# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=339 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 340 --- ## [What statistic would like to magically appear over others' heads? (read OP for limitations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-statistic-would-like-to-magically-appear-over-others-heads-read-op-for-limitations/849103 "2020-03-12T05:45:06Z")
You have been gifted the ability to view whatever statistic you wish about anyone you wish at any moment you wish. Note that: \[ul\] \[li\]The ability is turned off by default. You enable it each time.\[/li\]\[li\]You may onl… --- ## [I do not understand why GMC trucks and Chevy trucks still both exist as separate brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-understand-why-gmc-trucks-and-chevy-trucks-still-both-exist-as-separate-brands/849131)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-understand-why-gmc-trucks-and-chevy-trucks-still-both-exist-as-separate-brands/849131 "2020-03-12T02:27:09Z")
That’s the long and short of it. I simply don’t understand it at all. I understand the automotive industry, and its history. I understand what badge-engineering is and what marques are. No other company has this weird … --- ## [Can't visit Mom in nursing home - Corona virus in a different county](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-visit-mom-in-nursing-home-corona-virus-in-a-different-county/849285)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-visit-mom-in-nursing-home-corona-virus-in-a-different-county/849285 "2020-03-11T21:03:46Z")
I don’t quite know what to make of this. My mother is in a nursing home recovering from a major surgery. I got a call last night from the nursing home saying until further notice there will no visitors allowed into the … --- ## [Our Very Odd and Bad ER Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-very-odd-and-bad-er-experience/849224)
**Author:** [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-very-odd-and-bad-er-experience/849224 "2020-03-11T19:18:48Z")
I want to discuss the hell I went through yesterday at the ER with my son and the religious nuttery we encountered. I just gotta get this out, because I’m so enraged and frustrated. FIRST let me say my (trans, autistic,… --- ## [How should I punish this misbehavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-punish-this-misbehavior/849077)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-punish-this-misbehavior/849077 "2020-03-11T15:18:49Z")
One of my neighbors came to me today with a complaint about my daughter. This neighbor feels that my child has behaved inappropriately and disrespectfully towards her. Here’s the sitch: My daughter is seven. The neighbo… --- ## [Eric Taylor has passed away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-taylor-has-passed-away/849270)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-taylor-has-passed-away/849270 "2020-03-11T14:59:30Z")
Eric Taylor, Houston, Texas-based singer/songwriter, passed away on Monday, March 9th. I know few, if any, board members will be familiar with Eric or his music, but was a part of the Houston music scene for decades. In … --- ## [Handwash or Handrub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwash-or-handrub/849251)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handwash-or-handrub/849251 "2020-03-11T14:49:45Z")
The elves at work posted a how-to for handwashing at the bathroom sink, purportedly from the World Health Organization. First line: HOW TO HANDWASH? Small: Wash hands when visibly soiled! Otherwise, use handrub. 80% o… --- ## [The Man From Porlock Insurance Services (Long Rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-from-porlock-insurance-services-long-rant/849203)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-from-porlock-insurance-services-long-rant/849203 "2020-03-10T22:47:59Z")
It so transpired that one evening of a bitterly cold January, with Jack Frost ever threatening to breach the sanctity of my window panes, I was to be discovered ensconced in an easy chair by the roaring fireside of my st… --- ## [Royal Caribbean cruise line charging more per person to stay three to a room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165 "2020-03-10T21:29:55Z")
So, a few years ago I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise and me and two other adults shared a room, and we each had a discounted price for it. A few days ago I was just playing with Royal Caribbean’s website looking at cr… --- ## [But why Toilet Paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-toilet-paper/849201)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-toilet-paper/849201 "2020-03-10T14:01:06Z")
Doesn’t it seem odd that TP was the commodity people thought of first when the Coronapocalypse hits? (He says, nervously eyeing the only remaining 9-pack in the linen closet.) --- ## [OK, we all know clowns are creepy, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-we-all-know-clowns-are-creepy-but/848936)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-we-all-know-clowns-are-creepy-but/848936 "2020-03-10T05:29:07Z")
…who would make this, and, more important - who would ever buy it? And why? --- ## [On introducing a kitten to a litter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-introducing-a-kitten-to-a-litter/848885)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-introducing-a-kitten-to-a-litter/848885 "2020-03-10T05:04:05Z")
My neighbor found a kitten in the garden. Only a few days old. My cat had four kittens on March 1st. When he is feeding the orphaned kitten, with a syringe, it is crying. My mama cat wants to know what is happening. And… --- ## [Otitis, the Cat With No Ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otitis-the-cat-with-no-ears/849133)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otitis-the-cat-with-no-ears/849133 "2020-03-10T02:47:05Z")
Otits, the Cat With No Ears, was featured on a ‘My Cat From Heaven’ segment on My Catr From Hell. Here’s a longer video. Otitis was so cute, I bought the book. It’s a children’s book. While Otitis is a real cat that … --- ## [Why are you here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-here/848951)
**Author:** [@FJRQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FJRQ)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-here/848951 "2020-03-10T02:46:08Z")
I’m here, because I’m tired of sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Ect,Ect. I’m hoping this place isn’t dead. Why are you here? --- ## [The 2020 fitness and exercise thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398 "2020-03-10T02:33:09Z")
