# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=252 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 253 --- ## [Succession drama at Scholastic Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/succession-drama-at-scholastic-books/947964)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/succession-drama-at-scholastic-books/947964 "2021-08-06T21:12:11Z")
Succession Drama at Scholastic: CEO’s Sudden Death, an Office Romance and a Surprise Will Succession Drama Grips Scholastic: CEO’s Sudden Death, an Office Romance and a Surprise Will - WSJ This is probably paywalled, bu… --- ## [Useful Therapy Advice That Clicked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-therapy-advice-that-clicked/948008)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-therapy-advice-that-clicked/948008 "2021-08-06T20:20:38Z")
Curious if anyone had some therapeutic wisdom they’d like to share. --- ## [You think you're in Las Vegas - but you're not!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-youre-in-las-vegas-but-youre-not/947561)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-youre-in-las-vegas-but-youre-not/947561 "2021-08-06T18:41:11Z")
Planning a trip to Las Vegas? Most likely, you won’t see Las Vegas at all. You will land at the airport in Paradise NV, and you might be staying at Circus Circus in Winchester NV. These two places are actually “unincorpo… --- ## [The lottery gods smile on me again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lottery-gods-smile-on-me-again/947781)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lottery-gods-smile-on-me-again/947781 "2021-08-06T11:41:40Z")
Back in 2001, my then wife and I won $250,000 in the Washington state lottery. The winning amount was half a million but there were 2 winning tickets sold. We ran off to the nearest lottery office and collected our share… --- ## [Club Moderno in Max Payne 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-moderno-in-max-payne-3/948111)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/club-moderno-in-max-payne-3/948111 "2021-08-06T01:09:35Z")
There is a scene in Max Payne where a nightclub named “Club Moderno” is involved. The game is from 2012. I am intrigued by how similar its name and logo is to the vaccine maker Moderna. … --- ## [Breaking news: Where does all that water go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-where-does-all-that-water-go/947501)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-where-does-all-that-water-go/947501 "2021-08-05T16:21:50Z")
In the news: Big rainstorms yesterday (July 26) in Utah, southern Nevada, Death Valley, southern California. The deserts, being made of glass-like sand, don’t absorb much water. So it all runs off, producing flash floo… --- ## [Paper airline tickets - horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-airline-tickets-horrible/947847)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-airline-tickets-horrible/947847 "2021-08-05T15:23:07Z")
There’s a commercial, I think it’s for insurance and a guy wants to teach people how not to be their parents. In the airport, he says “show me your tickets” and the people he’s teaching hold up paper tickets. He says “We… --- ## [A bit of ersatz therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-ersatz-therapy/948063)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-ersatz-therapy/948063 "2021-08-05T06:46:04Z")
“Witnessed” a death today, just as I was leaving work. Need to process it and this is part of that. I was sitting there waiting to get out going in the direction of home. Right by the entrance to our lot there is an S… --- ## [OMG, OMG, OMG! I picked Clarence, the 'possum, up and gave him the full benefit of this Mothers-love. I may have hugged and kissed him. I know I tickled his soft belly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-omg-omg-i-picked-clarence-the-possum-up-and-gave-him-the-full-benefit-of-this-mothers-love-i-may-have-hugged-and-kissed-him-i-know-i-tickled-his-soft-belly/947734)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-omg-omg-i-picked-clarence-the-possum-up-and-gave-him-the-full-benefit-of-this-mothers-love-i-may-have-hugged-and-kissed-him-i-know-i-tickled-his-soft-belly/947734 "2021-08-05T06:11:02Z")
Well. That last part was a lie. This whole incident happened in about 30 seconds. But I believe I conveyed my true love for my new pet. And, I sure felt his love back. You see, it’s like this: I think Clarence needs … --- ## [Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas) shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797 "2021-08-05T05:50:17Z")
Bad shit comes to my town. 2 dead, 24 hurt so far. Latest word I’m hearing on the local news is that they know where the gunman is, but that’s all we know. The video footage is scary. --- ## [I-40 Bridge (into Memphis) closed for emergency inspection \[update - bridge has been re-opened\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-40-bridge-into-memphis-closed-for-emergency-inspection-update-bridge-has-been-re-opened/941897)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-40-bridge-into-memphis-closed-for-emergency-inspection-update-bridge-has-been-re-opened/941897 "2021-08-04T01:55:31Z")
I-40 is a major cross country corridor. This bridge crosses the Mississippi River into Memphis. Connects Arkansas and Tennessee. They’re rerouting traffic over I-55. This isn’t just a local problem. This could impact th… --- ## [Bill and Melinda Gates getting a divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-melinda-gates-getting-a-divorce/941379)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-melinda-gates-getting-a-divorce/941379 "2021-08-03T13:14:34Z")
When my wife told me this yesterday I was like, “Nah, that’s probably clickbait”. Didn’t take long to confirm it. I have to admit I’m a bit shocked. 27 years is a long time. I don’t know what “no longer believe we can… --- ## [The Climate Nightmare is Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-climate-nightmare-is-here/946242)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-climate-nightmare-is-here/946242 "2021-08-03T11:35:16Z")
This isn’t an anomaly; this is proof of climate change. The Western U.S. has a very, very bleak future, which includes temperatures that humans will simply not be able to survive. --- ## [Well-known products with entirely different uses today than their original intended use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-products-with-entirely-different-uses-today-than-their-original-intended-use/946718)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-products-with-entirely-different-uses-today-than-their-original-intended-use/946718 "2021-08-02T23:39:24Z")
Coca-Cola was originally intended not as a refreshing soft drink, but as a patent medicine, touted to cure everything from indigestion to impotence. Listerine, before its very successful marketing as a halitosis-fightin… --- ## [How much is goodwill alone worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-goodwill-alone-worth/947866)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-goodwill-alone-worth/947866 "2021-08-02T18:50:24Z")
