# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=266 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 267 --- ## [NSFW things you've done online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-things-youve-done-online/941244)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-things-youve-done-online/941244 "2021-05-04T15:40:33Z")
F’rinstance, I have done a lot of sexting. I try to be open about what a prize I’m not, or even do it with women I know, but doesn’t matter; I seem to be the sexiest man alive in the 330 pound, bedridden class for a su… --- ## [I'm rich! My investments in Zimbabwe have paid off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-my-investments-in-zimbabwe-have-paid-off/941352)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-my-investments-in-zimbabwe-have-paid-off/941352 "2021-05-04T04:21:40Z")
About 10 years ago, I purchased a 100 trillion dollar bill from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. At the time, I paid $5 shipped. But behold, they now go for $200 on eBay: That’s a 40x gain, or 44% per year. Apple has g… --- ## [He's a peanut. Or nicknames du'jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143 "2021-05-04T02:29:11Z")
I know someone. I call them my lil’peanut. They hate it. But, I’m a nickname type of person. I pick a personality point or a physical thing and do beckdawrek type magic in my head, and nicknames spew forth. I can’t s… --- ## [What's wrong with -?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with/941301)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with/941301 "2021-05-03T23:26:20Z")
Shopping online is getting harder and harder. Amazon, Etsy and even Google Shopping no longer support “-” to exclude words from a search. I thought today’s marketing is supposed to be about showing people things they’r… --- ## [It's my 20-year Dope Anniversary!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-20-year-dope-anniversary/941089)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-20-year-dope-anniversary/941089 "2021-05-03T23:18:08Z")
This month marks my 20th year of registration here on the Straight Dope Message Board. (Technically I’d been lurking for a year or two before that, and had been reading the main Straight Dope website since the mid-1990s… --- ## [Why pillar candles burn out so easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pillar-candles-burn-out-so-easy/941325)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pillar-candles-burn-out-so-easy/941325 "2021-05-03T21:29:54Z")
I’m a candle fan but my efforts to make my own using recycled wax have for years had a problem: they work fine when I first start burning them but as time goes one the flame gets smaller and smaller, until I’m left with … --- ## [Educational Methods Used On You, Which Would Not Fly Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-methods-used-on-you-which-would-not-fly-today/938878)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-methods-used-on-you-which-would-not-fly-today/938878 "2021-05-03T15:30:08Z")
I was a good academic student and did well across the board. The students at our public high school were smart and most took “advanced” courses. A few took “enriched”. Some took “general” courses. There were also tec… --- ## [Assembly instructions with no words for US product (not even English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembly-instructions-with-no-words-for-us-product-not-even-english/941038)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembly-instructions-with-no-words-for-us-product-not-even-english/941038 "2021-05-03T14:43:29Z")
This is a bad idea. I assume they do this so they can also sell in Quebec, Puerto Rico, Mexico and maybe Europe. I wonder how much money they save by leaving out all text. --- ## [Assistant football coach fired over tweet sues to get his job back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-football-coach-fired-over-tweet-sues-to-get-his-job-back/941070)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-football-coach-fired-over-tweet-sues-to-get-his-job-back/941070 "2021-05-03T12:46:04Z")
That’s the headline of the AP article: TL;DR: University of Tennessee-Chattanooga assistant football coach Chris Malone has sued, saying his 1st Amendment rights were violated. Malone tweeted: 30 minutes later he de… --- ## [Thinking about summer vacation in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-summer-vacation-in-the-mmp/940780)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-summer-vacation-in-the-mmp/940780 "2021-05-03T05:11:50Z")
As more and more people get their plague shots, life may slowly creep back towards what we might call normal. And part of that normal may well be vacations again. Are you planning any? Um, and just in case you thought i… --- ## [Restroom doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restroom-doors/939791)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restroom-doors/939791 "2021-05-03T00:46:12Z")
Have you ever been to a restaurant or bar and been confused by the symbols on the restroom doors - not knowing which one represents that of your sex? Two examples: A cafe where there were chessboards set up for client… --- ## [Tried using PayPal with temporary code. Works great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-using-paypal-with-temporary-code-works-great/941182)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-using-paypal-with-temporary-code-works-great/941182 "2021-05-02T23:31:41Z")
I decided Door Dash sounded like a plan for tonight’s dinner. I don’t have my cc entered with them. I’ve been using PayPal. Entering my password still worries me. I noticed tonight Paypal offers a temporary security cod… --- ## [Your favourite words for \*thingies\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-words-for-thingies/933345)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-words-for-thingies/933345 "2021-05-02T21:16:01Z")
In August '06 corkboard said: “C’mon, people. They’re called thingies”. (This was regarding mooring bollards for boats) But what are your favourite words for thingies? My (very) late uncle used: “Pass me that Wombec… --- ## [Is there fewer & fewer Amazon Listings, lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-fewer-fewer-amazon-listings-lately/940329)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-fewer-fewer-amazon-listings-lately/940329 "2021-05-02T19:19:46Z")
A lot of book listings on Amazon are vanishing. Cheap used books are becoming hard to find. I think. Is this my imagination? --- ## [What Wi-Fi products do you own that are more like Why-Fi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wi-fi-products-do-you-own-that-are-more-like-why-fi/941128)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wi-fi-products-do-you-own-that-are-more-like-why-fi/941128 "2021-05-02T08:01:27Z")
