# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=392 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 393 --- ## [I dreamed of the Periodic Table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dreamed-of-the-periodic-table/835290)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dreamed-of-the-periodic-table/835290 "2019-06-12T07:32:38Z")
So the Periodic Table came alive and narrated to me, in tinny monologue, all that is wrong with human organization of elements. Many elements have been mischaracterized. Relationships have been misjudged, elementary comm… --- ## [Scare me, just for fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scare-me-just-for-fun/835344)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scare-me-just-for-fun/835344 "2019-06-12T02:13:03Z")
So lately, past 6 months or so, I’ve had no appetite. I get hungry as all get out, but food just seems icky. Even stuff I’d normally pack away is a turn off. I still enjoy cooking for the family, I just dont want anythi… --- ## [Why does a father/daughter relationship seem "stronger" than a mother/son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-father-daughter-relationship-seem-stronger-than-a-mother-son/834907)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-father-daughter-relationship-seem-stronger-than-a-mother-son/834907 "2019-06-11T23:22:40Z")
I feel like fathers & daughters have a more “protective” relationship. I hear that some guys/girls have to ask “permission” whenever they’re interested in a girl/guy. I rarely seen this the other way around, like when a … --- ## [In what ways can you smoke loose tobacco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-can-you-smoke-loose-tobacco/835345)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-can-you-smoke-loose-tobacco/835345 "2019-06-11T22:00:53Z")
I’m not a smoker, but I do know a few and they all spend close to $150+ a month on cigarettes. I notice that a pound of loose tobacco is under $20 where I live. Isn’t that close to 500 cigarettes worth of tobacco since … --- ## [Perturbed by perverted posters? Give 'em a goose!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perturbed-by-perverted-posters-give-em-a-goose/835275)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perturbed-by-perverted-posters-give-em-a-goose/835275 "2019-06-11T15:06:33Z")
A Horny Reply Watchgoose! Next time you come across a skeevy reply from somebody who can’t keep in his pants here at the SDMB (or elsewhere), don’t fret. Honk and let him know you’ve got the goose watching him! --- ## [The McStay Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mcstay-mystery/676029)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mcstay-mystery/676029 "2019-06-10T23:49:15Z")
I am really curious to hear any reasonable theories on what actually happened and possible motives. I realize this is all speculation, but I still would like to hear what the SDMB members think. --- ## [My cat suddenly attacked my dog. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-suddenly-attacked-my-dog-wtf/835219)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-suddenly-attacked-my-dog-wtf/835219 "2019-06-10T18:01:09Z")
The two of them, Wowbagger the cat and Stormy the dog, have co-existed for 5 years. The dog has always wanted to be pals with the cat, the cat is indifferent mostly but on frequent occasions does rub up against the dog,… --- ## [Pope changes one line in Lord's Prayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-changes-one-line-in-lords-prayer/835098)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-changes-one-line-in-lords-prayer/835098 "2019-06-10T16:27:38Z")
Seems like a good change to me as a former Catholic Pope Francis Approves Updated Translation of Lord's Prayer: 'Do Not Let Us Fall Into Temptation' | CBN News --- ## [Food rituals are very important to mini-Yorkies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-rituals-are-very-important-to-mini-yorkies/835249)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-rituals-are-very-important-to-mini-yorkies/835249 "2019-06-10T16:14:05Z")
Piper pup is barking at 5.30 am. Barking means needs to go out. let her out. 5 minutes later, barking to come in. I let her in. She stares at me expectantly. Yes, I know - now comes the wee bowl of milk. She slurp… --- ## [Teachers still on strike here: now in the third week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-still-on-strike-here-now-in-the-third-week/834988)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-still-on-strike-here-now-in-the-third-week/834988 "2019-06-10T14:05:50Z")
Teachers are still on strike here. It’s now starting their third week. My son is in third grade, it’s really affecting him badly. Every day he cries about how much he misses his teacher and how much he misses school. Mea… --- ## [Trivia in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-in-the-mmp/834943)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-in-the-mmp/834943 "2019-06-10T04:11:01Z")
In case you need a conversation starter today: June 3, 2019 is … 154th day of the year. There are then 211 days left in 2019. 22nd Monday of 2019. on the 23rd week of 2019 (using US standard week number calculation). 7… --- ## [Businesses who STILL haven't figured out the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-who-still-havent-figured-out-the-internet/602676)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-who-still-havent-figured-out-the-internet/602676 "2011-11-17T14:45:15Z")
It’s 2011. Pretty much every business that’s bigger than a Mom & Pop store should have figured out how to do business on the Internet by now, right? Wrong. The Philadelphia Inquirer decided to offer a discounted Andro… --- ## [Gloves off... let's tackle all aspects of eating etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-off-lets-tackle-all-aspects-of-eating-etiquette/835082)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloves-off-lets-tackle-all-aspects-of-eating-etiquette/835082 "2019-06-08T19:50:29Z")
Open discussion. I’ll start with two specific, and especially disgusting, practices that irk me. First, sticking out one’s tongue to receive the food being eaten. And second, taking a drink while still chewing the foo… --- ## [Ladies: Are Your Intimate Areas the Whitest They Can Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-your-intimate-areas-the-whitest-they-can-be/635789)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-are-your-intimate-areas-the-whitest-they-can-be/635789 "2013-12-11T16:46:05Z")
If not, then perhaps you could try some of these products available here (it’s a Guardian news story, but some workplaces may still freak out, so I’ll disable the link): A new product claims to make women’s intimate a… --- ## [Whopper Loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whopper-loans/835011)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whopper-loans/835011 "2019-06-08T11:51:35Z")
