# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=314 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 315 --- ## [In the Year 2525](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-year-2525/914916)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-year-2525/914916 "2020-07-15T21:19:21Z")
Listening to the song the other day, I realized we are currently closer in time to that year than we are to Columbus’ first two voyages to the Caribbean and all of the history that preceded it. --- ## [New kitten, this is Lucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-this-is-lucy/915153)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-this-is-lucy/915153 "2020-07-15T18:24:07Z")
\[Album\] Lucy --- ## [New Kitters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitters/914897)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitters/914897 "2020-07-15T00:43:03Z")
Our crochety, cantankerous and absolutely calico cat (Ella the Hellcat) had to be put down this Spring due to health issues and we have been missing her presence. SWMBO found a pair of brothers on the local Humane Societ… --- ## [The bad, bad, bad Wrex..par-tay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-wrex-par-tay/914904)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-wrex-par-tay/914904 "2020-07-14T16:47:04Z")
Mr.Wrekker has gone to Georgia for a little money making project. The Grandwrex have been uncommonly on worse behaviour. Mid-daughter broke out one her favorite recipes that Pop-pop doesn’t like. The pets have basical… --- ## [Pete and Repeat joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-and-repeat-joke/915080)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-and-repeat-joke/915080 "2020-07-14T01:50:53Z")
Do you remember this childhood joke? Pete and Repeat went out in a boat. Pete fell in. Who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat when out in a boat. Pete fell in. Who was left?… I remember being so tickled with myself when … --- ## [Why am I awake now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-awake-now/913489)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-awake-now/913489 "2020-07-13T20:44:02Z")
I slept badly last night, and was exhausted all day. I got nothing done, I was so tired. So I went to bed at 8pm. I woke up about 1/2 hr. ago, and can’t fall back asleep. I’m in the living room, because I was making my h… --- ## [Latest sign of senility part 27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sign-of-senility-part-27/913469)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-sign-of-senility-part-27/913469 "2020-07-13T17:10:58Z")
When you have reading glasses all around your apartment, one at the computer, one on the coffee table, one in the kitchen, one in the library and one in the bathroom, just so you never have to say, “Where the hell are my… --- ## [Apparent retaliation in statue teardowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-retaliation-in-statue-teardowns/914472)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-retaliation-in-statue-teardowns/914472 "2020-07-13T16:08:00Z")
There was an earlier case where a statue of an abolitionist was torn down in Wisconsin. I don’t know if that was retaliation or a mistake by BLM protestors. --- ## [I will make or redo your avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-make-or-redo-your-avatar/914921)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-make-or-redo-your-avatar/914921 "2020-07-13T15:48:41Z")
I’ll sharpen, remove backgrounds, zoom out, put 2 emojis together, anything a 5 year old can do. It might be garbage but by god I’ll do it. Try me. --- ## [Kelly Preston has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-preston-has-passed-away/915202)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-preston-has-passed-away/915202 "2020-07-13T15:21:36Z")
She was only 57. RIP --- ## [Sunday Morning Coming Down... (bad, bad, bad re-evaluating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-coming-down-bad-bad-bad-re-evaluating/915124)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-coming-down-bad-bad-bad-re-evaluating/915124 "2020-07-13T15:20:30Z")
You know sometimes no matter how perky & optimistic a person is, bad crap just gets her down. Sunday mornings always get to me. I usually try to sleep them away and ignore it. I’m tending some kittens and they have to … --- ## [Let's make a Sixth tape - A list MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-sixth-tape-a-list-mmp/914446)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-a-sixth-tape-a-list-mmp/914446 "2020-07-13T04:06:58Z")
It’s not Canada Day, Fourth of July, or Taco Truck Thursday, but on this date: 1535: Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England. 1630: Thirty Years’ War: Four thousand Swedish troops und… --- ## [Text Message advertising spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-message-advertising-spam/915029)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-message-advertising-spam/915029 "2020-07-13T03:20:51Z")
Haven’t had this happen in years, but suddenly I’m starting to get advertising texts. Not sure I would call it a major flood of them or anything, but 3 in the last two weeks after damn near a decade of not getting them,… --- ## [The Green Berets have their first "G.I. Jane"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-green-berets-have-their-first-g-i-jane/914866)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-green-berets-have-their-first-g-i-jane/914866 "2020-07-12T19:08:54Z")
https://time.com/5865083/woman-joins-green-beret-us-army/ For the first time, a female soldier has graduated from the Army’s elite Special Forces course and will join one of the all-male Green Beret teams, capping a ye… --- ## [RIP Ronnie and Donnie Galyon (world's oldest known conjoined twins)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ronnie-and-donnie-galyon-worlds-oldest-known-conjoined-twins/914894)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ronnie-and-donnie-galyon-worlds-oldest-known-conjoined-twins/914894 "2020-07-12T19:06:42Z")
They were mildly mentally disabled, and probably couldn’t have been separated with current technology without leaving both of them physically disabled. It sounds like they still managed to lead happy lives. --- ## [Eye dropper design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-dropper-design/915033)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-dropper-design/915033 "2020-07-12T18:26:40Z")