So, it’s already February, and nobody has started a new thread, so here goes… I just finished my 5th Ragnar Relay. As usual I was slow AF, but marginally faster than in past years, even with my right hip giving me troub… --- ## [When beck's away the cats will play.. (bad, bad, bad Siamese Cats being jerks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-becks-away-the-cats-will-play-bad-bad-bad-siamese-cats-being-jerks/849125)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-becks-away-the-cats-will-play-bad-bad-bad-siamese-cats-being-jerks/849125 "2020-03-09T22:42:21Z")
My Mid-daughter is taking care of my pets while I languish in the Hospital from Hell. It’s been reported by many the cats are giving her fits. She has her 2 Chihuahuas, my 2 pups, her 2 kids and sometimes the DILs gir… --- ## [Another dead dog thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dead-dog-thread/847178)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dead-dog-thread/847178 "2020-03-09T18:41:58Z")
We put Buster down this morning. He was the 3d golden we’ve taken from puppy to end, and he might’ve been the best (and the previous 2 were no slouches!) Our kids were at college and have been out of the house for most… --- ## [Back to "normality" in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-normality-in-the-mmp/848775)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-normality-in-the-mmp/848775 "2020-03-09T15:06:18Z")
Insomnia is, as Beck would say, a bad bad bad thing. It is, however, frequent enough for me to qualify as “normality”. Also, DH is finally returning to work, nearly 6 months after a broken leg. Modified duty, yes. Basic… --- ## [Doper Kopek (has passed)(Ruble in the MMP) edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-kopek-has-passed-ruble-in-the-mmp-edited-title/847595)
**Author:** [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-kopek-has-passed-ruble-in-the-mmp-edited-title/847595 "2020-03-09T14:06:43Z")
This is Mrs. Kopek (Ruble in the MMP) with some serious news. I don’t usually post on these boards (except in the celebrity death pools) but I wanted to let you know that Kopek is in the cardiac intensive care unit in c… --- ## [CNN headline - If you want to know why Bernie is still running, look at the election of 1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-headline-if-you-want-to-know-why-bernie-is-still-running-look-at-the-election-of-1912/849054)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-headline-if-you-want-to-know-why-bernie-is-still-running-look-at-the-election-of-1912/849054 "2020-03-08T21:58:16Z")
Bernie was running in 1912? --- ## [Its taking even longer than we thought..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-taking-even-longer-than-we-thought/849016)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-taking-even-longer-than-we-thought/849016 "2020-03-08T17:07:18Z")
read it and weep --- ## [Breaking News: Quarantine Hotel Collapses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-quarantine-hotel-collapses/849067)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-quarantine-hotel-collapses/849067 "2020-03-08T04:57:37Z")
Because nothing improves your COVID-19 quarantine like your hotel collapsing. :smack: No fatalities reported at this time. --- ## [Ever go to Facebook jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-to-facebook-jail/848887)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-go-to-facebook-jail/848887 "2020-03-08T03:48:28Z")
Yesterday for me. I have a small black cat with attitude. I call her black devil, or actually deevil. My friend tagged me on a funny about a tiny black kitten beating on (trying to) a much larger cat. I responded “Blac… --- ## [First model for Rosie the Riveter died at 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-model-for-rosie-the-riveter-died-at-95/849020)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-model-for-rosie-the-riveter-died-at-95/849020 "2020-03-07T15:34:32Z")
Did not know it was based on a real person. She worked the night shift building planes at 19 --- ## [If you need a new CPAP machine....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-new-cpap-machine/849035)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-new-cpap-machine/849035 "2020-03-07T13:32:46Z")
I’ve been a CPAP user for about 10 years. I did a sleep test at a facility that no longer exists and my prescription was given to me by a doctor that I never met. Using the CPAP religiously really changed my life and tha… --- ## [It’s Friday! – what mundane, pointless – but pleasing – fact have you learned this week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-friday-what-mundane-pointless-but-pleasing-fact-have-you-learned-this-week/849023)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-friday-what-mundane-pointless-but-pleasing-fact-have-you-learned-this-week/849023 "2020-03-07T11:24:11Z")
Yeah, it’s almost the weekend, so time to take stock. Here’s something I learned this week, which made me unaccountably happy. I have been earwormed by Brimful of Asha – a 1997 song by Cornershop, which celebrates India… --- ## [so half of oregon and some of ca wants to become "greater idaho"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-half-of-oregon-and-some-of-ca-wants-to-become-greater-idaho/848221)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-half-of-oregon-and-some-of-ca-wants-to-become-greater-idaho/848221 "2020-03-07T08:48:50Z")
this reminds me of the California idea a while back and I think it will go as far but this is grimly;y humorous MSN what do people actually think about this? --- ## [Dreams and memories. An odd experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-and-memories-an-odd-experience/848760)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-and-memories-an-odd-experience/848760 "2020-03-07T06:46:24Z")
This is an odd one and I’m hoping someone else here can share similar experiences. I very rarely remember my dreams, but I have been doing so quite a bit recently. The odd thing is that within these dreams I’ve been re… --- ## [Tail of the dragon road - 318 curves in 11 miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tail-of-the-dragon-road-318-curves-in-11-miles/848893)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tail-of-the-dragon-road-318-curves-in-11-miles/848893 "2020-03-07T04:18:56Z")
on TN/NC border. My friend was driving and he said he was getting worn out. I asked him why, he did not have power steering. :slight\_smile: This was around 1983. People come from all over the world to ride… --- ## [Were you nursed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-nursed/683804)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-nursed/683804 "2020-03-07T00:35:16Z")
and does it gross you out to know about it? When my son found out I had nursed him, well the look of on his face said it all. I wasn’t nursed, I was a bottle fed baby. My mother was of that generation who thought nurs… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=338) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=340)