# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=390 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 391 --- ## [I'm a free agent again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-free-agent-again/835490)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-free-agent-again/835490 "2019-06-22T13:45:03Z")
Earlier than I’d planned, but not so much that I’m upset. The current gig was with a company that supported a government contract, and I just learned a few minutes ago that we lost the contract so our last day is tomorr… --- ## [Violence at kids baseball game. Ugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-at-kids-baseball-game-ugh/835873)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-at-kids-baseball-game-ugh/835873 "2019-06-22T08:52:19Z")
Really, really awful behavior. 13 YO ref tells parents to stop yelling the F word at a 7 YO baseball game. Melee ensues. --- ## [Family Video diversifies yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-video-diversifies-yet-again/835865)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-video-diversifies-yet-again/835865 "2019-06-22T03:37:24Z")
Okay, they’re involved in real estate, by owning the strip malls in which they’re located, and sell pizza (which is actually pretty good). And guess who else has jumped on the CBD bandwagon? Yup. --- ## [Parents reveal reasons behind their children's tantrums.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-reveal-reasons-behind-their-childrens-tantrums/835188 "2019-06-21T21:23:53Z")
Some of these are pretty funny. The kid crying because he couldn’t pick up the book he’s sitting on and the girl upset because she was handed the wrong pink marker reminds me of my kids at that age. It certainly helps t… --- ## [Unicorn Pursuivant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unicorn-pursuivant/835092)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unicorn-pursuivant/835092 "2019-06-21T20:02:19Z")
I don’t read the Wall Street Journal a lot. I find the articles boring and I don’t agree with most of their politics. But the daily front page human interest story is, in fact, often of interest to this human, and occasi… --- ## [Surveys for everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surveys-for-everything/835655)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surveys-for-everything/835655 "2019-06-21T19:39:29Z")
It seems like after just about every transaction nowadays you’re asked to take a survey about how it went. Just recently I’ve gotten emails asking me to take a survey after the following: \[ul\] \[li\]A few months ago I b… --- ## [Sold our house in Four Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sold-our-house-in-four-days/835752)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sold-our-house-in-four-days/835752 "2019-06-21T13:40:17Z")
Put it on the market Friday, showed it five times had an offer Monday accepted! Packing in four weeks and off to New Glarus, Wisconsin of July! Woot! --- ## [4.95 For The Sunday Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-95-for-the-sunday-paper/835560)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-95-for-the-sunday-paper/835560 "2019-06-21T09:44:40Z")
4.95 for the Sunday paper now, are you kidding me ? --- ## [What can you buy for $1.00 (including tax) today?...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-buy-for-1-00-including-tax-today/835580)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-buy-for-1-00-including-tax-today/835580 "2019-06-21T06:34:33Z")
Putting on my old man hat after a nap… When I was growing up in the 60’s & 70’s, 1.00 could buy half a bag of candy (about a pint) or a dozen Popscicles with change to spare. I don't remember the exact price breakdown, … --- ## [New Attacks on Oil Tankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-attacks-on-oil-tankers/835470)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-attacks-on-oil-tankers/835470 "2019-06-21T02:32:47Z")
Everyone here is all atwitter. The Saudis are concerned, the expats are hoping for danger money. This is something like the fourth attack. Two attacks on the petroline Limpet mines on two tankers Missile strike on an … --- ## [My cat doesn't want to eat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-doesnt-want-to-eat/835228)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-doesnt-want-to-eat/835228 "2019-06-20T22:29:38Z")
My guess is he has a tooth that’s hurting him – my I noticed maybe a week ago that my cat didn’t seem to want to eat very much, and when he did try to eat he’d take a few bites and then kind of wince like he was in pain … --- ## [The Fuel Mileage thread, what's your MPG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fuel-mileage-thread-whats-your-mpg/835659)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fuel-mileage-thread-whats-your-mpg/835659 "2019-06-20T21:48:01Z")
Pretty basic thread, what do you drive, what kind of roads, and what’s your mileage? let’s keep this fact-based, no brand wars, no what fuel is better wars, electrics are welcome as well, if it has tires and drives on a… --- ## [The mosquito bite of DOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mosquito-bite-of-doom/835532)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mosquito-bite-of-doom/835532 "2019-06-20T16:13:52Z")
I am strongly affected by mosquito bites. I am almost always the first or only person bitten in any given group. The bite swells up, and it looks like someone shoved a nickel under my skin. I feel a harsh, stinging, se… --- ## [Has anyone seen Lenny Dykstra's false teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-lenny-dykstras-false-teeth/835747)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-lenny-dykstras-false-teeth/835747 "2019-06-20T15:29:49Z")
EX-MLB STAR LENNY DYKSTRA SPENT 9 HOURS DUMPSTER DIVING FOR $80,000 DENTURES It seems Dykstra took his $80,000 bone marrow dentures out at Jersey Mike’s subshop to eat his sandwich, left the shop and forgot his dentures… --- ## [Finding Esperanto books and keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-esperanto-books-and-keys/32625)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-esperanto-books-and-keys/32625 "2019-06-20T15:01:42Z")
I logged onto an Esperanto website, but I was looking for lists of books available in bookstores, or online. No luck. I’m trying to find an English-Esperanto dictionary, by Montagu C. Butler, I think. Also, the Esperanto… --- ## [Major Footwear Score!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-footwear-score/835784)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-footwear-score/835784 "2019-06-20T14:30:17Z")
