# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=295 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 296 --- ## [This is the title Discourse lets me put in as a MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-title-discourse-lets-me-put-in-as-a-mmp/923912)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-title-discourse-lets-me-put-in-as-a-mmp/923912 "2020-11-02T09:31:18Z")
Witty title: It’s HalloHaunuThanksChristKwazaavus, Charlie Brown! A MMP. Although there will be no broadcast of the Peanuts holiday specials this year(Thanks, AppleTV and 2020! :face\_with\_symbols\_over\_mouth:). But it’… --- ## [Cool cat behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cat-behavior/924513 "2020-11-02T06:16:46Z")
My cats have always liked my son but tend to favor me. For some reason, at 21, my son has decided he wants to take part in feeding the cats. Since he’s done this, they tend to favor him more. They have now since taken t… --- ## [A rhyme for ‘fitful’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rhyme-for-fitful/924496)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rhyme-for-fitful/924496 "2020-11-01T22:06:33Z")
Asking for a friend, they are getting a rescue dog, and wish to change the name. But the people who fostered the animal for 10 months, dubbed them fitful! A name they don’t fancy, but don’t want to confuse the dog too, t… --- ## [How many Dopers did we lose to death over the years-without knowing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-did-we-lose-to-death-over-the-years-without-knowing-it/923643)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-did-we-lose-to-death-over-the-years-without-knowing-it/923643 "2020-11-01T19:42:57Z")
Often one will come in and announce their disease, either expressing a hope to defeat it, or telling everybody that it likely is terminal. When the day comes, a relative or friend will often post and let us know. I jus… --- ## [I can't kill bugs. Help me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-kill-bugs-help-me/494239)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-kill-bugs-help-me/494239 "2020-11-01T17:46:17Z")
I have an overdeveloped sense of empathy, to the point where I feel sorry for inatimate objects when it comes time to throw them out. This means I have a tendency for hoarding, although I fight it as much as I can. I’m… --- ## [Canadians “Best People” In Int’l Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-best-people-in-int-l-survey/924072)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-best-people-in-int-l-survey/924072 "2020-11-01T17:12:44Z")
A survey of 50,000 people in 50 countries gave best overall marks in 6 categories to Germany. But surprisingly, Canada finished third overall and won several categories - including “best people”, “best governance” and “ … --- ## [How cool is your 'I voted' sticker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cool-is-your-i-voted-sticker/924061)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cool-is-your-i-voted-sticker/924061 "2020-11-01T16:35:20Z")
Took an hour and a half but I voted yesterday. This is the first time New York state has early in person voting and the people showed up. The wait was worth if just for this cool sticker. … --- ## [Of pets and fireworks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-pets-and-fireworks/924463)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-pets-and-fireworks/924463 "2020-11-01T15:20:14Z")
That time of year, y’know… Does your dog or cat scurry under the bed? Both of them? Or does Fluffy / Fido buck the trend and just hang, as usual? Always wondered about why they freak so easily - they think it’s gunshots… --- ## [What Do You Think of My (Distance Future?) Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-my-distance-future-name/924284)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-my-distance-future-name/924284 "2020-11-01T12:10:14Z")
Not on this message board. I think my identity is well-established here. And not on any other message board I belong to, for the same reason. But if I ever join another message board, say in the distant future, I have a… --- ## [Quick Humidifier Question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-humidifier-question/924455)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-humidifier-question/924455 "2020-11-01T03:02:46Z")
I use a steaming type humidifier for my sinuses, once the furnace starts coming on in the night. Had one I liked, but it gave up, managed to find an exact model again. But it seems much louder some how. The thing is, I’… --- ## [Priest caught having sex with 2 women in church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priest-caught-having-sex-with-2-women-in-church/922574)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priest-caught-having-sex-with-2-women-in-church/922574 "2020-11-01T02:19:54Z")
At least they were over 18 and not boys. I wonder if he got a discount by blessing them before they started. --- ## [Appropriately terrifying (pumpkins)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriately-terrifying-pumpkins/924452)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriately-terrifying-pumpkins/924452 "2020-11-01T01:14:12Z")
--- ## [My oldest sister is moving away and I'll probably never see or speak to her again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-oldest-sister-is-moving-away-and-ill-probably-never-see-or-speak-to-her-again/924385)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-oldest-sister-is-moving-away-and-ill-probably-never-see-or-speak-to-her-again/924385 "2020-11-01T00:48:42Z")
…and I’m completely okay with that. I’m not completely heartless, at least I don’t think I am, because I think I should feel a bit sad. Or at least something, but I’m mostly blank. Actually happy that part of my life (o… --- ## [Help me name my (fake) horse farm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-fake-horse-farm/923978)
**Author:** [@Caprismall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprismall)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-fake-horse-farm/923978 "2020-10-31T22:54:43Z")
I have always loved the look of the tack trunks that horse owners bring to shows. Examples here: https://www.woodsongtack.com/phoenix-west-vinyl-tack-trunk.html I haven’t come into possession of a horse farm, but want… --- ## [Should I have my kid start school a year later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-kid-start-school-a-year-later/837015)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-my-kid-start-school-a-year-later/837015 "2020-10-31T20:10:26Z")
