# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=33 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 34 --- ## [Finding out about deaths through Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-out-about-deaths-through-facebook/1026022)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-out-about-deaths-through-facebook/1026022 "2025-12-26T22:59:52Z")
I remember the first time this happened a few years ago (probably like a decade or more), it seemed really strange and bizarre, but now Facebook seems to be the default way to find out someone you know has died, at least… --- ## [Our Tech Free Holiday tradition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-tech-free-holiday-tradition/1026031)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-tech-free-holiday-tradition/1026031 "2025-12-26T20:51:00Z")
in another thread, I referred to my “Tech Free Holiday,” where every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day, we ‘unplug’ and go super simple. There’s two rules: No screens. No frequencies above 107.1 MHz. (or what… --- ## [Tiny, as in miniature Crocs. Styrofoam shrinkage and other weird physics funzies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-as-in-miniature-crocs-styrofoam-shrinkage-and-other-weird-physics-funzies/1025963)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-as-in-miniature-crocs-styrofoam-shrinkage-and-other-weird-physics-funzies/1025963 "2025-12-26T17:43:24Z")
Ok. We know Crocs are made from Croslite. Some weird proprietary formula. I’m sure some absent minded physics professor stumbled upon it. (Not important, I don’t think). I saw tiny Crocs on a YouTube. Fit on the guys bi… --- ## [New to the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-the-dope/1026013)
**Author:** [@stopnonstop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stopnonstop)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-the-dope/1026013 "2025-12-26T02:00:55Z")
Occasional lurker throughout the years and newly retired, I’ve decided to make the jump into joining The Straight Dope Message Board. Rather than make my presence quietly known by a comment or two on already started topi… --- ## [Good King Win--chechfllllkisss--ess?!?!##\*'':?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-king-win-chechfllllkisss-ess/1025917)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-king-win-chechfllllkisss-ess/1025917 "2025-12-25T16:37:53Z")
Who the heck? What the heck? It’s a catchy tune. Don’t have a clue or am not inclined to find out what the heck the story is. (Or proper spelling) I don’t think I’ve ever heard it correctly. Yep. Got the EARWORM! Th… --- ## [The blacked out Epstein docs are readable online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blacked-out-epstein-docs-are-readable-online/1026005)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blacked-out-epstein-docs-are-readable-online/1026005 "2025-12-25T09:00:38Z")
Reaching out to a mod for coordination --- ## [Big power outage in the San Francisco area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-power-outage-in-the-san-francisco-area/1025907)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-power-outage-in-the-san-francisco-area/1025907 "2025-12-25T02:06:17Z")
Any Dopers affected by this? It seems to be from an exploded transformer, and there’s no timeline on when power will be restored. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/power-outage-pge-san-francisco/ --- ## [My husband and fb scams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-fb-scams/1026008)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-and-fb-scams/1026008 "2025-12-24T23:28:36Z")
He gets on Facebook and wants to use my walmart card to “win” a Les Paul guitar … twice. I call the company the post is claiming is giving away the very expensive guitar and guess what it’s fake. Who knew! Me! I knew! Ga… --- ## [Goon, you're free!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240 "2025-12-24T21:40:45Z")
Before approving this design, it would have helped if the marketing executives were aware that “goon” is a (pretty new?) slang term for “masturbate”. Of course, mayne they did know and this was a very savvy bit of vir… --- ## [A new Xmas tradition in Cleveland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-xmas-tradition-in-cleveland/1025916)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-xmas-tradition-in-cleveland/1025916 "2025-12-24T18:06:31Z")
About 2 weeks ago on the r/Cleveland sub Reddit someone posted a photo of an abandoned microwave sitting forlornly on a park bench wondering why it was there. This was followed by Day 2, Day 3, etc. as the weather change… --- ## [For the 1st time in history an aircraft takes over in an emergency and lands safely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-1st-time-in-history-an-aircraft-takes-over-in-an-emergency-and-lands-safely/1025993)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-1st-time-in-history-an-aircraft-takes-over-in-an-emergency-and-lands-safely/1025993 "2025-12-24T15:40:02Z")
Wow. The pilots were actually OK but decided to let the automatic system finish it’s task. --- ## [What to do when there's a rat where you poo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-theres-a-rat-where-you-poo/1025983 "2025-12-24T12:41:38Z")
This story is currently making the rounds. What do do if a rat climbs out of your toilet. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/washington-flooding-toilet-rats.html I let AI tackle the illustration. … --- ## [Your country's (and culture's) relationship with TIME](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-countrys-and-cultures-relationship-with-time/1025967)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-countrys-and-cultures-relationship-with-time/1025967 "2025-12-23T23:39:03Z")
We have that interesting thread about time ( What is your relationship with Time? ) … that made me wonder about our countries/states and cultures and their relationship to time … stuff like: Siesta in spain (sleeping … --- ## [The Mystery of the Mojave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-mojave/1025905)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-the-mojave/1025905 "2025-12-23T20:19:54Z")
I like to follow this guy, Steve. He goes to some interesting places. In this video, he discovers what looks like to be a bear canister with a set of numbers in it. I don’t believe it’s a plant by Steve. But these days, … --- ## [Have you ever met someone who worked for a Trump company (in corporate)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-worked-for-a-trump-company-in-corporate/1025989)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-worked-for-a-trump-company-in-corporate/1025989 "2025-12-23T17:09:39Z")
Have you every met someone who worked at one of Trumps company. I mean in corporate, not like you went into one of his hotels and met some of the employees. Like it seems odd to me that I have never met, directly or in… --- ## [I got a Doxie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-doxie/1025933)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-doxie/1025933 "2025-12-23T11:34:05Z")
