# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=342 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 343 --- ## [Maybe I shouldn't tell this. Aw, heck! Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-shouldnt-tell-this-aw-heck-why-not/848370)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-shouldnt-tell-this-aw-heck-why-not/848370 "2020-02-26T00:21:09Z")
The lil’wrekker was due in sometime today. I was shocked when returning from dog walking early this morning, Her and her BF, DIL, Son-of-a-wrek, Mr.Wrekker assorted and sundry other characters were lined up on my deck, l… --- ## [B&H photo website shuts down on sabbath (Fri night to Sat night)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-website-shuts-down-on-sabbath-fri-night-to-sat-night/848350)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-website-shuts-down-on-sabbath-fri-night-to-sat-night/848350 "2020-02-25T23:19:21Z")
During that shutdown you can add items to your cart but cannot checkout. The owners are Hasidic jews Anyone else know of a US based website that shuts down on Sat or Sun? Many stores are closed on Sunday such as C… --- ## [students confront teacher who they think is boozing up her coffee during class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-confront-teacher-who-they-think-is-boozing-up-her-coffee-during-class/848292)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-confront-teacher-who-they-think-is-boozing-up-her-coffee-during-class/848292 "2020-02-25T20:19:24Z")
this story is cute but did lead me (and others) to wonder how ghetto the neighborhood is when the 3rd-grade kids know what a booze bottle pretty much looks like --- ## [Hosni Mubarak dead at 91](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosni-mubarak-dead-at-91/848509)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosni-mubarak-dead-at-91/848509 "2020-02-25T19:24:34Z")
The ousted Egyptian president has died following surgery. --- ## [USPS Mail Collection Boxes - no more double checking the chute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-mail-collection-boxes-no-more-double-checking-the-chute/848454)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-mail-collection-boxes-no-more-double-checking-the-chute/848454 "2020-02-25T15:19:53Z")
This replacement has been going on for a few years now - New Mail Box Combat Mail Fishing - but at least around these parts the once familiar pull down ‘chute’ on mail collection boxes is being replaced by a slot which i… --- ## [Anyone know people who play relationship games like playing hard to get or have sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-people-who-play-relationship-games-like-playing-hard-to-get-or-have-sex/848134)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-people-who-play-relationship-games-like-playing-hard-to-get-or-have-sex/848134 "2020-02-25T08:54:04Z")
Well an odd thing I have noticed is that people especially women play relationship games such as playing hard to get and someone would try to impress a woman or ask her out but she wouldn’t seem to be interested and some… --- ## [Bit of interesting naval history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-of-interesting-naval-history/848450)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-of-interesting-naval-history/848450 "2020-02-25T02:11:30Z")
Never heard about this before. Pretty unusual subject. Video from The History Guy: https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=%23NavalHistory --- ## [What made you sad today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandon_Dennis)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-sad-today/848313 "2020-02-24T20:41:12Z")
Nothing made me sad today, except the thought of tomorrow :slight\_smile: --- ## [Sightseeing advice in New Mexico / Sante Fe / on the way to Carlsbad Caverns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sightseeing-advice-in-new-mexico-sante-fe-on-the-way-to-carlsbad-caverns/847701)
**Author:** [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sightseeing-advice-in-new-mexico-sante-fe-on-the-way-to-carlsbad-caverns/847701 "2020-02-24T19:42:22Z")
We’re going on a family vacation to New Mexico in a week to avoid the Seattle rain! Wanted to see if anyone had any advice for not-to-be-missed attractions, etc. Our accommodation is booked and non-refundable, so the no… --- ## [Do you have a favorite TV morning show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-favorite-tv-morning-show/848323)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-favorite-tv-morning-show/848323 "2020-02-24T16:26:28Z")
I do, WGN Morning News, and it’s for things like a bit in which Mr Rogers visits a marijuana dispensary: An occasional bit is Noticias de mi Corazon, starring the station’s Hispanic reporters and anchors i… --- ## [Funny vanity plates you've seen lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-vanity-plates-youve-seen-lately/560468 "2020-02-24T15:39:11Z")
We’ve done this before, I know. Just this morning I saw a Smart Car with the license plate “CLWN CR.” --- ## [How do I determine how much mobile data I use / I’d need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-determine-how-much-mobile-data-i-use-i-d-need/848282)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-determine-how-much-mobile-data-i-use-i-d-need/848282 "2020-02-23T23:21:59Z")
I’m trying to figure out whether it’s economically worthwhile for me to get a smartphone. Right now, I have a dumb phone with AT&T’s pay as you go plan, basically spending $25 every three months for rollover that general… --- ## [The Unified Sock Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unified-sock-theory/848352)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unified-sock-theory/848352 "2020-02-23T19:38:10Z")
I own a pair of Christmas socks. They depict a flying saucer abducting a number of reindeer silhouettes, one of whom has a red nose. They are the only Christmas socks I own. My dear wife bought them for me for Christmas… --- ## [The latest Randi challenger may have something...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-randi-challenger-may-have-something/364087)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-randi-challenger-may-have-something/364087 "2020-02-23T11:57:04Z")
Of course, she’s announcing her special power in McSweeney’s so maybe she’s not serious: Full details of her proposed scientific experiment may be found here. --- ## [Kids' Catchphrases or Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-catchphrases-or-words/847484)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-catchphrases-or-words/847484 "2020-02-23T04:55:59Z")
Do any of you still use the words or phrases your kids or grandkids used when they were little and couldn’t pronounce them properly? We have been using the following forever. Prentzels - my little sister’s pronunciatio… --- ## [What kind of styrofoam does this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-styrofoam-does-this/848211)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-styrofoam-does-this/848211 "2020-02-23T02:32:28Z")
