# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=309 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 310 --- ## [Sometimes it is better to feign ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-it-is-better-to-feign-ignorance/917992)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-it-is-better-to-feign-ignorance/917992 "2020-08-14T15:22:21Z")
My wife and I were watching an episode of Ramy (series on Hulu) and the term MILF came up. She asked me, “What’s a MILF?” So I told her. At that exact moment I realized I probably wasn’t supposed to know the answer. --- ## [Tropical Cyclone Isaias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-cyclone-isaias/916877)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-cyclone-isaias/916877 "2020-08-14T14:44:44Z")
Neither mundane nor pointless for those in the path, but this is the designated forum for breaking news. Anyhow, Tropical Storm Isaias is soon to be Hurricane Isaias. It’s rained and mudslid on Puerto Rico and will cont… --- ## [How do you normally dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511 "2020-08-14T13:40:41Z")
Obviously it will vary day to day, but generally what do you choose to wear and where do you get it from? Do you wear a uniform to work and so put on casual jeans etc on your days off without really thinking about it? D… --- ## [The TB Huts of the 1930s - Government solving problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tb-huts-of-the-1930s-government-solving-problems/918024)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tb-huts-of-the-1930s-government-solving-problems/918024 "2020-08-14T13:23:36Z")
Picture this: You live in rural Arkansas and tragedy strikes. A family member has fallen ill with that contagious respiratory illness that has already killed so many — but you don’t have enough space in your small hom… --- ## [112 years ago today (June 30) in remotest Siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/112-years-ago-today-june-30-in-remotest-siberia/913873)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/112-years-ago-today-june-30-in-remotest-siberia/913873 "2020-08-14T12:10:38Z")
June 30, 1908 was the date of the Tunguska impact. A 220-million pound (100 million kg) meteor exploded over an isolated area of Siberia - an estimated 80 million trees were simply blown over by the blast. There were few… --- ## ["Chicago's Magnificent Mile Erupts In Overnight Looting, Violence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-magnificent-mile-erupts-in-overnight-looting-violence/917736)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-magnificent-mile-erupts-in-overnight-looting-violence/917736 "2020-08-14T11:28:37Z")
Hundreds of people looted high-end shops on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile overnight and early Monday morning with police officers exchanging gunfire with at least one individual, according to Chicago officials. Law enfo… --- ## [Amazon re-routing orders to different fulfilment hub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-re-routing-orders-to-different-fulfilment-hub/917726)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-re-routing-orders-to-different-fulfilment-hub/917726 "2020-08-14T05:00:13Z")
I live in Germany, but when I order English-language books (physical ones, that is, not e-books) from Amazon, I find that it’s sometimes cheaper to order them from Amazon UK and pay for the additional shipping costs than… --- ## [Bad dogs! Everybody knows I hate dogs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-dogs-everybody-knows-i-hate-dogs/917906)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-dogs-everybody-knows-i-hate-dogs/917906 "2020-08-14T02:31:52Z")
It’s Wednesday, and I’m just now showing up. Shame on me. The Fates have intervened, and are now Showing Me a Thing or Two. The Daughter’s dawgs had settled down to the point where we tolerated each other. For months … --- ## [Drinks on me (21 years on the SDMB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-on-me-21-years-on-the-sdmb/917887)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-on-me-21-years-on-the-sdmb/917887 "2020-08-14T01:03:57Z")
I notice that today I have a special anniversary cake next to my user name. I joined the SDMB on this date back in 1999. That means my account is old enough to drink! What’s the best drink for occasion? --- ## [I'm getting mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-mad/917362)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-mad/917362 "2020-08-13T21:23:32Z")
So I have an appointment with my psychologist but I thought this might be a good thing to do in the meantime. People are pissing me off, and when I’m alone, I’m getting pretty enraged. I’m really upset at the usual susp… --- ## [Review Time - A not-so-stealth brag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-time-a-not-so-stealth-brag/917947)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-time-a-not-so-stealth-brag/917947 "2020-08-13T20:31:49Z")
I got my annual review. Exceeds Expectations, which is the not the highest rank my company has, but is the highest grade ever given unless you cure cancer or something. The review was about as glowing as it could be - “… --- ## [Name one thing whose quality has improved in your life, and one thing whose quality has declined](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-whose-quality-has-improved-in-your-life-and-one-thing-whose-quality-has-declined/917923)
**Author:** [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-whose-quality-has-improved-in-your-life-and-one-thing-whose-quality-has-declined/917923 "2020-08-13T02:24:26Z")
Some people have a very rose-colored view of the “good old days.” In reality, a lot of things have gotten better in the lifetime of a 20, 40, or 60 year old person. But some things haven’t. IMPROVED: Cars, across the bo… --- ## [Thoughts on an Epstien like operation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-an-epstien-like-operation/915943)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-an-epstien-like-operation/915943 "2020-08-12T23:27:34Z")
If it does in fact turn out that the rich and famous were using Epstein’s place as pedophile haven I have to wonder how he was able to make his clients feel secure enough to not being exposed. Were the children used from… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck is cleanin' house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-cleanin-house/917454)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-cleanin-house/917454 "2020-08-12T22:43:05Z")
In an effort(Herculean as it may be) to keep my abode neat and clean, I’m going through some oft forgotten drawers. I found a metal band-aid box. It still had Band-Aids in it. You know, the ones with the red string to … --- ## [Anyone use bugguide.net?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779 "2020-08-12T06:38:00Z")