I don’t do pic-sharing sites, so unfortunately NO PICS. But, I finally succumbed to the yearnings and I’m the proud mumma of a 9 week old, long-haired, chocolate miniature Doxie pup! His name is Jasper. I picked him up … --- ## [The Catalonian Poopy Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catalonian-poopy-christmas/1011828)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catalonian-poopy-christmas/1011828 "2025-12-23T04:29:38Z")
Cultural differences around the world produce the most interesting and enticing variations, but every now and then you have to wonder if there’s something in the water over there, or something. In particular, what is it… --- ## [What is your relationship with Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-relationship-with-time/1025838)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-relationship-with-time/1025838 "2025-12-22T22:06:15Z")
The thing. Not the newsmagazine. :smile: Some context: I just picked up a 1931 Bulova wristwatch. I happen to love Art Deco and have 4 or 5 watches from the early to mid 1930s. Either Bulovas or Gruens. With the help of… --- ## [Medicare issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-issues/1025674)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-issues/1025674 "2025-12-22T17:25:14Z")
I’ve signed ( or thought I did) hubster up twice for a medigap policy. The first time with aetna I called them back a week later and they said whoever signed me up … didn’t. So after two days of phone tag and chasing my … --- ## [Jeju Air plane crashes in Muan, South Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeju-air-plane-crashes-in-muan-south-korea/1012291)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeju-air-plane-crashes-in-muan-south-korea/1012291 "2025-12-22T14:05:49Z")
From CNN: At least 62 people were killed when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea, the local fire department told CNN. Two people were rescued from the crash site. Jeju Air flight 7… --- ## [The (still) unknown origin of 'dogs' meaning 'feet.'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-still-unknown-origin-of-dogs-meaning-feet/1025122)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-still-unknown-origin-of-dogs-meaning-feet/1025122 "2025-12-22T07:45:21Z")
For many years, the story has been that it was Cockney Rhyming Slang for “dog’s meat.” The august OED, however, throws some cold water on that idea more or less saying that It has been suggested that this is short for … --- ## [(Old) What's Your Favorite Ice Cream Cone? - An Inappropriate Winter MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-your-favorite-ice-cream-cone-an-inappropriate-winter-mmp/1025719)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-your-favorite-ice-cream-cone-an-inappropriate-winter-mmp/1025719 "2025-12-22T05:26:51Z")
Hah! My first ever MMP, inspired by learning the fact that on December 15, 1903, food cart vendor Italo Marchiony received a patent for inventing a machine that makes ice cream cones. So what’s your favorite? Who care… --- ## [Mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-bondi-beach-australia/1025683)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-bondi-beach-australia/1025683 "2025-12-22T04:56:01Z")
2 men opened fire at a Hannukah candle lighting event at Bondi Beach, Australia. Reports so far say 10 fatalities. To the best of our knowledge, the shooters have been neutralized. This is a developing story. https://ww… --- ## [Goddamn it, Sarah (huckleberry) Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-sarah-huckleberry-sanders/1025678)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-sarah-huckleberry-sanders/1025678 "2025-12-22T04:30:51Z")
Once again Arkansas is first. First in teen pregnancy. First in boys graduating non-readers from highschool. And, now. First in the nation for: No national PBS. We are now gonna have lovely home made local programmi… --- ## [Ever used an airplane lavatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-used-an-airplane-lavatory/1025541)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-used-an-airplane-lavatory/1025541 "2025-12-22T02:45:19Z")
I took my first flight at the age of 9, so I’ve been utilizing air travel for over 40 years. From the years of 2003-2013, I was on approximately 1,200 flights for work, with several going cross-country non-stop. While ta… --- ## [3 Killed, 9 Injured in Metro Station in Taipei](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-killed-9-injured-in-metro-station-in-taipei/1025913)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-killed-9-injured-in-metro-station-in-taipei/1025913 "2025-12-21T15:15:33Z")
I saw this news Saturday morning (Beijing time) on Chinese media. The incident happened Friday. The number I give in the title above does not include the killer, who died running from the police. --- ## [How does my dog know about deliveries before they arrive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-dog-know-about-deliveries-before-they-arrive/1025887)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-dog-know-about-deliveries-before-they-arrive/1025887 "2025-12-21T13:11:43Z")
Whenever something is due to be delivered, my dog seems to know when it is en route. That is, when Amazon would start marking the number of stops as 3 or 4 away, or UPS or FedEx would be about 15 minutes away (but not wh… --- ## [Advice for distracted drivers and/or those that distract them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-distracted-drivers-and-or-those-that-distract-them/1025625)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-distracted-drivers-and-or-those-that-distract-them/1025625 "2025-12-21T07:52:07Z")
For drivers that have to make eye contact with others in the car while they talk, and for others in the car that talk to drivers knowing full well that the driver will try to make eye contact with them: Shut the fuck UP… --- ## [My father died yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-died-yesterday/1025903)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-died-yesterday/1025903 "2025-12-21T04:55:27Z")
My father died yesterday, at the age of 94. He had a remarkable life. As a child he was in the Budapest ghetto during WWII. He escaped to the west during the 1956 Hungarian revolution and met my mother in a refugee camp… --- ## [A Holiday \[food\] hangover thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-holiday-food-hangover-thread/1025895)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-holiday-food-hangover-thread/1025895 "2025-12-21T04:05:40Z")
(I’m sort of channelling my inner Beckdawreck here, whose style I genuinely admire) Oh hearken ye to thine company Holiday party . . . Where the company is pleasant (hopefully for ya) and the food is plentiful. It he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=34)