# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=336 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 337 --- ## [Another year and no new dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-year-and-no-new-dollars/850313)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-year-and-no-new-dollars/850313 "2020-03-26T15:21:18Z")
Today is my 80th birthday and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I think I’ll just spend the few years I have left being in awe of Rhiannon Giddens and her marvelous talent. I’ve also become very fond o… --- ## [I want a kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-kitten/849496)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-kitten/849496 "2020-03-26T14:38:33Z")
I have a cat, Mickey, almost 7 years old. Rudy, my beloved Rudy, died a couple of months ago. Mickey has been a little weird since then, he is upset a lot, meowing and mewing, mostly mewing. Now, they were never that clo… --- ## [Dog lovers, has your dog ripped the eyes out of any of your stuffed animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-lovers-has-your-dog-ripped-the-eyes-out-of-any-of-your-stuffed-animals/850228)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-lovers-has-your-dog-ripped-the-eyes-out-of-any-of-your-stuffed-animals/850228 "2020-03-26T14:35:57Z")
My older dog ripped the eyes or nose out of several of my stuffed animals almost three years ago, not long after I first got her. I didn’t even realize this was normal until the vet told me that all dogs do it. I’ve been… --- ## [I am running out of friends.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-running-out-of-friends/850083)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-running-out-of-friends/850083 "2020-03-26T12:29:37Z")
One of the many downsides of this problem is that I have no friends to commiserate with. I had what I thought were a lot of friends, once upon a time. Some were the ex’s, so she got them in the breakup many moons ago. … --- ## [I can sew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-sew/850269)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-sew/850269 "2020-03-26T05:06:46Z")
Is there truly a need for folks at home to sew face masks for hospital workers? I have fabric scraps. I’m more than willing to help! Who do I talk to, what are the requirements? I’m worried this will wind up being an … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck is in her own bed! (how 2 Siamese cats act happy to see me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-in-her-own-bed-how-2-siamese-cats-act-happy-to-see-me/850127)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-in-her-own-bed-how-2-siamese-cats-act-happy-to-see-me/850127 "2020-03-25T21:17:42Z")
Whew! I’m home. Auntie Em, I’m home. There’s no place like it. It seems the hoards around here had a clean up morning. The house seems fine. The first to greet me was Betsy Beagle. I thought she was gonna wag her tail… --- ## [Horrible, Horrible Bad Luck Starting Friday the Thirteenth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-bad-luck-starting-friday-the-thirteenth/850158)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-horrible-bad-luck-starting-friday-the-thirteenth/850158 "2020-03-24T23:44:31Z")
Yeah, that is when it all started. Last Friday the thirteenth. I am not at all superstitious. But after all this, I don’t know. First my power went out. It was only for a couple of hours, and before it got dark (good lu… --- ## [Translating baby-speak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-baby-speak/849951)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-baby-speak/849951 "2020-03-24T22:58:29Z")
My granddaughter is nearly 2, and speech is developing fast and furiously. Much is easily identifiable - like \*nana \*for banana. But there’s one that has us all stumped. She’s a fan of My Little Pony videos. She refers … --- ## [Powell County TX Sheriff asks Criminals to Stop doing their job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692 "2020-03-24T19:36:29Z")
On their Facebook page: Brilliant! --- ## [Others here from snopes messageboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/others-here-from-snopes-messageboard/833559)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/others-here-from-snopes-messageboard/833559 "2020-03-24T17:48:41Z")
I know there are some others here who used to be on the (apparently now defunct) snopes messageboard/forum; but not everybody’s got the same username (though I’m using the same one). Also, I can’t assume that a familiar … --- ## [Regarding the plauge of double posts.. I have a suggestion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-plauge-of-double-posts-i-have-a-suggestion/850076)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-plauge-of-double-posts-i-have-a-suggestion/850076 "2020-03-24T15:13:57Z")
I have noticed that if I post something and then get the dreaded gateway error, my first response was hit back, then to hit post again. For me, that resulted in a double post. What I have learned is that if you back all … --- ## [Chrome oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-oddities/850075)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-oddities/850075 "2020-03-24T05:56:28Z")
Just had to reinstall Chrome after a bout of system problems on Win10. It is only on this board that the text of message posts is in bold. Anyone know what I mis-set or how to fix it? --- ## [Yep! I saw you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-i-saw-you/847837)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-i-saw-you/847837 "2020-03-23T16:54:45Z")
I did. News break! At exactly 2:55. I finally saw you! It tickled me. I screamed a little. The cats flew to the beams. I danced around. Dang! That was fun. I blew you a kiss. --- ## [The funniest Dope threads of the past, yes, it's been done already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-dope-threads-of-the-past-yes-its-been-done-already/849550)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-dope-threads-of-the-past-yes-its-been-done-already/849550 "2020-03-23T15:59:31Z")
I thought, in light of the current dominace of threads on a single subject, we might like to laugh. There are tons of funny threads, this one being a collection. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threa… --- ## [Scenes from a Doper Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-from-a-doper-restaurant/850084)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-from-a-doper-restaurant/850084 "2020-03-23T09:11:51Z")
