# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=321 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 322 --- ## [VA still paying pension earned by a Civil War soldier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-still-paying-pension-earned-by-a-civil-war-soldier/748677)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/va-still-paying-pension-earned-by-a-civil-war-soldier/748677 "2020-06-07T20:52:18Z")
Claim is here. --- ## [Gardena Cops Murder Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardena-cops-murder-man/855175)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardena-cops-murder-man/855175 "2020-06-07T16:44:37Z")
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAQhrFdJISa/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link My friend shared this horrible video with me today. A cop using an assault rifle to kill an unarmed man. This is simply murder. --- ## [Military on the streets of DC - what's going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-on-the-streets-of-dc-whats-going-on/854970)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-on-the-streets-of-dc-whats-going-on/854970 "2020-06-07T04:11:45Z")
Apparently Trump decided to throw troops - and other unidentified forces - into the streets of DC. Here are a few things I’ve come across: Troops on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial “Department of Justice” troops (po… --- ## [Use the NATO phonetic alphabet or make up your own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-the-nato-phonetic-alphabet-or-make-up-your-own/855002)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-the-nato-phonetic-alphabet-or-make-up-your-own/855002 "2020-06-07T03:54:57Z")
You know the situation - you need to spell out something like a license plate or someone’s name, etc for clarity. Do you use the official NATO phonetic alphabet (A=Alpha, B=Bravo, C=Charlie, etc) used by the military a… --- ## [Troubles With My Computer Printer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubles-with-my-computer-printer/855093)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubles-with-my-computer-printer/855093 "2020-06-07T01:56:56Z")
I have to tell you first off, my computer printer is rather old. Like 5 or 10 years. And it is showing expected signs of age. That having been said, my computer seems to use up ink too quickly. And it has always been th… --- ## [Petition for ALS didability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-for-als-didability/855109)
**Author:** [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-for-als-didability/855109 "2020-06-06T22:10:59Z")
I started a petition on Change.org to get social security didability for non-working spouses with ALS. I have no illusions that it will be successful. Even if it does happen, it will take too long to help my family… I d… --- ## [PRC Soccer Legend Hao Haidong Calls for Ouster of Chinese Communist Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prc-soccer-legend-hao-haidong-calls-for-ouster-of-chinese-communist-party/855103)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prc-soccer-legend-hao-haidong-calls-for-ouster-of-chinese-communist-party/855103 "2020-06-06T20:17:29Z")
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Soccer-superstar-stuns-China-with-call-for-ouster-15319149.php In this time of bold political protest this might be the boldest of them all. He is literally putting his life on the … --- ## [What if your pet was stuck in a Groundhog Day-type loop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-your-pet-was-stuck-in-a-groundhog-day-type-loop/855082)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-your-pet-was-stuck-in-a-groundhog-day-type-loop/855082 "2020-06-06T20:05:09Z")
Apropos of nothing, my son said the other day “If Kirby was stuck in a Groundhog Day situation, she wouldn’t be able to communicate that to us.” Kirby is our dog. Thinking about it for a minute, I said “If Kirby was st… --- ## [A white LEO kneels on a black man and ends his life. And the world erupts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-white-leo-kneels-on-a-black-man-and-ends-his-life-and-the-world-erupts/855075)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-white-leo-kneels-on-a-black-man-and-ends-his-life-and-the-world-erupts/855075 "2020-06-06T20:02:37Z")
I would like to know what the dollar cost of this action will be. Consider loss of property due to riots and looting. Extra personnel to manage the unrest. Hospitals and medical care for the injured. Funerals for the de… --- ## [Yet another "I'm Old" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-im-old-thread/855154)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-im-old-thread/855154 "2020-06-06T15:04:39Z")
Was musing today about working the past few days with the new girl. Turns out we both got kicked out of the same church. No, I didn’t know her. She would have been somewhere around 10 or 12 when I went there. Anyway,… --- ## [Mexico COVID deaths.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-covid-deaths/855153)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-covid-deaths/855153 "2020-06-06T13:19:03Z")
The USA is reporting 110,000 deaths. Mexico 13,000 deaths. Perhaps Mexico will pay for a border wall after all. --- ## [age of mammals poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-mammals-poster/855125)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-mammals-poster/855125 "2020-06-06T03:26:09Z")
I am reading\* Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution\* by David Rains Wallace . Fascinating. However, it has no color plates. So, I have found a great little poster from the… --- ## [How do cats and dogs get on if they are in the same house together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-and-dogs-get-on-if-they-are-in-the-same-house-together/855072)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-and-dogs-get-on-if-they-are-in-the-same-house-together/855072 "2020-06-05T19:09:01Z")
Well I always thought they didn’t get on well or were enemies or it was like Tom and Jerry with the cat and dog but does anyone have both maybe who get on alright? Or maybe the cat takes the dog out for a walk around the… --- ## [How I survived flying with 2 cats on 3 airplanes during the coronavirus and a civil rights crisis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-survived-flying-with-2-cats-on-3-airplanes-during-the-coronavirus-and-a-civil-rights-crisis/855112)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-survived-flying-with-2-cats-on-3-airplanes-during-the-coronavirus-and-a-civil-rights-crisis/855112 "2020-06-05T19:02:14Z")
You probably don’t remember, but back when I was still themysterywriter, I made a thread here about how I was scared my cats were going to die when we had to move across the ocean. Well, that move is finally over, and th… --- ## [Beck fights the bad, bad, bad vine (How kudzu entertained me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-fights-the-bad-bad-bad-vine-how-kudzu-entertained-me/854905)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-fights-the-bad-bad-bad-vine-how-kudzu-entertained-me/854905 "2020-06-05T18:58:47Z")
