# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=349 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 350 --- ## [Win 7 to Win 10 upgrade for Free still from Microsoft.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-7-to-win-10-upgrade-for-free-still-from-microsoft/846763)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-7-to-win-10-upgrade-for-free-still-from-microsoft/846763 "2020-01-21T18:28:00Z")
Go to the Download Windows 10 \*\*\*or \*\*\*https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=0JlRymcP1YU&mid=24542&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fsoftware-download%2Fwindows10&u1=cnet%7C0f8ac956-f619-471d-a352-4b0ad… --- ## [John Wayne Grandpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-grandpa/846683)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-grandpa/846683 "2020-01-21T13:23:38Z")
This bubbled to the surface of my mind when I was thinking of people who support Donald Trump, and why. It’s not really about my grandpa at all. He looked a bit like John Wayne. Not so much that you’d mistake him on the… --- ## [Choosing Win10 "features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-win10-features/846706)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-win10-features/846706 "2020-01-21T04:28:06Z")
Just posted this in in the https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=888706 thread. Whether doing in upgrade or new install, be sure to carefully read and opt out on anything you don’t want (I opt out on eve… --- ## [Who here has legally changed their name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-legally-changed-their-name/846534)
**Author:** [@The\_Maple\_Leaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Maple_Leaf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-legally-changed-their-name/846534 "2020-01-21T01:21:41Z")
I have. Finally. At the age of 40. I was born in the former Jugoslavia and was given a very Slavic name that is quite common in Serbia but has for all intents and puposes no currency outside the former Jugoslavia. My fam… --- ## [Would you ever use "we" in the sense of "my partner and I" without having first stated you had one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-use-we-in-the-sense-of-my-partner-and-i-without-having-first-stated-you-had-one/846539)
**Author:** [@The\_Maple\_Leaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Maple_Leaf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-use-we-in-the-sense-of-my-partner-and-i-without-having-first-stated-you-had-one/846539 "2020-01-20T22:03:39Z")
Since I first came to the Czech Republic, I have remarked a common usage here, that someone who has never told me before that they have a spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend, possibly even someone I’ve met for the first time, sa… --- ## [Sexual abuse amongst the Amish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-abuse-amongst-the-amish/846468)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-abuse-amongst-the-amish/846468 "2020-01-20T19:44:43Z")
Young girls are raped by clergy and family members. They’re told that it’s ungodly to report it. --- ## [Old people! Sucking the fun and joy out of young people's lives!! Muwahahaha!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-sucking-the-fun-and-joy-out-of-young-peoples-lives-muwahahaha/846457)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-people-sucking-the-fun-and-joy-out-of-young-peoples-lives-muwahahaha/846457 "2020-01-19T23:57:08Z")
So I’m leaving work this morn. A group of four 20-somethings are ahead of me. They’re horsing around with each other. There are two on the outside of the door; holding the door shut so that the two on the inside of the d… --- ## [I used to be able to create energy balls when I was a kid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-able-to-create-energy-balls-when-i-was-a-kid/846610)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-able-to-create-energy-balls-when-i-was-a-kid/846610 "2020-01-19T22:32:54Z")
This forum is probably the closest I’ll ever get to leaving a journal of my life, so I’ll post this story here. When I was a kid, guessing between 6-9, I used to lie underneath our upright piano and when I closed my eye… --- ## [Navy Seal, MD and now astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seal-md-and-now-astronaut/846599)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seal-md-and-now-astronaut/846599 "2020-01-19T22:30:19Z")
I wonder if anyone else has done all 3. He’s only 35. Also won a Silver Star. Plenty of MDs have been astronauts but were any Seals too?. --- ## [Lawyers are terrible on blind dates.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-are-terrible-on-blind-dates/846482)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-are-terrible-on-blind-dates/846482 "2020-01-19T22:26:20Z")
