# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=388 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 389 --- ## [Historic moment US President crosses DMZ into N Korea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-moment-us-president-crosses-dmz-into-n-korea/836304)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-moment-us-president-crosses-dmz-into-n-korea/836304 "2019-07-03T12:34:02Z")
Every now and then our current President does something right. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. ;) I must admit this impromptu meeting caught me off guard. I think it caught Kim off guard too. Talks are schedu… --- ## [Wasp Supernests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-supernests/836339)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-supernests/836339 "2019-07-03T04:12:24Z")
I just hosed a nest out from under the hose support a few days ago, so this doesn’t surprise me: This, however, DOES surprise me: Maybe the folks at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System – whatever the hell that… --- ## [Brain MRI experience? What to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-mri-experience-what-to-expect/836242)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-mri-experience-what-to-expect/836242 "2019-07-03T03:50:57Z")
I’m having one done on Monday. There’s nothing wrong with my brain that I know of, I have volunteered to participate in a study that has to do with traumatic brain injury, in the “normal” control group. I’m told it take… --- ## [How long have you been married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-married/829513)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-married/829513 "2019-07-03T03:28:21Z")
I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary today. We are still going strong after 17 years together. Ten years used to sound long but now it seems like it just happened. How long have you been together/married? --- ## [Guadalajara Hail Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guadalajara-hail-storm/836347)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guadalajara-hail-storm/836347 "2019-07-02T23:28:24Z")
Holy crap! :eek: Guadalajara was pelted in a storm yesterday that left a couple meters’ worth of hail behind, enough to bury vehicles in ice. Here’s a video of it. I had absolutely no idea a hail storm of anywhere nea… --- ## [NASA sold moon landing tapes for $217 by accident to an intern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-sold-moon-landing-tapes-for-217-by-accident-to-an-intern/836422)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-sold-moon-landing-tapes-for-217-by-accident-to-an-intern/836422 "2019-07-02T23:17:12Z")
And now the owner is going to make a lot by selling them. Reminds me of the guy who has a tape of most of Super Bowl I that nobody else has. But the NFL won’t buy it from him. --- ## [OK, so I got fired for drinking on the job...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-i-got-fired-for-drinking-on-the-job/836294)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-i-got-fired-for-drinking-on-the-job/836294 "2019-07-02T21:18:10Z")
I don’t want this to come off as an excuse; I know what I did was wrong and I was rightfully terminated for being seen drinking a beer during my break. The reason I was doing that was because I was trying on my own to qu… --- ## [PSA for UK politics thread regulars - Erskine May is now online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-uk-politics-thread-regulars-erskine-may-is-now-online/836406)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-for-uk-politics-thread-regulars-erskine-may-is-now-online/836406 "2019-07-02T20:53:38Z")
Particularly in the recent Brexit threads, there’s been a lot of questions about what is actually pretty arcane Parliamentary protocol and procedure. You’d think it would be quite easy to answer questions about that sor… --- ## [14-year-old arrested for building a clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-arrested-for-building-a-clock/731481)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-year-old-arrested-for-building-a-clock/731481 "2019-07-02T17:51:21Z")
In Texas, of course. I love this part: Um… It’s a clock. It tells you what time it is. I can imagine their further investigation of the kid’s belongings… ‘What’s this yellow thing? A weapon?’ ‘It’s a pencil.’ ‘… --- ## [How do you finish the sentence: "It's so hot that..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-finish-the-sentence-its-so-hot-that/588080)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-finish-the-sentence-its-so-hot-that/588080 "2019-07-02T13:56:34Z")
I’ll start. “It’s so hot that I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking.” --- ## ["2nd Notice Do Not Destroy Official Document" - administration overreach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-notice-do-not-destroy-official-document-administration-overreach/836273)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-notice-do-not-destroy-official-document-administration-overreach/836273 "2019-07-02T13:20:42Z")
The above quote is the marking on the outside of a large envelope I received today. Inside is a survey and an invitation to serve as a volunteer for 45 and the R party in the upcoming election. I have no qualms about th… --- ## [Beckdawrek has a bad, bad, bad Siamese cat who knows a new trick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-has-a-bad-bad-bad-siamese-cat-who-knows-a-new-trick/836281)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-has-a-bad-bad-bad-siamese-cat-who-knows-a-new-trick/836281 "2019-07-02T01:07:54Z")
In a weird/rare moment of loving sweetness my male Siamese cat ‘Bear’ came and sat on my chair with me. He was sitting straight up , front paws together. Tail flipping. He was staring at me. So I stuck my tongue out at h… --- ## [Alternative School Graduation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-school-graduation/835438)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-school-graduation/835438 "2019-07-01T17:00:28Z")
The last of our kids, C, graduated from high school a few days ago. This fellow was sort of a stray we had taken in, Summer of 2016. He lasted almost a year at the local high school but by that time he’d had 16 years … --- ## [Help me find a bathtub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-bathtub/836011)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-bathtub/836011 "2019-07-01T14:45:50Z")
My Beloved and I are looking for a new bathtub, and due to size restrictions it has to be an alcove tub, 58" to 59" long by 30" to 35" wide(over 30" preferable), with a right hand drain, and we will consider jetted tubs.… --- ## [Happy Asteroid Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-asteroid-day/836310)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-asteroid-day/836310 "2019-07-01T12:26:26Z")
