# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=419 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 420 --- ## [Does this murder trial look right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-murder-trial-look-right/827832)
**Author:** [@Fleder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-murder-trial-look-right/827832 "2019-01-15T22:48:24Z")
This is not too mundane nor pointless, but it is an important topic. Sorry this is long, it’s actually a short version, if anyboody wants more facts just ask. A Burmese young man was convicted in Utah of killing a small… --- ## [UPS automated system got some sass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-automated-system-got-some-sass/827824)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-automated-system-got-some-sass/827824 "2019-01-15T22:38:09Z")
I am actually, genuinely mad at a computer lol. I had to call UPS today (goddamn brokerage fees, don’t get me started) and got the automated system. Since I wasn’t tracking a package or shipping it, nor any of the other … --- ## [Has anyone here caught their child chatting inappropriately online with a much older adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-caught-their-child-chatting-inappropriately-online-with-a-much-older-adult/827828)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-caught-their-child-chatting-inappropriately-online-with-a-much-older-adult/827828 "2019-01-15T22:28:02Z")
This is an offshoot of the “Catch a Predator” thread. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21432645#post21432645 For that matter, did any of you younger (under 30 or so) posters do it yourselves? How … --- ## [Air Bus Down in the Hudson River](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bus-down-in-the-hudson-river/481493)
**Author:** [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bus-down-in-the-hudson-river/481493 "2019-01-15T17:49:45Z")
Just saw it on CNN. They think it might have hit a bird. It came in gently enough that it is now floating in the river. People still on board. --- ## [THERE'S A MONSTER UNDER MY BED! Either that, or Atlanta, Georgia just got hit by a small earthquake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-monster-under-my-bed-either-that-or-atlanta-georgia-just-got-hit-by-a-small-earthquake/825988)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-monster-under-my-bed-either-that-or-atlanta-georgia-just-got-hit-by-a-small-earthquake/825988 "2019-01-15T17:48:19Z")
I hope it’s small, anyway, and that there was no damage. No damage here, but this was definitely beyond “Hey, did a truck just drive past?” This was “MY BED IS SHAKING! WHY IS MY BED SHAKING?!? WHAT THE FUCK IS SHAKING M… --- ## [My Cat has the Hiccups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-the-hiccups/827690)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-the-hiccups/827690 "2019-01-15T16:41:19Z")
Or just had the hiccups. I was in the bathroom, and Tippy jumped up on the sink beside me. She had just finished breakfast. Settling down on the sink, her lower chest twitched spasmodically and she gave her lips a lit… --- ## [Slower than molasses in January](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slower-than-molasses-in-january/827791)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slower-than-molasses-in-january/827791 "2019-01-15T10:34:36Z")
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Great Boston Molasses flood that killed 21 people. Apparently, the hot molasses was quicker than 21 people. --- ## [Playing video games on the BIG screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-video-games-on-the-big-screen/827651)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-video-games-on-the-big-screen/827651 "2019-01-15T08:09:48Z")
A news helicopter doing a flyover of the stadium complex in Kansas City caught employees playing Mario Kart on the Crown Vision screen at Royals Stadium. I’m not much a video game player but that would be freakin’ awe… --- ## [Anybody on WeChat? (need a favor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-on-wechat-need-a-favor/827563)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-on-wechat-need-a-favor/827563 "2019-01-15T04:20:22Z")
So I used WeChat when I traveled to Thailand last year. Pretty much everyone uses it (I think mostly because there are so many Chinese visitors or something). Now I’m going back, and I tried using my WeChat account to c… --- ## [Clearly, I've been gone too long...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearly-ive-been-gone-too-long/827511)
