# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=282 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 283 --- ## ["Roly Polio," "Locky Lockjaw," "Dippy Diphtheria," and "Hoopy Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roly-polio-locky-lockjaw-dippy-diphtheria-and-hoopy-who/11620)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roly-polio-locky-lockjaw-dippy-diphtheria-and-hoopy-who/11620 "2021-01-24T18:40:21Z")
Anyone remember these? When I was a kid in the mid '60’s, there was a series of PSA’s on immunization. They were done as cartoon commercials with these characters. “Roly Polio” sat in a wheelchair. “Locky Lockjaw” ha… --- ## [Anyone here know Bernie Sanders personally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155 "2021-01-24T17:45:29Z")
If so, could you reassure him that the memes are all in good fun and we absolutely love him. Thanks. --- ## [Expensive asteroid found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-asteroid-found/924482)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-asteroid-found/924482 "2021-01-24T13:12:36Z")
Worth $10,000 quadrillion almost as much as Jeff Bezos :slight\_smile: --- ## [China trying to bring moon rocks back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-trying-to-bring-moon-rocks-back/926926)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-trying-to-bring-moon-rocks-back/926926 "2021-01-23T20:20:26Z")
so far they have landed there --- ## [New puppy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy/931132)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy/931132 "2021-01-23T19:15:11Z")
We might be getting this little girl soon. She’s 10 months old, and 13 lbs. Chihuahua/terrier mix. The shelter calls her Fifi, but I think she’ll be getting a new name. What do you think? https://www.giraffeboards.com/a… --- ## [Lonely Planet guidebooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-planet-guidebooks/931154)
**Author:** [@MustangSal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MustangSal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-planet-guidebooks/931154 "2021-01-23T18:01:44Z")
Anybody ever travel to the far reaches of the world with their trusty Lonely planet guidebook? They’d have great instructions, get off the plane exit customs, make a left, there will be a bus stop, pay 12 cents and it w… --- ## [If you want to sell me something online, tell me the damn price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-want-to-sell-me-something-online-tell-me-the-damn-price/931257)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-want-to-sell-me-something-online-tell-me-the-damn-price/931257 "2021-01-23T16:10:34Z")
Been browsing around today seeing if I can save some money on car insurance, internet and cable. And looking for an apartment. A number of sites ask for email, phone and zip code and then you get a message saying tha… --- ## [Anybody still waiting for a holiday shipment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-still-waiting-for-a-holiday-shipment/931239)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-still-waiting-for-a-holiday-shipment/931239 "2021-01-23T13:26:45Z")
Mrs. Martian ordered a couple of shirts for Xmas. The order entered the USPS tracking system on 12/11/2020. At the time we were staying in Rehoboth Beach, DE through the end of the year. We had a PO box which the package… --- ## [Mnemonics you've made up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonics-youve-made-up/930559)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonics-youve-made-up/930559 "2021-01-23T12:32:07Z")
Not common ones like the order of the planets or “righty-tighty lefty-loosey” for the direction to twist a screw or a faucet handle. I mean ones you’ve made up yourself that could help others. Thank you. --- ## [Do you know anyone who faked their death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-faked-their-death/930588)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-faked-their-death/930588 "2021-01-22T21:23:52Z")
I have one friend who did it twice. First time, shortly after graduating college, he got tired of the Alumni Association contacting him asking for money. So the next time they called, he said “Oh, hadn’t you heard? He d… --- ## [Family supporting high school football coach job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-supporting-high-school-football-coach-job/931216)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-supporting-high-school-football-coach-job/931216 "2021-01-22T20:49:05Z")
We’ve been watching Young Sheldon since it came on the air. Sheldon’s dad in the show is a high school football coach, and the sole earner for the family. It appears that he is not a teacher, nor a school administrator… --- ## ["Old Dog" Vestibular Disease (dog condition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dog-vestibular-disease-dog-condition/684200)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dog-vestibular-disease-dog-condition/684200 "2021-01-22T17:11:33Z")
My Dolly will be 12 in April. Twelve is almost “pushing it” for a golden retriever. I am super sensitive to every move she makes, always thinking “This is it! This is the big one!” Boring shit about how my dog suddenly … --- ## [Regional expressions you use but can't really explain to non-locals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-expressions-you-use-but-cant-really-explain-to-non-locals/931062)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-expressions-you-use-but-cant-really-explain-to-non-locals/931062 "2021-01-22T16:24:32Z")
The other regional expression thread got me thinking about regional expressions you use, but when someone else asks what they mean or for you to explain the grammar of them, you kind of flounder. Off the top of my head … --- ## [Why were we all so mean to people who wore glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-we-all-so-mean-to-people-who-wore-glasses/927841)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-we-all-so-mean-to-people-who-wore-glasses/927841 "2021-01-22T09:56:53Z")
I remember when my young female cousin got a prescription for eyeglasses and we all called her 4 eyes. There was a phrase: “Boys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses.” They’re just glasses. Why did we behave thi… --- ## [You're gonna need a bigger butt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-butt/930304)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-butt/930304 "2021-01-22T08:31:54Z")
