# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=35 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 36 --- ## [eBay sellers' tales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-sellers-tales/1025571)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-sellers-tales/1025571 "2025-12-11T21:53:50Z")
I sell stuff on eBay - not much, mostly books & stuff I have lying around that I no longer use. I’ve occasionally sold things for friends who don’t want to navigate the process. I take care that my listings are clear a… --- ## [On Being a Nice Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-a-nice-guy/1025483)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-a-nice-guy/1025483 "2025-12-11T18:20:45Z")
Because I am one. Yeah, that kind. I accept all the criticism of us as well-placed, even though I know the discussion hasn’t been about me, personally. “Eww, why do you choose to ally yourself with and identify with N… --- ## [The military. Did you join? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-military-did-you-join-why-or-why-not/1002246)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-military-did-you-join-why-or-why-not/1002246 "2025-12-11T11:40:56Z")
Why did you join? Or not join? Did you come from a family with a strong military tradition? Did you grow up wanting to join? Or did you simply stumble into it? Or were you standing in front of a judge who said join or go… --- ## [Hate filling up for gas in the cold of winter? I feel like I need to share this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-filling-up-for-gas-in-the-cold-of-winter-i-feel-like-i-need-to-share-this/1025600)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-filling-up-for-gas-in-the-cold-of-winter-i-feel-like-i-need-to-share-this/1025600 "2025-12-11T06:00:13Z")
I just recently discovered this and I just love it so much. I used the Kroger app. But if Kroger has it I’m sure others do too. So I pull up to the pump, open my app, enter the pump number and turn the pump on. The app… --- ## [Any Old School AOL'ers Still Around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-school-aolers-still-around/1025306)
**Author:** [@slkaopi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slkaopi)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-school-aolers-still-around/1025306 "2025-12-11T01:08:46Z")
Something made me think about the old message boards today and I couldn’t help but wonder if any of my old friends were still around? I signed back up using my OG screen name. The only ones I can remember off the top o… --- ## [Who Knew? 38% of Stanford Undergraduates are Disabled!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knew-38-of-stanford-undergraduates-are-disabled/1025417)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knew-38-of-stanford-undergraduates-are-disabled/1025417 "2025-12-10T21:20:31Z")
I thought that to get into Stanford you had to strongly score in one or more of the following characteristics; be very smart, or well-off, or child of an alumnus or excel in a desirable extracurricular pursuit (football… --- ## [What was up with the lights on this truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-up-with-the-lights-on-this-truck/1025277)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-up-with-the-lights-on-this-truck/1025277 "2025-12-10T12:00:12Z")
I was driving after dark yesterday and I noticed that the pickup truck in front of me had an unusual light I had never seen before. This light was shining down below the body of the vehicle, illuminating the ground it wa… --- ## [Looking for a particular tattoo image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-tattoo-image/1025524)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-tattoo-image/1025524 "2025-12-09T16:37:54Z")
I am looking for images of tattoos containing the words “Hafa Adai”. The tattoo can also have other images, but those words must be included. I tried to search “Hafa Adai tattoo” on Bing and got pictures of shirts and … --- ## [What is offensive about this Vanity license plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-offensive-about-this-vanity-license-plate/945542)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-offensive-about-this-vanity-license-plate/945542 "2025-12-09T06:42:05Z")
I don’t see anything bad in this… 69PWNDU Apparently I’m not the only person. She had this plate ten years with no problems. What’s it supposed to say that has Tenn DMV all upset? --- ## [The end of postal letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-postal-letters/1025362)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-postal-letters/1025362 "2025-12-09T01:28:03Z")
Denmark will abolish its pick-up and delivery of letters at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in volume since 2000. They will only handle parcels from now on. They’ve already removed most public mailboxes. Several… --- ## [Raccoon breaks into liquor store and samples the wares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-breaks-into-liquor-store-and-samples-the-wares/1025381)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-breaks-into-liquor-store-and-samples-the-wares/1025381 "2025-12-08T16:51:31Z")
I thought about posting this in Cafe Society, but decided it fit better here. And it passed out right next to the toilet! They are smart creatures, after all. --- ## [(Old) PJD strikes again in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pjd-strikes-again-in-the-mmp/1025286)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pjd-strikes-again-in-the-mmp/1025286 "2025-12-08T03:48:00Z")
That’s right folks, it’s the second in an occasional series of pjd created MMPs. It’s currently what can only be described as grey here in the good old UK. Temperature appears to be about n C (or about x F). Just putt… --- ## [I hate to sound paranoid (about phone trying to unlock a secure folder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-sound-paranoid-about-phone-trying-to-unlock-a-secure-folder/1025487)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-sound-paranoid-about-phone-trying-to-unlock-a-secure-folder/1025487 "2025-12-08T02:29:48Z")
My phone keeps wanting me to unlock my secure folder. This is a recent development. Notifications pop up and if I click it, it goes to my secure folder login. I did login to see where it ended up and it was a calenda… --- ## [\[Over\] 30 Years Ago Today, 14 Engineering Students Were Murdered in Montréal - Because They Were Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-30-years-ago-today-14-engineering-students-were-murdered-in-montreal-because-they-were-women/844499)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-30-years-ago-today-14-engineering-students-were-murdered-in-montreal-because-they-were-women/844499 "2025-12-07T17:13:37Z")
