# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=391 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 392 --- ## [Tell the Funniest Joke You Know...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-funniest-joke-you-know/835549)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-the-funniest-joke-you-know/835549 "2019-06-18T00:04:25Z")
(For me it has to be the following. I will try to tell it right.) So this guy wants to join this Irish fraternity. And the head of the fraternity says, to join us, you have to do three things. Drink a fifth of Irish whi… --- ## [Shots fired at Toronto Raptors victory parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-toronto-raptors-victory-parade/835660)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-toronto-raptors-victory-parade/835660 "2019-06-17T23:28:12Z")
I hope our Toronto dopers are all okay. --- ## [Massive power outage in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-power-outage-in-uruguay-paraguay-and-argentina/835621)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-power-outage-in-uruguay-paraguay-and-argentina/835621 "2019-06-17T21:20:42Z")
Electricity is slowly being restored, and I’m surprised this isn’t a bigger story. Argentina and Uruguay had 100% outage, and Paraguay and possibly parts of other South American nations lost most of their power, from wh… --- ## [Found an old coin in my pocket change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-old-coin-in-my-pocket-change/835524)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-old-coin-in-my-pocket-change/835524 "2019-06-17T05:15:10Z")
Sure I’ve found a couple of silver coins (pre-1964 US) in my change over the years but today I found a 1911 V nickel. It is pretty worn so I have not retired yet. The only other time I found a really weird coin was a U… --- ## [Sunburned in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunburned-in-the-mmp/835288)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunburned-in-the-mmp/835288 "2019-06-17T03:31:21Z")
Yeah, I know, I should have worn sunscreen, or at least a sleeved t-shirt. It was kinda, sorta, semi-overcast and I never really got hot, so I didn’t think about it. But at the end of the company picnic, all of a sudde… --- ## [Dealing with a big chip in a thumbnail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-big-chip-in-a-thumbnail/835554)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-big-chip-in-a-thumbnail/835554 "2019-06-16T03:54:09Z")
Took a big old gouge out of a thumbnail while bowling. It hasn’t broken away yet, but it threatens to, has really ragged edges, and goes into the nail bed (eww). Right now, I have a bandage on it, though I can’t imagine… --- ## [Dear Mister Tactless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mister-tactless/835491)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mister-tactless/835491 "2019-06-16T01:50:01Z")
In which the curmudgeonly Mister Tactless responds to actual questions published by Miss Manners, but with more pragmatic advice using less ink. DEAR MISTER TACTLESS: I was standing at the curb in front of a restaurant,… --- ## [Tx legalized it! (CBD, that is.) Bonus data mining stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-legalized-it-cbd-that-is-bonus-data-mining-stuff/835555)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-legalized-it-cbd-that-is-bonus-data-mining-stuff/835555 "2019-06-16T01:47:04Z")
Earlier this week, the governor of Texas signed House Bill 1325, which fully legalized industrial hemp as an agricultural crop along with all products derived from it, which now makes CBD oil a fully-legal item in Texas. … --- ## [Freaky thing: Google knows what specific thing I was looking at in a physical store.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-thing-google-knows-what-specific-thing-i-was-looking-at-in-a-physical-store/835542)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaky-thing-google-knows-what-specific-thing-i-was-looking-at-in-a-physical-store/835542 "2019-06-16T01:14:15Z")
When I was at the Home Depot today, I randomly stopped at a small 5 foot long display of garbage disposals for a few minutes. One of the garbage disposal’s product name was “Badger” which I thought was funny. I have ne… --- ## [Sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick/835064)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick/835064 "2019-06-15T23:25:25Z")
Been out sick since last Friday. Runs, sinus, violent coughing, stomach acid flooding mouth/noses, lungs. Weak & confused. Lab test says it is a bacterial infection of stomach. Had to blow into stupid balloons for tes… --- ## [Dear Mister Tactless, Issue #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mister-tactless-issue-2/835516)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mister-tactless-issue-2/835516 "2019-06-15T20:28:58Z")
In which the curmudgeonly Mister Tactless responds to actual questions published by Miss Manners, but with more pragmatic advice using less ink. DEAR MISTER TACTLESS: At a casual dining restaurant (a national chain), th… --- ## [Nevada Bound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-bound/835504)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-bound/835504 "2019-06-15T15:08:34Z")
So, mrAru and I are headed to Nevada the second week of July \[5th through 12th\] flying into Las Vegas and renting a car. We are planning on staying at Bally’s through Sunday morning, then heading up to Dyer, then back an… --- ## [What is so great about a Mercedes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-great-about-a-mercedes/834488)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-great-about-a-mercedes/834488 "2019-06-15T08:10:57Z")
Obviously I’m not a car guy, but to me and probably to most people, if you took the labels off of a Mercedes and put Ford Tempo emblems on it, I doubt that 98% of people would notice the difference. Other than the statu… --- ## [Inflatable travel pillows. Do you use one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-travel-pillows-do-you-use-one/835467)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-travel-pillows-do-you-use-one/835467 "2019-06-15T06:32:28Z")
I am kinda fond of these items. I bought one at Target for five bucks about ten years ago. It developed a leak on the seam and I wasn’t able to repair it. I drove my mouse to Amazon and was confused because there were s… --- ## [AI technology could be used to determine people's sexual orientation (Economist article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-technology-could-be-used-to-determine-peoples-sexual-orientation-economist-article/835522)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-technology-could-be-used-to-determine-peoples-sexual-orientation-economist-article/835522 "2019-06-15T00:51:01Z")
