# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=296 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 297 --- ## [Bigger waste of time than Costco checking my receipt as I leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-waste-of-time-than-costco-checking-my-receipt-as-i-leave/923835)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-waste-of-time-than-costco-checking-my-receipt-as-i-leave/923835 "2020-10-29T02:34:11Z")
I like Costco but it’s just dumb to check receipts. Most of the time they just glance at my cart but sometimes they don’t even do that. they normally have 2 people doing this now so it goes fast. Given their sa… --- ## [October 15, 2020, the Day I Became an Atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-15-2020-the-day-i-became-an-atheist/923014)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-15-2020-the-day-i-became-an-atheist/923014 "2020-10-28T20:38:32Z")
Okay, it’s weird where it happened, but it happened. Ten minutes ago, I went into the washroom at work, and while in the stall after taking a leak, I sat there and thought the phrase, “Fuck you Jehovah” and did not imme… --- ## [Police chief can't handle cock, bleeds to death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-chief-cant-handle-cock-bleeds-to-death/924041)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-chief-cant-handle-cock-bleeds-to-death/924041 "2020-10-28T19:28:48Z")
This is one of the more unexpected Covid-related deaths. --- ## [Whiskey Jacks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-jacks/924125)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-jacks/924125 "2020-10-28T19:22:06Z")
Yesterday a friend and I climbed a local mountain. At the top the Whiskey Jacks came to help me eat my lunch. Thought you all might enjoy the pictures. … --- ## [I think it’s almost time to bury my head in the sand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-s-almost-time-to-bury-my-head-in-the-sand/923747)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-it-s-almost-time-to-bury-my-head-in-the-sand/923747 "2020-10-28T07:11:10Z")
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m planning ahead a bit for the next couple of weeks. I’m taking November 4 off (not November 3, mostly because I’ve voted already, and I figure the important possible tense night to … --- ## [Describe your job badly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-job-badly/923981)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-job-badly/923981 "2020-10-28T04:23:08Z")
For many years, I have worked a building nobody wants to come to. It is crowded and loud vehicles are usually outside. We sometimes stick tubes into people’s mouths and needles in their arms, then force fluid through t… --- ## [We don't deserve dogs (RIP thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-deserve-dogs-rip-thread/923952)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-deserve-dogs-rip-thread/923952 "2020-10-27T23:01:53Z")
For the past couple months, Toby’s health has been fluctuating. The vet put him on thyroid meds, and that seemed to help. Every week or so, he wouldn’t get up very well until he got his pill, then he’d be fine - but his … --- ## [I'm 60. For the first time I am in the black](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-60-for-the-first-time-i-am-in-the-black/924006)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-60-for-the-first-time-i-am-in-the-black/924006 "2020-10-27T22:27:51Z")
It’s taken me all these years, but my net wealth now fucks off my debt. Took me 60 years, bringing up four kids alone and a whole shitload oh other crap. But here I am at sixty, and I 've paid my way. --- ## [Ever had a day when, for the life of you, you just . can't . write, think, be creative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-day-when-for-the-life-of-you-you-just-cant-write-think-be-creative/923983)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-day-when-for-the-life-of-you-you-just-cant-write-think-be-creative/923983 "2020-10-27T17:41:35Z")
Today was one of those days. I had a mountain of shit to do and I feel like I did hardly half of what I set out to achieve, and it was me spending half the day just writing, rewriting, thinking, rewriting… Gah! --- ## [Leela Shark Caught](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leela-shark-caught/924019)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leela-shark-caught/924019 "2020-10-27T17:01:01Z")
Actually, it’s only a fetus, but it looks so weird and complete that it’s hit the news: Looks kinda like Leela from Futurama It reminds me of pictures I’ve seen of rare one-eyed kittens, and is subtly disturbing in… --- ## [Is there a name for that "bloop" you hear when connecting to a call center?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-that-bloop-you-hear-when-connecting-to-a-call-center/923155)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-that-bloop-you-hear-when-connecting-to-a-call-center/923155 "2020-10-27T03:11:07Z")
You know, the spam call that you answer and it’s nothing then you hear “bloop” followed by car warranty/microsoft/social security agent. Or whatever it is. I did try the Google. --- ## [Well, you can't win 'em all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-cant-win-em-all/923809)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-cant-win-em-all/923809 "2020-10-26T12:08:44Z")
A sports psychologist who wrote a motivational book called “Winning Isn’t Normal” tried to collect $25,000 for copyright violation from a non-profit organization in Oakland that sponsored a swim team, after a passage fro… --- ## [Pope calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples: Homosexual people have the right to be in a family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-calls-for-civil-union-laws-for-same-sex-couples-homosexual-people-have-the-right-to-be-in-a-family/923512)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-calls-for-civil-union-laws-for-same-sex-couples-homosexual-people-have-the-right-to-be-in-a-family/923512 "2020-10-26T12:00:13Z")
I don’t follow religious news much at all, but I always thought Catholics (except for a few religious liberals) viewed homosexuality as a sin. --- ## [When did they start putting guard rails on paper cutters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-start-putting-guard-rails-on-paper-cutters/923541)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-start-putting-guard-rails-on-paper-cutters/923541 "2020-10-26T11:33:25Z")
When I was in Junior High in the late 50s, a classmate cut off some of the fingers on her left hand with a paper cutter (and this was before surgeons could re-attach fingers). Back then, paper cutters didn’t have guard r… --- ## [Creatures of Habit in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creatures-of-habit-in-the-mmp/923313)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creatures-of-habit-in-the-mmp/923313 "2020-10-26T10:33:48Z")
