# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=416 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 417 --- ## [Sex robot tester breaks realdoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-robot-tester-breaks-realdoll/828672)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-robot-tester-breaks-realdoll/828672 "2019-01-31T00:56:13Z")
Moderator Note - Probably not SFW, so I have put a spoiler around the link. (SFW), you know you want to read it. :smiley: The Sun isn’t exactly high-brow, but you’ve got to admire the reporter’s po-faced, very Britis… --- ## [Ask the guy who is so sick of your shit right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-so-sick-of-your-shit-right-now/828334)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-so-sick-of-your-shit-right-now/828334 "2019-01-30T18:49:47Z")
Let’s just knock this out, I don’t have all day. Man, I am SO sick of your shit right now. --- ## [The Telegraph must have got their asses kicked by Melania's lawyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-telegraph-must-have-got-their-asses-kicked-by-melanias-lawyers/828435)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-telegraph-must-have-got-their-asses-kicked-by-melanias-lawyers/828435 "2019-01-30T16:01:06Z")
I can’t recall having ever read a retraction quite this brutal: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/26/melania-trump-apology/ --- ## [I know you think your pets are a part of your family, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-you-think-your-pets-are-a-part-of-your-family-but/828569)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-you-think-your-pets-are-a-part-of-your-family-but/828569 "2019-01-30T15:15:39Z")
…posting a picture on Facebook of two children and a large dog sitting on a trampoline with the caption “Our boy Gunner is missing! West Petaluma, off of Roblar Rd. Please let me know if anyone has seen him!”, just might … --- ## [Ask the trans woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-trans-woman/828023)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_Raygun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_Raygun)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-trans-woman/828023 "2019-01-30T09:15:54Z")
I haven’t been on these forums since Una posted her “Ask the” thread, and a lot has changed in those five years w.r.t trans visibility. I’m 33 years old. I started estrogen therapy last March (so about 10 months ago). I… --- ## [Recreating Hokusai's Great Wave in a lab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreating-hokusais-great-wave-in-a-lab/828477)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreating-hokusais-great-wave-in-a-lab/828477 "2019-01-30T01:33:21Z")
New Scientist has an article on rogue waves here. It’s cool to see art validated by science. --- ## [I thought cats were supposed to mellow out as they got older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-cats-were-supposed-to-mellow-out-as-they-got-older/828525)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-cats-were-supposed-to-mellow-out-as-they-got-older/828525 "2019-01-29T21:10:31Z")
Not Maggie. She’ll be 15 in July, but I swear, she’s gotten even friskier in the last two years. Racing up and down the stairs late at night, and when she’s all wound up, she likes to howl at the top of her lungs for s… --- ## [Thank goodness I'm off Doxazosin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-goodness-im-off-doxazosin/828380)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-goodness-im-off-doxazosin/828380 "2019-01-29T17:56:27Z")
No more troubles sleeping. No insomnia. My sleep pattern has just about returned to normal and I’m not habitually waking up after 09:00 (sometimes after 10:00 :eek:). And I had nightmares for 2 nights when I stopped tak… --- ## [Mississippi state flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-state-flag/828161)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-state-flag/828161 "2019-01-29T12:47:33Z")
Ms is the last state to still have the Confed battle flag as part of its flag. Laurin Stennis, artist and granddaughter of prominent segregationist politician, has designed a new flag for the state and it is getting alot… --- ## [Frozen Alligators, Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-alligators-anyone/828405)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-alligators-anyone/828405 "2019-01-29T12:42:00Z")
Sort of a cool (ha) story–18 gators at the Swamp Park in North Carolina showed off their brumation skills when temps dropped below freezing. From the article: \* https://wcti12.com/news/local/chilly-gators-poke-hea… --- ## [Earwormed by appliances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earwormed-by-appliances/817297)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earwormed-by-appliances/817297 "2019-01-28T21:41:51Z")
When my washing machine starts up, it goes: BLUMP BLUMP, click click click click a-click click, BLUMP BLUMP, clicka clicka clicka clicka click click, and then it lapses into the usual sound of a washing machine but by th… --- ## [The duckbilled WTFasaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duckbilled-wtfasaurus/828469)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duckbilled-wtfasaurus/828469 "2019-01-28T18:05:48Z")
Here is an article about a newly-discovered Triassic duckbilled non-dinosaur, which is interesting for the science value alone, but I’m mainly posting because the top illustration must to be seen to be believed. That has… --- ## [30 Day No Added Sugar Challenge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-no-added-sugar-challenge/827043)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-no-added-sugar-challenge/827043 "2019-01-28T16:28:11Z")
Anyone want to join me? I’ve been planning this for about two weeks and I start today. I probably should have posted earlier in case anyone else wanted to get ready to join in the challenge. I’ve done a bit of research a… --- ## [I'm Up So I'm Startin' The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-so-im-startin-the-mmp/828145)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-so-im-startin-the-mmp/828145 "2019-01-28T07:24:18Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'Tis 30 Amurrkin out and clear (I’ll give ‘em that cause the moon is all bright and shiny. Does that mean it’s mostly moony out?), with a predicted high of 50 and mostly N.O.… --- ## [How Much Were Long Distance Calls, Say Before 1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-were-long-distance-calls-say-before-1960/828209)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-were-long-distance-calls-say-before-1960/828209 "2019-01-28T01:24:43Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of old movies and TV and listening to some old time radio from the 40s, and when the character makes a call, (usually the wife) something delays the call and the other character (usually the husb… --- ## [First Class Stamps Going Up 10% on January 27 So Stock Up on Forever Stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-class-stamps-going-up-10-on-january-27-so-stock-up-on-forever-stamps/827569)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-class-stamps-going-up-10-on-january-27-so-stock-up-on-forever-stamps/827569 "2019-01-27T23:21:29Z")
