# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=381 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 382 --- ## [Bear tried to break into shed again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-tried-to-break-into-shed-again/838176)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-tried-to-break-into-shed-again/838176 "2019-08-09T06:26:09Z")
MPSIMS for sure, just sharing, waiting for it to warm up before I get outside to do some chores. Bear tried to break into shed again. The doggie alarm went off, I stepped out to look, but he/she was gone. Fixed it. R… --- ## [Birdwatching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birdwatching/838381)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birdwatching/838381 "2019-08-09T00:16:46Z")
I’m not really much of a bird watcher really, but this watching is taking place about 3 feet from my head, just on the other side of the window. A fledgling cardinal managed to hop about 2 feet off the ground into a bu… --- ## [Easter eggs (the hidden feature kind)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-the-hidden-feature-kind/838349)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-the-hidden-feature-kind/838349 "2019-08-09T00:08:48Z")
Saw this article today: The Secret History of ‘Easter Eggs’ Yes, Google, Tesla, Amazon and others are still hiding quirky software surprises in their products, mostly to give you a chuckle. I thought this one was cool… --- ## [Do military veterans or off duty cops respond to mass shootings differently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-military-veterans-or-off-duty-cops-respond-to-mass-shootings-differently/838364)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-military-veterans-or-off-duty-cops-respond-to-mass-shootings-differently/838364 "2019-08-08T20:11:45Z")
\*differently than the general public I have no idea how people respond to mass shootings. I know it’s common for off duty cops, when the shit goes down, to take control of the situation and try to either gather evidence… --- ## [If doof is food spelled backwards, why has it never been used as a euphemism for feces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-doof-is-food-spelled-backwards-why-has-it-never-been-used-as-a-euphemism-for-feces/838296)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-doof-is-food-spelled-backwards-why-has-it-never-been-used-as-a-euphemism-for-feces/838296 "2019-08-08T17:47:46Z")
I’ve run across knurd as the opposite of drunk (thanks pTerry). Nevaeh has become a girls name. Words created by spelling another word backwards are semordnilaps (palindrome backwards). Yes, backwards word/names are m… --- ## [Is the US Navy the last organization to still use obsolete black & white photography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-navy-the-last-organization-to-still-use-obsolete-black-white-photography/838115)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-navy-the-last-organization-to-still-use-obsolete-black-white-photography/838115 "2019-08-08T16:35:52Z")
I saw this article about a pilot that died in a training accident. B&W photo, I thought it was during the Korean War or maybe the early sixties era. Nope. The fatal accident happened recently. Is the US Navy the last o… --- ## [Beckdawrek feels good and it's bad, bad, bad! (Plus tax?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-feels-good-and-its-bad-bad-bad-plus-tax/838255)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-feels-good-and-its-bad-bad-bad-plus-tax/838255 "2019-08-08T14:41:17Z")
I’m on the mend. I’ve had a long standing kidney infection. It has waxed and waned for months. Some days I felt ok, other days pretty dang awful. I’ve been on antibiotics, pills and IV for too long. I’ve had some glucose… --- ## [Detroit Water is the Best Stuff Around.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-water-is-the-best-stuff-around/837948)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-water-is-the-best-stuff-around/837948 "2019-08-08T14:24:04Z")
Or so says my uncle and dentist. My uncle is a chemical engineer. And he used to test the water in Detroit, just for the heck of it, I guess. And he says it is quite pure. My dentist says the same thing, although he nev… --- ## [Two dead, one injured in shooting in my hometown!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dead-one-injured-in-shooting-in-my-hometown/830041)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dead-one-injured-in-shooting-in-my-hometown/830041 "2019-08-08T11:25:15Z")
Breaking News Two people dead at one of my hometown’s assisted living facilities plus one more in critical condition. The suspect is in custody following a brief pursuit and a no resistance surrender in front of the She… --- ## [What's on your keychain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-keychain/838282)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-keychain/838282 "2019-08-08T11:04:45Z")
