# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=281 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 282 --- ## [Super-cheap watches; likely to have toxic luminous material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-cheap-watches-likely-to-have-toxic-luminous-material/931855)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-cheap-watches-likely-to-have-toxic-luminous-material/931855 "2021-01-30T16:19:50Z")
So I’ve been noticing some great men’s watches that are going for dirt cheap prices on Amazon - often $10-30 or less. But this has me wondering - are such watches likely to go cheap on their glow-in-the-dark material on … --- ## [Very Vaguely Creepy IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-creepy-iv/931546)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-creepy-iv/931546 "2021-01-30T04:17:44Z")
I was driving home last night after getting off work at 10:00 PM. It’s about a 15 minute drive and, for the most part, along a long, winding, dark and forested road. There are houses along the road but they are very spac… --- ## ["Some people think of us broadcasters as dull...."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687 "2021-01-29T23:53:03Z")
--- ## [Tell about a time when you were accused of, and punished for, something you didn't do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-about-a-time-when-you-were-accused-of-and-punished-for-something-you-didnt-do/844507)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-about-a-time-when-you-were-accused-of-and-punished-for-something-you-didnt-do/844507 "2021-01-29T18:46:33Z")
Get it off your chest. Me? One time I had a job prospect. So did another guy who happened to be a friend of mine. We were not allowed to share any information about the job with each other. But we saw each other sociall… --- ## [My Uncle died of heart failure this afternoon, and my friend just died from COVID tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-died-of-heart-failure-this-afternoon-and-my-friend-just-died-from-covid-tonight/931658)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-died-of-heart-failure-this-afternoon-and-my-friend-just-died-from-covid-tonight/931658 "2021-01-29T12:50:52Z")
What the hell universe? My Uncle was 84 and was healthy until 10 days ago. I recently saw more of him at the end of 2020 than I have in years. I’m kind of glad this year gave me that opportunity. My friend was only 52.… --- ## [Help me figure out this apartment layout from 3 pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-apartment-layout-from-3-pictures/931255)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-apartment-layout-from-3-pictures/931255 "2021-01-29T07:12:12Z")
I am looking at a lot of apartments online. Apartments.com and others. It is very frustrating sometimes. You click on an apartment and there are picures, but half the time they are only pics of the outside of the bu… --- ## [Is it morally wrong to think of a friends spouse/significant other naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-morally-wrong-to-think-of-a-friends-spouse-significant-other-naked/930431)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-morally-wrong-to-think-of-a-friends-spouse-significant-other-naked/930431 "2021-01-29T04:20:24Z")
I got asked this question as part of some shitty “party” board game a year ago and I truthfully said “Yes” to the question of “Have you ever thought of someone’s in the room’s spouse naked?” and apparently my friend and … --- ## [Beckdawrek update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-update/923531)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-update/923531 "2021-01-29T03:37:53Z")
I sent Beck a PM earlier this afternoon, just to let her know that I was thinking about her and her son – for those who did not see it mentioned in another thread, her son was in a rollover accident in his truck a week o… --- ## [So, the SDMB app is faltering. Which two forums do you save](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-app-is-faltering-which-two-forums-do-you-save/931690)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-app-is-faltering-which-two-forums-do-you-save/931690 "2021-01-28T23:57:47Z")
If the SDMB had an unrepairable glitch that would only allow you to read two forums from here on out, which two would you choose? This hypothetical assumes they would all still be there being contributed to by Dopers wh… --- ## [Face it, you need a home with a three million dollar doomsday bunker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-you-need-a-home-with-a-three-million-dollar-doomsday-bunker/929933)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-you-need-a-home-with-a-three-million-dollar-doomsday-bunker/929933 "2021-01-28T21:17:18Z")
Recent events should convince you that you need a place to hole up safely, whether it’s Trumpmaniacal insurrectionists or ravening hordes of Biden-Harrisites that you fear. Fortunately, the home of former Kentucky state… --- ## [Enrollment for Obamacare opening again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enrollment-for-obamacare-opening-again/931547)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enrollment-for-obamacare-opening-again/931547 "2021-01-28T20:49:44Z")
saw on reliable guy on twitter can’t find the link now --- ## [Tipping Repair People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-repair-people/930370)
**Author:** [@Spaquaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spaquaman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-repair-people/930370 "2021-01-28T10:27:12Z")
Trying to settle a friendly debate. Do you typically tip a home repair person, eg. plumber, painter, cable guy etc etc Thank you --- ## [The amazingly small amounts of stuff that can kill you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazingly-small-amounts-of-stuff-that-can-kill-you/931491)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazingly-small-amounts-of-stuff-that-can-kill-you/931491 "2021-01-28T00:52:20Z")
I am amazed when I hear about stuff that can kill you in incredibly tiny amounts: One milligram of toxin from the golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis) can kill 10-20 people. A teaspoon can hold about 5,000 mill… --- ## [A message to romansperson (with picture!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549 "2021-01-27T23:50:30Z")
romansperson back in 2014 you sent me a gift for the Santa Exchange. One of the items was an astronomy themed shirt which I absolutely loved. It even glows in the dark. Today I made that shirt into a pillow for my traile… --- ## [An Inaugural 2021 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-inaugural-2021-mmp/930789)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-inaugural-2021-mmp/930789 "2021-01-27T04:56:45Z")
Or Jancember 49th, 2020 2.0 by the new calendar. Up, caffeinated, and sheveled off to sort. Stay safe this week, Mumpers. Hijack away. --- ## [Different things that have the same name (where you live) and nobody gets confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739 "2021-01-27T00:16:51Z")
