# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=370 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 371 --- ## [It's Vacation Time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-vacation-time/841333)
**Author:** [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-vacation-time/841333 "2019-10-10T02:20:07Z")
Okay, so I’ve recently come into some money and having not even been in an airplane for some ten years I’ve decided that I’m due for a vacation some time after Christmas. But what to do? I can, in theory, go where I wa… --- ## [Your Odd Hobbies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-odd-hobbies/840638)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-odd-hobbies/840638 "2019-10-09T20:36:00Z")
What hobby or hobbies do you partake in you don’t see others talking about? Obviously, this is going to be skewed by the bubble each of us inhabits. For example, I program as a hobby, but I don’t think that’s odd becaus… --- ## [Dress me and my family for Egypt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-me-and-my-family-for-egypt/437481)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-me-and-my-family-for-egypt/437481 "2019-10-09T19:16:20Z")
We’re leaving on March 22 for almost 2 weeks in Egypt. Flying into Cairo and going all the way down to Abu Simbel and then a Nile Cruise and train back and sometime in Alexandria as well. I’ve seen a lot of articles abou… --- ## [Happy 한글날!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy/841507)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy/841507 "2019-10-09T00:49:36Z")
That’s “Happy Hangul Day!” in Korean. And to honor it, here is this year’s Google Doodle. --- ## ["When Obama was president", and other nutty conserativisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-obama-was-president-and-other-nutty-conserativisms/841002)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-obama-was-president-and-other-nutty-conserativisms/841002 "2019-10-08T19:38:49Z")
I moved into a new neighborhood about a month ago. One of the things required of us (by the HOA), being pet owners, was to fence our yard in. Being a reasonably competent person I tackled the job myself. Yesterday as I … --- ## [15yr old daughter, exams/school advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15yr-old-daughter-exams-school-advice-please/841447)
**Author:** [@Teddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15yr-old-daughter-exams-school-advice-please/841447 "2019-10-08T19:24:20Z")
We (husband) & I have an intelligent daughter. We’re in the UK, she’s at a Grammar (Selective) school. Passed in the top 5% when she took the test at 10yrs old to get into said selective school. She’s happy to ‘coast’. … --- ## [Welcome our porcine overlords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-porcine-overlords/841300)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-porcine-overlords/841300 "2019-10-08T18:43:04Z")
Today, tools - tomorrow, the world! https://www.google.com/amp/s/relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/animals/2019/10/first-tool-use-pigs-visayan-endangered Seriously though this is a cool story. … --- ## ["You need to learn how to jump, boo." Runner saves a deer stuck in a fence twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-to-learn-how-to-jump-boo-runner-saves-a-deer-stuck-in-a-fence-twice/841351)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-to-learn-how-to-jump-boo-runner-saves-a-deer-stuck-in-a-fence-twice/841351 "2019-10-08T17:47:23Z")
The hilarious video of a true hero I love how she was giving tough love to that deer the whole time, like the deer was her own wayward child. I also love how she was fussing at all the (invisible) deer who were respon… --- ## [Buying a car - what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-what-do-i-need-to-know/841186)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-what-do-i-need-to-know/841186 "2019-10-08T14:47:24Z")
It’s been 15 years or so since I’ve purchased a vehicle. Back then, you go to a few lots, haggle 'til you’re weary of the entire process, then face down a barrage of attempted upsells. It’s different now, I hear. Anywa… --- ## [Our staff, already skeletal, will become vaporous tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-staff-already-skeletal-will-become-vaporous-tomorrow/841387)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-staff-already-skeletal-will-become-vaporous-tomorrow/841387 "2019-10-08T08:35:03Z")
The nurses and CNAs are fed up with management’s demands of extra hours at straight hourly pay and being constantly understaffed so they are walking. The State is pissed about the same stuff, but one administrator was h… --- ## [Let’s hear it for the Bretons! (Damn! - It must be the shellfish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-hear-it-for-the-bretons-damn-it-must-be-the-shellfish/841453)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-hear-it-for-the-bretons-damn-it-must-be-the-shellfish/841453 "2019-10-08T07:03:58Z")
Got back from holidaying in Brittany a little while ago – here’s a story I’ve been meaning to post. I’m in the habit of buying the local paper when we’re in France – in this case La Presse D’Armor - and I like flicking … --- ## [Electrolyte replacement and toxicity, need articles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrolyte-replacement-and-toxicity-need-articles/841394)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrolyte-replacement-and-toxicity-need-articles/841394 "2019-10-07T17:03:26Z")
Hi y’all, asking for a friend and my google-fu isn’t working well today. I’m after either a study (layman’s terms only) or a news article about someone who experienced electrolyte overdose after taking replacement drink… --- ## [Anyone ever refinance your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-refinance-your-house/841169)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-refinance-your-house/841169 "2019-10-07T16:29:54Z")
We are investigating refinancing our home loan due to lower interest rates. I went to Lending Tree and created an account in preparation. Since then, my phone has not stopped ringing. Have any of you refinanced? If so,… --- ## [Is it worth it for a single person to buy a costco membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-it-for-a-single-person-to-buy-a-costco-membership/840926)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-it-for-a-single-person-to-buy-a-costco-membership/840926 "2019-10-07T15:23:00Z")
Groupon has a deal where you can get a membership fairly cheaply right now. However I had a sams club membership many years ago, and gave it up since I didn’t use it. There aren’t enough items I need to buy in bulk. So… --- ## [Historical oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-oddities/814666)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-oddities/814666 "2019-10-07T15:21:07Z")
