# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=375 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 376 --- ## [Names with Initials (only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-initials-only/839911)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-with-initials-only/839911 "2019-09-10T13:26:29Z")
I have a friend that has initials only for a first name(I will call him DC Smith) . He claims the Army, companies or people asked him so often what the DC stood for, he started writing D(only) C(only) Smith on his pape… --- ## [It's official, I'm a crazy cat lady (Cat #3 joins the household)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-a-crazy-cat-lady-cat-3-joins-the-household/839959)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-a-crazy-cat-lady-cat-3-joins-the-household/839959 "2019-09-10T12:26:41Z")
My soon-to-be-ex-husband is cat-tolerant but lacks the Cat Gene. He told me early on, perhaps even before we were married, that two cats were his outer limit. I abided by it. Well, now I am living alone, heh heh heh. I … --- ## [My DNA is being extracted in the lab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dna-is-being-extracted-in-the-lab/829998)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dna-is-being-extracted-in-the-lab/829998 "2019-09-10T12:00:38Z")
I finally got around to sending in my Ancestry DNA test, and am dying of curiosity to see if what I know of family oral history lines up with the DNA. Oral history: straight Ashkenazi originally from what is now Latvia, … --- ## [My Labor Day weekend will rock. What about yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-labor-day-weekend-will-rock-what-about-yours/839324)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-labor-day-weekend-will-rock-what-about-yours/839324 "2019-09-10T05:21:53Z")
Staring off with a Sting concert. I’ve seen Sting lots of times but this concert is with the Utah Philharmonic to benefit Zion NP. Coming back we will visit a place I’ve wanted to visit for years - the Black Canyon of … --- ## [Trump and his "Cat License"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-his-cat-license/839713)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-his-cat-license/839713 "2019-09-10T00:38:15Z")
When I saw that Trump had faked an NHC map, I immediately thought of the Monty Python sketch… --- ## ["TV Rescan Day" for U.S. over-the-air TV postponed to September 11, 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-rescan-day-for-u-s-over-the-air-tv-postponed-to-september-11-2019/839756)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-rescan-day-for-u-s-over-the-air-tv-postponed-to-september-11-2019/839756 "2019-09-09T22:17:44Z")
There is an ongoing process in these United States of squeezing over-the-air (OTA) TV stations closer together to free up spectrum space for cell phone and wireless internet use. Originally a major shift was scheduled fo… --- ## [Musings on translation into Arabic and the meaning of "strength."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-on-translation-into-arabic-and-the-meaning-of-strength/839903)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-on-translation-into-arabic-and-the-meaning-of-strength/839903 "2019-09-09T19:53:19Z")
Today I found myself at google translate, seeking to translate the following into Arabic: Raising children teaches you infinite strength and infinite gentleness. When translating stuff, I always double-check it by runn… --- ## [Porcupined AGAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porcupined-again/839944)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porcupined-again/839944 "2019-09-09T19:40:57Z")
I had a rip-roaring Monday morning. I was walking the dogs in the woods early this morning as I do every morning. They are off-leash so they can run around and get worn out for the day. We walk a trail that ends up at… --- ## [Insomniacs, how do you deal with extracurriculars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomniacs-how-do-you-deal-with-extracurriculars/839919)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomniacs-how-do-you-deal-with-extracurriculars/839919 "2019-09-09T16:15:05Z")
I often wake up at 2/3/4/5 am (usually to pee) and cannot go back to sleep. Whether because my brain starts thinking, a nostril is blocked and I can’t breath, I’m too hot, too cold, one of the cats will start fussing jus… --- ## [India launches moon mission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-launches-moon-mission/837707)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-launches-moon-mission/837707 "2019-09-09T10:41:57Z")
India launched its second moon mission a few days ago. This time the mission involves a soft landing on the lunar south pole, followed by the release of a rover that will scoot around on the lunar surface for (a paltry) … --- ## [A bleary eyed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleary-eyed-mmp/839580)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bleary-eyed-mmp/839580 "2019-09-09T03:27:09Z")
I figured I’d probably be the first one up today :wink: The new job I’ve been wittering on about for months finally starts today, which means getting up at least an hour earlier than I’m used to, as it’s not only furthe… --- ## [My grandmother died last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-died-last-night/839726)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmother-died-last-night/839726 "2019-09-09T00:41:55Z")
She was 100. It wasn’t a surprise, and she died peacefully. Here’s the obituary my mother (her daughter) wrote (last names of her children removed): Eva Mendel Miller, 100, of Calgary, passed away peacefully at 2:30 A… --- ## [Milky Way shot from last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milky-way-shot-from-last-night/836624)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milky-way-shot-from-last-night/836624 "2019-09-08T17:20:49Z")
My wife and I went to our place in Williams, AZ for the 4th, to get out of the Phoenix heat (it was 66°F during the fireworks!). I didn’t bring a lot of camera gear, but I did bring my tripod, so I decided to try a night… --- ## [Uh-oh! Beckdawrek is bad, bad, bad at the DMV!(oh, I'll be blamed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-beckdawrek-is-bad-bad-bad-at-the-dmv-oh-ill-be-blamed/839638)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-beckdawrek-is-bad-bad-bad-at-the-dmv-oh-ill-be-blamed/839638 "2019-09-08T02:37:03Z")
Got up at my usual late hour of 9ish. I had already stumbled down and fed the Siamese and returned to my bed chamber (I just used that term coz its cool). Woke up with a start. Uh-oh the lil’wrekkers car tags were due th… --- ## [Walmart Receipt Checkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-receipt-checkers/839574)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-receipt-checkers/839574 "2019-09-08T01:01:30Z")