Thirty years ago today, a young man with a gun went into a classroom at the École polytechnique de Montréal, where an engineering class was being taught. He separated the students by gender and let the male students go. … --- ## [US and Canadian National Parks: A study in contrasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-and-canadian-national-parks-a-study-in-contrasts/1025294)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-and-canadian-national-parks-a-study-in-contrasts/1025294 "2025-12-07T16:06:30Z")
Canada has announced the renewal of the Canada Strong Pass: The Government of Canada is offering free admission and a 25% discount on fees for camping and overnight stays from: December 12, 2025 to January 15, 2026 i… --- ## [I don't know why I cannot do this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-why-i-cannot-do-this/1025441)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-why-i-cannot-do-this/1025441 "2025-12-06T19:13:43Z")
I was digging in a drawer and found a metal clip. It’s a flat folded over piece of metal with a decorative thingy on front. A money clip. Now, I don’t carry much cash, ever. A few dollars, at most. I cannot get the b… --- ## [YouTubers who do free stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubers-who-do-free-stuff/1025409)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubers-who-do-free-stuff/1025409 "2025-12-05T20:06:02Z")
I have been watching many videos of YouTubers who appear to perform free services for customers they don’t know (at least at first), like Midlife Stockman, Rodan Brothers. Such work can include installing entire new roo… --- ## [The '25 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/1025251)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/1025251 "2025-12-05T16:14:18Z")
It’s that time again, when Americans whine about a soulless, overpriced, glitzy corporate spectacle while watching every second of it! :grin: (I wasn’t in a good state Thursday…too many aches, too many frustrations…which… --- ## [An extinct fish is being reintroduced into Lake Erie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-fish-is-being-reintroduced-into-lake-erie/1025408)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-fish-is-being-reintroduced-into-lake-erie/1025408 "2025-12-04T23:40:01Z")
Those sturgeon fingerlings are pretty cute! --- ## [Unusual Job Duties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-job-duties/1025046)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-job-duties/1025046 "2025-12-04T17:45:03Z")
As part of my job, I do something that I’ve never heard of anyone else doing. I stand in a place and watch for people to approach. Most of the people, as they approach, I think of a name–but it’s not their name. I don’t… --- ## [Bird feeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-feeding/1025295)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-feeding/1025295 "2025-12-04T13:43:14Z")
I feeds the boids! Yes I do! I spend a fortune(:blush: )on seeds for the critters flying around. (Squirrel thieves be damned). So…my question is: I know people throw corn meal down for wild animals. Is that safe for o… --- ## [Facebook Algorithms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-algorithms/1023505)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-algorithms/1023505 "2025-12-04T13:08:31Z")
Somehow Facebook has figured out I like cats and trains and are always showing me videos of them. But lately Facebook has been showing me many different videos of CHUBBY El Salvadoran high school marching band majorette… --- ## [Just funny stuff with friends family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-funny-stuff-with-friends-family/1025375)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-funny-stuff-with-friends-family/1025375 "2025-12-04T12:55:53Z")
Last night, I saw that the flights on my darts matched my wife’s dress perfectly. She saw that and said we should switch. I said “But your dress won’t fit me” :heart\_eyes: Then today, I was snowblowing the drive. I had … --- ## [An "extinct" animal is being reintroduced to the Sahara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-animal-is-being-reintroduced-to-the-sahara/1025372)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-animal-is-being-reintroduced-to-the-sahara/1025372 "2025-12-03T23:42:09Z")
I find the idea of reintroducing endangered or nearly extinct animals to an area to help it grow again. --- ## [Do you re-use pet names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-re-use-pet-names/1025245)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-re-use-pet-names/1025245 "2025-12-03T15:34:37Z")
A year and a half or so I adopted a house panther from a rescue. They’d named him Freddie Mercury. Of course, I’d need a nickname for everyday use, right? So, Fred or Freddie, right? Well, no. Way back I had a cat named… --- ## [Birthright citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthright-citizenship/1010575)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthright-citizenship/1010575 "2025-12-03T11:21:33Z")
Trump has said a number of times he wants to end birthright citizenship. I think in the past he thought that the “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause might give him the out. Now he has found a new approach. Ac… --- ## [Being Alone With Lotsa Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-alone-with-lotsa-shit/1025321)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-alone-with-lotsa-shit/1025321 "2025-12-02T18:20:29Z")
My significant partner has another significant partner, even though he basically ghosted her because she came out as poly. That may have been his attitude but it wasn’t hers. She kept on reaching out when she could. A… --- ## [Malady gone, instantaneously. When your body does good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malady-gone-instantaneously-when-your-body-does-good/1025228)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malady-gone-instantaneously-when-your-body-does-good/1025228 "2025-12-02T15:45:16Z")
Many (25) years ago I was diagnosed with Grover’s Disease, and after a consultation with a dermatologist and prescribed cortisone tabs, the lesions went away, eventually. About 4 years ago they returned. Now they weren’… --- ## [Wow...my first post in more than 16 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265)
**Author:** [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265 "2025-12-02T11:59:47Z")
Been away a while. So it goes…Not sure why i drifted away. I was an infrequent poster and a bit of a lurker. Sad to see so many familiar names in the In Memoriam thread…lots of good folks. Life’s been well, for what it’… --- ## [Is your phone always at/in hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-phone-always-at-in-hand/1024001)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-phone-always-at-in-hand/1024001 "2025-12-02T07:49:16Z")
I was a late-comer to having a cell phone. I didn’t see the necessity, and for a long time, I had the cheapest, most basic phone around. It’s only in the last few years that I caved and got a smart phone. And, yes, I lik… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=36)