# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=293 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 294 --- ## [Almost blew the easiest job interview question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-blew-the-easiest-job-interview-question/925561)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-blew-the-easiest-job-interview-question/925561 "2020-11-17T22:38:37Z")
Got laid off a couple of months ago, have been on Indeed and other sites sending out applications. Got a request for phone interview yesterday for call center rep, remote, for a bank. I had that job for a year in 201… --- ## [CNN guy visits pornhub live on air \[fake report\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-guy-visits-pornhub-live-on-air-fake-report/924892)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-guy-visits-pornhub-live-on-air-fake-report/924892 "2020-11-17T01:25:34Z")
I would think he’s out of a job https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1324689612518969344 --- ## [Anybody have any idea how to pick an office chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-idea-how-to-pick-an-office-chair/925592)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-idea-how-to-pick-an-office-chair/925592 "2020-11-16T14:32:26Z")
I’ve been working from home for awhile now and decided to maybe get a new chair as a Christmas present to myself. I’ve been using a cheap chair with wheels and get some back and butt aches. I figure I can get one to fi… --- ## [Are there sex toys for your pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-sex-toys-for-your-pets/578778)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-sex-toys-for-your-pets/578778 "2020-11-16T12:30:24Z")
During lunch, my friend and I got to talking about how her fixed female dog seems to calm down from her typical hyperness when around other dogs. I suggested that maybe she’s having sex with those dogs. That got me thi… --- ## [Anyone getting odd texts from Bank of America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-odd-texts-from-bank-of-america/925463)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-odd-texts-from-bank-of-america/925463 "2020-11-16T04:28:14Z")
I have a credit card through BofA - have had it for over 40 years (through other incarnations of banks which eventually got acquired by them). I keep it because it’s convenient to have a spare card, and also it really in… --- ## [Is that your doppelganger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-your-doppelganger/925361)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-your-doppelganger/925361 "2020-11-15T23:55:55Z")
You are out and about, doing stuff. You encounter other people, perhaps talk to them, go about your business. Someone comments, “that person you were just talking to, was that your twin?” My question is, if someone look… --- ## [Another hilariously botched art "restoration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-hilariously-botched-art-restoration/925506)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-hilariously-botched-art-restoration/925506 "2020-11-15T11:35:47Z")
This one is in Palencia, Spain (A lot of these botched restorations seem to come from Spain – se the NPR article). It apparently was done quite a while ago, but is currently trending online It’s inevitably being compar… --- ## [I'm losing weight and not in a good way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-weight-and-not-in-a-good-way/919187)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-weight-and-not-in-a-good-way/919187 "2020-09-17T02:48:48Z")
In the past three months I’ve gone from 210 to 183. The problem is, I’m not eating. I get hungry but nothing sounds good. And when I try to force myself to eat, I get “full” after just a few bites. And if I continue to … --- ## [Google humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-humor/925535)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-humor/925535 "2020-11-15T03:44:19Z")
If you look up “Alex Trebek” on Google, it comes back with “Who is Alex Trebek”. Answering your request in the form of a question. --- ## [Apparently some people are naming their pets "Fauci" after Dr. Fauci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534 "2020-11-15T03:38:16Z")
Pure MPSIMS stuff… I saw the Tweet below and had to share. Love it. --- ## [Sacha Baron Cohen twitter picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacha-baron-cohen-twitter-picture/925449)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacha-baron-cohen-twitter-picture/925449 "2020-11-14T13:27:26Z")
Is of American figure skater Sasha Cohen. :smile: I wonder if she knows. She won a silver medal in 2006 games. https://twitter.com/SachaBaronCohen --- ## [Holy Shirt! I won an award!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shirt-i-won-an-award/925375)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shirt-i-won-an-award/925375 "2020-11-14T04:39:26Z")
I won the best paper award at the conference I’ve been attending this week. This was VERY unexpected. I mean it was a good paper but to win best paper. My mind is blown! SO EXCITED!!! WOOT!!! WOOT!!! (I’m not acting i… --- ## [Honda claims they will be first to mass produce level 3 self driving cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-claims-they-will-be-first-to-mass-produce-level-3-self-driving-cars/925352)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-claims-they-will-be-first-to-mass-produce-level-3-self-driving-cars/925352 "2020-11-13T20:29:33Z")
Not sure if they are planning to sell any in the US , maybe just Japan to start --- ## [Both of my parents have tested positive for Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-of-my-parents-have-tested-positive-for-covid/924524)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-of-my-parents-have-tested-positive-for-covid/924524 "2020-11-13T15:53:17Z")
I got a call today from the assisted living facility where my parents live that both of them have tested positive for Covid. Dad is 87, diabetic, has heart issues, and was also diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday. Mom i… --- ## [Bring Back 'Sir-Reverence'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-sir-reverence/925441)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-sir-reverence/925441 "2020-11-13T13:35:41Z")
