# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=326 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 327 --- ## [Other than that, Mr. Trump, how did you like the play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-that-mr-trump-how-did-you-like-the-play/853185)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-that-mr-trump-how-did-you-like-the-play/853185 "2020-05-15T00:57:03Z")
Trump has recently compared himself to Lincoln a couple of times recently. Then, a day or so ago he said, “They always said nobody got treated worse than Lincoln. I believe I am treated worse.” This was in response to a… --- ## [What breed does this dog look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breed-does-this-dog-look-like/853760)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breed-does-this-dog-look-like/853760 "2020-05-15T00:31:46Z")
My wife fell in love with this dog’s photo and description. Looks a bit like a fighting dog, a pit bull maybe? He’s a cute boy, but as dog novices I don’t think we’re equipped to take in a pit. --- ## [So I bought a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-mr-clean-magic-eraser-now-what/853748)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-mr-clean-magic-eraser-now-what/853748 "2020-05-15T00:29:30Z")
What kinds of surfaces do I use it on? What surfaces should I avoid? Should I use a cleaner with it like Mr. Clean or Windex? --- ## [Stop sending me e-mails!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-sending-me-e-mails/853775)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-sending-me-e-mails/853775 "2020-05-14T22:50:42Z")
At this time, every business I’ve ever done business with, or organization I belong to, is flooding my inbox with e-mails. I’m getting daily e-mails from Air Canada, an organization I belong to based in Toronto, my bank… --- ## [Stupid highway signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-highway-signs/853287)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-highway-signs/853287 "2020-05-14T22:33:01Z")
The following applies to I-75, a road I have traveled all too often in the past year. On some of the entrance ramps, there are signs listing various vehicles and items which are prohibited on the interstate. One of thes… --- ## [Moving is awful. What do I do with all this stuff??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-is-awful-what-do-i-do-with-all-this-stuff/852799)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-is-awful-what-do-i-do-with-all-this-stuff/852799 "2020-05-14T16:27:08Z")
After 30 years of living in Chicago we’re moving to another state. We don’t want to move in the middle of a pandemic, but it can’t be helped. I’m going to miss Chicago so much. One big problem of moving now is that the … --- ## [VPN. Do I need one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-do-i-need-one/815152)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-do-i-need-one/815152 "2020-05-14T08:30:43Z")
Life has been going great. Then Avast tells me I need a VPN. Only $4/month. Living under my rock, I never heard of VPN. But, thanks to Wiki, now I know. Am I the only one without one? If I need one, is $4/month a good… --- ## [Who's a good boy? Yes, YOU are!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-good-boy-yes-you-are/852845)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-good-boy-yes-you-are/852845 "2020-05-14T03:47:22Z")
The headline pretty much says it all: Genetics Research Explains Why Dogs Are Very Good Boys All I can say is that a lifetime of experience seems to back it up. In all seriousness, despite my snark about cats – and I … --- ## [Don't be Sad that it's over. Be glad that it happened.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-sad-that-its-over-be-glad-that-it-happened/853759)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-sad-that-its-over-be-glad-that-it-happened/853759 "2020-05-14T03:24:44Z")
What kind of things are you sad about that is over but instead should just be happy that it happened? --- ## [Depending on the circumstances, how difficult is it to live a financially stable life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depending-on-the-circumstances-how-difficult-is-it-to-live-a-financially-stable-life/853483)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depending-on-the-circumstances-how-difficult-is-it-to-live-a-financially-stable-life/853483 "2020-05-14T00:59:02Z")
Factors: Having a good paying job? Apartment or house living? Living alone, with roommates, or with a SO? State or county tax rates? Student loans or other debt? If you only spend on what you need rather than what … --- ## [I wonder if that would work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-that-would-work/853556)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-that-would-work/853556 "2020-05-14T00:51:12Z")
Ever have a seemingly impractical idea and say to yourself, “Hmmm…I wonder if that would work?” Mine? I wonder if you could make your own rubber chicken by spraying or painting a whole uncooked chicken with FlexSteel, … --- ## [uber eats bids 6 billion for grub hub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-eats-bids-6-billion-for-grub-hub/853751)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-eats-bids-6-billion-for-grub-hub/853751 "2020-05-13T23:30:17Z")
There are the details but I hope it doesn’t happen or they keep them separate because as I’ve found out uber eats rarely has just food delivery drivers most of the time the food gets picked up if no ones got a fare to… --- ## [Attempted gardening in lockdown.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-gardening-in-lockdown/853742)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-gardening-in-lockdown/853742 "2020-05-13T21:53:32Z")
The SE Michigan weather this spring is a freakin tease :mad: The weather started to look good really early, and for 99.9% of the weather since early April I could have really planted my crap outside. But every time Spri… --- ## [Is John Mace dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-mace-dead/832409)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-mace-dead/832409 "2020-05-13T19:47:50Z")
Last post was in early December, last time lurking was in early January. Does anyone know if he died or went to prison or something? --- ## [Ever seen adult singing suddenly improve without training?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-adult-singing-suddenly-improve-without-training/853429)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-adult-singing-suddenly-improve-without-training/853429 "2020-05-13T18:28:01Z")
Our 22 year old son has played and sung in front of audiences for years. His playing has always been very good, but after his voice changed around age 11 his vocal range was dramatically decreased for around 10 years. … --- ## [Would anyone be interested in a Jigsaw Puzzle exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-be-interested-in-a-jigsaw-puzzle-exchange/853719)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-be-interested-in-a-jigsaw-puzzle-exchange/853719 "2020-05-13T18:14:22Z")