(For the purpose of this post the shark cloaca has been referred to as a “butt”. Accept this as poetic license and not a claim of strict scientific accuracy.) --- ## [Fossilized Dinosaur Cloaca!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossilized-dinosaur-cloaca/930914)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fossilized-dinosaur-cloaca/930914 "2021-01-22T01:56:29Z")
We finally know what a dinosaur cloaca looks like. Or, as the CNN article is headlined, This fossil reveals how dinosaurs peed, pooped and had sex Bolding mine https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/world/dinosaur-fossil-sex… --- ## [Worst case of "lost password" EVER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-case-of-lost-password-ever/930534)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-case-of-lost-password-ever/930534 "2021-01-21T23:53:15Z")
Saw this on the news this morning: a programmer has about $240 MILLION worth of Bitcoin locked on a secure drive, and he lost his password. He wrote it down on a piece of paper and lost the paper years ago. Thomas has … --- ## [SAT getting rid of subject tests and essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-getting-rid-of-subject-tests-and-essay/931149)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-getting-rid-of-subject-tests-and-essay/931149 "2021-01-21T23:12:50Z")
Sounds like they were not making enough cash. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sat-optional-essay-subject-tests-75347143 --- ## [Found my story in French](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-my-story-in-french/931011)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-my-story-in-french/931011 "2021-01-21T18:04:26Z")
I’ve been searching for years for this: a copy of Fiction, the French version of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction that translated and printed my story “Playmates.” It even has my name on the cover. I’d foun… --- ## [EATX and XL-ATX motherboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eatx-and-xl-atx-motherboards/930986)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eatx-and-xl-atx-motherboards/930986 "2021-01-21T16:14:33Z")
Are there any computer companies out there offering builds using these types of motherboards? --- ## [Star Wars Cantina theme played with a pencil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-cantina-theme-played-with-a-pencil/930647)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-cantina-theme-played-with-a-pencil/930647 "2021-01-21T16:03:37Z")
Because why not? --- ## [Moving Day at the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-day-at-the-white-house/930960)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-day-at-the-white-house/930960 "2021-01-21T14:48:21Z")
January 20 - movers have a five-hour window in which to clear the White House of all furnishings of the old administration, and moving in that of the new administration. I’m hoping for a video. --- ## [Stuff I know about only because of the memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-i-know-about-only-because-of-the-memes/930855)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-i-know-about-only-because-of-the-memes/930855 "2021-01-21T08:56:02Z")
I’ve never seen a single episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” but I can make a Pepe Silvia complex-conspiracy reference as if I have. I’ve never played “Skyrim” but between the jokes about arrows to the knee a… --- ## [New Computer - What to Expect When I Boot it Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-what-to-expect-when-i-boot-it-up/931031)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-what-to-expect-when-i-boot-it-up/931031 "2021-01-21T03:19:26Z")
Ok, I’m not a complete idiot. I have some idea. I’ve set up lots of new computers and even built a couple (decades ago). But here’s the situation: I have a great PC laptop that has served my needs well for 7 years. … --- ## [A Challenge to Doper Engineers -- Tell NASA how to Mine the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-doper-engineers-tell-nasa-how-to-mine-the-moon/931016)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-doper-engineers-tell-nasa-how-to-mine-the-moon/931016 "2021-01-21T01:59:20Z")
I just learned about this. NASA has a broad challenge out there for people to propose effective methods of mining lunar resources and shipping them to the south (lunar) pole for processing. It’s apparently open to anyo… --- ## [Somebody missing a few marbles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-missing-a-few-marbles/930222)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-missing-a-few-marbles/930222 "2021-01-19T20:34:02Z")
Mr VOW and I were bantering about a certain famous jerk who has exhibited for the hundred-thousandth time he is lacking in his mental operations. We came up with a few standards: He doesn’t have all the raisins in his … --- ## [MLK Jr. Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlk-jr-day/930819)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlk-jr-day/930819 "2021-01-19T11:41:29Z")
This is the first year my company has added MLK Day to the roster of holidays we’re allowed. Previously it was New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (and Friday), and Christmas Day. So this … --- ## [Man disocvered living in O'Hare Airport since October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-disocvered-living-in-ohare-airport-since-october/930825)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-disocvered-living-in-ohare-airport-since-october/930825 "2021-01-19T09:44:04Z")
Let the obligatory references to The Terminal begin. --- ## [Virgins in Spaaaaace \[Virgin Galactic makes orbit\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgins-in-spaaaaace-virgin-galactic-makes-orbit/930847)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgins-in-spaaaaace-virgin-galactic-makes-orbit/930847 "2021-01-19T05:10:35Z")
A continuing series. In a previous episode, New Zealand made the list of orbit-capable nations. Now, Richard Branson makes the list of orbit-capable billionaires: It does appear to be getting easier to achieve orbit … --- ## [Paltrow introduces vagina scented candle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paltrow-introduces-vagina-scented-candle/846314)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paltrow-introduces-vagina-scented-candle/846314 "2021-01-19T03:12:34Z")
Have we sniffed this out yet? Gwyneth Paltrow’s $75 vagina scented candles are already sold out. The scent is based on, “…geranium, citrusy bergamot and cedar”. That’s one herbaceous lady! Dennis [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=281) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=283)