Like many, I have a Wi-Fi garage door opener, thermostat, and a few other non-computer devices that are fine. But I just bought a new dishwasher, and I did not realize until after it was installed that it has WiFi capab… --- ## [Have you ever learned anything interesting in a dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-learned-anything-interesting-in-a-dream/941049)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-learned-anything-interesting-in-a-dream/941049 "2021-05-02T06:06:57Z")
I’m on a streak of fairly vivid dreams, leaving me not especially well-rested but boy what a ride it’s been. According to my dream last night, the most fundamental unit of time is known as an IAI. … :man\_shrugging: --- ## [This Week in Sex News!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-week-in-sex-news/941097)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-week-in-sex-news/941097 "2021-05-01T08:26:43Z")
Condom Sales are Surging. Evidently people evidently not only want to have sex again, they want to have SAFE sex “no trouble getting their sales up” – the newswriter should be shot. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/30/bus… --- ## [Racist English major, Art major is Racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120 "2021-05-01T06:00:31Z")
Story here. Small town Minnesota high school “promposal” goes viral and not in a good way. Teen writes his invitation to his girlfriend on poster board. Looks like it was done by a preschooler. The wording is so stupid … --- ## [Reviews you wish you'd seen in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviews-you-wish-youd-seen-in-time/941127)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviews-you-wish-youd-seen-in-time/941127 "2021-04-30T22:32:09Z")
From a review of a motel I stayed at the night before last: “HOLY CRAP!!! They gave me the most disgusting hotel room I have ever seen in my life! And I travel a TON for work. Ground-in dirt and huge puke stains on the … --- ## [Beck discovered a new thang. It's bad bad bad. WARNING! Shopper alert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-discovered-a-new-thang-its-bad-bad-bad-warning-shopper-alert/941054)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-discovered-a-new-thang-its-bad-bad-bad-warning-shopper-alert/941054 "2021-04-30T21:37:35Z")
Browsing around the internet I found a company the makes giant hoodies. They are literally called : ‘Giant Hoodie’,company. I ordered one. It came today. It is possibly the best thing I’ve ever bought or owned. I’ve … --- ## [Hello Turbotax my old friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-turbotax-my-old-friend/941080)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-turbotax-my-old-friend/941080 "2021-04-30T19:50:16Z")
Hello Turbotax my old friend I’ve come to log on with you again Because the CRA is now creeping As i peacefully lie sleeping And tomorrow, Tomorrow is the final day For me to pay, For me to pay, As required, By … --- ## [The lil'shits or Chihuahuas. Either way! Bad bad bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilshits-or-chihuahuas-either-way-bad-bad-bad/940885)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilshits-or-chihuahuas-either-way-bad-bad-bad/940885 "2021-04-30T18:08:29Z")
Y’all know my situation, right? Mid-daugter came last year before my kidney surgery. Covid hit so she stayed on. She was dragging her baggage, 2 eating machines(little boys) and 2 Chihuahua teenagers. Nasty, bitey, ya… --- ## [Lady Gaga's dogwalker shot and dogs stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-dogwalker-shot-and-dogs-stolen/933812)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-dogwalker-shot-and-dogs-stolen/933812 "2021-04-30T15:15:56Z")
This is a bizarre story. Two guys attacked Lady Gaga’s dogwalker and stole two of her French Bulldog, shooting him when he resisted. He was in critical condition but now apparently is in stable condition. She is offering… --- ## [Enormous toxic waste site discovered in Pacific Ocean near Catalina Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enormous-toxic-waste-site-discovered-in-pacific-ocean-near-catalina-island/940877)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enormous-toxic-waste-site-discovered-in-pacific-ocean-near-catalina-island/940877 "2021-04-29T22:48:35Z")
There must have been a huge, possibly criminal, conspiracy to cover this up for so long, right? 56 square miles? 27,000+ barrels? It stopped being dumped there in 1972 but nobody knew where it was? WTF? This will t… --- ## [What would you have in your fantasy mansion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-in-your-fantasy-mansion/940400)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-in-your-fantasy-mansion/940400 "2021-04-29T19:47:42Z")
Let’s say you wake up tomorrow a multi-billionaire. Even after you’ve ended world hunger, wiped out medical debt, and bought the world a Coke, you’ve got plenty left over to build yourself whatever kind of homes you like… --- ## [When Amazon says 'On the way, but it's running late' - does it ever turn up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-amazon-says-on-the-way-but-its-running-late-does-it-ever-turn-up/926278)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-amazon-says-on-the-way-but-its-running-late-does-it-ever-turn-up/926278 "2021-04-29T18:46:24Z")
Amazon has been pretty reliable for delivering what they say, when they say, in my experience, but every now and again, I get an order (not marketplace) where the delivery gets bumped to the next day, then changed again … --- ## [No, your pet monitor lizard/kinkajoo/boa constrictor/etc. is not a service animal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-your-pet-monitor-lizard-kinkajoo-boa-constrictor-etc-is-not-a-service-animal/927037)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-your-pet-monitor-lizard-kinkajoo-boa-constrictor-etc-is-not-a-service-animal/927037 "2021-04-29T18:03:36Z")
IMO this is looooooooooooong overdue: --- ## [Meat Bars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-bars/940698)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-bars/940698 "2021-04-29T13:35:16Z")
Just got a text from my wife. She was looking at her receipt from Walmart this morning and the hot dogs were listed as meat bars. --- ## [I'm not enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-enough/940287)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-enough/940287 "2021-04-28T21:13:31Z")
I’ve never been enough. Not enough artist. Not enough daughter to my outstanding Daddy. Not enough sibling to my large group of sibs. Not enough wife. Not enough Mother. Not enough pet mom. Not enough my anything. … --- ## [Weeding...with lasers! (But no sharks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weeding-with-lasers-but-no-sharks/940810)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weeding-with-lasers-but-no-sharks/940810 "2021-04-28T17:26:46Z")
A third-generation prototype of a farming machine that weeds by burning out the weeds with lasers. Dunno how close it is to general release but still pretty cool. Would lasers be considered organic?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=265) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=267)