Hey all, The legally mandated school starting age in the UK is 5, but many people have their kids start at 4. My kid’s birthday is the very end of August. School starts in September. That means she’ll be one of the you… --- ## [Mexican President Criticizes Europe. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-president-criticizes-europe-really/924386)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-president-criticizes-europe-really/924386 "2020-10-31T16:52:12Z")
Last Wednesday, various European nations have decided to take drastic measures to prevent the number of deaths caused by COVID from rising uncontrollably. On the same day, the Mexican President accused these countries of… --- ## [Tom Toles (WaPo cartoonist) is retiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-toles-wapo-cartoonist-is-retiring/924349)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-toles-wapo-cartoonist-is-retiring/924349 "2020-10-31T14:35:43Z")
I’m heartbroken to hear this. As I wrote in the online comments: --- ## [Tragedy Struck Again Tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-struck-again-tonight/924087)
**Author:** [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-struck-again-tonight/924087 "2020-10-31T06:48:52Z")
It happened to me again tonight. I feel demoralized, defeated, and downtrodden. I thought I had learned from the past, from my pain. I know I made some mistakes but I really believed that things had changed and I might … --- ## [GDP grew 33.1 % in Q3 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gdp-grew-33-1-in-q3-2020/924205)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gdp-grew-33-1-in-q3-2020/924205 "2020-10-31T03:14:55Z")
That’s some good news! Never underestimate the value of the American spirit! --- ## [Sayings or phrases you thought you invented, but you didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-or-phrases-you-thought-you-invented-but-you-didnt/921811)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-or-phrases-you-thought-you-invented-but-you-didnt/921811 "2020-10-31T02:34:00Z")
For years I’ve had a saying I felt kinda clever for making up-- “one good thing about being a pessimist is you can only be pleasantly surprised”. Just now I thought to google it to see if there was anything similar out … --- ## [I thought I coined a new word yesterday: Endearritating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-coined-a-new-word-yesterday-endearritating/924247)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-coined-a-new-word-yesterday-endearritating/924247 "2020-10-30T22:39:33Z")
I’m taking a break from covid for the moment. I’ve had 872 of my 1110 patients test positive for it, a few have died, I haven’t gotten it yet, and I’m sort of off for 3 days now, only working remotely instead of having … --- ## [I used to be Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-bibliovore/924306)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore2.0)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-bibliovore/924306 "2020-10-30T22:02:41Z")
Hi all. Many, many years ago, I used to be active here as Bibliovore. Friendships were made, fun was had, life was good. Now, after getting older, wrinklier, fatter and slower, I decided to sign up again. I hope I haven’… --- ## [Shoo, kitty! six centuries too late](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoo-kitty-six-centuries-too-late/924183)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoo-kitty-six-centuries-too-late/924183 "2020-10-30T20:14:35Z")
Anyone owned by a cat will sympathise with this long ago scribe in Dubrovnik: --- ## [Pastor urinates on woman during flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-urinates-on-woman-during-flight/924222)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-urinates-on-woman-during-flight/924222 "2020-10-30T19:34:18Z")
Flight To Las Vegas Lord works in mysterious ways. At least he was not with 2 hookers at his church. --- ## [My Upstairs Neighbor Has Died- And Nobody Seems To Care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-upstairs-neighbor-has-died-and-nobody-seems-to-care/923740)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-upstairs-neighbor-has-died-and-nobody-seems-to-care/923740 "2020-10-30T13:42:54Z")
She was so quiet (except on Saturdays when she played either Meatloaf or Mannilow on her stereo) I didn’t even know she had passed until maintenance started throwing all her possessions out the window into a portable dum… --- ## [A Lonesome October is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lonesome-october-is-coming/920189)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lonesome-october-is-coming/920189 "2020-10-30T13:18:54Z")
According to Sky & Telescope, this is going to be a Lonesome October year. That is, a full moon is going to happen on Halloween. Considering how this year has gone, don’t be surprised if the forces of evil win for a chan… --- ## [5 Dog Breeds Existed 10,000 Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-dog-breeds-existed-10-000-years-ago/924256)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-dog-breeds-existed-10-000-years-ago/924256 "2020-10-30T00:34:44Z")
According to the Guardian, reporting on a genetic analysis. Not sure I would have guessed that, but it is fascinating. --- ## [Qatar authorities fail to identify the woman who abandoned her baby at the airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qatar-authorities-fail-to-identify-the-woman-who-abandoned-her-baby-at-the-airport/923931)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qatar-authorities-fail-to-identify-the-woman-who-abandoned-her-baby-at-the-airport/923931 "2020-10-29T17:21:54Z")
But not before they examined the women that accessed the area, according to this article. “Female passengers flying from Qatar were subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport… --- ## [Oh Lord won’t you buy me…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lord-won-t-you-buy-me/924123)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lord-won-t-you-buy-me/924123 "2020-10-29T14:24:41Z")
A peregrine falcon? Please? The thing is – and I assume you must know this – there are so many damn pigeons round here. Aside from being annoying little shits, this spring they ravaged – ravaged! – our lettuces. We had t… --- ## [Little kids crack me up, vol. 1087](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-kids-crack-me-up-vol-1087/790232)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-kids-crack-me-up-vol-1087/790232 "2020-10-29T02:36:09Z")
I’m back at my summer job- assistant counselor at the camp petting zoo. It’s been an exhausting week, but the kids are adorable. The Bosslady has a whole spiel outlining the rules, why we have rules, why those specific … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=294) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=296)