Here’s a conversation that happens to me more than you might imagine: Me: …you may know this as an English muffin, but in England, we just call them ‘muffins’ An American: So… what do you call the cupcake-type muffins … --- ## [I now have a daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-daughter/930646)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-daughter/930646 "2021-01-26T23:20:37Z")
This is an anonymous forum, so I’m comfortable posting this. Our older son came out as a trans woman earlier this week. She’s 22, and had been thinking about it for a while. She came out on social media, and the posit… --- ## [The Generation X Cicadas Are Coming! The Generation X Cicadas Are Coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-generation-x-cicadas-are-coming-the-generation-x-cicadas-are-coming/241282)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-generation-x-cicadas-are-coming-the-generation-x-cicadas-are-coming/241282 "2021-01-26T19:32:13Z")
Cicadas. Or as we say in my neck of the woods, "chick-ayduh bugs. It’s been 17 years since the last seasonal brood of cicada bugs emerged from their long subterranian slumber and paid a visit to the East Coast of the US… --- ## [Misdirected email from a non-reply address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdirected-email-from-a-non-reply-address/931107)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdirected-email-from-a-non-reply-address/931107 "2021-01-26T08:48:10Z")
My email address is my first initial and last name, like jsmith. My name is apparently more popular than I thought, almost daily I get email from organizations that is not for me. They are often from other states and o… --- ## [I Don't like most hangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-most-hangers/931363)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-most-hangers/931363 "2021-01-26T04:40:18Z")
Because they have indentations on both ends. I know they are there mostly for womens’ clothes with small/spaghetti straps. I make sure to avoid those hangers because it makes it harder to get a shirt off. --- ## [Dog imitates injured owner's limp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-imitates-injured-owners-limp/931075)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-imitates-injured-owners-limp/931075 "2021-01-26T04:10:08Z")
A man’s lower leg is in a cast. His dog starts limping in sympathy. Store here. I find this utterly amazing. --- ## [33-year old single; what's the most optimal 401k/Roth strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-year-old-single-whats-the-most-optimal-401k-roth-strategy/931054)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/33-year-old-single-whats-the-most-optimal-401k-roth-strategy/931054 "2021-01-26T04:02:25Z")
I am 33 years old, single, no spouse or kids. I earn around $50,000 a year, live in Texas, a relatively affordable state (no state income tax,) rent a home, no plans to buy a house. I am debt-free. Right now, I am using… --- ## [Another cat passes: my Shiloh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-passes-my-shiloh/931264)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-passes-my-shiloh/931264 "2021-01-25T20:23:19Z")
I am sad to report that another of my cats has passed: Shiloh. She is well-known to longtime Dopers, as I’ve posted about her since she was a tiny kitten. One thread about her, for example, is “Weaning a Kitten,” from … --- ## [I was on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inaugural. Questions/Thoughts/Comments on the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-on-pennsylvania-avenue-during-the-inaugural-questions-thoughts-comments-on-the-day/931301)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-on-pennsylvania-avenue-during-the-inaugural-questions-thoughts-comments-on-the-day/931301 "2021-01-25T20:19:30Z")
\*\* Note: While this is more a bit of reportage and an encouragement for questions or thoughts on the proceedings, my personal politics will come right through. I encourage all to share their viewpoint in here, without it… --- ## [Requesting good thoughts for my sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-good-thoughts-for-my-sister/930229)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-good-thoughts-for-my-sister/930229 "2021-01-25T19:44:30Z")
My sister is scheduled to have a heart valve replaced on Weds. She also has an aortic aneurysm that may need attention once they’ve taken a look inside. We’ve checked several times and been told repeatedly that her card… --- ## [19th century English eccentric who pulled tablecloths off tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-century-english-eccentric-who-pulled-tablecloths-off-tables/931478)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-century-english-eccentric-who-pulled-tablecloths-off-tables/931478 "2021-01-25T18:57:19Z")
In one of Bill Bryson’s books, he mentions a rich Englishman who was known for pulling tablecloths off tables in restaurants, smashing the dishes to the floor. Consequently, people began shouting his name whenever wait … --- ## [Triple Bypass Surgery Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-bypass-surgery-experiences/930351)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-bypass-surgery-experiences/930351 "2021-01-25T14:28:14Z")
I’m scheduled to undergo triple bypass surgery next week. I’ve been reading up on procedures and suchlike, but I’d like to get some feedback on what peoples’ experiences were afterward. What is recovery like? Were you … --- ## [Some thoughts, questions, after the election and its aftermath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-questions-after-the-election-and-its-aftermath/931373)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-questions-after-the-election-and-its-aftermath/931373 "2021-01-25T01:11:30Z")
My apologies if this seems disjointed and hard to follow. The events and character of this election has very deeply affected me and I’ve been trying to work out within myself my reactions. I think I’m at a place now wh… --- ## [Electric Can Opener Shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-can-opener-shortage/928653)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-can-opener-shortage/928653 "2021-01-24T23:23:51Z")
So my mom is 89 and is didn’t like the safety can opener I bought her last month, so I took it back to Wally World and then saw that there were none on the shelves. OK, so I went to another and same story, all out. Jus… --- ## [Bernie Sanders bobblehead to be issued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-bobblehead-to-be-issued/931109)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-bobblehead-to-be-issued/931109 "2021-01-24T20:35:34Z")
Senator Bernie Sanders was spotted wearing a winter coat and mittens at Joe Biden’s inauguration yesterday. Plans have already been announced to issue a bobblehead commemorating the moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=282)