# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=405 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 406 --- ## [Trying to figure out the mystery of the transmogrifying hamantaschen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-the-mystery-of-the-transmogrifying-hamantaschen/831944)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-the-mystery-of-the-transmogrifying-hamantaschen/831944 "2019-04-03T02:15:58Z")
I buy a box of apricot/raspberry hamantaschen at Nearby-Town Supermarket. The box is transparent plastic, and I can very clearly see that the jelly at the center is, in fact, raspberry or apricot. The night before P… --- ## [Your neighbor must be calling, so of course you'll answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-neighbor-must-be-calling-so-of-course-youll-answer/831714)
**Author:** [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-neighbor-must-be-calling-so-of-course-youll-answer/831714 "2019-04-03T00:37:35Z")
We all get scam calls. Lately, I’ve been getting a call from a number in my area code and prefix. Obviously this must be a neighbor, because, as we all know, phone numbers ###-###-??? must all be from the same general lo… --- ## [I have a multifunction chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-multifunction-chair/831921)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-multifunction-chair/831921 "2019-04-02T20:49:32Z")
I recently got a Multifunction Ergonomic Super Task Chair. So far I’ve been using it for sitting, and it seems to handle that function pretty well. But given that it’s multifunction, I feel like I’m not using it to its … --- ## [It's 10AM on the first Tuesday of the month. Are your wolves howling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-10am-on-the-first-tuesday-of-the-month-are-your-wolves-howling/831925)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-10am-on-the-first-tuesday-of-the-month-are-your-wolves-howling/831925 "2019-04-02T15:22:27Z")
In the US municipalities often test the civil defense system by running the air raid/tornado sirens at 10AM on the first Tuesday of the month. The red wolves at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo love to howl along in a wolf p… --- ## [SCOTUS case: A non-partisan example from today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-case-a-non-partisan-example-from-today/831916)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-case-a-non-partisan-example-from-today/831916 "2019-04-02T15:20:18Z")
Even though I’m not American, I have definitely shared in the funk brought to the globe by Trump. I get particularly depressed when I think about SCOTUS - so much power held by so few over so many (and in a nation with s… --- ## [Beckdawrecks bad, bad, bad bomb. ( or, why did my world blow up?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrecks-bad-bad-bad-bomb-or-why-did-my-world-blow-up/831637 "2019-04-02T11:42:47Z")
So I get outta the bed this morning. Mainly because 2 Siamese cats were howling at decibels I couldn’t ignore. I stumble down the hall and down the stairs. You know there is nothing quite as gross smelling as kitty pate’… --- ## [Goodbye, Driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-driving/821017)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-driving/821017 "2019-04-02T10:15:38Z")
I’m afraid I might hurt or kill someone if I continue to drive with my vision issues. I’m grateful for what I CAN see, thanks to all those eye surgeries–13, including four corneal transplants. Docs tell me I’m out of opt… --- ## [Do you grow plants from seed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-grow-plants-from-seed/831827)
**Author:** [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-grow-plants-from-seed/831827 "2019-04-02T06:39:10Z")
Are there other dopers who grow plants from seed and are willing to share their horticultural forays\> Here is an abbreviated list from me: Adenium - several species and many cultivars Agave - several species Mesembs … --- ## [It's that day again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-day-again/831892)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-day-again/831892 "2019-04-01T22:15:25Z")
This site has a lot of today’s best and this site has several more. I’m partial to Google Tulip although this LA Times story deserves an honorable mention. Which are your favorites? --- ## [TMI: My rectum is on fire (anal fissure)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-my-rectum-is-on-fire-anal-fissure/827485)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-my-rectum-is-on-fire-anal-fissure/827485 "2019-04-01T21:36:40Z")
The last few days have been excruciating. Somehow I developed severe constipation–I’ve never had constipation that was more than mild and short-lived–and in the process of straining apparently tore something in my rectum… --- ## [Vague question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-question/831712)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-question/831712 "2019-04-01T20:13:17Z")
What would be the most vague question one could possibly ask as a thread starter here without getting shut down? I mean would “why?” or “how?” survive moderator scrutiny? If not a single word query, then how about someth… --- ## [Fessing up to my divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fessing-up-to-my-divorce/831800)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fessing-up-to-my-divorce/831800 "2019-04-01T09:34:35Z")
I’m getting divorced. It is not something I feel a great need to share, and frankly it is mildly embarrassing to say this on the SDMB, given that anyone with a strange desire to unearth my posting history could doubtless… --- ## [Well, since we need a new MMP...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-since-we-need-a-new-mmp/831493)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-since-we-need-a-new-mmp/831493 "2019-04-01T02:45:17Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 52 Amurrkin out and clear (dark actually) with a predicted high of 79 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. This bein’ Moanday, I shall spiff da cave and maybe take care of som… --- ## [“Swatting” - what the fuck is wrong with people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swatting-what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-people/805584)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swatting-what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-people/805584 "2019-04-01T01:16:38Z")
Maybe this is well known and I’m just now hearing about it, but fucking hell… https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/national/unarmed-kan-man-killed-cops-victim-swatting-prank-article-1.3726171 I don’t… --- ## [This is my 1000th post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-1000th-post/831767)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-1000th-post/831767 "2019-04-01T00:18:38Z")
and it’s Saturday night tonight! Alas I don’t drink nor smoke. How shall I celebrate? :smiley: --- ## [Pancake letters and other cute things your parents did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-letters-and-other-cute-things-your-parents-did/831634)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-letters-and-other-cute-things-your-parents-did/831634 "2019-03-31T16:12:50Z")
