# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=36 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 37 --- ## [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… --- ## [TIME magazine doesn’t understand Canadian satire; thinks the US Ambassador threatened Parliament with a Patriot missile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-doesn-t-understand-canadian-satire-thinks-the-us-ambassador-threatened-parliament-with-a-patriot-missile/1025224)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-doesn-t-understand-canadian-satire-thinks-the-us-ambassador-threatened-parliament-with-a-patriot-missile/1025224 "2025-12-01T20:19:41Z")
The Beaverton, a Canadian satire mag, write an article about the US Ambassador to Canada. Trying to think of the most outrageous possible statement, they attributed a fake quote to the US Ambassador: ”‘A Canada that i… --- ## [Do people really die "surrounded by family" like the obit says?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-die-surrounded-by-family-like-the-obit-says/1023968)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-die-surrounded-by-family-like-the-obit-says/1023968 "2025-12-01T17:11:37Z")
A fair fraction of obituaries claim that the diee died with his loving family at his bedside. First question: how long do they all sit there? Or is sitting deemed too disrespectful? Has one family member been designated … --- ## [Perhaps not all publicity is good publicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-not-all-publicity-is-good-publicity/1024914)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-not-all-publicity-is-good-publicity/1024914 "2025-12-01T15:41:59Z")
So much of the local paper is not worth reading these days. Until I ran across THIS little nugget: So many questions. What kind of dog? Did they actually post the recording or share it with someone? Was there enou… --- ## [Earthquake near Gilroy, CA just now (11-26-25)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-near-gilroy-ca-just-now-11-26-25/1025155)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-near-gilroy-ca-just-now-11-26-25/1025155 "2025-12-01T15:20:07Z")
It was a moderate one - 4.2, according to initial reports. Quite a good jolt, and I propelled myself right out of the sofa in a panic until it was apparent that it was over. --- ## [(Old) Gobble ‘Til You Wobble, Or Not In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gobble-til-you-wobble-or-not-in-the-mmp/1025095)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gobble-til-you-wobble-or-not-in-the-mmp/1025095 "2025-12-01T07:51:03Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 52 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 77 and mostly cloudy. Today will be a day of high RDOS inactivities. Sup will be burly butcher fried chikin, peas ‘n … --- ## [I have cirrhosis - seeking support or general advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cirrhosis-seeking-support-or-general-advice/1010645)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cirrhosis-seeking-support-or-general-advice/1010645 "2025-12-01T00:44:18Z")
(Insert standard “you are not my doctor” disclaimer) Some of you who’ve been around for awhile probably know I’ve been a heavy drinker for much of my adult life. In my champion drinking days, I was consuming more than a… --- ## [My Kingsize pillows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingsize-pillows/1025241)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kingsize-pillows/1025241 "2025-11-30T23:22:54Z")
No not that guy’s. Mine. They are at least 15 years old. Bought from Dillards. Down, that has lost its fluff. But I like them that way. I’ve toyed with buying more. But resisted. Reasons. I’ve kept them nice. I keep p… --- ## [Which devices do you leave plugged in 24/7/365?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-devices-do-you-leave-plugged-in-24-7-365/1025012)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-devices-do-you-leave-plugged-in-24-7-365/1025012 "2025-11-30T14:32:26Z")
Yes, I’m grumbling about my electric bill :enraged\_face: --- ## [Cruising Google Maps for all the places you've ever lived, worked, or often stayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-google-maps-for-all-the-places-youve-ever-lived-worked-or-often-stayed/1025176)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruising-google-maps-for-all-the-places-youve-ever-lived-worked-or-often-stayed/1025176 "2025-11-30T04:34:12Z")
Every now and then I’ll cruise google satellite and street view looking for the places I’ve lived, worked, went to school, or just visited often, like the homes of family members where I stayed overnight more than once. … --- ## [Is it better to have a mixed pair of cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-have-a-mixed-pair-of-cats/1025134)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-have-a-mixed-pair-of-cats/1025134 "2025-11-30T01:14:33Z")
My dear dopey cat Rudy passed away a short time ago, and I think his sister needs a new friend. Would it be better for her to have another female around or a male (fixed, of course)? --- ## [Why are my golf clubs in Mosquero, NM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-golf-clubs-in-mosquero-nm/1025059)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-golf-clubs-in-mosquero-nm/1025059 "2025-11-29T20:33:45Z")
I ordered some golf clubs, which are being shipped to me near Chicago via Fed Ex. They are being built in Scottsdale AZ. So I figured Fed Ex would have a hub at the Phoenix airport, then they would wing to OHare, 20 mi… --- ## [This turkey was killed by hand with a sharp knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 604\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252 "2025-11-28T23:07:51Z")
That was on the label of the turkey I cooked last Christmas dinner. I wonder if they put all the causes of death on each and every turkey. I’d like to go down to the packaging plant one day and read all the labels. Oh th… --- ## [Two National Guardsmen shot in DC (November 26, 2025), one dead, one in critical condition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165 "2025-11-28T17:13:41Z")
Close to the WH. They have someone in custody. --- ## [Language question: 1983 was the year when "multiple times" replaced "several times"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-question-1983-was-the-year-when-multiple-times-replaced-several-times/1025185)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-question-1983-was-the-year-when-multiple-times-replaced-several-times/1025185 "2025-11-28T13:53:53Z")
I just noticed a change in the English language: the use of the word “multiple”. A couple decades ago, people would say “I’ve gone to Disneyland several times” Nowadays, they say “I’ve been there multiple times”. So … --- ## [Reincarnation Superstition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022 "2025-11-28T09:17:25Z")
