# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=431 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 432 --- ## [Let's talk about data archiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-data-archiving/824801)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-data-archiving/824801 "2018-11-19T17:03:11Z")
I have a task coming up to preserve and protect all the archive material collected by our local Historical Society. I have some ideas about this, but I am open to suggestions, especially ones from experts in the field. … --- ## [Would you eat another guy’s mustache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-another-guy-s-mustache/824706)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-another-guy-s-mustache/824706 "2018-11-19T16:41:09Z")
A sportscaster lost a bet that Pittsburgh would lose to Virginia Tech last weekend and had to eat Dave Wannstedt’s mustache today on national TV. What would it take for you to eat another guy’s mustache? --- ## [Product markup: small town vs big city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-markup-small-town-vs-big-city/824644)
**Author:** [@KatTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatTP)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-markup-small-town-vs-big-city/824644 "2018-11-19T15:54:51Z")
I buy fabric at the Birmingham(UK)rag market. It’s cheap, and it’s close to home. A month ago I bought a few meters of cheap plaid fabric. It was 2£ a meter cheap. In fact when I asked for it the guy hinted that it was… --- ## [For when your brain turns to Goop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-when-your-brain-turns-to-goop/824694)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-when-your-brain-turns-to-goop/824694 "2018-11-19T06:32:59Z")
Here are some of the more ridiculous items from Gwyneth Paltrow’s holiday catalog: King Size 24K Gold Rolling Papers “Not intended for use with tobacco, only legal smoking herbs.” Banana Lamp Self Love Spray Rose Qua… --- ## [How Many Crap Loads Go into a Shit Ton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-crap-loads-go-into-a-shit-ton/824501)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-crap-loads-go-into-a-shit-ton/824501 "2018-11-19T06:06:21Z")
How many crap loads go into a shit ton? How does that convert into metrics? Need answer fast. --- ## [Bracing for the holidays in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bracing-for-the-holidays-in-the-mmp/824400)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bracing-for-the-holidays-in-the-mmp/824400 "2018-11-19T02:13:30Z")
I think nor of the surest signs of adulthood is when you face this time of year as a series of chores rather than a time of excitement and expectation. When you’re a kid someone else does the shopping for the big meals.… --- ## [Early winter in DC?(!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-winter-in-dc/824458)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-winter-in-dc/824458 "2018-11-19T01:32:29Z")
This is almost certainly not going to play out this way (the models favoring this scenario are still very much in the minority). But much like buying a lottery ticket, I’m going to enjoy my time fantasizing about this wh… --- ## [Please stop telling the new paraplegic you know he'll walk be walking soon...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-telling-the-new-paraplegic-you-know-hell-walk-be-walking-soon/606286)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-telling-the-new-paraplegic-you-know-hell-walk-be-walking-soon/606286 "2018-11-19T01:20:37Z")
The marvelously athletic son of my friend was hit by an SUV while on his motorcycle a month ago. He’s paralyzed from the waist down. It may or may not be permanent, of course. Miracles happen all the time and while each… --- ## [After prostate surgery...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-prostate-surgery/824693)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-prostate-surgery/824693 "2018-11-18T17:24:08Z")
I’m at home following surgery to remove my prostate, the only option open to me at this stage of the game. The surgery went like clockwork. Except for a slight bout of aspiration pneumonia I picked up (probably from th… --- ## [Donate Unused Camp Stove Fuel: Where? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donate-unused-camp-stove-fuel-where-how/824686)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donate-unused-camp-stove-fuel-where-how/824686 "2018-11-18T15:50:44Z")
…the little camp stove cans, 4 ounce to 8 ounce, mostly full (propane? butane?), good condition. A friend was cleaning out the garage, found a stack of these (10 or 20) and wanted to just toss them in the regular trash.… --- ## [Cracked/PWOT forums refugee gathering place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-pwot-forums-refugee-gathering-place/824615)
**Author:** [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-pwot-forums-refugee-gathering-place/824615 "2018-11-18T02:05:47Z")
Cracked is closing its forums in a few days after 18 years, starting as forums on David Wong’s website Pointless Waste of Time and then moving to Cracked when he hired on there some years back. I’ve been an admittedly f… --- ## [How to people react to the smell of food they've never had before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-people-react-to-the-smell-of-food-theyve-never-had-before/824527)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-people-react-to-the-smell-of-food-theyve-never-had-before/824527 "2018-11-17T18:58:16Z")
I was cooking bacon (ummm…baaaacon!) and the smell as always was intoxicating. But I began to wonder what reaction does a person who’s never had bacon is? Do they savor the smell or find it unappetizing? At least with ba… --- ## [American history via Edo Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-history-via-edo-japan/824661)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-history-via-edo-japan/824661 "2018-11-17T18:50:34Z")
Someone recently stumbled across a book on US History published in Japan in 1861. Someone really needs to do a full English translation! --- ## [What qualifies as a "bonfire"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bonfire/789152)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-qualifies-as-a-bonfire/789152 "2018-11-17T11:58:39Z")
My wife and I disagree on this. She: millennial, grew up in outstate Minnesota, from Norwegian stock. Me: GenXer, grew up in a college town in North Carolina (but my parents were transplants from NYC and Denver). --- ## [John Donne x the Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-donne-x-the-beatles/824587)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-donne-x-the-beatles/824587 "2018-11-17T08:25:58Z")