I haven’t used an eye dropper in ages but needed one to draw off the liquid in a homemade tincture. I ordered a glass bottle and dropper of the desired capacity. As soon as I started to use it I am reminded of how frustr… --- ## [Digital Detox. Anyone else practice this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-detox-anyone-else-practice-this/915016)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-detox-anyone-else-practice-this/915016 "2020-07-12T15:59:28Z")
Curious if others on the board disconnect from everything sometimes, just for a break. I went camping Mon thru Wed and was intentionally away from all media – everything was powered off including my phone. It’s surpri… --- ## [What to do for a widow on her first wedding anniversary alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-widow-on-her-first-wedding-anniversary-alone/915030)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-widow-on-her-first-wedding-anniversary-alone/915030 "2020-07-11T21:27:24Z")
My parents were married for 50 years and, in August, my mom will be experiencing her first anniversary without her husband. For people who’ve experienced this first hand - what did people do, or what do you wish they di… --- ## [My new Kindle Oasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-kindle-oasis/913445)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-kindle-oasis/913445 "2020-07-11T21:10:54Z")
I got it about a month ago, finally finished my backlog of hardcovers and am reading my first book on the Oasis. Love it. I read a lot of history, and since my memory is not what it used to be, I forget a lot of the deta… --- ## [Tell me about life with kittens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-life-with-kittens/847643)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-life-with-kittens/847643 "2020-07-11T07:57:48Z")
I have lived with kittens before but a. I wasn’t responsible for their care, and b. at the oldest I was 15 the last time we’re talking about kittens plural, and 18 the last time I lived part-time with a singular kitten w… --- ## [Has Anyone Heard the Expression "Ass over Teakettle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-the-expression-ass-over-teakettle/855921)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-the-expression-ass-over-teakettle/855921 "2020-07-11T05:59:09Z")
Forgive my sin of not Social Distancing last night, but I was with group of friends and I said “Ass over Teakettle” in an anecdote I was telling. I believe it is an expression I picked up from my parents who are from Ne… --- ## [SCOTUS rules that half of Oklahoma is Indian country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-rules-that-half-of-oklahoma-is-indian-country/914848)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-rules-that-half-of-oklahoma-is-indian-country/914848 "2020-07-10T22:09:04Z")
The Supreme Court ruled today that state and county laws do not apply to members of the Creek Nation within the boundaries of the original Creek lands ceded to them when they were forced to move across the Mississippi Ri… --- ## [Would this parking scam work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-parking-scam-work/913693)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-parking-scam-work/913693 "2020-07-10T11:17:41Z")
I saw this trick mentioned in a video. It seems plausible. It also doesn’t seem to be illegal even if it is something of a scam. Let’s say you’re planning on driving your personal car to some major city for a day of sho… --- ## [Elderkaren?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderkaren/914433)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderkaren/914433 "2020-07-10T10:22:03Z")
Is Elderkaren a word. If not, it should be. I think I encountered one at the park today. --- ## [Pistols at dawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pistols-at-dawn/913974)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pistols-at-dawn/913974 "2020-07-09T18:26:30Z")
Anybody been, or know someone who was, on the field of honour? Academic duel? Or is that strictly for the history books and storybooks, not taken seriously for a couple of centuries? Things that don’t qualify: typical s… --- ## [The I Have No Idea of The Day, Date, or Month MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-have-no-idea-of-the-day-date-or-month-mmp/913629)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-have-no-idea-of-the-day-date-or-month-mmp/913629 "2020-07-09T18:18:15Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 75 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 94 and somewhat N.O.S. for the day. Today I shall accomplish mowage of the back yahd. Also, we shall give da cave a s… --- ## ["Seoul Mayor Found Dead After Daughter Reports Him Missing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seoul-mayor-found-dead-after-daughter-reports-him-missing/914843)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seoul-mayor-found-dead-after-daughter-reports-him-missing/914843 "2020-07-09T17:59:41Z")
SEOUL, South Korea — The mayor of Seoul, South Korea, the country’s most powerful official after the president, was found dead by the police, hours after his daughter reported him missing, the authorities said Friday. … --- ## [We had a brownout earlier this evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-had-a-brownout-earlier-this-evening/914689)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-had-a-brownout-earlier-this-evening/914689 "2020-07-09T10:13:59Z")
My neighborhood had a power outage for a couple hours earlier this evening, and for the last hour or so, my incandescent bulbs were “on”, but barely orange, as was the blue light on my computer screen. But nothing else! … --- ## ["CAREN" law proposed in San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-law-proposed-in-san-francisco/914762)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-law-proposed-in-san-francisco/914762 "2020-07-09T03:48:32Z")
CNN story: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/caren-act-911-san-francisco-trnd/index.html The acronym stands for Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies, which is one of the more stupid forced acronyms I ha… --- ## [Mary Kay Letourneau has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691 "2020-07-09T03:33:48Z")
Mary Kay Letourneau has died of Stage IV cancer at age 58. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=313) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=315)