# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=323 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 324 --- ## [The "O" is closing. (Pittsburgh). Wailing and gnashing of teeth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-o-is-closing-pittsburgh-wailing-and-gnashing-of-teeth/852135)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-o-is-closing-pittsburgh-wailing-and-gnashing-of-teeth/852135 "2020-05-28T21:42:31Z")
The Original Hot Dog Shop, in the Oakland district of Pittsburgh, is closing. For good. After sixty years. The owner donated 35,000 pounds of potatoes to a food bank, and reportedly started selling the equipment. So no f… --- ## [Stein's Gate Plot Based On Actual Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steins-gate-plot-based-on-actual-events/854621)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steins-gate-plot-based-on-actual-events/854621 "2020-05-28T20:10:00Z")
Last year while searching for time travel related Sci Fi I saw a recommendation for Stein’s Gate and really enjoyed it. I had no idea there were actual posts from someone named John Titor claiming to have traveled from … --- ## [I'm not likely to kill anybody else, so I'm back in Gen Pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-likely-to-kill-anybody-else-so-im-back-in-gen-pop/854521)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-likely-to-kill-anybody-else-so-im-back-in-gen-pop/854521 "2020-05-28T18:28:51Z")
Most everything is exactly where I left it. --- ## [Soldier thwarts active shooter on Kansas bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-thwarts-active-shooter-on-kansas-bridge/854599 "2020-05-28T16:48:52Z")
I’ve read other reports that the shooter had a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun. Multiple cars on the bridge were hit. Thankfully there was only one person shot before the soldier intervened. The shooter was pinned unde… --- ## [More Pronunciation: R0 (R Naught)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-pronunciation-r0-r-naught/854514)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-pronunciation-r0-r-naught/854514 "2020-05-28T16:44:47Z")
In the instructional video we were listening to last night, the proctor kept calling it “Are Not”. Who else besides me totally doesn’t pronounce “R Nought” the same way as “Are Not”? Hmm, well I guess I do pronounce th… --- ## [Have Read the Bob Murray V. John Oliver Legal Papers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-read-the-bob-murray-v-john-oliver-legal-papers/854535)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-read-the-bob-murray-v-john-oliver-legal-papers/854535 "2020-05-27T23:10:43Z")
You know how it is. There is no explanation how you come across something on the internet. Some source called the ACLU filing in this case the snarkiest legal brief ever. It is. Especially the photos. Please enjoy. htt… --- ## [NASA removes top guy a week before first US based astronaut launch since 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-removes-top-guy-a-week-before-first-us-based-astronaut-launch-since-2011/854139)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-removes-top-guy-a-week-before-first-us-based-astronaut-launch-since-2011/854139 "2020-05-27T21:23:44Z")
He was only hired in October. He is the guy who would have the final no/no go for a launch with humans. Trying to find more on this. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-administrator-selects-douglas-loverro-as… --- ## [As a Landlord Am I Being Fair? (Covid related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-landlord-am-i-being-fair-covid-related/854135)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-landlord-am-i-being-fair-covid-related/854135 "2020-05-27T19:54:06Z")
I have a tenant (my only one) who pays $1300 per month. She got laid off at the end of March as a result of covid and asked for a break on the rent. I said I could knock it back to $800 and we would see how things went.… --- ## [Anyone own a Subaru Crosstrek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-subaru-crosstrek/854390)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-subaru-crosstrek/854390 "2020-05-27T15:27:29Z")
We’re thinking of replacing our ten year old Crosstour and the Crosstrek looks pretty good. Does anyone have any constructive input on this make and model? --- ## [Awesome optical illusion; the Shrinking Mill of Port Colborne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-optical-illusion-the-shrinking-mill-of-port-colborne/854164)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-optical-illusion-the-shrinking-mill-of-port-colborne/854164 "2020-05-27T12:54:28Z")
I have no idea how I never knew about this before, because Port Colborne isn’t far from here, but behold: the amazing Shrinking Mill of Port Colborne. Several videos, all showing you the same remarkable illusion so you … --- ## [Virgin making first space flight Sun the 24th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-making-first-space-flight-sun-the-24th/854214)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-making-first-space-flight-sun-the-24th/854214 "2020-05-27T09:25:47Z")
they are launching from a 747 rather than the ground. --- ## [R.I.P. Biscuits and Gravy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-biscuits-and-gravy/854450)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-biscuits-and-gravy/854450 "2020-05-27T02:38:43Z")
The kitten with two faces has died, just three days old. --- ## [Advice on buying infra-red thermometer for body temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-infra-red-thermometer-for-body-temperature/854098)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-infra-red-thermometer-for-body-temperature/854098 "2020-05-27T01:51:18Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum, but here goes. I work for a gym. We’re currently closed but putting in measures ready for reopening. We’re considering temperature checking every user coming in using a contactless I… --- ## [Dear God: my mom is not an episode of House (RIP. update to 2012 thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-my-mom-is-not-an-episode-of-house-rip-update-to-2012-thread/635681)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-my-mom-is-not-an-episode-of-house-rip-update-to-2012-thread/635681 "2020-05-27T00:40:21Z")
A couple of years ago, my mom started suffering from chest pains and respiratory problems. Two months of testing and intermittant hospital stays later, they finally found the cause: Legionellosis. Yes, mom had Legionnair… --- ## [A bygone era: candy & other snacks you miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bygone-era-candy-other-snacks-you-miss/59076)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bygone-era-candy-other-snacks-you-miss/59076 "2020-05-26T21:03:17Z")
