# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=304 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 305 --- ## [Disasters that never materialized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disasters-that-never-materialized/917840)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disasters-that-never-materialized/917840 "2020-09-07T15:07:31Z")
As I watched my neighbor drive away in their Tesla, I realized that the wholesale slaughter of pedestrians due to their lack of engine noise seems to not have happened. What other predicted problems ended up being a non-… --- ## [My almost 11 hours in ER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-almost-11-hours-in-er/919946)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-almost-11-hours-in-er/919946 "2020-09-07T12:37:44Z")
Short background: swallowed a fishbone, careless of me, and it got stuck. Painful to swallow, not budging, so after an hour I went to ER. Checked in around 6:20 pm. 9:05 pm was taken back to room #3. 11:10 pm, taken to … --- ## [Comet Neowise (C/2020 F3): Anyone else seeing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comet-neowise-c-2020-f3-anyone-else-seeing-it/914821)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comet-neowise-c-2020-f3-anyone-else-seeing-it/914821 "2020-09-07T08:03:03Z")
I thought Venus was really bright this morning in the eastern sky, when we got up at 5, and did our usual 4 miles to beat the heat. Turns out it was Comet ‘Neowise’ Really neat. Brightest comet I’ve seen since Hyakut… --- ## [Beck haz a sad, sad, sad 😟 or the Donette tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-haz-a-sad-sad-sad-or-the-donette-tragedy/919910)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-haz-a-sad-sad-sad-or-the-donette-tragedy/919910 "2020-09-07T05:36:39Z")
Y’all know I’m T1 diabetic. Y’all know I pour over all the food threads and posts. It’s ‘food porn’ to me. I obsess over particular food items. I have strange food fetishes. I think it’s from years if a restricted di… --- ## [Just can't Believe still here after 21 years…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cant-believe-still-here-after-21-years/919947)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cant-believe-still-here-after-21-years/919947 "2020-09-07T02:21:38Z")
Believe still here after 21 years…Amazing. Of course nothing to really compare it to, given that the online world did not exist for 21 years prior to 1999… Or rather wasn’t widely available For the 21 years prior to 1999… --- ## [15th Annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/853989)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/853989 "2020-09-06T21:03:48Z")
It’s about that time again, ladies and gents! No need to let a bit of quarantine get in the way of tradition. Even if there’s just two of us, the exchange must go on! Just make sure to use good judgement when acquiring a… --- ## [Amsterdam finds a sustainable solution for wild peeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-finds-a-sustainable-solution-for-wild-peeing/918772)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-finds-a-sustainable-solution-for-wild-peeing/918772 "2020-09-06T19:09:22Z")
Wild peeing. :sweat\_smile: what an awkward phrase. I have to admit it’s a clever solution to a nasty problem. We need GreenPees in US wild peeing locations. I’m not sure what women are supposed to do when their bladders… --- ## [The Portmanteau Era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portmanteau-era/919764)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portmanteau-era/919764 "2020-09-06T12:01:23Z")
Fifty or so years ago, it was the Age of the Acronym. New acronyms were everywhere in massive quantities. Some people still found them unusual. OK, acronyms are still happening, and we don’t even think twice about them. … --- ## [AP News reports: Suspect in shooting death of Portland Trump supporter shot dead as federal officers tried to arrest him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-news-reports-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-portland-trump-supporter-shot-dead-as-federal-officers-tried-to-arrest-him/919779)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ap-news-reports-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-portland-trump-supporter-shot-dead-as-federal-officers-tried-to-arrest-him/919779 "2020-09-06T04:40:54Z")
APNews is reporting that the prime suspect in the Portland shooting death of Aaron “jay” Danielson was shot dead as federal authorities tried to arrest him. The suspect, Michael Reinoehl, pulled a gun on a federal law e… --- ## [Even when Beck's bad, bad, bad she's good.(New critter in the house!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-when-becks-bad-bad-bad-shes-good-new-critter-in-the-house/919122)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-when-becks-bad-bad-bad-shes-good-new-critter-in-the-house/919122 "2020-09-06T02:37:16Z")
I woke up a few days ago, fed the cats and looked out on my deck. There, is all his glory, was a big ol’Dog, lounging on one of my deck chairs. I decided to ignore it. Maybe I was seeing things. I was bitten by a stra… --- ## [Skank vs. Scag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skank-vs-scag/556350)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skank-vs-scag/556350 "2020-09-05T20:28:27Z")
It’s fast becoming obvious to me that words and phrases that were familiar to me in the 50’s and 60’s are fading into the oblivion of fogyism. C’est la vie, as Chuck Berry might say. However, I’m just curious if any old… --- ## [Fruit tree, but no fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-tree-but-no-fruit/919767)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-tree-but-no-fruit/919767 "2020-09-05T16:36:31Z")
Not sure where this belongs, but it’s pretty mundane and pointless so… My next door neighbor has a nectarine?(tangerine are citrus, yes?) tree at the corner of his house. It’s been there at least 10 years, preceded by … --- ## [So a bear walks into a bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-bear-walks-into-a-bar/919206)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-bear-walks-into-a-bar/919206 "2020-09-05T16:02:54Z")
Actually, no, but close. A bear walks into a liquor store, in this case: But the owner also owns the bar next door, appropriately named the “Grizzly Sports Bar and Grill”. The bear apparently turned that down, or may… --- ## [A new secret thread for the new Dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-secret-thread-for-the-new-dope/918093)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-secret-thread-for-the-new-dope/918093 "2020-09-05T14:56:07Z")