As a promotion Burger King has contest to randomly pay off people’s student loans. Good for them! How very, brutally sad our nation has become. --- ## [Magazines and changing addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazines-and-changing-addresses/835204)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazines-and-changing-addresses/835204 "2019-06-08T07:33:53Z")
I moved in April. The new address is in the same town with the same post office, but has a different zip code. I subscribe to two magazines and used to subscribe to a third. Despite me not resubscribing last year, they s… --- ## [Puzzling things that people do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzling-things-that-people-do/835132)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzling-things-that-people-do/835132 "2019-06-08T05:57:48Z")
Mundane and pointless things follow. You have been warned. I have a yard service that mows my postage-stamp-sized yards (back and front) every other week. They’re called MowManagers.com, and my lot is so tiny that they… --- ## [I understand why people abandon their cats now. Not sure what to do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-why-people-abandon-their-cats-now-not-sure-what-to-do/835155)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-why-people-abandon-their-cats-now-not-sure-what-to-do/835155 "2019-06-08T03:01:57Z")
I have two cats. One of them is fairly well behaved, and always uses his litter box. The other, a female, has basically been destroying my apartment. She pees in every corner on the carpet, multiple times, and then wh… --- ## [Someone hacked my checking account.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-hacked-my-checking-account/835187)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-hacked-my-checking-account/835187 "2019-06-08T01:24:18Z")
I noticed on my online statement that a transfer of $77 had been made to Paypal on May 31. I knew it was bogus, since I hadn’t made a Paypal purchase since early April, and it was much less than $77. So I called Paypal, … --- ## [Tasteless (heh) cannibal jokes here, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasteless-heh-cannibal-jokes-here-please/247796)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasteless-heh-cannibal-jokes-here-please/247796 "2019-06-07T22:01:31Z")
I can’t explain it, and won’t even attempt to excuse myself, but I love cannibal jokes. Guess I’m just warped. Unfortunately, I only know/remember two of them: Two cannibals are eating a clown, and one says to the oth… --- ## [So... did Texas really just do away with plumbing codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-texas-really-just-do-away-with-plumbing-codes/834882)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-texas-really-just-do-away-with-plumbing-codes/834882 "2019-06-07T21:47:15Z")
Reading this article, it appears that they did by abolishing the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, which is responsible for enforcing the state plumbing code. Not seeing how this is a good thing. --- ## [Traffic engineer brilliance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-engineer-brilliance/824952)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-engineer-brilliance/824952 "2019-06-07T21:17:36Z")
I’m not sure this is the right forum. but here goes. The lightrail here is being expanded incrementally, I suspect as Federal funds become available. Its current terminus is on (literally) Main street about a half-mile… --- ## [My foot is crooked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foot-is-crooked/835184)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foot-is-crooked/835184 "2019-06-07T21:10:19Z")
So, I’ve been having problems with my feet. First it was my right foot. Podiatrist shot my foot up with steroids. That worked for a few months until I had to go back for another shot. I went almost a full year before it… --- ## [75th Anniversary D-Day June 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75th-anniversary-d-day-june-6/835109)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75th-anniversary-d-day-june-6/835109 "2019-06-07T19:32:04Z")
Lots of articles are appearing in the media about D-Day, for example from the Guardian: What’s the current consensus? Was D-Day done about as well as could be expected–or did they make lots of avoidable mistakes? \[My… --- ## [Sheriff officer resigns after Florida Shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-officer-resigns-after-florida-shooting/809373)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-officer-resigns-after-florida-shooting/809373 "2019-06-07T03:31:50Z")
I’m not sure what to think. I had always understood it’s standard procedure for an officer to wait for backup? One guy, blindly charging into an unknown situation may not be very effective. He had no idea where the shoo… --- ## [Painting and drinking for fun and profit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-and-drinking-for-fun-and-profit/835123)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-and-drinking-for-fun-and-profit/835123 "2019-06-06T18:58:24Z")
Last night, my daughter and I attended a session at Wine and Design - one of several franchises popping up across the country where you go to paint and drink wine (or whatever.) It was fun, and I can see it being a blas… --- ## [Computer security guidelines getting updated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-security-guidelines-getting-updated/835087)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-security-guidelines-getting-updated/835087 "2019-06-06T03:54:48Z")
This is good news. This comes about a year after NIST said the same thing. Now the next step is getting major corporations to take heed. I have to log in to half a dozen different programs at work to do my job. M… --- ## [Help settle a disagreement... how do you eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-disagreement-how-do-you-eat/834985)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-disagreement-how-do-you-eat/834985 "2019-06-05T21:52:27Z")
In front of you is a dinner plate on which sits a portion of carrots, a portion of green beans and a portion of tilapia. In what order do you consume the food? I eat all the carrots, then all the green beans, and lastl… --- ## [Eid Mubarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eid-mubarak/835020)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eid-mubarak/835020 "2019-06-05T09:50:00Z")
Y’all. --- ## [I've been photographing the night sky lately, or what a decent camera can do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-photographing-the-night-sky-lately-or-what-a-decent-camera-can-do/808418)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-photographing-the-night-sky-lately-or-what-a-decent-camera-can-do/808418 "2019-05-18T01:38:43Z")
\[DISCLAIMER: If you know me on Facebook you have probably already seen these.\] As some of you may remember, I was looking for a new camera last summer and eventually settled on a Nikon D5600, which is generally consider… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=391) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=393)