In a restaurant, having supper by meself, at a nice restaurant. Woman is seated at a nearby table. Asks for water. Clear she’s waiting for someone. Then hé arrives. Late. Starts talking politics, about Justin and the … --- ## [Any ideas for obscure historical stuff to read about via a newspapers.com subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-obscure-historical-stuff-to-read-about-via-a-newspapers-com-subscription/846633)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-obscure-historical-stuff-to-read-about-via-a-newspapers-com-subscription/846633 "2020-01-19T21:32:19Z")
After taking the 7-day trial run with newspapers.com, I’ve decided to continue my subscription. In my down time (between reading the SDMB, duh) I’ve found myself going back and reading through stories depicting events f… --- ## [NJ woman charged with murder by stabbing a man to death. With nail clippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-woman-charged-with-murder-by-stabbing-a-man-to-death-with-nail-clippers/846419)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-woman-charged-with-murder-by-stabbing-a-man-to-death-with-nail-clippers/846419 "2020-01-19T19:37:14Z")
Cite And that’s one from the “you think you heard it all, but you haven’t” file. --- ## [Just My Luck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-my-luck/846626)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-my-luck/846626 "2020-01-19T14:47:06Z")
Many people tell stories that either begin or end with them saying, “Just my Luck!” For example: You are attending a funeral of a young person who was shot to death in a drive-by gangland slaying. The family of this yo… --- ## [Wisconsin used to be such a NICE place!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-used-to-be-such-a-nice-place/846587)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-used-to-be-such-a-nice-place/846587 "2020-01-19T09:20:13Z")
I can’t…there aren’t…words…no good… :eek: --- ## [Kansas Man requests 'trial by combat' with Japanese swords to settle dispute with ex-wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-man-requests-trial-by-combat-with-japanese-swords-to-settle-dispute-with-ex-wife/846564)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-man-requests-trial-by-combat-with-japanese-swords-to-settle-dispute-with-ex-wife/846564 "2020-01-19T06:09:01Z")
Sorry, this was just too weird for me not to post here in MPSIMS. Story here. If this were happening in Florida, there might be a decent chance the judge would approve it. --- ## [Huzzah! Hurrah! And yippie! I'm going back on Abilify!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-hurrah-and-yippie-im-going-back-on-abilify/846638)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-hurrah-and-yippie-im-going-back-on-abilify/846638 "2020-01-19T03:38:15Z")
Shrink dropped by at a normal time for this joint, five PM Saturday. He listened to my tale of woe and put me back on Abilify. Some of you may recall when he took me off it, which was immediately followed by my descent… --- ## [Overruse of the word "Like"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overruse-of-the-word-like/846533)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overruse-of-the-word-like/846533 "2020-01-19T02:39:20Z")
This has been bothering me for years. It has become the new “um”. I’ve let it slide for years, but after watching this guy who barely speaks English say it every other word, I must share. And a close second is everyone … --- ## [Holy craaaaap! It's official, imma do this crazy thing! (Purple Is Moving!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-craaaaap-its-official-imma-do-this-crazy-thing-purple-is-moving/846259)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-craaaaap-its-official-imma-do-this-crazy-thing-purple-is-moving/846259 "2020-01-19T00:35:12Z")
This is not a drill, people! I am officially moving from the DFW area after living in Texas for thirty. Fucking. Years. I’ve never done anything remotely like this in my life … which is partly why I am, I guess. A while… --- ## [Overwhelming emotional responses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwhelming-emotional-responses/846258)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overwhelming-emotional-responses/846258 "2020-01-18T23:29:26Z")
I was unnnerved by someones (I’m close to this person) response to bad stimuli in their lives. It led me to over-react. Said things I regret. I didn’t mean them. I swear. The lil’wrekker ran over(with her car) her new $… --- ## [Drivers suggest new highway safety signs in Georgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-suggest-new-highway-safety-signs-in-georgia/846627)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-suggest-new-highway-safety-signs-in-georgia/846627 "2020-01-18T18:13:17Z")
