# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=255 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 256 --- ## [Revenge of the Fifth- A Post Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-fifth-a-post-holiday-mmp/945707)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-fifth-a-post-holiday-mmp/945707 "2021-07-12T09:53:16Z")
If you drink a fifth on the Fourth, you might not go forth on the Fifth- old Klingon proverb it’s a holiday Monday, and since I’m not in retail, it’s a holiday for me instead of extra irk. Any other of the non retired, … --- ## [Shouldn't the word "ambiguous" have more than one meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-the-word-ambiguous-have-more-than-one-meaning/946159)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-the-word-ambiguous-have-more-than-one-meaning/946159 "2021-07-12T02:00:28Z")
I heard this question asked in a commercial last evening, and I thought immediately “But ambiguous DOES have more than meaning–in fact, it means two distinct concepts!” It’s usually pejorative, meaning something like ‘v… --- ## [Before 2nd cup of coffee / Dangit Did I time travel again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-2nd-cup-of-coffee-dangit-did-i-time-travel-again/946213)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-2nd-cup-of-coffee-dangit-did-i-time-travel-again/946213 "2021-07-11T23:18:33Z")
Still not entirely used to the new platform, and prone to misinterpretation before a sufficient caffeine level has been attained… --- ## [Would you choose to move into an apartment like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-move-into-an-apartment-like-this/946172)
**Author:** [@The\_man\_with\_a\_name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_man_with_a_name)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-move-into-an-apartment-like-this/946172 "2021-07-11T21:34:46Z")
If you were offered an apartment and it cost more than 30% of your income and you needed a grant to pay rent for those first months you’d be living there in order to be financially stable, would you choose to move in? --- ## [Diverticulitis. Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diverticulitis-again/945660)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diverticulitis-again/945660 "2021-07-10T23:39:00Z")
Much ouchie. Strong antibiotics. --- ## [I just got back from Abkhazia. Ask me anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-back-from-abkhazia-ask-me-anything/946073)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-back-from-abkhazia-ask-me-anything/946073 "2021-07-10T19:08:00Z")
I just got back from a trip to Abkhazia, a de facto independent but largely unrecognized country in the Caucasus. It’s still technically at war with Georgia, and there have been extended flare-ups of violence every twel… --- ## [Your experiences with other message boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-other-message-boards/938980)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-other-message-boards/938980 "2021-07-10T02:13:37Z")
Checked out the city-data (dot) com forum a while ago. Looks like it was originally designed for people planning to move. It has specific categories for individual states/cities and for real estate and investing and such… --- ## [Smell Memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/945423)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/945423 "2021-07-09T15:06:11Z")
Smellories? Smemories? Ugh, definitely no to that last one. The sense of smell is one of our oldest senses, and deeply tied to our instinctual, lizard brains. Therefore smells from one’s past can trigger powerful feelin… --- ## [Heard of these hacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-of-these-hacks/944977)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-of-these-hacks/944977 "2021-07-09T06:40:03Z")
Read a book about repurposing common items. Since the claims for vinegar, etc. often seem fanciful I tend to take these with a grain of salt or two. The book claims aspirin tablets can be dissolved in water to make a p… --- ## [It's my 20th DopeDay, peoples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-20th-dopeday-peoples/945918)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-20th-dopeday-peoples/945918 "2021-07-09T06:00:03Z")
I was part of the AOL community (JThorn1934), but didn’t participate too much. Waited to migrate, to be honest, because I liked the way the AOL forums were laid out better than VBB or whatever was being used back then. B… --- ## [She ain't no Hilda Svengard. But dang it, she's gonna kill me with kindness. Folks, this is just plain bad bad bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-aint-no-hilda-svengard-but-dang-it-shes-gonna-kill-me-with-kindness-folks-this-is-just-plain-bad-bad-bad/945835)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-aint-no-hilda-svengard-but-dang-it-shes-gonna-kill-me-with-kindness-folks-this-is-just-plain-bad-bad-bad/945835 "2021-07-09T00:54:34Z")
Had my first physical therapy session late Monday afternoon. My Dominatrix is all of 5’2"… I’m gonna call her ‘Dinah-mo’ Cause her name is Dinah. Cute, right!? Her demeanor is sweet and caring. Don’t you believe it … --- ## [Chat for introverts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-for-introverts/945370)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-for-introverts/945370 "2021-07-08T23:20:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what's the best way to add younger members?: I’ve been wanting to start a chat thread for a while. I agree with codinghorror that some number of… --- ## [My sister, the Karen of all Karens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-the-karen-of-all-karens/945045)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-the-karen-of-all-karens/945045 "2021-07-08T23:06:45Z")
I have little contact with my sister, because mostly she’s a bitch of all sorts, but today she called me out of the blue for some birthdates and stuff as she’s compiling a ‘family tree’. All good, no dramas there. But t… --- ## [Days are too long, nights are too long, and I'm going nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773 "2021-07-08T19:56:17Z")
Spelled out in the title. --- ## [Small rituals in our everyday lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-rituals-in-our-everyday-lives/946004)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-rituals-in-our-everyday-lives/946004 "2021-07-08T19:44:21Z")
Not sure if it is a nervous habit or a ritual. I believe it started offf as a nervous habit. I keep a knife at my computer desk. I use it to drill and carve holes in the front edge of my desk. Each hole represents someth… --- ## [Spam calls stopped? New STIR/SHAKEN phone standand aims to end spoofed Caller-ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429 "2021-07-08T16:08:36Z")
