# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=414 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 415 --- ## [Headline in NY Post:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headline-in-ny-post/829238)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headline-in-ny-post/829238 "2019-02-09T19:11:54Z")
This should have been sufficient, but ruled too short --- ## [Solution to the post-Brexit food import crisis - UK Government hires a ferry company with no ferries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-the-post-brexit-food-import-crisis-uk-government-hires-a-ferry-company-with-no-ferries/827166)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-the-post-brexit-food-import-crisis-uk-government-hires-a-ferry-company-with-no-ferries/827166 "2019-02-09T17:47:21Z")
This doesn’t seem to have been posted, so I thought it should be done, for non-UK readers who may not have seen this story. In brief, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, every freight consignment entering the countr… --- ## [Rare half-male, half-female cardinal spotted in Pennsylvania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-half-male-half-female-cardinal-spotted-in-pennsylvania/829068)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-half-male-half-female-cardinal-spotted-in-pennsylvania/829068 "2019-02-09T17:30:27Z")
From National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/half-male-half-female-cardinal-pennsylvania/ A couple in Pennsylvania discovered a bilateral gynandromorphic cardinal in their back yard: I… --- ## [Anyone here ever tried to pick a lock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-tried-to-pick-a-lock/829056)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-tried-to-pick-a-lock/829056 "2019-02-09T05:38:31Z")
Really mundane I know, but I picked the door lock to my house last night. It’s disturbingly easy. Backstory: While upgrading security to my house I got recommendations about better locks, and became curious about how … --- ## [Anyone surprised by these odds (see attached link)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-surprised-by-these-odds-see-attached-link/829208)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-surprised-by-these-odds-see-attached-link/829208 "2019-02-09T05:05:25Z")
--- ## [Liam Neeson reveals some ugliness...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liam-neeson-reveals-some-ugliness/828986)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liam-neeson-reveals-some-ugliness/828986 "2019-02-09T03:58:50Z")
Before you read this post listen to his comments. Please. People deserve to be judged on what they said. So what do you think? Me? Well I loved Neeson before, but honestly… This confession both humanized him to me and … --- ## [LinkedIn really works? I had no idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-really-works-i-had-no-idea/829187)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linkedin-really-works-i-had-no-idea/829187 "2019-02-09T00:35:20Z")
My LinkedIn profile has always been bare-bones: nothing but my name, when and where I worked, and position titles. Typically it has gotten around 10 views a month with no follow-up. In the past that’s been fine by me sin… --- ## [Where are our alien invaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-our-alien-invaders/829209)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-our-alien-invaders/829209 "2019-02-09T00:10:22Z")
I’m disappointed we haven’t had any aliens invade the PNW. Dammit, we deserve to be invaded just as much as California. ETA: just noticed Canada hasn’t been invaded either except possibly one at Niagara Falls. --- ## [Being bad, bad, bad again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-bad-bad-bad-again/828976)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-bad-bad-bad-again/828976 "2019-02-08T19:24:21Z")
Well. Crap. Got a ticket from a State Trooper. Wasn’t my fault. At. All. I had to take my foster kitty to the vet clinic at the shelter. Start from the beginning; Get the cat carrier out this morning. That caused gen… --- ## [scietist say pregnacy is actually contagious......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108 "2019-02-08T16:39:50Z")
remember the old myth about womens monthly cycles syncing up? well according to this it actually happens for pregnancies https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/pregnancy-is-actually-contagious-according-to-study/ar-… --- ## [Crash driver 'swerved to avoid octopus'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-driver-swerved-to-avoid-octopus/829087)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-driver-swerved-to-avoid-octopus/829087 "2019-02-08T13:59:56Z")
The BBC have an amusing article here. They’ve included some of the ensuing jokes from Twitter. --- ## [Mouthful(s) of pussy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouthful-s-of-pussy/829151)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouthful-s-of-pussy/829151 "2019-02-08T09:49:31Z")
My daughter went shopping the other day, and bought a new pair of boots, some veggies, and a kitten. I wasn’t quite expecting a new kitteh to be honest. :wink: Well ‘Silver’ is a tiny little black and white kitteh. A… --- ## [My father is in the ICU (but don't panic; it's not what you may think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-in-the-icu-but-dont-panic-its-not-what-you-may-think/829049)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-is-in-the-icu-but-dont-panic-its-not-what-you-may-think/829049 "2019-02-08T05:46:29Z")
Yesterday morning, my dad suddenly vomited a not-insignificant amount of coffee-ground blood, and then fainted. My mother called 911, and when the paramedics arrived, my dad said, “Get me off the floor and go on your wa… --- ## [Where does your browser think you want to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-browser-think-you-want-to-go/829138)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-browser-think-you-want-to-go/829138 "2019-02-08T04:20:37Z")
When I start typing into the address bar in my browser, the browser pops up a guess as to where I want to go – based, I assume, on where I’ve most often gone in the past. Out of boredom, I just typed the alphabet, lette… --- ## [Guests wear old bridal dresses to wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-wear-old-bridal-dresses-to-wedding/829090)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-wear-old-bridal-dresses-to-wedding/829090 "2019-02-08T02:50:18Z")
