# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=256 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 257 --- ## [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. --- ## [Beck's Update: second kidney successfully removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-update-second-kidney-successfully-removed/944775)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-update-second-kidney-successfully-removed/944775 "2021-07-05T22:22:57Z")
Beckdawrek had some exploratory surgery scheduled for today to see if her leftover kidney would need to come out. If so they would remove it while she was open and asleep. This is the latest info from her youngest daug… --- ## [The 2021 SDMB Book Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053 "2021-07-05T17:47:36Z")
I’ve decided to give this a two month window-Cut off date is May 1st. The event is for the exchange of book(s) you already own and have read, so please don’t go book shopping. They could be books you find interesting o… --- ## [Attorneys And Physicians Are Beautiful People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorneys-and-physicians-are-beautiful-people/945717)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorneys-and-physicians-are-beautiful-people/945717 "2021-07-05T16:23:46Z")
Because they always look at people as persons, regardless of what they’ve done. Physicians often work in prisons. And lawyers often defend people no one else would. Also interesting, and perhaps not entirely uncoincide… --- ## [Did anyone else think todays' Google banner was Captain Kangaroo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-think-todays-google-banner-was-captain-kangaroo/945597)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-think-todays-google-banner-was-captain-kangaroo/945597 "2021-07-05T15:43:22Z")
It’s Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a german physician who advocated for the disabled and helped start the Paralympic games. Sure looks like the Captain to me in that drawing, though… --- ## [Insomnia Is Killing Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia-is-killing-me/945720)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia-is-killing-me/945720 "2021-07-05T12:56:39Z")
It’s been with me ever since I could remember, but instead of getting used to it, it just kills me more and more with each passing day. --- ## [Veterans, do you have problems with home fireworks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-do-you-have-problems-with-home-fireworks/945701)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-do-you-have-problems-with-home-fireworks/945701 "2021-07-05T09:25:32Z")
One of my neighbors seems to be reenacting part of the Tet Offensive in his back yard, from small caliber arms to artillery. I’m especially fond of the mortars that launch sky rockets: Foom pause BOOM! Jean Shepard wa… --- ## [Do they make these type of eyeglasses? (clear lens on top, "reader" lens on bottom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-these-type-of-eyeglasses-clear-lens-on-top-reader-lens-on-bottom/945594)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-these-type-of-eyeglasses-clear-lens-on-top-reader-lens-on-bottom/945594 "2021-07-05T08:11:50Z")
If so, what are they called? To be clear, I need glasses for reading and computing, but (no longer) need them for distance. I have to believe someone makes a bifocal or progressive lens that is just clear glass on the … --- ## ["You just got passed by a girl x"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-got-passed-by-a-girl-x/945534)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-got-passed-by-a-girl-x/945534 "2021-07-05T07:19:48Z")
This morning while driving, I found myself behind a car with a sticker on the back saying 'You just got passed by a girl" (with a lipstick-lips graphic). Having nothing better to do on a rather non-descript drive, I got … --- ## [Canada's Flag: The ones that didn't make the cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-flag-the-ones-that-didnt-make-the-cut/945435)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-flag-the-ones-that-didnt-make-the-cut/945435 "2021-07-05T07:07:42Z")
Here’s an interesting article for Canada Day: the flags that didn’t make the cut when Canada was choosing its new flag back in 1964: My two faves are The Searchlight: “The Alberta-based creator of this flag wanted t… --- ## [How do we feel about fireworks in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-fireworks-in-the-mmp/945172)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-fireworks-in-the-mmp/945172 "2021-07-05T04:07:53Z")
Ooooh, aaaaaaah, pretty! Meh. No. Just no. I think I’m firmly in the Meh category. Seen 'em, they were pretty, But now, can’t be bothered. Honestly, I can’t recall the last time I went to a 4th of July display - or any… --- ## [A great dose of nostalgia for DEC PDP-8 and PDP-11 fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-dose-of-nostalgia-for-dec-pdp-8-and-pdp-11-fans/945136)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-dose-of-nostalgia-for-dec-pdp-8-and-pdp-11-fans/945136 "2021-07-04T21:48:36Z")
This won’t mean much to most of you, but for us geeky old farts who grew up with the DEC PDP-8 and PDP-11 minicomputers, this could bring back memories of our joyous formative years! There’s this ingenious nut in Switze… --- ## [The Animated Gifs Thread (please no threadshitting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-animated-gifs-thread-please-no-threadshitting/945632)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-animated-gifs-thread-please-no-threadshitting/945632 "2021-07-04T19:04:12Z")
Okay, there has been much fussing and fretting over the new rule allowing animated gifs, and I thought, maybe we could just confine them to one thread for the time being, to keep everyone satisfied? How’s that sound? (… --- ## [The New Android "swipe to close App" is making my life miserable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-android-swipe-to-close-app-is-making-my-life-miserable/945214)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-android-swipe-to-close-app-is-making-my-life-miserable/945214 "2021-07-04T18:48:17Z")
Old Android closed Apps by pressing the X. Just like windows. New Android you dismissa Apps by swiping upwards. It’s driving me crazy. I want to scroll up in a App. Guess what that does? Closes the damn App!!! I was i… --- ## [Wedding cost vs marriage duration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-cost-vs-marriage-duration/939610)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-cost-vs-marriage-duration/939610 "2021-07-01T23:15:33Z")
I saw an article that suggested that the cost of a wedding is inversely proportional to the length of the marriage. No attempt was made to explain this though. The study found on the whole that the more you spend on y… --- ## [Five Years Until the US Semiquincentennial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-until-the-us-semiquincentennial/945592)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-until-the-us-semiquincentennial/945592 "2021-07-04T06:32:54Z")