**Author:** [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clearly-ive-been-gone-too-long/827511 "2019-01-14T23:13:01Z")
I’ve ventured back hoping to see some old friends. Except for a handful of familiar names, most of you are unfamiliar to me. As far as I’m concerned, that essentially makes me a newbie. Be gentle. This evening I chance… --- ## [Snow in the DC-MD-VA area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-the-dc-md-va-area/827685)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-the-dc-md-va-area/827685 "2019-01-14T21:55:59Z")
Here in northern Calvert County, we had 6 inches of accumulation as of 7:30 am. Enjoying looking out at the snow while sipping my coffee. How’s everyone else doing? --- ## [Something you learned recently, that you didn't know before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-learned-recently-that-you-didnt-know-before/793199)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-learned-recently-that-you-didnt-know-before/793199 "2019-01-14T17:30:55Z")
I know there are other threads on here about this, but I’m not going to post-dive for them. The first one is that there is such a thing as a hybrid solar eclipse - part annular and part total. The next one will be in t… --- ## [Rewiring your brain to stifle hiccups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewiring-your-brain-to-stifle-hiccups/827238)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewiring-your-brain-to-stifle-hiccups/827238 "2019-01-14T17:15:12Z")
One day a few months ago, I had a bad case of the hiccups. I then consciously thought “Stop hiccuping, you stupid diaphragm” for a good hour until I wasn’t hiccuping anymore. Now, when I start to hiccup, I just mentall… --- ## [What's worse: kidney stone or childbirth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-kidney-stone-or-childbirth/822912)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-kidney-stone-or-childbirth/822912 "2019-01-14T15:25:12Z")
The first time I had a kidney stone (I’ve now had about 7 or 8 I think) I went to the emergency room because I didn’t know why I was suddenly having this unbelievable pain. The doctor there diagnosed the stone, and menti… --- ## [UBI \[Universal Basic Income\] News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubi-universal-basic-income-news/827101)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubi-universal-basic-income-news/827101 "2019-01-14T14:52:07Z")
So here we have a thread for watching and discussing news regarding the rise of universal basic income around the world, e.g. Germany: The first basic income experiment in Germany will start in 2019 --- ## [Canadian Air Traffic Controllers are ordering pizza for US ATC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719 "2019-01-14T11:49:49Z")
Apparently it started with the Edmonton Air Traffic Controllers - they chipped in for pizzas to be delivered to their counterparts in Alaska ATC, just as a goodwill / “thinking of you guys” gesture. Now it sounds like ov… --- ## [A haunted TV in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunted-tv-in-the-mmp/827341)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunted-tv-in-the-mmp/827341 "2019-01-14T03:34:39Z")
It’s my first Moanday off on my new schedule. It has begun with the bedroom TV turning itself on 6 times within 30-ish minutes. WTF??? I’ve never really liked this TV anyway and now it’s giving me a reason to toss it. … --- ## [The Main Difference Between The 2000s And The 2010s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-main-difference-between-the-2000s-and-the-2010s/816854)
**Author:** [@uqekizig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uqekizig)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-main-difference-between-the-2000s-and-the-2010s/816854 "2019-01-13T21:46:34Z")
back in the 2000s, if you said the N-word, everyone around you said “OMG, what a racist shithead! I’m not talking to you anymore! Go to hell!” and you lost all your friends. In the 2010s, if you say the N-word, half of … --- ## [Joe "Does anyone remember me" Lieberman on AOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-does-anyone-remember-me-lieberman-on-aoc/827596)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-does-anyone-remember-me-lieberman-on-aoc/827596 "2019-01-13T13:21:57Z")
Is it just me, or has Joe Lieberman seemed to be 76 years old since at least the mid-nineties? --- ## [All the transgender/nonbinary/genderqueer/LGBTQIA+ stuff of today, is just the 2010s equivalent of..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-transgender-nonbinary-genderqueer-lgbtqia-stuff-of-today-is-just-the-2010s-equivalent-of/827565)
**Author:** [@uqekizig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uqekizig)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-transgender-nonbinary-genderqueer-lgbtqia-stuff-of-today-is-just-the-2010s-equivalent-of/827565 "2019-01-13T13:21:13Z")
…hippie counterculture in the 1960s I’m aware that this post is probably historically ignorant. i’m young and naive. I probably have some incorrect generalizations about the hippie movement, and fallacious comparisons w… --- ## [Ex-pat Canadian voters can now vote in Canadian federal elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-pat-canadian-voters-can-now-vote-in-canadian-federal-elections/827635)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-pat-canadian-voters-can-now-vote-in-canadian-federal-elections/827635 "2019-01-13T07:37:44Z")