Reincarnation is a belief for some, I know. Other people think that it’s just a parlor game like playing with a Ouiji Board. I remember reading a book ( a silly novel ) maybe 30 -40 years ago where the author wrote th… --- ## [Thanksgiving flying tips from DOT's Duffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-flying-tips-from-dots-duffy/1025151)
**Author:** [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-flying-tips-from-dots-duffy/1025151 "2025-11-27T15:57:26Z")
He wants fliers to dress better and be nice. I laughed when I first saw that but maybe he is right, especially the part about being nice. The stereotype is Americans are ruder and not as patient as British and Canadian… --- ## [Two guys from Texas plan to conquer and enslave their own sex island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-guys-from-texas-plan-to-conquer-and-enslave-their-own-sex-island/1025033)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-guys-from-texas-plan-to-conquer-and-enslave-their-own-sex-island/1025033 "2025-11-27T11:09:10Z")
Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of Argyle, have been indicted by a grand jury on counts of conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child por… --- ## [Helping the SPCA collect some kitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-the-spca-collect-some-kitties/1024993)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-the-spca-collect-some-kitties/1024993 "2025-11-27T07:10:55Z")
The neighbor behind us and over one has been feeding some feral cats for a while – we live on a hill so we can see her feeding them in her back yard. We have seen, we think, up to 4 adults (probably female) and 4 kittens… --- ## [Fragile psyche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragile-psyche/1025177)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fragile-psyche/1025177 "2025-11-27T06:21:59Z")
Had the Doc offices PA come see me this morning. He looked nervous. He said I need to tell you something. But your psyche is so fragile, I don’t want to. I was able to say “Why"?” He tells me. My guy, I’ve had bad ne… --- ## [Do you use a Dash Cam and if so which type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-dash-cam-and-if-so-which-type/1024432)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-dash-cam-and-if-so-which-type/1024432 "2025-11-25T22:36:08Z")
Title says it all. Cannot trust Amazon reviews. Most “reviewing” sites are buggy and the links lead to things that make my anti-virus software crank into overload. So I turn to the well-edumacated and trusty Dopers. Are… --- ## [What's your Medieval English\* epithet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-medieval-english-epithet/1025013)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-medieval-english-epithet/1025013 "2025-11-25T21:15:31Z")
I love the epithets attributed to some of the major players at the center of the chaotic game of thrones that was Norman England.\* Harold Harefoot Edmund Ironside Hereward the Wake Æthylfrith the Twister Eadric the Gr… --- ## [Off-duty pilot tries to shut down the engines mid-flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-pilot-tries-to-shut-down-the-engines-mid-flight/991966)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-pilot-tries-to-shut-down-the-engines-mid-flight/991966 "2025-11-25T20:41:06Z")
He was riding in the jump seat, presumably on the way home? Thankfully the crew was able to subdue him and he was taken into custody when they landed at Portland. There’s almost certainly a bigger story as to why this gu… --- ## [November 22, 1963 - John F Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas - 62 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/november-22-1963-john-f-kennedy-assassinated-in-dallas-texas-62-years-ago/1025054)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/november-22-1963-john-f-kennedy-assassinated-in-dallas-texas-62-years-ago/1025054 "2025-11-25T11:20:21Z")
It’s that anniversary again. Where were you? Were you born yet? Were your parents born yet? I was a sophomore in geometry class at Madonna High School (not there any more) in Niagara Falls, New York. I’m not there any m… --- ## [DNA testing of archaeological specimens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-of-archaeological-specimens/1025108)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-of-archaeological-specimens/1025108 "2025-11-25T00:47:13Z")
Not sure if this belongs in MPSIMS or IMHO. The subject is too fuzzy for FQ. Recently, YouTube has been offering me videos with titles like “DNA analysis reveals the shocking origins of X.” X might be a historical fig… --- ## [Seeing Mt Shasta from 250+ miles: how easy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-mt-shasta-from-250-miles-how-easy/1025068)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-mt-shasta-from-250-miles-how-easy/1025068 "2025-11-24T13:29:13Z")
Like I said in the other thread, few airline passengers get a chance to see Mt Shasta from 300+ miles away, but lots of them get a chance from 250+ miles, and I wonder how easy it is. I never fly anywhere, so I’m hoping … --- ## [(Old) Gather 'round the fire in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gather-round-the-fire-in-the-mmp/1024919)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gather-round-the-fire-in-the-mmp/1024919 "2025-11-24T11:42:28Z")
We’ve had a fireplace in most of our houses, but I don’t recall ever sitting in front of one just watching the flames and relaxing. Do people do that? For us, it’s been a source of heat - well, mostly since we’ve had in… --- ## [Expressing sarcasm in different languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressing-sarcasm-in-different-languages/1025084)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expressing-sarcasm-in-different-languages/1025084 "2025-11-24T03:40:20Z")
No doubt most languages use sarcasm. I have read in Italian the suffix azza is sometimes used to express a sarcastic note. In others, you have to go with tone, facial expression, body language, discordance, emphasized … --- ## [The last American penny coin has been minted this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-american-penny-coin-has-been-minted-this-week/1024897)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-american-penny-coin-has-been-minted-this-week/1024897 "2025-11-24T01:59:27Z")
I was very surprised to read that the last American penny was minted this week. Over the years it has come up for discussion several times as to whether they were useful or necessary. Now they are gone and nobody seems… --- ## [The wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald - 50 years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-50-years-ago-today/1024727)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-50-years-ago-today/1024727 "2025-11-24T01:53:12Z")
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