# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=300 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 301 --- ## [Golden retriever saved his tipsy owner from taking a tumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-retriever-saved-his-tipsy-owner-from-taking-a-tumble/921976)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-retriever-saved-his-tipsy-owner-from-taking-a-tumble/921976 "2020-10-02T19:25:09Z")
That’s a good boy! :dog2: I didn’t know a dog would react this way. It’s not a trained trick. The dog saw its owner was about to fall. It stood up and steadied the lady with its paws. Video is only 40 seconds. The thum… --- ## [The "half full" view of 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-half-full-view-of-2020/922012)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-half-full-view-of-2020/922012 "2020-10-02T15:34:52Z")
I tend to be known for what more pessimistic people would call “wearing rose colored glasses”. I’m a big fan of Steven Pinker and his books and articles about how much better things are than they used to be, and similarl… --- ## [As if the cockroaches weren't enough (Moving woes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-the-cockroaches-werent-enough-moving-woes/920612)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-the-cockroaches-werent-enough-moving-woes/920612 "2020-10-02T12:31:07Z")
Just moved to a new city for my wife’s career. Two hours before we arrive the landlord calls and says the cleaners found cockroaches after the previous tenants late departure. After a week and getting our furniture here… --- ## [USS Stout DDG55 just set the record for at sea time. 208 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-stout-ddg55-just-set-the-record-for-at-sea-time-208-days/921981)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-stout-ddg55-just-set-the-record-for-at-sea-time-208-days/921981 "2020-10-02T09:47:10Z")
Years ago when I was in the Navy we spent 121 consecutive days at sea. It was brutal and it was the record at the time. We only did it as they had recently reduced deployment times for West Pac from 9 months to 6 months. … --- ## [Red Army Choir sings sex bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-army-choir-sings-sex-bomb/921234)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-army-choir-sings-sex-bomb/921234 "2020-10-01T23:13:37Z")
In today’s installment of “words I never thought I would say”; https://twitter.com/ogiovetti/status/1307640183307862027?s=21 --- ## [Most pointless Google Doodle ever? Google celebrates the dachshund bobblehead today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-pointless-google-doodle-ever-google-celebrates-the-dachshund-bobblehead-today/921888)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-pointless-google-doodle-ever-google-celebrates-the-dachshund-bobblehead-today/921888 "2020-10-01T08:50:53Z")
I thought the most pointless Google doodle ever was when they celebrated the anniversary of the paper hole puncher, but I think this is a new height in pointlessness. --- ## [Earthquake swarm in SoCal - what's up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-swarm-in-socal-whats-up/921931)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-swarm-in-socal-whats-up/921931 "2020-10-01T06:26:47Z")
Most of them are in the 2.5 - 3 range and in the Westmoreland/Imperial region. Are there any Dopers who live in that area? In the meantime, a 6.4 happened within the past hour in Tonga. I like this seismograph, which … --- ## [Humans of New York - the story of Tanqueray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-of-new-york-the-story-of-tanqueray/921545 "2020-09-30T21:12:28Z")
Has anyone been following the story of Tanqueray the (ex)stripper in Humans of New York\*? It’s a fascinating story from someone who knows how to tell a good one. She was featured in one of HONY’s standard single-post “pe… --- ## [Race, Income, Illegitimacy Rates, Incarceration Rates, Teen Pregnancy Rates, Educational Achievement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-income-illegitimacy-rates-incarceration-rates-teen-pregnancy-rates-educational-achievement/921824)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-income-illegitimacy-rates-incarceration-rates-teen-pregnancy-rates-educational-achievement/921824 "2020-09-30T20:24:18Z")
So you’ve all heard the arguments that claim that racism is not responsible for the disparity between blacks and whites because the disparity is attributable to differences in culture that result in: higher illegitimac… --- ## [A question for Cat people::](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-cat-people/921607)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-cat-people/921607 "2020-09-30T05:31:08Z")
In a perfect world and you got a new Cat, what is your new Cats name? Mine would be -Mandoo. I can’t say I invented it. I heard it on TV. It made me laugh so hard. I like, like it. --- ## [I Just Dropped My Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dropped-my-phone/921569)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-dropped-my-phone/921569 "2020-09-30T03:16:17Z")
A couple of feet, on a hard wooden floor. I thought I would always be careful not to drop my smartphone. But lo and behold, I just did. Guess I just have to be more careful in the future. Anyway, I didn’t crack the scre… --- ## [How to Get Rid of a Nine-foot Table in Brooklyn? (Seeking Advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-nine-foot-table-in-brooklyn-seeking-advice/921698)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-a-nine-foot-table-in-brooklyn-seeking-advice/921698 "2020-09-30T03:10:45Z")
Kayla has been living in a 4BR walk-up in Brooklyn since August 2019. Last July, two of her co-tenants declined to renew their leases and moved out, leaving behind a nine-foot long, nine-year old dining table and chairs … --- ## [Any identical twins here? I have questions for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-identical-twins-here-i-have-questions-for-you/921782)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-identical-twins-here-i-have-questions-for-you/921782 "2020-09-29T23:40:11Z")
I was thinking deep thoughts while watching the main event of last night’s WWE Clash of Champions PPV, in which Roman Reigns defended the Universal Championship against his cousin Jey Uso, whose identical twin, Jimmy, al… --- ## [What's Russian for "Trick or treat?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-russian-for-trick-or-treat/921839)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-russian-for-trick-or-treat/921839 "2020-09-29T23:01:26Z")
Next SpaceX launch scheduled for 2:40 Halloween morning. --- ## [Polly want a @#$% cracker, dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-want-a-cracker-dammit/921827)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-want-a-cracker-dammit/921827 "2020-09-29T22:52:07Z")