This makes me feel old. I graduated high school in 1976. Now we are staring the Semiquincentennial in the face. Probably time to start planning. The tour of the founding documents (by train last time) was a big hit. I b… --- ## [My Use of Single Quote Marks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-use-of-single-quote-marks/945354)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-use-of-single-quote-marks/945354 "2021-07-04T06:01:37Z")
I don’t know if anyone’s ever noticed. But I use the convention of the single quote marks instead of the more American double quote marks. (And BTW I definitely am American \[Michigander\*\].) It actually started about 20 … --- ## [Where are your glasses; or Brain Farts I Have Known](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-your-glasses-or-brain-farts-i-have-known/943958)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-your-glasses-or-brain-farts-i-have-known/943958 "2021-07-04T05:08:22Z")
I just spent five minutes looking for my glasses–only to realize that they were on top on my head. I had pupped them up on top for some reason, and completely forgot that they were there. I looked here and there, kitch… --- ## [Bizzaro life forms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizzaro-life-forms/945503)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizzaro-life-forms/945503 "2021-07-04T05:04:42Z")
The link is to a series of photos of creatures living in the ocean’s twilight zone. No need to look to outer space for aliens. You couldn’t make these things up. Evolution is an amazing process. --- ## [Your 'simple' requests for the holiday weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-simple-requests-for-the-holiday-weekend/945599)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-simple-requests-for-the-holiday-weekend/945599 "2021-07-03T19:34:41Z")
I thought this was simpler than it turned out to be: I’m freezing and I don’t have a roommate. If I could walk I’d turn down/off the air conditioner myself, but instead I asked the nurse to do it. “But it’s going to b… --- ## [Google Play Store apps stealing FB credentials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-play-store-apps-stealing-fb-credentials/945593)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-play-store-apps-stealing-fb-credentials/945593 "2021-07-03T13:12:06Z")
Make sure that you haven’t linked any of these apps to a FB account. Unistall them if you have them. If you think your FB account may have been compromised change your password. PIP Photo Processing Photo Rubbish Clean… --- ## [The judge that sentenced Brock Turner to 6 months has been recalled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-judge-that-sentenced-brock-turner-to-6-months-has-been-recalled/945473)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-judge-that-sentenced-brock-turner-to-6-months-has-been-recalled/945473 "2021-07-02T22:53:40Z")
The voters have rendered judgment. The California judge who prompted a national outcry after handing former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence for sexual assault has been recalled by voters i… --- ## [Census to show first decline of white population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-to-show-first-decline-of-white-population/944986)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-to-show-first-decline-of-white-population/944986 "2021-07-02T21:32:25Z")
The decline was .02%, so not a lot, but I expect some freaking from… certain quarters. --- ## [Greg Noll - RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-noll-rip/945532)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-noll-rip/945532 "2021-07-02T20:10:14Z")
Another bigger-than-life hero of my younger days passed away earlier this week. I’ll just leave this here for anybody interested: --- ## [Bill Cosby Conviction Overturned: No retrial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-no-retrial/945342)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-no-retrial/945342 "2021-07-02T20:02:57Z")
I’m interested in reading the full opinion later when I get a chance. I would love to hear comments. --- ## [My dog is weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-weird/945394)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-weird/945394 "2021-07-02T16:01:01Z")
Gigi the wonderdog hates fireworks. That’s not weird. She also hates thunderstorms. That’s not really weird either. What is weird is that we live near Fort Sill, aka the “Field Artillery Capital of the World.” There are… --- ## [What If I only want to lose my virginity to a virgin? And other questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-only-want-to-lose-my-virginity-to-a-virgin-and-other-questions/182182)
**Author:** [@lukaspriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lukaspriest)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-only-want-to-lose-my-virginity-to-a-virgin-and-other-questions/182182 "2021-07-02T14:22:59Z")
First off, I know that I make generalizations here - its all just relative to my experiences and perceptions. And I totally realize that there are a lot of different people out there. I’m not trying to label anyone or … --- ## [Scumbagged dot com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumbagged-dot-com/945453)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumbagged-dot-com/945453 "2021-07-02T11:49:12Z")
I wonder if any other places have such a website as scumbagged.com in NE Ohio? Kinda hard to describe. People write in and complain about local dirtbags. The language is extremely direct and written by the accuser, not … --- ## [Do your deceased loved ones, including animals appear in your dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-deceased-loved-ones-including-animals-appear-in-your-dreams/944739)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-deceased-loved-ones-including-animals-appear-in-your-dreams/944739 "2021-07-02T03:44:39Z")
My Mom and Dad, and sometimes my dogs appear in my dreams. Other than the first dream I had of my Dad, the morning after he passed away, it’s always as if they weren’t gone. In my first dream of my Dad,I asked him “Aren’… --- ## [Does Jeff Bezos have any lifelong ambitions beyond what hes doing now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jeff-bezos-have-any-lifelong-ambitions-beyond-what-hes-doing-now/854310)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jeff-bezos-have-any-lifelong-ambitions-beyond-what-hes-doing-now/854310 "2021-07-01T23:14:15Z")
Like Bill Gates I’m supposing had ambitions about global poverty before he struck it rich (I think). With Bezos, I recall Amazon went from being a bookstore to selling everything and then Bezos wanted to work with space… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=257)