Besides keys or electronic key fobs? On the chain with my housekeys and keyless car fob, I have one of these. It is a handy gadget for opening clamshell packages, cutting cardboard, and other stuff that takes the edge … --- ## [India and Pakistan: tensions escalating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-and-pakistan-tensions-escalating/830262)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-and-pakistan-tensions-escalating/830262 "2019-08-07T23:18:08Z")
Over the last couple of days things have been heating up between India and Pakistan. The Indian Air Force launched a strike on a terrorist camp in Pakistan. Depending on who you asked, they either killed hundreds of terr… --- ## [Looks, Personality, Attitude: What trait/quality is more important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-personality-attitude-what-trait-quality-is-more-important/838015)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-personality-attitude-what-trait-quality-is-more-important/838015 "2019-08-07T17:50:31Z")
According to some people, personality & attitude are the most important traits to look for in a person. Looks, on the other hand, are still at play, but would you rather date someone with a great personality/attitude, bu… --- ## [Need dog ramp recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dog-ramp-recommendations/838254)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dog-ramp-recommendations/838254 "2019-08-07T11:51:24Z")
Banjo, my black lab/Border collie mix, is over 100 pounds and he’s 12 years old now. He can’t jump up into the car anymore and it’s hard for me to lift him. Does anybody have any recommendations for a good car ramp? Our … --- ## [I think my employer is trying to kill me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-employer-is-trying-to-kill-me/837689)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-employer-is-trying-to-kill-me/837689 "2019-08-06T22:56:01Z")
I work in an industrial environment. Up until recently, the vast majority of the factory floor employees could wear any comfortable, non-slip, closed heel/toe shoes that we liked. Some people performing specific tasks wo… --- ## [My girlfriend was carjacked today. And is still missing \[update: she has been found\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-was-carjacked-today-and-is-still-missing-update-she-has-been-found/837960)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-was-carjacked-today-and-is-still-missing-update-she-has-been-found/837960 "2019-08-06T15:41:28Z")
It appears that earlier today, my girlfriend was carjacked. So far as I can tell, they kept her with the vehicle, at least temporarily. Louisville Metro Police (area of the country where we live) is aware with a BOLO ou… --- ## [I'm going to Aberystwyth! Thoughts on food & drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-aberystwyth-thoughts-on-food-drink/837552)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-aberystwyth-thoughts-on-food-drink/837552 "2019-08-06T12:00:35Z")
At long last I am going to Aberystwyth!!! - in early October. I’ll be there for 2 nights. My daytime activities are all arranged, but I will need to fill two evenings - a Monday and a Tuesday. I know at least invofore … --- ## [Heroes of El Paso and Dayton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-el-paso-and-dayton/838223)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-of-el-paso-and-dayton/838223 "2019-08-06T06:07:38Z")
In the midst of all of the horror and tragedy, I want to take a moment to give credit to two heroes that emerged from this week’s shootings. Glendon Oakley is a soldier who was at the El Paso shooting. When he heard the… --- ## [There's a birthday in Georgia MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-birthday-in-georgia-mmp/837803)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-birthday-in-georgia-mmp/837803 "2019-08-04T21:36:08Z")
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWAMPBEAR!!!\*\*\*\*\*\* Party at the ceemint pond! I made a chocolate cake! Also… O God, our timees are in you hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servant swampbear, as he beginss another year. Grant … --- ## [Failure to launch: 31 YO stepdaughter is beginning to get on my nerves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-launch-31-yo-stepdaughter-is-beginning-to-get-on-my-nerves/837932)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-launch-31-yo-stepdaughter-is-beginning-to-get-on-my-nerves/837932 "2019-08-04T16:54:43Z")
I guess I’m just getting frustrated. My stepdaughter is 31 YO and my wife (her biological mother) has been bending over backwards to get her off her butt and working. She does not live with us. Stepdaughter has a Mast… --- ## [Share your best "dad jokes."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-best-dad-jokes/835612)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-best-dad-jokes/835612 "2019-08-04T16:08:44Z")