Whenever Mom made pancakes for me and my sister, the very first pancake on top had our first initials on them: E for myself, and L for my sister. Asking Mom about this only a couple months ago, she said she’s glad that… --- ## [When was the last Orlandope? Who's ready for another one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-orlandope-whos-ready-for-another-one/831780)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-orlandope-whos-ready-for-another-one/831780 "2019-03-31T12:14:31Z")
Would anyone be interested in getting together for drinks or dinner in Orlando around the 25th or 26th of April? I know there are a ton of central Florida Dopers, some I’ve never met and some I haven’t seen for close to … --- ## [So I am now receiving spam from Donald Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-now-receiving-spam-from-donald-trump/831761)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-now-receiving-spam-from-donald-trump/831761 "2019-03-30T19:57:17Z")
His orangeness must be so proud of receiving the ultimate accolade of being worthy of being a spammer’s fake name. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Why does Mercedes-Benz suddenly want to buy back my Smart Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mercedes-benz-suddenly-want-to-buy-back-my-smart-car/831765)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mercedes-benz-suddenly-want-to-buy-back-my-smart-car/831765 "2019-03-30T15:21:50Z")
So Mercedes-Benz has informed me, a Smart Car owner, that they are suddenly interested in buying back my car. They seemed quite cagey and vague over the telephone as to why they would want my SmartCar back (it’s quite an… --- ## [Waterproof/ventilated hiking shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-ventilated-hiking-shoes/579417)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterproof-ventilated-hiking-shoes/579417 "2011-04-23T01:16:04Z")
I’m looking for a new pair of hiking shoes, and some of the ones I see are both waterproof and ventilated. Like these. The description includes the line “Waterproof membrane treated with Aegis® antimicrobial solution pro… --- ## [I dreamed about the SDMB last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dreamed-about-the-sdmb-last-night/831719)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dreamed-about-the-sdmb-last-night/831719 "2019-03-30T02:27:06Z")
The Straight Dope was housed in a red brick building with a changeable sign out front like those in front of churches. This one had trending thread titles on it, and one of them was mine, entitled “Great insurance!” (Don… --- ## [Major acronym fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-acronym-fail/831631)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-acronym-fail/831631 "2019-03-30T00:26:22Z")
“Our team SWASTIK (Scientific Works on Advanced Space Technology Investigators for Knowledge) is group of researchers working on ancient science and technology.” As the article notes, this “research group” is in India… --- ## [How do people feel differently after having sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-feel-differently-after-having-sex/831679)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-feel-differently-after-having-sex/831679 "2019-03-29T23:35:40Z")
Basically one of the things I would like to know is how sex makes people feel differently compared with before they had it. I would like people who have had sex to respond and tell me if they separate their lives into be… --- ## [I don't feel guilt and sometimes I feel guilty about that.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-feel-guilt-and-sometimes-i-feel-guilty-about-that/831693)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-feel-guilt-and-sometimes-i-feel-guilty-about-that/831693 "2019-03-29T22:39:55Z")
Ok not really but I’ll explain… I’m sure we’ve all done things that are unethical or immoral at times but you see with me I’ve never felt guilty about anything I’ve ever done. When I was younger I occasionally stole or … --- ## [Tell us all about your collection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-all-about-your-collection/831640)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-all-about-your-collection/831640 "2019-03-29T22:06:23Z")
I collect two very different things, seriously. One shall remain private, but the other is action figures, with an emphasis on kaiju. Many, if not most, of my kaiju figures come directly from Japan. You won’t find the… --- ## [Why did it take so long for video streaming services to catch on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-video-streaming-services-to-catch-on/831639)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-video-streaming-services-to-catch-on/831639 "2019-03-29T18:05:14Z")
I remember as recently as ~2010, there were still a lot of physical video stores. netflix didn’t split off their DVD by mail service from streaming until 2012. However my parents had broadband back in the late 90s. I th… --- ## [Beckdawrek's nice Sunday outing turned into a bad, bad, bad, shopping trip.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawreks-nice-sunday-outing-turned-into-a-bad-bad-bad-shopping-trip/831282)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawreks-nice-sunday-outing-turned-into-a-bad-bad-bad-shopping-trip/831282 "2019-03-29T16:18:01Z")
Wake up early. Cooked breakfast for Mr.Wrekker and Son. Their plans involved a tractor and the back 40. Walked and fed dogs. Wow, nice day. Sunny and breezy. Think I’ll go to Wal-Mart. I’ve been working up to a trip for… --- ## [A nice little story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-little-story/831674)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nice-little-story/831674 "2019-03-29T14:41:12Z")
Yesterday my wife texted me at work. She was walking through a bank parking lot and came across some loose currency: two two-dollar bills and two hundreds. We both agreed she should call the bank (she was back at work a… --- ## [Revolting, embarrassingly awful plant names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolting-embarrassingly-awful-plant-names/831453)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolting-embarrassingly-awful-plant-names/831453 "2019-03-29T04:22:52Z")
Sifting through the 2019 seed and plant catalogues (they make excellent bathroom reading) I found that in desperation to promote sales, hybridizers have been working overtime to come up with dreadful cutesy names. Main … --- ## [An Alternate Derivation of Euler's Identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alternate-derivation-of-eulers-identity/831595)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alternate-derivation-of-eulers-identity/831595 "2019-03-28T23:40:29Z")
We all know and love it: e\[sup\]ix\[/sup\] = cos(x) + i·sin(x). But the usual derivation using the Taylor’s series always felt too convenient and not intuitive enough. Something is missing from the connection between an e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=406)