# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=364 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 365 --- ## [Tell me about booking through Google flights vs. booking through the airline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-booking-through-google-flights-vs-booking-through-the-airline/843427)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-booking-through-google-flights-vs-booking-through-the-airline/843427 "2019-11-14T20:00:14Z")
I just went to Google Flights to research a flight, and rather than click on “go directly to airline’s website” to finish booking, I clicked on “book through Google Flights” (apologies if I’m not remembering the exact wo… --- ## [an Ad Campaign I'd Like to See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ad-campaign-id-like-to-see/843411)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ad-campaign-id-like-to-see/843411 "2019-11-14T18:47:18Z")
Mad used to run these all the time. I was leafing through the latest issue of NASA Tech Briefs which I am getting regularly, for some reason, and I came across an advertisement that at first I didn’t understand. At a q… --- ## [Milw. Journal Sentinel 11/6/19 -- censor goof or editorial decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milw-journal-sentinel-11-6-19-censor-goof-or-editorial-decision/843136)
**Author:** [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milw-journal-sentinel-11-6-19-censor-goof-or-editorial-decision/843136 "2019-11-14T18:23:17Z")
\[Spoiler – may be questionable \* \* \* \* \* \* \* use of language here\] So I saw something yesterday on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a mainstream newspaper before… the… --- ## [Fluffy dinosaurs used to live at the South Pole, scientists say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-dinosaurs-used-to-live-at-the-south-pole-scientists-say/843419)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluffy-dinosaurs-used-to-live-at-the-south-pole-scientists-say/843419 "2019-11-14T14:52:46Z")
That’s the headline at CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/australia/feathered-dinosaur-australia-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html I think it’s a little misleading, and I’d have worded it differently. But I have to admit i… --- ## [Luke is not a Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-is-not-a-skywalker/843394)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-is-not-a-skywalker/843394 "2019-11-14T13:26:28Z")
My wife just related an amusing story… She is an independent bookkeeper. She recently acquired a client that does mobile repairs out of vans. The owner of the business named two of his vans “Skywalker” and “Solo.” Each … --- ## [I met my doctor's other PA. It was confusing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-my-doctors-other-pa-it-was-confusing/841007)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-my-doctors-other-pa-it-was-confusing/841007 "2019-11-13T23:08:17Z")
What do they call those Japanese teeny boppers? You know, with long braids, loud clothes, and backpacks? Next to no English, giggle a lot. One materialized next to my bed at nine last night, checked my heartbeat then … --- ## [Car Accident.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident/843161)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident/843161 "2019-11-13T23:00:51Z")
Head on collision. Neither I nor the other driver is too badly hurt. She hydroplaned on a curve, right into my lane. Both cars totaled. --- ## [perceived value of money, negative interest rates, inflation-changing expectations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceived-value-of-money-negative-interest-rates-inflation-changing-expectations/843388)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceived-value-of-money-negative-interest-rates-inflation-changing-expectations/843388 "2019-11-13T22:17:02Z")
A mundane idea that has recently occurred to me-are public attitudes toward the value/importance of money changing? I don’t really have a question, I do hope to generate a few replies from people who understand the finan… --- ## [Does anyone here have an L. L. Bean Mastercard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-an-l-l-bean-mastercard/843303)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-an-l-l-bean-mastercard/843303 "2019-11-13T20:44:03Z")
This situation borders on Pit-worthy, but I’ll settle down and post it here. Apparently the extended automobile warranty people have moved on to this. I’m getting at least 10 phone calls a day from them, asking me to c… --- ## [SNOOCH to the NOOCH: HUH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooch-to-the-nooch-huh/296156)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snooch-to-the-nooch-huh/296156 "2019-11-13T17:20:45Z")