In my never-ending quest to introduce obscure holidays (previously: Aphelion Day and St Swithun’s Day) I bring you Asteroid Day. Yes, it’s a day to celebrate the more obscure solar system bodies. Those effete dwarf plan… --- ## [Do you find election meddling as funny as Trump does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-election-meddling-as-funny-as-trump-does/836219)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-election-meddling-as-funny-as-trump-does/836219 "2019-07-01T05:57:08Z")
From here: The President in the movie “Idiocracy” was of higher quality than this malicious buffoon. --- ## [I'll start the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-start-the-mmp/835949)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-start-the-mmp/835949 "2019-07-01T00:36:44Z")
and my reason is today was a total bust. The expected high volume didn’t arive and I spent nearly 11 hours at Da Jungle to only be on the clock for a little more than 6. :smack: Wanting to reclaim my usual good mood an… --- ## [My Hot Water Heater is Busted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hot-water-heater-is-busted/836138)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hot-water-heater-is-busted/836138 "2019-06-30T22:14:48Z")
I was just talking to a friend on the telephone. My water taps would no longer produce hot water. She said check the basement, to make sure your water heater hasn’t drained all over the floor. And she was right. Almost t… --- ## [Do you wear a wrist watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-wrist-watch/835582)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-wrist-watch/835582 "2019-06-30T04:05:48Z")
I found an old analog Timex watch in a drawer that I stopped wearing a few years ago when the battery died. Even then, wearing a wrist watch had become an anachronism, but I liked this watch. It was reliable (I rarely … --- ## [Time for a new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-tv/836279)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-new-tv/836279 "2019-06-30T03:20:54Z")
I posted recently of my annoyance that the remote control that came with our TV did not have the means to adjust the picture, nor did the TV itself. I downloaded the app onto my iPhone so I could make adjustments, with … --- ## [I think my smartphone is possessed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-smartphone-is-possessed/836173)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-smartphone-is-possessed/836173 "2019-06-30T02:48:28Z")
Heavy icon groups with numerous icons within them move by themselves and relocate across the screen. The phone sometimes becomes so cold I cannot hold it. The screen flickers with seemingly no pattern. Occasionally high-… --- ## [what good is the landline phone network in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-the-landline-phone-network-in-the-future/836127)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-the-landline-phone-network-in-the-future/836127 "2019-06-30T02:27:57Z")
I have been discussing with friends the future of all those copper wires running to every home and business in the US. I have heard that this is the subject of intense debate in telecommunication circles to the point whe… --- ## [Fungal Hallucinogens Send Cicadas on Sex Binges After Their Genitals Fall Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fungal-hallucinogens-send-cicadas-on-sex-binges-after-their-genitals-fall-off/836248)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fungal-hallucinogens-send-cicadas-on-sex-binges-after-their-genitals-fall-off/836248 "2019-06-29T21:40:59Z")
This is apparently real: Bolding mine. Why not? Read on: Buzz-kill. Anyway, the fungus has cathinone, a compound similar to ephedrine, which keeps the bugs going as rampant sex-bots of destruction. It makes male ci… --- ## [Neville Flynn meets Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - the sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neville-flynn-meets-planes-trains-automobiles-the-sequel/836224)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neville-flynn-meets-planes-trains-automobiles-the-sequel/836224 "2019-06-29T12:40:04Z")
I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on my motherfucking car! \ I like how calm the driver remains throughout. --- ## [European Dopers, how are you holding up in the heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-dopers-how-are-you-holding-up-in-the-heat/836067)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-dopers-how-are-you-holding-up-in-the-heat/836067 "2019-06-29T00:51:03Z")
Someone told me that the temperature today in southern France was 114 degrees Fahrenheit (45.5 degrees Celsius). Criminy! How are you staying cool? --- ## [Attack squirrel on meth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-squirrel-on-meth/835746)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-squirrel-on-meth/835746 "2019-06-28T21:39:45Z")
Man Gave Meth To ‘Attack Squirrel’ To Keep It Aggressive The squirrel was set free. --- ## [Rapid fall through the chute -- a sault on the river?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapid-fall-through-the-chute-a-sault-on-the-river/836191)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapid-fall-through-the-chute-a-sault-on-the-river/836191 "2019-06-28T21:30:00Z")
I’m looking to find towns that are named after natural obstructions to river navigation, i.e. falls and rapids. But they can also be named in other languages, such as French. “Waterfall” in French is chute d’eau, althoug… --- ## [Thing Fish was right and I was wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-fish-was-right-and-i-was-wrong/824868)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-fish-was-right-and-i-was-wrong/824868 "2019-06-28T20:38:24Z")
Some weeks ago, Thing Fish and I made a wager. I lost and he won. I suppose I could do this over PM, but I suspect he, and many of you, will enjoy this more if it’s a public thread. I expect a good bit of ribbing, probab… --- ## [Mackenzie Lueck's alleged murderer has been arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackenzie-luecks-alleged-murderer-has-been-arrested/836232)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackenzie-luecks-alleged-murderer-has-been-arrested/836232 "2019-06-28T18:42:55Z")
This case has looked quite grim for a while now, but now the police think they’ve got the man responsible. Guy sounds like a real creep: --- ## [Hey, Company. Not everyone is a Millennial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-company-not-everyone-is-a-millennial/835974)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-company-not-everyone-is-a-millennial/835974 "2019-06-28T18:18:44Z")
Mrs. L.A. bought a 60" Vizio TV a couple/few years ago. I’ve noticed over the past couple/few weeks that the picture seemed a little blue. Well, the pics from Seattle could be blue. The news shows a bunch of concrete,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=389)