No disrespect intended to the Powers That Be, who are dealing with the virus and the problems that continue to plague this board, but this popped into my head, and I thought I’d share. Hell, it’s mundane and pointless: … --- ## [Beck and her bad, bad, bad anxiety, a---gain!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-her-bad-bad-bad-anxiety-a-gain/849711)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-her-bad-bad-bad-anxiety-a-gain/849711 "2020-03-23T04:40:57Z")
I’ve had a coupla weeks folks. So…I need to talk. I know. I know. You’ve heard it all before. Beck and her oversharing. :smack: The lil’wrekker is sent home from university. My Mid-daughter is still at my house. With h… --- ## [Self-Quarantined In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-quarantined-in-the-mmp/849575)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-quarantined-in-the-mmp/849575 "2020-03-23T02:22:24Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin out and mostly cloudy with a predicted high of 76 and cloudy for the day. We’re havin’ a cool front! South Jawja, like a lot of other places around the count… --- ## [The post that proves all the haters wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-that-proves-all-the-haters-wrong/849914)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-that-proves-all-the-haters-wrong/849914 "2020-03-22T19:39:38Z")
Look at this will you? It is a post. It has been posted. I guess you knew that, since had it not been posted, you likely wouldn’t be reading it. All the haters can go home now and think about their wrong life choices. … --- ## [I just learnt what the word 'SARS' means in Turkish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learnt-what-the-word-sars-means-in-turkish/850020)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learnt-what-the-word-sars-means-in-turkish/850020 "2020-03-22T19:25:46Z")
The word “sars” in Turkish is the imperative form (i.e. imperative mood) of the word “sarsmak”. And the word “sarsmak” means: \[ol\] \[li\]to shake, convulse, jar, jolt\[/li\]\[li\]to shock\[/li\]\[li\]to affect, weaken, upset, af… --- ## [Do You Have The Flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-flu/850023)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-flu/850023 "2020-03-22T19:15:07Z")
I’m on Day 4 of feeling flu-y… Weak… Body aches. Feeling a little bit colder than usual. I hope today is better, but I’ll know in a few hours. I live alone and haven’t left the house in 4 days. Every time I’ve been sick… --- ## [Return of the Osprey -Spring has sprung!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-osprey-spring-has-sprung/850026)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-osprey-spring-has-sprung/850026 "2020-03-22T17:48:23Z")
I saw my first one on March 17 - the earliest by about a week since I’ve been keeping track. A couple of weeks before that, the first pair of Oystercatchers showed up. Almost time to get the boat back in the water! … --- ## [Jello Salad: Threat Or Abomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jello-salad-threat-or-abomination/849841)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jello-salad-threat-or-abomination/849841 "2020-03-22T11:59:17Z")
I was reminded today of a dark time in American cuisine. For some reason, during the post WWII era, there seemed to be an intense desire on the part of some Americans to do weird things with commercial gelatin. Many of… --- ## [backpacking advice (what to take/what not to take)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backpacking-advice-what-to-take-what-not-to-take/207193)
**Author:** [@nickannan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nickannan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backpacking-advice-what-to-take-what-not-to-take/207193 "2003-10-18T06:50:12Z")
afternoon So, i may soon be off backpacking about in Europe, actually mainly in Spain. What i am trying to work out is what i need to take, the balance between carrying too much and having to find a laundrette every th… --- ## [Where is our Beckdawrek report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-our-beckdawrek-report/849618)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-our-beckdawrek-report/849618 "2020-03-21T23:31:59Z")
Please don’t tell me Hilda broke our girl? This world is in bad enough shape, we NEEDS our Bekkers! ~VOW --- ## [Secret Eggs, Over Easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-eggs-over-easy/849934)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-eggs-over-easy/849934 "2020-03-21T23:28:13Z")
There was a knock on the door of my dorm room, that day back in ‘82, and my roommate answered it. Standing outside in the hall were three young men with bloodshot eyes and a demeanor of gentle pain. One wore a bathrobe, … --- ## [Area in WV where cellphones are banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-in-wv-where-cellphones-are-banned/849962)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-in-wv-where-cellphones-are-banned/849962 "2020-03-21T20:45:09Z")
And a lot of other stuff is banned too. Because of a big radio telescope. --- ## [A bit of rhe Irish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-rhe-irish/849695)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-rhe-irish/849695 "2020-03-21T17:10:53Z")
I am third generaion Irish on my father’s side. He passed away when I was less than two years old. I have really no connections to the Irish. So, why am I so emotional when I hear 'Oh, Danny Boy" or watch “The Quiet M… --- ## [Haunted or Infected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haunted-or-infected/849910)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haunted-or-infected/849910 "2020-03-21T15:51:31Z")
Did the coronavirus break SDMB? Did it break the whole damn internet? I can’t seem to do anything!:eek: ~VOW --- ## [Need to Skype to a class of 40+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-skype-to-a-class-of-40/849906)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-skype-to-a-class-of-40/849906 "2020-03-21T15:03:54Z")
We are trying to move our classes of 40+ students from physical presence in the classroom to Skye for Business with screen sharing PowerPoint. We tested it internally with 15 people and the whole thing bogged down. We s… --- ## [New shower with glass doors - squeegee or microfiber cloth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shower-with-glass-doors-squeegee-or-microfiber-cloth/849783)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shower-with-glass-doors-squeegee-or-microfiber-cloth/849783 "2020-03-21T14:43:23Z")
I have both. Both are pain to ass to use as you stand nekkid in the shower, but this thing is BEAUTIFUL and I want to keep it nice. We have very very hard water. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=335) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=337)