I’m highly skeptical that this machine could actually do it, but what do we know. --- ## [recommendation letters to join a sorority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-letters-to-join-a-sorority/835493)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-letters-to-join-a-sorority/835493 "2019-06-14T23:59:20Z")
I’ve seen a few posts on Nextdoor.com from people soliciting recommendation letters for their daughters who want to join sororities. I haven’t asked about this there because I don’t want to start trouble with my neighbo… --- ## [So who is really innocent here? Bill Stickers or Bill Posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-really-innocent-here-bill-stickers-or-bill-posters/835507)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-really-innocent-here-bill-stickers-or-bill-posters/835507 "2019-06-14T12:43:09Z")
OK, I am curious. Is Bill Posters his real name? From today’s NY Times (and lots of other stories about this): "Posted to the Facebook-owned social network Instagram, the video shows Mr. Zuckerberg speaking directly in… --- ## [Ants in the cat food what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-in-the-cat-food-what-do-i-do/835199)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-in-the-cat-food-what-do-i-do/835199 "2019-06-14T03:07:26Z")
Cat only eats dry food. Cat refuses to eat when I am around since that is when I used to grab him and put antibiotics on his sore paw. Therefore, I must fill up the food bowl and leave. Cat is also a “grazer” and if I… --- ## [Did my psychiatrist actually listen to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-psychiatrist-actually-listen-to-me/835428)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-psychiatrist-actually-listen-to-me/835428 "2019-06-13T23:56:58Z")
Well, not ACTUALLY, since that would require him to be in the room, but he listened to what he was told I said. First, backstory. I had a doctor who said that he loved asthmatics like me because we always know how our … --- ## [Who wants to go couch surfing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-go-couch-surfing/835487)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-go-couch-surfing/835487 "2019-06-13T21:00:08Z")
How do you get your couch to the beach? Why, drive it there, of course. That thing is awesome! --- ## [Televangelist Kenneth Copeland is Coco for Cocoa Puffs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-is-coco-for-cocoa-puffs/834854)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-is-coco-for-cocoa-puffs/834854 "2019-06-13T17:29:44Z")
This is one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen. Journalist asks question about luxury plane and things go really weird. --- ## [Happy Anniversary, Clothahump!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-clothahump/812577)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-clothahump/812577 "2019-06-13T15:38:12Z")
Apropos of nothing inn particular (he said, with somehow disingenuously nonchalant expression), I’d like to take this opportunity to wish Clothahump and SWMBO a happy 25th wedding anniversary.\* May you enjoy another 25\*\*… --- ## [Long Rant about My Now Ex Roommate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-rant-about-my-now-ex-roommate/833273)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-rant-about-my-now-ex-roommate/833273 "2019-06-13T14:00:16Z")
WARNING: Here’s a big ol’ rant about a guy who wore out my ability to sympathize. I bought a house last November. My friend wanted to move in and rent from me. I was leery about it because I have never liked the guy t… --- ## [Last week of (public) school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-week-of-public-school/835421)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-week-of-public-school/835421 "2019-06-13T05:30:11Z")
My kid finished his last middle school final exam last Friday, and yet the kids still have a full school day scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and a half day on Thursday. What the heck are they doing in class afte… --- ## [Cologne vs. Body Spray: What's Your Preference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-vs-body-spray-whats-your-preference/835386)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-vs-body-spray-whats-your-preference/835386 "2019-06-13T03:20:34Z")
For me, I use cologne because it’s a higher quality product when compared to body sprays. However, some body sprays are good, but the main problem occurs when middle and high schoolers overspray them after gym class, whi… --- ## [high-altitude cottonwood fuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-altitude-cottonwood-fuzz/835423)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-altitude-cottonwood-fuzz/835423 "2019-06-12T22:44:20Z")
It’s early summer in SE Michigan, so the cottonwood trees are launching seemingly endless quantities of fluffy seeds into the air, sometimes to the point of making it look like it’s snowing. I’ve only ever perceived thi… --- ## [How do I stop a leather chair from cracking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-leather-chair-from-cracking/835380)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-leather-chair-from-cracking/835380 "2019-06-12T19:16:42Z")
It is a Sealy chair less than one year old. My room is sometimes 95 degrees. The cracks are on the arm rests. Maybe it is the salt from sweating? --- ## [There was a 4.0 earthquake near here yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-4-0-earthquake-near-here-yesterday/835369)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-4-0-earthquake-near-here-yesterday/835369 "2019-06-12T14:38:51Z")
There was a magnitude 4.0 earthquake offshore, near Eastlake, Ohio yesterday. No reports of damage or injury. --- ## [Gnomesville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnomesville/835410)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnomesville/835410 "2019-06-12T10:59:27Z")
Couldn’t find a thread on this and I’m surprised there are none. Gnomesville, Western Australia. Population: thousands, but you won’t find it on a map. I guess there’s just too much discriimnation against diminuative ce… --- ## [Yanking on power sockets too hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yanking-on-power-sockets-too-hard/835277)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yanking-on-power-sockets-too-hard/835277 "2019-06-12T09:50:12Z")
Just moved into a new flat and many of the power sockets are extremely…snug. You can’t plug in something, or unplug it, without a good deal of force. Does this forceful plugging and unplugging risk damaging the power out… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=390) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=392)