# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=379 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 380 --- ## [Since jeff Epstein was found conveniently dead, does anyone care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-jeff-epstein-was-found-conveniently-dead-does-anyone-care/838855)
**Author:** [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-jeff-epstein-was-found-conveniently-dead-does-anyone-care/838855 "2019-08-19T00:59:19Z")
The FBI waited 35 days after his arrest to search his residence. Was that to allow ‘cleaners’ to remove anything incriminating? --- ## [WeeklyRadio Address 8-17-2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weeklyradio-address-8-17-2019/838790)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weeklyradio-address-8-17-2019/838790 "2019-08-18T15:25:34Z")
I breakfasted lightly, slept well and am in fine but exhausted fettle…….Almost had tuned the Phils out but they hired Charlie Manuel as hitting coach and haven’t lost since (4-0)……Eagles start three weeks from tomorrow,… --- ## [You can never go home again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-never-go-home-again/838492)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-never-go-home-again/838492 "2019-08-18T08:50:13Z")
The thread about how far you live from where you grew up got me thinking about this little country store not far from where I grew up. It was called the Buttery and Beanery, and it had been there long before I was born\*… --- ## [Are you a psychopath? And other questions . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-psychopath-and-other-questions/838685)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-psychopath-and-other-questions/838685 "2019-08-18T02:48:15Z")
Best article I’ve read on the subject is here: How to spot a psychopath From what I can gather, many killers are psychopaths. But only a very very small percentage of psychopaths are killers. Most are actually very pro… --- ## [Japanese team designs Human Tail for balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-team-designs-human-tail-for-balance/838733)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-team-designs-human-tail-for-balance/838733 "2019-08-17T21:34:03Z")
The first question is “Why do that?” Humans already have a system for providing balance. We’ve got a butt. Humans are, AFAIK, the only bipedal creatures without significant horizontal extensions (like ducks, geese, and… --- ## [Weird artworks you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-artworks-youve-seen/838669)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-artworks-youve-seen/838669 "2019-08-17T08:14:37Z")
There’s lots of odd things out there presented as being art. Some of it wonderful, some of it less so in the eye of this beholder. What is the weirdest, most peculiar you have ever seen? Mine was probably an exhibit at … --- ## [In which Trep feels pretty darn foolish (or, more downspout fun)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-trep-feels-pretty-darn-foolish-or-more-downspout-fun/838751)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-trep-feels-pretty-darn-foolish-or-more-downspout-fun/838751 "2019-08-17T07:12:44Z")
Hi Rocketeer. Mine happened two days ago. When the new downspout from the garage roof was installed, it was fixed so that the lower end abuts the drain cover face-on. The effect is that the drain cover pretty much caps … --- ## [Businesses in your area that have been there "forever".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-in-your-area-that-have-been-there-forever/838570)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-in-your-area-that-have-been-there-forever/838570 "2019-08-17T05:08:42Z")
This is kind of an antidote to my “You can never go home” thread from a couple of days ago. Are there any businesses in you area that have have been open for decades, mostly unchanged, to the point where they feel like … --- ## [15 second heart attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-second-heart-attacks/837850)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-second-heart-attacks/837850 "2019-08-17T03:33:29Z")
Anyone get these? About 15 seconds of weakness in the upper back and upper arms coupled with tightness in the chest. All resulting in driving one to their knees…then it passes. Used to only happen when I was hardcore do… --- ## [Given: Reincarnation is Real -or- Who Were You in 1862?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-reincarnation-is-real-or-who-were-you-in-1862/812732)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-reincarnation-is-real-or-who-were-you-in-1862/812732 "2019-08-16T21:33:31Z")
Please note the title and let’s all pretend that reincarnation isn’t hogwash. This isn’t Great Debates so please hold off on pissing on the idea. And I’m not looking for your brand new, as of this thread, “recollection… --- ## [It's my Birthday, and I'll pee if I want too, pee if I want too... \*TMI\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-and-ill-pee-if-i-want-too-pee-if-i-want-too-tmi/838628)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-and-ill-pee-if-i-want-too-pee-if-i-want-too-tmi/838628 "2019-08-16T21:25:47Z")
For my 58th birthday I got my catheter removed!!! Happy Birthday to me! It was only in for a week, but seemed much longer. (no pun). How is your day going?:smiley: --- ## [Breaking News: NYPD investigating who placed pressure cookers in Fulton Street Station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-nypd-investigating-who-placed-pressure-cookers-in-fulton-street-station/838743)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-nypd-investigating-who-placed-pressure-cookers-in-fulton-street-station/838743 "2019-08-16T19:02:31Z")
AP via Time: --- ## [In which Rocketeer feels pretty darn clever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rocketeer-feels-pretty-darn-clever/838710)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rocketeer-feels-pretty-darn-clever/838710 "2019-08-16T17:56:16Z")
“Oh, by the way,” Mrs R said to me, with that tone she has when disclosing a minor disaster, “I was messing with the downspout at the back of the house and the lower part fell off and fell down the hole.” I went out to … --- ## [Breaking News: reported mass shooting in Dayton OH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-reported-mass-shooting-in-dayton-oh/838161)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-reported-mass-shooting-in-dayton-oh/838161 "2019-08-16T07:04:33Z")
Initial reports of seven dead. https://www.whio.com/news/crime--law/police-responding-active-shooting-oregon-district/dHOvgFCs726CylnDLdZQxM/amp.html?\_\_twitter\_impression=true --- ## [Giant Penguins found in New Zealand. Can Elder Things be far behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-penguins-found-in-new-zealand-can-elder-things-be-far-behind/838705)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-penguins-found-in-new-zealand-can-elder-things-be-far-behind/838705 "2019-08-15T23:03:26Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/asia/human-size-penguin-new-zealand-scli-intl/index.html They don’t report any shoggoths. But then, I don’t think shoggoths had any bones. --- ## [Breaking: active shooter with several shot cops \[Philadelphia 8/14/19\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-active-shooter-with-several-shot-cops-philadelphia-8-14-19/838678)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-active-shooter-with-several-shot-cops-philadelphia-8-14-19/838678 "2019-08-15T20:41:01Z")
