# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=267 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 268 --- ## [Hail, cysters!. (A thread for those with PCOS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-cysters-a-thread-for-those-with-pcos/49596)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-cysters-a-thread-for-those-with-pcos/49596 "2001-01-15T17:18:50Z")
Over here, I mentioned that I have a condition called PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome. I shouldn’t have been surprised when two other women chimed in with the same diagnosis as well, but I was. Considering that anywhere from … --- ## [Advice for calling a friend who has dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-calling-a-friend-who-has-dementia/940703)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-calling-a-friend-who-has-dementia/940703 "2021-04-28T14:13:58Z")
TLDR version: I’m virtually certain that a friend I have not seen in a few years has slid into dementia. I just realized I have a phone number for her and would like to call, but would appreciate tips on how to talk with… --- ## [Your cool pareidolia sightings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cool-pareidolia-sightings/940827)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cool-pareidolia-sightings/940827 "2021-04-27T23:18:50Z")
For those who don’t know what pareidolia are, they are the phenomenon of perceiving images where none have been placed due to our mind associating shapes or patterns with faces or other things known to it. A simple examp… --- ## [New species of spider found in florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-species-of-spider-found-in-florida/940832)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-species-of-spider-found-in-florida/940832 "2021-04-27T16:47:58Z")
warning if ya dont like spiders … https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/terrifying-new-species-of-spider-discovered-in-miami/ar-BB1g4yW3?li=BBorjTa&ocid=SK2DDHP --- ## [Joshing around in Lincoln, Nebraska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshing-around-in-lincoln-nebraska/940804)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshing-around-in-lincoln-nebraska/940804 "2021-04-27T13:31:15Z")
Prolly gonna be my favorite “weird news” story of the year; this is just wonderfully, beautifully absurd: Kudos to The True Josh Swain for starting the event and a huge CONGRATULATIONS! to Josh Vinson, Jr. for capturin… --- ## [DC police department is being blackmailed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-police-department-is-being-blackmailed/940838)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-police-department-is-being-blackmailed/940838 "2021-04-27T05:45:52Z")
This could get very, very ugly: --- ## [Retired Dopers: how did you decide when to retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-how-did-you-decide-when-to-retire/939207)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-how-did-you-decide-when-to-retire/939207 "2021-04-27T05:24:26Z")
I’m planning to retire in about 5-7 years. I’ll be 60 in a couple of months. My wife is 5 years younger. My plan is that when our savings hits out ‘magic number’, a number calculated by how many remaining years we plan t… --- ## [40 days in The Hole!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-in-the-hole/940712)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-in-the-hole/940712 "2021-04-27T02:30:39Z")
Well, cave really. :smiley: I had not heard of this project before this article. I’m not sure how much actual scientific value there is in this kind of thing (more than none, certainly), but I still think it’s very co… --- ## [Warning for cat owners - sensitive cats can die from breathing hyacanths pollen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-cat-owners-sensitive-cats-can-die-from-breathing-hyacanths-pollen/940729)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-for-cat-owners-sensitive-cats-can-die-from-breathing-hyacanths-pollen/940729 "2021-04-26T23:16:57Z")
On Tuesday, I went to the florist for a big bunch of flowers for a friend (45 years old who thought that buying glittery roller skates so she could sidewalk skate with her kids would be fun, and fell and broke both wrist… --- ## [Well, I'm back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-back/940684)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-im-back/940684 "2021-04-26T19:31:03Z")
I was away from the SDMB for some time. When I tried to return, I couldn’t log in to my account. With the generous and patient help of engineer\_comp\_geek, the problem has been solved. It’s good to be back. Larry Grif… --- ## [What's the occasion in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-occasion-in-the-mmp/940293)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-occasion-in-the-mmp/940293 "2021-04-26T19:02:05Z")
