# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=389 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 390 --- ## [Don't Vacation in North Korea. Go to School There Instead!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vacation-in-north-korea-go-to-school-there-instead/836199)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-vacation-in-north-korea-go-to-school-there-instead/836199 "2019-06-28T17:13:25Z")
Alek Sigley is a Korean/English-Australian student studying the Korean language at Kim Il Sung University. He also led tours there and had more access to the population than a westerner would typically have. He isn’t the… --- ## [57 scooters+bikes removed from river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/57-scooters-bikes-removed-from-river/836156)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/57-scooters-bikes-removed-from-river/836156 "2019-06-28T15:12:30Z")
Amazing– How much $$ do the scooter/bike peddlers pay cities for the right to clutter their sidewalks, thereby forcing people in wheelchairs out into the street? But maybe it’s fun to toss e-scooters into a river… Por… --- ## [Moving...to the other side of the continent, in two weeks!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-the-other-side-of-the-continent-in-two-weeks/836088)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-the-other-side-of-the-continent-in-two-weeks/836088 "2019-06-27T23:00:14Z")
If you have a look at a map of Australia, The Pilbara is pretty much as far as you can get (as the crow flies) from Melbourne compared to any other destination in the country. And we’re going there, in two weeks. Me, my… --- ## [Was the Democratic debate live in all time zones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-democratic-debate-live-in-all-time-zones/836162)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-democratic-debate-live-in-all-time-zones/836162 "2019-06-27T21:10:00Z")
Or only in the eastern time zone? Need answer kinda fast. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Twitter to issue warning labels on tweets from twits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-to-issue-warning-labels-on-tweets-from-twits/836166)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-to-issue-warning-labels-on-tweets-from-twits/836166 "2019-06-27T20:16:02Z")
And that could include Trump’s tweets! The thing is, they’re still going to publish them, there’ll just be an extra click to get there, I guess. Kinda like \[Reddit’s quarantine procedure (that I just learned about to… --- ## [Ebonics and television subtitles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics-and-television-subtitles/836149)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics-and-television-subtitles/836149 "2019-06-27T18:15:08Z")
I was watching a reality-type TV show where a woman spoke Ebonics. Out of curiosity, I replayed portions of her speaking with closed captioning enabled to see how her speech would be interpreted. Two questions came to m… --- ## [Wild temperature swing in one hour.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-temperature-swing-in-one-hour/836152)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-temperature-swing-in-one-hour/836152 "2019-06-27T16:38:00Z")
On vacation this week and drove the North Cascades Highway in Washington yesterday. About 1, my wife and I stopped and had a nice lunch at the Lake Diablo viewpoint, this is about the half way point of the highway. It wa… --- ## [You can knit here, just don't support Trump!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-knit-here-just-dont-support-trump/835993)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-knit-here-just-dont-support-trump/835993 "2019-06-27T16:20:48Z")
Good news, everyone! Knitters’ network bans Trump support on its website! https://twitter.com/ravelry/status/1142766608680660992 According to the AP, Ravelry.com is “a free, 8-million strong social network for knitte… --- ## [Really cool logos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-logos/595628)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-logos/595628 "2011-09-12T16:26:23Z")
Today I saw the coolest COEXIST Bumper Sticker. Let’s link to some other really cool logos --- ## [NRA TV dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-tv-dead/836105)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-tv-dead/836105 "2019-06-27T05:36:27Z")
NRA TV, dead at age 2. Obituary here. --- ## [One Small Spark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-spark/836052)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-spark/836052 "2019-06-26T22:22:46Z")
Monday morning I arrive at my office normally. It’s a small government agency in Washington, DC. My desk is on one of the upper floors of the building. The air is a little stuffy – they don’t run the air conditioning … --- ## [One hour record -- on a penny farthing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065 "2019-06-26T22:01:57Z")
The UCI bicycle record was recently broken by Victor Campenaerts (this for a “standard” bike – for recumbents it is higher) Anyhow, there is a record for a penny farthing, which has stood since ~1880. here is one guy… --- ## [Help me find a picture of this Quebec street sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-picture-of-this-quebec-street-sign/836103)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-picture-of-this-quebec-street-sign/836103 "2019-06-26T20:02:56Z")
Seen first in Sutton, QC - then a few days later on Ile d’Orleans (and yes, I know I’m missing some accents there, can’t figure out how to do 'em on this keyboard). The text roughly translates to “Kids playing here. Dri… --- ## [In a Mere 20 Minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mere-20-minutes/835969)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-mere-20-minutes/835969 "2019-06-26T17:51:46Z")
We had 2 of the grandkids (7 yo girl & 8 yo boy) for a sleepover on Sat night. It was a beautiful day, we spent a couple of hours at a local lake then came home and had supper. The weather started to turn, so I decided… --- ## [Paranoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoia/836016)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoia/836016 "2019-06-26T01:51:55Z")
Not mine. Over at my aunt’s house, waiting for a major delivery, I decided to walk over to the store, about half a mile away, because I was tired of sitting in the house. On the way back, I decided to go the longer way,… --- ## [Local wifi names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-wifi-names/832576)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-wifi-names/832576 "2019-06-25T22:40:13Z")