It looks like the FCC is rolling out a new standard for phone networks which is designed to ensure that the Caller-ID you see on your phone is valid. This should greatly limit the ability for spammers to operate and sho… --- ## [Windows XP activation is no longer available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-activation-is-no-longer-available/945885)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-activation-is-no-longer-available/945885 "2021-07-08T12:06:48Z")
When Windows XP went out of support, MS was clear: you could still activate Windows XP. And you could. For 5 years or so. But it’s gone now. I just changed some hardware, Windows XP noticed and told me I needed to re-act… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad rock, the serial killer, and my concealed weapon. (How's that for a catchy thread title?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-rock-the-serial-killer-and-my-concealed-weapon-hows-that-for-a-catchy-thread-title/945859)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-rock-the-serial-killer-and-my-concealed-weapon-hows-that-for-a-catchy-thread-title/945859 "2021-07-08T00:58:14Z")
The lil’wrekker and I decided to drive to town. My insulin was ready to pick up and we needed to do some shopping. Driving down the 2 lane state highway we encounter the highway department mowing the shoulders. They had… --- ## [PSA: Take photos of your pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-take-photos-of-your-pets/945920)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-take-photos-of-your-pets/945920 "2021-07-07T20:36:30Z")
Not just for sentimental reasons, although it’s always nice to have them for that as well. I’m on several lost and found pet pages on social media and I see this a lot. Someone’s pet goes missing and they post their ple… --- ## [Step-cousin broke his foot, now is totally destitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/step-cousin-broke-his-foot-now-is-totally-destitute/945849)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/step-cousin-broke-his-foot-now-is-totally-destitute/945849 "2021-07-07T20:25:56Z")
This is the story I’m hearing from my mother, and I’m hearing this second hand so I don’t know all the details, but I find it quite a sad story. My step-cousin cousin moved to central Pennsylvania from Florida recently, … --- ## [Forrrest Fenn claims his treasure has been found.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrrest-fenn-claims-his-treasure-has-been-found/855230)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrrest-fenn-claims-his-treasure-has-been-found/855230 "2021-07-07T15:35:01Z")
Forrest Fenn alleges that he hid a chest full of treasure in the mountains of New Mexico ten years ago, and gave out clues for people to find it. At least 5 people have died in the heat and the remote mountains, and tho… --- ## [BBC News: Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-news-peter-r-de-vries-dutch-crime-journalist-wounded-in-amsterdam-shooting/945851)
**Author:** [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-news-peter-r-de-vries-dutch-crime-journalist-wounded-in-amsterdam-shooting/945851 "2021-07-06T21:26:39Z")
BBC News - Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting Meanwhile in The Netherlands :cry: --- ## [Happy 4th everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-everyone/945658)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-everyone/945658 "2021-07-06T20:46:32Z")
Happy 4th! . (Not to hijack my own thread, but does anyone know why SDMB tells me sorry I can’t embed media items in a post? I’ve done it before.) Happy 4th! --- ## [Finding the Holy Grail (i.e., the Sine of 1°)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-holy-grail-i-e-the-sine-of-1/945722)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-holy-grail-i-e-the-sine-of-1/945722 "2021-07-06T18:38:40Z")
I have to tell you, I finally figured out how to attach an image. It also enables me to tell you the following story. For years after high school Trigonometry class, I searched for the Sine of 1°. I guess it was just as… --- ## [Weather Modification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-modification/945659)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-modification/945659 "2021-07-06T16:44:24Z")
I suppose this is no longer a conspiracy theory? Don’t shoot the messenger. What was once a conspiracy is now a new reality… This article has a lot of sources. Contact Information As part of Public Law 92-205 (1972), … --- ## [Cyber polygon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-polygon/945827)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-polygon/945827 "2021-07-06T16:16:01Z")
Mark your calendar! So what is CYBER POLYGON? Question for IT members, this is a world wide exercise. How will it effect the public? Will we know? Or will the cyber-war be sandboxed? Or will this exercise say, target t… --- ## [My oldest brother is Tom, my younger brother is Harry. My Mom thought I'd be a Dick, but turned out I was a Beck. Bad bad bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-oldest-brother-is-tom-my-younger-brother-is-harry-my-mom-thought-id-be-a-dick-but-turned-out-i-was-a-beck-bad-bad-bad/945620)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-oldest-brother-is-tom-my-younger-brother-is-harry-my-mom-thought-id-be-a-dick-but-turned-out-i-was-a-beck-bad-bad-bad/945620 "2021-07-06T14:03:12Z")
I always wanted to be a dick :thinking: --- ## [Man's Best Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mans-best-friend/943560)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mans-best-friend/943560 "2021-07-06T13:46:22Z")
I know I’ve brought this up before. But it bears repeating, because it is so true. Please read: Man’s Best Friend. 'Gentlemen of the jury: The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his ene… --- ## [Sliding Screen Doors: Inevitably Destroyed by Kids, Drunk Guests, Young Dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliding-screen-doors-inevitably-destroyed-by-kids-drunk-guests-young-dogs/945734)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliding-screen-doors-inevitably-destroyed-by-kids-drunk-guests-young-dogs/945734 "2021-07-06T10:04:34Z")
Our home has a “French Patio Door” (two large glass panels, one fixed and one swinging inward), with a sliding screen door. To go outside, you turn the knob, swing the French door open, push the sliding screen door to th… --- ## [The Pope can’t poop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-can-t-poop/945670)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-can-t-poop/945670 "2021-07-06T02:51:02Z")
Pope Francis is going to have a scheduled surgery for diverticular stenosis. I hope he will be OK, but let’s be honest, I just couldn’t resist the title. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=254) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=256)