# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=319 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 320 --- ## [My pet rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-rats/842797)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-rats/842797 "2020-06-17T00:34:50Z")
I have owned pet rats for over 10 years and have had 15 rats in that time. I currently have two rats, Frodo and Bilbo, who are nearing the end of their lives. Every rat has a unique personality. Let me introduce you to F… --- ## [Dogs can be rather disgusting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-can-be-rather-disgusting/855710)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-can-be-rather-disgusting/855710 "2020-06-16T21:01:26Z")
Heard some weird unhappy cat noises in the kitchen, so went into check. Piper Dog was trying to get a bit of inter-species action on with Piper Cat, who was NOT consenting. Plus they’re both fixed. And, it was boy-on-… --- ## [6 eBay Staffers Have Been Charged With Disturbing Harassment Of A Couple Who Criticized The Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-ebay-staffers-have-been-charged-with-disturbing-harassment-of-a-couple-who-criticized-the-company/855782)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-ebay-staffers-have-been-charged-with-disturbing-harassment-of-a-couple-who-criticized-the-company/855782 "2020-06-16T20:01:06Z")
WTF is going on in this country? It’s like we have a bunch of children in supposedly responsible positions. --- ## [So youtube changed its appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youtube-changed-its-appearance/843317)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youtube-changed-its-appearance/843317 "2020-06-16T19:00:52Z")
This happened suddenly yesterday. I don’t think I saw any notification about it. Now the thumbnails are bigger (4 across instead of 5) which has its pluses and minuses. But annoyingly, all the groupings have gone, the t… --- ## [Death from the Air - 1945](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-from-the-air-1945/638279)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-from-the-air-1945/638279 "2020-06-16T03:39:52Z")
For some reason, I am amazed by these photos and the newspaper article. A few years later and this would have been Top Secret stuff. But in the fall of 1945, they helped sell Victory Bonds. Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Baka B… --- ## [Hi Bricker! Welcome back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-bricker-welcome-back/855746)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-bricker-welcome-back/855746 "2020-06-16T03:24:19Z")
We’re glad to have you to kick around once more! :smiley: --- ## [I fought the chair mat, and the chair mat won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-chair-mat-and-the-chair-mat-won/855711)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-chair-mat-and-the-chair-mat-won/855711 "2020-06-16T02:46:14Z")
I had to go out this weekend to get a new chair mat. Since I’ve been working at home every day for the last three months, my old chair mat was cracking and splitting everywhere. The first problem I had was getting the o… --- ## [Cockburn gets "cock" burn on opponent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockburn-gets-cock-burn-on-opponent/818791)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockburn-gets-cock-burn-on-opponent/818791 "2020-06-16T02:27:20Z")
Interesting topic and coincidental name. Virginia congressional candidate Leslie Cockburn gets a burn in on an opponent who has an interest in sasquatchii with more than just\* feet \*that are big. --- ## [Supreme Court holds that the 1964 Civil Rights Act Protects Gay and Transgendered Persons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-holds-that-the-1964-civil-rights-act-protects-gay-and-transgendered-persons/855715)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-holds-that-the-1964-civil-rights-act-protects-gay-and-transgendered-persons/855715 "2020-06-16T01:14:38Z")
https://d2qwohl8lx5mh1.cloudfront.net/8hVHe52Cq4sPdF0wEaTaCQ/content Pretty surprising that Gorsuch and Roberts signed on. 6-3. I have no particular qualms about the result, but it seems rather peculiar legal reasoning… --- ## [Small blog criticizes eBay. eBay executives go on a nasty harassment and cyberstalking campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-blog-criticizes-ebay-ebay-executives-go-on-a-nasty-harassment-and-cyberstalking-campaign/855734)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-blog-criticizes-ebay-ebay-executives-go-on-a-nasty-harassment-and-cyberstalking-campaign/855734 "2020-06-15T23:44:45Z")
They sent nasty packages to their home, placed fake craigslist ads to get people to show up at their address for sex and sent hardcore porn to their neighbors in their name as if it was slightly misaddressed. Unbeliev… --- ## [A well lived life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-well-lived-life/855662)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-well-lived-life/855662 "2020-06-15T23:11:12Z")
This is the anniversary of the death of my sister. One year after my Daddy died. Almost to the day. He would’ve never dealt with her death, easily…So…that’s the only thing I can think of that makes his fluke of a death … --- ## [Postus Interruptus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postus-interruptus/855586)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postus-interruptus/855586 "2020-06-15T21:37:48Z")
I bet I delete half the posts I compose. Maybe I think others will weigh in with something that will change my mind. Maybe it’s a hot-button topic. Other times I may think it doesn’t look as good after I type it. Or … --- ## [Bathroom scales are worthless in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-scales-are-worthless-in-the-mmp/848072)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-scales-are-worthless-in-the-mmp/848072 "2020-06-15T20:16:26Z")
Oh, the joys of bathroom scales. In a matter of seconds or minutes you can gain or lose many pounds! Ours has been particularly wonky of late, so I decided to shop for a replacement. Did you know you can get a bathroom … --- ## [Workplace Seniority Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-seniority-questions/855570)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-seniority-questions/855570 "2020-06-15T19:18:17Z")
When a company decides to cut hours, which group is more likely to be affected: Newer or older employees? When an employee is stuck at an entry level position for an extended period of time, do you think that they d… --- ## [NASA Space telescope 10 years late and $9 billion over budget (and counting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-space-telescope-10-years-late-and-9-billion-over-budget-and-counting/855484)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-space-telescope-10-years-late-and-9-billion-over-budget-and-counting/855484 "2020-06-15T12:48:06Z")