No idea if this is the right forum, but hell. A well travelled man could have met Socrates, Confucius and Buddha. Herodotus, the father of history/and or lies, exists almost at the half point of recorded human history,… --- ## [Anyone else despise the modern obsession with 'travel?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-despise-the-modern-obsession-with-travel/841093)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-despise-the-modern-obsession-with-travel/841093 "2019-10-07T15:12:25Z")
So I don’t ‘travel’ whatsoever. I have no interest, I’m pretty much a local guy. So naturally, I despise this obsession that modern people have with ‘traveling!’ What prompted me to make this thread was signing up for a… --- ## [What's that clickin' noise in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-clickin-noise-in-the-mmp/841039)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-clickin-noise-in-the-mmp/841039 "2019-10-07T02:54:34Z")
I stole the title from a Henry Cho bit and it does relate to my car. When I back out of my driveway, as I cut the wheel to the left to line up in the street, I occasionally hear a clicking or tapping that seems to come … --- ## [What's in a police car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-police-car/841354)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-police-car/841354 "2019-10-06T21:26:11Z")
Absolutely cool photos of all the equipment in various police/fire/military vehicles laid out: Dennis --- ## [Kansas City Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-dopefest/655347)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-dopefest/655347 "2019-10-06T20:04:50Z")
Since it came up in this thread,this thread, and this thread within the last 6 months and nobody else has really started the ball rolling, I’m taking the initiative to at least open the thread and get the conversation st… --- ## [Build Yer Own Town...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-yer-own-town/841278)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-yer-own-town/841278 "2019-10-06T01:11:34Z")
…Lets start with the name. You get to build a town and populate it with as many people as you like. I guess sorta like SDMB Sims maybe? Anyway, what will you call your new metropolis? Chu’ Diafthorá for me, just to m… --- ## [How Much Would You Pay to Stay Out of Jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-stay-out-of-jail/841260)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-stay-out-of-jail/841260 "2019-10-05T01:26:44Z")
The Failing New York Times has a great article today about how some of the parents convicted of trying to bribe their kids into good colleges are paying consultants and others to try to keep them out of jail. Parents Pa… --- ## [Beck is just plain bad, bad, bad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-just-plain-bad-bad-bad/841027)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-just-plain-bad-bad-bad/841027 "2019-10-04T21:10:39Z")
Mr.Wrekker is on a fishing trip to Mexico. Before he left he made lists for me and Son-of-a-wrek to take care of while he was gone. Yep…my list went straight in the garbage. I ain’t got no time for this crap. It ain’t m… --- ## [Term or concept for that which is neither something nor nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-or-concept-for-that-which-is-neither-something-nor-nothing/841247)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-or-concept-for-that-which-is-neither-something-nor-nothing/841247 "2019-10-04T18:50:16Z")
For a while I have considered reality and existence irrational. All explanations either lead to a godlike creature or set of natural laws that simply have to exist for no known explanation. It seems much tidier and sim… --- ## [Tennis elbow is fricking painful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-elbow-is-fricking-painful/841205)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-elbow-is-fricking-painful/841205 "2019-10-04T17:44:22Z")
I can’t believe a small nondescript piece of tissue can cause so much pain. As things stand I cannot even pick up a cup with my affected hand. :eek: My doctor prescribed me an NSAID for a month. With that over, now he’s … --- ## [Calling your Senators/Representatives - advice and experiences.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-your-senators-representatives-advice-and-experiences/818084)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-your-senators-representatives-advice-and-experiences/818084 "2019-10-04T17:23:37Z")
(I’m starting this thread so we can give advice, talk about our activities, and more. In the Clusterfuck thread Minds Eye, Watering asked for advice but I didn’t want to toss this in that pot, to get lost as the clusterf… --- ## [In this age of google, there are still too many myths that I have failed to question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-google-there-are-still-too-many-myths-that-i-have-failed-to-question/841052)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-google-there-are-still-too-many-myths-that-i-have-failed-to-question/841052 "2019-10-04T13:23:27Z")
\[tldr: what myths have you embarrassingly failed to be skeptical about?\] I think these are mostly things that I was told authoritatively many years ago (probably by a man in a pub); and that I accepted them without ques… --- ## [Elizabeth Warren, Proud Cougar!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-proud-cougar/841237)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-proud-cougar/841237 "2019-10-04T03:57:43Z")
On October 1 hilariously inept politicos Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman called a news conference that promised to reveal the name of the whistleblower! Oddly, only a few people, mostly tourists, showed up to the presser, wh… --- ## [Four stabbed to death at Paris police headquarters before stabber is killeds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-stabbed-to-death-at-paris-police-headquarters-before-stabber-is-killeds/841212)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-stabbed-to-death-at-paris-police-headquarters-before-stabber-is-killeds/841212 "2019-10-03T19:42:50Z")
CNN story Horrible news, but I am very glad the stabber is dead. --- ## [I'm an idiot, and I'm buying a house! Please help me with my journey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-idiot-and-im-buying-a-house-please-help-me-with-my-journey/840236)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-idiot-and-im-buying-a-house-please-help-me-with-my-journey/840236 "2019-10-03T17:20:36Z")
Because I am getting a divorce, and my husband would like to keep the house I now live in (I’m in Hawaii, he is in Indonesia), I need to purchase my own place. I’m not a stupid person (usually), but offhand I can’t thin… --- ## [Stories of Defensive Gun Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-defensive-gun-use/841172)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-defensive-gun-use/841172 "2019-10-02T23:32:17Z")
This thread is for sharing stories of times when a gun in the hands of a responsible individual prevented a bad situation from getting worse. This is to demonstrate that there are indeed times and places where the right… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=371)