I went to Walmart today. All I bought was a large kitchen knife, Band-aids, and a mop. I did not get a bag. (Plastic bags are illegal here and retailers must charge 10 cents apiece for paper bags.) I saw that the rec… --- ## [Nursing home bills after a parent passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-home-bills-after-a-parent-passes-away/839678)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-home-bills-after-a-parent-passes-away/839678 "2019-09-08T00:37:09Z")
Anyone have any experience dealing with a parent’s nursing home bills after they have passed away? My mother passed away at the end of last year. The last four and a half months of her life were spent in a nursing home … --- ## [Are you pro-choice because you are smart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-pro-choice-because-you-are-smart/839650)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-pro-choice-because-you-are-smart/839650 "2019-09-07T01:10:10Z")
Tell me. --- ## [Bots post to Reddit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bots-post-to-reddit/839743)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bots-post-to-reddit/839743 "2019-09-06T23:43:48Z")
Someone trained a GPT-2 bot to come up with Reddit posts based on various subreddits (discussion fora), one of which is called ScenesFromAHat, based on the Scenes From A Hat game on “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” where the a… --- ## [Give it a rest, Wendy's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-a-rest-wendys/600824)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-a-rest-wendys/600824 "2019-09-06T16:32:03Z")
This isn’t Pit-worthy, but I’m getting really annoyed by a practice I’ve encountered a lot lately at multiple Wendy’s locations. I have no idea if this is happening nationwide, nor have I noticed it at other fast food re… --- ## [Losing all sense of time in the Orient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-all-sense-of-time-in-the-orient/839200)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-all-sense-of-time-in-the-orient/839200 "2019-09-06T03:50:18Z")
For the past week I’ve been in the Phillipines on business. But because I’m training call center personnel I’ve had to stay on Eastern Standard time. Which means I’ve lost all sense of time. I just spent a Saturday night… --- ## [Transgender youth - lessons learned and resources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-youth-lessons-learned-and-resources/839578)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-youth-lessons-learned-and-resources/839578 "2019-09-06T03:18:29Z")
Looking to the wisdom of the Dope from parents who have gone on the journey with their teenage children transitioning from one gender identity to another. Just got back from a 10 day business trip to China. Had a relati… --- ## [I really hope I die first...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hope-i-die-first/839607)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hope-i-die-first/839607 "2019-09-06T01:22:14Z")
I don’t think there’s anything anyone but mr. singular will want once I shuffle off this mortal coil. I just know that if any of the people I’m related to or friends with will probably have a pretty cavalier attitude ab… --- ## [Deerie me, what a sight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deerie-me-what-a-sight/839715)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deerie-me-what-a-sight/839715 "2019-09-05T21:57:24Z")
I was waiting for Uber outside of work, and I’m absently looking ahead across the street, and I see movement in the trees. A deer. And another deer. And a… huh? What was that? An albino deer? Very hard to see details at … --- ## [Google Calendar spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-calendar-spam/839070)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-calendar-spam/839070 "2019-09-05T18:17:25Z")
About 7:30 last night a calendar reminder came up on my phone: “Jerk off with random teens.” I didn’t remember scheduling anything like that. :rolleyes: Turns out by default people can send your Google Calendar event… --- ## [Falling in love with someone who is not your physical "type"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-is-not-your-physical-type/541573)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-is-not-your-physical-type/541573 "2014-10-07T13:04:44Z")
Someone is convinced that their “type” is a tall, athletic blond, or a dark, mysterious Latino/Latina…and that’s the only type of person they notice or date. Then they fall in love with the opposite- or at least a very d… --- ## [Bugatti Chiron tops 300 mph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugatti-chiron-tops-300-mph/839689)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugatti-chiron-tops-300-mph/839689 "2019-09-04T22:39:44Z")
Bugatti once again holds the record for fastest production car in the world, with a record run in August of a modified Chiron that reached 304.773 mph, 490.5 kph. There are lots of details and a video at the link. Int… --- ## [The Destruction of my Past Life, Now on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-destruction-of-my-past-life-now-on-youtube/839674)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-destruction-of-my-past-life-now-on-youtube/839674 "2019-09-04T20:13:11Z")
I’ve noticed recently that I can view disastrous flooding of places I’ve lived and the bulldozing of buildings where I’ve worked on YouTube (in addition to being able to find still images of these and other such things).… --- ## [Ad for Sandals Bahama Resort on TV last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-sandals-bahama-resort-on-tv-last-night/839697 "2019-09-04T19:58:20Z")
During Rachel Maddow’s show, no less. It seems incredibly tactless. I looked it up, and the resort is on Great Exuma island, which isn’t extremely close to Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were devastated. Still, it must … --- ## [Bidets—meh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidets-meh/839449)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidets-meh/839449 "2019-09-04T16:33:14Z")
Used a bidet for the first time yesterday. Don’t understand all the fuss…after the first hour on it, it was a little dull --- ## [Dorian Gray and ...banana's? What exactly...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651)
**Author:** [@paulreallyisdeceased](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulreallyisdeceased)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651 "2019-09-04T13:30:07Z")
So I keep seeing news retorts about ‘Dorian Gray buttering the banana’s for 40 straight hours.’ I think he was just a fictional character. Why is he being brought back in such a way? This story really raises more ques… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=376)