# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=279 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 280 --- ## [My Doctors Are Younger Than Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doctors-are-younger-than-me/932362)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doctors-are-younger-than-me/932362 "2021-02-13T09:33:08Z")
Some of them are at least. And that bothers me for some reason. Why does that bother me? I am 52 now. But I still remember when I was in my 20’s. And I was just used to my doctors being older than me. Older, wiser and … --- ## [Crap...........I think I just provided my credit card info to a scammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-i-think-i-just-provided-my-credit-card-info-to-a-scammer/932580)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-i-think-i-just-provided-my-credit-card-info-to-a-scammer/932580 "2021-02-13T06:46:03Z")
So I was surprised to find, when shopping online on Walmart, that there was already an account with my email. I couldn’t recall having made such an account, but then figured it must have slipped my memory - I’ve got nume… --- ## [Where did I put my glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-i-put-my-glasses/662171)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-i-put-my-glasses/662171 "2021-02-13T04:12:47Z")
I want to go to the store. I’ve looked in all the usual places: by the bed, next to the TV, next to the computer, on the sink, on the bookshelf. I could wear my old pair but they’re not in very good shape and the old p… --- ## [Harassment Training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassment-training/932272)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harassment-training/932272 "2021-02-13T02:58:56Z")
I completed another employer-sponsored online training session this morning. Today I learned about harassment. In today’s lesson I learned that “it is unlawful to harass a woman because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a m… --- ## [Liquid nitrogen leak kills (at least) 6 in Georgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-leak-kills-at-least-6-in-georgia/931709)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-leak-kills-at-least-6-in-georgia/931709 "2021-02-13T02:30:26Z")
My first reaction was being horrified that this accident happened relatively near me (or at all). My second reaction was being horrified that nearby schools were being locked down because of fear of nitrogen in the air. … --- ## [Help desk fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-desk-fail/932363)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-desk-fail/932363 "2021-02-12T22:41:12Z")
I have an HSBC bank account based in a foreign country (Australia) that I maintain because I need to make regular payments to people in that country. I have one of these security dongle things and recently discovered it … --- ## [A (likely) Pyrrhic victory on social media \[coffee-fueled\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-likely-pyrrhic-victory-on-social-media-coffee-fueled/932770)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-likely-pyrrhic-victory-on-social-media-coffee-fueled/932770 "2021-02-12T17:45:14Z")
My brother married one of my friends from my former workplace. They met at my wedding. She’s good people. But she slowly out-brothered my brother over their years together, being pulled inexorably into his Fox/Limbaug… --- ## [A weight-loss drug: semaglutide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weight-loss-drug-semaglutide/932768)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weight-loss-drug-semaglutide/932768 "2021-02-12T17:08:25Z")
Unfortunately, I assume this is behind a paywall: The drug is already approved for diabetes. Here is one paragraph: Nearly 2,000 participants, at 129 centers in 16 countries, injected themselves weekly with semaglut… --- ## [Perils of Zoom trials : “Your Honour, I am not a cat.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perils-of-zoom-trials-your-honour-i-am-not-a-cat/932549)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perils-of-zoom-trials-your-honour-i-am-not-a-cat/932549 "2021-02-12T15:50:09Z")
However, he was prepared to go forward with the hearing in Cat-mode. True barrister. --- ## [Easy way to make CGI people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-make-cgi-people/932697)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-make-cgi-people/932697 "2021-02-12T15:20:58Z")
This company Epic Games is a few miles from where I live https://www.fastcompany.com/90603474/the-company-behind-fortnite-just-made-it-shockingly-easy-to-create-life-like-people --- ## [French arms company executive ejects himself from jet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-arms-company-executive-ejects-himself-from-jet/851809)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-arms-company-executive-ejects-himself-from-jet/851809 "2021-02-12T14:45:25Z")
This story has everything. It’s almost too good that he’s French. It’s like a sitcom plot. “The man had never expressed any desire to fly in a fighter jet” Also, poor guy, must have been crapping his dacks, not funn… --- ## [B-17 crash in Connecticut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-17-crash-in-connecticut/841151)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-17-crash-in-connecticut/841151 "2021-02-12T06:43:45Z")
Multiple injuries reported after vintage plane crashes at Bradley International Airport The aircraft was ‘Nine-O-Nine’. --- ## [Is my current employment situation a good problem to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-current-employment-situation-a-good-problem-to-have/932345)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-current-employment-situation-a-good-problem-to-have/932345 "2021-02-12T03:46:56Z")
Background: I’m currently a college senior who’s completing an online internship this semester. I’ll be able to graduate after I’m done with it. My Current Employment Situation: I worked for a grocery store part time du… --- ## [Anti-Asian hate crimes in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-asian-hate-crimes-in-california/932576)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-asian-hate-crimes-in-california/932576 "2021-02-12T01:37:27Z")
Looks absolutely horrible. Anyone have any personal experience or knowledge of incidents like these? Any ideas about what’s driving this spike? --- ## [My perennials were beautiful while they lasted. RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-perennials-were-beautiful-while-they-lasted-rip/932616)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-perennials-were-beautiful-while-they-lasted-rip/932616 "2021-02-12T00:37:38Z")