At the dinner table me and Son-of-a-wrek were discussing an old car I obtained that I want rebuilt. I’ve been pressing him about this for years. He’s had a busy life. No time. He’s working from home, mostly. It seems he… --- ## [Where did Choosing Beggars learn the "You need to..." style of demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-choosing-beggars-learn-the-you-need-to-style-of-demand/854808)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-choosing-beggars-learn-the-you-need-to-style-of-demand/854808 "2020-06-05T18:53:13Z")
If there’s one thing I have learned from reading r/choosingbeggars on Reddit, it’s that these people often phrase their demands and expectations in the phrasing “You need to give me this for free!” or “You need to find m… --- ## [East Coast Derecho](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-derecho/855087)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-derecho/855087 "2020-06-05T15:00:08Z")
I’d never even heard the word “derecho” before; then yesterday one cut off my power for 28 hours. --- ## [Absolutely shameless kid bragging here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-shameless-kid-bragging-here/854976)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-shameless-kid-bragging-here/854976 "2020-06-05T13:07:32Z")
Later today, a Boeing 767 will lift off the runway and fly across the US. My son will be in the cockpit’s left seat, enjoying his new title of “Captain”. This is a significant accomplishment, especially since we recent… --- ## [How long did it take you to recover from pneumonia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-recover-from-pneumonia/854952)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-recover-from-pneumonia/854952 "2020-06-05T04:00:21Z")
I was in the hospital about seven weeks ago with a case of pneumonia. Fortunately, I tested negative for the corona virus. When I was released I was told it would take “about a month” to recover. Well, that month was … --- ## [Jokes that Used to be Funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-used-to-be-funny/837330)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-used-to-be-funny/837330 "2020-06-04T18:47:40Z")
They finally found a cure for herpes. … Extra Strength Tylenol. (1) Does anyone else remember why this joke was funny at one time? (2) Does anyone have examples of jokes that used to be funny but now just leave peopl… --- ## [My Excitement for the Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-excitement-for-the-day/854980)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-excitement-for-the-day/854980 "2020-06-04T14:31:11Z")
After 14 very long weeks at 11:30 am (about 2 hours) I’m going to get my hair cut!!:D:D I usually have it cut every 6 weeks so it’s been more than twice as long in between cuts. Actually my hair isn’t as bad as I thoug… --- ## [Oldest living man died. If you can read this you just moved up on the list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-living-man-died-if-you-can-read-this-you-just-moved-up-on-the-list/854690)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-living-man-died-if-you-can-read-this-you-just-moved-up-on-the-list/854690 "2020-06-04T12:38:24Z")
Title says it all, I’m slightly closer to the record now. World’s oldest man dies peacefully in his sleep. --- ## [UPS: Civil Unrest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-civil-unrest/855031)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-civil-unrest/855031 "2020-06-04T11:30:39Z")
Well, UPS has an excuse for late delivery in their standard list that I’ve never seen before (and hope never to see again): Civil unrest. And, just incidentally, another package going to the same address and passing th… --- ## [Beck and Betsy the Beagle see a bad, bad, bad thang!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-betsy-the-beagle-see-a-bad-bad-bad-thang/852867)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-betsy-the-beagle-see-a-bad-bad-bad-thang/852867 "2020-06-03T21:18:48Z")
Holy ‘Boggy Creek’ Batman! I’m loaded for bear, 30.06 on my shoulder. Bear mace in my hand. Noisily taking my stroll this afternoon. Rubber boots ‘clop-clopping’ in the wet leaf litter. I walk up the levee and go down … --- ## [Quarantine birdwatching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-birdwatching/854502)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-birdwatching/854502 "2020-06-03T20:29:12Z")
I’ve started identifying and learning about the birds that come within sight of my property, and it’s remarkable how much I’ve been enjoying learning the names and habits of these birds, and how excited I get when I see … --- ## [Hong Kong; the End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-the-end/854276)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-the-end/854276 "2020-06-03T05:34:44Z")
Relations with the US suck anyway, and besides everyone is distracted, the Chinese seem to be ending Hong Kong’s special status. I hope I am not being panicked by the headlines. But it seems President-for-Life Xi has dec… --- ## [My local newspaper didn't publish today, and didn't tell us they were going to (not) do this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-newspaper-didnt-publish-today-and-didnt-tell-us-they-were-going-to-not-do-this/854466)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-newspaper-didnt-publish-today-and-didnt-tell-us-they-were-going-to-not-do-this/854466 "2020-06-03T05:16:55Z")
I put this here because I don’t think it’s quite Pit-worthy, but it was sure annoying to go to several stores before I finally found YESTERDAY’S paper on a newsstand, and the clerk said, “Oh, yeah, we didn’t get any pape… --- ## [They can't kill us all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-cant-kill-us-all/854943)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-cant-kill-us-all/854943 "2020-06-03T02:48:57Z")
I am not from the US. I am not a dark skinned individual, and I most likely don’t count as “white” as well. I didn’t share anything in social media and didn’t join the protests where I live here in Germany (but I am no G… --- ## [Snowbird down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowbird-down/854010)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowbird-down/854010 "2020-06-02T20:08:33Z")
One of the Snowbirds died today in a crash in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Snowbirds are the RCAF’s acrobatic team. They’ve been flying across Canada on a morale boosting effort, starting with flights in Nova Scotia … --- ## [My new hobby - revisiting my old threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-hobby-revisiting-my-old-threads/854940)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-hobby-revisiting-my-old-threads/854940 "2020-06-02T19:26:32Z")
I’m looking back over some of the GQ threads I started years ago - I thought I was about to ask something I had asked years ago and I ended up jumping into a rabbit hole. And what a lovely rabbit hole it is! Cecil actu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=322)