Some are pretty funny --- ## [Seton Hall Dorm Fire Killed Three, Twenty Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seton-hall-dorm-fire-killed-three-twenty-years-ago/846606)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seton-hall-dorm-fire-killed-three-twenty-years-ago/846606 "2020-01-18T17:38:35Z")
Here is a story from this morning’s New Jersey paper. Here is the Wikipedia entry, which is out of date. Two drunken kids started a fire in a dorm for no reason at all. Three young people died. Others suffered horribly… --- ## [The Vegan Tuna Taste Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vegan-tuna-taste-conundrum/846371)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vegan-tuna-taste-conundrum/846371 "2020-01-18T17:25:56Z")
Or the Vegan Sausage Taste Conundrum for that matter. Here’s the story - Mrs Trep and I walked past a restaurant today which had a board outside advertising it’s latest thing, Vegan Tuna. Well, okay, it must be vegetable… --- ## [Is Orion going to have a bum shoulder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orion-going-to-have-a-bum-shoulder/845468)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orion-going-to-have-a-bum-shoulder/845468 "2020-01-18T06:26:50Z")
Betelgeuse, normally one of the brightest stars in the sky, has been steadily dimming over the past two months, to the point it’s no longer in the top ten for magnitude. Betelgeuse is a red super-giant, and there’s spec… --- ## [Web programmers that can't do their job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-programmers-that-cant-do-their-job/846233)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-programmers-that-cant-do-their-job/846233 "2020-01-18T04:43:37Z")
Signed up for an account on a website Account requires verification sent to your email in order to activate Website never sends email - even with “resend” Therefore you can never get an account Not the first time thi… --- ## [So you have this bad, bad, bad Child. (How did I give birth to that!!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-have-this-bad-bad-bad-child-how-did-i-give-birth-to-that/846556)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-have-this-bad-bad-bad-child-how-did-i-give-birth-to-that/846556 "2020-01-18T01:09:34Z")
Y’all know I brag, without compunction about the lil’wrekker. In all respects, to me, she’s perfect. Logically I know she’s not. In my heart she’ll always be the bestest!! Love her to distraction. When she was 3 she sta… --- ## [Earth's quietest place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earths-quietest-place/846472)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earths-quietest-place/846472 "2020-01-17T20:14:34Z")
Nice article describing how disorienting it can be when you are in such a place. It has a negative decibel background! I described a similar experience in message #5 in this post. Although not the same degree of quie… --- ## [I want to give a formal apology to the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-give-a-formal-apology-to-the-sdmb/846200)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-give-a-formal-apology-to-the-sdmb/846200 "2020-01-17T15:39:24Z")
My behavior over the years has been completely uneven and sometimes infamously terrible. My statements about women in particular were horrible. I am engaged to an extremely talented Episcopal priest against all probabili… --- ## [Taal Volcano erupts in the Philippines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taal-volcano-erupts-in-the-philippines/846342)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taal-volcano-erupts-in-the-philippines/846342 "2020-01-17T11:20:11Z")
One of the country’s more active volcanoes, Taal Volcano suddenly started spewing steam and ash yesterday afternoon. Nearby residents have been evacuated and the international airport has suspended flights. BBC news rep… --- ## [Fluff over substance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluff-over-substance/846478)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluff-over-substance/846478 "2020-01-17T05:06:36Z")
I made two Facebook posts today. One was a typical nothing burger witticism about how Martindale-Hubbell wants to sell me an expensive plaque commemorating my 25 years of law practice without getting disbarred or indict… --- ## [Try a Google search on Barney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-a-google-search-on-barney/846511)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-a-google-search-on-barney/846511 "2020-01-17T00:56:13Z")
Just for the thrills of it, I just now tried the TITLE query: Not One Hit! How does one calculate the odds of such a thing? Do they have that particular query blocked or something? Is there a conspiracy? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=348) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=350)