All of a sudden, Jigsaw puzzles are a hot commodity, and the company Mrs Magill and I order from is rather backlogged. Also, because we’re both home we can knock one out in three or four days now, rather than the more l… --- ## [Ocular migraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocular-migraine/655516)
**Author:** [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ocular-migraine/655516 "2020-05-13T17:34:07Z")
Blech. Have a lot of stuff to do today too. No pain, but auras, vision loss, and it makes it harder to concentrate. --- ## [What language(s) do you swear in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-s-do-you-swear-in/853226)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-s-do-you-swear-in/853226 "2020-05-13T16:04:56Z")
I can’t be the only person who swears in different languages depending on how upset I am, can I? Mine tend to go: 1 - Carnac 3 - German and/or Russian w/a horrendous accent & pronunciation 5 - Arabic 7 - Italian 10… --- ## [People radically changing their political beliefs based on their new partner's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-radically-changing-their-political-beliefs-based-on-their-new-partners/853648)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-radically-changing-their-political-beliefs-based-on-their-new-partners/853648 "2020-05-13T15:26:03Z")
Has anyone else been shocked by a friend completely changing their previously liberal outlook when they start dating a guy with very conservative views? I have two, coincidentally both women. Doesn’t mean men don’t do th… --- ## [CEO and founder quits business due to past KKK ties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceo-and-founder-quits-business-due-to-past-kkk-ties/853608)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceo-and-founder-quits-business-due-to-past-kkk-ties/853608 "2020-05-13T15:24:15Z")
I wonder if he thought nobody would discover his past. --- ## [\#MeToo: Preliminary results of a PhD dissertation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-preliminary-results-of-a-phd-dissertation/840548)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-preliminary-results-of-a-phd-dissertation/840548 "2020-05-13T15:03:25Z")
Nicole Bedera is a PhD student at UMich, and she recently posted a thread on Twitter which I think is absolutely worth sharing about the “lives ruined” aspect of #MeToo. You can find it here. Some choice quotes: Pre… --- ## [What have you learned about yourself, thanks to COVID-19? Humorous answers only please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-about-yourself-thanks-to-covid-19-humorous-answers-only-please/853468)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-about-yourself-thanks-to-covid-19-humorous-answers-only-please/853468 "2020-05-13T02:37:04Z")
I learned that I can fart loud enough during a Teams meeting that my laptop needed to remind me that my microphone was muted. Fortunately. --- ## [Yesterday, in my state (Yucatan), deaths by alcohol poisoning equaled deaths by Covid19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-in-my-state-yucatan-deaths-by-alcohol-poisoning-equaled-deaths-by-covid19/853673)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-in-my-state-yucatan-deaths-by-alcohol-poisoning-equaled-deaths-by-covid19/853673 "2020-05-12T21:58:21Z")
Governor Villa says no booze sales will be allowed because it will curb domestic violence. Which means that booze is now 3-4 times more expensive. Possibly there are people with limited resources that might be buying bo… --- ## [Scary goddam thing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-goddam-thing/853503)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-goddam-thing/853503 "2020-05-12T20:09:28Z")
Thursday morning I was watching last night’s survivor, and I suddenly realized “my tongue feels thick. Huh”. Twenty minutes later I try to tell Mr. Singular I have a problem, but I can’t because my tongue is now replaced… --- ## [Atheists in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-america/853246)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-america/853246 "2020-05-12T19:43:30Z")
So a survey of atheists in America has been completed, and quite a bit has been revealed. The six takeaways are: We identify as “nonreligious” and “atheist” far more than “agnostic.” We hide our non-theistic identitie… --- ## [Any1 in US Who Has Bought Unicum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562 "2020-05-12T16:00:42Z")
I drank it in Hungary 11 years ago, and finally, I decide I must buy a bottle or two. If so, could you post the URL? I like word of mouth much better than trusting some review site that could be manipulated by friends a… --- ## [Singapore Officials Using ‘Robodogs’ To Enforce Social Distancing In Parks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singapore-officials-using-robodogs-to-enforce-social-distancing-in-parks/853494)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singapore-officials-using-robodogs-to-enforce-social-distancing-in-parks/853494 "2020-05-12T13:48:28Z")
I hear Peter Weller’s voice saying, “Stay six feet apart, or there will be …Trouble.” Then the violator says “Fuck you, dog!” And gets hit with a Taser. --- ## [A Low-Gee House made from Pee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-low-gee-house-made-from-pee/853420)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-low-gee-house-made-from-pee/853420 "2020-05-12T02:27:21Z")
This reminds me of the trade in urine in Imperial Rome: If there ever develops a lunar capitalist economy, I could see a vectigal unnae being enacted. --- ## [Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo on Gender Differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fires-author-of-divisive-memo-on-gender-differences/793055)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fires-author-of-divisive-memo-on-gender-differences/793055 "2020-05-11T20:29:34Z")
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo Here is the memo: I disagree with the firing. While it would be appropriate to fire him if in fact he did b… --- ## [Favorite Quips and old time sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quips-and-old-time-sayings/852979)
**Author:** [@icantdraw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icantdraw)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quips-and-old-time-sayings/852979 "2020-05-11T16:07:09Z")
My wife calls me an old man (I’m not really) when I come out with some old sayings that sometimes make sense, sometimes don’t. I used to work with a bunch of real old characters and have picked up some odd sayings. I’l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=325) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=327)