# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=372 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 373 --- ## [My Mom was Trampled by a French Mob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-was-trampled-by-a-french-mob/840725)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-was-trampled-by-a-french-mob/840725 "2019-09-25T21:58:14Z")
My mom is on vacation in Paris with her boyfriend, Larry. A couple days ago, they decided to visit the Champs Elysee. They’d heard that there would be a protest there, but decided to go anyway. “How bad can it be?” La… --- ## [Denver - As Sexist as Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-as-sexist-as-ever/840169)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-as-sexist-as-ever/840169 "2019-09-25T20:10:45Z")
As part of Denver’s apparent #antimetoo movement, they re-elected Mayor Hancock. You know the one that sexually harassed a female deputy on his security detail forcing her to transfer to a less prestigious assignment. … --- ## ["Machine Hallucination" by Turkish artist Refik Anadol stuns all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-hallucination-by-turkish-artist-refik-anadol-stuns-all/840773)
**Author:** [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-hallucination-by-turkish-artist-refik-anadol-stuns-all/840773 "2019-09-25T19:30:02Z")
Too cool not to share: https://www.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/machine-hallucination-by-turkish-artist-refik-anadol-stuns-all-2202410 “Various shots of the visitors view artwork ‘Machine Hallucination’ by Turki… --- ## [Confess!!! (your climate sins)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-your-climate-sins/840502)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-your-climate-sins/840502 "2019-09-25T07:50:40Z")
The Right has long felt that the environmental movement was becoming essentially a religion for the Left. Now it seems that journey is complete, with a confessional and everything: I suspect much laughter will ensue fr… --- ## [What's the most interesting headline from old newspapers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-headline-from-old-newspapers/840758)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-headline-from-old-newspapers/840758 "2019-09-25T02:44:10Z")
I have some old newspapers in the garage I occasionally go through that certainly might qualify but somebody is tearing down a garage in an older area of Calgary and among other things found a punch of newspapers and mag… --- ## [UK's Thomas Cook shuts doors after 178 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uks-thomas-cook-shuts-doors-after-178-years/840694)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uks-thomas-cook-shuts-doors-after-178-years/840694 "2019-09-24T18:38:40Z")
Story here. This seems to be kind of a big deal. Hundreds of thousands of people stranded in other countries. Tens of thousands out of work. Hotels in countries across the globe not being paid. 4 airlines and 8 hote… --- ## [When your strongest values collide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-strongest-values-collide/840507)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-strongest-values-collide/840507 "2019-09-24T17:40:51Z")
Ran across this story in the morning paper. Found it quite curious, because it addresses a direct conflict between 2 of the “values” I hold most dear. If I were to list the “values” I hold most dear, free speech is lik… --- ## [Huh? News reporters making up terminology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-news-reporters-making-up-terminology/840722)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-news-reporters-making-up-terminology/840722 "2019-09-24T16:49:27Z")
Since I depend on captioning, I get to see plenty of strange and often hilarious things from news broadcasts. Voice-to-text is not perfect. And even human captioning fails when the on-scene reporting is a sheer barrage … --- ## [Bird of the day: Tufted Coquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-of-the-day-tufted-coquette/840728)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-of-the-day-tufted-coquette/840728 "2019-09-24T13:51:08Z")
I have an Audubon Bird-of-the-Day calendar and every once in a while there is a spectacular bird that I’d not heard of before. Today it’s the Tufted Coquette! It kind of makes me think of a mini Hoopoe. Tufted Coquette: … --- ## [Thanks for letting me know, Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-letting-me-know-windows/840621)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-letting-me-know-windows/840621 "2019-09-24T10:12:22Z")
I have an audio jack that connects my computer to my speakers when I listen to music. I just unplugged the audio jack and I get a Windows notification - “You have unplugged the audio jack.” --- ## [Beckdawrek and bad, bad, bad (strange) bedfellows!??!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-bad-bad-bad-strange-bedfellows/840406)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-bad-bad-bad-strange-bedfellows/840406 "2019-09-24T02:55:38Z")
As if I didn’t have enough problems sleeping. Woke up with a start this morning. No alarm cat Siameezers screaming! That’s not right. I’m looking at the clock it says 8am. A full 2 hours late for cat breakfast. Even th… --- ## [Friday Fright Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-fright-night/840673)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-fright-night/840673 "2019-09-24T01:57:26Z")
My Tibby McMuffin tasted strange Friday morning. Normally, my McMuffin puts McD’s McMuffin to shame. Musta got a bad egg. Lunch tasted equally off. How can I screw up a square of microwaved Ellio’s frozen pizza? Picke… --- ## [Woman bites camel's testicles to get if off of her ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-bites-camels-testicles-to-get-if-off-of-her/840683)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-bites-camels-testicles-to-get-if-off-of-her/840683 "2019-09-23T22:04:10Z")
…after she ran into its enclosure chasing her deaf dog. Sometimes stories just write themselves. --- ## [Lawyer Bot (tweet). Laughing so hard can't catch my breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-bot-tweet-laughing-so-hard-cant-catch-my-breath/840699)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-bot-tweet-laughing-so-hard-cant-catch-my-breath/840699 "2019-09-23T20:43:58Z")
Someone fed an AI program a diet of lawyer commercials and then had it write its own. Funnier than all but the top 8% of Saturday Night Live skits. Disclaimer: my sense of humor is notoriously limited and may not over… --- ## [My birthday, your cake. What'll it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-your-cake-whatll-it-be/840575)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-your-cake-whatll-it-be/840575 "2019-09-23T10:39:00Z")
Today’s my birthday, and I’m baking my favorite cake, german chocolate. You’re all welcome to come have some, but through the wonders of virtual, uh, imagination, I’d like to make you YOUR favorite cake instead. So tell … --- ## [the thank god the crappy weekends over MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thank-god-the-crappy-weekends-over-mmp/840303)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thank-god-the-crappy-weekends-over-mmp/840303 "2019-09-23T02:45:23Z")