We’ve done these before and I think they’re fun. Here’s how it works – if you have a secret you want to share anonymously, send me an email (my username @yahoo.com – remember 2 i’s, then andy, then 4 i’s) and I’ll post … --- ## [2020 is... a metaphorical test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-is-a-metaphorical-test/919842)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-is-a-metaphorical-test/919842 "2020-09-05T06:01:52Z")
Not strong enough for a rant however I want to encourage others to stretch their descriptive muscles a little and explain if you feel so inclined. Are you sitting comfortably, then we’ll begin: 2020 is… the durian fru… --- ## [Funny Stuff (Vol. VII)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-vol-vii/919444)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-vol-vii/919444 "2020-09-05T03:23:11Z")
Bring on the funny: jokes, stories, videos, whatever. I’m surprised this one took so long to come up in my queue. I thought the novelty would wear off after the first scene, but no, I laughed at every single scene. I ho… --- ## [Dealing with the death of an abusive parent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-death-of-an-abusive-parent/820962)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-death-of-an-abusive-parent/820962 "2020-09-05T03:00:07Z")
So, my dad is dying. He was a horribly abusive father to me and my brother. My brother hasn’t seen or spoken to my dad in 20 years. I, on the other hand, quit my high-paying job, sold most of my possessions, left my frie… --- ## [Feral pigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380 "2020-09-04T19:05:36Z")
Feral Pigs --- ## [Warren Buffet is 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffet-is-90/919482)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-buffet-is-90/919482 "2020-09-04T16:15:00Z")
He has no plans to retire. His VP is 96. --- ## [Rarest last letters of place names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-last-letters-of-place-names/919517)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-last-letters-of-place-names/919517 "2020-09-04T15:53:11Z")
A recent blog by someone who goes by the handle problogic was about cities whose name ends with I. Looking at only medium and large cities (min size 150K), he found some 200 of them. That got me to thinking about the rar… --- ## [How Has Working From Home Changed Your Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-working-from-home-changed-your-life/919606)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-working-from-home-changed-your-life/919606 "2020-09-04T13:47:08Z")
For those of you now “working” from home for the first time in your life, how has it changed you? Other than not driving to work every day, of course, For me, it’s breakfast. Before, I almost never ate breakfast. Now… --- ## [Wondering what to do with my hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-do-with-my-hair/919713)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-do-with-my-hair/919713 "2020-09-04T11:30:39Z")
I have not cut my hair since early in the year. I think it’s time to do something with it. Currently… Thick hair. Shoulder length. Curly hair at the neck - not elsewhere. I can pull the hair down to my mouth. I’m work… --- ## [I got doggie pictures. Lots and lots of them. 🐶](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-doggie-pictures-lots-and-lots-of-them/919617)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-doggie-pictures-lots-and-lots-of-them/919617 "2020-09-04T10:39:09Z")
I’ve loved dogs all my life. Here’s a collection of the cutest you’ll ever see. --- ## [Someone sent me a mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-sent-me-a-mask/919670)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-sent-me-a-mask/919670 "2020-09-04T10:09:45Z")
First class mail, from someone named “Harriet” in Seattle (not doxxing more than that). A stick-on label for my address, which is tilted so not applied by machine. The return address is printed on the envelope. An actual… --- ## [Please use a harness rather than a neck leash on cats (graphic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-use-a-harness-rather-than-a-neck-leash-on-cats-graphic/919699)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-use-a-harness-rather-than-a-neck-leash-on-cats-graphic/919699 "2020-09-03T13:14:07Z")
My sleep schedule is messed up so I was taking a walk at 4AM. Found a cat on a sidewalk. He’d shat himself and was salivating, not moving his body aside from his head. Ran back to my place to get a cage. Took a cab to th… --- ## [TIL (today I learned)... \[astronomy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-today-i-learned-astronomy/919571)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-today-i-learned-astronomy/919571 "2020-09-03T12:19:53Z")
On November 27th, 1783, John Michell first proposed the idea that there were such things as \[black holes\] which he called “dark stars” two hundred years before anyone else. He correctly deduced they would be created by e… --- ## [NASA sending another Mars rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-sending-another-mars-rover/914935)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-sending-another-mars-rover/914935 "2020-07-30T13:42:59Z")
Liftoff planned for July 30th It will arrive next Feb. Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars --- ## [What the Roman Catholic Church Has to Say About Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-roman-catholic-church-has-to-say-about-homosexuality/919367)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-roman-catholic-church-has-to-say-about-homosexuality/919367 "2020-09-03T09:23:20Z")
This came up in a previous post of mine. So I just thought I’d make it clear: Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that “homosexual… --- ## [Good-bye Hamza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bye-hamza/919416)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bye-hamza/919416 "2020-09-03T05:47:13Z")
The lil’wrekker’s oft mentioned poor penniless boyfriend has gone back to his apartment and University. He needs to work. He has his students rounded up. I’m happy he has work. The lil’wrekker is happy he’s making money… --- ## [I'm a Genie. You Get Five Wishes. List them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-genie-you-get-five-wishes-list-them/918921)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-genie-you-get-five-wishes-list-them/918921 "2020-09-02T14:51:08Z")
Alright, I might as well admit it; I am, in fact, an all-powerful djinn, of uncountable age and incomprehensible power, and I’m going to give YOU, and just you, five wishes. Why five? Well, I thought three seemed a bit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=305)