A British Wildlife Park has received some very potty-mouthed parrots. They came from different sources, but had been in quarantine together. “We were a little concerned about the children.” What, that the birds would le… --- ## [I, for one, welcome our new Zombie Mayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-zombie-mayor/921814)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-zombie-mayor/921814 "2020-09-29T20:25:28Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/28/europe/romania-mayor-dead-elected-intl/index.html This puts a new spin on the current thread about whether or not incumbents have an edge in elections. Apparently, it can be hard to unsea… --- ## [All those jokes about swearing parrots? They had a point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-those-jokes-about-swearing-parrots-they-had-a-point/921822)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-those-jokes-about-swearing-parrots-they-had-a-point/921822 "2020-09-29T19:42:10Z")
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/swearing-parrots-moved-park-scli-gbr-intl/index.html “Mummy, can we go see the parrots?” “No.” --- ## [Binge Drinking and Empathy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-drinking-and-empathy/920558)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-drinking-and-empathy/920558 "2020-09-29T17:30:36Z")
This article suggests that binge drinking is likely to cause people to empathize less. Empathy is regarded as an aptitude that defines us as human beings. If binge drinking affects one’s ability to be empathetic, does it… --- ## [I've Fallen! And I need to MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-fallen-and-i-need-to-mmp/921131)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-fallen-and-i-need-to-mmp/921131 "2020-09-28T19:45:29Z")
It’s 53 degrees Amurikin, False Fall is in full swing(it’ll be 85 again by Friday). Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to sort. And since we ran out of room in the cages on Saturday, we can re sort all the 2nd sort … --- ## [Seedy places in your hometown that haven't changed in decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seedy-places-in-your-hometown-that-havent-changed-in-decades/921697)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seedy-places-in-your-hometown-that-havent-changed-in-decades/921697 "2020-09-29T00:25:21Z")
So I was looking at the town where I grew up on Google Street View, as I imagine many people who are transplants to other states do when they’re feeling nostalgic and bored. And I was a bit surprised to see that this ol… --- ## [Brain Washing -- Foil-wrapped Brain Washes up on Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-washing-foil-wrapped-brain-washes-up-on-beach/921142)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-washing-foil-wrapped-brain-washes-up-on-beach/921142 "2020-09-28T20:18:53Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/20/us/brain-found-on-beach-wisconsin-trnd/index.html Probably a Zombie house-warming gift. --- ## [Little life and/or sanity saving tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130 "2020-09-28T18:05:48Z")
If you are making a pot or cup of Death Wish coffee, do not hit the “STRONG” button on your coffee maker. --- ## [Please explain this fan motor behavior to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-fan-motor-behavior-to-me/921716)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-fan-motor-behavior-to-me/921716 "2020-09-28T17:33:31Z")
I have a Vornado table fan, about 14" across, in my bedroom that I run at night. It has three speeds, and I might use any one of them depending on conditions, and I might change from one to another during the night. It i… --- ## [Anyone else’s kids “forced” to do ST Math or iStation at school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-s-kids-forced-to-do-st-math-or-istation-at-school/736675)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-s-kids-forced-to-do-st-math-or-istation-at-school/736675 "2020-09-28T04:34:29Z")
I’m trying to understand how these programs fit into the elementary school system. Both are computer based training systems that our young kids started in Kindergarten. They are used as both a learning tool and to asse… --- ## [Today's APOD is pretty cool: the moon, and Andromeda galaxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-apod-is-pretty-cool-the-moon-and-andromeda-galaxy/921522)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-apod-is-pretty-cool-the-moon-and-andromeda-galaxy/921522 "2020-09-27T19:36:35Z")
APOD = astronomy picture of the day. Here is the image: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2009/m31abtpmoon.jpg Pretty cool. In this composite picture they’ve kept the same angular scale for both objects, but Andromeda ha… --- ## [What is the FULL title of your cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-full-title-of-your-cat/920815)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-full-title-of-your-cat/920815 "2020-09-27T19:24:39Z")
My three cats are named Zoey, Phineas (usually just Finn) and Dmitri. There are reasons behind those choices, but that’s not what this thread is about. My cats needed names immediately upon adoption, and thus they were l… --- ## [Recycled condoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycled-condoms/921609)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycled-condoms/921609 "2020-09-26T21:06:52Z")
You heard right. Please don’t ask me to say anything more! --- ## [Lunar eclipses on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunar-eclipses-on-mars/921462)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunar-eclipses-on-mars/921462 "2020-09-26T18:13:17Z")
Mars’ moons are so small, it never occurred to me that they could create eclipses, but apparently Phobos is close enough to do that. They’re always annular, and the Lunar Rover indicates that they do significantly reduc… --- ## [What creepy crawlies squick you out most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creepy-crawlies-squick-you-out-most/919656)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creepy-crawlies-squick-you-out-most/919656 "2020-09-26T14:14:34Z")
Bugs, arachnids, insects, crustaceans of any kind, soft bodied critters such as some kind of worm? For me it’s earwigs. Really, what the ever-lovin eff are these things good for? I suppose if I had chickens, they migh… --- ## [Does anyone shower before using a public pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-shower-before-using-a-public-pool/920113)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-shower-before-using-a-public-pool/920113 "2020-09-26T04:58:49Z")
They all have signs about showering, I guess due to state laws. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=299) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=301)