well if ya read my lasts post ya know how Fri and Sat was … yesterday wasn’t much better as i had to go to the store with a difficult aunts mood swings … and since we had ot have a sitter (whos a doozy herself) for my … --- ## [Allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergies/840620)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergies/840620 "2019-09-23T02:30:01Z")
Has anyone been having allergy problems that are worse than normal ? I have been suffering terribly, tried everything from Flonase to Claratin and everything in between. My main problem is mold spores, the counts are t… --- ## [Cursed Cel service. Verizon's no good very bad day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursed-cel-service-verizons-no-good-very-bad-day/840599)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursed-cel-service-verizons-no-good-very-bad-day/840599 "2019-09-22T20:41:05Z")
At exactly 9:17am I got a text from the lil’wrekkers boyfriend. (A funny cat pic, he’s driving me crazy) That’s the last text I recieved or sent. Verizon has been on the dark side of the moon today. No matter, to me. My … --- ## [My dad died tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-died-tonight/840418)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-died-tonight/840418 "2019-09-22T17:40:46Z")
My dad had been sick with COPD for years - seven maybe? - and had a serious heart attack in the spring, after which he opted for hospice. The past few months have been heartbreaking as he lost more and more ground, and b… --- ## [So I just got married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-got-married/840579)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-got-married/840579 "2019-09-22T13:55:36Z")
I met the love of my life about two and a half years ago and today we were married. Small ceremony just at a Courthouse for various boring reasons but I am the luckiest guy in the world! Yay! --- ## [Avast! It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avast-its-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/669207)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avast-its-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/669207 "2019-09-22T01:06:39Z")
This year it’s on a Tharrrrrsday so hoist some grog ya landlubber! http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html --- ## [Catio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catio/839452)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catio/839452 "2019-09-21T18:23:26Z")
I finished the catio today. Is it perfect? Oh, hell, no. But considering its my first attempt, and the largest home project I’ve done so far, I think it turned out as well as can be expected. Tonka is disappointed th… --- ## [The 14th annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange is HERE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-14th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange-is-here/834965)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-14th-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange-is-here/834965 "2019-09-21T18:03:48Z")
Usually feppytweed honchos this gig, but since he’s apparently been waylaid by life\*, I’m going to kick off this year’s exchange. I’ve shamelessly stolen much of the below from a previous year’s announcement. The rules … --- ## [Surprise! US Navy Admits UFO's Are Real!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-us-navy-admits-ufos-are-real/840475)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-us-navy-admits-ufos-are-real/840475 "2019-09-21T10:53:28Z")
I mean…we all knew it already…right? In all seriousness this is pretty cool. The US Navy is admitting that declassified video/audio CLEARLY shows pilots trying to follow/engage/identify things that don’t look like what … --- ## [Jeepers Peepers, more flooding in Houston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-peepers-more-flooding-in-houston/840529)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-peepers-more-flooding-in-houston/840529 "2019-09-21T05:12:27Z")
Once again my adopted home is suffering significant flooding from a stalled tropical system. Parts of the area may have had up to 40 inches of rain in 48 hours or less (Harvey two years ago registered 51 inches, an all t… --- ## [Well, I own an antique piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-own-an-antique-piano/840483)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-own-an-antique-piano/840483 "2019-09-21T02:26:43Z")
Yep, my dear old Nordheimer “Lansdowne” piano is over one hundred years old. I got curious, so I searched its serial number. The search indicates. according to Heintzmann, who bought Nordheimer in 1927, that my piano w… --- ## [I just got a terrific new job and I even get to move to the beach.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-terrific-new-job-and-i-even-get-to-move-to-the-beach/840538 "2019-09-20T22:10:47Z")
I think I need someone to pinch me. I wasn’t looking for work, but someone I used to work with called me out of the blue to ask if I was interested in a position that would require a move to Paso Robles. I said yes and… --- ## [Nixon-Agnew Southern Strategy Vaudeville Routine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-agnew-southern-strategy-vaudeville-routine/840577)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-agnew-southern-strategy-vaudeville-routine/840577 "2019-09-20T20:58:50Z")
Because the real world doesn’t care about your feelings: Quite amusing, how they laughed and japed about something which, to hear some tell it, never existed, never happened, and certainly was never a real thing outsid… --- ## [Irving TX school had a reported active shooter. But wait!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irving-tx-school-had-a-reported-active-shooter-but-wait/840583)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irving-tx-school-had-a-reported-active-shooter-but-wait/840583 "2019-09-20T20:02:01Z")
School lockdown lifted But wait! It turned out to be a police officer! You’d think that a) police would let the school know what was going on, and b) that, given what’s been happening with people shooting up schools … --- ## [VOW hip-bumps Beck to the side: VOW's bad, bad, I mean bad clash with the IRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vow-hip-bumps-beck-to-the-side-vows-bad-bad-i-mean-bad-clash-with-the-irs/840480)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vow-hip-bumps-beck-to-the-side-vows-bad-bad-i-mean-bad-clash-with-the-irs/840480 "2019-09-20T18:30:56Z")
Okay. We ended up owing a kajillion bucks to the IRS when the dust settled last April. Trump’s mega-mongo tax cut means we didn’t have to pay a bazillion bucks as usual. BFD. I wait until April 15th to bust open the pi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=371) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=373)