# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=265 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 266 --- ## [Can we play another round of "What the hell were Mom and Dad thinking when they named the kid?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-play-another-round-of-what-the-hell-were-mom-and-dad-thinking-when-they-named-the-kid/682572)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-play-another-round-of-what-the-hell-were-mom-and-dad-thinking-when-they-named-the-kid/682572 "2021-05-12T13:24:49Z")
I was on a parenting board and someone linked to a cute blog … their OB knits hats for the babies he delivers. An amazing idea with adorable results, but the names - oh the names of some of these kids! Here’s a sampling… --- ## [Woman gives birth to 9 babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gives-birth-to-9-babies/941844)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gives-birth-to-9-babies/941844 "2021-05-12T02:55:13Z")
Didn’t see a thread about this, though it happened several days ago. Halima Cissé had been expecting a brood of seven, but two of them were hiding from the ultrasound. To me, they seem like a litter of puppies or kittens… --- ## [Making Fun of Someone’s Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-someone-s-name/933515)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-someone-s-name/933515 "2021-05-11T01:55:29Z")
I was listening to comedy radio, and Birbiglia was talking about how a new student at his school was named Dong Suk. The student tried to call himself Fernando after people started making fun of him. “But with a name l… --- ## [These Karens have taken things too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-karens-have-taken-things-too-far/941609)
**Author:** [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-karens-have-taken-things-too-far/941609 "2021-05-11T01:23:01Z")
Honestly, I haven’t been following the Myanmar situation closely, but this headline caught my attention. I thought, shit what did that poor clerk do to make them start burning stuff down? --- ## [Are you currently multi-tasking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-currently-multi-tasking/941553)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-currently-multi-tasking/941553 "2021-05-11T00:34:41Z")
While typing this I am watching “Bloodbath At The House Of Death” and baking some chicken nuggets. You? --- ## [I love Andy. Bad bad bad Beck speaks the whole truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-andy-bad-bad-bad-beck-speaks-the-whole-truth/941503)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-andy-bad-bad-bad-beck-speaks-the-whole-truth/941503 "2021-05-10T21:54:05Z")
I’ve decided to be truthful. Deception is not my better ability. Y’all may have noticed I spill my guts alot on the Dope. I don’t pretend to understand why I do this. I just know I do it. I must tell all. There’s a c… --- ## [Blue ring octopus fights crab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-ring-octopus-fights-crab/941611)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-ring-octopus-fights-crab/941611 "2021-05-10T14:35:08Z")
Blue ring octopus are highly venomous to humans and there’s no anti-venom available. I was impressed how the crab stands up on his back legs to fight. You want a piece of me dude? :slight\_smile: I didn’t know they could… --- ## [FCM told me I had to start the week’s MMP~I’d been shirking long enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcm-told-me-i-had-to-start-the-week-s-mmp-i-d-been-shirking-long-enough/941267)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcm-told-me-i-had-to-start-the-week-s-mmp-i-d-been-shirking-long-enough/941267 "2021-05-10T10:44:28Z")
Did I do ok , mooomm? Thundering, lightening and raining soft, sweet smelling rain here. Gonna finish my ice cream and stagger off to bed. Long day of Hattie wrangling after all, gotta rest up. Happy Moanday. --- ## [Hey, guys named Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guys-named-bill/941712)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-guys-named-bill/941712 "2021-05-10T04:55:25Z")
Just curious: when was the last time you heard “oh, no, Mr. Bill!”. Has that unfunny exclamation finally died? --- ## [Something I just read \[Fed Reserve Requirement reduced?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-read-fed-reserve-requirement-reduced/941681)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-read-fed-reserve-requirement-reduced/941681 "2021-05-09T14:20:59Z")
In March 2020 the FED quietly removed the reserve requirement entirely. Does that mean our deposits are no longer federally insured anymore? Why wasn’t this a big news story? Federal Reserve Board - Reserve Requiremen… --- ## [What's the Farthest You've Ever Been (from home)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-ever-been-from-home/940790)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-ever-been-from-home/940790 "2021-05-09T12:15:46Z")
Most of us will remember this scene from “The Fellowship of the Ring” For years I’ve been thinking about this and guessing at the answers. Silly me! This being the age of information and all, I decided to… --- ## [And my budgie flock doubles in size!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-my-budgie-flock-doubles-in-size/773292)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-my-budgie-flock-doubles-in-size/773292 "2021-05-09T06:43:52Z")
For the last year or so my female budgie has been laying eggs. It’s dangerous for them to constantly lay eggs so about 6 months ago I figured out the combination to get her to stop laying - high quality fake eggs and a b… --- ## [The Dutch have a tradition of "dropping" their children off in a forest at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dutch-have-a-tradition-of-dropping-their-children-off-in-a-forest-at-night/941465)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dutch-have-a-tradition-of-dropping-their-children-off-in-a-forest-at-night/941465 "2021-05-08T23:05:52Z")
Apparently the parents will take groups of young kids (preteen) out into the woods in the middle of the night to let them find their way home or to a campsite. This is, like, a normal thing in the Netherlands. Sometimes … --- ## [The Divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-divorce/940550)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-divorce/940550 "2021-05-08T23:05:38Z")
I use the SDMB as a journal and have for 20 years - from stories about being a new dad to issues regarding my career to just reminiscing about shit that’s happened in my life, I write my stories and not only store them h… --- ## [Please share your Tiny Carter memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-tiny-carter-memes/941456)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-tiny-carter-memes/941456 "2021-05-08T19:11:02Z")
I have not been able to find any Tiny Carter memes yet, but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time (sort of like the Bernie-mittens memes that made the rounds) If you find any, please post them here. In case anyone is won… --- ## [Cool Rube Goldberg backyard device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619 "2021-05-08T19:05:30Z")