My favorite plants in my flower bed is purple Wandering Jew. It’s a gorgeous purple vine. Great ground cover to discourage weeds and erosion. The perennial is very temperature sensitive. The first night frost will kill … --- ## [3 Dead over snow shoveling dispute - PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dead-over-snow-shoveling-dispute-pa/932269)
**Author:** [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dead-over-snow-shoveling-dispute-pa/932269 "2021-02-11T22:10:47Z")
Story here Horrible, neighbours bullied another to the point where he snapped killed them and then himself over snow being tossed on his property. Be kind to one another out there. --- ## ["Please remain seated until the plane has reached a full and complete stop"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-remain-seated-until-the-plane-has-reached-a-full-and-complete-stop/932159)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-remain-seated-until-the-plane-has-reached-a-full-and-complete-stop/932159 "2021-02-11T14:38:50Z")
But the moment the plane wheels touch ground pretty much everybody immediately takes off their seatbelts and start pawing at their overhead bin luggage despite the fact the plane still is a good 5 - 10 minutes from getti… --- ## [SDMB Book Exchange possibilities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-exchange-possibilities/931920)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-exchange-possibilities/931920 "2021-02-11T02:36:31Z")
Is anyone up for an SDMB Book Exchange? What I propose would work much like the “Secret Santa” routine used for our SDMB Christmas Gift exchange (“Secret Librarian” :grin:). I would limit it to only books personally own… --- ## [I really do not like match dot com. and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-do-not-like-match-dot-com-and-the-like/931926)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-do-not-like-match-dot-com-and-the-like/931926 "2021-02-11T02:13:33Z")
One recent lonely night, I stupidly signed up for a “free” membership. So, if you’re one of the men in my area who have messaged me, liked me, checked me out, winked at me or otherwise indicated an interest, I can’t do … --- ## [Layered lingerie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/layered-lingerie/368916)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/layered-lingerie/368916 "2013-04-17T17:02:03Z")
This picture shows a young woman modeling some lingerie (no nudity but semi-NSFW). The thing is that she seems to be wearing three pairs of panties and two bras. Is this just something the photographer thought of for thi… --- ## [Somebody got some explosives from the Marines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-got-some-explosives-from-the-marines/932563)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-got-some-explosives-from-the-marines/932563 "2021-02-10T19:20:10Z")
Not much info in the brief AP article: --- ## [Firefox drops support for blockers in private mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-drops-support-for-blockers-in-private-mode/932550)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-drops-support-for-blockers-in-private-mode/932550 "2021-02-10T04:33:31Z")
I noticed that if I am using Private Browsing in Firefox I get all kinds of popups and other ads. Turns out that uBlock Origin and other blockers no longer work in Private Browsing. The icon for uBlock does not even appe… --- ## [Spit stones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-stones/932547)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spit-stones/932547 "2021-02-09T22:09:22Z")
Ever had ‘em? Like kidney stones, only in your salivary glands…They can block the gland so that when you go to eat something, your mouth tries to provide saliva, but instead of saliva you get a big swollen lump around yo… --- ## [Ordered a Chromebook by mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-chromebook-by-mistake/932423)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-chromebook-by-mistake/932423 "2021-02-09T19:32:59Z")
Can’t believe I did this, looked at so many laptops last night on so many sites, when I decided to order clicked the wrong link on Ebay. Too late to cancel, but I think it doesn’t matter. The only thing I use my laptop… --- ## [Does anyone like hospital gowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-hospital-gowns/932299)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-hospital-gowns/932299 "2021-02-09T00:36:21Z")
worst invention ever. I assume they use the same crap design outside the US? It is open in the back. I had one that was good , it had an extra sleeve hole so it would stay on. --- ## [Cool Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-words/922827 "2021-02-09T00:20:01Z")
I was chatting with my brother about some DIY stuff recently, and I somehow uttered two ‘words’ that immediately struck me as cool: Grub screw Plinth block Which made me think about a whole litany of words that, IMHO,… --- ## [Fartin' and burpin' in the MMP! Welcome to the Shortest Month in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fartin-and-burpin-in-the-mmp-welcome-to-the-shortest-month-in-the-mmp/931971)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fartin-and-burpin-in-the-mmp-welcome-to-the-shortest-month-in-the-mmp/931971 "2021-02-08T21:51:58Z")
Someone fire up the air freshener, it’s a new MMP! Between living alone for the first time in a long while, and the general isolation of lockdown/quarantine, and specifically the cover that masks provide … I’ve utterly … --- ## [FL nuke plant had 3 problems in 1 week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-nuke-plant-had-3-problems-in-1-week/932461)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-nuke-plant-had-3-problems-in-1-week/932461 "2021-02-08T20:32:45Z")
I would hope management of the plant changed --- ## [Flying in the early days of air transport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-in-the-early-days-of-air-transport/931467)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-in-the-early-days-of-air-transport/931467 "2021-02-08T17:18:49Z")
My first experience of flying was as a passenger on a flight from a small airport near London to Freetown, (in what was then, British) West Africa. I was four at the time. It was a BOAC flight in a DC3 and we had to make… --- ## [Make A Wish founder Frank Shankwitz dies at 77](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-wish-founder-frank-shankwitz-dies-at-77/932392)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-wish-founder-frank-shankwitz-dies-at-77/932392 "2021-02-07T20:44:25Z")
My family donates to Make A Wish every year. I admire the work they do for critically ill kids. Frank Shankwitz and his wife started the charity in 1980. They’ve fulfilled 500,000 wishes in 40 years! :heart: It’s humbl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=280)