--- ## [Strange things in Northern BC: quintuple murder, by one guy, or triple murder by two guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-in-northern-bc-quintuple-murder-by-one-guy-or-triple-murder-by-two-guys/837524)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-in-northern-bc-quintuple-murder-by-one-guy-or-triple-murder-by-two-guys/837524 "2019-08-15T12:59:53Z")
Strange story out of northern British Columbia. On the weekend, there was a story about a young traveling couple found brutally murdered: he was an Aussie, she was an American. The young woman’s mom told the media that … --- ## [Any root beer stands in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-root-beer-stands-in-your-area/838433)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-root-beer-stands-in-your-area/838433 "2019-08-15T12:48:26Z")
I love the old root beer drive ins where they would serve you an ice cold root beer in a frosty mug with burgers, hot dogs and fries. Here in Kansas City only one left - Mug’s Up.. Mugs up brews its own root beer an they… --- ## [Life is a cruel joke for pretty much all living things except for maybe humans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-a-cruel-joke-for-pretty-much-all-living-things-except-for-maybe-humans/837951)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-a-cruel-joke-for-pretty-much-all-living-things-except-for-maybe-humans/837951 "2019-08-15T12:32:21Z")
I’ve been binging a lot of nature shows on Netflix lately. It has dawned on me, life is a cruel joke for pretty much anything that lives except for humans (and their pets). Think about it: If you’re a animal, you’re e… --- ## [the evil Time-Bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evil-time-bug/838687)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evil-time-bug/838687 "2019-08-15T08:08:52Z")
Researchers have concluded that a common bacterium is speciating … researchers collected 906 strains of (clostridium difficile) from humans; animals, such as dogs, pigs and horses; and the environment … (which) were all… --- ## [Un-googleable things.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-googleable-things/838356)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-googleable-things/838356 "2019-08-15T07:30:37Z")
OK, so maybe 50 years ago, as a teen in Northern Virginia, I went with some friends to see a band. This band played a song called “This One’s For You, Carla.” They were kinda like the Mothers, only not really. The venue … --- ## [A text about real estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-text-about-real-estate/838670)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-text-about-real-estate/838670 "2019-08-14T21:15:04Z")
I got a text yesterday from somebody I don’t know. He signed himself Kurt (I only know one Kurt and this isn;t him) and expressed interest in placing an offer on my house. My house isn’t for sale, but he had the right ad… --- ## [Badly-Designed School Assignments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badly-designed-school-assignments/838673)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badly-designed-school-assignments/838673 "2019-08-14T20:48:24Z")
Have any of you ever come into contact with school assignments which were just badly designed? Either as a student, a parent, a teacher, or just a random person. My story comes from a college speech class, where the foc… --- ## [Equestrian hobby expenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equestrian-hobby-expenses/838602)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equestrian-hobby-expenses/838602 "2019-08-14T19:40:12Z")
Just had a conversation with someone who is a self-described ‘equestrian enthusiast’. She made the statement that ‘horses are more expensive than cars’. That sounds like an exaggeration to make a point, but let me ask wh… --- ## [A mouse in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mouse-in-the-house/835545)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mouse-in-the-house/835545 "2019-08-14T18:51:23Z")
A while ago, I was working upstairs, and my husband was asleep in the bedroom. The cat, downstairs, started meowing loudly. She wouldn’t stop. I tried to engage her verbally, to let her know that I was upstairs. She stil… --- ## [Why are there latinos in America but not native americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-latinos-in-america-but-not-native-americans/838535)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-latinos-in-america-but-not-native-americans/838535 "2019-08-14T13:27:50Z")
The native americans died off due to the diseases brought over by the europeans. I think multiple plagues hit at once and wiped out 95% of people. But the southwest is full of latinos whose families have been here for h… --- ## [Does anybody else have a "This Shirt"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-else-have-a-this-shirt/838546)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-else-have-a-this-shirt/838546 "2019-08-14T13:20:12Z")
Inspired by Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “This Shirt”: I certainly do. My old shirt--my "this shirt"--has witnessed more than any shirt ought to. It's been on the rifle range--a few ranges, actually--and it's been there o… --- ## [That mysterious nuclear-related explosion in Russia a few days ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-mysterious-nuclear-related-explosion-in-russia-a-few-days-ago/838642)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-mysterious-nuclear-related-explosion-in-russia-a-few-days-ago/838642 "2019-08-14T05:54:08Z")
I didn’t see a thread here, and the fact that the Russians are giving conflicting information and seem to be going out of their way to cover this up, despite massive evidence to the contrary, says to me that this was muc… --- ## [Pell-Mell, aw, hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pell-mell-aw-hell/838568)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pell-mell-aw-hell/838568 "2019-08-13T21:23:49Z")
Some time ago, I confidently predicted Cardinal George Pell would not be criminally charged in Australia. I can’t find the thread, but my best recollection is that at the time, the discussion was whether Pell had vicari… --- ## [USS John McCain Collision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-john-mccain-collision/794246)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-john-mccain-collision/794246 "2019-08-13T13:11:10Z")
Another collision with a commercial vessel in a short period of time. After the first one I speculated that there was some hacking or tampering with navigation systems. Seems more likely now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=378) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=380)