Federal Elections Act barred Canadians living out of Canada for more than 5 years from voting. Supreme Court held today that the restriction infringed the Charter right to vote. So, Canadopers living abroad, you now ap… --- ## [I do not have an ego](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-have-an-ego/827574)
**Author:** [@uqekizig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uqekizig)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-have-an-ego/827574 "2019-01-13T06:32:52Z")
You all may laugh at me for my post claiming that transgenders/nonbinary/etc are just the 2010s equivalent of hippies. Then you scoff at my misunderstanding of history when I use the phrase “hippie counterculture of the … --- ## [Has the Riemann Hypothesis been proven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-riemann-hypothesis-been-proven/822158)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-riemann-hypothesis-been-proven/822158 "2019-01-13T00:16:23Z")
I use SDMB as my primary news source but see no mention of the fact that Sir Michael Atiyah has claimed to have proved RH. Google News doesn’t mention it in its headlines, so my non-mathematical friend had to inform me!… --- ## [Who's that man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-man/827624)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-man/827624 "2019-01-12T22:33:02Z")
So, I’m driving toward my driveway. I’m 2 min.away on a county road and low and behold a half-nude man is walking down the middle of the road. ( it’s cold today) I stopped and checked my door locks. He zombie-like veered… --- ## [New Research Claims Jeanne Calment, thought to be worlds longest living human at 122, a fraud.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-research-claims-jeanne-calment-thought-to-be-worlds-longest-living-human-at-122-a-fraud/827051)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-research-claims-jeanne-calment-thought-to-be-worlds-longest-living-human-at-122-a-fraud/827051 "2019-01-12T22:00:27Z")
I downloaded the relevant research article and it seems to give a lot in the way of speculation, but I have always had problems with this claim because it seems incredible that mathematically she could live to age 122 … --- ## [Is your blood missing Indian B? Zainab needs you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-blood-missing-indian-b-zainab-needs-you/827606)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-blood-missing-indian-b-zainab-needs-you/827606 "2019-01-12T16:25:45Z")
A child undergoing treatment needs a very rare blood type. --- ## [Free Jeep!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-jeep/824332)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-jeep/824332 "2019-01-12T14:57:03Z")
Up early and saw an ad for a free Jeep, sorta local. Been looking for a freeby as a source of parts for mine, especially the rear end. Want to make a “Lincoln Locker”. Drove down to check it out. Flat tire, and an automa… --- ## [USPS package tracking is down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-package-tracking-is-down/827586)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-package-tracking-is-down/827586 "2019-01-12T04:23:26Z")
Or is it only me? Since yesterday, in fact I was tracking three packages and I was able to track the first two but the third one gave me the error message. Now all three give me the error. Maybe I broke it? --- ## [I have stopped . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-stopped/827591)
**Author:** [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-stopped/827591 "2019-01-12T02:03:06Z")
dyeing my mustache. Once the last of the Just for Men grows or fades out I will have a white handlebar stache just as God intended for a middle aged man with my amount of Irish heritage. I had been dyeing it at the reque… --- ## [Buckley's Mixture (cough syrup) is available once again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buckleys-mixture-cough-syrup-is-available-once-again/827571)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buckleys-mixture-cough-syrup-is-available-once-again/827571 "2019-01-11T21:43:23Z")
I have a nasty cold, and a Facebook thread about Drugs That Aren’t Marketed Any More made me wonder about this vile-tasting remedy that I have used in the past, because even though it smells awful and tastes worse, WORKS… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=418) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=420)