A while back I was reading a thread (no idea which) that used this phrase. I thought it was provacative, but had no clue as to what it meant. I think it got posts, but I can’t remember what they said, and besides there … --- ## [Winter comes early to N.E. Indiana!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-comes-early-to-n-e-indiana/843306)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-comes-early-to-n-e-indiana/843306 "2019-11-13T16:16:20Z")
Last night was a beautiful late fall evening. Full or nearly full moon, temps in the low 50s, fairly clear skies. I had a fire outside, sat out until about 9 PM, very pleasant. Right now it’s in the upper 20s, about 2" … --- ## [It's dangerous to let babies sleep at an incline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dangerous-to-let-babies-sleep-at-an-incline/843298)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dangerous-to-let-babies-sleep-at-an-incline/843298 "2019-11-13T15:33:04Z")
I don’t usually post threads like this but this one caught me by surprise. It’s such an innocuous seeming thing that apparently is a serious danger. Consumer Reports is recommended that any infant sleeper that has the c… --- ## [Well, that's different... (419 scam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thats-different-419-scam/843210)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thats-different-419-scam/843210 "2019-11-13T13:08:13Z")
Just found this in my spam folder: Let me guess, your “client” is a Nigerian prince. --- ## [What exactly do nations that have far higher taxes actually spend their tax money on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-nations-that-have-far-higher-taxes-actually-spend-their-tax-money-on/843217)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-nations-that-have-far-higher-taxes-actually-spend-their-tax-money-on/843217 "2019-11-13T02:59:47Z")
The US collects about 27% of GDP as tax revenue. This is lower than the OECD average of about 34%, and much lower than some nations that are as high as 40-46%. … --- ## [A remarkable (and true) story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remarkable-and-true-story/843222)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remarkable-and-true-story/843222 "2019-11-12T02:49:03Z")
I doubt I am alone these days in welcoming into my world at least the occasional uplifting, happy story. I came across this wonderful piece on CBC News today. I won’t be spoiling it too much by saying it stretches from … --- ## [Why do Americans think satellites are required for Internet to function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-think-satellites-are-required-for-internet-to-function/843115)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-think-satellites-are-required-for-internet-to-function/843115 "2019-11-11T23:59:13Z")
You may say that not all of them think that, but it must be a common misconception, because I see it all the time in american media: TV shows, stand-ups, comic strips, or movies. There is even this line in movie Gravity … --- ## [Oh Where Did All These Leaves Come From in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-where-did-all-these-leaves-come-from-in-the-mmp/842988)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-where-did-all-these-leaves-come-from-in-the-mmp/842988 "2019-11-11T20:23:29Z")
Happy Moonday! It’s a chilly 30 degrees and dark outside, supposed to be N.O.S. with a high of 59 today. Not such a bad day for raking leaves, I suppose. They are everywhere, and I hate raking them. Well, I don’t act… --- ## [When doing the right thing pays off! Share your stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-doing-the-right-thing-pays-off-share-your-stories/843294)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-doing-the-right-thing-pays-off-share-your-stories/843294 "2019-11-11T19:02:21Z")
I’m a store cashier. Last week I found $66 in bills on the customer’s side of another cashier’s station. The following thoughts ran through my brain: What if this came out of her register? What if it’s a customer’s ch… --- ## [Mysterious deposit on my account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-deposit-on-my-account/843227)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-deposit-on-my-account/843227 "2019-11-11T18:25:30Z")
I logged into my bank’s website today and found I had a deposit that I wasn’t expecting for $4.55. It had the letters “WPY” followed by a comment “Helping out with Ho” followed by a phone number. After some Googling, I f… --- ## [iowa prisoner dies for a few seconds and was revive says he completed life sentence court disagrees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-prisoner-dies-for-a-few-seconds-and-was-revive-says-he-completed-life-sentence-court-disagrees/843170)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iowa-prisoner-dies-for-a-few-seconds-and-was-revive-says-he-completed-life-sentence-court-disagrees/843170 "2019-11-11T15:48:00Z")