I was feeling restless\* and hopped in the ski-car that has been sitting a few weeks and motored down to my old fiend’s house. Haven’t seen him in a year or more. His kid answers the door and lets me in. He and his wife … --- ## [Prankster Doesn't See What Was Wrong with His Prank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prankster-doesnt-see-what-was-wrong-with-his-prank/835528)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prankster-doesnt-see-what-was-wrong-with-his-prank/835528 "2019-06-20T12:16:05Z")
I was idly reading some back columns of Dear Annie today and came across this gem. My hackles rose at the word “prank” because I’ve always thought pranks were rather mean-spirited, but holy crows, does this guy take the… --- ## [Navy Seal Edward Gallagher, do you see resemblance Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-do-you-see-resemblance-dirty-jobs-mike-rowe/835789)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-do-you-see-resemblance-dirty-jobs-mike-rowe/835789 "2019-06-20T12:04:58Z")
\*Every Single Time \* I see this photo, it’s like WTF is Mike Rowe doing in uniform and why is he on trial? https://images.app.goo.gl/FskPEYv9SnpymdRRA Mike Rowe. It’s like he has a twin. https://images.app.goo.gl/u6aw… --- ## [The Great Father's Day Adirondack Chair Debacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-fathers-day-adirondack-chair-debacle/789386)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-fathers-day-adirondack-chair-debacle/789386 "2019-06-20T10:47:01Z")
It was a beautiful night with a fabulous sunset. I’d just eaten a fantastic dinner of Escargot and a Big-Ass Ribeye, rare. I went out to the shop, cranked up the stereo to about 11 and pulled my trusty old Adirondack cha… --- ## [Parrot parents, what do I need to know about Cockatiels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parrot-parents-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-cockatiels/835591)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parrot-parents-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-cockatiels/835591 "2019-06-20T08:55:07Z")
At my local animal shelter, they have a couple small parrots available for adoption, and I’ve always been intrigued by small parrots One is a green cheeked conure, the other is a cockatiel, I’m leaning towards the ‘tiel… --- ## [Why do I get these bumps on my skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-these-bumps-on-my-skin/835448)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-these-bumps-on-my-skin/835448 "2019-06-20T05:15:50Z")
I have recently been using tweezers to pluck out some unwanted hair on the back of my neck. At a few sites a bump (a bit smaller than a pencil eraser) will appear within a day and then gradually recede over the next 4 o… --- ## [Those times when you are living in a Cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-times-when-you-are-living-in-a-cartoon/828158)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-times-when-you-are-living-in-a-cartoon/828158 "2019-06-19T23:47:20Z")
Prompted by the Tales of Clumsiness thread. Have you ever had an “I must be in a Cartoon moment?” I have: I built a frame for hanging a large (110”) movie screen out of 2” PVC pipe. We often have movie nights outside.… --- ## [Assault With A Loaded Iguana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-with-a-loaded-iguana/835709)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-with-a-loaded-iguana/835709 "2019-06-19T20:59:46Z")
Lizards are weapons in Ohio. Who knew? https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190417/iguana-thrown-by-customer-at-ohio-restaurants-manager-police-say https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190618/ohio-man-accused-of-throwing-igua… --- ## [why is it.... \[people telling others when they are not feeling well\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-people-telling-others-when-they-are-not-feeling-well/835474)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-people-telling-others-when-they-are-not-feeling-well/835474 "2019-06-19T19:48:01Z")
Why do some people think it’s their bounden duty to tell the world they’re not feeling well? (the person in question is not ill, just a little under the weather). It’s really irritating but taking this person to task wou… --- ## [Anybody have an inversion table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-an-inversion-table/835681)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-an-inversion-table/835681 "2019-06-19T01:52:29Z")
I just ordered this one off of Amazon. Upon hearing of my purchase, two separate people warned me of the risk of dying if I remained inverted for too long :slight\_smile: --- ## [Had I Known How to Save a Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-i-known-how-to-save-a-life/835693)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-i-known-how-to-save-a-life/835693 "2019-06-18T23:15:44Z")
In simple terms, I’m writing this because I have to. My whole life, I’ve only been able to organize and cope with emotion by writing it down and sharing it with someone. I am not able to share any of this with the peop… --- ## [Misunderstood Headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-headlines/298563)
**Author:** [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-headlines/298563 "2019-06-18T21:36:53Z")
In today’s paper: “Scientists again protest bill on ancient skeleton” I said to my husband, “I thought it would be about another dinosaur-bird fossil.” He said, “I thought it was about the cost of a fossil.” It was r… --- ## [Farewell, Blue, you were an \*AMAZING\* cat :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-blue-you-were-an-amazing-cat/835590)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-blue-you-were-an-amazing-cat/835590 "2019-06-18T16:48:15Z")
sorry, stupid illogical emotions making this hard to type now… My 15year old black and white shorthair cat, Blue, passed away peacefully last night, and I just got done burying him near his favorite tree a couple hours … --- ## [Apparently we cannot escape our past, so I never can be a politician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-we-cannot-escape-our-past-so-i-never-can-be-a-politician/829080)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-we-cannot-escape-our-past-so-i-never-can-be-a-politician/829080 "2019-06-18T02:21:15Z")
I have a confession. When I was 14 years old, I was a card carrying member of the John Birch Society. And campaigned for Goldwater. Although now I am 180 degrees from the right. Will my past keep me from politics? The … --- ## [Zombie volcanoes are a thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-volcanoes-are-a-thing/835179)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-volcanoes-are-a-thing/835179 "2019-06-18T01:41:01Z")
Extinct volcano has woken up and scientists say it could erupt ‘at any moment’. I don’t know what to actually say here. Maybe there is no such thing as a truly extinct volcano or maybe the definition of dormant need to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=389) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=391)