Don’t worry, nobody is at fault . And NASA is not using a US rocket to lift it to orbit. --- ## ["What's a normal sleep cycle?" Don't ask the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-sleep-cycle-dont-ask-the-mmp/855235)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-sleep-cycle-dont-ask-the-mmp/855235 "2020-06-15T02:51:45Z")
Good morning, Dopers and lurkers. It’s not even 5:30 am but the birds have been warming up their tunemakers for half an hour already. It is that murky predawn sky, but c’mon it’s not like the sun is up yet! I knew acade… --- ## [Critter Cam out back.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critter-cam-out-back/734059)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 1092\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critter-cam-out-back/734059 "2020-06-15T01:01:31Z")
14 pictures: Safe for work & kids. https://picasaweb.google.com/116298515843829538956/Oct9CC?authkey=Gv1sRgCLzzwtjK8qrJ-QE# --- ## [A bad case of palimpsest - words that mean the wrong thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-case-of-palimpsest-words-that-mean-the-wrong-thing/854312)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-case-of-palimpsest-words-that-mean-the-wrong-thing/854312 "2020-06-15T00:18:41Z")
You know what I mean? There are certain words that just have no business meaning what they actually mean. OK, let me explain. For some reason I was musing on the word pulchritudinous. Now, whoever came up with that word… --- ## [Did You Read Andrew Sullivan Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-read-andrew-sullivan-today/855584)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-read-andrew-sullivan-today/855584 "2020-06-14T18:28:22Z")
This week’s essay is entitled Is There Still Room for Debate? It is not overlong and well worth your time. I am always gobsmacked by the easy, smooth clarity of his writing and thought. In this column he questions the … --- ## ["Typing aphasia"? -- Is that what this is called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-aphasia-is-that-what-this-is-called/855437)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typing-aphasia-is-that-what-this-is-called/855437 "2020-06-14T15:06:16Z")
In addition to clumsy fat-fingering and ordinary misspellings, sometimes I type a homonym of the word intended. It doesn’t even have to be a close homonym: it was typing “vowels” when “values” was intended that first ma… --- ## [surprise party for my parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-party-for-my-parents/855638)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-party-for-my-parents/855638 "2020-06-14T04:35:35Z")
Just got off of my weekly call with Mom. Dad is still in a rehab center but should be coming home soon. I have some time off in mid-July and was thinking about flying down to Virginia to see them. My brother can go with… --- ## [3M sues price gougers who sold masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3m-sues-price-gougers-who-sold-masks/855452)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3m-sues-price-gougers-who-sold-masks/855452 "2020-06-14T01:39:44Z")
Hope this suit succeeds --- ## [Where is George Geschwendt ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-george-geschwendt/855543)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-george-geschwendt/855543 "2020-06-13T17:22:50Z")
Was wondering whatever happened to George Geschwendt ? On March 12, 1976 he methodically slayed 5 members and 1 friend of their family in Trevose, Pa. I lived not far from there. Looked at the Pennsylvania inmate loc… --- ## [Mundane, pointless, and funny animal video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578 "2020-06-13T14:55:43Z")
If you ever found yourself asking "Do elephants make good house pets? The answer is no. --- ## [What does this quote about gender by Judith Butler mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-quote-about-gender-by-judith-butler-mean/855406)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-quote-about-gender-by-judith-butler-mean/855406 "2020-06-12T23:19:08Z")
I was watching onion videos and saw this one where a guy quotes Judith Butler. What exactly does that mean? It was taken from Butler’s book ‘gender trouble’, but if the rest of the book is as heavy as tha… --- ## [I'm misplacing a lot of reality again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-misplacing-a-lot-of-reality-again/855424)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-misplacing-a-lot-of-reality-again/855424 "2020-06-12T21:13:31Z")
I’m watching the same few shows, napping too often and too long when they aren’t on, and generally being freakishly bored. I’ve chosen to not bore you folks to death, but my brother has sent me his initial Covid researc… --- ## [How am I still married to this woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-still-married-to-this-woman/855261)
**Author:** [@PackerMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-am-i-still-married-to-this-woman/855261 "2020-06-12T11:30:41Z")
Maybe this belongs in CS - it’s music related. This weekend the family were driving to a nearby park with a lake for a little fishing\\picnic. I had last drove the car so my station was on, one of the various classic ro… --- ## [If you're offered a job but don't start for a month how does it affect your unemployment insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-offered-a-job-but-dont-start-for-a-month-how-does-it-affect-your-unemployment-insurance/855499)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-offered-a-job-but-dont-start-for-a-month-how-does-it-affect-your-unemployment-insurance/855499 "2020-06-12T11:29:36Z")
If someone offers you a job but it doesn’t start for a month, how does it affect your unemployment compensation? Can you still claim UI until you actually start the job and start getting paid? --- ## [Actual name of a non-computer filing system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-name-of-a-non-computer-filing-system/855345)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-name-of-a-non-computer-filing-system/855345 "2020-06-12T02:01:39Z")
This is driving me crazy because I can’t remember any of the name at all, not even one syllable. All I know is it originated in Japan. The idea is instead of putting your file labeled folders in alphabetic order, by numb… --- ## [Lt Governor Husted of Ohio please stop fidgeting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lt-governor-husted-of-ohio-please-stop-fidgeting/855472)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lt-governor-husted-of-ohio-please-stop-fidgeting/855472 "2020-06-12T00:03:35Z")
Ok, so this is too mild for the Pit but as I watch our Coronavirus updates regularly I am getting a little buggy whenever our Lieutenant Governor, John Husted, speaks. His fidgeting drives me nuts as he’s always straigh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=318) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=320)