In honor of Father’s Day in the US and many other countries in the world, and after reading the “tell us your best jokes thread,” I thought the Dope might be a better source for so-called “dad jokes.” You know, those rea… --- ## [Another mass killing in Dayton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-dayton/838171)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mass-killing-in-dayton/838171 "2019-08-04T14:21:16Z")
I drove up to Dayton for family obligations and to see old friends from Columbus. If not for extreme laziness on all our parts, we would have been at ned peppers last night. We talked extensively about going down there… --- ## [What is it with the Kennedys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-kennedys/838089)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-kennedys/838089 "2019-08-04T12:39:46Z")
I’m assuming most people have seen the news that another member of the Kennedy family has died a tragic death. They seem to have suffered a huge number of tragedies. Is it just perception? Would most families this size … --- ## [Question: When a spouse with dementia refuses care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-when-a-spouse-with-dementia-refuses-care/834935)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-when-a-spouse-with-dementia-refuses-care/834935 "2019-08-04T04:44:10Z")
Not me, but a relative of mine. Her husband has dementia that’s advanced to the point he needs to go into a care facility. She simply can’t care for him at home, even with in-home help. Though he’s on meds, he no longer … --- ## [Swastika shaped building in Austinville, Alabama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swastika-shaped-building-in-austinville-alabama/837858)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swastika-shaped-building-in-austinville-alabama/837858 "2019-08-04T02:01:29Z")
I wonder if they get any comments on this design? Dennis --- ## [Sale on Magic Wands! (AP story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896 "2019-08-03T23:23:02Z")
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – A woman who says she bought magic wands from a self-described psychic to erase negative thoughts says $5,400 of her money was all that disappeared. Joann Zansky, 57, said she paid a woman who claims… --- ## [Breaking news: mass shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788 "2019-08-03T22:18:54Z")
Apparent mass shooting at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, held near San Jose. The story is developing. The most recent reports I saw said 11 people were either injured or killed. --- ## [Built a computer with my son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/built-a-computer-with-my-son/838060)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/built-a-computer-with-my-son/838060 "2019-08-03T21:21:33Z")
He got a cpu and mobo from a friend. Turned out to be a pretty good Haswell CPU (4690K) and we got him other parts for his birthday and he got a monitor, keyboard and mouse on his own. As we put it together I told him … --- ## [Goo had goo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goo-had-goo/838087)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goo-had-goo/838087 "2019-08-03T17:05:52Z")
Mrs. L.A. applied Advantage flea medicine to Tonka and Goo. A little bit later, goo had a six- or seven-inch goocicle handing down from her mouth. She seems OK, and she ate after ‘mom’ wiped her face. I wonder if she … --- ## [If you could only eat 1 dinner every day for the rest of your life...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-only-eat-1-dinner-every-day-for-the-rest-of-your-life/837941)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-only-eat-1-dinner-every-day-for-the-rest-of-your-life/837941 "2019-08-03T15:50:30Z")
What would it be? By dinner, I mean the main meal of your day. So if you only eat 1 meal a day, that is your dinner. If you eat your largest meal at noon, that’s your dinner. If you eat significantly differently than… --- ## [Superhornet crash in one of the best military plane-spotting sites in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhornet-crash-in-one-of-the-best-military-plane-spotting-sites-in-the-world/837956)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhornet-crash-in-one-of-the-best-military-plane-spotting-sites-in-the-world/837956 "2019-08-03T15:19:19Z")
A F/A-18E SuperHornet from VFA-151, “The Vigilantes”, of Lemoore NAS, has crashed this morning near the Father Crowley Point or Outlook at Death Valley National Park. This is one of the popular places that airplane buff… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=380) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=382)