# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=306 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 307 --- ## [Bought a new house, sellers left me food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-new-house-sellers-left-me-food/916135)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-new-house-sellers-left-me-food/916135 "2020-08-27T01:54:42Z")
I thought it was nice until I noticed the food was half eaten, not new in the box. I’m cheap but not that cheap. --- ## [The meaning of Der Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-der-trihs/918365)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-der-trihs/918365 "2020-08-27T00:41:09Z")
My first post to SDMB was back in 2005, and I was really active for several years (faded away the past several, but…). I’ve seen countless posts by Der Trihs and even had some back and forth from time to time. I always… --- ## [An update on my 26 year old goldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-update-on-my-26-year-old-goldfish/918523)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-update-on-my-26-year-old-goldfish/918523 "2020-08-26T22:10:12Z")
…he died this morning. :frowning: I haven’t been here for a while, but as soon as he died, I remembered this old thread and thought you all should have an update. RIP, Darryl (now with Larry and his Other Brother Darr… --- ## [Are loud/screamy commercials still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-loud-screamy-commercials-still-a-thing/918795)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-loud-screamy-commercials-still-a-thing/918795 "2020-08-26T19:37:28Z")
Growing up, there was the occasional low-budget commercial starring the owner screaming about his low prices. The store often sold electronics, furniture, used cars or jewellery and had eponymous names like Krazy Kramer… --- ## [Russia releases newly declassified Tsar Bomba footage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-releases-newly-declassified-tsar-bomba-footage/919033)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-releases-newly-declassified-tsar-bomba-footage/919033 "2020-08-26T18:25:26Z")
Last week Russia released a documentary on the final hours of the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear warhead ever detonated: ~3,330 times the size of the warhead that destroyed Hiroshima. It includes a considerable amount o… --- ## [Jerry Falwell Jr. watched his wife have sex with pool boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-jr-watched-his-wife-have-sex-with-pool-boy/918908)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-jr-watched-his-wife-have-sex-with-pool-boy/918908 "2020-08-26T18:09:25Z")
I wonder what Jim Bakker think about this. --- ## [The lil'wrekker and her, oh just read the first line of the thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilwrekker-and-her-oh-just-read-the-first-line-of-the-thread/918778)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilwrekker-and-her-oh-just-read-the-first-line-of-the-thread/918778 "2020-08-26T13:42:56Z")
The lil’wrekker has made a proclamation: " I shall be a vegetarian/vegan/eat only plants. I’m not sure of all the distinction or differences. I’m not sure she does either. I explain and remind her she already made a pr… --- ## [Things You Learned in School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-in-school/918665)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-in-school/918665 "2020-08-25T09:14:41Z")
Is there something a teacher told you that has stuck with you all your life? Like a grammar rule, etc. My 6th-grade teacher was always on us about using the word “got”. She’d say, "You got the “got disease”. Now to this… --- ## [The king is coming for dinner; how do you impress him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-is-coming-for-dinner-how-do-you-impress-him/918232)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-is-coming-for-dinner-how-do-you-impress-him/918232 "2020-08-25T00:26:11Z")
Louis XIV is coming to your house for dinner in a few days. (Yes, I know he’s been dead for 300 years; don’t trifle me with details.) Given what Lou is accustomed to, what would you serve that would most astound him? … --- ## [Well, this is an Ominous Omen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-is-an-ominous-omen/918789)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-is-an-ominous-omen/918789 "2020-08-24T22:38:26Z")
I ordered from Panda Express, and it came with a fortune cookie in a little baggie. I tore open the baggie, took out the cookie, cracked it open… …and there was NO FORTUNE INSIDE. Am I doomed now? --- ## ["Mitchell Van Morgan", make-believe Nickelodeon character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitchell-van-morgan-make-believe-nickelodeon-character/918855)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitchell-van-morgan-make-believe-nickelodeon-character/918855 "2020-08-24T04:30:42Z")
I was searching the internet for information about AWE Games, the developer of SpongeBob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom (for Windows, 2003), when I found the AWE Games page on a Mitchell Van Morgan fandom.com … --- ## [Halfway through August in the M.M.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312 "2020-08-24T03:13:09Z")
Blerf and stuff. At least it’s a bit cooler today - that is highly agreeable! --- ## [Three year old boy saves friend from drowning in pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767 "2020-08-24T01:18:07Z")
I wouldn’t have expected a 3 year old to react so calmly and pull another child out of the pool. The other child didn’t panic. He got off the bottom of the pool and calmly grabs the other kid’s hand. The parents are fo… --- ## [Baby panda born at National Zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-panda-born-at-national-zoo/918771)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-panda-born-at-national-zoo/918771 "2020-08-23T18:16:55Z")
Baby panda born yesterday (Aug. 21) at National Zoo in DC. Will this panda be a birthright citizen of the United States? What is the citizenship of Ma and Pa Panda? Aren’t all pandas in the US owned by and on loan f… --- ## [Countries where the language is the same word as the citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-the-language-is-the-same-word-as-the-citizens/918245)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-where-the-language-is-the-same-word-as-the-citizens/918245 "2020-08-23T17:39:53Z")
For no reason beyond boredom, I was thinking of countries where the name of the language is also the name of the citizens. By definition, it has to be the same term used for both men and women because they both have to m… --- ## [WTF happened around here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-around-here/914781)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-around-here/914781 "2020-08-23T12:25:57Z")