I had used them before, years ago, for some arthropod IDs. I’m currently trying to pin names on all the spider species I’ve photographed over the years. So I post photos of one of the spiders yesterday morning, check may… --- ## [Bully for ol'beck. I've had an epiphany regarding my bad, bad, bad cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959 "2020-08-12T05:48:08Z")
It’s shark time on NGChannel. I have watched all kinda episodes. Shark attacks. Shark science-y stuff about why, how and who they attack. In Darwinism we learn we all started at a similar place. Thinking and pondering… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Babywrek and her big Bonanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-babywrek-and-her-big-bonanza/917620)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-babywrek-and-her-big-bonanza/917620 "2020-08-12T01:22:32Z")
Arkansas is weird. There’s actually a Diamond mine in Murfreesboro you can visit, pay a fee and dig for diamonds. It’s a fun but muddy/dirty place. My girls took the Grandwrex to dig for diamonds. It’s safe. Social dis… --- ## ["Mysteries" that really arent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-that-really-arent/916159)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-that-really-arent/916159 "2020-08-11T23:08:56Z")
You know, one thing I get really tired of is headlines or semi-science TV shows announcing: "Could this be the site of lost Atlantis, is the Mystery of the lost Civilization finally solved? " or “Could this be the sol… --- ## [Where else was the tech that made T-shirts change colour used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-else-was-the-tech-that-made-t-shirts-change-colour-used/917661)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-else-was-the-tech-that-made-t-shirts-change-colour-used/917661 "2020-08-11T19:49:54Z")
The Hypercolor T-shirt remains a bizarre icon from decades ago. I had one as a student - a T-shirt whose colour was sensitive to heat and would change from dull to neon yellow while playing road hockey. In essence, it … --- ## [“Unexplained” scratches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-scratches/917300)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-scratches/917300 "2020-08-10T23:30:10Z")
So just now, while getting ready for bed, I found what sure looks like a thin scratch running up and down on my neck that I can’t remember getting. There aren’t any other nearby wounds that would explain any further. I d… --- ## [50 Dads who didn't want a \*\*\*! pet in the house. (until they changed their mind)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-dads-who-didnt-want-a-pet-in-the-house-until-they-changed-their-mind/917522)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-dads-who-didnt-want-a-pet-in-the-house-until-they-changed-their-mind/917522 "2020-08-10T15:20:44Z")
I had a dad who didn’t want a pet in the house. It started with one Yorkie. Then 2 Yorkies. Briefly there were 5 (the first two were old and didn’t last much longer) leaving 3. It’s funny how Someone says they’re not a … --- ## [I love it when my wife hasn't noticed I slammed the bus a few more inches - meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-it-when-my-wife-hasnt-noticed-i-slammed-the-bus-a-few-more-inches-meaning/917533)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-it-when-my-wife-hasnt-noticed-i-slammed-the-bus-a-few-more-inches-meaning/917533 "2020-08-10T11:51:11Z")
There’s a t-shirt getting repeatedly advertised to me. The slogan on the shirt reads: I love it when my wife hasn’t noticed I slammed the bus a few more inches. The design is the words I love and my wife are in big prin… --- ## [The Kindness of Neighbors You don't know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kindness-of-neighbors-you-dont-know/917690)
**Author:** [@Bonnie14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonnie14)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kindness-of-neighbors-you-dont-know/917690 "2020-08-10T04:04:46Z")
My car died today, not too far from my house. I was sitting on the side of the road. I had called AAA. A woman was jogging by and she stopped and asked if I needed any help. " no, I’m ok, AAA is on the way". I’m waiti… --- ## [Happy News of the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-news-of-the-day/917687)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-news-of-the-day/917687 "2020-08-10T02:58:11Z")
After almost four years together and close to a year of hiding an engagement ring (very unsuccessfully), my daughter’s boyfriend finally popped the question! He asked my permission last night, which I thought was silly,… --- ## [Honest pre flight safety talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-pre-flight-safety-talk/917662)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-pre-flight-safety-talk/917662 "2020-08-10T02:19:36Z")
Quite funny and informative. --- ## [Oldest poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-poster/915598)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-poster/915598 "2020-08-10T01:52:47Z")
I have been away for quite a while. As I will be 92 in two weeks, was wondering if i am now the oldest poster. Unlike a Poster Child. --- ## [Friend Group Dilemma: A good problem to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-group-dilemma-a-good-problem-to-have/917534)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-group-dilemma-a-good-problem-to-have/917534 "2020-08-08T22:47:53Z")
Background: I’m currently apart of a few friend groups that I’ve made over the course of my collegiate career. Because of this, I’m asking for some advice on making the right choice in this particular situation. (To exp… --- ## [Craftsman tool warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craftsman-tool-warranty/917544)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craftsman-tool-warranty/917544 "2020-08-08T22:06:45Z")
My Craftsman 1/2" torque wrench made a big “pop” and no longer measures torque. After only 40 years. Unfortunately the last Sears store in Ohio, my local Sears, closed last week. Crap. I searched online and it seems Low… --- ## [I Got a 1947 Nickel In My Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-1947-nickel-in-my-change/917393)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-1947-nickel-in-my-change/917393 "2020-08-08T16:21:49Z")
Yesterday in fact. So what should I do with it? Actually I have been getting a lot of old nickels in change lately. Typically from 1964 for some reason. But nickels from the 1950’s are not uncommon. I hold onto all of t… --- ## [Codewords with Toddlers (or anyone for that matter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codewords-with-toddlers-or-anyone-for-that-matter/917431)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codewords-with-toddlers-or-anyone-for-that-matter/917431 "2020-08-08T09:04:40Z")
I made a run to the grocery store today, and as I left, my daughter asked me to get some “monkey fruit” - because if she says banana in front of her toddler and we don’t have one, things will get unpleasant. Do you or d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=308) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=310)