I am a romantic at heart so am a complete sucker for this story. What a lovely idea. --- ## [My MASSIVE tax savings!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-massive-tax-savings/809682)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-massive-tax-savings/809682 "2019-02-08T00:07:39Z")
OK, I think the pay schedule is sorted out after the holidays and the tax reform. My MASSIVE Tax Cut™ is $6/month. So every month and a half, I can buy a Big Mac Meal! Woohoo! . --- ## [She wants to be a foot nurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wants-to-be-a-foot-nurse/824147)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-wants-to-be-a-foot-nurse/824147 "2019-02-07T21:07:17Z")
Mrs. L.A., RN, BSN, has been in her ‘dream job’ for nearly four years. She visits patients in their homes and treats them. But she hasn’t been happy with the new management at her company. Last month she visited a pat… --- ## [Smoke dope = more sperm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-dope-more-sperm/829081)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-dope-more-sperm/829081 "2019-02-07T18:18:51Z")
OK, this is not conclusive proof; just a correlation. More research needs to be done. But a Harvard study shows that marijuana smokers have higher sperm counts than non-users: Maybe Pot Isn’t Bad for Sperm Count After A… --- ## [I Was Eddie Cochran!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-eddie-cochran/828992)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-eddie-cochran/828992 "2019-02-07T17:32:01Z")
I figure the whole reincarnation thing happens pretty much immediately. You die and then you get the next available slot. As far as I know, I was born on time. This was January 17th, 1961. But that means I was conceived … --- ## [Glitter-Farting Trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitter-farting-trolls/828938)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitter-farting-trolls/828938 "2019-02-07T14:13:25Z")
They obviously put this in the news in the hopes that someone would pick it up and run with it, so here goes: Evidently this character appears in the movie (which, thankfully, I missed) where it does the same thing. … --- ## [In which bad naming ensues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-bad-naming-ensues/828157)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-bad-naming-ensues/828157 "2019-02-06T23:44:01Z")
My brother has just informed me of one of the worst place names I have ever heard of. During his year in Israel, he had a classmate from a certain northern moshav. This moshav was named after one Rabbi Yehiel Michal Pin… --- ## [Lion Air crash - similar to Silk Air 185? (Murder suicidel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-air-crash-similar-to-silk-air-185-murder-suicidel/823960)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-air-crash-similar-to-silk-air-185-murder-suicidel/823960 "2019-02-06T21:59:47Z")
Seeing as there is no thread about the Boeing 737 that went down in Indonesian waters, killing 189: There are some similarities to the Silk Air 185 crash two decades ago - both a Boeing 737 that nosedived suddenly and… --- ## [Who'da thunk it? \[soap slivers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoda-thunk-it-soap-slivers/828844)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoda-thunk-it-soap-slivers/828844 "2019-02-06T19:26:33Z")
Well, I’ll be darned. I remember waaaaaaay back in my childhood (more than half a century ago, if you’re keeping score) my mother saving worn-down slivers of soap in a glass jar, I believe covered in water, to reuse whe… --- ## [Truth and Reconciliation Committee (JFK, MLK, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-and-reconciliation-committee-jfk-mlk-etc/828480)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-and-reconciliation-committee-jfk-mlk-etc/828480 "2019-02-05T22:16:57Z")
Sixty prominent citizens are marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day by calling for new investigations into the assassinations of 4 men – assassinations that changed the world – John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luth… --- ## [Spectacular Car Crash!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-car-crash/828797)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-car-crash/828797 "2019-02-05T20:30:26Z")
Heard about this too early this morning and looked up the photos. Unbelievable. :eek: Can’t even really tell what kind of car it was. :confused: Must have been packing some serious mail to create this kind of carnage. … --- ## [MAGA-hat kid hires fancy lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-hat-kid-hires-fancy-lawyer/828520)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maga-hat-kid-hires-fancy-lawyer/828520 "2019-02-05T18:48:19Z")
There is a Pit thread on this general topic, but apparently it is off the rails. Nicholas Sandmann, the most recognizable face from the kerfuffle between the Black Hebrews, Native Americans and Covington Catholic school… --- ## [SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2018/823869)
**Author:** [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2018/823869 "2019-02-05T18:16:59Z")
It’s that time of year again! Secret Santa time. I’ve been singing Christmas songs under my breath since the first cool morning. I’m making the sign up deadline earlier this year because we have had some problems with v… --- ## [College yearbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-yearbook/828918)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-yearbook/828918 "2019-02-05T14:02:08Z")
I graduated from a small liberal arts college in 1977. No yearbook. Other Doper’s experenices? --- ## [Leopard cub rescued from trafficker at airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leopard-cub-rescued-from-trafficker-at-airport/828836)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leopard-cub-rescued-from-trafficker-at-airport/828836 "2019-02-05T05:27:16Z")
New Indian Express story here. With bonus kitty video! Well done those staff! --- ## [Goodbye sweet Natasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweet-natasha/828826)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweet-natasha/828826 "2019-02-05T01:00:49Z")
You were always a good kitty. You weren’t too bright but you were sweet. You probably deserved a better owner. I ‘m going to miss you. Who’s going to let me know when Boris is trapped in the bathroom or tell me when the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=413) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=415)