Having read the forum rules, this may indeed be TOO pointless, but we’ll see. Somehow this forum seemed better than Cafe Society… This has been rattling around in my head for years and I figured if anyone would appreci… --- ## [Argentine submarine (44 aboard) goes missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentine-submarine-44-aboard-goes-missing/802007)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentine-submarine-44-aboard-goes-missing/802007 "2018-11-17T06:58:23Z")
Hasn’t been heard from since Wednesday the 15th. Hope it won’t be a Kursk-like incident. --- ## [A school shooting that DIDN'T happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-school-shooting-that-didnt-happen/824641)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-school-shooting-that-didnt-happen/824641 "2018-11-17T00:26:14Z")
Story here. This is my son’s school. He knew the student that was going to carry this out. Thankfully, everything was resolved quickly. I visited with the principal the day after the incident, letting him know I appr… --- ## [How does the Dollar Store do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-dollar-store-do-it/824559)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-dollar-store-do-it/824559 "2018-11-16T23:43:34Z")
There is a Dollar Store close to my residence of 20 years. It was in the same place when I moved here, and now, 20 years later, the store still sell things for $1, a lot of it the same stuff they sold 20 years ago. How… --- ## [As night follows day - what are your inevitable (small) disasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-night-follows-day-what-are-your-inevitable-small-disasters/824509)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-night-follows-day-what-are-your-inevitable-small-disasters/824509 "2018-11-16T14:59:07Z")
I just had to mend my safety glasses with superglue. Ah yes, superglue - I don’t think there has ever been an occasion when I have used it and not stuck myself to something. This time I managed to stick two of my finger… --- ## [OK Dopers: Xmas gifts for a nerdy, smart college freshman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-xmas-gifts-for-a-nerdy-smart-college-freshman/824596)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-dopers-xmas-gifts-for-a-nerdy-smart-college-freshman/824596 "2018-11-16T14:39:02Z")
It’s in the title, people. She’s away at college. I’ve got some things but wouldn’t mind suggestions for more for one-time Baby Kate and now College Kate. Her: Sharp kid. IB diploma, already a research assistant for… --- ## [I feel old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-old/824346)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-old/824346 "2018-11-16T14:12:19Z")
It finally happened. The check for my regular order at a restaurant I frequent was less than I expected so I looked at how the waitress rang it up for the receipt. And there I saw it – senior citizen discount. Sure I’… --- ## [That's the last one of THOSE I'll ever buy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-the-last-one-of-those-ill-ever-buy/824239)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-the-last-one-of-those-ill-ever-buy/824239 "2018-11-16T13:55:46Z")
I started thinking this when I realized I had only put 3500 miles on my new car in its first year. I’m 57. Unless I start driving a lot more (or simply decide to get a different car), I realized that this car could eas… --- ## [Anyone heard from Rick lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-from-rick-lately/824595)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-from-rick-lately/824595 "2018-11-16T13:44:58Z")
His last post was in January of last year - does anyone know what he’s been up to? --- ## [Bank being generous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-being-generous/824261)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-being-generous/824261 "2018-11-16T03:44:46Z")
After a fashion. Mundane but I just gotta share it. My wife and I closed a bank account yesterday. We took the balance in the form of a cashier’s cheque. The balance ended in 3 cents. They have abolished pennies her… --- ## [OTC Mace Does Not Work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-mace-does-not-work/824286)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otc-mace-does-not-work/824286 "2018-11-15T20:43:51Z")
I already posted this quite some time ago. But I think it bears repeating. Those self-defense pepper sprays you get in gas stations, drug stores and the like do not work. Only the police are allowed to carry the good st… --- ## [800 number calls frequenty, apparently auto-hangs up when answered, what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/800-number-calls-frequenty-apparently-auto-hangs-up-when-answered-what-is-it/824521)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/800-number-calls-frequenty-apparently-auto-hangs-up-when-answered-what-is-it/824521 "2018-11-15T15:45:11Z")
I’m getting a call that my caller ID says “Probably a chk Processor” from an 800 number about every other day. I’ve been prone to not answering it lately, but every time I do the call immediately ends. I’m thinking may… --- ## [25 years ago, Mosaic 1.0 was released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-years-ago-mosaic-1-0-was-released/824385)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-years-ago-mosaic-1-0-was-released/824385 "2018-11-15T15:27:52Z")
http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/enabling/mosaic/versions In case anyone isn’t familiar with this: Mosaic was followed by Netscape Navigator whose current descendant is Mozilla Firefox. I don’t think I got on the inter… --- ## [Did I just hear this right about hearing aids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-hear-this-right-about-hearing-aids/824481)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-hear-this-right-about-hearing-aids/824481 "2018-11-15T13:32:37Z")
I have the Weather Channel on right now as background noise, and they just had a Beltone hearing aid commercial. I swear I just heard the commentator say that you can stream your favorite music channels directly into th… --- ## [Stocking stuffers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-stuffers/824405)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-stuffers/824405 "2018-11-15T03:42:23Z")
Posting for cool ideas for stocking stuffers. I like practical things, but welcome all ideas. Some things I often give: A pack of high quality batteries A book of stamps A small bright flashlight High quality hand or… --- ## [Textures that you find unappealing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/textures-that-you-find-unappealing/824247)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/textures-that-you-find-unappealing/824247 "2018-11-15T01:57:36Z")
I bought a new pair of nail clippers that were highly-rated on Amazon. Unfortunately I didn’t notice that they’re brushed nickel, and there’s something about the texture of brushed nickle that I find really unpleasant. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=432)