As a kid, I ate candy such as Big Time, Forever Yours, Seven-Up (seven kinds of filling covered by one layer of chocolate), Candy Buttons (the sweet, colored lumps sold stuck to adding-machine tape), and a brande of malt… --- ## [Culling your closet of work clothes after retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culling-your-closet-of-work-clothes-after-retirement/854420)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culling-your-closet-of-work-clothes-after-retirement/854420 "2020-05-26T18:14:26Z")
So it’s 4 1/2 years since I left the workforce, and since I got nothing but time, I’ve decided to get rid of work clothes hanging there getting dusty. Mostly dress slacks, some jackets, shoes, skirts and blouses etc. But… --- ## [Mr.Otis the best plumber in these parts(the only plumber in these parts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-otis-the-best-plumber-in-these-parts-the-only-plumber-in-these-parts/854482)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-otis-the-best-plumber-in-these-parts-the-only-plumber-in-these-parts/854482 "2020-05-26T18:13:18Z")
Occasionally in the last 20 years or so I have had to call a plumber as Mr.Wrekker would be out of town and plumbing emergency occurred(I say occasionally, it was exactly 3 times). Two of those times were outdoors. He o… --- ## [Old booze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-booze/853797)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-booze/853797 "2020-05-26T17:13:07Z")
So, I enjoy an adult beverage on occasion. And since I am stuck at home due to the current situation, I generally enjoy a tipple in the evening while watching the tube. I am the only one in the house who drinks hard stu… --- ## [Share The Happy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-happy/841974)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-happy/841974 "2020-05-26T15:54:31Z")
No, not like that, that’s not the sort of happy I meant. You people are incorrigible! :wink: There is enough stress and negative energy in the world generally, and I’ve not been totally happy for a bit now, but coping.… --- ## [Amazon is messing with me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-messing-with-me/853682)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-messing-with-me/853682 "2020-05-25T20:45:14Z")
I got a box of junk I ordered from Amazon today. I opened the box and marvelled at the stoopid crap I bought. Yeah. It was fun for about 3 minutes. Couldn’t remember why I ordered little Amber glass jars with a cork to… --- ## [World's busiest airport is Anchorage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-busiest-airport-is-anchorage/854364)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-busiest-airport-is-anchorage/854364 "2020-05-25T15:49:20Z")
On some days due to cargo. Bought my son a phone and it went from China to Anchorage to me. This is now the world's busiest airport... on Saturdays | CNN --- ## [Opening Up The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-up-the-mmp/854024)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-up-the-mmp/854024 "2020-05-25T13:55:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis \ 69! \ Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 79 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for the day. Today we shall sanitize da cave and who knows… --- ## [Body shaming men.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shaming-men/854361)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shaming-men/854361 "2020-05-24T18:27:09Z")
Small rant. I saw my ex girlfriend post a tweet making fun of some guys height. She’s also goes after a men’s penis size as well. This is a person who should understand the effects body shaming can have on someone. I k… --- ## [NASA / Spacex employees with numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-spacex-employees-with-numbers/854380)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-spacex-employees-with-numbers/854380 "2020-05-24T15:36:51Z")
Are they going to play FB once everything is ready? Or maybe they think it’s easier to write #4 does X , #5 does Y --- ## [So....My Cats.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-cats/854323)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-cats/854323 "2020-05-24T13:51:29Z")
Ok, who walked in the back door and switched my Cats? Don’t get me wrong, they’re still mostly jerks The two most snooty, bossy, entitled Siamese cats that were ever born have gotten a new attitude. The 2 Chihuahuas, … --- ## [Church in my neigbourhood is featured on a Tweet by a British-German-Singaporean, about atheists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-in-my-neigbourhood-is-featured-on-a-tweet-by-a-british-german-singaporean-about-atheists/854359)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-in-my-neigbourhood-is-featured-on-a-tweet-by-a-british-german-singaporean-about-atheists/854359 "2020-05-24T00:38:17Z")
The wonders of the web. Poking around on Pinterest for something completely different, I saw a picture of one of our neighbourhood churches, which ran a sign about kind atheists awhile ago. I thought “Neat”. Somebody l… --- ## [Dopers from Michigan, are you affected by the flooding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-from-michigan-are-you-affected-by-the-flooding/854189)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-from-michigan-are-you-affected-by-the-flooding/854189 "2020-05-24T00:18:04Z")
It’s not like y’all needed another disaster on top of the current one! :smack: Let us know how you’re doing. Mod: will someone edit my title? I wasn’t really trying to introduce a Zen note or anything… --- ## [Welcome to Canadoper Pub, 2019!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-canadoper-pub-2019/827022)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-canadoper-pub-2019/827022 "2020-05-23T19:59:18Z")
It’s New Year’s already on Cape Spear, Canada’s easternmost point! Come in, come in, out of the cold and the storm. Canadoper Pub is open for another year. There’s a fire burning in the corner fireplace, and friendly Ca… --- ## [Ambiance Nocturnae (re: 13 Ghosts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiance-nocturnae-re-13-ghosts/434114)
**Author:** [@Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_In_A_Top_Hat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiance-nocturnae-re-13-ghosts/434114 "2020-05-23T19:48:41Z")
So there’s this movie called 13 Ghosts. Fun. Not Oscar-faire, by any stretch, but really fun. The guy who played Shaggy in the Scooby Doo movie’s a supporting character (he’s a paranoid psychometric), among other amus… --- ## [Father Pelc and his Holy Water Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-pelc-and-his-holy-water-gun/854300)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-pelc-and-his-holy-water-gun/854300 "2020-05-23T19:32:41Z")
I can’t believe no one’s brought this up yet: I love it. It’s a creative theological solution to a prctical problem. I don’t find it in any way demeaning or disrespectful, but then, I’m of a leient nature. As the ab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=324)