I ordered a new table lamp, online. It arrived today, well-packed in a large carton with lots of styrofoam. As I’m unpacking it, the styrofoam starts to crumble. The more I try to extricate the lamp parts, the more the f… --- ## [Lancia's triply-bad week and the faintest glint of a silver lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lancias-triply-bad-week-and-the-faintest-glint-of-a-silver-lining/848356)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lancias-triply-bad-week-and-the-faintest-glint-of-a-silver-lining/848356 "2020-02-23T01:32:39Z")
I work in a boarding / reform school for low-income, troubled youth. We teach a blue-collar trade and help students earn their GED or HS diploma. I teach the reading & language arts section of the GED. Last Friday my fa… --- ## [My daughter has TB, but is okay--I have written proof.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-has-tb-but-is-okay-i-have-written-proof/848333)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-has-tb-but-is-okay-i-have-written-proof/848333 "2020-02-22T20:48:48Z")
Oldest is in nursing school and before the students meet patients they had routine blood tests. She came up positive on the TB. More tests verified that, so she’s starting on antibiotics Monday. She doesn’t know where… --- ## [Wells Fargo fined $3 billion for fake accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wells-fargo-fined-3-billion-for-fake-accounts/848351)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wells-fargo-fined-3-billion-for-fake-accounts/848351 "2020-02-22T19:42:14Z")
and people might go to jail over this --- ## [Dopefest in Santa Fe NM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-santa-fe-nm/847935)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-santa-fe-nm/847935 "2020-02-22T18:21:58Z")
In this thread Driver8 asks for sightseeing advice when he visits New Mexico next week. In the course of the thread we mentioned the possibility of getting together when he is in Santa Fe. His options are limited since … --- ## [Geographic anomaly: Tiny bits of Michigan that drain into the Mississippi. Share your geo-anomalies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographic-anomaly-tiny-bits-of-michigan-that-drain-into-the-mississippi-share-your-geo-anomalies/848033)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographic-anomaly-tiny-bits-of-michigan-that-drain-into-the-mississippi-share-your-geo-anomalies/848033 "2020-02-21T16:17:51Z")
Most people believe the entire state of MI is within the Great Lakes Watershed. But this is not true. These coordinates will take one to a small ditch in the lower peninsula which reaches the Mississippi via the Kankak… --- ## [top of the mornin' to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-the-mornin-to-you/848116)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-the-mornin-to-you/848116 "2020-02-21T14:01:56Z")
I just read a small article in Entertainment Weekly that sez that no one, ever- EVER says “Top of the mornin’ to you” in Ireland. Now, I am willing to agree that it’s not anything like in American media- but never? I m… --- ## [Alternatives to Teen sex - hey kids, try toe sucking instead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-teen-sex-hey-kids-try-toe-sucking-instead/848181)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-teen-sex-hey-kids-try-toe-sucking-instead/848181 "2020-02-21T11:54:05Z")
The school’s brochure lists 101 alternatives for students to try instead of sex. Toe sucking has caught the media’s attention. :smiley: I liked the dad’s reaction and the text to his daughter’s boyfriend. LOL I read … --- ## [Ultima Thule tracking thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultima-thule-tracking-thread/827012)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultima-thule-tracking-thread/827012 "2020-02-21T08:40:43Z")
Space probe New Horizons, last in the news during its 2015 Pluto flyby is fast approaching distance space object Ultima Thule aka 2014 MU69. It is about 12 to 22 miles wide with a darkish complexion. 33 minutes past mid… --- ## [Tell me about Salt Lake City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-salt-lake-city/848097)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-salt-lake-city/848097 "2020-02-21T05:21:57Z")
Brief business trip coming. I hear Utah’s drinking laws are a bit odd. I know their beer can only have a certain ABV. I can handle that. But I’m either a sports bar-hot wing or room service with a bottle of wine guy. … --- ## [Atheists and Satanists sabotage Twitter poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-satanists-sabotage-twitter-poll/848126)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-satanists-sabotage-twitter-poll/848126 "2020-02-20T20:40:35Z")
At least according to The National Association of Christian Lawmakers, a group that claims to represent Christian lawmakers. They posted a yes/no poll asking “Do you believe America would be better off if more Christia… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad DIL. (Girl please!!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-dil-girl-please/848189)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-dil-girl-please/848189 "2020-02-20T07:56:17Z")
I have a clinic day. DILs driving her grocery getter. I’m looking at the iPad she humming to some song on the radio. (Theyareallwellfromtheworstviruseverexceptcoronathatsnottheflu,right?hadaflushot, I digress…) All of a… --- ## [New species of bird found in LV, the Western pigeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-species-of-bird-found-in-lv-the-western-pigeon/844651)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-species-of-bird-found-in-lv-the-western-pigeon/844651 "2020-02-20T05:33:12Z")
A new species of bird has been discovered in Las Vegas, the Western pigeon; they are denoted from common pigeons by their little red cowboy hats. --- ## [Too clever for his own good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-clever-for-his-own-good/848104)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-clever-for-his-own-good/848104 "2020-02-19T23:35:24Z")
My wife rescued a little dog the week of Thanksgiving. She found him on the street, with a badly infected and broken leg and it took her an hour to finally get him to come to her. He’s been to the vet several times to ge… --- ## [Electrical Botaneers Unite...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-botaneers-unite/848146)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-botaneers-unite/848146 "2020-02-19T22:56:22Z")
…or Botanical Electricians Rejoice, you can now wire up your garage door opener sensor for the remote to your aloe vera plant(provided it’s an ultra-low power sensor). Following a rabbit run of curiosity led me to this a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=343)