanting tiny lasers in Zebrafish. But not because it was cool. They were using them to measure heart rates. Maybe they’ll eventually move on to monitoring … --- ## [Moving my cat 500 miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-my-cat-500-miles/918780)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-my-cat-500-miles/918780 "2021-08-08T01:57:03Z")
I am moving from NJ to VA. I’ve moved cats before, 3 of them, and it was not fun. I was moving from NYC to Rhode Island, about a 3 1/2 hour drive. We were not even out of Manhattan when a bad smell permeates the truck. … --- ## [US Signs peace accord with Taliban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-signs-peace-accord-with-taliban/848701)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-signs-peace-accord-with-taliban/848701 "2021-08-07T17:45:34Z")
In Doha today. All I can say, 'Bout time. Give peace a chance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=250) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=252)