I have to tell you, the first time I was exposed to Shakespeare was Romeo and Juliet in my Freshman Year in high school. And I wasn’t prepared for it. You know, Shakespeare has a lot of obsolete words in it. Not just big… --- ## [The Monster Wolf Robots of Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monster-wolf-robots-of-japan/925505)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monster-wolf-robots-of-japan/925505 "2020-11-13T13:16:46Z")
This is cute: You have to go to the site and watch the video. The thing is hilariously bizarre. It looks like someone took the werewolf puppets from The Howling or some similar flick and motorized them. It eminds me… --- ## [World's smallest font - unsubscribe link on email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-smallest-font-unsubscribe-link-on-email/925347)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-smallest-font-unsubscribe-link-on-email/925347 "2020-11-13T02:57:39Z")
Lately I noticed it’s hard to find the unsubscribe button on emails. Not surprised by that. --- ## [I don't get this license plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-license-plate/847174)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-license-plate/847174 "2020-11-12T20:40:43Z")
A photo was posted on a car site and a quick note telling about how popular it was and how a old lady didn’t get it. Well I don’t get it either: 4 FOXS8K Dennis --- ## [You can now ride a Zipline down Godzilla's Throat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-now-ride-a-zipline-down-godzillas-throat/925431)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-now-ride-a-zipline-down-godzillas-throat/925431 "2020-11-12T14:26:35Z")
Really. --- ## [What is your most common keyboarding error?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-common-keyboarding-error/924322)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-common-keyboarding-error/924322 "2020-11-12T11:23:18Z")
For me, it is probably typing “m” instead of “,”, followed closely by hitting caps lock when going for the “a”. (Especially frustrating, as I am NOT a touch typist, and end up typing several words in CAPS…) How about y… --- ## [The First Snow of the season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-snow-of-the-season/925039)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-snow-of-the-season/925039 "2020-11-12T05:17:37Z")
It’s falling as I type, and coming down pretty good judging from the cone of light from the street lamp. Where I am that is. --- ## [Another "crazy liquor laws in your state" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crazy-liquor-laws-in-your-state-thread/95709)
**Author:** [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crazy-liquor-laws-in-your-state-thread/95709 "2020-11-12T05:14:45Z")
So I went into Rite Aid last night (I had not been in a drug store since moving to California - I always did everything, including prescriptions, in supermarkets) and I was surprised to find BOOZE! In a DRUG STORE! A pla… --- ## [A wet Remembrance Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wet-remembrance-day/925383)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wet-remembrance-day/925383 "2020-11-12T03:02:54Z")
Remembrance Day. Stat holiday. A time to have a nice lie-in, wake up around 9, watch the ceremony from Ottawa… “Guys?” says the Piper Cub. “Yes, Cub,” I say, groggily. “I think the house is leaking. Downstairs in t… --- ## [Mississippi voters approve new state flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-voters-approve-new-state-flag/924870)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-voters-approve-new-state-flag/924870 "2020-11-12T02:25:31Z")
On Election Day, the voters of Mississippi voted to retire a 126 year old flag which featured the Confederate battle ensign and replace it with a new design featuring a magnolia blossom. The previous flag was actually… --- ## [Getting the daily recommended fiber a day is freaking hard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-daily-recommended-fiber-a-day-is-freaking-hard/921919)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-daily-recommended-fiber-a-day-is-freaking-hard/921919 "2020-11-11T17:17:30Z")
I mean, it’s not so much a problem when I’m at home all day. I can just stuff my pie-hole with fruits and veggies all day. But on the go? How the fuck does one do it? If anybody has the secret, I’d sure like to know. --- ## [Where are the 'Your side lost. Get over it!' memes from four years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-your-side-lost-get-over-it-memes-from-four-years-ago/925018)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-your-side-lost-get-over-it-memes-from-four-years-ago/925018 "2020-11-11T09:39:28Z")
When Trump won the election in 2016, his supporters posted memes that said ‘Your side lost. Get over it!’ My Google Fu is not mighty tonight, and I can’t find any now. --- ## [The latest assessment essay gems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736 "2020-11-11T01:55:43Z")
For your consideration and enjoyment… (note to the uninitiated: these are sentences found among tons of assessment essays written for college placement; I help score them.) \[mother to a kid picking the ash off a burnt … --- ## [Crazy beautiful Autumn day/evening here in NE Indiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-beautiful-autumn-day-evening-here-in-ne-indiana/925102)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-beautiful-autumn-day-evening-here-in-ne-indiana/925102 "2020-11-11T00:33:33Z")
Beautiful sunny day, not windy at all. Got up to about 80F. Got some chores done and then spent a couple hours ventilating tin cans with my new pellet gun. Currently sitting by the fire, in the woods, every star in the… --- ## [I haz a mad about CalPERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-mad-about-calpers/925238)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-mad-about-calpers/925238 "2020-11-10T23:32:06Z")
Definition: CalPERS is the Public Employees Retirement System for the State of California retirees. I worked for the State of Confusion Department of Transportation for twenty years. I carry dental insurance with Mr VOW… --- ## [When Did Adopting a Cat Get to be So Hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-adopting-a-cat-get-to-be-so-hard/923961)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-adopting-a-cat-get-to-be-so-hard/923961 "2020-11-10T19:24:21Z")
For many years, I had a beautiful orange and white female cat named Baja. I recently lost her to cancer. She was in remission a long time and, with vigilant care, she outlived her initial prognosis by over a year but sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=292) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=294)