Applying to you, someone you live with, or your own creatures/critters/pets. There’s a definite morning routine with my 3 (dog and 2 cats): Let Higgs out of her crate - she runs down the hall to see if FCD is up yet. … --- ## [The Disappearing Journalist and the Submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearing-journalist-and-the-submarine/793883)
**Author:** [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearing-journalist-and-the-submarine/793883 "2020-10-26T06:23:54Z")
I’m surprised that I wasn’t able to find any discussion of this story on the Dope. I’ve read a number of articles about this developing story (NPR; NY Magazine). It seems most likely that he killed her, but there doesn… --- ## [Heterosexual Questionnaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heterosexual-questionnaire/923741)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heterosexual-questionnaire/923741 "2020-10-26T03:19:57Z")
I shared this one some time ago. And I think it is time to share it again. Do your gay friends tease you about being hetero? Do they pressure to have gay sex, just once, to see if you can be ‘converted’? Then perhaps y… --- ## [That Phrase Does Not Mean What You Think It Means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-phrase-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/923786)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-phrase-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/923786 "2020-10-25T07:20:49Z")
Okay, Wikipedia is not the best source, but I believe it in this case. I was looking up random things, one of which was Boot Hill, a generic term for an old west graveyard. The article brought up the phrase, “They died… --- ## [Yearly job review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearly-job-review/923765)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearly-job-review/923765 "2020-10-25T03:39:29Z")
Supposed to be yearly but it has been several years since my last one. My old supervisor would sit down with me, say “your attendance is good, watch your mouth around your co-workers, otherwise you are doing a good job, … --- ## [PSA: Don't tell your black female coworker that you remind her of the Democratic VP candidate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-dont-tell-your-black-female-coworker-that-you-remind-her-of-the-democratic-vp-candidate/919518)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-dont-tell-your-black-female-coworker-that-you-remind-her-of-the-democratic-vp-candidate/919518 "2020-10-24T16:51:17Z")
This is very mild, so that’s why I’m not putting in the Pit. I was on a conference call last week. We were chitchatting in the first few minutes of the call, waiting for everyone to call in. One of my coworkers, who I… --- ## [Please explain hashtags to me (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-hashtags-to-me-again/923598)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-hashtags-to-me-again/923598 "2020-10-24T08:33:26Z")
I think I asked this before, but I couldn’t readily locate the thread. Would someone please explain to this old codger the use/appeal of hashtags? I’ve never tweeted, nor have I intentionally sought a tweet. I don’t r… --- ## [He should have stayed rapping in Houston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-should-have-stayed-rapping-in-houston/923692)
**Author:** [@Scotty\_the\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotty_the_Kid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-should-have-stayed-rapping-in-houston/923692 "2020-10-24T07:02:56Z")
This is a 2016 video from the rapper Scarface. He was one of the members of the pioneering rap trio Geto Boys and later had (and still has) a successful solo career. Anyway, that’s not really the point of this thread. … --- ## [Random Rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-rant/923600)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-rant/923600 "2020-10-23T19:53:09Z")
Fuck fuck fuck, fuckity fuck fuck. (Florida unemployment compensation issues.) --- ## [Patience, grasshopper (or, I guess it worked after all!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patience-grasshopper-or-i-guess-it-worked-after-all/923496)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patience-grasshopper-or-i-guess-it-worked-after-all/923496 "2020-10-23T18:13:53Z")
A couple of weeks ago the ice maker in our freezer quit working. After watching a couple of fix-it videos on YouTube, I took it out and found it was clogged with ice. So I let the ice melt and put it back in. Afterwards,… --- ## [My mother fell and broke her hip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-fell-and-broke-her-hip/923612)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-fell-and-broke-her-hip/923612 "2020-10-23T12:51:56Z")
I’ve spent most of the day in the er, keeping her company. It’s two breaks, on the same side. The bone isn’t displaced, and the trauma guy doesn’t think she needs surgery. They plan to admit her. She’s elderly and in poo… --- ## [When did businesses start having employees welcome customers in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-businesses-start-having-employees-welcome-customers-in/923545)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-businesses-start-having-employees-welcome-customers-in/923545 "2020-10-23T02:54:37Z")
Wal-Mart had their “greeters” going back to at least the 1980s, maybe earlier. But in what seems like a very recent phenomenon, like just starting in the last year or two, often when I walk into a store whichever employ… --- ## [Toddler's new best friend is a little unusual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-new-best-friend-is-a-little-unusual/923446)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-new-best-friend-is-a-little-unusual/923446 "2020-10-22T20:11:53Z")
:smiling\_face\_with\_three\_hearts:A boy and his loyal dog, no? His loyal skeleton? He goes everywhere with Bones. :skull: Just in time for Halloween. I case there’s nothing wrong with it. But I think it may be time to int… --- ## [What is better than Sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-better-than-sex/919529)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-better-than-sex/919529 "2020-10-22T15:08:01Z")
I have often heard my girlfriend talk about being in the best shape of her life when she was in her early 50’s. She will always add that the feeling she got from looking so good was better than sex. I have pondered this … --- ## [Ghislane Maxwell testimony in Epstein case to be released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghislane-maxwell-testimony-in-epstein-case-to-be-released/923358)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghislane-maxwell-testimony-in-epstein-case-to-be-released/923358 "2020-10-22T13:57:00Z")
Could even be stuff about Trump in there. Case is from 2016 She fought hard to keep it secret. --- ## [Satan in the flesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satan-in-the-flesh/922978)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satan-in-the-flesh/922978 "2020-10-22T08:07:06Z")
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