# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=3 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Second Hip Replacement, 8 years on. Comparison/Contrast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hip-replacement-8-years-on-comparison-contrast/1033070)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hip-replacement-8-years-on-comparison-contrast/1033070 "2026-09-16T21:10:29Z")
Last Friday I had the left hip replaced at the same facility, the Hospital For Special Surgery in NYC. HSS has, for at least 17 years, been voted the # 1 Orthopedic joint (ha.) in America for good reason. They are zealou… --- ## [First Measles death in Texas - Feb, 2025, and now in other parts of the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834 "2026-09-16T12:48:01Z")
“1st death as West Texas measles outbreak tops 120 cases. What to know.” https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/measles-first-death-west-texas-outbreak-20188974.php A Texas patient has died from measles, the A… --- ## [I withdrew $ 4,000 and my bank wants to know why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-withdrew-4-000-and-my-bank-wants-to-know-why/1032002)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-withdrew-4-000-and-my-bank-wants-to-know-why/1032002 "2026-09-15T19:01:03Z")
Had to get $ 4K out of my checking account. The Prius had some issues. The work would range from $ 1,500 to $ 4K all depending on some factors that would be revealed during the work. I know these guys and trust them. So,… --- ## [Today in Civilization I Saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-civilization-i-saw/1018708)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-civilization-i-saw/1018708 "2026-09-15T14:45:47Z")
How about a companion thread to the “Today in Nature I Saw” thread? I’ll start: A bit of archeology. --- ## [The 2026 edition of the SDMB Postcard exchange - new management, old rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779 "2026-09-15T14:37:02Z")
G’day! The venerable SDMB tradition of periodically exchanging postcards seems to have been in hiatus for a while. Methinks that amongst the prevailing angst and brouhaha we could with some expression of goodwill. And … --- ## [A wild new addition to my studio. Oh the Hammond sound!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836 "2026-09-15T01:33:30Z")
I realized that I liked playing my Rhodes but never was really good at it. A few months back I found a superb Rhodes imitation that is man portable–a Crumar Seven. That has the tines mathematically modeled and sounds abs… --- ## [My religious tourism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-religious-tourism/921011)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-religious-tourism/921011 "2026-09-15T01:17:27Z")
One of my hobbies is attending other people’s religious services. I wrote a series of posts about doing so (and also some posts about services at my own congregation) on another chat site, but it is dying, so I am copyin… --- ## [This will never not be funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360)
**Author:** [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-never-not-be-funny/1031360 "2026-09-14T21:33:07Z")
On Hulu, each episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is preceded by the disclaimer “The following is intended only for mature audiences. Viewer discretion advised.” So, to be clear: they want only mature people to … --- ## [(Old) Looking ahead in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-looking-ahead-in-the-mmp/1032875)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-looking-ahead-in-the-mmp/1032875 "2026-09-14T13:07:29Z")
There’s something about Labor Day that makes me look at the months ahead - probably the numerous events and holidays. We’ve got the county fairs (successive weekends here in the tri-county area) at the end of the month, … --- ## [Sky Pumpkins - Anybody Else Following the Saga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-pumpkins-anybody-else-following-the-saga/1033030)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-pumpkins-anybody-else-following-the-saga/1033030 "2026-09-14T03:03:29Z")
Just a silly viral story of an enthusiastic pumpkin vine that climbed a tree and then set fruit. I have grown quite a few pumpkins over the years and had never grokked that the vines might do this. Now the owner is try… --- ## [15-year-old Boy Rescued in Alaska - Bering Sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003 "2026-09-13T18:44:06Z")
Holy crap! Great job by rescuers. Sadly, his brother and cousin died in the capsizing of their skiff. Imagine this happening to you. So frightening. This kid was clinging to the capsized boat for days in 50 degree water … --- ## [Everything Changed: A 9/11 Narrative of Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-a-9-11-narrative-of-events/1022959)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-a-9-11-narrative-of-events/1022959 "2026-09-13T16:01:58Z")
I was actively involved in the response on September 11th and 12th, 2001. Unable to sleep on the night of 9/12, I sat at the computer at oh-my-god-o’clock and wrote out the bullet points of what I had seen and done. I kn… --- ## [Anyone remember meeting family at the arrival gate at airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-meeting-family-at-the-arrival-gate-at-airports/1032960)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-meeting-family-at-the-arrival-gate-at-airports/1032960 "2026-09-12T18:17:42Z")
TSA is bringing it back to select locations. --- ## [Slate: a new no-frills electric pickup truck for $20,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-a-new-no-frills-electric-pickup-truck-for-20-000/1017563)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-a-new-no-frills-electric-pickup-truck-for-20-000/1017563 "2026-09-12T13:22:08Z")
You can read about it here. And here. And straight from the company. The basics: Comes in one color: grey Body is made of plastic panels No integrated screen or infotainment system, no radio, no speakers, no power w… --- ## [Misguided Motivational Posters and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misguided-motivational-posters-and-the-like/1032816)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misguided-motivational-posters-and-the-like/1032816 "2026-09-12T01:44:01Z")
I’m pretty sure we’ve done this in the pas, but I came across n example, so I’m reviving it. We’ve all seen “motivational” posters, meant to inspire us. Sometimes they hang these in break rooms and the like. One place… --- ## [2026 Canadoper Café is now open!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-canadoper-cafe-is-now-open/1026212)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-canadoper-cafe-is-now-open/1026212 "2026-09-11T03:12:49Z")