Video is about three minutes but it is all action, no build up. I don’t know how famous this guy is but he has a fair Youtube following doing stuff like this. Starts with a basketball, ends with a basketball and in betwe… --- ## [Retired circus elephants move to new sanctuary in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-circus-elephants-move-to-new-sanctuary-in-florida/941475)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-circus-elephants-move-to-new-sanctuary-in-florida/941475 "2021-05-08T05:02:30Z")
I saw this on the news this morning and I have to share it. Retired elephants from the Ringling Bros./Barnum and Bailey Circus have a spacious new sanctuary where they can roam and forage and bond with other elephants. … --- ## [Is McAfee really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mcafee-really-that-bad/941294)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mcafee-really-that-bad/941294 "2021-05-07T23:34:17Z")
I’ve been using McAfee LiveSafe antivirus for years, but now I’ve been reading all sorts of complaints online by people saying that computes got infected badly by malware despite McAfee protection. What puzzles me, thoug… --- ## [Girl and her mom might get 16 years each for trying to fix homecoming queen election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-and-her-mom-might-get-16-years-each-for-trying-to-fix-homecoming-queen-election/941424)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-and-her-mom-might-get-16-years-each-for-trying-to-fix-homecoming-queen-election/941424 "2021-05-07T22:11:22Z")
wow Im glad that much to moms chagrin i wasn’t into the HS social scene…seems mom let the daughter do as she pleased an said daughter wasn’t really hiding it it seems https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-student-ac… --- ## [Pandemic Showering habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-showering-habits/940651)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-showering-habits/940651 "2021-05-07T15:07:36Z")
I learned something new during this pandemic about showering habits. For the most part I have always been a once a day showerer not unusual for me to skip an occasional day. By the second day I needed a shower. I would q… --- ## [Individual #1 gets an on-line voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-1-gets-an-on-line-voice/941416)
**Author:** [@cytop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cytop)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-1-gets-an-on-line-voice/941416 "2021-05-07T02:07:22Z")
For those of you who enjoy disconnected jottings and ramblings… Background --- ## [Test Cruises' Can Start With Volunteer Passengers to Prove They're Covid Safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-cruises-can-start-with-volunteer-passengers-to-prove-theyre-covid-safe/941533)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-cruises-can-start-with-volunteer-passengers-to-prove-theyre-covid-safe/941533 "2021-05-06T22:55:30Z")
What are volunteer passengers? I’m pretty sure that all passengers, even pre-covid, were volunteer, with the exception of children, which technically may have been forced to be there by their parents. Are they implyi… --- ## [The Job Market is Tight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-market-is-tight/941446)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-market-is-tight/941446 "2021-05-06T22:40:27Z")
I have been retired for a month today. I went online to find a little job. On Day Two I was hired to train as a school bus driver. It pays $16.50/hour, and they pay for the CDL training. Now I am getting about twenty au… --- ## [A colorado woman gets killed by bears..... state kills first 3 bears they find](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-colorado-woman-gets-killed-by-bears-state-kills-first-3-bears-they-find/941245)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-colorado-woman-gets-killed-by-bears-state-kills-first-3-bears-they-find/941245 "2021-05-06T15:43:50Z")
ok heres the story " OK yes, I’m sympathetic that she was killed and eaten but the state and federal fish and game dept’s response was to use hunting/tracking dogs to come across the first bears they find and put them… --- ## [Catfish Fillet Shortage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfish-fillet-shortage/941220)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfish-fillet-shortage/941220 "2021-05-05T23:29:15Z")
I shop at a chain grocery and buy catfish fillets from their seafood department on a weekly basis. Last Friday I was informed that they had none and “we don’t know when more will be available”. They had no idea why this … --- ## [Belgian farmer moves border with France by mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-farmer-moves-border-with-france-by-mistake/941431)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belgian-farmer-moves-border-with-france-by-mistake/941431 "2021-05-05T12:57:20Z")
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/belgium-farmer-moves-french-border/index.html --- ## [Don't frighten the livestock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-frighten-the-livestock/941296)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-frighten-the-livestock/941296 "2021-05-05T05:04:52Z")
I’m trying to remember a saying I’ve heard in the past. It has to do with the idea that what you do in your personal life is your own business as long as you don’t frighten the livestock or startle granny or something li… --- ## [Employment: Loosening of four year degree requirement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-loosening-of-four-year-degree-requirement/941368)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-loosening-of-four-year-degree-requirement/941368 "2021-05-05T02:54:03Z")
I read a thought-provoking article a few days ago, and I’ve been trying to find it ever since with no luck. But the essence of it was that there’s a trend to stop requiring job applicants to have four year degrees for s… --- ## [My daughter (on the spectrum) just bought a case of potato chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-on-the-spectrum-just-bought-a-case-of-potato-chips/941077)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-on-the-spectrum-just-bought-a-case-of-potato-chips/941077 "2021-05-04T23:15:35Z")
She was in a panic because she heard about the world wide chip shortage. She couldn’t figure out why asia was so interested in potato chips though. --- ## [Who has owned/driven the most variety of engines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-owned-driven-the-most-variety-of-engines/941135)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-owned-driven-the-most-variety-of-engines/941135 "2021-05-04T15:59:24Z")
In my life I have owned or at least driven autos with the following numbers of cylinders: 1, 3, 4 (inline and boxer), 5, 6 (inline, boxer and V), 8, and 10. The single is my 1948 Marketeer (bit of a cheat as it’s electr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=266)