In case you want something to celebrate: National Amaretto Day National Garlic Day It’s also the birthday of one of the two high school friends I still maintain contact with. Party on and have a Happy Moanday!! --- ## [The bad bad bad ukelele. Yes I have musical aspirations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-ukelele-yes-i-have-musical-aspirations/940342)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-ukelele-yes-i-have-musical-aspirations/940342 "2021-04-26T18:37:20Z")
I want to play uke. First things first. My whole family is musical. Singing, instruments. Piano, guitars and horns. The lil’wrekker has musical talent. My sibs actually get paid for their talents. Me? Nope. Can’t tote… --- ## [It's the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl Meltdown today ! (April 26, 2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-35th-anniversary-of-the-chernobyl-meltdown-today-april-26-2021/940800)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-35th-anniversary-of-the-chernobyl-meltdown-today-april-26-2021/940800 "2021-04-26T16:40:35Z")
How quickly times flies. I didn’t have this down on my calendar The HBO series on it was gripping. Hard to believe that was almost 2 years ago --- ## [16 months later I’ll finally admit it, I like the new SDMB forum SW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-months-later-i-ll-finally-admit-it-i-like-the-new-sdmb-forum-sw/940247)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-months-later-i-ll-finally-admit-it-i-like-the-new-sdmb-forum-sw/940247 "2021-04-26T13:17:07Z")
When did we make the change? I think it was at the end of December 2019. Is that right? At first I loathed the new software. Avoided it like covid. But it’s been slowly growing on me. And now finally I have to admit, I l… --- ## [Alternate, but correct, answers to trivia or thought questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-but-correct-answers-to-trivia-or-thought-questions/940689)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-but-correct-answers-to-trivia-or-thought-questions/940689 "2021-04-25T16:14:21Z")
A question I’ve heard several times in my life goes like this: “A man walks 1 mile south, then 1 mile east, and then 1 mile north, and ends up on the same spot that he started. Where is he?” The usual answer is . How… --- ## [What is your MO concerning scam calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mo-concerning-scam-calls/940625)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mo-concerning-scam-calls/940625 "2021-04-25T03:05:25Z")
Do you have a standard MO when it comes to receiving scam calls? If so, what does it entail? hang up immediately? keep em on the phone and string them along as long as possible for entertainment? report the incident t… --- ## [Weird decision of Quebec supreme court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-decision-of-quebec-supreme-court/940391)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-decision-of-quebec-supreme-court/940391 "2021-04-25T01:20:21Z")
A year or two ago, Quebec passed a law that banned the wearing of religious “symbols” by people in the public service. That included teachers and day-care workers. There was a grandfather clause protecting people alrea… --- ## [Which threads are you currently "Watching"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-threads-are-you-currently-watching/940636)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-threads-are-you-currently-watching/940636 "2021-04-25T01:13:53Z")
I’ve got many threads on “normal” or “muted”, but currently and for the first time, I’ve got “One line - Identify the Movie” in Thread Games on “Watching”. --- ## [Vandals damage home while family away -- they're "children" and won't be charged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-damage-home-while-family-away-theyre-children-and-wont-be-charged/940007)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-damage-home-while-family-away-theyre-children-and-wont-be-charged/940007 "2021-04-24T22:50:32Z")
To counterbalance the uplifting story I posted the other day, here’s one that makes me gnash my teeth and cry. … “They urinated on my computer to the point where they fried the inside and it started smoking,” said B… --- ## [Making actual use of the "12 days of X-Mas"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-actual-use-of-the-12-days-of-x-mas/928869)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-actual-use-of-the-12-days-of-x-mas/928869 "2020-12-25T22:47:19Z")
So, taking stock, there’s: partridge two turtle doves three French hens four calling birds five golden rings (!!!) six geese seven swans eight maids \[albeit in the act of milking (cows?), posing logistical challenges\] n… --- ## [Gone reverse fishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-reverse-fishing/846894)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-reverse-fishing/846894 "2020-02-01T08:12:34Z")