First class stamps are going up from .50 to .55 on January 27, so you might stock up on Forever stamps before then if you use a moderate number of stamps. --- ## [Omnibus holiday (vacation) thread! Post ya trips/advice here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-holiday-vacation-thread-post-ya-trips-advice-here/828473)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-holiday-vacation-thread-post-ya-trips-advice-here/828473 "2019-01-27T21:01:39Z")
Over the years there have been heaps of folks posting holiday questions/experiences, and I reckon an omnibus version might go over OK. SO, in 3 weeks I’m off to Malaysia and Thailand for 36 days in total. Got a wickedl… --- ## [Supreme Court allows military transgender ban to take effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-allows-military-transgender-ban-to-take-effect/828197)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-allows-military-transgender-ban-to-take-effect/828197 "2019-01-27T17:06:05Z")
5-4 vote lifting a District Court injunction against the Trump transgender ban policy. As a matter of law, I think it is unquestionably correct, and I strain to see the argument against it. A person’s transgendered s… --- ## [Mars got smacked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-got-smacked/828346)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-got-smacked/828346 "2019-01-27T05:10:02Z")
I haven’t seen a post on this, yet. It appears that something smacked into the southern ice cap of Mars between July and September 2018. Story here. --- ## [Interesting article on hagfish slime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-hagfish-slime/828444)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-hagfish-slime/828444 "2019-01-26T17:02:22Z")
It’s a slime which expands massively. --- ## [Tales of clumsiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-clumsiness/763579)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-clumsiness/763579 "2019-01-26T05:32:09Z")
This thread is for admitting your clumsiness and boneheaded maneuvers. Here’s my latest. I recently added a Victorinox Bundeswehr Trekker to my collection. This is a knife that allows you to open it with one hand. I … --- ## [So I made the mistake of telling the dermatologist that my cat can bite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-made-the-mistake-of-telling-the-dermatologist-that-my-cat-can-bite/828339 "2019-01-26T04:52:09Z")
Presenting DarthBoris --- ## [What should I do with a whole buckskin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-whole-buckskin/828414)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-whole-buckskin/828414 "2019-01-26T04:48:12Z")
I was going through a box of knives and stuff the other day and found a whole, tanned buckskin. I don’t remember where it came from. It isn’t from one of my deer, as I didn’t keep heads, hides, or antlers, generally sp… --- ## [Going Minimalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-minimalist/828006)
**Author:** [@MHiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHiddy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-minimalist/828006 "2019-01-26T01:44:30Z")
Several years ago I discovered Swedish Death Cleaning (SDC). Which in simple terms is to begin to divest yourself of as many possessions as possible so that your kids don’t have to wade through decades of stuff in your d… --- ## [Really stupid phishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-phishing/828276)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-phishing/828276 "2019-01-25T19:17:07Z")
I just got the following: Then there was a link. --- ## [Do you hold grudges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hold-grudges/827875)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hold-grudges/827875 "2019-01-25T16:30:44Z")
I do… 25 years ago, I graduated with my Master’s Degree. Yay me! I had accepted a job several states away and my husband (fiance at the time) were planning the move. His father and step-mother had invited us out to d… --- ## [Lemme tell you about my cats.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemme-tell-you-about-my-cats/828315)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemme-tell-you-about-my-cats/828315 "2019-01-25T13:55:29Z")
You may have met them before. In fact, you were there when we first met Camry. We had already had Plunket for a little over a year. We spent a lot of time together, The Dope, me and my cats. I could search IMHO and Cafe … --- ## [What does your username mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-username-mean/821069 "2019-01-25T05:07:39Z")
Mine is an obscure reference to the Zork universe. Mumberthax was one of the Flathead rulers. I chose the name because it sounds cool, and it’s an obscure geek reference. --- ## [Period Parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-parties/828333)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-parties/828333 "2019-01-25T05:03:15Z")
Just saw a report on these this morning on Huffpo: https://www.betty.me/periods/period-party/ Red food and red balloons? Bloody Marys? themed piñatas? Pin-the-tampon-on-the-Vagina? I appreciate the sentiment and eve… --- ## [the world is kinda weird right now (trigger warning!!!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-kinda-weird-right-now-trigger-warning/828002)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-kinda-weird-right-now-trigger-warning/828002 "2019-01-25T01:16:17Z")
I made a simple comment in a thread on another message board that people were blowing a situation out of proportion. I was subsequently banned for being “insensitive to LGBT inclusion.” Of course a message board modera… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=415) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=417)