I live on a short block which contains a few rental properties, and not long ago a few units saw new tenants move in. Prior to this all the visible local wifi network names that showed up on my device were kinda boring a… --- ## [Car names that you can drive on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533 "2019-06-25T22:13:34Z")
On my commute home the other day I noticed a BMW 128, which caught my eye since I was driving on Rt 128. I was trying to think of other cars which could be driven on or in their namesakes. I figure there are three classe… --- ## [Dogtrot House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogtrot-house/835982)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogtrot-house/835982 "2019-06-25T21:47:26Z")
In a conversation at work this afternoon I used the term “dogtrot house.” They just looked at me funny. I asked several other people if they knew what it meant. Apparently, no one in New Mexico has ever heard of a dogt… --- ## [Check out my Earthwatch Ecuador travel blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-my-earthwatch-ecuador-travel-blog/410155)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-my-earthwatch-ecuador-travel-blog/410155 "2007-07-02T14:07:50Z")
Finally, almost 11 months after going on my trip, I have gotten around to putting my journal entries and pictures online: It was an Earthwatch expedition that involved netting and banding birds in a cloud forest on th… --- ## [I got distracted and forgot the title. The 'joys' of ADD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-distracted-and-forgot-the-title-the-joys-of-add/836028)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-distracted-and-forgot-the-title-the-joys-of-add/836028 "2019-06-25T13:14:45Z")
“I forgot.” “Where was I?” “Oh, perhaps it was…” I live in a place full of people with memory problems, but my lousy attention span irks me. F’rinstance, I really did have a title for this thread, based on a commerc… --- ## [Beckdawrek and her bad, bad, bad catfish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-her-bad-bad-bad-catfish/835903)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-her-bad-bad-bad-catfish/835903 "2019-06-25T03:34:21Z")
Get me a small cooler. 2, no 3 bottles of water. A cup of wigglers from the gas station/bait shop/ pizza joint. I got a pole out the shed. Me, my fat beagle, my tiny Yorkie (whom I have to carry) head to the big pond. … --- ## [Dear Duluth Trading Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-duluth-trading-company/835968)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-duluth-trading-company/835968 "2019-06-25T02:07:29Z")
Good afternoon, I hope you will forgive me posting this here. It seems the email address on your customer-service page does not work. I live in Saudi Arabia and over the years have taken to ordering polo shirts from yo… --- ## [It's 2019 - what do you do for a living, and how has that changed since Y2K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2019-what-do-you-do-for-a-living-and-how-has-that-changed-since-y2k/835173)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2019-what-do-you-do-for-a-living-and-how-has-that-changed-since-y2k/835173 "2019-06-24T19:41:48Z")
I’m still a programmer, but I now work on web applications, mostly front-end work (but a little back end) I am allowed to WFH occasionally, but I don’t very much because I have a harder time concentrating on work when I… --- ## [Alexa do a squelchy fart.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-do-a-squelchy-fart/835884)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-do-a-squelchy-fart/835884 "2019-06-24T16:05:17Z")
Yup, prim & proper Alexa has hidden gaseous talents. :smiley: The man’s grandkids certainly made him laugh and I suspect he had a much better day. Maybe he even tried getting Alexa to fart by himself? :wink: Give it a … --- ## [What's better than teleportation in an overbooked MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-teleportation-in-an-overbooked-mmp/835635)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-teleportation-in-an-overbooked-mmp/835635 "2019-06-24T04:17:19Z")
What’s better than teleportation? Because I need it for next weekend when I have six (6!) places I want to be virtually simultaneously next Saturday morning, some hundreds of miles apart! :eek: They include: \[li\] \[ul… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad beckdawrek ain't living right. (Curses bad weather)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beckdawrek-aint-living-right-curses-bad-weather/835801)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beckdawrek-aint-living-right-curses-bad-weather/835801 "2019-06-23T21:19:33Z")
Stormy night Iast night. Rain, wind. Power is out allover 2 or 3 counties. I’m lucky we have a back-up generator. It powers the fridge and few lights. No wifi, no tv. No AC. Nothing fun. Curses mother nature. Of course … --- ## [Farewell Black and Decker drill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-black-and-decker-drill/835874)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-black-and-decker-drill/835874 "2019-06-23T19:54:26Z")
You had a mighty cord, with a kink in it from where you spent a summer in the attic, crushed by a bare low profile rim. Countless scuffs on your body, scars from when you oversaw the construction of two decks, innumerab… --- ## [The Metric system is the tool of the devil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metric-system-is-the-tool-of-the-devil/835256)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metric-system-is-the-tool-of-the-devil/835256 "2019-06-23T12:27:56Z")
The global tyranny of the metric system rears its head on Tucker Carlson tonight. :slight\_smile: --- ## [When Was the Last Time You Picked Up a Hitchhiker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-picked-up-a-hitchhiker/835385)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-picked-up-a-hitchhiker/835385 "2019-06-23T04:11:07Z")
Inspired by this thread. The last time I remember doing this was in 2010. My girlfriend and I were seeing some historic sites in rural Nebraska and we saw an old man in overalls trudging by the side of the road. Assumin… --- ## [In praise of the bean - diet/wt loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-bean-diet-wt-loss/833045)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-bean-diet-wt-loss/833045 "2019-06-22T14:01:19Z")
I know several folk here have discussed diet/fitness. Just wanted to add my datapoint in progress. I’m 57. 6’3", have weighed betw 205-210# for the past 10 years or more. Reasonably fit/active. I never tried to diet… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=388) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=390)