… Which involves going places and taking fishing gear out of the water to protect sealife. When I get the chance I join a volunteer conservation group dedicated to cleaning up (mostly) derelict fishing equipment from re… --- ## [Generic Flashlight/Spotlight usage warning(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-flashlight-spotlight-usage-warning-s/940639)
**Author:** [@gmak1520](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gmak1520)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-flashlight-spotlight-usage-warning-s/940639 "2021-04-24T19:36:21Z")
I have a flashlight that looks a lot like this: They’re pretty generic, and produced by many manufacturers. My unit is not Craftsman, and really doesn’t have a manufacturer nam- e … --- ## [Canadian MP should have followed my Zoom advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-mp-should-have-followed-my-zoom-advice/940025)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-mp-should-have-followed-my-zoom-advice/940025 "2021-04-24T18:33:03Z")
Some of you expressed scepticism when I started this thread: Right now, there is a Canadian MP who would have benefitted from reading my thread: He apparently was changing in his office after going for a jog. Unfo… --- ## [Some guy keeps parking on my property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guy-keeps-parking-on-my-property/940571)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guy-keeps-parking-on-my-property/940571 "2021-04-24T16:54:40Z")
I’ve got an RV type space, separate from my driveway, a couple dozen feet down the street. I don’t use it for anything. Anyway, twice now I’ve seen a black pickup parked in it. The first time last week I shrugged it off … --- ## [Gender reveal explosion in New Hampshire rattles houses for 20 miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-reveal-explosion-in-new-hampshire-rattles-houses-for-20-miles/940585)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-reveal-explosion-in-new-hampshire-rattles-houses-for-20-miles/940585 "2021-04-24T15:27:20Z")
you know i think the authorities need to start getting involved in these things … https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/it-s-a-boom-gender-reveal-explosion-in-new-hampshire-rattles-houses-for-20-miles/ar-BB1fXju0?li=BBnb… --- ## [How are you procrastinating today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-procrastinating-today/929290)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-procrastinating-today/929290 "2021-04-24T12:26:22Z")
I have lots of work to do, but it’s raining and cold and I don’t wanna. Therefore, I’m here, and also writing thank-you holiday notes, randomly tidying small areas of the house, and defrosting lentils for my lovely wife’… --- ## [A paper cut. Can't get in my phone and Dillon the demon treed a squirrel. And a baby bird was deposited on my foot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paper-cut-cant-get-in-my-phone-and-dillon-the-demon-treed-a-squirrel-and-a-baby-bird-was-deposited-on-my-foot/940586)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paper-cut-cant-get-in-my-phone-and-dillon-the-demon-treed-a-squirrel-and-a-baby-bird-was-deposited-on-my-foot/940586 "2021-04-24T02:34:29Z")
I have fingerprint password thingy on my phone. Guess what? You can’t open your device by fingerprint if slice your fingerprint off with a razor blade (don’t ask why I had my goofy hands on a blade, dumb) Passwords are… --- ## [Doctors and documentation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-and-documentation/940621)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-and-documentation/940621 "2021-04-24T00:34:33Z")
It’s happened again. I’m on a flex plan at work and I have to get receipts from a doctor in order to get reimbursed. They don’t have to be fancy: the doctor’s name, date of service, patient, cost, and type of service. … --- ## [Possible human malaria vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-human-malaria-vaccine/940616)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-human-malaria-vaccine/940616 "2021-04-23T21:17:40Z")
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub\_releases/2021-04/uoo-mvb042221.php#:~:text=Researchers%20from%20the%20University%20of,-months%20of%20follow-up. --- ## [Loan shark spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-shark-spam/940534)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-shark-spam/940534 "2021-04-23T20:12:18Z")
Found pamphlets strewn on the street, among the Georgian restaurant menus and other ads. “Borrow $1000, pay only $10 per day.” Which I suppose may be considered a good deal in the financial underworld. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=268)