If there was anywhere I thought I could count on to leave for a few years and come back and it would be exactly the same, it’s the Dope. Now I can do this :tipping\_hand\_woman:? Insanity!! --- ## [Has anyone had Endovenous laser ablation or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for a leaky leg vein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-endovenous-laser-ablation-or-radiofrequency-ablation-rfa-for-a-leaky-leg-vein/918798)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-endovenous-laser-ablation-or-radiofrequency-ablation-rfa-for-a-leaky-leg-vein/918798 "2020-08-23T04:12:40Z")
Finally, an accurate diagnosis. Damn, medicine in the Covid era is tough. I kept getting told that a telemedicine appt. was what I needed. But I finally got to see a doctor, live and in person. So the previous diagnosis … --- ## [The recent derecho in Iowa -- Massive devastation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recent-derecho-in-iowa-massive-devastation/918221)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recent-derecho-in-iowa-massive-devastation/918221 "2020-08-23T01:35:23Z")
I couldn’t find a thread on this specifically (like the thread about the explosion in Beirut or other big news items). Only tangential topics, like “Who is staying in hotels?” and “Don’t assume someone else called in th… --- ## [Happy Birthday to Dorothy Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-dorothy-parker/918733)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-to-dorothy-parker/918733 "2020-08-22T19:09:29Z")
This is a major celebration in my family. --- ## [Central Park gets 1st statue honoring real-life women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-park-gets-1st-statue-honoring-real-life-women/918763)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-park-gets-1st-statue-honoring-real-life-women/918763 "2020-08-22T18:21:50Z")
First I’m a bit shocked there isn’t an actual woman statue in Central Park Second, I’m disappointed its taken this long Third, I’m uneasy that the ‘best’ place for this seems to be MPSIMS If I ever go to central par… --- ## [I miss...........?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss/913760)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss/913760 "2020-08-22T17:40:15Z")
I miss: My solitude Driving Going somewhere on my own. Having time to do my art. Listening to music without background chatter, talking and a naked kid running through the house. Shopping in a store (what am I saying? … --- ## [The COVID College Conundrum – Our Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-covid-college-conundrum-our-story/918749)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-covid-college-conundrum-our-story/918749 "2020-08-22T16:17:17Z")
Sorry, wrong forum! Check the COVID forum for this one, my bad. --- ## [Two hurricanes may hit Gulf of Mexico simultaneously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-hurricanes-may-hit-gulf-of-mexico-simultaneously/918704)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-hurricanes-may-hit-gulf-of-mexico-simultaneously/918704 "2020-08-22T02:31:15Z")
Because it’s 2020, two hurricanes may soon hit the Gulf of Mexico simultaneously. My extended family is in Houston. One of the two storms is heading right for them. :worried: --- ## [What is your most mundane superpower? Which one would you wish for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-mundane-superpower-which-one-would-you-wish-for/915782)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-mundane-superpower-which-one-would-you-wish-for/915782 "2020-08-22T15:36:00Z")
I’m pretty good at knowing what to add to any recipe or dish to make it better. (Answer: cream, feta cheese, seasoned salt, lemon). I can also summon my dog at will. Provided he is in the general area. But it would b… --- ## [Some time in the past in nature I saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-time-in-the-past-in-nature-i-saw/917237)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-time-in-the-past-in-nature-i-saw/917237 "2020-08-22T13:52:44Z")
As a complement to this thread and not to hijack it, here’s a thread for some of your favorite nature observations that weren’t from today. Here is a Great Golden ground wasp in my yard in 2007. A parasitic ground-nesti… --- ## [Who's currently lit, (high,) while reading this thread tittle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-currently-lit-high-while-reading-this-thread-tittle/918537)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-currently-lit-high-while-reading-this-thread-tittle/918537 "2020-08-22T11:32:06Z")
Because I’m about to get high. Bonus: What do you plan doing besides being on Straight Dope? --- ## [Would you ever consider living with someone of the opposite gender, as roommates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-consider-living-with-someone-of-the-opposite-gender-as-roommates/836954)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-consider-living-with-someone-of-the-opposite-gender-as-roommates/836954 "2020-08-22T11:22:37Z")
During college or once you move out on your own? For me, I wouldn’t want to live with a random person unless if I personally knew them or are good friends with them. However, if I ever choose to live with random people … --- ## [Do Your Friends/Family Use Message Boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-friends-family-use-message-boards/913257)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-friends-family-use-message-boards/913257 "2020-08-22T11:18:27Z")
I certainly don’t suggest them to everyone, but anyone who comes over will hear me mention a message board, because my laptop is connected to my TV, and I usually have music on… But for those who are huge music (or movie… --- ## [When dealing with a clogged drain, do not overlook the noble Shop-Vac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-dealing-with-a-clogged-drain-do-not-overlook-the-noble-shop-vac/915069)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-dealing-with-a-clogged-drain-do-not-overlook-the-noble-shop-vac/915069 "2020-08-22T11:15:50Z")
Yes gentlefolk, learn from my tale of woe, and redemption. When I moved into my house there was a note from the previous owner, that the bathroom sink had always run slow. As I lived in the house it was certainly slow. … --- ## [Kleenex boxes - Am I nuts or is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleenex-boxes-am-i-nuts-or-is-this-normal/915698)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kleenex-boxes-am-i-nuts-or-is-this-normal/915698 "2020-08-22T11:12:29Z")
I live in a 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath 2200 square foot residence with just my wife. So far so ordinary by middle American standards. Scattered around our place are 11 open boxes of kleenex for just us two people. Is that nut… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=305) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=307)