Suppose there’s a person-maybe an accountant, or a waitress, or a machinist-and through some happenstance they become universally known and liked. Maybe they ask a particularly insightful question of a candidate, or are… --- ## [Spackling the Crack of Dawn- An Early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spackling-the-crack-of-dawn-an-early-mmp/947302)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spackling-the-crack-of-dawn-an-early-mmp/947302 "2021-08-02T06:41:59Z")
Early to rise, and early to bed makes a man healthy, but socially dead - Yakko Warner I’m up, caffeinated, and sheveled. And red will be shortly. Any other early birds here? You sound like some of the bosses I’ve ha… --- ## [What are these goddamn animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-goddamn-animals/947752)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-goddamn-animals/947752 "2021-08-01T22:38:46Z")
quoting Hunter S. in Fear and Loathing. Every night, after dark. Don’t sound lke crickets to me. Can’t tell if there is an echo or call and response. --- ## [Latest lab results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-lab-results/947683)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-lab-results/947683 "2021-08-01T21:56:32Z")
Mr VOW and I had doctor appointments today. We’re both alive and breathing. We got the definitive answer as to how many Coca-Colas Mr VOW may have per day: one. He has been sneaking the damned things, and that causes a … --- ## [The Reece Committee 1953 - 1954 Questions!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reece-committee-1953-1954-questions/947759)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reece-committee-1953-1954-questions/947759 "2021-08-01T20:21:18Z")
Before my time, anyone here remember Norman Dodd and his testimony to the Reese Committee on Foundations? My understanding is it was terminated? I have googled it. Later I’m go to see if Library of Congress has the tra… --- ## [Emancipation Day celebrations, London, Ontario, 1842](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation-day-celebrations-london-ontario-1842/947785)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation-day-celebrations-london-ontario-1842/947785 "2021-08-01T19:20:55Z")
I’m thinking we should rename this ‘Civic Holiday’, long weekend. A Buxton Museum - Happy Emancipation Day! Browse through... | Facebook A great blast from the past! (hope this works!) --- ## [I hesitate to call this grafitti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hesitate-to-call-this-grafitti/947555)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hesitate-to-call-this-grafitti/947555 "2021-07-31T21:47:33Z")
On a dark desert highway… A gully washer (monsoon) had just stopped falling, the sky and road were still wet, I was on the I10 about 4 miles from… --- ## [Word on Mac does dark mode!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-on-mac-does-dark-mode/947636)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-on-mac-does-dark-mode/947636 "2021-07-31T02:20:57Z")
In the category ‘Small blessings’, I just discovered that Word on my Mac shows dark mode. Quick background: MacOS does allow dark mode (i.e. white letters on dark background) for a while now, but it is up to individual … --- ## [Counting dinosaurs, and my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-dinosaurs-and-my-car/947563)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-dinosaurs-and-my-car/947563 "2021-07-30T21:29:24Z")
There’s a crucial scene in Jurassic Park (the novel, not the movie). People are starting to suspect the dinosaurs are breeding. Fortunately the dinosaurs are counted daily. Every count shows exactly 300 (IIRC) dinosau… --- ## [Staffing a doctor's office during COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staffing-a-doctors-office-during-covid-19/947092)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staffing-a-doctors-office-during-covid-19/947092 "2021-07-30T20:11:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Nahployment 'Crisis': We have had our short-staffed sign up for six months. Lack of staff is adversely affecting patient care. This translates to wait times upwards of twenty, sometime… --- ## [Outdoor recliner eats man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-recliner-eats-man/947531)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-recliner-eats-man/947531 "2021-07-30T14:17:05Z")
How do you get out of this style recliner? I would end up in the same predicament. Is the recliner defective? --- ## [When to Worry About Memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-worry-about-memory/947602)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-worry-about-memory/947602 "2021-07-30T06:21:26Z")
Just some background: I’m in my late fifties and my mother died with dementia at 91. Here’s some more context. I’m taking off a week in September, and originally I was planning a trip to visit relatives. However, aft… --- ## [My Condenser Just Stopped Working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-condenser-just-stopped-working/947281)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-condenser-just-stopped-working/947281 "2021-07-30T00:15:57Z")
My A/C condenser in the backyard just stopped working, about two hours ago. The fan continues to blow. And the heat is rising. The office of the company that installed it opens tomorrow at 7:30a (I live in Eastern Dayli… --- ## [Hey, Granny wrek! How have the grandwrekkers interfered with your hoglet hunts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-granny-wrek-how-have-the-grandwrekkers-interfered-with-your-hoglet-hunts/947450)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-granny-wrek-how-have-the-grandwrekkers-interfered-with-your-hoglet-hunts/947450 "2021-07-30T00:06:25Z")
Or are you teaching the little dears to shoot? --- ## [Really Long Term Global Warming Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-term-global-warming-effects/941345)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-term-global-warming-effects/941345 "2021-07-29T23:49:05Z")
It seems to me that if we run up the CO2 levels enough, it just might create another carboniferous period, creating a new “layer” of fossil fuels. For the next civilization. --- ## [I Suppose There Should Be A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suppose-there-should-be-a-mmp/946811)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suppose-there-should-be-a-mmp/946811 "2021-07-29T12:54:20Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin out and fair (as opposed to ugly?) with a predicted high of 88 and presumed rain/tstorms/apocalypse for this afternoon and evenin’. We shall see. I shall bet… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=253)