Hi, everybody! You’ve arrived at the thread where all the cool Canadians hang out, along with lots of other Dopers who are Cana-philes, or Cana-curious. This is also the place to drop by if you’ve got a beef about Cana… --- ## [Too late to say goodbye to a dear friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-late-to-say-goodbye-to-a-dear-friend/1032936)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-late-to-say-goodbye-to-a-dear-friend/1032936 "2026-09-10T19:34:36Z")
She was a Master Costumer, Secretary of the International Costumers Guild, wrote tons of fanfiction and illustrated many fanzines, and she organized fan-based phone banks to raise money for PBS back in the day. She went… --- ## [9-11, oh you thought I was gonna talk about the Twin towers. Nope. Read on (birth of a daughter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934 "2026-09-10T18:35:06Z")
9-11 was the day the Lil’wrekker was born. The actual day. Yes. I was watching the news in the hospital. She was born by C-section. I was slightly alarmed the whole time. But what could I do? It was happening no matter … --- ## [Abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abuse-allegations-against-cesar-chavez/1028555)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abuse-allegations-against-cesar-chavez/1028555 "2026-09-10T15:15:07Z")
The NY Times today published accusations that Cesar Chavez sexually abused at least two minors in the 1970s and sexually assaulted farmworker leader Dolores Huerta in 1966. Be aware, the stories in the linked article are… --- ## [Why are cars named after small Western towns and not big cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cars-named-after-small-western-towns-and-not-big-cities/1032805)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cars-named-after-small-western-towns-and-not-big-cities/1032805 "2026-09-10T04:37:35Z")
I can think of the: Sedona Durango Tacoma Tucson Santa Fe But, no Chicago, Houston, Boston, or Washington DC. Although there is a New York-er. And, for that matter, no Biloxi, Portsmouth, or Wheaton. --- ## [RIP Gloria Steinem at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gloria-steinem-at-92/1032798)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gloria-steinem-at-92/1032798 "2026-09-10T02:47:21Z")
Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing journalist and activist who devoted her life to fighting for women’s rights, died on Wednesday. She was 92… Starting in the 1960s, at a time when women were largely limited to domestic ro… --- ## [Which adhesive for gluing (not sewing) a decorative patch on a backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adhesive-for-gluing-not-sewing-a-decorative-patch-on-a-backpack/1032809)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adhesive-for-gluing-not-sewing-a-decorative-patch-on-a-backpack/1032809 "2026-09-09T20:45:04Z")
I’d like to use an adhesive to put a patch on my backpack. Unfortunately, no one at my local craft store seems to know which adhesive to use, despite a whole aisle of glues. None of these glues say they can be used on ba… --- ## [Reported shots fired at Chiefs Super Bowl rally \[Feb 14, 2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-shots-fired-at-chiefs-super-bowl-rally-feb-14-2024/997568)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-shots-fired-at-chiefs-super-bowl-rally-feb-14-2024/997568 "2026-09-08T22:39:10Z")
Hopefully it’s nothing serious and nobody was hurt. ETA: Getting texts from my wife who is watching on TV. Two or three victims reported. Not sure if that is injuries or fatalities. --- ## [The Ultimate Quest -- to create the most pompous e-mail address on the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-quest-to-create-the-most-pompous-e-mail-address-on-the-internet/1032753)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-quest-to-create-the-most-pompous-e-mail-address-on-the-internet/1032753 "2026-09-08T15:33:26Z")
After working all night, I finally made it to sleep around noon and just woke up with an idea from no discernible source at all – to create the most pompous e-mail address on the Internet. The idea is to use subdomains,… --- ## [Milligan Univ cycling team decimated by driver while on training ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milligan-univ-cycling-team-decimated-by-driver-while-on-training-ride/1032451)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milligan-univ-cycling-team-decimated-by-driver-while-on-training-ride/1032451 "2026-09-08T03:12:35Z")
11 member of the Milligan University (TN) cycling team were out for a training ride when a driver plowed into them. Two of the cyclists, Haylan Engdahl & Brayden Rogers were killed & seven others injured, including four… --- ## [(Old) Falling Into The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-falling-into-the-mmp/1032714)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-falling-into-the-mmp/1032714 "2026-09-08T02:10:25Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 73 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy with a predicted high of 91 and sunny. I foresee some quality cee-mint pond time today, cause why not. We have nowhere we need or want … --- ## [Interesting Historical Markers you've visited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741 "2026-09-07T23:04:43Z")
On my morning walk I stopped to ready a historical marker that I’ve walked past multiple times. There are several around here and I should plan my walks to visit more of them. When we’re on road trips I check Google Maps… --- ## [Any ideas for filling in a memorial tattoo to symbolize healing from the loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-filling-in-a-memorial-tattoo-to-symbolize-healing-from-the-loss/1032660)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-filling-in-a-memorial-tattoo-to-symbolize-healing-from-the-loss/1032660 "2026-09-07T02:24:40Z")
I don’t know how to post pictures here, or I’d upload a picture of the tattoo in question, but almost 15 years ago my ex and I had an adoption fall through at the last minute. Eight days after our son-to-be was born, aft… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 2418\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703 "2026-09-06T16:07:42Z")
With four astronauts on their way to the ISS and various probes and robot explorers in situ, in transit and planned it seems we could do a with a thread to discuss humanity’s exploration of space. I know this is somethin… --- ## [The Kitty Report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kitty-report/947747)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kitty-report/947747 "2026-09-05T15:49:00Z")
It’s been two weeks since we adopted one-year-old Abbey \[sic\] from The NOAH Center. Mostly, she’s been hiding under SWMBO’s bed. I’ve tried to give her ‘tours’ of the house when I can, but it’s been hard for me to get … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=4)