heres the story…MSN I guess ya can’t blame a guy for trying but if he had the DNR and his family said not to bring him back I think he can win a separate lawsuit … dont know what hed gain from it tho … --- ## [Someone in New Zealand wants to hack me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-in-new-zealand-wants-to-hack-me/843228)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-in-new-zealand-wants-to-hack-me/843228 "2019-11-11T14:26:19Z")
Earlier this evening I started receiving notifications from Google that someone in Hawera, New Zealand was trying to recover my account. Each time I clicked the “no, this isn’t me” button, only to have them try again les… --- ## [Bear: Beckdawreks bad, bad, bad, boy!(bingo! 'Bs')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-beckdawreks-bad-bad-bad-boy-bingo-bs/841721)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-beckdawreks-bad-bad-bad-boy-bingo-bs/841721 "2019-11-11T14:21:58Z")
Bear. What can I say? He is the best, baddest, brat. The textbook example of male Siamese. Loud, bossy, snooty, aloof. A small package that packs a big boom. He was so bad yesterday. List: Bit my finger at breakfast… --- ## [Beckdawrek makes a bad, bad, bad list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-makes-a-bad-bad-bad-list/843214)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-makes-a-bad-bad-bad-list/843214 "2019-11-11T09:46:17Z")
I wrote a list for DIL to pick up for me at Wally world. I’ve decided in my quest for a better protein drink I’d make my own. I have a blender. Somewhere. List: Bananas 1 large tub low-sugar Vanilla yogurt 2%milk H… --- ## [Ring the Church Bells 29 times....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-the-church-bells-29-times/801227)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-the-church-bells-29-times/801227 "2019-11-11T03:42:50Z")
42 years ago. Still an amazingly evocative song… The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald --- ## [So, how many of us are now connected on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-of-us-are-now-connected-on-facebook/835409)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-of-us-are-now-connected-on-facebook/835409 "2019-06-15T05:26:55Z")
I don’t know how to keep stats, but I’m willing to believe that I’m connected to at least 20 of you farging bastages now on Facebook. The thing is, I love you folks. You enrich my life. I am connected to one very right… --- ## [Membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership/843241)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership/843241 "2019-11-10T17:43:02Z")
After 12 years as a Doper (of sorts), I finally stumped up for a membership. Figured it was about damned time :slight\_smile: So, where’s the key to the beer fridge, and what’s the rule for eating/replenishing the snacks… --- ## [What's your favorite nursing employment, medical procedure or patient care joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-nursing-employment-medical-procedure-or-patient-care-joke/843179)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-nursing-employment-medical-procedure-or-patient-care-joke/843179 "2019-11-10T13:45:19Z")
My joke thread contribution A old friend is getting scoped next week. Both ends. He told the receptionist to schedule his throat first. :smiley: He didn’t want a bad taste in his mouth afterwards. :wink: My friend is a… --- ## [Gmail predictive text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-predictive-text/837733)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-predictive-text/837733 "2019-11-02T11:39:52Z")
I just replied to a job recruiter and apparently Gmail now predicts what you’re going to type. I’ve had Gmail for 14 years now and that’s the first time I’ve seen this. I’m not sure what to think. --- ## [Worker killed at Buffalo Wild Wings in Burlington MA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worker-killed-at-buffalo-wild-wings-in-burlington-ma/843172)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worker-killed-at-buffalo-wild-wings-in-burlington-ma/843172 "2019-11-10T09:38:34Z")
Just heard about this on the morning new on my way into work. It’s not all that far away. It’s already made the national news: It sounds like a classic case of mixing bleach (or “Super 8”, which apparently contains t… --- ## [Restaurant servers putting stuff on your plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-servers-putting-stuff-on-your-plate/843094)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-servers-putting-stuff-on-your-plate/843094 "2019-11-10T08:31:16Z")
Something of a “pet peeve” of mine, which I don’t think I have raised on SDMB before (if I have, apologies). Would be interested to know whether this strikes any chord with anyone here. A thing which happens “more than … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=363) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=365)